Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (LIVE)

#ArethaFranklin on The Cliff Richard Show

[@Ncebzit]

no filter, no auto tune just pure instrument and voice

[@Revilokab]

A rarity these days. Why though

[@arisagustoni9706]

And such a powerful voice !!! It gives you shivers !!!! A masterpiece of a wonderful artist at his best!! R.I.P ❤

[@lady4real75]

I miss these days

[@stephw6816]

Been listening to her from like 10 am this morning on a binge cleaning session n still n listening to her

[@jasonlindsey9946]

She tore it up and brought the house down!!!!

[@davidhenry1169]

Might be the best live performance I’ve ever heard. Her vocals are flawless

[@jaygaston1719]

You absolutely have to see her perform Spirit In The Dark Live at The Filmore .....it's on RUclips. My goodness

[@matthewpilling9494]

@jaygaston1719 that performance is cray. You literally cannot choose a best Aretha performance, they are all so breathtakingly amazing

[@andrewcollins4089]

Watching how Aretha plays the piano is a masterclass in itself. Delicate yet aggressive as the song builds. She truly knew her artistry and craft. 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@pmjhns]

Agreed! That intro! 🔥She played the piano like she was the one who invented it.

[@danieljohnson2539]

Truly the definition of YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK with her universal piano ability even more evident beyond genres.

[@chriscrystalhood6260]

She was truly amazing regardless of what her color or nationality, when God blesses us he does not pick because of what color we are, the fact that she was black is irrelevant. She was full of exceptional ability!

[@MrAdriancooke]

Who cares what race she is?

[@ryanuwamhenye7778]

@@MrAdriancooke we do bc at the time black ppl weren't as acclaimed as their white counterparts and therefore we would always celebrate someone of our colour who was successful hence y they said " young black and gifted "

[@sirblack1619]

@@ryanuwamhenye7778 Exactly! They get in their feelings about race when they made race a thing.

[@benjaminbawa5273]

Truly the definition of YOUNG GIFTED AND WHITE. See how that sounded? Yeah, stop the race thingy.

[@frankzito8653]

I can't imagine anyone surpassing this live performance. Vocally she's superb and her piano playing is stunning.

[@chrismackay7126]

I keep seeing just the hint of a smile on her face in a few parts of her singing this....its like she's saying to herself, "yes, I got this and nobody can do this like I do it".....she was so right!!

[@100samanthamarie]

I feel like she smiles a little because she enjoys singing and connecting with people 💕

[@misterspigot88]

For fuck's sake. Seriously!? What a fantastic live version of a great song.
Never was anyone more full of soul than Aretha.
The best set of lungs that ever drew breath. Wow.

[@adonaiyah2196]

British

[@doveperry2267]

This is music, this is art, this is legend

[@Shafshere]

Aside from her obviously brilliant musical talent, wow she is singing her emotions! No parallel to that!

[@lisalopes]

This is a MASTERCLASS of live performing, FLAWLESS

[@thetruthsideswiththeoppressed]

There will NEVER be another Aretha Franklin. Sheer vocal agility and talent that mesmerized us for decades.

[@nippymutt9018]

She just oozed talent. An iconic vocalist and a true virtuouso on that piano.

[@tristanhsbrg7027]

She was it. She was THE VOICE. What a woman…

[@freedolphin3077]

She can sing the phone book and ROCKS YOUR SOUL!!

[@Gabriel-gv1mx]

She had the kind of voice that would arrest you, steal you away like a burglar; make you pull your car to the curb, turn the engine off and tune in. How many voices do this? Not many. Aretha had a voice annointed by God. She made that piano sing, too.

[@ThaBrooklynHurricane]

Her singing. That piano playing. Unmatched. 💙🎵

[@stevenlewis2490]

Exactly! When I hear one of her songs playing in the grocery store, I park my cart and stop shopping for the duration of the song and just enjoy. When it's over, I continue shopping with a smile on my face. She definitely had an anointing on her voice.

[@rayjonest.v7258]

I love areatha the pianist, great playing, talent extra not ordinary. Extremely talented.

[@joellinburne6349]

the great Queen of Soul.

