First Time Hearing Aretha Franklin - “Freeway Of Love” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@mizzcarla7191]

This song is why there was a fleet of pink cadillacs at her Funeral procession. Aretha could sing the helll out of most anything

[@8tomtoms8]

This takes me back to when I was 19 years old and going out to dance at the clubs... Aretha has always been amazing!

[@petercourtien4581]

Summer of ‘85. The best!

[@haroldmachroli7038]

As much as I love all Aretha's songs, ain't no lie this is my favorite. It's such a fun uplifting song with just a touch of naughtiness which is perfect.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

The legendary Queen of Soul No one, and I mean no one, will ever take her place. Rest in Power Aretha♥

[@michaelway7936]

She was actually around 42 so she was still young and still had the pipes

[@luminiferous1960]

The saxophonist on this song is the great Clarence Clemons, who was the saxophonist from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

[@gerardroll6468]

Asia, BJ… Absolutely NO ONE could do this song justice or make it the smash hit it was like the late, great, QUEEN of Soul ✊️😌

[@johnkemper1130]

"Miss Aretha Franklin" has always been called the "Queen Of SOUL" oh Yeaah!!!!! Everybody knew that!!! Like so many angelic singers she got her start in Gospel Music,,,,

[@rosemarywatson1231]

Yeah! Aretha did some jams that had us on the dance floor. Rock Steady, Jump to it, Who's Zoomin' Who, Think,and this one here! She was able to evolve from era to era. Bless her heart. R.I.P. Aretha Franklin.

[@michaelasay8587]

Seeing you 2 reacting...can u imagine dancing to this in the club for years!

[@judithcooper3388]

Love the way you guys was hearing this song for the 1st… you know the feeling… that’s how our Motown sounds had us feeling back in the day 💕 yasssss

[@Lovejazz01]

Clarence Clemons on the 🎷 sax, sax man for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band 🔥🔥( That was the Kennedy Honers where she gave the legendary performance of Natural Woman, that was one of my favorite performances! She showed everyone why she was still the undisputed Queen Of Soul even at an elderly age!)

[@gerardroll6468]

I’d just like to wish Asia, BJ, their whole family & EVERYONE here all the best for a very happy & safe Easter & many more to come ✌️😌🐇🥚. Best wishes to all… From Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@floydfelder3580]

Here we go,freeway of love ❤️ outstanding,awesome 😊rest in power my Queen 👑👏

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man this one still kicks a$$! I used to crank this one on my car radio back in the 80s! That’s how good this song was! Rip🙏🕊Aretha Franklin! By the way the saxophone player was Clarence Clemons he played with Bruce Springsteen’s E street band! Sadly passed away at the age of 69 in 2011. Rip🙏🕊Clarence.

[@vickiroman189]

If I wasn't shaking my booty on the dancefloor to this one, I was loving watching those who were!

[@surlechapeau]

Asia & BJ, you’ll love her "Chain Of Fools", "Spanish Harlem" and "Respect"!!!!

[@floydfelder3580]

Who are these people that you’re naming,these are Aretha Franklin’s amazing songs,no one sings them better than the Queen of Soul 🔥👑🎤👏🤔

[@chrishadorn9272]

one of my all time favorites from Aretha! Damn, she was an awesome talent!

[@michaellanning9396]

Love it, love Aretha Franklin , detroit city baby, you guys rock✌️💯

[@jaquettajones]

Aretha was BRINGING IT to Us in the 80's! Who's Zoomin Who is a GREAT Album.

[@kalzyoung]

“In ma pink Cadillac “🤣🤣🤣 my favorite part of the track

[@raymondwoodard6779]

Great song from the year 1985. I loved the 80's Aretha Franklin.

[@gooffgoff89]

This came out when I was in college. Asa, BJ you two never heard this one before? It’s was a H U G E hit for Aretha. That whole CD was 🔥🔥🔥. I’m glad you two loved it. I just remember wondering what she’d put out next. There was always this excitement around Aretha dropping new tunes. She was IT! ❤️💐

[@classiclife7204]

Great Moments in Soul: 🎵How'd you get your pants so tight? Don't know what you're doin', but you must be livin' right. YEAAAHHH!🎵

[@christyarnold8215]

Asia and BJ thank you for good 😊 memories Much love to you 👵❤️🤗

[@tylerhackner9731]

Legendary incomparable queen of soul

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here...What a LEGEND and a QUEEN!!..Wore this out in the eighties!!!❤

[@jtudor4524]

Loved this video back in the days when MTV broadcast nothing but music videos. The giant Uniroyal tire featured in the video still stands on I-94 in Allen Park.

