Aretha Franklin and George Michael - a collaboration that produced complete BLISS... it was The Queen Of Soul and her ardent admirer coming together, creating Pure Magic for the rest of us!
His voice is so complimentary. His collaborations with Aretha, Stevie wonder, Smokey Robinson, Elton, Paul Young, and queen etc really exemplifies that
The Voice,..ya'll,..THE VOICE,..and George,..didn't they sound so good together,. Girl we were as shocked as you when they premiered this video,..had no idea at the time they they were collaborating together,..Aretha,..she was still in it darlin,..I teared up like I think you did, but only because like you said,.they're both gone,..its hard to believe such God given talent had walked the earth,so long ago, seems a lifetime ago,..George,..ohh God,.the boy had pipes,..you know Aretha wouldn't have done a song with him if he didn't,.huh,..ohh and she also did a song with Annie Lenox,. "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves", again Aretha didn't play around,..she worked with people who could share the stage,.stand up to muster as they say,..I was too thrilled when that song came out,..another woman impowerment song!,..that song should've existed when women were working in bomb factories during WW II, there's a picture of a woman with her sleeves rolled up, and flexing her biceps 💪 you know,..I don't remember if its in the actual video,..but I think of that with that song, women are a force,..I would blast that song on the radio,..and when it was on MTV,..yess there's a video for that too!,..ohh and in this video, did you see the video behind Aretha?,.did you see the couple?,.Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell,..guess it was a like honorable nod,.tribute to them,..might have been around the time Marvin died, not sure,..do keep going,..some older established artists would collaborate with younger up and coming artists,..look at Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,..I so love that they did that,..its such a joy,.young artist like Gaga,..getting a little mentoring from someone like Bennett,..who worked with the greats,.Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Burt Bacharach, it rubs off and can only enrich Gaga's work from here on,..God bless, so thankful she got to work with him,..do keep going young people,.do latch on to this old music,..many old artists are gone and leaving ,..thank you for taking an interest, Godspeed, Peace ✌
This won the grammy for best duet in 1988 and also soared Aretha's career again especially in the UK. George adored her. My fav will always be his duet with Mary J. Blige "As" though. He sang with the best of them, Whitney & Beyonce too.
I was so excited when this came out - I was 16! - because George ADORED Aretha. This is one of the best duets ever. George also did wonderful duets with Whitney and Mary J Blige that were especially amazing (obv the Elton one is iconic). I can't wait to get to heaven to see this concert!!
I love this song! I had the Joy of being at the George Michael concert in Detroit (home of Aretha Franklin). She's afraid of flying, so her touring was somewhat limited. Since she was in her city, SHE SHOWED UP & they performed this song!!! It was Magnificent & I had the Best seats (& yes, George was even more gorgeous in person). He was such an admirer of hers & sought her out to work with her. Now, they're both gone & they just tore down the arena (Palace of Auburn Hills), but these two will forever live in my heart, esp. seeing them together. 💖
I love your love of George Michael SO MUCH. And of course Aretha is fantastic. I always smile when this song comes on at work, it gets me moving. Loved your reaction to this!
@THE JAYY SHOW , George Michael did a few duets with some big names . with Whitney Houston - If i told you that . with Mary J Blige - As . Elton John - Don't let the sun go down . with Stevie Wonder - Living in the city . with Smokey Robinson - Careless Whisper . with Queen - Somebody to love . with Paul McCartney - Heal the Pain .
Have you reacted to Aretha's duet with Eurythmics (Annie Lennox) yet? That's another fun 80's banger. It's called "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves"! Highly recommended!!
Aretha just kept reinventing herself every decade. Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves with Annie Lennox is a must. As is her Grammy Awards Show performance of Nessun Dorma where she subbed for Pavarotti at a momeny's notice because he was ill. It will give you chills...
Tears of sadness that these two icons are no longer with us, but tears of joy that these two true talents came together to produce this gem of a song, for us to enjoy.
One of the greatest duets ever! From the 80s! Miss them both dearly!😢Rip🙏to the both of them. Sorry I’m a grown men! And I feel like crying watching this duet and knowing that they’re now gone to the heavens!😢definitely one beautiful song 🎵
The video you must react to is the George Michael tribute to Freddie Mercury with Queen from 1992, George absolutely killed the song "SOMEBODY TO LOVE", Freddy would have been looking down and saying "God I Wish I Was There This Is Fantastic" what a talent George was, and only really appreciated with what a great voice he had when he was gone, R.I.P George and Freddy, truly missed so much.
