1 00:00:00,542 --> 00:00:02,711 ANNOUNCER: Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:02,711 --> 00:00:03,795 DINAH: Re's going to be the next great one. 3 00:00:03,795 --> 00:00:05,547 CL: Yes, she is. Yes, she is. 4 00:00:10,761 --> 00:00:13,138 Ha‐ha! That's my daughter. 5 00:00:13,639 --> 00:00:16,099 I taught the Queen of Soul everything she knows, 6 00:00:16,725 --> 00:00:17,851 especially them dance numbers. 7 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:19,811 (grunting) 8 00:00:19,811 --> 00:00:21,730 What do you say we continue at my house? 9 00:00:21,730 --> 00:00:24,191 FREEDIA: What I was really hoping was that you'd pass 10 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:26,526 my songs along to your daughter. 11 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:28,028 She could use some new material. 12 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,447 JERRY: I am leaving Atlantic. 13 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:33,617 ARETHA: Ain't that some shit? 14 00:00:33,617 --> 00:00:36,453 Jerry left Atlantic and I still have two years left. 15 00:00:36,453 --> 00:00:39,623 I don't think I have anything else to give. 16 00:00:39,623 --> 00:00:41,083 I'm done. 17 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:44,127 REPORTER: And there's Glynn Turman, 18 00:00:44,127 --> 00:00:46,171 recent star of the hit film Cooley High. 19 00:00:46,171 --> 00:00:48,131 GLYNN: Clive Davis. 20 00:00:48,131 --> 00:00:50,676 ARETHA: Congratulations on your new launch of Arista Records. 21 00:00:51,635 --> 00:00:53,136 CLIVE: You are a legend. 22 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:56,056 You and your music are going to live forever, I promise you. 23 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:57,849 I hope our paths cross again. 24 00:01:02,271 --> 00:01:03,981 GLYNN: Man, you've got to give it to her. 25 00:01:03,981 --> 00:01:05,315 She doesn't give up. 26 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:12,406 (glass breaking). 27 00:01:13,198 --> 00:01:15,033 (gun shots). 28 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:21,790 ♪ I will go where you lead. ♪ 29 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:24,042 ♪ I'll be right there in time of need. ♪ 30 00:01:24,668 --> 00:01:27,045 ♪ And when I lose my will. ♪ 31 00:01:27,045 --> 00:01:29,548 ♪ You'll be there to push me up the hill. ♪ 32 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:30,799 ♪ There's no. ♪ 33 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:34,052 ♪ No looking back for us. ♪ 34 00:01:34,052 --> 00:01:35,554 ♪ No look baby. ♪ 35 00:01:35,554 --> 00:01:39,433 ♪ We've got a love sure 'nough, that's enough. ♪♪ 36 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:40,434 GLYNN: Go 'head. 37 00:01:40,726 --> 00:01:41,810 ♪ You're all. ♪ 38 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:45,689 ♪ You're all I need. ♪ 39 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:47,441 ♪ You're all. ♪ 40 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:49,651 ♪ You're all I need. ♪ 41 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:53,030 ♪ You're all. ♪ 42 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:56,992 ♪ You're all I need baby, baby to get by. ♪ 43 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:00,954 ♪ Yea. ♪ 44 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:02,998 To get by. ♪♪ 45 00:02:03,290 --> 00:02:04,624 PARAMEDIC: Almost there, Mr. Franklin. 46 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:07,753 You're doing fine, hang on, okay. 47 00:02:08,337 --> 00:02:10,672 ♪ Like an eagle protects his nest, ♪ 48 00:02:10,672 --> 00:02:13,508 ♪ For you I'll do my best. ♪ 49 00:02:13,508 --> 00:02:15,677 ♪ Stand by you like a tree. ♪ 50 00:02:15,677 --> 00:02:18,847 ♪ And dare anybody who try and move me. ♪ 51 00:02:18,847 --> 00:02:21,183 ♪ Darling in you I found. ♪ 52 00:02:21,183 --> 00:02:23,769 ♪ Strength when I was torn down. ♪ 53 00:02:23,769 --> 00:02:26,271 ♪ Don't know what's in store ♪ 54 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:29,066 ♪ But together we can open any door. ♪ 55 00:02:29,066 --> 00:02:31,443 ♪ Just to do what's good for you. ♪♪ 56 00:02:31,443 --> 00:02:33,528 PARAMEDIC: He's losing a lot of blood. 