i think that GOD brought ARETHA FRANKLIN to this world to show us all what being anointed means... glory to GOD in the highest.!!! (believe me im in tears)
This is the difference between a funeral and a home going celebration! Knowing that our loved ones are with Jesus! I can't believe I missed this clip the first time. Loved how they praised and danced. I bet if Luther had the opprotunity he'd been dancing too!
southern baptists.......man. even as an on again/off again atheist, i can't help but be touched by this. i love this!!!! then ms. franklin? really?! wow.......chills. just chills, everywhere. what a beautiful woman.......such a beautiful voice. she's the queen, man. there is not other.
It amazes me - no matter what the video posted, how beautiful or breath-taking as this one by the Great Ms. Franklin, someone seems to find a way to turn something negative into the comments. It's shameful. My God, Y'all this is ARETHA. Her voice will bring you to your knees if you shut up & LISTEN. Turn loose of your hate & spite long enough to EXPERIENCE IT. And for crying out loud, enjoy the human condition, that simple part of you that just weeps and smiles at the voice of an angel.
In the words of Mattie Moss- Clark .... "I felt something!!!" Aretha got me when she satrted calling Jesus. If you got something in you, you can't just hear the name of Jesus called and not feel something. Aretha knew what she was doing. She told ya'll in the beginning about her throat and she knew what to do to bring it home.
I also have this on VHS. This was the funeral for the late great Luther Vandross at the Riverside Church in Harlem. It had poured rain that day and that huge church was packed to capacity. Just before the services started,the motorcade passed by the APOLLO so people (who stood HOURS in the rain) could throw flowers at the hearse. All of Luther's fave ladies were there that day:Aretha,Patti,Dionne &Gladys. I went to the wake & Luther's family were so strong. Aretha's was WONDERFUL!!!
This performance is not for us to judge as good or bad, as far as a rendition of a legendary hymn by performed by a legend, on loan to us by the Lord. It is a Funeral for another talented man. And should be respected and viewed in that spirit
i hope she is doing well..aretha meant so much to me when i was a teenager..soul music was my music...god bless this lady and all the those who r in need of comfort..from above down inside out.
Aretha better sing! I absolutely love the end when she does a little preaching. She sounds just like her father Rev. C.L. Franklin in the song and more at the end when she gets the church shouting!
I love love love Luther's music. His funeral was beautiful. Patti LaBelle and others sung, too. BTW, Aretha has sung at so many of the gospel greats funerals; you guys know the powerhouse singers will come together, and sing beautiful, soul-stirring music when its Mrs. Franklin's time to be with the Lord. I can see Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, Mary J. Blige and many more putting their hearts and souls into one last song for Aretha. However, I pray that God keeps her with us a while longer.
AMEN Shes The Queen and anointed!!She doesn`t need to be anybody else plus shes singing at the Funeral of a dear Friend!! Its breathtaking and a inspiration to all singers!!
What a soul diva. A mellow voice par excellence. No one can take the place of you. You got a special place in my heart. Get well Aretha. May the Lord Almighty lift you up to health....
First of all, praised due to the most high for bringing forth a talent such as Ms Aretha Franklin to truly truly bless us with her amazing god given talent for all her years. It's truly a blessing to be able to listen to such a wonderful voice. WIth that being said we should be humbled to be a witness to the grace of our creator as brought forth through her vocal stylings. I do believe that when she opens her mouth we are hearing the voice of an angel. Blesseth.
YES I LOVE IT!!! SHE Started Preaching at the 5 in marck.. She got that anointing on her just as her father had it before her!!! Preach on Missionary Franklin!!
I bet this is the first time the Holy Ghost even fell on the Episcopal Church. Some of the priests looked like they felt the spirit. It even looked like those dead stone statues wanted to cry out to God. This is what happens when the fire of the Holy Ghost falls on a church service.
@DaStr8Truth DAT IS the truth. SHO NUFF!!!! This is some hard churchin. When that left hand goes behind her back and the eyes close then we always know we're in for some deep praise. Just like at Dr. King's, Mahalia's, Clara's, Miss Rosa, Albertina's homegoing. Oh Lord, too many. Too many Lawd. Who gonna do it for Sis Franklin? Bless ya xx
I love this women singing, as a young women on the choir the choir director would have me to sing her songs. I love you Aretha. Please make some more gospel music. Thanks.
@Militon754: What you hear in this video is a older version of her voice....when Aretha was young there was nothing touching her vocally. Aretha had voice,anointing,style,soul. She was what we called a full package....because true singing is not about vocal gymnastics and riffs all over the place. Aretha was a standard bearer...she had THE MOST SOULFUL voice of all her peers. So when you say you don't see her the way others do...it simply is a matter of taste. Keep in mind she smoked for years.