Originally Clive Davis, president of Arista records wanted George Michael to record a duet with the hot Whitney Houston but according to management he wanted to do a duet with Aretha and the rest is history
George Michael - outstanding and underestimated singer! Eg the only one who is able and can sing Freddy Mercury! Always be in my heart and soul, R.I.P.
ah, how the heck is George Michael an 'under-estimated' singer? He was literally the hottest thing on the planet...won awards, etc...was completely adored, his voice, sound presence loved all around the world.
@@christopherone1 congrats that you obviously live somewhere where your don’t have to explain what a genius GM was. What I experience EVERY time when I am taking about my GM love you can be sure that you will get arrogant eyes for adoring this „gay-tearjerker-rated-3 singer. But enjoy your statistic and bubbles and keep continuing dissing GM fans
The song was not originally written as a duet. Climie and Morgan pitched the song to Tina Turner as well to Aretha Franklin and Arista Records head Clive Davis. It was Davis' idea to get Franklin and George Michael to record the song as a duet. It appeared on Franklin's 1986 album Aretha.
You need to check out George and Mary J Blige "As" (a Stevie Wonder song) and George and Whitney Houston, "If I Told You That". There are also videos knocking around of George dueting with Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Paul McCartney. Basically anything of George singing live is always worth finding...my boy could sing his *** off! :-)
I love this song! I used to play it all the time when I used to go to a bar after work with friends. The bar had TV's that you could play music videos of your choice on them. I played this song almost every time I was there.
I've always loved this video and song, it makes me emotional now that they're both gone but not in a sad way really...it feels good seeing them strong and healthy and doing what they do, creating art
At the time when this song came out, I thought it was a nice song but that’s it. Now I see it thru your eyes and WOW..totally iconic. We really did have some great music back in the day.
Yay! So glad to see George Michael back in your channel! Your reactions are always the best. 😊 Please please PLEASE do "One More Try" for your next George Michael video! 🙏 It's one of his biggest best hits and I know you'll love it.
Thank you for this reaction you just brought me back to when I was a teenager and I remember when this song came out. It's the first time I had my crush on George Michael
Some info on this song: Billboard listed "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" as Franklin's all-time biggest Hot 100 single while also being Franklin's biggest hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number two. The song would also be Franklin's first and only UK number-one hit. Franklin and Michael won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this.
One of my favorite Duets of all time. Your next one should be George Michael and Whitney Houston. Their duet was amazing. There's more to check out from George. Duets with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Toby Burke, Astrud Gilberto, just to mention a few.
FUN FACT: the session musician playing bass on this track is none other than Randy Jackson. Yes.....*THAT* Randy Jackson, the longtime "American Idol" judge.
Hi boo. Love your channel. Your reactions are genuine and real. Welcome to real music. 💯 and no auto-tune, no back-up singers, just real music with real artists. You'll fall in love with "old school" music, I guarantee
Both legends. She had many hits throughout the 80s, this a #1 pop song (she had #1s on R&B charts few years earlier). Now her 80s hit “Who’s Zoomin Who” could be great commercial tune for Zoom
Another great upbeat duet like this is The Best Things In Life Are Free by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson. Another two great artists like you got here with Aretha and George
Absolute magic. Check his duets with Whitney Houston (If I told you that) and Mary J. Blige (As) both amazing. George hold his own!. Check his live version of A Different Corner on the Parkinson Show. It is magic and beautiful. Such an amazing singer.
Aretha Franklin and George Michael singing together is like peanut butter and jelly it just works!
Aretha Franklin and George Michael - a collaboration that produced complete BLISS... it was The Queen Of Soul and her ardent admirer coming together, creating Pure Magic for the rest of us!
MAGIC!!!
George Michael was something special.
I love this song, if a man and women can listen to this together they are truly soulmate. ❤
Two beautiful black ladies in my life ♥. Queen of soul Aretha, Queen of disco Donna ♥
Two people with talent to spare and sadly missed.
