Aretha Franklin | Queen of Shade and Laughs | Best Interview Moments

A re-upload of a video from the "iLoveArethaFranklin" days of the channel! I hope you guys find joy and laughter in it this time around ❤️

[@BlackMusicArchive]

A re-upload of a video from the "iLoveArethaFranklin" days of the channel! I hope you guys find joy and laughter in it this time around ❤

[@ghiberti]

entertaining and liberating! she was so brutally honest, authentic and sassy! i love her!

[@mindconcept]

Thank you!! I am still mourning the loss of your Michael Jackson voice analysis video, it was a gem!! Lots of love 💖

[@untitledchannel6804]

@@mindconcept same and the Mariah Carey vocal analysis, that was one of my favorites

[@arib3586]

It’s funny I was looking for this about a week ago and couldn’t find it

[@merakibox6835]

Yes !! Thanks you been a fan since “The girls can’t sing!!”

[@fans-ed1td]

"I hear myself. I know when someone has been influenced by me." What an iconic line

[@skepchica]

Interviewer: "I'm glad I straightened it out." Aretha:"I'm glad you did too." 😭😭😭

[@oneloveatatime]

Lolololol

[@stucker1214]

That cracked me up. Aretha deadpan her too!!! I would be hot too.

[@elh305]

😂😂😂⚰️

[@destinedtobe1513]

" Im 49 !" "Patti you know youre 54! " Had me dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnteprice6484]

I cried at that! 😭😭

[@dusroots]

"she was in the background..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Aretha was over Cissy 😭😭😭

[@stephanie3506]

Why did she and Cissy fall out????

[@shashonda8]

Aint no way lol

[@richieporter5124]

She was not here for that 😂

[@firelord_ozai]

Like completely over her

[@jacegainer3841]

"Who has given you goosebumps?" "My MAN did last night." TOOK ME COMPLETELY OUT 😂☠️

[@artgroupie]

She was so real for that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BRZandaz]

There was no need to bring my friend TONI into this Ms Franklin 😂

[@shawnjones4527]

Once a bad thought has already entered the mind, it becomes a sin. So, am gonna go ahead and say what’s on my mind. She didn’t have to bring Toni into it. Another thing I noticed about her, she wasn’t very humble. She was actually quite arrogant and I never really liked her voice. To me, her tone wasn’t clear. I always preferred Whitney’s voice over hers, as well as Gladys, Dionne in her prime, Minnie Riperton, Phyllis Hyman, Deneice Williams, Melba Moore & Patti. May she rest in peace.

[@shippendales8543]

​@@shawnjones4527Aretha had a hard life and that reflected in how she acted the older she got, there was a sense of bitterness there People forget she had her first child at 12 and her second child at 14. And she was also in a abusive marriage That definitely did a number on her as a person Her character was probably her self defence mechanism and way to cope. It doesn't excuse the behaviour but explains it well.

[@giyawilbourn8653]

Agreed

[@christhomas5761]

@@shawnjones4527 , Aretha had a beautiful and clear voice before the cigarettes took a toll , she smoked for 30 years and from time to time talked about how she regretted all those years she did smoke and the negative affects it had on her voice. I don`t think she mentioned Toni for any ill intent or anything personal but because Toni`s dire financial circumstances were made public at that time by Oprah Winfrey, Aretha probably felt the interviewer was getting confused . Toni joined Aretha on stage and performed with her at some point after this interview was filmed so obviously there was no beef .

[@truelife974]

​@@christhomas5761 yeah, that's how I took that. Those interviewers don't do good research before hand because I never heard anything about Aretha having financial problems.

[@craving_artist_tee]

The one with Wendy was iconic and hilarious to me 😂

[@mirellalastar]

Oh yeah, that was so straightforward.

[@paytonpryor]

That was the best read!

[@craving_artist_tee]

@@mirellalastar Exactly

[@ninanano]

YOU 🫵🏾 get stupid!

