Aretha Franklin, Call me Switzerland 1971

[@nathansanford846]

A 68 year old man crying 😢 😭. The greatest of them all!!

[@alexforest1]

Tears I can’t even control. 😢 Aretha….there’s no way I will ever forget you.

[@lifehacks1019]

Aretha was untouchable in this era! Her interpretation and style was and still is hard to replicate or copy. She employed melisma effortlessly and in synch with the song's mood. Who else can "stammer" a song and sound as good as a Aretha?...No one! Aretha,you were the true vessel that delivered human emotions in a song that not many of your peers past and present could deliver! Forever our Queen of Soul 🙏

[@withdrawnfromearth]

God ain’t nobody like Aretha. She can sing anything … ANYTHING !

[@Sttephy30]

She's more than just high notes... she tells the story - i love aretha and her musical catalog.

[@colorpurple4623]

Yes!! and that's the difference. In every note you feel the emotion, and the story is being told perfectly.

[@colorpurple4623]

Perfectly! Yes yes yes and that is the difference where as most singers scream the high notes rather then singing them.

[@melaninenriched7844]

Exactly painted a picture with her storytelling voice.

[@jtyler1547]

Facts

[@tracyskins7854]

Y e s!!!

[@tsbonner]

Wow...this performance was 50 years ago as of today, 10/17/2021. Aretha, we love you and miss you!

[@abraxishalliwell9645]

wow she was only 29 here and she had already had such amazing hits out

[@theanswer7354]

Pregnant and still blowing! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@marcotariello4792]

@@theanswer7354 she was not pregnant here

[@spencerwilliams5278]

Whomever is singing the soprano line play too much. And I’m here for it 🔥

[@darlenetaylor5597]

Sounds like Cissy Houston, Whitneys mom. She also sang the beautiful background on Aint no way another Aretha masterpiece.

[@bird872mitc3]

That’s what I was thinking too!!!

[@timmoytsinclair395]

That would be Aretha’s cousin, Brenda Corbett.

[@heroxzq1263]

The background singers are on par with the queen! As well as the band, must've been an unforgettable night

[@dayram6217]

Yes!!!

[@Chicanaloca]

I was trying to id the singers. M

[@JonathanGardnerTV]

Yes that soprano was sanging!

[@antsmit4]

The background singers are Brenda Corbett, Margaret Branch and Pat Smith the Sweethearts of Soul

[@dejaizrobinson3858]

I don't think they comprehended they where in a moment of history. This is phenomenal l.have watched this 100 times now

[@thegiftedmarki5399]

DeJaiz Robinson lol it was just another night of work for them

[@scottneary1351]

Of course not...they’re Swiss! ! The Queen soared .

[@beatricedavisfincher4429]

Lord it witness the queen sing this live in Atlantic city live in 2015 Fell in love all over again❤️🌹

[@lorettaaiken300]

Call me baby this song is a classic in 2022 and forever. Queen Aretha in Switzerland who knew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talented amazing phenomenal black singers USA African Americans went from slavery to freedom to be very rich and wealthy in the USA. The slave masters are turning over in their graves. You go girl Aretha you rock I will always call you Aretha I love you...

[@islandgirl5382]

No one can sing this like Aretha; HER SONG!!!! Perfection at it's Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brianamosley2002]

Island Girl Period .

[@cwhite329]

Island Girl Yes! And Phil Perry sings this amazingly too in his own right. But when I hear Aretha, she makes me feel this deep down in my gut. Her voice, her phrasing, her emotion......she is EVERYTHING!

[@sharonsimmons9152]

My beautiful queen of soul love always

[@tracyskins7854]

@@cwhite329 true indeed

[@dayram6217]

Amen.

[@dayram6217]

Aretha Franklin was the epitome of Soul, Inspiration, Emotion and Purity. Aretha Franklin was an experience. The moment she started singing it was like a thrill coursing through your body. A unique, special experience. People like Aretha Franklin are rare, a once in a lifetime experience. I am so grateful to have lived in her lifetime, which allowed me to enjoy her divine voice.

[@cherylsimmons3360]

Who's still listening 2020? My Girl! This was real music that takes you way back. Aretha had her own style No one will ever take her place She will always be the Queen of soul❤️ She will never be forgotten, her memories lives on my home. Truly a legend RIP Queen 🕊️🌹

[@thegiftedmarki5399]

2021

[@tracyskins7854]

2021.....all hail the queen.

[@pitchshifthub]

2023

[@Pooquie1]

This is sangin' at it's best. Aretha was in a class by herself.

