choogling Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Legend is an over used word these days but we can use it now for this lady . RIP most defiantly the queen of soul, lets all say a little prayer.rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Well, the great Otis Redding can now thank Aretha for the grammy awards she got for her outstanding performance of his song Respect, the song that launched her career. He was killed 4 months prior to the awards, however he heard her version many times as did we all, she absolutely 'killed' it. RIP Aretha, there was never a better female soul singer than you, and that covers a lot of great lady singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I loved Aretha's gifted powerful singing voice with all that emotion she put into her songs. Respect Aretha RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyt Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) Fantastic voice, unmistakable. Full of soul and feeling. A genuine loss and a great person who had links to civil rights and helping lift the oppressed. RIP Edited August 18, 2018 by mikeyt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Let's not forget that she was also an outspoken champion of civil rights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 She was the Queen of soul. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 R.I.P. Still have an album of hers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Great & talented singer indeed. However I think the news programmes, both BBC, ITV & Sky, went a bit overboard making her death the headline news item for most of the day. The BBC's 6pm both started & finished with lengthy pieces. It was like the news agencies were trying to out do each other. And this on a day when there were still emergency services trying to find survivors from the Italian bridge collapse & A Level results were announced with advice on the university clearing system being deemed less prominent stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintor Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Great & talented singer indeed. However I think the news programmes, both BBC, ITV & Sky, went a bit overboard making her death the headline news item for most of the day. The BBC's 6pm both started & finished with lengthy pieces. It was like the news agencies were trying to out do each other. And this on a day when there were still emergency services trying to find survivors from the Italian bridge collapse & A Level results were announced with advice on the university clearing system being deemed less prominent stories. News going way over the top with exam results, they will be doing live broadcasts next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 And this on a day when there were still emergency services trying to find survivors from the Italian bridge collapse & A Level results were announced with advice on the university clearing system being deemed less prominent stories. The bridge collapse was Tuesday and other than 'the search for survivors continues', it was not news .The exam results story is what is known as a 'diary event' that is, we know it is going to happen before it does. It was absolutely right that many news programmes led with the news of her death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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