It may sound like Billy :Preston but in the Amazing Grace concert it was James Cleveland, Aretha's and Ray Charles' mentor, who brought gospel to the real world with voice and organ.
the purpose of this video is to not only celebrate Luther but to praise Aretha's talent....................The great Whitney's funeral aint got nothing to do with my video................thanks!!!!
pera aí ! alguém viu aquele cara correndo em volta do caixão de Luther Vandross ao som de um gospel muito bem feito, precedido de Amazing Grace com Aretha Franklin, por que os velórios aqui no Brasil não são assim!se eu pudesse escolher queria um no meu!!!!!Aleuuuiaaaaa!!!muito bom!!!
People always have something to say about Aretha, IT'S MY TURN. This lady has busted out her throat for us for 50 yrs. She has toured and recorded for many of those 50 years. Now that she is slowing down and her voice isn't as strong as it was people want to critisize and tear her down. Aretha doesn't have to sing another note in her life, because she has already done it. I love Aretha for who she is, and she is the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Gospel...stop hate'n
@Militon754: One more thing for you to consider is the fact that when she sings she is ministering....she is far more then just a singer. Go listen to her sing "With Pen In Hand" or "Change Is Gonna Come" or "Good To Me As I Am To You" those songs will give you a better understanding of her range when she was at her best. She even once did jazz singing and mastered it too. Aretha is more then a singer she is a experience and that is what so many people see in her...sorry you don't have that eye.
thank you Aretha we love you girl for pulling through for Luther . . . . . unbelievable we lost our star (s) what kind of curse is black people pulling on themselves , we losing too many too young too often , that is a sign of a curse not blessing . . .yes I am venting
@READY4REVELATION thats why I love my church... they dont fight it if the spirt says sing they sing. leaves u breathless and gives you that feeling you cant get naturally.
ARETHA HAS A VOICE LIKE A PICASSO PAINTING . IT IS A NATIONAL TREASURE. SHE LEFT THE EGO AT THE DOOR AND USHERED THE SPIRIT IN.
i think that GOD brought ARETHA FRANKLIN to this world to show us all what being anointed means... glory to GOD in the highest.!!! (believe me im in tears)
I am an Atheist and listening to this beautiful song..this beautiful woman..There has got to be something!!!
I get chills from the first note..Miss Aretha is Amazing
This is the difference between a funeral and a home going celebration! Knowing that our loved ones are with Jesus!
I can't believe I missed this clip the first time. Loved how they praised and danced. I bet if Luther had the opprotunity he'd been dancing too!
Aretha and Luther were very close. The best person to deliver this healing musical tribute
All I know is I needed to feel the spirit of The Lord tonight, and I did. Amen and Praise God. Thank you Luther, and Aretha.
southern baptists.......man. even as an on again/off again atheist, i can't help but be touched by this. i love this!!!! then ms. franklin? really?! wow.......chills. just chills, everywhere. what a beautiful woman.......such a beautiful voice. she's the queen, man. there is not other.
It amazes me - no matter what the video posted, how beautiful or breath-taking as this one by the Great Ms. Franklin, someone seems to find a way to turn something negative into the comments. It's shameful. My God, Y'all this is ARETHA. Her voice will bring you to your knees if you shut up & LISTEN. Turn loose of your hate & spite long enough to EXPERIENCE IT. And for crying out loud, enjoy the human condition, that simple part of you that just weeps and smiles at the voice of an angel.
"to the Vandross family..I just wanna leave this with you today....THERE IS HEALING!!!" my favorite part
That's what i am talking about...you can feel it in your bones when it is real worship. Aretha can still hold church after all these years.
Aretha was preaching!!!
Chills. From the first note out of her mouth. Blessed.
She ministered....Wonderful! Love it.
In the words of Mattie Moss- Clark .... "I felt something!!!" Aretha got me when she satrted calling Jesus. If you got something in you, you can't just hear the name of Jesus called and not feel something. Aretha knew what she was doing. She told ya'll in the beginning about her throat and she knew what to do to bring it home.
Oh dear Lord Jesus, with this godlike voice at my funeral.....i would jump out my coffin and dance.
Bless ya Aretha !
WHAT a voice!!!! I always get goose bumps. Aretha thanks for blessing the world with your voice!!
I love how Aretha's voice dips octaves in the intro. She is the queen of perfect pitch and bending notes
man if this is her when her throat is bothing her, I cannot imagine what she can to full force. This is a vocalist.She is amazing.
