Aretha is No Adele

Aretha Franklin is coming out with a new album of cover songs. The first one
just released is Adele's Rolling in The Deep.

It's already been much hyped.

http://www.mtv.com/news/1947116/aretha-franklin-adele-rolling-in-the-deep-cover/

You be the judge.

 

What? A 72-year-old woman whose best days as a singer are behind her? I don't believe it.

 

Woman still gots it.

 

Reminds me a lot of Johnny Cash's last album. You still recognize the genius, and tip your hat to it, but you wish it was what it used to be.

 

Good analogy. Maybe it was a dollar and sense decision but a bad one to
try and cover Rolling In The Deep. Perhaps one of the best songs in past 20
years that was sung to near perfection by Adele. Even the great Aretha Franklin
could not have made it better even in her best days.

 

I go back and forth with Rolling in the Deep and Rumor Has It as her best song.

Rumor Has It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXottBGAQp8

 

Good try, good effort.

 

Aretha sang RITD last night on Letterman:

http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/D6C8AACB-D8F6-B9CD-473B-C43ACF91E6FE/aretha-franklin-rolling-in-the-deep-ain-t-no-mountain-/

 

Aretha should do a cover album of Aretha songs. THAT's an album I would purchase.

 

A few years ago, she sang the anthem at the Motor City Bowl — and for a solid chunk of change, I'm sure. Radio colleague got her for a brief interview at the game and she was a complete and utter bitch. I stopped tolerating her caterwaulling at that precise moment.

 

Not even close.

 

Is Adele still around?