[@papabear9268]

Aretha has the best voice

[@donnabruhn6907]

My all time favorite Aretha song, and there are quite a few. Get it Queen of Soul

[@susanelkins3068]

FUNKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY- love it

[@johnthegreek5836]

Great song from the Queen of Soul

[@trinityluv8560]

Adore u both #peaceandstaywild

[@donnabruhn6907]

Real F---ing music 🎵🎶😎

[@markb1114]

So enjoyed listening to this again and I listen to it often... I think she was in her early 40's when this came out... ❤️‍🔥💯🔥

[@AsiaandBJ]

Thanks for listening

[@gooffgoff89]

Yup…She was 43 when this tune dropped in 1985. It premiered on MTV and was an instant hit!!!! The CD “Who’s Zoomin’ Who,” dropped after the MTV video had been on heavy rotation. The CD went platinum, silver and Aretha walked away with several awards that following year. "Freeway of Love", proved both a commercial success, as well as a career achievement for Franklin, earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance while holding the number-one position on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for five consecutive weeks. Franklin is the fifth most successful female artist on the Billboard 200 with a total of 995 cumulative weeks on the chart behind Adele, Madonna, Barbra Streisand and Taylor Swift. She is ranked first among female vocalists with the most Billboard chart hits during the rock era (1955-2012) with a total of 88 according to Joel Whitburn's Record Research. She recorded albums from 1956-2014, before passing away in August 2018. Of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, in 2023, Rolling Stone magazine named Franklin the greatest singer.

[@ubilo]

I was born in Detroit in 1948. I loved classic cars, Motown, and the freedom that Detroit protected as the "Arsenal of Democracy" during WW2.

[@Nonchalant_248]

This came out in 1985. This is 80s Aretha. Listen to "Jump to it" another 80s Aretha classic.

[@floydfelder3580]

Yes how could that be,people all around the world 🌎 know the Queen of Soul,check her out you will be amazed and grow to love her like I do 😊😅😂❤

[@SoloArt8250]

Ooh that is Narada Michael Walden producing/drumming and Clarence Clemens (RIP) former sax player for ‘the Boss’ on this. 🔥

[@iamladeegee8032]

Yeah Narada was throwin a lil Motown flava on them drums!!!

[@waltw4537]

Believe that's the Big Man, Clarence Clemons, playing sax. Thanks!

[@juneevans8647]

Legend!

[@luminiferous1960]

Sylvester, Martha Wash, and Jeanie Tracy provided backup vocals on this song. Martha Wash and Izora Armstead formed the duo called Two Tons O' Fun which sang backing vocals for Sylvester, and which later became The Weather Girls who had the 1982 hit "It's Raining Men." Martha Wash was also the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's platinum-selling 1990 song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)."

[@elevenbucks5682]

Best performance she ever did was Natural Women live on the 2012 Kennedy Center honors, must see.

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Great song.takes me back to my childhood

[@kathyrizzi8754]

ARETHA …Motown’s Queen! ♥️👏👏👏 Loved her song, “ Pink Cadillac! “ 💜💜🌸🌸

[@iamladeegee8032]

Aretha was from Detroit, but wasn't on Motown Records. She was first on Columbia Records, then Atlantic Records and lastly Arista Records. The name if the song is "Freeway Of Love "

[@chantellecline6945]

Oh man I haven't heard this in so long, brings back memories of being a kid.

[@iamladeegee8032]

ARETHA WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE QUEEN OF SOUL. This was released in the Summer of 1985 and gir massive airplay. Too bad y'all played the 45 record short version: u really would've gotten more bang for your buck listening to the album version which was 5:55 and uou could hear her ad lib to the end of the song. The album is called "Who's Zoomin' Who". Glad to see y'all yungins "discovering" us old schoolers music. No autotune, but real instruments, especially the sax player, Clarence Clemons (rip) who blew the hell outta that horn, and giving the Motown flava on the drums, Narada Michael Walden. You know uou wanna play this song with your car drop-top and cruise down the highway with this playin!!! Peace n Love

[@donnabannister793]