[@tracyskins7854]

Yes she was!!!+

[@ernestmccullough3311]

The Queen never sang a song the same way live. Her interpretation of a song has never been watered down, in fact there is meaning in each note she sang. SHE WILL FOREVER BE THE GREATEST SINGER TO EVER PICK UP A MICROPHONE EEVVEERR......... As her Father once proclaimed "Aretha was a stone singer" Sleep In Peace Queen Aretha.... LONG LIVE THE QUEEN'S MUSIC

[@RodrickColbert]

Her Soul Majesty was extraordinary versatile as well, Her classic Freeway of Love, released over 14 years later showed her incredible longevity because of a truly inimitable voice...

[@eEdJones]

What sets Aretha apart is when she tells the story you feel it, and you must believe!!!!

[@anjelheaven]

She wrote this one! Sang Queen!

[@RoAllNight]

anjelheaven oh she sung this one! Wow ❤️

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

anjelheaven Yep.Do you see how they only seem to promote "Natural Woman"? Because they owners of that song are not Black.

[@colorpurple4623]

@@mcdonoghrahloh459 what! the people promote the songs by buying it, and making it a hit, this one did well also. Aretha made the song what it is today not the writers, people don't think of Carole King when the hear Natural Women bein song by Areatha or any other singer, they think of Aretha.. yes I'm a black women.

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

Color Purple She gets paid for it

[@colorpurple4623]

@@mcdonoghrahloh459 I know she does as she well should, she co wrote it.

[@pitchshifthub]

Have been watching this video for hours now, can't stop watching and listening, it is a strong and deep connection to my soul that I refuse to stop

[@perfectdon2550]

Aretha float cross that stage so gracefully & when she looks out and stares up she look as if her eyes is on the sparrow.

[@josephfleetjr4230]

She was pregnant and so radiant,, Sang Mama Re Re!

[@darlenetaylor5597]

I thought so. Thanks for the clarity

[@darvarusguess3145]

That's crazy the back SANGER ARE HER COUSONS wow....gifted family.

[@jrblack9876]

She is the VOCAL Blueprint of how it should be Done!!

[@mr.jaysonbaker4271]

Ms Aretha stretched this masterpiece out the over 6 minutes!! Brilliant!!

[@poplife123]

Dont forget about me baby......never will 'retha....RIP

[@ABCDuwachui]

You got that right!

[@nr30199]

N E V E R!!!!! 👑

[@georgiegonzales9524]

aretha always knows how to make me cry

[@trewestbrook7404]

I think about this song every single time I’m at an airport to travel, drop off, or pick a loved one up. Aretha lives in my brain and heart rent free.

[@kevinmoore5424]

Damn! Blown completely away...Soul & Church vibe at the same time....She was truly amazing....That's why she's the Queen of Soul...R.I.P👑🙏

[@tracyskins7854]

She was!!!

[@Chicanaloca]

My God that was King Curtis backing her!

[@jazzi24881]

This was a Master at work here.

[@tracyskins7854]

B o o m!!!

[@jrblack9876]

Her interpretation and feeling in this performance is the benchmark on how it should be done !

[@nyx805]

this is generational talent, really and truly, one of a kind. there will never be another Aretha Franklin.

[@vilmaoliveira6851]

Concordo com você!

[@davidwhitehurst6625]

Aretha is in a class of her own no one else comes close

[@DevaJones03]

I hear cousin Brenda back there on those vocals. ....

[@yosefhoward5929]

DevaJones03 yess cousin Brenda don’t even be playing LoL

[@geromebrown7582]

Sang Brenda !

[@darlenetaylor5597]

And Whitneys mom Cissy Houston.

[@KariKauree]

Aretha wrote many of her greatest songs. This is one of them. Amazing performance.

[@edwardamador4238]

Number one what a Beautiful Voice

[@benfoldsfiveforever]

If she were singing to me, I would call, text, page, fax, homing pigeon to her IMMEDIATELY! Ugh my favorite song of hers ❤️‍🔥

[@mahadewisavira]

My Queen. The greatest voice my ears have been blessed with. I will never forget your legacy.

[@marcusrice5092]

I was 1 yrs of age when this happen,seeing for first time a natural born singer.

[@memoirsofamariah211]

My favorite performance of Call Me! Actually this might be my favorite Aretha performance ever. The way she improvs on this and how she takes her time on every note pulls on my heart strings. I love the end where she she so sweetly sings "call me the moment...that you get there... (Cousin Brenda"CAOOLL MMEE")Hey... Hey..." (5:30)The Queen never disappoints.

[@GodfreyJob-j8r]

The Queen in deed she had a sweet voice, i loved her music in early 80s when i used to visit my uncle he played the Queen music so much RIP OUR ANGEL OUR QUEEN.