Praise the Lord.....Sang it Sis. Aretha!....no one does it better!!
A Gods given talent.
I also have this on VHS. This was the funeral for the late great Luther Vandross at the Riverside Church in Harlem. It had poured rain that day and that huge church was packed to capacity. Just before the services started,the motorcade passed by the APOLLO so people (who stood HOURS in the rain) could throw flowers at the hearse.
All of Luther's fave ladies were there that day:Aretha,Patti,Dionne &Gladys. I went to the wake & Luther's family were so strong. Aretha's was WONDERFUL!!!
Nothing but the blood of Jesus sister!!!!! Amazing Grace. Wow. What a testimony....
Amazing Amazing Amazing woman, Aretha. I LOVE love her. Just bless her Lord. Ahmein
This performance is not for us to judge as good or bad, as far as a rendition of a legendary hymn by performed by a legend, on loan to us by the Lord. It is a Funeral for another talented man. And should be respected and viewed in that spirit
This woman can turn anything into some wild American opera: range and power.
There are many great singers in the world. This legend is standing at the top, up in the rare air with very little company. God bless Aretha.
That's my chick! I will never be her, but I will light up service in the morning with this song! You go ReeRee! To God be the glory!
Aretha Franklin is Anointed!! how Amazing !!the Queen of Soul sang this tune and no other could have mastered her. A fan always.
i hope she is doing well..aretha meant so much to me when i was a teenager..soul music was my music...god bless this lady and all the those who r in need of comfort..from above down inside out.
Aretha on my mind.
No one can deliver a song like Queen Aretha Franklin! Long may she reign.
Aretha better sing! I absolutely love the end when she does a little preaching. She sounds just like her father Rev. C.L. Franklin in the song and more at the end when she gets the church shouting!
She was preaching like Rev. CL Franklin up there!
if they would have a drum set it would have been over!!
I love love love Luther's music. His funeral was beautiful. Patti LaBelle and others sung, too. BTW, Aretha has sung at so many of the gospel greats funerals; you guys know the powerhouse singers will come together, and sing beautiful, soul-stirring music when its Mrs. Franklin's time to be with the Lord. I can see Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, Mary J. Blige and many more putting their hearts and souls into one last song for Aretha. However, I pray that God keeps her with us a while longer.
Her voice never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
AMEN
Shes The Queen and anointed!!She doesn`t need to be anybody else plus shes singing at the Funeral of a dear Friend!! Its breathtaking and a inspiration to all singers!!
QUEEN ARETHA!
Aretha Franklin is an angel. you can hear the soul in her. What a siren.
If you ever see the Lord, tell him that i've paid my debts and dues over life and i am ready to meat him. Thank you.
@07:21 Gotta love that fast pace church music....what a good way to put it in the service....Amen to that!!
el blanco es pureza y libertad de espiritu. Dios la bendiga por ese tributo tan hermoso hermoso,
Except the fact that tape is not that good, I love this video, I love this Song, I love Aretha Franklin from the bottom of my heart.
What a soul diva. A mellow voice par excellence. No one can take the place of you. You got a special place in my heart. Get well Aretha. May the Lord Almighty lift you up to health....
Oh my Lord....from 5:00 to the end, I 'bout lost it! HEALIN' IN THE NAME OF JESUS!!! YESSSS!!!!!!!! *runs a lap*
You can hear the spirit of her father when she speaks in song like this....i love this, thanks for posting..
First of all, praised due to the most high for bringing forth a talent such as Ms Aretha Franklin to truly truly bless us with her amazing god given talent for all her years. It's truly a blessing to be able to listen to such a wonderful voice. WIth that being said we should be humbled to be a witness to the grace of our creator as brought forth through her vocal stylings. I do believe that when she opens her mouth we are hearing the voice of an angel. Blesseth.
Send chills up my spine. No one can do it like the Queen.
There is healing in the name of Jesus!!! Amen
praise Him!!!! best song ever. Hallelujah!!!!
R.I.P luther vandross your ever to be one the best singer in the world!!
YES I LOVE IT!!! SHE Started Preaching at the 5 in marck.. She got that anointing on her just as her father had it before her!!! Preach on Missionary Franklin!!
a interpretação mais linda dessa bela música!
I bet this is the first time the Holy Ghost even fell on the Episcopal Church. Some of the priests looked like they felt the spirit. It even looked like those dead stone statues wanted to cry out to God. This is what happens when the fire of the Holy Ghost falls on a church service.
@DaStr8Truth
DAT IS the truth. SHO NUFF!!!!
