ReRe Still D0nt L!ke You Whitney: David Ritz 'Respect' The Life of Aretha Franklin pt 25 

Yep. Aretha was dead wrong for doing that.

@@BJN1253 Perhaps she was instructed not to attend. Lot of strings pulled out there in that entertainment world. You never know.

@@savoyaepps646 Most of us (the public) just run our mouths about things we don't really know.

She died from cancer, so maybe she was ill during that time.

She said she didn't come because her leg was hurting. She was actually in town at the hotel (according to her) but was in too much pain to come. Looking back, she could have very well been experiencing complications from her illness and made up the leg story as a cover because she denied she had cancer the whole way through.

What a wonderful memory! I can just see those hats afluttering, gloves waving, and them fans in their hands going at full speed! A few might have even fainted. I know I would have. He is my all time favorite. When he started that It's not that I don't love you... I'm gone after that. Lol Chicago

@@savoyaepps646 lol not gonna lie, I would have fainted too seeing my cousin in his element! I also would have been FRONT ROW supporting & enjoy the entertainment. I'm really sad I missed out

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Doesn’t sound true. There are too many interviews that prove otherwise.

Agree...she was the godmother of uplifting all the great singers... Even the lip singer's

@@nikkibergin1204 lol yup

Aretha was a genius cause usually an artist who is hugely successful will have at best 7-10 years. Aretha was able to stretch it to over 30 commercial years.

Aretha could have sounded better. All that alcohol and smoking ruined her voice for a while. Once she stopped, she started sounding good again.

Well she also said that she was a talent and had a gift.

@Blair Waldorf right, Cissy baby can sing...lol

@@jasonholland2516 She was a mess. lol. I have like her tho.

@@jasonholland2516 Sounds like a compliment to me.

She was just competitive. Y’all act like she beat Whitney’s ass 🙄

She didn’t treat her like that. It’s always good to do your own research.

Aretha did the same thing to Tboz

​@@MiamiPush2theLimit Her sister was supposed to the soundtrack for the movie SPARKLE, and Aretha took it!! She was competitive with her own sister!!

@@wintersantiago2274 According to Narada Michael Walden who produced the record, Aretha did behave very competitively in the recording session. And in Aretha's book she says that Whitney didn't have the enough studio experience.

Oh my gosh! Keeping Up Appearance. Miss Bouquet (Bucket)! Me and my children couldn't get enough of them British comedies.

Whitney was more pop or top forty, but Aretha was raw talent and in a Class of her own!!

@@Alfamale-xs4ev no one was checking for Aretha at all she was legendary but she was never a star like Whitney.

@@RD-lx1gy lies.

Not always. Aretha had alot of years on Whitney before she even got fame.

@Blair Waldorf do your research Aretha was not bigger than Whitney

Lol🤣🤣🤣

This is the truth!!! Whitney was so good off the top of her head that Aretha needed do-overs to compete. Now if that doesn’t tell you who threatens who, nothing will.

@@marcusward6200 Right and she still couldn’t top the note Whitney did lmao!!!

Ty Harrell Whitney was the next phase and Aretha was the top tier of the PREVIOUS phase but due to an overly inflated ego Aretha couldn’t accept that the vocal “2.0” had arrived and graciously but confidently pass the torch. In any talent we may have we ALL need to be careful to not think more of ourselves than is necessary and always know that we have nothing that was not GIVEN to us realizing that we have done nothing and that it was ALL GOD and there is no limit to what HE can do...(I.e. 1.0 Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, 2.0 Whitney Houston, 3.0 KeKe Wyatt, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Price, 4.0 (Future acts of God)...PERIODT THU DONE & FINISHED!!!

@@marcusward6200 I totally agree. I think it also bothered her that Whitney was Cissy’s child, a woman who sang background for her so many years. How dare her child come and out do and out sell me. Lol

Sir Smiles Lightfoot me too🤗🤗🤗🤗have a blessed day

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That could probably be said about many or most in the entertainment world. It's a cut-throat, competitive business. Actually about anybody. Look at how much shade is being thrown in these comments by "regular" people.

I believe it to be true

@@lakeishawilliams2099 Me too.

Ebony Jenae That is clear testament to her being overly frisky herself and psychologically projecting her behavior onto all other women in the assumption that they must be the same way she was. PERIODT THU DONE & FINISHED.

@@marcusward6200 Interesting comment. I witnessed that phenomenon so much in women. When it comes to Aretha (glad I didn't know her personally) because SHE can do no wrong in my eyes! I love her!

J Denese I hear you she was one of the GREATS that’s for sure but they say “Never meet your heroes for you are sure to be disappointed.”