[@LeratoM98]

And it aged really well

[@sheroderickjohnson]

She is missed! Honest and blunt. Sometimes very short with answers. Straight to the point

[@adappowerz5704]

Bro frfr...I need to take a page out her book.

[@lisakaye3919]

Aries we don’t play chile

[@gigigiseleworld]

🌑⚫🖤🤎💛🎶📿🥀🙏

[@gigigiseleworld]

@@lisakaye3919 Exactly... I should know ".. 🌟

[@telbel4979]

She's an interviewers nightmare.... And I love it!

[@CodyLee94]

They were all trying her though 😂

[@isabellaschwarz198]

I did not expect that Toni Braxton line. Already died at the beginning 😂​@@CodyLee94

[@loversparadiso]

The way she slid out of that Beyonce fan question was lethal

[@johnclay661]

That one took me all the way out!!! 😂😂😂🤣

[@crispri3919]

And beyonce herself would agree with it lol.

[@offbalanceg]

“& what does church smell like?” “Smells like old books to me…” 💀💀💀

[@calvinhill9363]

She just was upfront, and wasn't fake.

[@nonenone9338]

She looks so shady in the thumbnail. 🤣

[@shereealexander5797]

BINGO

[@Jm649]

An aries woman, firecrackers XD

[@ladyj5682]

Bottom line 🎉❤

[@secrets.295]

She doesn't even give a reaction. She shades but because she was so calm most of the time, it doesn't look aggressive. She is an interesting character and I gotta watch her interview more often to know how to deflect from conflicts

[@wolfgangk1]

What's aggressive?

[@pagethreemodel]

​@@wolfgangk1please learn how to read. That person specifically said she never came across as aggressive.

[@carlovincent]

She aged very slowly and really well.

[@hairiseverything]

Truly. That's called SOUL! 🌞🕶🍷

[@carnoustie1953]

I agree, she wasn't shady, she was just honest and wouldn't let a bad question off the hook

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

"... She works hard for the money..." Of course, I loved that. 🙂

[@MKLuciouSTV]

The interview about R E S P EC T takes me out every time. The interviews gasp sends me, she was so genuinely clueless and surprised about the real lyric, Aretha was amused 😹😹😹

[@falconeshield]

Maybe she was geniune?

[@judithpriestess7781]

Miss Aretha was so spunky, spirited, cheeky and SEXY. An indomitable spirit NOT to be messed with. She didn't miss a thing, quick to let someone know about themselves, honest. An Icon! 🔥

[@loveinthematrix]

❤

[@yogiine]

And very sensitive❤

[@judithpriestess7781]

@@yogiine absolutely 🧡

[@Samantha12c]

The Toni Braxton one took me out! 🤣

[@duckmama]

"Patti, you know you 54" 🤣

[@wolfgangk1]

I had a friend like that in middle school, Linda Hilton. 🤣

[@trnigyul]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quincygoss]

How can you not love her? 😂😂❤️

[@johnteprice6484]

Aretha embodies an Aries! So playful and fun and shady and not having it with bullshit and will keep it honest! Love her

[@michele2855]

She’s an Aries! So am I. No wonder I chuckle at her shadiness! People be getting on my nerves too 😂 I am almost 60 and must admit the shady remarks increase with age. I don’t care child. You better come correct. No hard feelings though 😊

[@MsELD321]

I'm an Aries too and I completely understand

[@Pure_B]

"She was in the background". Cracks me up every time. 🤣🤣

[@valritz3100]

Once i found out who Aretha was from my parents, I love everything about her. She always kept it 💯 !!!!

[@EternalFreedom1]

Aretha grew up in a time where she had to quickly learn not to take anyone’s sh*t. She still didn’t take anyone’s sh*t until her last breath. Love this woman 🤣🤣🤣

[@jojobrown2504]

I’m becoming like this now. My niceness was taking for weakness, so sometimes you have to cut that off and get low with them.