57 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,114 NURSE: Stay with us, sir, stay with us. 58 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:39,618 ♪ Out of a soul that didn't have a goal. ♪ 59 00:02:39,618 --> 00:02:40,702 ♪ Cause we, yea. ♪ 60 00:02:40,702 --> 00:02:43,372 ♪ We got the right foundation ♪ 61 00:02:43,372 --> 00:02:45,540 ♪ Yeah ♪ 62 00:02:46,249 --> 00:02:49,002 ♪ And with love and determination. ♪ 63 00:02:49,252 --> 00:02:50,462 ♪ Yes we do. ♪ 64 00:02:50,462 --> 00:02:51,880 ♪ Oh. ♪ 65 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,174 ♪ You're all I need. ♪ 66 00:02:54,925 --> 00:02:56,301 ♪ You're all. ♪ 67 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:57,511 ♪ Baby, baby. ♪ 68 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:59,471 ♪ You're all I need. ♪ 69 00:03:00,389 --> 00:03:02,391 ♪ You're all. ♪ 70 00:03:02,391 --> 00:03:07,020 ♪ You're all I need to get by. ♪♪ 71 00:03:08,105 --> 00:03:09,815 DOCTOR: OR 2, prepped, scrubbing in... 72 00:03:09,815 --> 00:03:12,150 (overlapping chatter) 73 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:15,362 ♪ As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me. 74 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:16,405 ♪ You're. ♪♪ 75 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:18,573 DOCTOR: Blood bank, now please. 76 00:03:18,573 --> 00:03:20,242 Get plasma in here. 77 00:03:20,242 --> 00:03:21,910 NURSE: Plasma's on its way. 78 00:03:22,244 --> 00:03:23,495 PARAMEDIC: Come on. 79 00:03:23,912 --> 00:03:25,664 ♪ 'Cause we've got a love it's an R‐E‐S‐P‐E‐C‐T. ♪♪ 80 00:03:25,664 --> 00:03:26,957 PARAMEDIC: He's coding, code blue. 81 00:03:26,957 --> 00:03:28,333 No pulse. 82 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:30,001 Starting compressions. 83 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:32,796 Give me that crash cart stat. 84 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:36,216 ♪ As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me. 85 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,217 ♪ Oh! ♪♪ 86 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:40,220 DOCTOR: Paddles ready. Step back. Clear. 87 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,349 (flatline) 88 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:47,602 (applause and cheering). 89 00:03:48,437 --> 00:03:51,273 ARETHA (over PA): I love you. I love you so much. 90 00:03:51,273 --> 00:03:55,444 (cheering). 91 00:04:01,533 --> 00:04:03,910 MAN: Aretha, I love you. 92 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:06,913 WOMAN: Aretha, I love you! 93 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:08,373 GLYNN: Oh my God, that crowd. 94 00:04:08,373 --> 00:04:10,125 I mean they loved you. 95 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:12,002 Are you serious? 96 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:13,503 Are you serious? 97 00:04:13,503 --> 00:04:15,005 Oh my God, come here. 98 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:16,631 Come here. 99 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:29,394 ♪ ♪ 100 00:04:39,571 --> 00:04:42,949 ♪ ♪ 101 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:53,001 (theme music plays). 102 00:05:14,481 --> 00:05:20,445 ♪ ♪ 103 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,918 (overlapping chatter) 104 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:38,171 NURSE (over speaker): Doctor Stuart, please call 6212 105 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:40,257 Doctor Stuart, please call 6212. 106 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,860 Doctor Martinez, please call OR 8. 107 00:06:00,193 --> 00:06:03,154 Doctor Martinez, please call OR 8. 108 00:06:07,617 --> 00:06:09,202 CECIL: Big Ma is home resting and Sister Lucy 109 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:11,204 is staying with her. 110 00:06:13,290 --> 00:06:16,543 GLYNN: Baby, it's a blessing your father made it through surgery. 111 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,336 Doctor says he's stable. 112 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:20,088 ARETHA: They shot him in the groin? 