Elton was just that damn good!

Whitney was always kind and forgiving of everyone including Aretha. What so Aretha is for years she knew Whitney called her Aunt ReRe....finally Aretha was jealous of Whitney's fame which is crazy. Whitney always stated that outside of Whitney's family Aretha was everything to her.

The song was very popular. I remember it welk

Whitney was always gracious and Aretha was always threatened by Whitney. Did you catch the shade on the Grammys the year the “Exhale” soundtrack was showcased when Aretha messed Whitney’s wig up?

@@marcusward6200 I had to run back and check it out, ReRe sure did Lol. Not only that Aretha was determined to get the last note on Whitney and CeCe's song to the point ReRe screeched on a note tryna over sing CeCe Winans voice. Not the first time ReRe has done that do You remeber the 1998 Divas live where Celine came in at the end of Natural Woman with some riffs and runs and ReRe was like hell to the naw You won't and they had a little vocal battle til ReRe was like thank You for coming You're a beautiful audience good night shut Celine down! Then as the credits were about to role Aretha was like hold on on second thought I'ma take Ya to church and started singing gospel thinking Celine wouldn't be able to keep up..but She did Lmao. Aretha was a petty mess and I was and still am here for every minute of it...still Love Her.

@@Dahverin-kk4on I can recall rushing to Camelot or Record Bar to buy the cd when it was released. Narada Michael Walden explained Aretha actions, stated it was horrible and Whitney was shocked and very hurt.

Because she wasn't. Whitney's mother Cissy has said the same thing in interviews.

was it smugness or truthfulness?

Yep. Still remember En Vogue dubbing him "LuciFah" Vandross. LOL!

@@yonkcity WHAAAAAT, WELL DAMN....What happened?

@@yonkcity Yes!! I heard from a relative who worked at our Performing Arts Center that Luther was very petty and demanding during his rehearsals and his venom was not limited to just the musicians and technicians He lit into Arts Center staff and was extremely rude

Yes indeed. Definitely him vs Envogue.

@@brucejackson3844 WOW!!!! These people be CRAY

Lamar Allen I have to interject here...I hear you on Aretha finally finding her stride and sound just as age and cigarettes began to rob her of her once great voice...I really hear you on that part and I do agree that in the 60’s and 70’s that Aretha’s voice was the ultimate but then came Whitney the next phase in vocal ability. Aretha was great but she was never equal to Whitney when Whitney was in her prime. Not even. PERIODT THU DONE & FINISHED.

​@@marcusward6200 There’s no way anyone can listen to their respective catalogues side by side with an honest ear and not hear or acknowledge Aretha’s superiority, and that’s only in view of their recorded music. As far as live vocals are concerned, Whitney had a mighty mid-register belt and a supple head voice allowing for all those brilliant flourishes she often did, but Aretha had a far more sizable range in every register and though she may not have been as consistent with her delivery on account of her chain smoking, when she was on, no one was quite as brilliant, and to this day no other singer has sang with as much inventiveness, passion, or genius. I bear in mind that besides the records, our only frame of reference is RU-vid, but many of Aretha’s most brilliant live performances from the mid-late 70s (her true prime) aren’t even available online.

Lamar Allen I respect you in standing firm in your selection with regard to whom your favorite is and whom you have assessed as being the greatest. Aretha came along before RU-vid and I know many stunning performances went unrecorded but the fact still stands Whitney Elizabeth Houston is the standard all who came after her are trying to achieve. Whenever one wants to showcase their vocal abilities they don’t sing Aretha songs they TRY to duplicate Whitney’s “I Will Always Love You”, “Run to You”, “One Moment in Time” or “I Have Nothing.” No one is trying to detract from Aretha, her song “Angel” speaks to me deeply and I grew up listening to her I am 52 and Whitney came along when I was 16 back in 1984 and I am a singer and therefore know greatness of voice. You need only hear and watch the live 1989 Grammy Awards performance of “One Moment in Time” when this woman sings the line “if you seize that one moment in time! Make it shine!” and you can see that it was all over for everyone who came before her and they knew it because everyone from Little Richard to Barbara Mandrell to Andy Williams was in the house and they all knew what they had just witnessed...THE FUTURE!!! Point blank period! There is no limit to what Jehovah God can do (I.e. 1.0 Billie, Judy, Aretha, Lena, Sarah, Ella, Barbra - 2.0 WHITNEY HOUSTON - 3.0 KeKe Wyatt, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Price, Nikki Ross, Tarralyn Ramsey - 4.0 (Future acts of God not yet revealed) That’s just how it is Bruh. Peace be unto you and unto all you know and love. 🙏🏾💥🙏🏾

