Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
  • "Jimmy Lee" by Aretha Franklin
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    Chorus:
    Jimmy Lee, this one's for me
    And I'll always remember
    Hey, Lord, history, biology
    And that magical December, ah hah
    Jimmy Lee, where can you be
    If this song ever finds you
    Won't you please explain to me
    Why you left me behind you
    Oh, yeah
    Jimmy, Jimmy
    #ArethaFranklin #JimmyLee #QueenOfSoul
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  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 Год назад +156

    Right in the heart of the 1980s when Aretha caught a new headwind and let us all know she wasn't going anywhere but up to the top. Miss her so much. Rest well, Queen.

    • @gooffgoff89
      @gooffgoff89 Год назад +8

      Love your comment. We surely and most definitely miss her immensely. ❤️🙏🏽

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV 11 месяцев назад +2

      Me2, me2❤😊😢

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yep. Folk had counted her out but she doubled down on her demands bcuz she knew her worth and value. During this time Aretha Franklin, one who always lamented flying, decided that anybody who wanted to do anything with her needed to come to her to have it done. This and a lot of subsequent works were published and produced almost solely in The Motor City, Detroit, MI. Including the international number she did with George Michael, Knew You'd Be Waiting. Even the video was filmed transcontinental.

  • @soulheartdiva
    @soulheartdiva 6 лет назад +535

    Married my "Jimmy Lee" guy 20+ years after we broke up. He was my first "everything" in highschool. He went off to college. I was married someone else. He never married....but I NEVER forgot him....I divorced and came back to our home town....now we been married 3 years (in our 50s).

    • @terrykay3183
      @terrykay3183 6 лет назад +9

      soulheartdiva me too.

    • @Lisabbling
      @Lisabbling 6 лет назад +9

      soulheartdiva true love

    • @ulysseslee3102
      @ulysseslee3102 6 лет назад +8

      Wow!

    • @commentonlife01
      @commentonlife01 6 лет назад +12

      soulheartdiva wow it was meant to be.

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 6 лет назад +16

      soulheartdiva Wow that's wonderful ..when its meant to be its meant to be ..but its also about timing.Love can be a beautiful thing when its right.🤗

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 3 месяца назад +16

    HAPPY 72ND BIRTHDAY
    SONGWRITER/PRODUCER
    NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
    (APRIL 23, 2024)

  • @calderone5559
    @calderone5559 7 месяцев назад +23

    I didn't realise how pretty she was in the 80's !!

    • @j.b.9260
      @j.b.9260 3 месяца назад +3

      Women get hotter in their forties.

    • @michaellassiter6914
      @michaellassiter6914 Месяц назад +3

      Aretha was always beautiful! I will always love her music.

    • @lauralindsey1331
      @lauralindsey1331 Месяц назад +3

      She was absolutely beautiful throughout…her spirit always shone through😘

  • @ellenblack-eacker9860
    @ellenblack-eacker9860 6 лет назад +75

    Long live Jimmy Lee! Mine died when I was 24. I'll be 70 on my next birthday and I remember him all the time when I'm laughing,joyous thankful that he was my love. He always will be that young man I loved so much! You put it so well,Aretha. Rest in peace,Aretha. Your voice and who you still ARE were a beacon of light!

    • @bryanantonio3047
      @bryanantonio3047 3 года назад +1

      Hello friend how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family?

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Год назад +1

      It's amazing how much people can hurt you how did they treat them other women and people

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Год назад

      We doing good nobody play with me glad people saw it and other women to sucker them

    • @erikachapman2427
      @erikachapman2427 Год назад

      Sorry for that ❤️ Ellen black eacker

    • @DrDeADETV
      @DrDeADETV 5 месяцев назад

      Yes she is. This world was so fortunate to have her and those who lived during her lifetime and heard her were doubly blessed. She was a phenomena in and of herself. Thanks Aretha may you live on forever through your music and in our hearts. Incomparable.

  • @bgatson5655
    @bgatson5655 6 лет назад +327

    I'm having an Aretha night in honor of the Queen! Tears flow because you are gone. Your music is such a part of the fabric of memories in my life. Bless you. I don't care anything about any skeletons in your closet or anything else negative anybody may have to say about your life. What you gave to the world in music is uncompromised. Thank you Aretha. I will always love you!!

    • @lindadunninng6112
      @lindadunninng6112 6 лет назад +1

      9

    • @candacetyndall6142
      @candacetyndall6142 6 лет назад +10

      To me, Aretha could do NO wrong!
      Salute!

