George Michael, Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | REACTION

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[@jodavey4776]

Aretha - Whos Zoomin Who ; and R.E.S.P.E.C.T ❤

[@madangel9691]

George was only 23 when this song was recorded. It is an excellent collaboration. There will NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER ARETHA FRANKLIN AND GEORGE MICHAEL.

[@calvindean5871]

Two of the greatest voices of our time

[@mdfreels]

The Queen of Soul. And for good reason. Nobody can top her. Her vocals are out of this world. And George Michael. Wow! Both are legends who are missed very much!

[@eveningglow2608]

Great song. RIP George and Aretha

[@jonnno2439]

Two of the best voices ever, together. Thank you for reacting.

[@rosemiller2990]

What an amazing duet. George I think was only 21 or 22 when Aretha sang with him. She was a massive fan and even asked him to write and produce a song for her. Aretha was one of George’s idols and he couldn’t believe that he was singing what would be a Grammy award winning song. Fun fact this song was the only song that gave Aretha Franklin a number one in the UK in her entire career.

[@BrosReact0151]

amazing

[@sean4339]

George Michael wrote about his experience recording this song in his book, Bare, saying that he and Aretha recorded the song together but did their ad-libs separately. He also praised producer Narada Michael Walden for being "brilliant" at getting a great atmosphere captured in the studio. He admitted to being nervous, but knew there was no point in trying to copy Aretha. "Nobody can emulate Aretha Franklin," he said. "It's stupid to try. I just tried to stay in character, keep it simple - it was very understated in comparison to what she did." He also revealed that Aretha brought with her "a big rack of ribs" to the studio. George had only not produced one song before this, as part of Band Aid for 'Do They Know it's Christmas'. He was so used to self-producing his music that he had a difficult time knowing when to stop singing. Walden later explained: "He looked at me with those innocent virgin eyes, like he'd never been told, 'you oughta stop, kid.'" Aretha loved working with George "The first time I heard George was with Wham! and I liked it then," she told Entertainment Weekly in 2017. "He had a very unique sound, very different from anything that was out there. When Clive [Davis] suggested we get together for 'I Knew You Were Waiting,' I was all ready. It reminded me of Jerry Wexler. We'd go in the studio and cut songs. If we were happy with what we recorded, Jerry would say, 'Let's wait until tomorrow. If we feel the same way that we do now, maybe we have a hit.' "'I Knew You Were Waiting' had that. Musically, it does not grow old." On the video, she added, "We had a super time. He was calling most of the shots: how he wanted this, how he wanted that. My older sister, Erma, just fell for him right away. He was very friendly and personable, easy to talk to."

[@timothybrown5170]

Aretha was SOUL!!

[@patrickmiller1834]

Yes yes yes her second billboard number one in the US. She had just two twenty years apart. That’s a real legend. Both are. Encountered them both in my life. She once in the US he once in the US and he two times in Europe

[@dazmorland]

The best reaction so far lads! The way you both felt about this song, is exactly how I felt when i first heard it in 1987 when i was 13/14! I used to walk me ma's mate dogs after school and I used to sneak into her living room and stick this on! Lad, I listened to it at least 5 times before actually taking the dogs out, and then id spend the next 30 minutes singing it whilst out walking the pooches! Ha ha ha, ha

[@lanaprowse3269]

This was and always will be the best duet ever

[@patcurrie9888]

A mega hit! Aretha's resurgence and George on top! Whoa AMAZIN!

[@kap6406]

They won the grammy for best duo collaboration for this. Can't remember the year.

[@naqwnaqw3712]

Love how you pop for Aretha every time she goes high

[@grannyrice8983]

The two of them together definitely get your heart beating hard. SW, Florida USA

[@1964mtm]

George does everything brilliantly. He thought that the video for this should just focus on them 2. They were amazing together

[@sean4339]

he song went to number one in both the UK and US. It was George's third consecutive number one after 'Careless Whisper' and 'A Different Corner'. It also helped make him a huge solo star in the US, as it came out just before his debut album Faith. For Aretha, it was amazingly her only UK number one single. It was also her first UK top 10 since 'I Say a Little Prayer' 20 years earlier.