RIP to both of those legends
We lost 2 of greatest singers of our time to soon. Thank god, we have this great music to listen to. Love it. RIP- ARETHA and MICHEAL.
In his bio George Michael said doing this duet with Aretha was a highlight for him. (He was a big fan of hers.)
His voice is so complimentary. His collaborations with Aretha, Stevie wonder, Smokey Robinson, Elton, Paul Young, and queen etc really exemplifies that
Two truly great voices hitting the peak of perfection. Words don’t do it justice
GREAT SONG BY 2 ICONS!!!! RIP TO BOTH OF THEM. GREAT REACTION JAYY, THANKS!!!!!!
The Voice,..ya'll,..THE VOICE,..and George,..didn't they sound so good together,. Girl we were as shocked as you when they premiered this video,..had no idea at the time they they were collaborating together,..Aretha,..she was still in it darlin,..I teared up like I think you did, but only because like you said,.they're both gone,..its hard to believe such God given talent had walked the earth,so long ago, seems a lifetime ago,..George,..ohh God,.the boy had pipes,..you know Aretha wouldn't have done a song with him if he didn't,.huh,..ohh and she also did a song with Annie Lenox,. "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves", again Aretha didn't play around,..she worked with people who could share the stage,.stand up to muster as they say,..I was too thrilled when that song came out,..another woman impowerment song!,..that song should've existed when women were working in bomb factories during WW II, there's a picture of a woman with her sleeves rolled up, and flexing her biceps 💪 you know,..I don't remember if its in the actual video,..but I think of that with that song, women are a force,..I would blast that song on the radio,..and when it was on MTV,..yess there's a video for that too!,..ohh and in this video, did you see the video behind Aretha?,.did you see the couple?,.Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell,..guess it was a like honorable nod,.tribute to them,..might have been around the time Marvin died, not sure,..do keep going,..some older established artists would collaborate with younger up and coming artists,..look at Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,..I so love that they did that,..its such a joy,.young artist like Gaga,..getting a little mentoring from someone like Bennett,..who worked with the greats,.Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Burt Bacharach, it rubs off and can only enrich Gaga's work from here on,..God bless, so thankful she got to work with him,..do keep going young people,.do latch on to this old music,..many old artists are gone and leaving ,..thank you for taking an interest, Godspeed, Peace ✌
This won the grammy for best duet in 1988 and also soared Aretha's career again especially in the UK. George adored her. My fav will always be his duet with Mary J. Blige "As" though. He sang with the best of them, Whitney & Beyonce too.
Their voices and styles compliment each other so well.
Im glad you finally got to hear and enjoy.
George also did a duet with Whitney Houston around 2000 "If I told you That."
I miss them both so much
There is something magical about those two voices together huh??
This is probably one of the greatest songs in the history of ever
I still miss him!!
One of the best duets EVER!!
I was so excited when this came out - I was 16! - because George ADORED Aretha. This is one of the best duets ever. George also did wonderful duets with Whitney and Mary J Blige that were especially amazing (obv the Elton one is iconic). I can't wait to get to heaven to see this concert!!
I remember this video taking over Mtv back in the day 💕😍
Man, I miss the 80's.
Ditto
Right!
Me too!
The last decade of great music and artists imo!
Miss them all so much!
Hit number one on Billboard in 1986
Two of the greatest ever!RIP
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
THEY ARE FREAKING AMAZING... MAGIC
I love this song! I had the Joy of being at the George Michael concert in Detroit (home of Aretha Franklin). She's afraid of flying, so her touring was somewhat limited. Since she was in her city, SHE SHOWED UP & they performed this song!!! It was Magnificent & I had the Best seats (& yes, George was even more gorgeous in person). He was such an admirer of hers & sought her out to work with her. Now, they're both gone & they just tore down the arena (Palace of Auburn Hills), but these two will forever live in my heart, esp. seeing them together. 💖
I love your love of George Michael SO MUCH. And of course Aretha is fantastic. I always smile when this song comes on at work, it gets me moving. Loved your reaction to this!
God I miss that woman. Her voice.... broke my heart to hear of her passing. Great song, good video, lovely days gone by.
@THE JAYY SHOW , George Michael did a few duets with some big names . with Whitney Houston - If i told you that . with Mary J Blige - As . Elton John - Don't let the sun go down . with Stevie Wonder - Living in the city . with Smokey Robinson - Careless Whisper . with Queen - Somebody to love . with Paul McCartney - Heal the Pain .