    • @beverlyholloman8468
      @beverlyholloman8468 6 лет назад +10

      She will truly be missed her songs tell everything what she been through, God Bless The Queen Of Soul

    • @tea397
      @tea397 6 лет назад +10

      Nothing but Love & Respect to the 1 and only Queen of Soul... I just paid my respects today at her visitation. She looked so peaceful.... massive line of thousands of fans to pay honor with her music showering down upon us... a beautiful vintage pink Cadillac parked outside the museum. What a beautiful celebration of her life. Anyone else here in Detroit? I always loved this jam about 1st love ❤️ and heartbreak and the music video is so sweet!

    • @aadveerman6559
      @aadveerman6559 4 года назад +1

      B Gatson Aa

  • @valerieturner8452
    @valerieturner8452 10 месяцев назад +8

    She was so beautiful

  • @vanfanusa
    @vanfanusa 7 лет назад +434

    The most underrated Aretha song EVA! This is fire!

    • @sylviaslimst
      @sylviaslimst 6 лет назад +7

      vanfanusa I totally agree

    • @audreycumby1075
      @audreycumby1075 6 лет назад +4

      vanfanusa I agree.

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 6 лет назад +15

      Jimmy Lee was a hit ..it reached #2 on r&b charts..

    • @AO-pz5ec
      @AO-pz5ec 6 лет назад +1

      vanfanusa she was just so awesome my gracious good gracious alive wonderful

    • @AO-pz5ec
      @AO-pz5ec 6 лет назад +3

      she was such a blessing in her spiritual life and her secular life she meant so much to so many people beautiful thank you

  • @Sagittarius-cg2lw
    @Sagittarius-cg2lw Год назад +16

    EVERY WOMAN IN THIS LIFETIME..CAN AND WILL RELATE TO THIS SONG ONE DAY🥰🥰

    • @candacetyndall6142
      @candacetyndall6142 Год назад +1

      No lie!
      But hopefully we will find another "Jimmy Lee" that will be our forever love.

    • @lauralindsey1331
      @lauralindsey1331 Месяц назад

      I have mine again after 30 years…😘

    • @videogirlzzzzzz
      @videogirlzzzzzz Месяц назад +1

      This song always bring back those memories of my “Jimmy Lee“, when I was 15 years old. I am 64 and this song tugs at my heart streams every time I see that little girl cry. to tap it off, he looked just like him.

  • @Tru.blu.taurus
    @Tru.blu.taurus 6 лет назад +334

    She left behind so much great music. R. I. P queen.

  • @firelord_ozai
    @firelord_ozai 8 месяцев назад +18

    This woman's voice thru all her eras of music is just so amazing... I love this woman to pieces

  • @christineliebke1882
    @christineliebke1882 8 месяцев назад +12

    Every young lady has a “Jimmy Lee” ❤

  • @pallmallred13
    @pallmallred13 Год назад +15

    Still listening in 2023❤

  • @gloco620
    @gloco620 4 года назад +94

    This song always hit me in the heart!!! Love it!!! This is singing and actual musicians. REST IN PEACE, QUEEN.

    • @bryanantonio3047
      @bryanantonio3047 3 года назад +1

      Hello dear friend how are you doing hope all is well with you and your family?

    • @cherryedwards3
      @cherryedwards3 Год назад +2

      PS: When your DEAD you don’t even know what Peace is ......or even what the word Peace is!!!

    • @geraldtaylor5958
      @geraldtaylor5958 Год назад

      Yess

    • @dorishaselsteiner3173
      @dorishaselsteiner3173 Год назад

      Öl
      .

    • @dshanw5187
      @dshanw5187 Год назад +2

      Yes ma'am the 80s of it all!!.. sweet sunny times no stress less worry

  • @barneshomestead1240
    @barneshomestead1240 Год назад +15

    Her father was the first preacher to record his sermons to albums for sale...she started in his church choir. A dynamic singer & she could tickle those ivories too. She's missed. Truly the Queen of Soul.

  • @leonwhitted5662
    @leonwhitted5662 Год назад +31

    Nothing like Aretha Franklin during the eighties and nineties. Her voice and songs were straight on point 🎶🎼🎵💯. This one of my top five Aretha Franklin songs and you know she was looking so fine in this video 😍😍! RIP Queen of Soul ❤️❤️

  • @manuelabiaris6476
    @manuelabiaris6476 Год назад +16

    The best singer in the world. Amazing

  • @louier3846
    @louier3846 6 месяцев назад +6

    Oh Aretha, Aretha, my Aretha, my soul, my happy 80's ❤😢😊

  • @marissawilson4644
    @marissawilson4644 Год назад +16

    Baby, Aretha snapped on this one!!!! ❤

  • @mustafadagreat1031
    @mustafadagreat1031 5 месяцев назад +8

    R.I.P. Dad his name was Jimmy Lee and this used to be his song

  • @dachocolatediva
    @dachocolatediva 11 лет назад +9

    This song just takes you back to that 1.....I think mama Aretha went back in her mind as she delivered this song.....I just get goose bumps!!!

