Aretha Franklin sings at President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration (C-SPAN)

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5 жыл бұрын

Aretha Franklin sings My Country, 'Tis of Thee at President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration. RIP.
See all her C-SPAN appearances here: www.c-span.org/person/?aretha...

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@Oksana-ix6xq 2 жыл бұрын

The girl who sang with Martin Luther King , lived to sing for the first black president. This moment was special ❤️

@appolonble2604 Жыл бұрын

Ômlllllnlllnnnnñnñlll

@DippyHippie Жыл бұрын

👏🏿💙👏🏿💙👏🏿💙❤️🌈

@cristinskadell338 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@marvissmith4588 9 ай бұрын

Also present, Rosa Parks, the mother of the civil rights movement, as well as John Lewis, a foot soldier of the civil rights movement.

@MasimbaasheRutsate 9 ай бұрын

😅9 €01 l

@kittycomere 5 жыл бұрын

now that's an inauguration crowd

@AndySaenz 3 жыл бұрын

I agree and I’m a lifelong Republican.

@jred201 Ай бұрын

Trump is still in denial that his crowd was tiny, like his hands 😂

@kervinfondren9226 4 жыл бұрын

How majestic it was for Blacks born in 1930 and during Jim Crow to witness the first Black president in history!

@mljones655 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Jesse Jackson crying like a baby, on election night. I was right there with him. I'm 65, lived thru the Kennedy assassination ×2, Watergate, the Vietnam War, the space shuttle exploding. I feel a bit like Forrest Gump. Watching Pres. Obama get elected and inauguration was oh so joyful. And he did great! And then, along came Trump. America will survive and thrive once again. Don't lose hope.

@sara-stinabergstedt3019 3 жыл бұрын

First US black president in history, not the first black president ever. There's been plenty of black presidents in African countries before Obama obviously. Nevertheless I cried watching this thinking how threatened the Biden inauguration is at the moment and how much hope there was then and how much fear there is now. 😥

@kervinfondren9226 3 жыл бұрын

@@sara-stinabergstedt3019 I was talking about first black president in the United States not Africa because Africa is a continent. Let's all pray President-elect Biden gets a safe inaguration Wednesday because Trump is demented and will do something crazy.

@fuego5532 3 жыл бұрын

@@kervinfondren9226 first mixed race president of the United States, do Americans really just classify white & black mixed people as just black? He has a white mother and a black father, why do you not call them White? I'm genuinely asking by the way, over here we'd call them mixed race.

@Patrick-id9uq 3 жыл бұрын

@@fuego5532 In the United States, mixed race people are not socially recognized. If you have prodominately black features, you are seen as black, and vice versa foe white features. However, since the majority of this country is white, if you appear to have even very few black features, you probably will be seen as non-white.

@andrejackson6618 5 жыл бұрын

Never forget 🤧🤧 my entire elementary school sat in the gymnasium to witness this historical moment. The kids that didn’t understand made fun of Aretha’s soulful vocals, but I understood being a black boy with a hope of a brighter future.

@mahjonglivestreaming4535 3 жыл бұрын

Poor them ... hope they know better know

@AymeeDonovan 3 жыл бұрын

They dont know good music she is a queen

@jayjayhamm2585 3 жыл бұрын

That’s right, literally.

@calliarcale 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a tad older than you; me and my coworkers stopped what we were doing to watch this livestreamed on KZfaq. It's the only Presidential inauguration I've ever watched live. Aretha Franklin was a national treasure; I can think of no one better to perform at the inauguration of the first black President.

@zaccamden5016 3 жыл бұрын

those kids were probably Taylor Swift fans

@kaiw9254 4 жыл бұрын

That was such a good day to be an American 🥺

@catherinepositano8544 3 жыл бұрын

Yes...then along came Trump. 🤠...2 bit cowboy.

@nvthefunny1888 3 жыл бұрын

Yup 👍😁

@michaelstacey8303 Ай бұрын

The pur.freedom ended

@maxtheknife 3 жыл бұрын

This is the inaguration people will never forget. Aretha's hat stole the show.

@KimontheWeb 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and now it’s showcased in a museum. Historical indeed 😊

@Mimi-cg2cw 2 жыл бұрын

She was pissed at Obama because he allowed Beyonce to sing at his 2nd inauguration..that says a lot about Aretha..she is not as bad as Etta James who called Beyonce and Obama names.