Beautiful, just beautiful,
Have you reacted to Aretha's duet with Eurythmics (Annie Lennox) yet? That's another fun 80's banger. It's called "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves"! Highly recommended!!
I forgot about that one! Such a good one.
I've been asking for ages
Such a good one
Love that one!
That's a great one
What a fun duet. I always appreciate George Michael too.
A classic song by 2 of the greats.
Vocal match made in heaven. Rest in peace...both of you are truly missed 🙏
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Aretha just kept reinventing herself every decade. Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves with Annie Lennox is a must. As is her Grammy Awards Show performance of Nessun Dorma where she subbed for Pavarotti at a momeny's notice because he was ill. It will give you chills...
This was a perfect match for a duet. One of the best ever. If you want to see him on fire again check out IM YR MAN when he was in Wham.
YUP!!!
Tears of sadness that these two icons are no longer with us, but tears of joy that these two true talents came together to produce this gem of a song, for us to enjoy.
One of the greatest duets ever! From the 80s! Miss them both dearly!😢Rip🙏to the both of them. Sorry I’m a grown men! And I feel like crying watching this duet and knowing that they’re now gone to the heavens!😢definitely one beautiful song 🎵
Great duo of 2 music icons.
The video you must react to is the George Michael tribute to Freddie Mercury with Queen from 1992, George absolutely killed the song "SOMEBODY TO LOVE", Freddy would have been looking down and saying "God I Wish I Was There This Is Fantastic" what a talent George was, and only really appreciated with what a great voice he had when he was gone, R.I.P George and Freddy, truly missed so much.
check out George Michael at Nelson Mandela concert singing IF YOU WERE MY WOMAN, its amazing
Originally Clive Davis, president of Arista records wanted George Michael to record a duet with the hot Whitney Houston but according to management he wanted to do a duet with Aretha and the rest is history
George also sang a duo with Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige. There is a video for both
George Michael - outstanding and underestimated singer! Eg the only one who is able and can sing Freddy Mercury! Always be in my heart and soul, R.I.P.
He was never underestimated imo
@@caperboy1169 never thought about that kind of view, i've never been one. but you're true so maybe i am an hidden imo by myself ;-)
@@monikabeki6838 His voice was accepted and respected from his first album. Never underestimated. His voice is smooth. But Aretha's is AMAZING!!!
ah, how the heck is George Michael an 'under-estimated' singer? He was literally the hottest thing on the planet...won awards, etc...was completely adored, his voice, sound presence loved all around the world.
@@christopherone1 congrats that you obviously live somewhere where your don’t have to explain what a genius GM was. What I experience EVERY time when I am taking about my GM love you can be sure that you will get arrogant eyes for adoring this „gay-tearjerker-rated-3 singer. But enjoy your statistic and bubbles and keep continuing dissing GM fans
The song was not originally written as a duet. Climie and Morgan pitched the song to Tina Turner as well to Aretha Franklin and Arista Records head Clive Davis. It was Davis' idea to get Franklin and George Michael to record the song as a duet. It appeared on Franklin's 1986 album Aretha.
Two more duets I think you'll enjoy:
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
Diana Ross & Julio Iglesias - All Of Me
Please react to "kissing a fool ", by George Michael. It is a VIBE.
You need to check out George and Mary J Blige "As" (a Stevie Wonder song) and George and Whitney Houston, "If I Told You That". There are also videos knocking around of George dueting with Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Paul McCartney. Basically anything of George singing live is always worth finding...my boy could sing his *** off! :-)
I smiled ear to ear watching your reaction, dear.
One of my favourite songs 🙂
IRONIC!! Ultimate duet! My favorite duet!! 🔥🔥❤️❤️ Have you reacted to Aretha’s Freeway of Love?
I love this song! I used to play it all the time when I used to go to a bar after work with friends. The bar had TV's that you could play music videos of your choice on them. I played this song almost every time I was there.
Check out Michael McDonald and Patty Labelle they did a duet together as well
Love love love love this magical duet ♡
I've always loved this video and song, it makes me emotional now that they're both gone but not in a sad way really...it feels good seeing them strong and healthy and doing what they do, creating art
Some will never understand how gorgeous this song really is. An all time favorite, definitely!