@@marcusward6200 I've studied under maestros who hold a doctorate in vocal pedagogy, I'm a student of classical voice performance at the New England Conservatory of Music, so I could go there if you want to go there. Whitney does it for you and that's fine; her voice was a technical marvel, but it's egregious and downright false to say people don't sing Aretha's songs to showcase their vocal abilities, have you ever watched American idol or the Voice?!? Jennifer Hudson auditioned with an Aretha song, Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia each sang songs made popular by Aretha in the competition, and the list goes on and on. The discourse surrounding the pantheon of American popular music's greatest singers is a never-ending tide of dissension that I won't entertain, but I'll rectify your above statement, considering Aretha's career predates and outlasts Whitney's, not to mention it was twice as prolific, Aretha, in fact, set the standard, and Whitney herself knew this. Vocally, everything Whitney did, Aretha did first and then some. She was among the first to change the paradigm of singing in popular music, and though Whitney's popularity prevails, Aretha is the blueprint, and those are simply facts.

Lamar Allen It is always a joy to encounter learned brothers of all races my friend and again you, as is everyone else, are entitled to your choice of who is greatest but that will never change the truth. Aretha was bested in the studio by a 22 year old Whitney Houston to the point of hanging back after Whitney left to re-record her parts of the recording showing that she knew she had been bested and that she was threatened by Whitney. I am glad to hear that you have studied under reputable and renowned tutelage but that will never change the fact that ability improves upon itself and that those who are able to learn from the greats often obtain what they the greats had and then go on to exceed their mentors. I wish it were possible for Whitney and Aretha to be about 26 to 28 years old at the same time. My money would be on Whitney Houston with full confidence that she would execute a breathtaking win. I loved Aretha as well and made it a point to state this fact in previous comments but when you do an objective analysis of vocal skill Whitney wins period. Kings and Queens have stated that Whitney Houston was “the greatest singer of our ERA” (Prince Albert of Monaco) Sir! A scholar far exceeding your pedigree stated: “If voices were instruments then Whitney Houston’s would be a Stradivarius.” Aretha was great but Whitney was greater and that’s just the way it is. I am not here to engage in verbal acrobatics which I easily could nor am I here to inflame others via opposition. Her Royal Vocal Highness The Queen, Whitney Elizabeth Houston is the iridium standard by which all are now being measured. Now that she is gone the new breath takers, In my opinion, are: KeKe Wyatt, Kelly Price, Jennifer Hudson, Nikki Ross and Tarralyn Ramsey. Peace be unto you and yours.

She had a very public spat with Ed Bradley from 60 minutes for his suggestion that her music was sensual/sexual.

@@rjs1602 i don't know why. Pregnant at 12.....

@@crazyhorse A woman can't be sexy after being a teenage mother 🤷🏾‍♀️

@@rjs1602 no I'm saying ,saying her music is sexy shouldn't be a issue she's been fking since she was 12. But like nay called her oh lying azz Aretha

@@crazyhorse Back in that day as in today 12 year olds are f^cking and getting pregnant. They just couldn't get rid of the baby then like they can today.

Thank you

Yes she was. It's a shame she treated Whitney that way.

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She gave Whitney a lot of compliments in her interviews.

Right. Dirty lyrics, rock arrangement and gospel feel! 🔥🔥🔥

Patti had a warm heart. It is hard to feel Aretha's heart behind her wall..

It just kills me when these comments and conclusions are made about people that one doesn't know personally. Just what they've read or "heard". But I guess the tabloid mentality is part and parcel of being in show biz. As the saying goes, "all publicity is good publicity". People live in Disneyland, I swear.

@@marycrane3735 Do you know Patti and or Aretha personally?

It’s amazing how people make up stuff and other people run with it

I seen some of her interviews and she was mean af in a lot of them for no damn reason

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WE ARE NOT PERFECT BEINGS IF WE WERE THERE WOULD BE NO RACISM OR WARS.WE LOVE ARETHA AND EVERYBODY IS NOT GOING TO MAKE UP STORIES.THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE. .SOME PEOPLE ARE INSECURE NO MATTER HOW GIFTED AND ANOINTED THEY ARE.AND ARETHA WAS ANOINTED AND GIFTED BY GOD.SOME OF HER SHADENESS WAS HER PERSONALITY.DAVID RUFFIN AS GIFTED AS HE WAS WAS INSECURE ABOUT HIS GIFT.WE HAVE TO TAKE THE GOOD AND BAD.THAT GOES FOR ALL OF US.PEACE.

@@deloresking8620 where’s the proof on some of this nastiness

👀 I didn't know that

Yes I heard that also, so I was confused