@maxtheknife 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mimi-cg2cw they were going after who would get the most coverage, the popularity factor. If Etta were able to she should have been invited to sing the song since she is associated with it. Beyonce could have performed "All the Single Ladies"

@fuzzytimes187 Жыл бұрын

She sure didn't get that hat from JC Penney

@ThereseFlanagan 5 жыл бұрын

What a woman; what a voice! Thank you, Aretha Franklin!

@jesholm6248 5 жыл бұрын

Aritha franklin

@SISU889 4 жыл бұрын

Aretha was a lady very much respected here in the UK , George Michael loved her , they made a GREAT song together.

@berithinsch4085 3 жыл бұрын

God bless her ❤️🙏

@berithinsch4085 3 жыл бұрын

R. I. P

@raynash4117 2 жыл бұрын

I cooked for this classy lady. She was so humble and kind, it was an honor.

@ceciliawyu 3 жыл бұрын

When America was admired, respected and decency......

@millyarscott8656 3 жыл бұрын

Am looking forward to Joe's I expect it will be cut back because of the virus. Hope trump keeps away. The world dont want to see his face any more. Good riddance for ever.

@kellyjeffries8953 3 жыл бұрын

@@millyarscott8656 Amen!

@cynthiap.2573 3 жыл бұрын

@Eric Lacastro how does not liking trump make her a karen ? karen’s like trump

@ironfromicey8700 3 жыл бұрын

Cecilia W Yu 余詠詩 I dont get Why Americans think we admire them. We do it alot better over here, but Aretha truely was a queen.

@oscarmora1734 3 жыл бұрын

@@ironfromicey8700 America has many flaws. Especially now. But it is a truth that it has been a powerhouse of a nation. Consistently at the top. Such a great nation home to many adoring figures, musicians, athletes, and people willing to inspire change. Aretha left her mark in the USA and inspired the world ❤️

@1000monkeymom 5 жыл бұрын

Best rendition for the best President, hands down. RIP beautiful lady.

@highjinxwillie62 5 жыл бұрын

Mary Mitchell what are you talking about. Obama was the worst president on economic growth in modern American history and his foreign policy was a disaster. Do some research.

@rubytuesday863 5 жыл бұрын

highjinxwillie62 You're a pathetic creature, you have the nerve to stay that bullchit while trump is getting his azz handed to himself on a tray! Bet your Obamacare trump is on his way to golf now and why shouldn't he, trump inherited no problems from the previous administration, all of trumps problems are of his own dirty making. So GTFOH with that!

@wmarkj 5 жыл бұрын

Annoy the libtards Trump 2020

@RAYMONDKNG 5 жыл бұрын

highjinx, vomitsmitty and mark johnson are russian trolls...take your hate back to Putin.

@wmarkj 5 жыл бұрын

Raymond Ng libs are all about hate

@sarrahremy8512 2 жыл бұрын

I took a vacation day so I could watch the 2009 inauguration and stayed glued to the TV all day When Aretha sang this I wept like a little child. That day was so joyous and I felt such hope for our nation. Now it seems we are forever divided and that Americans hate each other. I don't know if that division will ever be rectified.

@chaitramramrattan2065 5 жыл бұрын

Her voice unmatched, RIP MAMA

@sipnog3528 3 жыл бұрын

Pls dont LIE. You don't have to. There are singers like Whitney Houston that you can say that to. After whitney you can say that to Mariah Carey etc

@hollyredding1816 3 жыл бұрын

@@sipnog3528 Please don’t LIE. It’s not good for your health. Houston and Carey are great. But their voices are unmatched in comparison to Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick, and Gladys Knight, or even Lecresia Campbell. They are unmatched because they have very different styles. Aretha Franklin was a queen. Don’t compare her voice to Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston.

@sipnog3528 3 жыл бұрын

@@hollyredding1816 YOU ARE NOT ONLY A LIAR, YOU ARE A DREAMER. ARETHA FRANKLIN WILL NEVER BE A BEST SINGER ON EARTH OR HEAVEN. God never gave her that much gift. Even if you can dream from now and forever. It is AN INSULT TO COMPARE WHITNEY TO SHOUTING ARETHA. How could you really. STAN but dont try to blind other people in your blind stanning.

@ramen8760 3 жыл бұрын

@@sipnog3528 ok I’m sorry but your two comments are just so ironic because the first one is hating on Aretha and talking about how you love the other singers and then your second one says that you shouldn’t hate and compare the two Like bruh what

@sipnog3528 3 жыл бұрын

@@ramen8760 And I don't hate her. What happened to people telling truth? I just told truth as I see it that's all. I honestly cannot lie and say she is a great singer. I just can't, I'm sorry.

