Aretha Franklin RIP - Page 3

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@Oznell wrote:
I'm only just hearing this now after being out in the morning. Shocked. A one-of-a-kind talent and force of nature. RIP.

@Oznell I'm surprised it was a surprise to you. It's been in the news for the past few days that she was gravely ill.

hsawaknow · ‎03-15-2011

May she rest in peace. She will always live on through her beautiful sweet music.

Sleep sweet Bo 3/19/08 8/4/18

Oznell · ‎11-08-2014

I didn't expect her death, @Pearlee. I remember some time ago it was reported that she was extremely ill as well. Was hoping she'd recover as before.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@Oznell wrote:
I didn't expect her death, @Pearlee. I remember some time ago it was reported that she was extremely ill as well. Was hoping she'd recover as before.

@Oznell It was pancreatic cancer - no recovery.

bootsanne · ‎01-21-2011

I will always remember the scene from Michael with John Travolta dancing to Chain of Fools. Love that song and Natural Woman.

Burnsite · ‎03-10-2010

Poor Aretha, may she rest in peace. That is a difficult illness.

I've just been over to YouTube and recommend the clip from the Kennedy Center in 2015, when (as if like magic) her full range pretty much returns to her in the course of singing "Natural Woman." She is also playing the piano brilliantly. (I think she was there to honor Carol King that night.) The clip I saw was posted by Buddy Travelr; there are quite a few others, too.

Carol King, who co-wrote the song with then husband Gerry Goffin, was honored that night and starts to react joyfully to the opening bars of her song. By 15 seconds before the end of the song, the whole audience is standing and clapping, and Aretha leaves the piano, stands at the mike, takes off her coat and stands there in her gown, belting out the final bars with all her heart. Oh, my.

An amazing talent. No person is replaceable, every one of us unique. But some talented singers. . .it's as if they take us to a new understanding of music and life.

RainCityWoman · ‎06-16-2015

@Snoopp wrote:
I think it was pancreatic cancer.

I heard that announced on some network this morning. That would explain her health issues the past few years. It takes people inch by inch, but rarely if ever, is it cured.

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

I just watched the video "I Knew You Were Waiting" with George Michael. Remember that song? What a talented lady the world has loss. Definitely the Queen. RIP, Aretha Franklin.

RainCityWoman · ‎06-16-2015

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
I just watched the video "I Knew You Were Waiting" with George Michael. Remember that song? What a talented lady the world has loss. Definitely the Queen. RIP, Aretha Franklin.

And George Michael, early 20's at the time of that recording, has preceded her in death. So sad. Two great talents, one an absolute legend, one whose destiny went by the wayside.