  • @RestlessRick
    @RestlessRick 9 лет назад +189

    Jimmy Lee broke Aretha's heart. In the words of Fred Sanford..."big dummy".

    • @ninasterling8757
      @ninasterling8757 6 лет назад +9

      RestlessRick I got my heart broken by a Jimmy Lee 😥

  • @JOPAGalvin
    @JOPAGalvin 6 лет назад +225

    Underrated song. Notice she plays piano on this. She was self taught.

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 лет назад +13

      extremely underrated.. I remember back when the video would come on BET and I wondered why it wasn't played more on the radio.. I loved it.. still do.. always will!

    • @TonygMus2
      @TonygMus2 6 лет назад +6

      Not underrated at all, this was a popular and hot song. Please don't jump down me throat because I said it wasn't underrated LOL :-)

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 6 лет назад +6

      @@TonygMus2 LOL! I'm not a keyboard gangsta like that 😏😂 it was a hit at the time, but it disappeared.. when I share this to my Facebook, friends barely comment or say they had forgotten all about it.. that's what I mean by underrated.. it didn't have legs like some of her other hits.. I thought it would've been much bigger.. it's a big tune!

    • @nr30199
      @nr30199 5 лет назад +3

      Jose Nivlag Aretha KEYS!!!

    • @louenkleinsmidt
      @louenkleinsmidt 3 года назад +1

      Narada Michael Walden actually played that piano intro. Aretha could handle those keys like a pro, but not on this track.

  • @deidraleitner5787
    @deidraleitner5787 3 года назад +9

    February 16th is Aretha Franklin Day in Detroit!
    #StanForLife

  • @Damiana1111
    @Damiana1111 6 лет назад +114

    RIP ReRe.....One of my favs right here. THANK YOU for your legacy! God bless...

    • @selaikhuele1087
      @selaikhuele1087 6 лет назад +10

      Damiana Nicola she left us with treasure of songs May She Rest In Peace

    • @Damiana1111
      @Damiana1111 6 лет назад +5

      Selai Khuele True :)

    • @virginiabutler3957
      @virginiabutler3957 6 лет назад +2

      RIPH YOU WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE OUR FIRST QUEEN OF ALL MUSIC DIDN'T KNOW YOU I LOVED YOU,FROM THIS COUNTRY LADY TO THIS CITY LADY REST UNTIL GARBRIEL BLOW THAT HORN IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN

  • @karenbrewington4104
    @karenbrewington4104 6 лет назад +900

    Privileged to be one of the background vocalists. Kitty Beethoven

    • @carlajohnson3303
      @carlajohnson3303 5 лет назад +44

      Wow, what an experience working with ReRe, I wrote a song for her.... didn't get a chance to present it🤗🤔😏😑

    • @paumerwil
      @paumerwil 5 лет назад +17

      Are you in the video, in the studio recording or both?

    • @carlajohnson3303
      @carlajohnson3303 5 лет назад +21

      I'm an R&B singer/ songwriter. Haven't recorded in a minute, looking forward to Oct., I'll record song as if Re would do it, she liked my voice.....😊

    • @sereneamani1713
      @sereneamani1713 5 лет назад +7

      Carla Johnson I want to follow you. Are you on FB, etc?

    • @berthabonds5417
      @berthabonds5417 5 лет назад +23

      Everybody in this background is rocking, I love how the Caucasian is jamming on beat of course,The background is off the chain.

  • @hoss7939
    @hoss7939 4 года назад +22

    One of God's finest singer

  • @lynncovington2142
    @lynncovington2142 8 лет назад +156

    This is one of my favorite songs... makes me sad but I love it...my son name is jimmylee ; he passes away in 2010...RIP JIMMYLEE

    • @hardren101
      @hardren101 7 лет назад +9

      Yikes....so sorry for your loss...I have never directly feel your pain because for the good grace of god i have nvr lost a child. but My mom sadly lost my brother and sister not together but years apart while they were both under 5yrs..My mom picked up the pieces and move on but she was nvr the same...Life is all about precious moments,mild stones and experience!!!