@kvngkruzhworld1514 3 жыл бұрын

Who is watching this on 2021...cldnt control dropping a tear ...this was something Long live America

@chasistyhaigler5489 3 жыл бұрын

Many will come close, but WON'T TOP this performance. Historical moment in time! Aretha, Rest in Power!

@cynthiagipson8039 Жыл бұрын

Ashanti will vocally slaughter the queen

@damongipson-dg8pc Жыл бұрын

Patti LaBelle has entered the chat

@adambotelho3712 9 ай бұрын

Kelly did it better 4 years later. This sounds like someone with emphysema singing.

@amunoz712 3 жыл бұрын

I'm soooo happy today!! Literally crying! That was 4 years too long!

@josephinebournes8212 3 жыл бұрын

Same here 😭

@kemmyd6935 Жыл бұрын

Man I took the day from work to witness this!!!!! One of my favorite moments....

@gettinItBACK 10 ай бұрын

I was there!! This entire ceremony was sooo beautiful.

@QuentH17 11 ай бұрын

God. I miss this woman so much. Rip Ree 🕊️

@jamesbarker5326 5 жыл бұрын

Her voice encompasses all humanity and moves me to tears.And what a voice! What a woman!

@franksmith16 3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this live when I was a freshman in college. Such hope at the time, and there will be again. God Bless America! Let freedom ring!

@joshuawells835 3 жыл бұрын

I was in elementary school. They pulled us out of class to watch it

@BertRussie 3 жыл бұрын

I was in high school. But I still remember this day. And that election night. I've never felt like that before or after.

@Bee-lieve623 Жыл бұрын

I was a junior in college. I rushed home to watch this

@matthinton6148 3 жыл бұрын

Kids...this is what greatness looks and sounds like!

@berniestewart5112 3 жыл бұрын

I told my boss I had to see this inauguration, if I lost my job so be it. I couldn’t travel to the states but I could watch it live on tv. My boss told me it was fine, she shut the office for the day. We all watched, marvelled and gave thanks with hearts full of gratitude. I look forward to feeling that way again. It will take time but it will be.

@deng2919 5 жыл бұрын

Remember it was 30 degrees outside. #LEGEND #R.I.P

@chukwudiilozue9171 4 жыл бұрын

No lip syncing and she was older than all those other lazy stars.

@mizzkaykay93 3 жыл бұрын

Hell no it was like 16 degrees I was out there

@lisalaviolette6411 2 жыл бұрын

Yazzzzz AND JACK KEPT ME WARM...lol

@Ghengisdon Жыл бұрын

It is extremely difficult to sing in that harsh climatic condition. She was great

@Zahra-lc3mj Ай бұрын

It was way less than 30 degrees. It was super super cold that day . Definitely in the teens

@eagleswing44 Жыл бұрын

What a day in history for this country! There will never be another Aretha!

@anthonywilliams3822 Жыл бұрын

Never!

@tinac.o1178 3 жыл бұрын

Who's here with me in 2021 to remember🙏 our legendary🤔😧 Rest in peace Ma.am🙏 The world love and miss you💔😖😢😢🙌

@bt6594 3 жыл бұрын

Me.

@Oksana-ix6xq 2 жыл бұрын

2022

@zhonnio2386 3 жыл бұрын

I came back 12+ years after to get another dose of this goodness! Still as good as the day.

@Penchi17 3 жыл бұрын

I will never forget that iconic hat. RIP Miss Franklin!

@izzyci 6 ай бұрын

Aretha singing this is probably one the best songs ever sung. To this day it still deeply affects me and I often come back to this from time to time for inspiration. Brava and RIP queen

@user-sh8jo1jz2t 5 жыл бұрын

Now this is what America feels like R.I.P. Queen

@CreoleLadyBug 2 жыл бұрын

I was there and it was so cold that day yet my heart was on fire for America that day with the hope for a better tomorrow for this land.

@Letsbreal2023 2 жыл бұрын

Revisiting this moment again in 2022 🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️

@RayEmureMusic 3 жыл бұрын

I wish Aretha was around to sing at this year's inauguration ❤

@rosofficesolutionsinc1572 3 жыл бұрын

They got Jlo

@jaspermiriti5039 3 жыл бұрын

The Queen..we miss you Mama

@tag911horse Жыл бұрын

History, Herstory-RIP Queen

@katbrown1449 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully done and beautifully chosen for this. He was so lucky to meet her. I grew up on her music. What an honor for the Obamas. Imagine how they must have felt to have had Aretha sing at their inauguration. Powerful.

@stevewilliams8944 Жыл бұрын

No one will ever come close to Aretha's version of this song. Even when she took somebody else's song she made it her own. A unequalled genius of a singer.