[@Lakeshore14]

Aretha’s background was the church so she had the pipes. There is a mountain of beautiful work from Aretha. It was her idea to do the duet with George. They were both great.😊👏

[@c.henderson2663]

Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul she is was an icon a singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist, unfortunately she passed in 2018, react to Respect.

[@popland1977]

Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. Mariah Carey has stated that every female singer was ssomehow inspired by her

[@ligibifajardo1585]

George michael 💓

[@Mr79Man]

2 great powerful voices! This is one of those tracks you don't touch. No remakes... This is classic!

[@kap6406]

George was on a talk show, can't remember which one. He said ARetha brought a rack of ribs to rehearsal. He said there was a basket in the hallway and soon as she ate one she would throw the bone in the basket. He said she never missed on toss. He said he just adored her.

[@jjsteel43]

You guys need to listen to Aretha Franklin. Her voice is amazing

[@veronikahk1826]

Guys it makes me feel old how long ago I realized how wonderful George"s voice was.

[@mrchelsea7171]

I remember when this came out and went wow he’s brave dieting with the queen of soul but he turned up and surprised everyone. We knew he could sing but this song is just perfect, it’s shows how good the pair of them were,, yet they sang in their own styles yet it flowed and worked. It still sounds great in 2021

[@nicholashunt9522]

She's asked him twice to duet together, first time he said no, second time led to this amazing duet.

[@ThePinkDragon]

Amazing powerful duet! George and Areatha live forevr through their bautiful music

[@Salieri21]

It's good that GM did not try to compete with Aretha. He just did his thing cause no one could do that 👆🏼

[@SpiritedHeart94]

I’ve seen a lot of GM performances, he always did that when he was performing with others. Very humble & down to earth man. One of my favorites was when he performed with a kid on X factor (I think, it was one of those shows lol), he knew he was just a guest for the duet and never *once* raised the volume of his voice above the kid’s.

[@blaqmarc]

He was learning as he was singing

[@777Edvin]

THE REAL LEGENDS!!!

[@richardgribble8438]

The videos running behind them are other great duets from the past still moving and strong today Aretha and George added to the history

[@christophercooper6283]

I've just seen you said you were proud to be British 😊 very proud to have you both scousers giving them both the respect

[@jayouayen]

The people on the video screen behind them were famous male/female duets, like Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell and Sonny & Cher.

[@stevechabalik6985]

I was too stupid to hear it at the time, but holy crap did these two sound great together. Back in `87 I already knew and felt that Aretha was the Queen of Soul, but could not yet hear how good of a singer that George Michael was. (I just could not shake that godawful Wham! vibe.) I'm so sorry it took his passing for me to appreciate him. (Lemme just add: Aretha is the greatest singer this country's ever produced.)

[@thomasroedgaard117]

George Michael was so talented, so emotional and a great philanthropist.

[@shannankorn6285]

@@thomasroedgaard117 He was a beautiful soul...and not bad on the outside either. When I was little I was certain that I was going to marry him. I still refer to him as my first husband. He is missed.

[@dystar112]

It was perfect and when it came out I loved to dance to it at the club. You could seevtgey totally enjoyed doing this duet together. Great reaction guys !

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

Guy's, your reviews & reactions are getting better and your clear enjoyment comes through 😉

[@letitbesummer6536]

Such a happy hopeful song! Love it! Thx for reacting! 💕

[@SheenaRea]

Guys!! Check out Aretha's "I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER" --- it's excellent!!! Love from Cincinnati Ohio USA

[@bk4062]

Hi guys, I have to say I believe you've become George's best new fans out there right now. And I enjoy and appreciate being able to witness your new-found enjoyment of George Michael. You've expanded more of his music than any reacters out there, Thanks! Just for a little fact on this one. George wanted to do this song with Aretha but wasn't sure she wanted to maybe even said no to, But she eventually said yes. She had to be really glad she did because this was her 1st. hit in 20yrs. Also notice whenever George sang with another artist, he did just that. He sang with them, never had to steal the show by taking over the vocals! To me again that's another way George stood far from other artists. He was & still is the best in many, many ways. Thanks, Guys, I'll keep watching!