[@andrea22213]

Same as Ray Charles. Just sit them at the piano and you're ready to go.

[@martincorrado600]

She just played by ear, she didn't learn to read music until much later in life.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@martincorrado600 A lot of them did.

[@rayjonest.v7258]

Aretha Franklin set the tone. in the late 60's and early 70's, for soul, music trend, she was a trailblazer and pioneer.

[@loupollard6588]

Effortless, she is the queen

[@dschonsie]

even my goosebumps have goosebumps

[@Josianne-Music]

😅❤🎵

[@charlesdavis545]

one of my favorite Aretha songs. "You lied, you lied, you liiiiiiied"

[@richardmills1505]

THIS is my most favorite version of Aretha's performance of this song. It's also, IMO the most emotionally raw version as well. It rips my heart out every time.

[@andyhowlett2231]

THE definitive performance of this great song. I recall seeing this on TV at the time (I'd be about 16 I think) and being blown away. Just her and a piano and orchestra and those brilliant backing singers. No tricks, no multitracking, no overdubs and of course no auto-tune.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Nothing but goosebumps. Aretha Franklin was one of a kind. How many artists could do this today? Rest in peace!

[@julianobubersetzung2070]

to the person who posted this: thank you! The world is an inch better because of it.

[@lynetteroby2938]

My Dad played ARETHA song when he picked me up from the hospital with his second grandson. He had tears in his eyes so did i. I MISS HIM TERRIBLY EVERY TIME I HEAR ARETHA SONG

[@GnabhanJr]

even better than studio version , unbelievable.

[@rickmartin7132]

Backing vocals Ms. Evelyn Greene, Ms.. Almeida Lattimore and Ms. Wylene Ivy (left to right) were brilliant and beautiful, just like the incomparable QUEEN OF SOUL MS. ARETHA FRANKLIN!

[@VinylForest]

I love this song, it brings back memories. Aretha, you were the Queen of Soul!

[@btrninic1]

I am so sad that this song is not in the movie Respect...

[@shermanw711]

Still and will always be often copied, never ever duplicate !

[@sashineb.2114]

I know what you mean, but Aretha is still the Queen of Soul, even though she's not with us. The Undisputed, Eternal Queen of Soul.

[@MrAdriancooke]

But Gladys Knight is The Empress

[@dantegabrielittesor4483]

God, we were so lucky to have her...

[@sashineb.2114]

I don't know how many times I've said much the same thing ... lucky to have lived in the same era as this great woman.

[@theghosttourmusic7156]

Perfectly said

[@antd8259]

The one and only Aretha Franklin.

[@saragarratt4397]

She literally made it all look so easy. Superb. May she rest in peace.

[@annabellademus9719]

PURE BEAUTY, GENIUS, AND RAW EMOTIONS, I LOVE HOW SHE HAVE HER LEG CROSSED, YOU PLAYING THAT PIANO RIP QUEEN.

[@JohnnyT7788]

Thank god there's RUclips 💖

[@williamhenderson8371]

Pure unadulterated brilliance! IMO her best performance of this song. Man, can she tickle those ivories!

[@marchferrer9279]

Belting while playing piano! She's an ICON!✨👑

[@kikim1230]

The talent!
The look in her eyes!
All the feels!

[@erichill612]

And this was live...goosebumps

[@blakewilley2754]

Aretha -- such a genius -- I miss her so.

[@timothypowers879]

I have tears from the pure emotion and beauty and you believe every word when she sings it

[@richardmindemann6935]

"Soul" means putting the listener in touch with his/her emotions.

[@patrickhicks9880]

she made it look so easy

[@seblatouche5791]

Y a plus de talent ici en 3 minutes que ce qu'on nous sert comme soupe depuis ces 20 dernières années...Merci Aretha.

[@andrea22213]

Stunning, and recorded in real time too.
Listen again, the bass player on the backing track is getting pretty busy.