    • @lynncovington2142
      @lynncovington2142 7 лет назад +14

      Thanks.. And you're right ; got to keep moving but it will never be the same..

    • @victordunson719
      @victordunson719 7 лет назад +9

      Lynn Covington God bless you❤

    • @reginalowery1139
      @reginalowery1139 6 лет назад

      Oh. How. I. Live. U. Aretha. I. No. U. Went. To. The. Beautiful. Honey. Land. Where. There. Is. Peace. In. The. Valley. Of. Love. Jimmy. Lee. Us. My. Favorite. Song. I. Dedicate. It. To. Danny. Lewis. Jones. We. Went. To. Washington. Hugh. R. Class. Name. Was. Bushandas. We. Would. All. Ways. Still. Sweet. Kisses. When. The. Bell. Ring. All ways. Kissing at. Bret. Harte. And. Sportman. Park. At. The. Record. Hops. I. Will. All ways. Live. U. Danny. Lewis. My. Name then. Was. Regina. Gayle. 💏💋💅💞👙👠💄🌷🌹🌺💐🌻🍰🍹🍭. Gotta. Find. My. Angle 2. Fly. Away. Rip. Aretha🌷🐦💕🙏. My. Queen😇👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

    • @marieclark8992
      @marieclark8992 6 лет назад +1

      Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @user-pv2kr4kl4e
    @user-pv2kr4kl4e 6 лет назад +24

    I love this song." And he ran like a bandit,I don't understand it." That just gets me every time.

    • @SeanNessman
      @SeanNessman 6 лет назад +4

      "History, biology" is the best line though.

    • @user-gt2zw2pn9k
      @user-gt2zw2pn9k 7 месяцев назад

      ME 2 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @mattdawg83686
    @mattdawg83686 8 лет назад +146

    Why I didn't appreciate this song 30 years ago, I'll never know. It's jamming!

    • @MsXpain2joy
      @MsXpain2joy 5 лет назад +4

      Me too

    • @dpkvwells
      @dpkvwells 2 года назад +2

      me too.......

    • @videorocketzmillar007milla5
      @videorocketzmillar007milla5 Год назад +2

      Cause u had to have a Jimmy Lee in your life. I was 14. Just friends. But I loved him. Paula

    • @REESCOMUSIC4EVER
      @REESCOMUSIC4EVER Год назад +1

      I feel the same way! I totally slept on this song when it first came out! I know better now!

    • @itsokitsok5020
      @itsokitsok5020 Год назад +1

      ​@@dpkvwells Me Too! I heard it but I wasn't listening to it until maybe 4 months after it was out. A much older man and his wife said to me at the time (I was in my very early twenties) I have to listen to the song Jimmy Lee by Aretha Franklin I said I heard it they said no really listen to the lyrics and and once I did I was like OMG! So I only slept on it for about 4 months! It's a beautiful jamming song but it's also a sad song and a hurtful song because whether you are male or female just about everybody have a Jimmy Lee in their time while in their youth!🤷‍♂️

  • @barrymeek1474
    @barrymeek1474 6 лет назад +65

    This is not an easy song to sing...tailored made for her talent .

  • @ericag8510
    @ericag8510 6 лет назад +96

    I love this song my daddy used to play this song all the time when I was a kid.❤️ R.I.P. Daddy & The Queen of Soul❤️

  • @sandramoore8206
    @sandramoore8206 Год назад +7

    She was right, “the sweetest love is the first “. This is one of my favorite songs R.I.P. Queen.

  • @kb17ko
    @kb17ko 6 лет назад +40

    Her voice is singing the words and her eyes are telling the story! What a wonderful artist. Thank you Queen of Soul.

  • @chrisclement6789
    @chrisclement6789 3 года назад +6

    80's Aretha was the best!

  • @DSMWWW
    @DSMWWW 14 лет назад +14

    Love this song! Bought the record when I was in JR high school. My first boyfriend was Jimmy. Got my first kiss from him at 13 behind the stairway at school. lol Brings back alot of memories.

  • @LaVondaCoulter
    @LaVondaCoulter 8 лет назад +145

    I loved this song as a little girl & thought Jimmy Lee was so cute in the video lol. Great song by the Queen!

    • @antonmedvedev1128
      @antonmedvedev1128 7 лет назад +8

      V Coulter ))) am 36 and Jimmy is a hottie :)))

    • @onkemabude4818
      @onkemabude4818 6 лет назад +3

      I am curious on how old were you perhaps when it came out. I heard it during my sophomore year and it was by chance. Loved it since.