@angeleyeszarai 2 жыл бұрын

Aretha turned it into her OWN concert 😆 I love it. RIP Queen 🙌👑👑

@barbaracowen1408 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody does it better. RIP in peace Queen of Soul. You've brought us joy and now we are in tears

@pamelaturner7927 5 жыл бұрын

Barbara Cowen Indeed.But Heaven has a new voice.I hope I get to hear it one day.

@barbaracowen1408 5 жыл бұрын

Pamela Turner AMEN!!

@kinfolk233 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching Aretha sing. I was a junior in college, just turned 21 years old. I was so hyped that morning. Can’t believe it’s 13 years and two presidents later….

@ticklemebad3084 5 жыл бұрын

rest in peace sweet Queen! your voice is like butter! 😇😇

@jonathanfalkowsky672 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this when I was 7 in second grade. Now almost 12 years later our country is torn apart. RIP Aretha

@anthonywilliams3822 Жыл бұрын

Nostalgia....long live the memories!

@justinparker4722 Жыл бұрын

I’m proud to have been there in person for this moment!

@codytylerr4983 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being in my 8th grade class watching this performance by Aretha and the amount of pride I had for my country was unbelievable. I miss those days. Just being in awe by your country knowing that you are setting up a good example for the world and freedom. I miss it. I do. Now everyone hates us and we hate us. /:

@lutzwaltzTchvosky 11 ай бұрын

Lmao purge

@blessedandbeautiful8365 5 жыл бұрын

She truly caused you to feel a song. I remember when I was very young I listened to her sing amazing Grace. My life changed forever and I felt free from pain for the first time. Til this day I've never gone back to that former me. Thank God for Jesus and for Aretha who reminded me that His grace is amazing. RIP Aretha 💜💕

@ernesto7145 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for Yeshua Hamashiach!!! Thank God for Aretha Franklin!!!

@shelbyallen6470 5 жыл бұрын

Have no words for this sadness....We love you FOREVER beautiful Soul 💔💔💔

@pamelaturner7927 5 жыл бұрын

Shelby Allen She was a gift.A great American.A voice that now sings for God,His Son,Our Savior, Christ Jesus.How beautiful Heaven must sound.

@shelbyallen6470 5 жыл бұрын

Pamela Turner Yes ma'am.... I remember my sisters and I piled up on my mom's backseat enjoying her music. We were little girls but it seems like yesterday. We are fortunate to have enjoyed her legacy while she was alive. 😙

@maryruth7077 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever put such soul into ‘America.’ That day was so brimming with hope, and Aretha put a bow on it (no pun intended). Whenever I feel anxious about the country’s future, I listen to this. Obviously, I listen to it often.

@iago07 4 жыл бұрын

So much history in her voice here... she has seen and experienced so much, been such a cornerstone in the fabric of American history in the 20th century, it’s almost religious, maybe spiritual, to consume...

@lindamorgan7889 3 жыл бұрын

Lady Aretha, I hadn't seen this before, it is so beautiful I'm crying, stunning. RESPECT ♥️

@jacquelinehicks8011 3 жыл бұрын

Aretha Franklin, The queen of soul has sang!! Rest easy.. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

@grandrapladyakaamb2438 3 жыл бұрын

when the crowd size was HUGE, not imagined!

@benpainter6874 3 жыл бұрын

She's making me cry. Deep in my soul. 😘

@lingra9541 3 жыл бұрын

I AM ALSO IN TEARS

@eagleswing44 8 ай бұрын

Me too!❤

@hmariah123 5 жыл бұрын

RIP our dear Auntie. Thank you for sharing your voice with us which was like an angel on earth.

@Black-mk4kx 9 ай бұрын

Rest well queen you’re work here is complete and you have fulfilled your destiny ❤ work nothing short of being the greatest singer of all times 🙏🏾💐

@pacoceja4659 3 жыл бұрын

what a human being she was!!! LOVE!!!

@eagleswing44 8 ай бұрын

A legend! Thank you! 🎉

@adamtokolo6276 4 жыл бұрын

I tip my hat each time I listen to this rendition of this song. Aretha's voice has so much texture, I can feel it. It's like velvet. RIP ARETHA! Though you have passed on, your legacy remains.

@jakecruise90 3 жыл бұрын

Glad she lived long enough to see a black person become president.

@expiredtylernol 3 жыл бұрын

@sapofish 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched Genius: Aretha on hulu. WOW!!! now I understand more fully why she is the QUEEN of soul! Love you 'Retha!