Aretha is a legend!
Yep. Both are
Aretha is the Queen!! Her voice is so amazing!! 🔥🔥
Another duet that is good is Al Green n Annie Lennox "Give a little love in your in heart".
Yes! I was thinking the same thing!
Such an amazing song by two of the greatest voices of all time. Great reaction.
I have always loved this beautiful duet. Yes I did dance to it !
One of the best duets ever ❤ So happy that they did this before passing 👏
I imagine that this is what heaven sounds like 👍 😍
Ah, you played it! Great. My favourite ever female singer , and one of my favourite male singers. Yay!
2 legends together, so sadly missed ❤️
At the time when this song came out, I thought it was a nice song but that’s it. Now I see it thru your eyes and WOW..totally iconic. We really did have some great music back in the day.
They blended so well.Such a great song and such a duo.R.I.P. Aretha and George ,Tammi and Marvin!
Yay! So glad to see George Michael back in your channel! Your reactions are always the best. 😊 Please please PLEASE do "One More Try" for your next George Michael video! 🙏 It's one of his biggest best hits and I know you'll love it.
LORT! Aretha looks great in this! RIP to both
..and the one with Whitney & George
1985 what a year that was!!!
Immortalised in music.
Thank you for this reaction you just brought me back to when I was a teenager and I remember when this song came out. It's the first time I had my crush on George Michael
DYNAMIC DUO, PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE! The best of the best.
Please see the duets George did with Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Whitney Houston and Beyoncé….truly a legend
And Mutya Buena! On his '25' album
And don’t forget his two duets with Stevie Wonder, and then singing Stevie’s “As” with Mary J. Blige! All incredible. 💜🌟
There’s Aretha and then there’s everyone else. For me, George is one of the top tier of everyone else.
Imagine if Aretha and George had made an album of duets...may they be singing together in Heaven. Love your channel by the way.
Some info on this song:
Billboard listed "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" as Franklin's all-time biggest Hot 100 single while also being Franklin's biggest hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number two. The song would also be Franklin's first and only UK number-one hit. Franklin and Michael won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this.
Love Aretha! I had a huge crush on her when I was in school. Beautiful voice and, well, everything else.
One of my favorite Duets of all time. Your next one should be George Michael and Whitney Houston. Their duet was amazing. There's more to check out from George. Duets with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Toby Burke, Astrud Gilberto, just to mention a few.
I LOVE this one, I had forgotten all about it
I cannot believe they are both gone!! That was a perfect duet. Love this song!!!😊🙏❤
FUN FACT: the session musician playing bass on this track is none other than Randy Jackson. Yes.....*THAT* Randy Jackson, the longtime "American Idol" judge.
And the Jackson five!
@@anunalori no, not Michael's brother. LOL
Hi boo. Love your channel. Your reactions are genuine and real. Welcome to real music. 💯 and no auto-tune, no back-up singers, just real music with real artists. You'll fall in love with "old school" music, I guarantee
Fantastic performance. Another superb duo was when Diana Ross sang Upside Down with Jamiroquai, Jay Kay singing with her.
Both legends. She had many hits throughout the 80s, this a #1 pop song (she had #1s on R&B charts few years earlier). Now her 80s hit “Who’s Zoomin Who” could be great commercial tune for Zoom
Fabulous!!
This always reminds me very strongly of my childhood ☺️ I have always loved them both since then ❤️
Another great upbeat duet like this is The Best Things In Life Are Free by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson. Another two great artists like you got here with Aretha and George
I love your videos because I can definitely tell that you are honestly feeling the music
Absolute magic. Check his duets with Whitney Houston (If I told you that) and Mary J. Blige (As) both amazing. George hold his own!. Check his live version of A Different Corner on the Parkinson Show. It is magic and beautiful. Such an amazing singer.
Fantastic! I wish Freddie had also had the chance to sing with Aretha. He adored her as I'm sure George did. How are they all gone?
Haven't heard this one in years. Love it!! ❤
Their duet is pure gold!! Absolutely amazing! Never gets old for me.
.love arentha rip
TUNE!!!!!!!
Awe these two legends, such a wonderful time for music. You need to check out Annie Lennox and Al Green it’s amazing