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Aretha Franklin — Chain of Fools
Album: 30 Greatest Hits
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Released: 1971
Length: 2:41
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Chain chain chains
"echo"
Chain chain chains
"echo"
Chain chain chai-iai-iai-iai yeah
Chain of fools
For four long years
I thought you were my man
But I found out
I'm just a link in your chain
You got me where you want me
"got me where you want me"
I ain't nothin but your fool
You treated me mean
Oh babe you treated me cruel
Chain chain chain
Echo
Chain of fools
Now every chain
Has got a weak link
I might be weak child
Oh but I'll give you strength
OOh OOh
YOu told me to leave you alone
My father said, come on home
My doctor said, take it easy
But your lovin' is much too strong
I'm added to your
Chain chain chain
"echo"
Chain chain chain
"echo"
Chain chain chai-iai-iai-iai yeah
Chain of fools
One of these mornings
That chain is goin'a break
But up until the-hen
I'm goin'a take all I can take
Chain chain chain
Echo
Chain chain chain
Echo
Chain chain chai-iai-iai-iai yeah
Chain of fools
Chain chain chain
Echo
Chain chain chain
Echo
Chain chain chai-iai-iai-iai yeah
Chain of fools
Chain chain chain.
Comments (213)add comment
"She recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts,"
Jeez.... there a many awesome facts I wouldn't know without the Wiki side-panel, but this one is truly mind-blowing.
Posted 1 week ago by danimal3114u    [ Reply ]
Knock it out of the park up there girl..
Posted 8 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
A great performance but, for me, it's been worn out. <PSD>
Posted 1 year ago by everettwa    [ Reply ]
This song swings.  Hard, but in an understated way.
Posted 1 year ago by Theotis    [ Reply ]
When this song was played today (5/16/2023), William announced that it was from 1971? Wha??
Oops...
Posted 1 year ago by skossow    [ Reply ]
I think I just heard you saying were you taking us "back to 1971" with this one. It was 1967. 
Posted 1 year ago by alanrh    [ Reply ]
That moment when you wish you could rate a song a 15 instead of a 10.
Posted 1 year ago by Catatonic42    [ Reply ]
Aside from well, ARETHA, what a great record.  The backup singers, arrangement, musicians, it's just a well put together song. 
Posted 2 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Singing instructions for all the Maria Carey wanna bes. 



Anyone know if Mariah Carey actually covered this track?
Posted 2 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
Singing instructions for all the Maria Carey wanna bes. 
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 maxvonevil wrote:


Someone needs to be at the start of the chain of fools,  these votes come from them probably.
Posted 3 years ago by nu11    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I'm not aware of many well-known covers of this tune - other than The Commitments' version.  This is better.

 

RL Burnside does a great version 
Posted 4 years ago by Baz_Legend    [ Reply ]
 The_Walrus wrote:
Very interesting that this follows KT Tunstall, illustrating that great music is very much alive in 2014 (the KT song is older but she has a fine current album out)  as well as the sixties. Aretha may have a godlike voice, but people like KT write their own stuff as well as playing instruments. It could be argued that this totality makes them even more praise worthy?
 
Nope, apples and Aretha.

Read the sidebar about her, ending with
In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked her number one on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number nine on its list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2019 awarded Franklin a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades."

Maybe you forgot, if you were around.
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Version for my wife

Jane, Jane, Jane
Jane is cool.
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Wikipedia mentions a 4:07 length unreleased recording. Anyone know anything about that?
Posted 4 years ago by bentonian    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Do yourself a favour. Watch Amazing Grace with Aretha singing her heart out.

Film trailer

You can thank me later 

 
I bought that movie on Redbox for $3.99 a few months back. That was a steal!
Posted 4 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Do yourself a favour. Watch Amazing Grace with Aretha singing her heart out.

Film trailer

You can thank me later 

Posted 5 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 meatmike wrote:
Come on folks; THE QUEEN OF SOUL!  10 all day long from Memphis, TN, birthplace of  THE QUEEN.
 