@DIANA-rv7zn 3 жыл бұрын

A Great Moment for USA.Rosevelt, Carter and Barack Obama, 3best President for USA, ever 👌✌🕊💜

@abeltesfaye_ 4 жыл бұрын

Take us back to everything about this...

@Jilliansw 5 жыл бұрын

This was a moment in time that will live forever in my heart. RIP Queen!

@patriciamitchell5091 5 жыл бұрын

Rip Aretha! Truly the Queen of Soul! I cried watching this year's ago.

@SbezzyB Жыл бұрын

That place was packed never seen anything like it.❤❤❤❤

@realchudi 3 жыл бұрын

This will remain one of the few days America was really, REALLY great. Who else but the legendary Queen herself to grace it with her majesty.

@barrywhite3803 Жыл бұрын

My God, thank you for our Queen

@derochelle8996 5 жыл бұрын

Love you Aretha! RIH!❤

@sportspolitics539 5 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps

@mkn3516 3 жыл бұрын

This moves me to tears, what a beautiful moment!

@pamelaturner7927 5 жыл бұрын

Thru tears I say no one, not even an angel, could bring more beauty to this song.Heaven must sound all the more beautiful as she sings with the angels now.Rest in Peace our one & only Queen of Soul.A great American.

@mauricemitchell6834 2 жыл бұрын

This shxt made me tear up, because this shxt right here is what my ancestors fought for & tolerated what they went thru during their time & just to hear her voice, her rhythm, her soul makes me feel appreciated to be black

@jumprope9573 6 ай бұрын

Amen brother ✊🏾

@rubirodriguez4912 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t watch this and not tear up

@ilianbh 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think that there would ever again be such a meaningful, poignant and beautifully sung song at any other presidential inauguration ! Certainly not in any forseable lifetime. Rest in eternal paradise Queen Aretha.

@judyingram8877 5 жыл бұрын

Never shall we forget.. RIP QUEEN!!!

@lisalaviolette6411 3 жыл бұрын

I will forever be grateful to have witnessed HISTORY with my KIDS and My Mom.... In our LIFE TIME we never thought possible... Now that blackgurlmajic

@rothmonorady397 7 күн бұрын

Proud, humble, hopeful, humanity ❤❤❤❤

@samoraperez1369 5 жыл бұрын

To home you go to rest in eternal peace 😘

@pamelaturner7927 5 жыл бұрын

Samora Perez Amen

@spacesplaces 5 жыл бұрын

No one could throw down like the Queen

@elenarosalepera5227 5 жыл бұрын

The most greatest soul singer of all times.....

@gergemall 2 жыл бұрын

Such an icon in music and American history . Brings tears to my eyes.

@eagleswing44 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful said! ❤

@mrlegend7423 5 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭 my heart R.I.P. my favorite

@3for4PA 2 жыл бұрын

WHITNEY HOUSTON along with ARETHA FRANKLIN renditions made ME feel PROUD to be from the 🇺🇲 🥲

@eagleswing44 9 ай бұрын

A National Treasure. Aretha was the best there's ever been! ❤

@xoliemacingwane9335 5 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Aretha!! You music will still live on in our heart & in our radios forever... 💔💔

@barsofthn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Aretha Franklin!

@shandamcneal8242 5 жыл бұрын

R.I.H. Queen Of Soul you will truly be missed. 😢😢😢

@Teebee407 3 жыл бұрын

Is this hat in any museum exhibit?!? It deserves its own secured glass case!!!!

@dcguy3803 5 жыл бұрын

God bless America. God bless the memory of Aretha Franklin.

@armettamcglothen7255 5 жыл бұрын

She did it for one of the greatest Presidents of my time..Thank you Queen of Soul you were dearly loved for over 4 decades and will be truly missed..You earned your wings..RIH Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin ❤

@ebonimom6964 3 жыл бұрын

@Awesome Timeless omg just let them have this moment. Why do we gotta go to liberal vids and attack them? This gives Reps a bad reputation. Just leave them alone

@prophetessvirginia468 3 жыл бұрын

BLESS YOU BEAUTIFUL QUEEN RIP

@jacobc3996 5 жыл бұрын

This should be a track. Awesome voice. Awesome person.

@andhikag5509 Жыл бұрын

Omg her voice unmatched

@mqbrown07 2 жыл бұрын

I do not know how many times I have listen to this. So emotional.

@claudettes9697 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ms. Franklin!

@trishawilliams9717 5 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace queen of soul Aretha Franklin you will never be forgotten I love all your music and will continue to listen to it God bless your family prayers