[@massagemodality366]

Ithink it's funny as heck how the reporter thought that just because Lauren Hill said the studio smelled like church, Aretha didn't act all floored and awed out and just said, what does church smell like. Clearly Aretha didn't see the church as the safe sanctuary that others expected it to be.

[@therealshadequeen1]

They called her Shaderetha for a reason. Rest in peace Queen!

[@shereealexander5797]

😂

[@dj2prince]

They called her Hateretha too…well maybe just Dionne lol

[@Bryan5288]

3:51 Reporter : I'm glad I straightened it out! Aretha: (looks unimpressed) "I'm glad you did too."🤣😂😅

[@jstarzz3780]

Aretha ALWAYS spoke HER MIND ☺️

[@sw5547]

Being born and raised up in Michigan not too far outside of Detroit… Miss Franklin was beloved… my 5th grade teacher Miss Williams would play ‘Respect’ everyday at the end of the day. It was the second song I can remember being truly engrained in core memory. I also did a book report on her. As I grew up and she died, I was so saddened that this figure that I had known of through my formative years was no longer around. It wasn’t until after her death that I realized the scope of her impact, the genius of her artistry, and the beauty of her as a person. I now marvel at who she was in a much different way than I did as a 10 year old kid. She is the greatest female vocalist of all time in my book. And I miss her.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Yes! We have to honor our other legends before they are gone too. I am saddened by our legends disappearing. 💔

[@Kay-fv7cw]

This is a very nice comment.👏🏽

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Wendy thinking Aretha is like her, “gullible with the right man” smdh…. Aretha was like: NOT ME! I am not you!

[@butterlagmay5168]

"Please don't you dare say anything to me about my gown" "Great, great gowns, beautiful gowns"

[@rljoseph8575]

Omg I didn’t know Aretha responded to the iconic performance with Cissy in the background 😂

[@melaninenriched7844]

She was in the background 🤣🤣🤔

[@mleezy930]

“What church do you go to?” 😂

[@benjis1465]

“She was in the background” 🙂🤣🤣

[@joancummins6922]

Aretha was real and spoke her mind!

[@clos1393]

Beautiful gowns....legendary😎

[@LeratoM98]

She was so youthful and sharp, right until the end. Goals ✨

[@ianking8392]

I’m living for the shade 😂. Can you do one for Chaka Khan?

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Chaka don't shade. She disses. She cursed the sh*t outta singers in that rolling stone list.

[@narutohyuga1845]

@@lissandrafreljord7913 she’s just jealous of Mariah

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

@@narutohyuga1845 I think she considers Mariah too white, and not black enough. The way she talked about Adele, Debbie Harry, and even said these white people are bat sh*t crazy, and she also said "whatever! Black people like Christina Aguilera, she is alright." Its almost as if for her, white people are just musically inferior to blacks. Like if u didnt grow up singing the old school black way of developing ur talent singing gospel in church, u not talented enough. There are many genres of music outside r&b, soul, gospel, etc. She clearly respects older black singers like Aretha, Patti, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Donna Summers, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, or women before around her age, like Stephanie Mills, Anita Baker, or even those who grew up the old school way like Whitney Houston. But divas from the 90s onwards are not good enough in her eyes. Even MJ Blige, who yeah, doesn't have the vocals of Chaka. But she probably considers 90s more new school, when hip hop started taking over the black genre scene. But yeah, i find her very closed minded and ignorant to think that singers in black genres are the most superior.

[@b.u.dmusic9424]

@@narutohyuga1845 you're demented

[@narutohyuga1845]

@@b.u.dmusic9424 it’s true though. She’s hating on her for no reason. It’s not hard to see

[@jstarzz3780]

Queen 👑 of Soul ❤️ THERE is NO OTHER ONE 🕜 YET!!