And legend of Hitsville USA!  Long Live RP, RIP to the Queen, and my 8 (what was I thinking) has been upgraded to that 10 spot....dig it!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Come on folks; THE QUEEN OF SOUL!  10 all day long from Memphis, TN, birthplace of  THE QUEEN.
Posted 5 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Posted 6 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
A1 GODDESS of SOUL          (always great hearing this one : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
Joe South's opening is the sweetest guitar lick ever

 
You beat me to it!  Got to love that guitar.
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
The Swampers backin' up Aretha...pure gold from Alabama. 
Posted 7 years ago by truebluejay99    [ Reply ]
Oh YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 7 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
Joe South's opening is the sweetest guitar lick ever
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 The_Walrus wrote:
Very interesting that this follows KT Tunstall, illustrating that great music is very much alive in 2014 (the KT song is older but she has a fine current album out)  as well as the sixties. Aretha may have a godlike voice, but people like KT write their own stuff as well as playing instruments. It could be argued that this totality makes them even more praise worthy?

 
Actually, your facts are a bit off. First, Aretha has written many songs, most of them hits ("Think," "Rock Steady," "Call Me") and is generally acknowledged as one of the finest R&B keyboardists of the past half century. Yes, she started out, like almost everyone else in the Atlantic/Stax/Motown, etc. stables, with material custom-written for her, but I don't think that detracts from her virtuosity on keys or her voice.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 Xstar wrote:

Nope you're full of crap.  {#Ass}

 
Hey there, what's that sound? Xstar knuckles draggin' on the ground
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
 The_Walrus wrote:
Very interesting that this follows KT Tunstall, illustrating that great music is very much alive in 2014 (the KT song is older but she has a fine current album out)  as well as the sixties. Aretha may have a godlike voice, but people like KT write their own stuff as well as playing instruments. It could be argued that this totality makes them even more praise worthy?

 
Perhaps, if one saw the need to engage in such an argument.  It's still subjective though, not scientific.  There are singers, there are musicians, and there are songwriters; sometimes an artist can be all three (as is Aretha), but I wouldn't fret over who is more worthy of praise.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 The_Walrus wrote:
Very interesting that this follows KT Tunstall, illustrating that great music is very much alive in 2014 (the KT song is older but she has a fine current album out)  as well as the sixties. Aretha may have a godlike voice, but people like KT write their own stuff as well as playing instruments. It could be argued that this totality makes them even more praise worthy?

 
Nope you're full of crap.  {#Ass}
Posted 10 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
Very interesting that this follows KT Tunstall, illustrating that great music is very much alive in 2014 (the KT song is older but she has a fine current album out)  as well as the sixties. Aretha may have a godlike voice, but people like KT write their own stuff as well as playing instruments. It could be argued that this totality makes them even more praise worthy?
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
 jessfine wrote:

So, I just read that poodles are not allowed to compete in the Iditarod! And that's a cold, hard fact.

 


Posted 10 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
 cdysthe wrote:
This song is beyond rating. Goddesslike! 
 
      {#Yes}                            {#Yes}                           {#Yes}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
This song is beyond rating. Goddesslike! 
Posted 10 years ago by cdysthe    [ Reply ]
 leafmold wrote:

If we judged all artists by their behavior rather than their art, very few would pass muster. And those who do might be pretty mediocre talents. This song remains a 10, no matter what AF does.

 

^Trudat!
Posted 11 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


I disagree, treating others poorly is far worse than not liking a song that you think they should. That is called an musical opinion expressed in a free society.  Treating others poorly is sin against humanity and one's self.

 
If we judged all artists by their behavior rather than their art, very few would pass muster. And those who do might be pretty mediocre talents. This song remains a 10, no matter what AF does.
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
NEVER get tired of this...
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
It may be overplayed, it may not be soul, she may be a terrible person, the the song is still THE BOMB! Sing it girl......


Posted 11 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 Jomeo wrote:

I've had the opportunity to drive aretha when she comes to town. She is a terrible person. The first time I chalked it up to having a bad day,no big deal. 2nd, 3rd and 4th times there is no excuse for her behavior so anytime I hear anything by her it makes me sick. SUCKO BARFO ALL THE WAY!!



 

so stop driving her.... she sings, any other personal problems are just that.....aside from being black, the daughter of a known baby raping preacher, ( 2kids before 16, a sister born to a 12 year old) what do you expect, constant joy?
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


I disagree, treating others poorly is far worse than not liking a song that you think they should. That is called an musical opinion expressed in a free society.  Treating others poorly is sin against humanity and one's self.

 
All I am saying is the song is the song.The rating of the song is based on the song, not the singer.