💃❤️‍🔥💃❤️‍🔥❤❤️ aww now this takes me backkkk with the biggest SMILEEE! 😁 I just can't help myself but get upppp and dance!! Love Aretha❤️ Love this song❤️ Love y'all💞💞

[@blackwolf6082]

Love love love this song

[@petercourtien4581]

Love this song! You two make me feel happy. You should know that.😊❤️

[@dalee72]

This song was released in 85. React to her songs I Never Loved A Man, Respect, Think, Rock Steady, Chain Of Fools, Baby I Love You, Until You Come Back To Me, Ain't No Way, Do Right Woman - Do Right Man, Jump To It, Who's Zoomin' Who?, Deeper Love, Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (duet with Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics), Jimmy Lee and Spanish Harlem please.

[@normaalexander27]

Got to love it 🥰

[@AfroLatinoDude]

That was Clarence Clemons playing the Sax. He performed with Bruce Springsteen quite regularly. Aretha herself specifically wanted Clarence to play on this song.

[@John-tn7nm]

After listening to this song, now you need to hear, Bruce Springsteen - Pink Cadillac. Same vibe but with Bruce's flare.

[@wfoster-graham6363]

Indeed, Aretha's music was transcendent. Fun facts: 1. This is one of the songs she wrote during her career. 2. "Freeway of Love" earned her another Grammy win in 1985. Whenever I hear this song, I visualize myself cruising down a freeway in a champagne pink 1958 Cadillac convertible! Thanks for doing this reaction. The Queen lives on!

[@wfoster-graham6363]

By the way, have you listened to any of the blues greats, e.g. BB King, ZZ Hill, Denise LaSalle, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, LIttle Milton, or Muddy Waters?

[@carlataliaferro4326]

2nd comment. I totally forgot to mention that one of my main favorites by then is Gypsy Man! I can listen to that over and over again. I saw them for free at the Rodeo Fair Grounds at Camp Pendleton, CA. In the early 80s. Awesome performance! They always reminded me of old western outlaws that jam 🎶! 😂

[@bryozoa23]

I believe, if not already mentioned, Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band did the sax work on this hit. Love when folks collab. :-)

[@michaelasay8587]

Just once...or a million times...u 2 get up and dance!

[@susanelkins3068]

Clarence Clemons , "The Big Man" from Bruce Springsteen's band, is on sax!

[@tinamakaneole]

❤😊

[@charleschoate3302]

Clarence clemons on the saxophone. RIP Clarence and Aretha

[@randybass8842]

You just gotta turn the volume up with this song!

[@liammatthewventress4219]

Clarence Clemons on saxaphone

[@christinahilt2978]

This song was released when she was older… 1985.

[@ebonylocks9234]

That's why everyone wanted a pink Cadillac DeVille to go to Queen Aretha franklin's funeral. you should have seen the line of Pink Cadillac's every dealership didn't have any more people drove across the country to be there

[@randybass8842]

You put that song on next time you get on the freeway and you're getting a speeding ticket for sure! 😅

[@gerardroll6468]

BJ’s idea of cranking this song UP next time he & Asia are on a freeway is an awesome one but BJ… In order to get THE feel of this song, make sure you do it in a convertible & turn it up WAY past 10 on the dial brother ✌️😆👍

[@rogerharris825]

Did we ever dance to this at the Gay Clubs back in the day! Fun song!

[@loisrogers9042]

Can't sit still to this!😅

[@carolynwilliams7701]

Fun fact: Aretha had a major fear of flying so she would always travel my car/bus etc!! Hence the birth of this song!!

[@michaelasay8587]

Speaking of Cadillacs...was referring to that other songs... getn in the back...of the Cadillac?

[@derekoverton3461]

Queen Ree Ree 👑 ♥ Thanks!! 🎶

[@clodge5196]

Clarence Clemons on saxophone of the fame e Street band Bruce Springsteen's crew

[@juliodownbytheschoolyard8006]

Is that Clarence Clemens on sax!

[@jaquettajones]

Ya'll PLEASE React to her DUET with George Michael (was a big hit) called WAITING FOR ME

[@roydownes2458]

sax by the late clarence clemons.

[@douglassellers7528]

Just try and sit still with this playing.

[@johnnyd5285]

She was older, in fact it was one of her last big hits.

[@Boodieman72]

Aretha was a great singer it's just a shame this is the only song of hers I know.

[@ulamogtheinfinitegyre4279]

Chain of fools