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< HOME > (the) Aretha Franklin :: Page created 8-19-2018 > :: Thank YOU! Ms. Franklin ! We would not be "us" without you.
Mr. & Mrs. Barack Obama: ( as reported on the internet )
"American has no royalty. But we do have a chance to earn something more enduring,"
"Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin grew up performing gospel songs in her father's congregation. For more than six decades since, every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine. Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel out history, all of it and in every shade — our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human. And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance. Aretha may have passed on to a better place, but the gift of her music remains to inspire us all. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace. Michelle and I send our prayers and warmest sympathies to her family and all those moved by her song."
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Note: According to Rolling Stone magazine [web site] – following are “RE – RE’s” TOP 50
FROM: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-aretha-franklin-songs-110647/
50 “Jump to It” (1982)
49 “Try a Little Tenderness” (1962)
48 “Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)” (2014)
47 “Spanish Harlem” (1971)
46 “A Rose Is Still a Rose” (1998)
45 “People Get Ready” (1968)
44 “First Snow in Kokomo” (1972)
43 “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?” (1985)
42 “Soul Serenade” (1967)
41 “See Saw” (1968)
40 “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)” (1967)
39 “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986)
38 “Good to Me As I Am to You (1968)
37 “Day Dreaming” (1972)
36 “Wholy Holy” (1972)
35 “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” (1987)
34 “I Say a Little Prayer” (1968)
33 “Freeway of Love” (1985)
32 “Are You Sure” (1961)
31 “Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby)” (1971)
30 “Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)” (1974)
29 “A Deeper Love” (1994)
28 “Skylark” (1963)
27 “One Step Ahead” (1965)
26 “Call Me” (1970)
25 “The House That Jack Built” (1968)
24 “Lean On Me” (1971)
23 “Angel” (1973)
22 “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1967)
21 “Night Life” (1967)
20 “Eleanor Rigby” (1969)
19 “Something He Can Feel” (1976)
18 “United Together” (1980)
17 “Young, Gifted and Black” (1972)
16 “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” (1985)
15 “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone” (1968)
14 “Spirit in the Dark” (1970)
13 “Mary, Don’t You Weep” (1972)
12 “Drown in My Own Tears” (1967)
11 “The Weight” (1969)
10 “Rock Steady” (1971)
9 “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1971)
8 “Baby I Love You” (1967)
7 “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” (1967)
6 “Amazing Grace” (1972)
5 “Chain of Fools” (1967) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-aretha-franklin-songs-110647/chain-of-fools-1967-194561/
4 “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (1967)
3 “Think” (1968) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-aretha-franklin-songs-110647/think-1968-194612/
2 “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” (1967)
1 “Respect” (1967)
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