SOLID GOLD | Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin sing "I Say A Little Prayer" (4/12/1981) 

The first and the second most charted female artists of the rock era (1955-1999). Just damn!

*Dionne's ability to smile while singing just proves God made her to sing.*

I wish they never touched a cigarette in their lives. The best technical Pop and soul singers.

No one doubts that Dionne has a beautifully supple head voice with crystal clear soprano notes and that she uses them very well. Dionne is probably one of the few handful of singers that can duet with Aretha and maintain her own presence in a performance, as a vocalist, and not be overwhelmed by Aretha's...well....Aretha.

Dionne OWNED this song

I don't see a battle here. I just see two musical giants complementing one another. This is beautiful to me.

Ms. Dionne is never pressed or bothered

Never realized dionne warwick was this beautiful. She looked like a supermodel perfume ad

Even better has anyone ever noticed how much Whitney Houston looks like a youthful Dionne Warwick?

When two Giants simultaneously invaded the Solid Gold stage damnit!! ❤❤

Dionne is the greatest collaborator of all times ...she lets everyone shine

Dionne left no crumbs. She did that, reminder- it was and still is her song.

There's something about Dionne's voice that is so soothing to hear.. very angelic and calm, such a true singer

Two Legend 's Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin 👍👍🤩🤩 Sing The Song Queen 's 😄😄❤️

The level of Black Excellence is exemplary!😍

Solid Gold was EVERYTHING!

I have never ever heard Dionne hit a bad note, even on astounding technical riffs - and Aretha, well, Aretha sings as easily as breathing - incredible duo of heaven-sent talent :-)

Aretha is the Queen of soul and lady Dionne's voice certainly blends with almost every vocal artist, that is phenomenal. Divas and Legends.

Two ladies born to sing.

That was the most complimenting duet. The both really worked together. Beautiful!

Love Dionne dress and the way she sits on that stool, like a swan .....

Not to take anything away from this performance but Dionne Warwick owns this song... it was written for her as a soloist.

The remarkable Madame Dionne Warwick.

Dionne was generous enough to invite Aretha in her show and sing her song! I love both versions tbh.

I love them both , like how could anyone not but Aretha gives me goosebumps ❤❤

What Can Or Can't I Say!! Dionne Warwick And Aretha Franklin Singing Together On Stage 🎤🎤 Two Great Singer's That Can And Could!! Sing This Song 🎶🎵!! Like Nobody Else.. This Song Came From Their 60's Era And Time ⏰ 🎥 🎤!! They Both Own This Hit Song.

Very classy of Dionne to let Aretha start the song...true artist!

Queen put her ego aside for 3 minutes, look what a classic duet everyone had the opportunity to see and hear. Masterful

2024 and this is beautiful

Stop comparing our divas and accept these two legends sitting on one stage singing a classic!

Dionne had that jazzy/R&b sound Aretha had the gospel/Soul sound !

AND THEY ARE SITTING DOWN. JUST LET THAT SINK IN FOR A MINUTE......👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

The body language is epic!!!!!!

My soul was a little hurt that I never knew about this performance. My soul is healed now that I have this in my life. 👏

In this direct comparison I prefer Dionne's part and rendition

I believe they respected it other!

When the greats had such class.

Both of them are incredible ... both with voices and styles that are instantly recognized.. to choose one over the other is meaningless...

THEY RESPECT EACH OTHER

Dionne looks amazing 😉!!!

I never new about this and I used to watch Solid gold back then. This is why I still love youtube. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two of THE best voices in music. The way they both interpret music is astounding.

wow.... what a gem!

As a major recording star, Dionne has always approached duets with taste and generosity toward the other artist. She works as part of a team, sharing the spotlight, always knows her part and sings in service to the performance and the duet without sacrificing herself or her own artistry. That's a delicate balance that seems to come to her naturally, intuitively. Can't say that for every singer. Many feel the need to compete or outshine the other. I don't know Dionne personally, but in terms of her stage persona, she's always been a class act. One of her standout duets is with Anne Murray (Quebec). The two ladies look and sound amazing together.

Aretha vocal placement and adlibs are genius i love how are went smooth to compliment dionne tone and dionnes ability to harmonize and still stand out should be studied

Dionne Warwick was 1 of Aretha's favorite singers.

I can't understand why people are making this a battle. They are both literally murdering this song. I love the collab.

Loving this in 2023 .. can come back in 2063 when I’m long gone and peeps will be loving this still ❤

I love both versions of this song! They both did Burt Bacharach and Hal Davis’s song justice!

Ms Dionne is singing this in the arrangement done for ms Franklin.. nice to see them together

They both did they shit respectfully and beautiful 😩

I love aretha’s tone at this age it’s so rich !

Very different styles but 2 of the all-time greats. I personally prefer Dionne's crystal-clear jazzy style that seems tailor-made for pop songs, but I can see how a lot of people like Aretha's much bigger "take no prisoners" style. I respect that Aretha toned it down for this duet so that she wouldn't overpower Dionne's voice.

My daughter woke me today with a loud, lip-shing dance impression of this that broke my heart for it's joyousness. I am a most fortunate human being.