113 00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:21,673 ERMA: And in the knee. 114 00:06:21,673 --> 00:06:23,383 ARETHA: They know who did it? 115 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:25,844 CAROLYN: We'll hear more from the detective. 116 00:06:26,094 --> 00:06:29,347 GLYNN: Look, baby, your father lost a lot of blood. 117 00:06:29,598 --> 00:06:30,974 ARETHA: But he's stable, you said he was stable. 118 00:06:30,974 --> 00:06:32,559 GLYNN: He is. 119 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:35,395 He's stable but the doctor's just not sure when he'll wake up. 120 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:40,358 ARETHA: He'll wake up. He will. He will. 121 00:06:41,526 --> 00:06:43,153 ERMA: They're calling it a light coma. 122 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:44,529 CECIL: What does that even mean? 123 00:06:44,529 --> 00:06:47,866 CAROLYN: He could be unconscious for some time. 124 00:06:54,372 --> 00:06:55,915 GLYNN: What do you need? 125 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:59,628 What can I do for you? 126 00:07:03,798 --> 00:07:06,885 ARETHA: Daddy's in there hurting. 127 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,140 Nothing else matters. 128 00:07:23,943 --> 00:07:28,865 ♪ O mio babbino caro. ♪ 129 00:07:28,865 --> 00:07:35,246 ♪ Mi piace, e bello bello. ♪ 130 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:39,334 ♪ Vo'andare. ♪♪ 131 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:41,336 ARETHA: Now, see, that's a voice. 132 00:07:41,336 --> 00:07:42,587 CAROLYN: Mm‐hmm. 133 00:07:42,587 --> 00:07:44,881 ERMA: You could out sing her. CECIL: Mm‐hmm. 134 00:07:44,881 --> 00:07:46,675 ARETHA: No. Now, come on, opera? 135 00:07:46,675 --> 00:07:48,927 ERMA: Uh, yeah, come on, girl, now you know you got skills. 136 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:50,970 CAROLYN: It would be like when we got those roller skates. 137 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:53,139 At first, you were falling down more than anybody. 138 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:56,810 ERMA: Then after one day she was skating around all of 139 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:59,270 us doing circles and tricks and everything all around us. 140 00:08:00,021 --> 00:08:02,148 ARETHA: Do remember when we was trying to go out, sneaking? 141 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:04,484 CAROLYN: Oh, Daddy hollered from his office. 142 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,153 ARETHA: Now you, you will not be going roller skating 143 00:08:07,153 --> 00:08:10,323 with those boys at, at this time of night. 144 00:08:11,116 --> 00:08:12,283 (laughing). 145 00:08:12,283 --> 00:08:14,536 ERMA: Only it was 5:00 in the afternoon. 146 00:08:14,536 --> 00:08:16,454 CECIL: But it was on a Sunday. 147 00:08:16,454 --> 00:08:18,039 ARETHA: Our Daddy was a piece of work. 148 00:08:18,039 --> 00:08:20,458 CAROLYN: Yes. Oh, remember that red Cadillac he had? 149 00:08:20,458 --> 00:08:23,128 ERMA: Which one? CECIL: Oh, all of them. 150 00:08:23,128 --> 00:08:25,088 You know he stayed looking sharp all the time, 151 00:08:25,088 --> 00:08:26,589 cleaner than the Board of Health. 152 00:08:26,589 --> 00:08:28,049 ERMA: Yes. CAROLYN: Yes. 153 00:08:28,049 --> 00:08:29,467 ARETHA: That reminds me, we have to get his car washed 154 00:08:29,467 --> 00:08:30,885 twice a week because you know that once he wakes up, 155 00:08:30,885 --> 00:08:32,303 he's going to walk down those stairs, 156 00:08:32,303 --> 00:08:33,763 open up the windows, 157 00:08:33,763 --> 00:08:37,517 take a look outside and say, now, how often are, are, 158 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,227 are you washing my cars? 159 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:42,188 CECIL: That's your sister, mm‐hmm, nope. 160 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:43,815 ERMA: Cecil. 161 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:45,150 ARETHA: You know I'm telling the truth. 162 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:46,693 ERMA: Well, I ain't washing no cars. 163 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:49,654 Re, you know we love you. 164 00:08:52,157 --> 00:08:53,700 CECIL: But you know we can handle this. 165 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,577 Okay? 166 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:57,662 ARETHA: We were right to bring him home instead of 167 00:08:57,662 --> 00:08:59,289 putting him in one of those facilities. 