[@sean4339]

It wasn't meant to be a duet The song was not originally written as a duet. Climie and Morgan pitched the song to Tina Turner, as well as to Aretha Franklin and Arista Records head Clive Davis. It was then Davis's idea to get Franklin to record it as a duet with George Michael.

[@DLKING880]

Brilliant duet and a excellent review lads!!

[@seansmith-hv1gz]

Remember when duets like this came out, the buzz was unbelievable. You don't get that now.

[@seansmith-hv1gz]

How can you guys not sing to this ? I'm only watching it and singing my head off.

[@sean4339]

The track was written by songwriting duo Dennis Morgan and Simon Climie, the latter of which formed one half of the duo Climie Fisher. Morgan and Climie met in 1983 after Morgan attended an Everly Brothers concert. It was the third song they wrote together. Morgan later told The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: "That was one of those songs that came out of mid air - a gift from above, if you will." It wasn't meant to be a duet

[@rolybling]

Two giants.

[@mickeyfrazier1111]

That was beautifully done what talent.

[@celinhabr1]

Listened to that so much when i was a teen.

[@Chalkster1]

Perfection 👌

[@mukatimuikachofwa1899]

I love this song....wow

[@sean4339]

Thank you awsome BrosReact :) love,peace, :) powerfull song :)

[@dessiereestewart5520]

Have you guys listen to George Michael & Stevie Wonder LIVE in Living for the CITY? Or George Michael & Ray Charles, Blame it on the Sun. I love George Michael. Miss him terribly.💯💯

[@thefluffymenace5430]

So...You fellas like Aretha Franklin? Want to reaaally experience why she is called "The Queen of Soul"???👑🤔 Watch this... "Aretha Franklin Midnight Special Something He Can Feel". Be Prepared. 💖 You're Welcome.😁

[@AW-yj6md]

I didn't know you guys had done this song,..that's THE VOICE ya'll,..Aretha,..I'm an oldster,..lol old,..and before Aretha there was Mahalia Jackson,..and Miriam Anderson,..Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington,..women with voices that reached notes no one even thought the human vocal chords could reach,..I grew up with Aretha,..and then came Michael,..the boy had pipes,..he hit those notes,..Al Green,..Sam Cooke,..Marvin Gaye,..they crooned,..James Brown too,..but Michael,..Aretha wouldn't have done a song with him otherwise,.he was gonna be onstage with the Queen,..he had to bring it,..Anne Lenox too,..she did a song,.."Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves, with Aretha,..same thing,..Anne has pipes too,.gotta bring it to work with Queen Aretha,..and that video in the back,..little tribute to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell,..do check out their songs "Aint Nothin Like The Real Thing",..Your All I Need,..Ain't No Mountain High Enough (the Supremes also did this song),...do check out more by Aretha,..Ain't No Way(so sad,.hauntingly beautiful and dreamy,..you just have to hear it,..its her voice),..Say A Little Prayer,..Chain Of Fools,..Til You Come Back To Me(do check out Miki Howard's version, ),..Godspeed, Peace ✌

[@miscyc6667]

The Duets (couples in the background ) 1. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 2. Sonny & Cher 3. Ike & Tina Turner

[@rickymarden4534]

Thanks guys

[@doulbledee9758]

Oh watch respect. Young Aretha

[@suedyment511]

I had a lot of great times when this song came out , love this song great memories 😎

[@michaeltaylor8835]

As with Mary J Blige. George did somany great duets

[@alexnaldo75]

Great! It's music

[@VeronicaJ1959]

Arethas "Respect" "Pink Cadillac" are both great!!!