  The "musical opinion" regarding the song doesn't have to be swayed by the "sin against humanity" quotient of the performer. Even though Aretha mistreated people,  the song still has depth, value, quality on its own. There are a lot of performers/musicians/actors who are a$$holes. Too bad for them--and us. But that alone doesn't change the quality of their performances. 

For example, Russell Crowe & Mel Gibson have "mistreated" many along the way--but their acting in their movies is still incredibly skilled, whether or not their actions off-screen are offensive or sinful. I may or may not choose to go to the movie based upon those actions, but what they put on the screen in their performances stands on its own as part of the art they produce. (Sadly, the "issues" boiling just under the surface in some artists often contributes to their ability to achieve the artistic performance we experience.) 
Posted 11 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
 JeffGuyett wrote:

Well, terrible person does not = sucko barfo song. Still a 10, just listening...
 

I disagree, treating others poorly is far worse than not liking a song that you think they should. That is called an musical opinion expressed in a free society.  Treating others poorly is sin against humanity and one's self.
Posted 11 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 Jomeo wrote:

I've had the opportunity to drive aretha when she comes to town. She is a terrible person. The first time I chalked it up to having a bad day,no big deal. 2nd, 3rd and 4th times there is no excuse for her behavior so anytime I hear anything by her it makes me sick. SUCKO BARFO ALL THE WAY!!



 
Well, terrible person does not = sucko barfo song. Still a 10, just listening...
Posted 11 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]

I've had the opportunity to drive aretha when she comes to town. She is a terrible person. The first time I chalked it up to having a bad day,no big deal. 2nd, 3rd and 4th times there is no excuse for her behavior so anytime I hear anything by her it makes me sick. SUCKO BARFO ALL THE WAY!!


Posted 11 years ago by Jomeo    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Chain, chain,chain...chain of poodles.  Or so says the neighbor seven year old.
Wonderful song from The Queen.

 

Posted 11 years ago by jessfine    [ Reply ]
 Toke wrote:
Will all you modern ''SOUL'' listeners please not, THIS IS SOUL.. you will of course notice she is actually singing and there is no repetitive drum and bass thumping away in the background. ... Wow I really needed to say that as to steal the title of soul to the Crap that is produced today really annoys me.

 
Come on, "Sex Machine" or "Mother Popcorn" (among many songs) by James Brown have painstakingly repetitive drum and bass patterns throughout most of the songs; are you saying that the "Godfather Of Soul" was misnamed?  I'm not sure if there is much modern music which is called "soul" anymore; there are all sorts of new labels which have been concocted.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Toke wrote:
Will all you modern ''SOUL'' listeners please not, THIS IS SOUL.. you will of course notice she is actually singing and there is no repetitive drum and bass thumping away in the background. ... Wow I really needed to say that as to steal the title of soul to the Crap that is produced today really annoys me.
 
Please DEFINE soul music? Personally I think it's nothing more than a term to say "black people singing" and therefore is a crappy ass term.
Posted 12 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 

Not here.

rpdevotee wrote:
OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED
 


Posted 12 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
chain chain chain...chain of fooooools!!!! {#Bananasplit}
Posted 12 years ago by Snoopy2    [ Reply ]
Will all you modern ''SOUL'' listeners please not, THIS IS SOUL.. you will of course notice she is actually singing and there is no repetitive drum and bass thumping away in the background. ... Wow I really needed to say that as to steal the title of soul to the Crap that is produced today really annoys me.
Posted 12 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
{Overplayed}^+ ... yes ... but {Jolly Good}^+ too!! {#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

{#Roflol} Me, I used to think it was 'chain of poos', which brings up an altogether less pleasant mental image :o)
 
Chain of poodles -> chain of poos -> pain of scoops. 

Edit 7/13/14: I'm impressed by my creativity but worried because I have no memory of writing this. 

I guess I'll be witty and repetitive when the Alzheimer's really kicks in.  
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED, OVERPLAYED
Posted 12 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
The Queen abides.
Posted 12 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
Superb...
Posted 12 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
sing it sista!
 

Posted 12 years ago by Desimia    [ Reply ]
 YESLizK wrote:
More Aretha!   {#Clap}
 

YES!!!!!

MORE ARETHA!!!!
MUCH MORE!!!!
LOTS OF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL DAY LONG WITH HER!!!!!!
please.....