168 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:00,707 CAROLYN: Yeah. 169 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,168 We're just saying you don't have to be rushing back 170 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:05,253 and forth between here and LA. 171 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,005 You know you don't have to be making sacrifices. 172 00:09:07,005 --> 00:09:08,840 ARETHA: Now, I'm not making no sacrifices. 173 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,008 CAROLYN: All right. 174 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:11,176 You're not avoiding going home, are you? 175 00:09:11,176 --> 00:09:12,802 ARETHA: Why would I be avoiding going home? 176 00:09:12,802 --> 00:09:15,638 CAROLYN: Well, your new album didn't do as good as you hoped. 177 00:09:15,638 --> 00:09:17,974 ERMA: And we know you got one foot out the door at Atlantic. 178 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,852 ARETHA: That's because they want me to be opening act for one of their rock bands. 179 00:09:20,852 --> 00:09:22,062 EVERYONE: Opening act? 180 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:24,981 ARETHA: Said it would be a good exposure. 181 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:26,900 ERMA: See, the record business is some bullshit. 182 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:28,026 ARETHA: Sometimes, yes. 183 00:09:28,026 --> 00:09:30,278 ERMA: All the time. 184 00:09:30,278 --> 00:09:32,947 ARETHA: I need, I need a Daddy pep talk. 185 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:34,824 ERMA: Oh, we got you. 186 00:09:34,824 --> 00:09:36,451 Come on, come on, Carolyn. 187 00:09:36,451 --> 00:09:39,746 CAROLYN: Re, you got to go back home and get back on that horse. 188 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:45,835 ERMA: Yeah, cause no child of CL Franklin going to take no mess now. 189 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,546 CECIL: Oh, oh, I got you, I got you, look. 190 00:09:48,546 --> 00:09:50,673 Take some of this liquid courage, okay. 191 00:09:50,673 --> 00:09:51,841 ERMA: Oh boy. 192 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,301 CAROLYN: Watch out now, Re, watch out. 193 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,053 Sunday! 194 00:09:55,053 --> 00:09:57,138 Or you could, you know, you could just go back home 195 00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,057 and lean on that handsome husband of yours. 196 00:09:59,307 --> 00:10:00,767 Come on. 197 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,770 ♪ And let him take all your troubles away ♪♪ 198 00:10:04,062 --> 00:10:05,855 ARETHA: Get on out of here. 199 00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:09,192 That would be nice, but Daddy seems to be healing 200 00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:11,528 'cause I'm by his side, so. 201 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:21,121 (phone rings). 202 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,290 ARETHA: How you doing, baby? 203 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:25,542 GLYNN (over phone): I'm all right. 204 00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:26,835 Boys are happy to be back in school. 205 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,294 ARETHA: Boys doing their homework? 206 00:10:28,294 --> 00:10:30,505 GLYNN: With my help. 207 00:10:30,839 --> 00:10:32,173 GLYNN (over phone): Even with algebra. 208 00:10:32,173 --> 00:10:33,383 ARETHA: Well, you the best. 209 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:34,551 GLYNN (over phone): Trying to be. 210 00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:36,136 Hey, you book your ticket back home yet? 211 00:10:36,136 --> 00:10:37,387 ARETHA: I was just home. 212 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:38,638 GLYNN: Three weeks ago. 213 00:10:38,638 --> 00:10:40,140 ARETHA (over phone): The doctors say that we, 214 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:42,892 we should sit with Daddy and talk with him. 215 00:10:42,892 --> 00:10:44,644 They say that he can hear us. 216 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,230 And yesterday when I squeezed his hand, he, he smiled. 