This is some hard churchin.
When that left hand goes behind her back and the eyes close then we always know we're in for some deep praise. Just like at Dr. King's, Mahalia's, Clara's, Miss Rosa, Albertina's homegoing. Oh Lord, too many. Too many Lawd. Who gonna do it for Sis Franklin?
Bless ya xx
I love this women singing, as a young women on the choir the choir director would have me to sing her songs. I love you Aretha. Please make some more gospel music. Thanks.
meu Deus ... tenho certeza que luther vandros... aplaudiu por essa bela interpretação de sua amiga ...
R.I.P Luther, see you when I get there.
I like the way she speaks like a real queen !
I got all my hair diseheveld whenever I hear this astounding voice. Voice from heaven indeed !!
This is the type of Church that I went to in Milwaukee, and it's truly amazing.....true fellowship is felt!!!!!
I have to say: Luther is really resting in peace and pride. Only Mrs Franklin, only Mrs Franklin... no more words to say.
@Militon754: What you hear in this video is a older version of her voice....when Aretha was young there was nothing touching her vocally. Aretha had voice,anointing,style,soul. She was what we called a full package....because true singing is not about vocal gymnastics and riffs all over the place. Aretha was a standard bearer...she had THE MOST SOULFUL voice of all her peers. So when you say you don't see her the way others do...it simply is a matter of taste. Keep in mind she smoked for years.
really......man they danced my mother on across jordan back in 1992 and all the other funerals i have been to.........
Like my grandfather the late harold b bass of odessa mo. Would of said by her performance "yes " saaaaah!!!
the one and only MS ARETHA FRANKLIN
Amazing !!!!
allwas love you Aretha Franklin
It may sound like Billy :Preston but in the Amazing Grace concert it was James Cleveland, Aretha's and Ray Charles' mentor, who brought gospel to the real world with voice and organ.
THATS how you hold CHURCH!!
I cannot help crying
beautiful demonstrate of esteem to big artist Vandross!!! bravo
she's the queen amen
me encanta en el 6:28 cuando dice "family that prays together...stays together" ♥
Aretha seems to have summoned her fathers spirit at the end.
Glory to God!!!
the purpose of this video is to not only celebrate Luther but to praise Aretha's talent....................The great Whitney's funeral aint got nothing to do with my video................thanks!!!!
R.I.P. Mr. Vandross. You're with stars I believe...
pera aí ! alguém viu aquele cara correndo em volta do caixão de Luther Vandross ao som de um gospel muito bem feito, precedido de Amazing Grace com Aretha Franklin, por que os velórios aqui no Brasil não são assim!se eu pudesse escolher queria um no meu!!!!!Aleuuuiaaaaa!!!muito bom!!!
People always have something to say about Aretha, IT'S MY TURN. This lady has busted out her throat for us for 50 yrs. She has toured and recorded for many of those 50 years. Now that she is slowing down and her voice isn't as strong as it was people want to critisize and tear her down. Aretha doesn't have to sing another note in her life, because she has already done it. I love Aretha for who she is, and she is the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Gospel...stop hate'n
Beautiful voice
Amazing to have Aretha Sing at Luthers funeral. He was 'So, Amazing'.
@Militon754: One more thing for you to consider is the fact that when she sings she is ministering....she is far more then just a singer. Go listen to her sing "With Pen In Hand" or "Change Is Gonna Come" or "Good To Me As I Am To You" those songs will give you a better understanding of her range when she was at her best. She even once did jazz singing and mastered it too. Aretha is more then a singer she is a experience and that is what so many people see in her...sorry you don't have that eye.
iam a patti fan but i love me some FRANKLIN,she sure made me cry brought da house down,she could do this 4 me
Still can't believe Luther is gone. R.I.P. Great to hear Aretha.
My...My ...My... Lord Have Mercy!!!
thank you Aretha we love you girl for pulling through for Luther . . . . . unbelievable we lost our star (s) what kind of curse is black people pulling on themselves , we losing too many too young too often , that is a sign of a curse not blessing . . .yes I am venting
beautiful
May God Bless and Keep you Aretha. .......Amen.
Aretha la meilleur
michael saudades para sempre !!!
No one can do it like Aretha.
I didn't know black funerals were like this... :D
@READY4REVELATION thats why I love my church... they dont fight it if the spirt says sing they sing. leaves u breathless and gives you that feeling you cant get naturally.
I hear dat sister Aretha!
Preach Sister!!Preach!
she is still killin @her age..... i love her
ARETHA is not the only one dressed in white
最高です!Great!