    • @JustBree716
      @JustBree716 6 лет назад +2

      V Coulter im 38 and i didnt have a choice but to listen to auntie ri ri thank God

    • @jimmycave948
      @jimmycave948 6 лет назад +2

      That Was the Good Ole Days And My is Jimmy Lee!!!

    • @tyeshahardwick3324
      @tyeshahardwick3324 3 года назад

      Me too! I was like 7 years old lol

  • @phillipkali4438
    @phillipkali4438 6 месяцев назад +5

    Incredible song and a phenomenal voice. Rest well Queen of Soul.

  • @marcussmith3934
    @marcussmith3934 5 лет назад +9

    There will never be another Miss Aretha Franklin!!!

  • @yuriuser4973
    @yuriuser4973 6 лет назад +18

    Why does this music video is a replica of how me and my first ever boyfriend met and dated in highschool. He then disappeared into the service...and left me without giving me a reason. He used to cheat and munipulate me. It was hard because he was my first time. So you know attachments and the heartbreak was hella heavy.

  • @KaedonGray
    @KaedonGray Год назад +23

    My god i cannot get enough of this song. Her phrasing is so unique. She ain't chesting NONE of these vocals and she is STILL killing it. Damn.

  • @amethyst7084
    @amethyst7084 Год назад +5

    As a teenager in the 80s, a few things brought the great Aretha Franklin to my attention (sadly, it was not the UK radio stations playing her anthology); namely, the 'Blues Brothers' film (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, et. al.), 'I knew you were waiting' (collaboration with George Michael), and this gem, 'Jimmy Lee'. Again, not played much on the airwaves UK-side, so thank you for this download, and thank you RUclips 🎼👏🏾🌟❤

  • @jedgriffin2580
    @jedgriffin2580 5 лет назад +29

    Piano and pop combine to make an incredible sound that sparks undeniable emotion. Who else could pull that off but the incomparable Aretha Franklin?

  • @khamariblair4898
    @khamariblair4898 2 года назад +25

    One of the best songs by the late great queen of soul. This song ha a very nice beat, and Aretha"s voice is as always magnificent!! She was such a beautiful lady. Miss her so much!

  • @erikskifte8862
    @erikskifte8862 2 года назад +17

    MY FAVE SONG BY ARETHA. SHE JUST GOT BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER, DECADE AFTER DECADE THE WAY SHE ATTACKS THOSE VOCALS, IS TO DIE FOR, RESPECT. R.I.P. 🥰

  • @Romelle81
    @Romelle81 6 лет назад +21

    RIP to the Queen, and the 80s at the same time. This song reminds of how amazing 80s music was.

  • @isaiahthompson2065
    @isaiahthompson2065 2 года назад +24

    Aretha DID THAT ! She always came back with a WINNERS and this was a come back WINNER ! A valuable song in my collection. Her Anthology will be OFF-THE- CHAIN !

  • @prestochangeo5753
    @prestochangeo5753 2 года назад +7

    I think we all had a Jimmy Lee. This is an awesome song.

  • @errollaaron8732
    @errollaaron8732 2 года назад +21

    I love this song.

  • @queenofdiamonds7047
    @queenofdiamonds7047 6 лет назад +60

    Congratulations Ms Aretha Franklin, you dont have to suffer in the flesh like the rest of us, enjoy your soul journey. 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @isabelbeszterczey8808
      @isabelbeszterczey8808 6 лет назад +1

      AMEN VAIYNE SHE IS WITH GOD FOREVER.

    • @KurtisLeeLewis
      @KurtisLeeLewis 6 лет назад +3

      keecefly there’s no proof no. But if someone wants to believe who are you to tell them what to believe let them be 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @gwb7875
    @gwb7875 6 лет назад +47

    This little Song about a Time everyone can relate to being in High School and that First Time of being in a Real Adult Relationship in everyway and the Heartbreak but we Grow from it and look back and Smile when we Remember that Magical Time in our Lives this Song came out after I was No longer in High School but I was a Sophomore in College and it still Applied to many Thank You For All Of The Great Music Over The Decades Ms.Aritha Franklinyou will never be Forgotten long live the Queen of Soul for Your life Reign maybe Nearing it's End your Musical Reign and Memory will Live on well beyond my Time hear on this Earthly Plain.

  • @MrsKisser65
    @MrsKisser65 8 лет назад +103

    Aretha Franklin is one of the best soul singers in the world, if she isn't the best :)

    • @makanciza1878
      @makanciza1878 6 лет назад +2

      Singing the same song

    • @sharenwhite9517
      @sharenwhite9517 6 лет назад +1

      love her

    • @colorpurple4623
      @colorpurple4623 4 года назад +2

      oh she is the best l, not one of the best. she 's the barm

    • @Awesome00012
      @Awesome00012 2 года назад +2

      Aretha Franklin is the BEST! She is the "Queen of Soul." Respect okay.