[@shereealexander5797]

THEY COULDN'T COME CLOSE TO BIG RETHA❤️

[@wildkims2008]

a true diva who had the voice to back up all the shade🌹

[@buhundbeliever7169]

She’s queen of the universe imo. Everyone was always trying to take her down a notch; you don’t do that unless someone IS on the very top. Loved how firm she was in her confidence.

[@Pure_B]

"I'm 49". "Girl you know you're 54". 😂🤣😂

[@meekappletini1702]

Aretha was hilarious!😂 Very blunt, I love it!❤❤❤

[@oneloveatatime]

I love this. Aretha didn't mix words, I just love her. Her musical legacy will live on.

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

Your old ass out here writing nonsense. It’s MINCE words…” didn’t mix words”. Did that even make sense when you wrote it? Silly shit

[@AnaG.-jv9gy]

Didn't mince words either. Well, "R-e-s-p-e-c-t" was evenly sliced to make sure everyone got an idea of what it should taste like, but as her instructions clearly stated, anyone taking a slice was expected to give the whole word back to her when they got home. (For reasons unknown, in a sock.) (Advice: Don't think about it, just do it.) (Correction: Apparently don't just do it, do it right. Per Aretha. So you better think. My bad.)

[@leronmorton521]

A TRUE LEGEND AND ICON THE QUEEN OF SOUL ARETHA FRANKLIN..... REST WELL 🙏🙏

[@ariaslittleangel]

“We almost went toe to toe there for a moment and we both sashayed from each other giving each other the finger “ she was so real 😂😂

[@antionettethegirlnextdoor]

Who was she talking about 😂😂

[@RBS_]

@@antionettethegirlnextdoor ...It was rumoured to be Diana Ross, at the 1993 Bill Clinton Presidential inauguration....

[@ezekel.4656]

@@RBS_ sounds about right. Two Aries women! 🤣

[@miamiller3355]

There will never be another Aretha Queen of Soul forever

[@user-pn6rd6fv9w]

Mariah and that’s it!

[@miamiller3355]

You so crazy 🤣

[@chantoya17]

Mutha 'Re was a treasure! She was blunt but still quite charming and funny most of the time.

[@Mz2Much2You]

Mrs. Patty Got Everyone Together except Mrs. Franklin 😅 Cause She Was a Str8 Shooter 😎

[@novalove4790]

I love her so much! She exuded confidence.

[@richierichnumber1]

Yes, MS Franklyn you were the lady that took care of business until the end.🌟

[@nubiannile4606]

Aretha is the queen of soul and SHADE!

[@SocialClout]

she handled all those snide comments about her looks wonderfully!!!

[@jaelespinoza5062]

What a legend!!!

[@arnold934]

I miss this woman 😭

[@djvirgo93]

"In '67 young and sassy... and in 1994 sassy and classy" 😎👍

[@KatGlo]

She looked so good for 67

[@virtuousAssassain]

Diva personified

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Love her at 3:58, “who do you as the next Queen of soul?” She looks so beautiful!

[@lindawilliams8715]

QUEEN OF SOUL legendary, iconic ARETHA FRANKLIN R.I.P,

[@RaielleEfeniuLeishu]

She was a whole vibe! No Nonsense Queen Energy!

[@soundseeker63]

Ms Aretha FRANKlin, queen of soul and of shade! She really knew how to throw that shade and still keep it classy. That interview she did with Wendy Williams had me in absolute stitches, if you have't seen the complete clip, you must, it is epic! 😆

[@sirblack1619]

Just imagine what Queen and Mariah talked about in Aretha's trailer before Diva's 98. When Queen said they had a little girl talk. And side-note I can listen to her speaking voice all day. So soothing and calm.