217 00:10:47,814 --> 00:10:48,982 GLYNN (over phone): That's good news. 218 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,900 So, you coming home for Thanksgiving? 219 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:52,652 ARETHA: Maybe you all could come here 220 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:55,155 ARETHA (over phone): And for Christmas too? 221 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:57,073 GLYNN: Cold Detroit for Christmas. 222 00:10:57,073 --> 00:10:59,325 ARETHA (over phone): It'll be a celebration. 223 00:10:59,325 --> 00:11:01,661 GLYNN: Well, speaking of celebrations there, 224 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,455 there's some events going on out here I don't think 225 00:11:04,455 --> 00:11:05,707 you want to miss, 226 00:11:05,707 --> 00:11:07,500 GLYNN (over phone): Some industry stuff. 227 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,669 I was thinking we'd get all dressed up and we show our faces. 228 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:12,046 ARETHA: Because otherwise people will forget me? 229 00:11:12,046 --> 00:11:14,048 GLYNN: Baby, I just want you to have some fun, that's all. 230 00:11:14,048 --> 00:11:16,092 ARETHA: I can't just leave everything with Erma 231 00:11:16,092 --> 00:11:18,052 and Carolyn, that wouldn't be fair. 232 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:19,762 GLYNN: Baby, you have a nurse 233 00:11:19,762 --> 00:11:21,514 GLYNN (over phone): Around the clock. 234 00:11:24,934 --> 00:11:26,186 I love you. 235 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:29,355 ARETHA: I love you too. 236 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:31,316 But it's important for me to be home right now. 237 00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:33,693 GLYNN: Then come home then baby, I miss you. 238 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,237 ARETHA: I mean with Daddy. 239 00:11:36,946 --> 00:11:38,406 ARETHA (over phone): It's important for me to be home right now because 240 00:11:38,406 --> 00:11:40,491 there are certain things that only I can do. 241 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:42,368 GLYNN (over phone): Baby, what I mean is 242 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:45,330 me and the boys, we're your family too. 243 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,459 ARETHA: I want to be with you and the boys more than 244 00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:53,004 you know but it's, I, I have to be home right now. 245 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,967 ARETHA (over phone): I'm sorry, baby. I really am. 246 00:11:59,177 --> 00:12:00,970 GLYNN: Okay, baby, 247 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:03,181 GLYNN (over phone): Okay. 248 00:12:19,364 --> 00:12:24,118 (overlapping chatter). 249 00:12:36,005 --> 00:12:40,385 ♪ ♪ 250 00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:45,098 CL: Come on down here and join the party. 251 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,892 Come on. That's my girl. 252 00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:59,862 (monitor beeping). 253 00:13:12,875 --> 00:13:16,379 ARETHA: I pray every day that you'll wake up, 254 00:13:16,379 --> 00:13:18,756 show me who I'm supposed to be. 255 00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:22,176 You're always there cheering me on, 256 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:29,475 showing me the way. 257 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:31,644 CL: I'm always going to protect you. 258 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,021 You remember that. 259 00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:37,275 ARETHA: Made me feel special. 260 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,321 WOMAN: Amen, Amen. MAN: Aw, that's sweet. 