[@mouldi2583]

Entièrement d'accord

[@sharonwarren4479]

Aretha is singing emotions here. I just recently heard this; but I was transported back to a time when I felt similar emotions; happens each time I listen *Wow!*
#Aretha
#❤ThisGreatSong
#StellarPerformance

[@doveperry2267]

Don't play that song for me
'Cause it brings back memories
Of days that I once knew
The days that I spent with you
Oh no, don't let 'em play it (oh no)
It fills my heart with pain (it hurts)
Please, stop it right away
'Cause I remember just what he said
He said: "darling..." (darlin' I, I love you)
And I know that he lied (oh, he lied)
You know that you lied (oh, he lied)
You know that you lied, lied, you lied (to me)
Hey mister, don't play it no more
Don't play it no more
I can't stand it
Don't play it no more (no more)
No more (no more), no more
Whoa-whoa (can't stand it)
I remember on our first date
He kissed me and he walked away
I was only seventeen
I'd never dream he'd be so mean
He told me, "darling..." (darling, I love you)
Baby, baby, you lied (darling, I need you)
You, you lied (darling, I love you)
You know that you lied (you lied)
Lied (you lied), you lied (to me)
Oh-oh-oh, darling (darling, I love you)
You know that you lied, yeah (darling, I need you)
You know I know you lied (darling, I love you)
Darling, you lied (you lied) you lied
(You lied) you lied, go on and hurt me
You lied (to me)
Oh, whoa-oh, you lied (don't play it no more)
Oh, baby don't play it no more (don't play it no more)
Don't do it, don't play it no more (for me), no more (for me)
I can't stand it no more (don't play it no more)
Oh hey, don't play it no more (don't play it no more)

[@rodneyschoengeist3156]

Whenever I feel troubled, I watch this and I feel ease instantly. Thank you, Queen Aretha ❤

[@Just-for_fun]

That is y she was asked about auto tune. She didn’t know about it. These were super natural talents

[@BillyMacDesign]

I am in LOVE!
She was the only singer I cried for when she died

[@timothyleebrown1593]

REALLY She deserves her title. Queen of Soul!!

[@natn41r]

Aretha's charisma is off the fricking charts. Nobody even comes close.

[@ReadyFreddie7]

...and that's why she's the Queen 👑

[@justdont2378]

There will never be another like her, truly talented, truly gifted, RIP Aretha

[@DRLEWIS]

I hate that this precious gift of a musical genius, this lady smoked cigarettes.
There is a certain sparkle to her early voice before the soundtrack to the album Sparkle.
This particular track. This is the first time I'm hearing it live and it's just got started and it's just getting good.
In her latter days in the time of Nessun Dorum, she had lost this upper range. She had become a rich cello of a contralto. However, what she had to work with later on was more than many had from the get-go.
The Queen of SOUL!

[@tedsayre7968]

She always had such a beautiful voice.

[@sharonwarren4479]

Simply fantastic song by Aretha Franklin. This is my favorite performance from “back in the day.”
And yes, it brings back memories…
#Aretha❤❤❤❤
#Piano❤❤❤❤
#Emotion❤❤❤❤

[@lynetteroby2938]

I was pregnant when that song came out. with my second son how beautiful he was

[@stormytempest3907]

My My you can feel the spirit and soul of that Lady! WONDERFUL.🇬🇧🇺🇸.

[@jasonjohnson3589]

She wore that song all the way out. That last note!!!

[@marinellacascone1181]

Aretha that voice, Aretha you are the voice

[@stk6mkt]

Pure greatness. Aretha was the best there ever was.

[@theresap.3305]

This is why she was the queen of soul! What a powerful performance with her powerhouse vocals and amazing background singers! 💞💞

[@tasibho]

Its performances like this and you realize how the microphones and equipment of the time couldnt really handle the magnitude and magnificence of her voice. She was extraordinary

[@JazzyJeffRealTalk]

Greatest female voice ever and it’s not even close for me 🎤 #Aretha

[@melodysanger103]

WE'LL NEVER FORGET
THE QUEEN OF SOUL
ARETHA FRANKLIN
(MARCH 25, 1942 - AUGUST 16, 2018)
(08/16/2021)

[@JuliaWalker-t6e]

WILL NEVER BE EQUALLED IN ANYONE'S LIFETIME
FEEL THE PAIN OF THE FIRST HEART BREAK 💔
WHAT.A GIFT TO LEAVE US ❤
BLESS & RIP💞👀

[@stevebaker6149]

Sublime, brilliant...there are no words for how good Aretha Franklin was.