[@Lo_renz_Davis_]

The background singers From (L to R) and range Brenda Payton (1st soprano) Margaret branch (2nd soprano) Pat smith ( alto)

[@tartarjynx]

Lol Brenda is loud 😂

[@jmendleson19]

Brenda is back there barking 🤣

[@darlenetaylor5597]

Somebody sure sounds like Cissy houston

[@dejaizrobinson3858]

The band sounds good and that organ

[@Sttephy30]

don't forget about the fabulous background singers. Just immaculate.

[@geromebrown7582]

Demetrius Moore sounds like a Detroit COGIC service sound like Twinkie Clark could be playing that organ !

[@dejaizrobinson3858]

@@geromebrown7582 absolute fact bro

[@dejaizrobinson3858]

@@Sttephy30 yes sounds so heavenly

[@debramarshall7264]

I have to disagree. The band was not playing the right timing.....sorry

[@Zaxxi5]

Such a powerful and dramatic performance. Simply fascinating to watch and I have watched this several times since she passed. I just love this!!

[@tracyskins7854]

My song!!!

[@NoggintheNod]

This is truly the Queen of Soul, and no one will ever take that away from her. R.I.P Queen Aretha

[@anthonydonnell3105]

GOODNIGHT YOUR MAJESTY YOU WILL ALWAYS REIN.

[@colorpurple4623]

ALWAYS. I just love how you addressed her. Your Majesty, how fitting for the Queen. Thank you.

[@anthonydonnell3105]

@@colorpurple4623 Your Welcome.

[@melodysanger103]

REMEMBERING OUR QUEEN ON THE 5TH YEAR OF HER TRANSITION. ARETHA FRANKLIN (MARCH 25, 1942 - AUGUST 16, 2018) [08/16/2023]

[@bennyeverett8789]

Awesome performance! She will forever be the Queen!

[@brianamosley2002]

Benny Everett Period .

[@darnell49]

That Voice 😍🔥 on point as always. And the backup singers 🔥. She could give a lot of these new singers a lesson in SINGING and HARMONIZING.

[@sheilapalmer224]

This is a masterpiece

[@psalms1163]

Her songs wrap love around a man. I feel her love for whomever she loved. She sings from her soul.

[@pattiturner8080]

Amen. As a young girl, listening to and absorbing Aretha; she definitely taught me some core lessons about life and love. Now I am a 65 year old grandmother, with my own stories of love, and heartbrak, separation, loss and renewal, and restoration. Who's Zoomin' Who?

[@brianamosley2002]

Sang Queen Aretha 👑 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@FrankTheOcean]

that one background singer that’s singling like it’s opera is throwing me off the rails! Other than that hiccup, great performance.

[@houstonturna]

I can hear Cissy Houston loud and clear She can’t be hidden no matter the orchestra

[@theofficialvontae]

FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gralanwalston8151]

Not Cissy, here…

[@darrylmattison829]

That is not Cissy Houston singing high soprano, it is her cousin Brenda. Long time background singer for her cousin, Aretha.

[@houstonturna]

@@darrylmattison829 it’s Cissy

[@weotalks2810]

The VOICE

[@sheilapalmer224]

Nobody can't never ever take her place

[@Legendarysingers-r5j]

Louder pls❤❤

[@josephfleetjr4230]

What a gift!

[@kennywesley]

she ate this.

[@tracyskins7854]

My jam!!!

[@chrisevans5324]

From the age of six I have loved this woman and I am an old man now. No one has ever moved me the way she does. Long live the Queen 💕👑

[@jamesprevard6555]

No one would argue..she was that girl! RIP.

[@letakeokuk5446]

So gorgeous! Beautiful voice, just beautiful 🥂🥂

[@danabrown276]

Its an honor to listen to and watch Ms. Franklin.

[@peezywheatsrraw4247]

2024 still here

[@rosesgustavsson8335]

You Enrichehed The Legacyof My Life! My Family, and I Myself have Adored, Loved and Respected you, Your Voice, and Mission in Gospel, Soul, and Rightiousness Since Forever❣ You are The Light of Our Soul....You was Our Queen🙏🏾🎵🎤🎶🎹🎺🌟✨👑💖

[@xavierdh2000]

Just seeing this and it was just fantastic! And that drummer was just playing his butt off! And the sweet heart’s of soul had that background on point!!

[@loislacey9803]

This song remind me when I worked at IRS in early 1990. I believe that was when US troops were being deployed , Desert Storm. There were quite a few of my coworkers that were included in that number of troops going overseas. This song, Call me was playing, many tears flowing, leaving behind loved ones, some had children who have not started school yet. I’m trusting all made it back save and sound to see their loved ones one more time.