2 TITANS OF MUSIC !!!! 2 UNDISPUTED WOMEN WITH HIGH STATE OF MIND AND DIAMOND CATALOG OF SONGS LIKE NO ONE ELSE !!! I LOVE THEM BOTH AND I SALUTE THEM 💖🌹🌹

This here is what you called "Legends at work"

A classic moment between two icons that both made this song a hit, individually, came together to bless us with this one moment in time. Why can't we just enjoy this rare performance of these music titans and leave the comparisons out of it? They both have stellar careers, at this point, of more than 50 yrs each, world wide acclaim, more hits than anyone can count, and will go down in history as the best of the best in popular music. Just let it be and enjoy that this was captured on film.

Aretha and that shoulder hug 😝

Two great giants of music,awesome ❤❤❤

Dionne is one of a few who knows how to duet. She always complements the other singer . Shes had those Gorgeous cheekbones back then and that glorious voice... Aretha is the queen of soul Dionne is the true queen of pop music IMHO

Lord...when Aretha started singing. I love both of them. I’m glad they performed together.

Two legends and REAL singers! ❤️

the truly exceptional voices of these women.

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote "I Say a Little Prayer" for Dionne Warwick. Her recording of the song originally peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the R&B Singles chart it peaked at number eight. Hal David wrote the lyrics to the song to convey a woman's concern for her man who's serving in the Vietnam War which was being waged far away in Southeast Asia at the time. I was seven years old when that song first came out. I remember it being played on the radio a lot, but not as much as her hit "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" the next year. That song was also written for her by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copies worldwide and winning Warwick her first Grammy Award. "I Say a Little Prayer" also returned to the Pop & R&B Top Ten in the fall of 1968 via a recording by Aretha Franklin taken from her 1968 album Aretha Now. In October 1968 Aretha's version of "I Say a Little Prayer" reached number ten on the Hot 100 and number three on the R&B singles chart. In September 1968, it peaked at number 4 in the UK and was Aretha's biggest hit in the UK until her number 1 collaboration with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)."

No one can phrase a song like these old soul singers!!! Beautiful!!!

Dionne is just so intentional with her singing. I love the way she just smiles her way through this song. Especially at 2:33 when she does her “ooohs” while sitting comfortably bopping along. People sleep on dionne but true musicians knew she was nothing to play with. Even legendary singers darlene love and Eunice peterson said that Dionne in her prime could do anything with her voice she wanted. Whether it was singing in the soprano lane or giving us churchy gospel runs

The two had a wonderful chemistry in this duet. The two brought their own style to this classic. One does not try to emulate the other. One doesn’t try to do out the other. This lives up to the title, this was a Solid Gold performance.

I love how they merged their two versions together.

What a pair excellent 🎉

Classic memory 🎶🎵🎶🎵👀 the best of the best 👆💞💕🌹🐈🤔

Look at these two beautiful, tremendously talent black women singing alongside each other. Thank you, Aretha and Dionne, for your contributions to music and for inspiring so many black people and women (especially black women).

I have always been a Big fan of Dionne Warwicks and consider her my All -Time favo/urite presenter on Solid Gold. Aretha Franklin has always had a place in my heart and it is sad she is no longer with us but with singers like these two the next generation have a lot to live up to.

I never knew they had sung this song together. This us is classic...thanks for posting it 😊

How cool are these two beautiful ladies.

Two divas

I Loved Them Together.

This is my very first time seeing them singing together they both sound awesome together i thought Dionne was whitney for a minute they sound awesome together real rap

Maravilhosas!!❤

great duet love Dionne

SO fab to these these women who started their journey as talented It Girls of the 60s to make the music is so much a defining part of American culture. Dionne was the reigning Queen of Pop, sitting to the right of the Queen of Soul, this is just magic!

2 Goddesses side by side

This Classic song was recorded by Dionne first then by Aretha later both had success with the song 👍👍🤗 Two QUEENS AND LEGENDARY

They are Fabulous

Its so touching how life goes with the music giants in their young youthful age but memories of both Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick always remembered RIP Aretha Franklin.

Aretha`s vocal beauty , phrasing and vocal expression are amazing... This was during the time Dionne Warwick would always dress to kill .

THIS IS A LEGENDARY UNIQUE MOMENT IN TIME !!! ... DIONNE & ARETHA TOGETHER ... HERE THERE IS NO ANY KIND OF BATTLE AND SELFISHNESS !!! HERE YOU CAN SEE ONLY GREAT RESPECT FROM ONE LEGEND TO ANOTHER LEGEND, HIGH MUSICAL STATE OF MUSIC AND CULTURAL, STRONG CULTURAL OPINION !!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING MY LADIES !!! 💖🌹

i love aretha’s ad-libs towards the end of the song

DIONNE WARWICK

These two divas haven’t shared the same stage often. Fantastic! R. I. P Aretha.

I love both of these ladies.

A solid gold moment in deed.

DIONNE can really sing her voice cannot be duplicated.not to mention my queen of soul.redt in peace ARETHA we love.you

Aretha definitely came thru on the song. I loveee the old vintage videos 😍

Dionne gives Aretha her allowances in this duet and still finds room to sing the fool out of this song. She respectfully blew Aretha away. That said, this is the best duet EVER of two great singers.

Classic!!!!!!!

The 2 greatest 🥰

I wish there was a better recording. What gorgeous women they were, in every sense of the phrase!

Dionne was great in her era, but Queen Aretha was for the ages and never lost her majesty.

Both Legends sounded wonderful and both showed grace and dignity. I thought that this duet is quite beautiful!

Dionne my goodness this women is mesmorizing.