[@landyray444]

please Aretha knew how fabulous she was her attitude was beyond amazing I wanna be like her shes a goddess

[@nancyhoward7005]

Aretha Franklin is awesome 👍👍 the way she handles these reporters

[@amiehampton7070]

LOL Im living for Aretha Franklin's shade them. I still miss her everyday. That was a amazing video.😂😂😂😂🙏

[@ThemeParkNetYT]

''It's wonderful when one is influencing in the degree in which I was''. I was laughing out loud from that sentence. She is right though!

[@oldsoul_anth243]

She's just the best at it.😂

[@JeremyM2]

This is gold 😂

[@user-my3qi4pz1y]

"And what does church smell like?" I was on the floor🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michele2855]

Oh Aunt Re! The queen of shade. Missed ❤

[@watergreg5836]

her speaking voice is sultry and soothing

[@MIMI232]

😳I’m not broke, that’s Toni Braxton 🥴 sheesh I barely stared the vid! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kimberlygilmer981]

Church smell like old books , Queen Aretha comeback , the church you go too.Serious shade 😆😎

[@secrets.295]

I have watched a lot of interviews with 60s singers and it's amazing how well they answer their questions during interviews. They know what to say and stop saying too much whenever the reporters wanted to press for more info. I feel like the PR training they received back then was way superb than today

[@donalddavis6689]

The Celebrity Singers Of Today!! Talk Ignorant!! Compare!! To The 60's Celebrities That Know How To Talk And Answer Interview Questions.

[@secrets.295]

@@donalddavis6689 I agree with u. I think labels need to give more training to artists to stop speaking too much. You don't want to give too much information as a celebrity.

[@yallgonlearntoday]

THEEEE QUEEN. A national treasure in ALL aspects!

[@hquinn8635]

When that interviewer got the lyrics wrong for respect I HOLLERED 😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@CetinAmsterdam]

Even she talks sound like she sings, RIP special women thanks for the great hits you leave behind

[@MariaSilvaHelena]

I miss you so much. Your shades were the best.

[@stellabellafontay9366]

Lemme find out our dear Aretha coined some of today's most popular phrases. Love and miss your presence Lady. 🙏🏽💞

[@Edward_Strong1982]

I swear auntie looked like 300 different people 😂I love auntie retha

[@LATINHANDS65]

"What church you go to?' 😂😂

[@dmlafayette8469]

Not shown in this montage, but my personal favorite… Interviewer: “I love you!” Aretha: “yes, I can hear you.” 😂

[@Suri-A_]

Growing up in the toughest and roughest of cities it was Hard to get buy ...thank God we had a stereo and tv mom had every Aretha Franklin and Al Green album that were ever made mom loved her so much and I grew up thinking Miss Franklin was my auntie 👠👠💋 ❤️💯💯💢💯💋💔

[@ksak2649]

That Wendy insult aged like fine wine 🍷

[@virtouswoman4054]

I love and miss Aretha Franklin❤

[@monacannon6644]

OmgD! This was so much fun to watch. The 4EverQueenOfSoul. You are dearly missed Aretha!! Rest in heavenly Peace Queen!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@j0rdyne]

3:22 arethaaaaaa 😭💕

[@The12Believe]

Yaaasss ... Say it Queen! 👑 Rest with the Angels! 💖👍💯🌹

[@djk1mya]

Love n miss her.. The Queen

[@baglady2652]

I miss her so much

[@makgarebegertrude7126]

That's Toni Braxton I died laughing 😂

[@DannyLTerry]

💥FOREVER MY QUEEN OF SOUL💥

[@Worldshottestpariah]

She was beautiful 😍

[@sammbabazi2849]

This great lady had her funny moments of truths! 🤣🤣 Am surprised she was this hilarious! I want to watch more of her interviews!

[@Diobrando_1110]

That’s Toni Braxton 😂😭😭 no auntie was so shady !!!

[@reneishabrooks5187]

Aretha was a hoot! Lol

[@kimberlyking925]

Very well put together !! Not one to mess with !

[@kay6381]

Lmafooooo love her. Very firey energy ❤❤❤❤❤