  • @ChilesRussellTaylor
    @ChilesRussellTaylor 6 лет назад +19

    R.I.P Aretha Franklin (1942 - 2018)!

  • @RestlessRick
    @RestlessRick 9 лет назад +27

    This is my go to song whenever I'm in the mood to hear some good quality music. Today is one of those days. 07/25/2015

  • @sharnettegibson857
    @sharnettegibson857 Год назад +8

    Love this song. Childhood memories. Sang it Aretha. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @richs4779
    @richs4779 10 лет назад +26

    I thank God for Aretha's music ..

  • @corriewynns2054
    @corriewynns2054 8 лет назад +51

    Song Of The Day #2
    No one can tell a story like Aretha. Who can these days? The lyrics are
    so poetic that having a video is just extra. If you're like me, you can
    see every moment she sings about quite clearly through your own
    imagination or...your own truth. For me, it would have been "Kenny Lee."
    She may as well have been singing about me. It nearly happened the same
    way she sings about it; even the other woman he married. This
    whole song was just a page from my own life. I feel sorry for the young
    ones growing up now and do not have the benefit of music teaching or
    being empathetic to life's tough lessons. Wish I had listened to Aretha.

    • @chaundra68
      @chaundra68 6 лет назад +3

      I had a jimmy lee

    • @etambuyusiwale1099
      @etambuyusiwale1099 6 лет назад +2

      Excellent music arrangement!!. the songs makes me tap my feet. after all we all had a'Jimmy Lee'at one point...

    • @tauheedahali1262
      @tauheedahali1262 2 года назад +1

      I encourage you to Share The Queen’s music with our future generations #The Queen loved our youth!❤️💜🌸💯

  • @naomiking4159
    @naomiking4159 6 лет назад +36

    RIP Queen of Soul Ms Aretha Franklin, she will be truly miss that's for sure! This is a sad day indeed!

  • @JermaineHernandez89
    @JermaineHernandez89 7 лет назад +28

    She reminds me of my mom. Beautiful & can sing real good

  • @patriciaholliday4944
    @patriciaholliday4944 9 лет назад +45

    When they name Aretha Lady of Soul they hit the nail on the head. This song has always been my favorite .I went through the same thing

  • @charityglenn6597
    @charityglenn6597 10 лет назад +26

    This song truly does bring back good memories and I am now 40yrs.old telling my 16yr.old daughter about these songs I used to love this song lol and still do oh Jimmie Lee lol :-) :-) :-) :-)

  • @nmurphy8289
    @nmurphy8289 6 лет назад +61

    Omg. I haven’t heard this in forever.

    • @TheRmjr
      @TheRmjr 6 лет назад +4

      Natasha I hadn’t either. Heard it on Sirius radio since they are doing the tribute to her all this week. OMG! And it is based in a true story I am hearing...Jimmy Lee missed out!

  • @chrystal0411
    @chrystal0411 2 года назад +12

    This is my jam right here! RIP First Lady of Soul 🪦 Happy 80th Birthday

  • @lee-leerhodes553
    @lee-leerhodes553 3 года назад +10

    Love this song forever, my dad name Jimmy Lee and every morning getting ready for school we would listen to THIS😢

  • @davidbarrett8016
    @davidbarrett8016 8 лет назад +15

    It was good to have DC'S crankin' #1 gogo band Rare Essence in this video . RIP Footz.You were a beast on those drums.Gone but never forgotten.

    • @davidbarrett114
      @davidbarrett114 5 лет назад +1

      Yes.Over on Valley Green,Valley Ave.Soufeast.I remember seeing this video on Video Soul with Donnie Simpson.

  • @chrishowell5127
    @chrishowell5127 2 года назад +2

    Aretha Franklin love my mother's in heaven shine a light down on us today with your love you left

  • @anomegamutant
    @anomegamutant 6 лет назад +13

    Rest easy Queen ♥️

  • @originaldeftom
    @originaldeftom 7 лет назад +31

    This song is eternally etched into my brains and ears as quintessential quality RnB from the good ol' 80ies. Lots a brass and sass and ample class!

  • @JacobMercer-tg9sj
    @JacobMercer-tg9sj Год назад +6

    We loved each other no matter what 😂😂😂😂.