[@paulocarv4403]

Watching this amazing singer sing this song is like having an out of this world experience.

[@cindybrown1356]

My favorite Aretha number. She’s the queen.

[@uscarme]

I can't help it, Aretha. I gotta play it again!

[@Watts412]

Unreal voice. Puts in u a fuckn trance

[@megaoldskool76]

THE GREATEST!!!!! Love this song by her, my fav!!!

[@jimipalmer5041]

A true Queen. Aretha's brilliance was, and still is unmatched, maybe never will be. I mean,shit,she made a President cry. Awesomeness in a mink coat, dam I loved this lady.🕊💖🎹

[@stevesilver9649]

No one can say "He Lied" like Aretha.

[@cherifrahmani6049]

Piano in her soul...song In her soul .voice from her deep soul....We on her deep deep soul
An Agel of Soul she was ...Respect Aretha !! From all of our hearts RIP

[@deoncuba2305]

MY MUSICICAL AUNTIE AND INSPIRATION MS ARETHA FRANKLIN I LOVE HER SO MUCH..SANG AUNTIE🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️👈☺️🔥👌

[@latoshawhite8495]

Such a beautiful voice and I mean aretha franklin and this song came out in 1970 from her album called sprint in the dark

[@sashineb.2114]

It's from an amazing album. People really should listen to that album very seriously. It is powerful and personal.

[@Yasharala3]

AP2TMH POWER thru Christ and Holy Spirit ~
She meant those lyrics, the power oozed from her head thru her fingertips, down to her toes... I felt her w/out the props of today, & I wasn't even born at this time, yet the (devil)still lying in 2021, & I am so thankful to TMH 4 Auntie ReRe(in my mind) to sang it right off of me,( baby baby), I love Aretha Franklin, the period of humility & grace, if it be TMHP will may she rest in Abraham's Bosom. Life changed her, as it has many, as we grow older~ cautionary tales, AP2TMH POWER thru Christ and Holy Spirit, Long live the 1KING ~ life is to short to spend it hating & hurting, prayer 2 TMHP works if you work it~Selah, ( baby baby).🥰
#the commandments are the key~🙏💪🙌

[@hallson2917]

Aretha left Us this day in 2018

[@zachd6537]

0:19 it's that piano melody to kick off the song🔥🤧🙏🏾

[@constantinoooo]

Natural talent

[@fannycraddock99]

No nudity, no auto tune, no nothing just 100% pure talent never to be repeated.

[@sup393]

She is the Queen

[@eduardos8031]

there is another version of this recorded at the BBC around the same time also excellent

[@skylark183]

This is SOUL!!!

[@rafaelalvarezmartin-caro6179]

De otra galaxia

[@Anita-kd4zu]

What a gift.

[@11rokerito]

Increíble, mejor que incluso la versión estudio. Su forma de tocar el piano sin mirar mientras canta sin desafinar y con un melisma perfecto es algo asombroso! Y sin auto-tune 😍

[@haraldklimm5541]

Oh absolut super, mir fehlen die Worte!!!

[@amikewy]

Indeed a Queen ...

[@JoeJonesvinyllover]

This needs a vinyl release!

[@xbigshot1]

Good God Almighty.............incredible!

[@bettymorris9923]

This song had me spinning meeting this man a freshmen in college and I was truly only 17!!!!!!!!

[@inclair8610]

Raw talent......beyond gifted!

[@WooshaBaloo]

I’m almost 59 and until today didn’t even realise Aretha played piano!

[@mwiemeg8746]

Shame on you....😁

[@jacksonbowen1305]

its sad we will never hear the angel sing again.. bc i would have loved to see her live by God

[@DRLEWIS]

Effortless SOUL!!!!

[@carolinchen4683]

The most wonderful. Classic.

[@richardwhitney5435]

Utterly brilliant; the definition of SOUL. WOW.

[@davidlamb7524]

Tears and chills. Aretha reaches deep.❤❤❤

[@WhisperedDreams951]

Pure gold.

[@johngalt1361]

The Queen of great music!

[@swatts8]

The Queen 👑👑👑