     
Posted 12 years ago by thais    [ Reply ]
More Aretha!   {#Clap}
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
really good start for today! :) ten, ten, ten...
Posted 12 years ago by rommi    [ Reply ]
"10" - of course!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Chain, chain,chain...chain of poodles.  Or so says the neighbor seven year old.
 
{#Roflol} Me, I used to think it was 'chain of poos', which brings up an altogether less pleasant mental image :o)


Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Chain, chain,chain...chain of poodles.  Or so says the neighbor seven year old.
Wonderful song from The Queen.
Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Being from Detroit, Sister Franklin gets a ten for everything she does.

Posted 12 years ago by stevetheshoe    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:

Keep listening {#Dancingbanana}Bill has played that a few times.  I love that one too.  (In fact, he played it last weekend)

 
I could go for an occasional Aretha set.

Posted 13 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
I do like this, but IMO The Commitments version had much more zip. Still, this is worth a good 7 from the Nottingham jury (9 for the Commitments cover).
 

I just love the frustration and anger in her voice as she sings. Reminds me of another song about a woman in chains—"House of the Rising Sun."
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I do like this, but IMO The Commitments version had much more zip. Still, this is worth a good 7 from the Nottingham jury (9 for the Commitments cover).
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Like heaven after that Ani Difranco dreck.
Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Does it get any better than the Queen of Soul? Tell it, Aretha...Sweet set list!

Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:

Keep listening {#Dancingbanana}Bill has played that a few times.  I love that one too.  (In fact, he played it last weekend)
 
Don't stare at the banana when you listen to this song. You could have a stroke. 
Posted 13 years ago by estprophet22    [ Reply ]
You best step aside, son. Aretha's gonna rock it.
Posted 13 years ago by estprophet22    [ Reply ]
 BKardon wrote:
Great!  Now how about playing Rock Steady?
 
Keep listening {#Dancingbanana}Bill has played that a few times.  I love that one too.  (In fact, he played it last weekend)

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Great!  Now how about playing Rock Steady?
Posted 14 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Was just about to switch off of RP to some OTHER station...but then Aretha comes on......OK, I'll listen a while longer.
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Queen of Soul, I bow to you...first, last and always...thanks for all the memories. {#Crown}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 Panama_Floyd wrote:
Just in case someone hasn't seen it yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrsCnBvQFo
 
This had me laughing my ass off.  I'd never seen it before... Aretha AND Liza?  Wow...  And I love this song because every time I hear it, I remember that scene in "Michael" with Travolta's character dancing with all the women in that bar... What a great movie...  Aretha IS the Queen of Soul. {#Notworthy}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 Alafia wrote:
STILL the best version of this song.

 
I'm not aware of many well-known covers of this tune - other than The Commitments' version.  This is better.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
A floor-filler at the time !  #9   {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2} oh yeah!!!!!{#Dancingbanana}chain, chain,chain!!!!! {#Bananajumprope}

Posted 14 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
Arethra has a large repertoire of music...
This is not her only good song..and, after a few thousand playings,
it is definitely not her most entertaining.  For the same reason I wouldn't 
eat the same sandwich every day, I wouldn't want to hear the same
Arethra Franklin song over and over and over and over and over...
I listen to RP because typically I don't hear the same mainstream
stuff that has been played to the point of saturation. {#Rolleyes}
Posted 14 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]

Aretha Franklin & Billy Preston - "O Holy Night" Live

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Just in case someone hasn't seen it yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrsCnBvQFo
Posted 14 years ago by Panama_Floyd    [ Reply ]
 rtrudeau wrote:

This song is certainly a blessing after enduring Ani Difranco.


 

You said it.  Cleanses the palate wonderfully.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 Danimal174 wrote:

Umm...you know how the rankings work, right?

 
Indeed, I do.  And, uh, you're clear on this "sarcasm" thing, are you?

Posted 14 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
This is one of the great soul tunes.  A solid 2.
 
Umm...you know how the rankings work, right?

Posted 15 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
STILL the best version of this song.

Posted 15 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
SING IT Girl!!!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
10, 10, 10.

One of these mornin's, the chain's gonna break...

But not this morning.
Posted 15 years ago by Panama_Floyd    [ Reply ]
Greatness !!!{#Bounce}
Posted 15 years ago by btt    [ Reply ]
My karaoke standard.  It's a shame that my singing doesn't do The Queen justice...
Posted 15 years ago by karen    [ Reply ]
I really wanted to give Bill a chance today and do work around the house listening to RP.  But to play this so close to another worn out song in Time Has Come Today has me sprinting for Pandora!
Posted 15 years ago by billbangert    [ Reply ]
That brings back great memories!  I could pick up WLS out of Chicago with a little AM radio tucked under my pillow as a ute.   {#High-five}
 
 
 bokey wrote:
...listening to it on a transistor radio stashed under my pillow at night...
 