  • @DaUnknownKnown
    @DaUnknownKnown 6 лет назад +44

    she has the greatest voice ever

  • @marcussmith3934
    @marcussmith3934 7 лет назад +33

    You better sing it Aretha!!!

  • @msanders5206
    @msanders5206 6 лет назад +18

    Wow, I remember me, my cousin and aunt dancing to this song. It's a great memory from my childhood. I really couldn't appreciate the song back then..Like I do now. My aunt always had great taste in music. Definitely hitting repeat on this one. Didn't know she played the piano. I'm loving this song! RIP Dee Dee and Mrs. Aretha Franklin!

  • @krishnabrockington5543
    @krishnabrockington5543 7 лет назад +103

    This was my song in the 6th grade when Video Vibrations would come on BET in the mornings before I went to school.

    • @ncmomtofive
      @ncmomtofive 3 года назад

      Yes!!! I used to play that as I was getting ready for school!!! Miss the 80s!

  • @melaniamonicacraciun9900
    @melaniamonicacraciun9900 11 месяцев назад +4

    Happy Sunday noon fans, never stop believe in and keep the memory alive, sing along some more, gorgeous performers that made of our lives a better place...never die❤

  • @dark9ss218
    @dark9ss218 10 лет назад +54

    Rare essence is the band playing for Aretha a go go band from D.C ,R.I.P Foots on the drums.

    • @ericmatterson9905
      @ericmatterson9905 6 лет назад +3

      R.I.P. Aretha

    • @catoheath6563
      @catoheath6563 4 года назад +2

      Yes indeed 😊 this is RE in there prime.. I was attending Virginia State University when this came... I ran around campus telling all my friends from DC about the video.. we were all shocked... And proud at the same.... Good college CIAA days....we were in school.people we knew stayed home in crack game dying ..... WOW....when we would go home on the weekends... Saturday evening we were ready to hit 95 south.. back to school. Wow good ole days.. the Cosby show was a great influence on us going to college....

  • @HYJONES83
    @HYJONES83 6 лет назад +24

    She was so pretty

  • @zmov1
    @zmov1 6 лет назад +16

    Wow, this baby can sing like there ain't no tomorrow!

  • @antij1
    @antij1 9 лет назад +76

    Aretha's singing is great, but so is her piano playing.

  • @780jodie
    @780jodie 5 месяцев назад +4

    My son is Jimmy Lee ❤

  • @monacannon6644
    @monacannon6644 3 года назад +20

    I absolutely love this song. Stay on repeat! SANG ReRe!

  • @BlueSix100
    @BlueSix100 Год назад +4

    Such a feel-good uplifting song. Thank you for all the beautiful gifts you have given us. Not only the queen of soul, Aretha is the queen of funk. Still listening in 2023 and for as long as I can.🙏🏻❤️

  • @shirelleharris3466
    @shirelleharris3466 Год назад +4

    Damn, I haven't heard this Song in years but I'm glad I can listen to this Masterpiece because it brings back memories ❤. I miss the good old days. Aretha's voice is beautiful.

  • @ulysseslee3102
    @ulysseslee3102 6 лет назад +14

    One of my many Aretha Franklin favorites! R.I.P My Queen your throne awaits you!

  • @DetroitLives313
    @DetroitLives313 9 лет назад +27

    Great , great memory for the 80s! Sing Aretha!

  • @tammyd4110
    @tammyd4110 3 года назад +4

    i was in 4th grade when this song came out and i cried for DAYS over how Jimmy Lee did poor Aretha! I was such a sentimental kid. lol

  • @corriewynns2054
    @corriewynns2054 7 лет назад +31

    My theme song...from high school to college to now.
    I wonder if every woman has a "Jimmy Lee"... especially those of use who can't figure out why even today we're not good enough ...for anyone.

  • @nathanielheath6347
    @nathanielheath6347 9 лет назад +206

    this is one of my favorites from Aretha!! makes u feel good n sad at the same time!!

  • @drmitofit2673
    @drmitofit2673 6 лет назад +4

    Love the Aretha/Arista era. She became super popular to a whole new generation of music lovers. Love her piano intro and scat finish. Only bad part of this video is the Jimmy Lee character who is a poser pretty boy who can't ride a motorcycle. Prince loved to ride!