[@calvinhill9581]

I NO I NO I NO I NO I NO I NO I NO WE GOT TO PART, SING QUEEN.

[@vilmaoliveira6851]

Ela tinha muito domínio de voz: Espetacular ❤

[@stephaniewaring7209]

My God.....Breathtaking. Literally.

[@dayram6217]

Miss Franklin was a once in a lifetime experience.

[@pattiturner8080]

I was so relieved and blessed to have seen her on August 22,2015 in the beautiful soul city, my hometown, Detroit, Michigan. She was elegant and so generous and lovely. (in her fur, unapologetically 🤭💚🙂)

[@ranran1300]

How can a voice be so powerful but, smooth too

[@beverleyhentzen2496]

I love you and miss you Aretha ❤️❤️❤️

[@CeceliaMokhachane]

I will always love you Aretha ❤

[@sheilapalmer224]

She was untouchable

[@sheilapalmer224]

She was a genius sosososososos phenomenal

[@pattiturner8080]

Is it possible that this IS the BEST SONGS eVeR???? Yes.

[@geromebrown7582]

Wayment DONT ACT LIKE y’all don’t hear that ORGAN PLAYER he bad like TWINKIE CLARK BAD 🥴 PLAY SUH 👏🏾 👏🏾 🙌🏽

[@Aintnowoman37]

I feel like I'm in church! That organ was ERRRRTHANG!

[@troyvahn2461]

That’s THEE Billy Preston on organ, this is a legendary line up right here

[@PourItUpMoet85]

This Song Means So Very Much 2 My Heart & Soul... For One Then One Reason!!!!

[@tracyskins7854]

This one of my top 5 of the QUEENS.🤗🤗🤗

[@latoshawhite8495]

Aretha is the best singer in the 60s and even in the 70s and this song right here 🎻🎹🥁🎸🎤🎺☮️

[@crazysexycoolcrazysexycool9563]

Excellent.....

[@memprichard2611]

My Lord she lead me into praise and worship

[@delethiamoses782]

I so missed the only person who loves me,that is my mother. ,I still morn her ,I just can't let go ,its been years. P😔😪

[@tracyskins7854]

Hang on there!!! Cherish the memories.☺☺☺

[@lorebay2593]

Mourn the love, but live in joy, remember her of course, her words, her laugh, even find yourself doing some of the things she did and I laugh about that. Momma told me, when I was a teen, remember GOD loves you even if nobody don’t. That was the best advice she ever gave me because I found that out in this life. GOD is my strength, my joy, my love, because men come and they go, the children love, and don’t really know, but the true lover of the soul is the LORD GOD, be encouraged. John 3 and John chapters 14 thru 17, read it all, and when the LORD finished ministering this to me, I been fine ever since. Be blessed.

[@cierraword6056]

Such a beautiful song

[@SharronAdams-g1k]

I'm really feeling the vibe

[@nishae7436]

Perfection..

[@sheilapalmer224]

I love her voice

[@DMVAUDITS]

Breathtaking!💕

[@nr30199]

My favorite live version of this song. Queen just took her time ❤

[@chrisbrinkley8921]

QUEEN ARETHA

[@brittanyjones3117]

Lord this is amazing 🔥🔥

[@perfectdon2550]

Nothing but soul They say When this song was out BK then Aretha was goin thru it so bad in ha marriage. & You could hear it too long live the Queen of Soul.

[@albertarmstrong7198]

My alltime favorite singer ,I mean it ,my 1st I feel, and Vanessa bell armstrong and Jennifer holliday and patti labelle,,Rachel Ferrell, some of my favorite women singers

[@John-zl1dd]

It really doesnt matter what age and decade I see Gladyee at she always is so❤ Beautiful to me And foxy....

[@theultimateblack]

The Queen!!!

[@cherylsimmons3360]

My queen 👏

[@nr30199]

Sang QUEEN Sang!!!

[@brendadurr5186]

True Regalia earning every letter

[@markhills2310]

Oh yes Aretha did Sang now.Will u do that will u do that for me

[@sheilapalmer9539]

She was sososo sososo untouchable

[@michaelminer5174]

That hmmm at the end 🙌🏾 yess reee

[@neiltaylor1524]

Thanks so much for posting , there only used to be a fuzzy version of this on here . She's from another planet on this, one of her finest moments ! 😍😍

[@kurtadams3021]

The one and only QUEEN of Soul

[@tracyskins7854]

Yes indeed

[@nr30199]

There will never be another