Posted 15 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
This seduced me to be another one of her chain of fools.
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
It is almost an insult to "rate" this woman singing this song. 
Posted 15 years ago by furaha    [ Reply ]
As I posted 2 years ago,as a kid I used to think the lyrics were " J,J,J "

 But in my defense, I was listening to it on a transistor radio stashed under my pillow at night through one of those medieval ,hard plastic one ear plug things. You know, the kind that made your ear feel like the victim of an ear  canal prison rape the next day when you woke up with it still in there.


Posted 15 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
And an early birthday to the Queen of Soul, who will be 67 years young tomorrow.
Posted 15 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
 toterola wrote:
I saw Celine Dionne (sp?) try to compete with Aretha onstage a few years ago. Talk about "bringing a knife to a gun fight"! {#Rolleyes}
 

Céline Dion
Posted 15 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Her hat at the inauguration aside... she's still the queen of soul. Happy Black History Month.
Posted 15 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]

This song is certainly a blessing after enduring Ani Difranco.


Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
 redstorm wrote:


Too each their {sic} own..... vapid opinion {#Zip-lip}
 
Obviously.


Posted 15 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
pay attention to the Queen soul singing wanna-B's U could learn something here  {#Notworthy}{#Sunny}

Posted 15 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
This is one of the great soul tunes.  A solid 2.
 

Too each their own..... vapid opinion {#Zip-lip}
Posted 15 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
This is one of the great soul tunes.  A solid 2.
Posted 16 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
Great movie and a great cover of a great song. Do I sound like tony the tiger.

They're Grrreeeaaaatttt!

Posted 16 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
OH hell yes. ! Bill! ROCK OUT! {#Drummer}
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
I saw Celine Dionne (sp?) try to compete with Aretha onstage a few years ago. Talk about "bringing a knife to a gun fight"! {#Rolleyes}
Posted 16 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
A fine song, but at the risk of being heretical, I liked the version in the film "The Commitments" even better - chock full of energy.


Ah, but check out the cover done by Clint Black and the Pointer Sisters on Rythym, Country and Blues.  That's my favorite.

Posted 16 years ago by kimmer    [ Reply ]
Great movie and a great cover of a great song.  Do I sound like tony the tiger.
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
A fine song, but at the risk of being heretical, I liked the version in the film "The Commitments" even better - chock full of energy.
We just watched The Commitments this past weekend. We watched it three times because the music was awesome and the accents led us astray.
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
Visions of my wife and her 80+ year old uncle dancing to this one night. Great Fun!
Posted 16 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
A fine song, but at the risk of being heretical, I liked the version in the film "The Commitments" even better - chock full of energy.
Yes! The Commitments did it well!
Posted 16 years ago by reason06    [ Reply ]
cvandoren wrote:
I was thinking the same. Love Aretha, but the commitments set the standard for this song. It has (dare I say it) more soul than Aretha's version.
Bite your sacrilegious tongue!
Posted 16 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
Double Now I know why I don't watch American Idol.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Wait, there is no ranking for "Goddess-like" !?!
Posted 16 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
tompoll wrote:
To paraphrase Randy Jackson, "This woman can STILL blow, dog!"
Posted 16 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
A fine song, but at the risk of being heretical, I liked the version in the film "The Commitments" even better - chock full of energy.
I was thinking the same. Love Aretha, but the commitments set the standard for this song. It has (dare I say it) more soul than Aretha's version.
Posted 16 years ago by cvandoren    [ Reply ]
volume up!!
Posted 16 years ago by joanie    [ Reply ]
Ericac wrote:
WHAT A VOICE, WHAT A SONG! Total respect for that woman.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Posted 16 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
A fine song, but at the risk of being heretical, I liked the version in the film "The Commitments" even better - chock full of energy.
Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
WHAT A VOICE, WHAT A SONG! Total respect for that woman.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
Listen to her hit those notes, goddamn woman....
Posted 16 years ago by out_to_lunch    [ Reply ]
shivers!
Posted 16 years ago by FlamingLotus    [ Reply ]