  • @paulateixeira1909
    @paulateixeira1909 8 лет назад +60

    All this time I couldn’t shake your memory
    And I never knew the sweetest love was the first
    So what am I supposed to do about this curse
    Oh, baby, I’ve got you to blame
    And I’m calling, calling out your name
    Oh, he was so fine, Jimmy Lee
    Oh, he was so fine, Jimmy, Jimmy Lee
    (Jimmy Lee) Jimmy, Jimmy Lee
    (Jimmy Lee)
    Find me rushing off to school every morning
    Never had a care
    Acting crazy, always laughing when I’m running
    Cause I knew you’d meet me when I got there
    Stealing kisses in the hall before the first bell
    You smelled so fine
    Though we’d just met I guess you knew me so well
    You had the number to my heartline
    (Maybe he knew his stuff) Well, just between you and me
    (Maybe you weren’t enough) He was the first one
    (Maybe he’d seen enough) He stole my heart
    And he ran like a bandit, I don’t understand it
    Jimmy Lee, this one’s for me, and I’ll always remember
    History, biology, and that magical December, ooh, boy
    Jimmy Lee, where can you be, if this song ever finds you
    Won’t you please explain to me why you left me behind you, yeah
    (Jimmy Lee) Jimmy
    On the average twice a week I think I see you
    On some avenue
    Someone laughs or shakes his head they way you used to
    I guess I, I got myself a loose screw
    I grew up and had my share of adventure
    Well, I’ve had some fun
    But you never need to question my intentions
    Cause each guy is just another rerun
    (Maybe he knew his stuff) Well, just between you and me
    (Maybe you weren’t enough) He was the first one
    (Maybe he’d seen enough) He stole my heart
    And he ran like a bandit, I don’t understand it
    Jimmy Lee, this one’s for me, and I’ll always remember, hey, Lord
    History, biology, and that magical December, ah, hah
    Jimmy Lee, where can you be, if this song ever finds you
    Won’t you please explain to me why you left me behind you, oh, yeah
    (Jimmy Lee) Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Lee
    (Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee)
    (Maybe he knew his stuff) Well, just between you and me
    (Maybe you weren’t enough) He was the first one
    (Maybe he’d seen enough) He stole my heart
    And he ran like a bandit, I don’t understand it, yeah
    Jimmy Lee, this one’s for me, and I’ll always, always remember
    History, biology and that magical, oh, December
    Jimmy Lee, where can you be, if this song ever finds you, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Won’t you please explain to me why you left me, oh, behind you
    Jimmy Lee, this one’s for me, ooh, hey Jimmy, hey Jimmy

    • @nickmoreland26
      @nickmoreland26 5 лет назад +1

      A couple lines off but thanks for trying!
      For example:
      "The way u touch me,well I guess u knew me so well"

    • @sylviab.9908
      @sylviab.9908 4 года назад

      Paula Teixeira thank you

  • @SoSoBradley23
    @SoSoBradley23 6 лет назад +12

    This song just laid me out! RIP Aretha... ❤️👑

  • @rhondapaul2797
    @rhondapaul2797 6 лет назад +10

    Forever in our hearts!! 💕 Long live the QUEEN!!!! 👸🏼😍❤️

    • @bryanantonio3047
      @bryanantonio3047 3 года назад

      Hello dear friend how are you hope all is well with you and your family?

  • @user-ti9tb4me9b
    @user-ti9tb4me9b 6 лет назад +8

    RIP the Queen.You will always stay with us with your songs!!!!!

  • @Shawn_M
    @Shawn_M 6 лет назад +6

    She unleashes the Beast at around 435!
    Goodness, what a voice!

  • @melaniebiggins6025
    @melaniebiggins6025 8 лет назад +21

    One of the original divas and the Queen of Soul!

  • @mattturn100
    @mattturn100 10 лет назад +56

    I really love this beat and musical arrangement. Aretha is really a sensational piano player and great singer. She has the right ingredients to blast a song right out of the water. Sing it "Queen Of Soul".

  • @garypaschal7873
    @garypaschal7873 6 лет назад +36

    PUT SOME RESPECT ON ANY COMMENTS! THE QUEEN OF SOUL MUSIC

  • @karensmith8095
    @karensmith8095 6 лет назад +10

    love love her hair in this video!! 💁🏽‍♀️

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 8 лет назад +23

    HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY ARETHA LOUISE FRANKLIN (MARCH 25, 2016)

    • @sheilapalmer224
      @sheilapalmer224 7 лет назад +1

      Melody Sanger àre that you are so smooth

  • @hollidayevery
    @hollidayevery 5 лет назад +8

    The amazing variations of runs and adlibs she worked in the vamp of this song, all while staying true to the melody of the chorus.
    Magnificent!

  • @BrothaJ365
    @BrothaJ365 5 лет назад +9

    This is lost R&B art, songs with a story