[@ruchikumari1839]

Always fantastic

[@roseunderwood6298]

Awesome,amazing! Loved it. I knew you were waiting for me! The Flower 🌹

[@user-tf8nm6tq8p]

Amazing song

[@mandyhargraves8589]

GEORGE is actually half Greek his dad is Greek Cypriot and his mum was English I don't know if you know but his name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotos but he thought it was a bit of a tongue twister, fantastic duet they are both wonderful

[@stevehilton6184]

If you have not seen the Live in London DVD .you are missing a treat

[@LadyDoe17]

I love this song! I love queen Aretha and her and George Michael (not Michaels!!) sound amazing together!.

[@arnettabosby5100]

Listen to Ain’t No Way by Aretha. It’s my favorite from her. 🥰

[@dianagoncalves3768]

I always love it ❤

[@jjsteel43]

Another upbeat duet like this is The Best Things In Life Are Free by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson

[@feliciakidd9358]

Great reaction! Love you guys. I love this song ☺

[@drummom97]

Great one ☝️

[@drummom97]

Love you guys

[@christophercooper6283]

Well done lads you done them proud new subscriber

[@popland1977]

Can you start looking up their wikipedia again at the end? That made your channel really special and different, it made you stand out from the others

[@heidicheney3485]

Omg, me reacting to you reacting could be really hilarious

[@carlcromwell8713]

Just subscribed- love your accents! Quite sure y’all would find our Southern American/ East Kentucky accents hilarious 😂. God Bless!

[@thecoogs]

My wife says mouth of marbles, but I can hear fine

[@karinarehm7106]

We do!

[@adelsuleman5042]

react to whitney houson and gorge if i told u that

[@cmoney1629]

Check out Aretha Franklin “daydreaming “ .

[@southpadreq7317]

Great reaction. Great song. Where are you from? -Maria, Texas, USA

[@BrosReact0151]

thank you we are from uk Liverpool

[@mahonnicklin9108]

You can sing that one to Jesus.

[@user-tf8nm6tq8p]

❤😷❤

[@TokiDoki-jt3of]

How can I pay you guys 5 for a song? I see the pic you put in the video. But it's so fast I can't read it

[@mic1240]

George Michael was a great singer, but Aretha Franklin was on a different level. No artist charted as many songs as she did, often named THE top singer (male or female) of all time. She had monster hits throughout her life, including many in 1980s, though perhaps still best known for her early hits in 60s and 70s. GM was honored to be able to sing with her. Aretha also could play music by ear on the piano, sang Gospel, opera and more. It is hard to even know where to begin on all of her contributions to music.

[@bascomnewsome2612]

This was her only #1

[@mic1240]

Bascom Newsome she had #1 In 1983 (“Get it Right”) on R&B charts, and many other hits throughout the 80s. She charted 112 times (Billboard), 5x as many as Michael, including nearly 4X as many on Billboard 100. Again, he was a great singer, but she was in an entirely different category altogether.

[@mic1240]

Bascom Newsome she had many #1 hits, perhaps you mean in the UK specifically? No artist has had as many charted songs, there is a reason Rolling Stone named her the top singer in history of recorded music.

[@bascomnewsome2612]

@@mic1240 Okay... Sorry no was not specific enough. RESPECT became Aretha's UK breakthrough hit that year, but it would be a further 20 years before she scored her first and only UK Number 1 single - teaming up with George Michael on the chart-topping I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me).

[@mic1240]

Bascom Newsome both great singers. Aretha had 20 #1 hits in the U.S., and many others on charts. She may not be as known or appreciated in UK, was a considered a national treasure in US, sang across genres and had respect of so many in music biz. . The 80s were in many ways big for her, starting with the Blues Brother movie and song, and successful album during New Jack Swing era (and now joke her “Who’s Zoomin Who?” was way ahead of its time/Covid). She also sang duet with Annie Lenox (Sisters are doing it for themselves).

[@dazmorland]

If you havent already done so lads, react to GM and Mary J Blige 'As' - wicked video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYeaY2mVfbibr7s

[@delenasalvatore1778]

Please reaction to guns 'n roses "november rain" oficial video