261 00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:45,324 MAN 2: Sing it little girl. 262 00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:53,166 ARETHA: This doesn't work without you. 263 00:13:54,250 --> 00:14:00,256 So, if you wake up, I'll figure out what I'm supposed to do. 264 00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,058 CECIL: Lord, thank you for this food. 265 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:13,144 Let this food give us the strength we need to continue on our day. 266 00:14:13,144 --> 00:14:17,023 Bless everyone who helped us prepare this food. 267 00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:18,983 In the son Jesus' name, amen. 268 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,027 EVERYONE: Amen. 269 00:14:21,652 --> 00:14:27,241 (laughter and chatter). 270 00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:39,796 (laughter and chatter). 271 00:14:39,796 --> 00:14:42,757 BIG MOMMA: Well, your father is proud of each and every one of you. 272 00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:45,426 ARETHA: You know, I would have never soloed in New Bethel Church 273 00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:47,428 in front of all those people if it hadn't have been for Daddy. 274 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,305 ERMA: That's true, he pushed you. 275 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:50,723 CAROLYN: I was scared for you. 276 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:52,183 ARETHA: You were scared? I was scared. 277 00:14:52,183 --> 00:14:54,310 ERMA: I was jealous, just a little bit. 278 00:14:54,310 --> 00:14:55,895 (laughing) 279 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,856 BIG MOMMA: Yeah, well, I was proud. 280 00:14:58,856 --> 00:15:01,067 ARETHA: Well, who's going to push me now? 281 00:15:01,943 --> 00:15:04,737 Daddy's sick, music business is changing, 282 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:07,907 and I feel a little bit like I'm on my own. 283 00:15:11,119 --> 00:15:12,620 ERMA: You still have us to lean on. 284 00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:13,996 CAROLYN: That's right. 285 00:15:13,996 --> 00:15:15,456 ARETHA: Thank you. 286 00:15:15,456 --> 00:15:19,335 And I will but I think, I think I'm going to push myself. 287 00:15:21,045 --> 00:15:22,713 CAROLYN: Okay. 288 00:15:22,713 --> 00:15:25,258 ARETHA: And I think I know how. 289 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,843 CAROLYN: All right. 290 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:30,555 ERMA: What you cooking up, sis? BIG MOMMA: What you got in mind? 291 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,939 ARETHA: Clive, you want some hot sauce with that? 292 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,567 CLIVE: It's delicious, plenty spicy, thank you. 293 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:46,737 I heard you were mostly in Detroit these days, 294 00:15:46,737 --> 00:15:48,489 so I was excited to get your call. 295 00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:49,866 ARETHA: Well, I'm helping family. 296 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,868 CLIVE: I heard. How's your dad? 297 00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:53,035 ARETHA: We pray he's on the mend, 298 00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:55,329 but holidays are hard. 299 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:57,540 We're all together but it wasn't like old times. 300 00:15:58,249 --> 00:16:00,835 CLIVE: I appreciate you taking the time here. 301 00:16:01,294 --> 00:16:03,588 Are you sure you're not going to tell me your secret recipe? 302 00:16:03,588 --> 00:16:05,631 ARETHA: Clive, you're going to learn that my momma's recipes 303 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:07,717 are not the only thing I like to keep to myself. 304 00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:10,887 CLIVE: Okay. Shop talk only then. 305 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:14,140 I can tell you that Arista is prepared to offer you 306 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:16,184 considerably more money than Atlantic. 307 00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:18,519 ARETHA: That's good but money is not the only thing that's 308 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:21,022 going to get me to sign with you. 309 00:16:21,272 --> 00:16:24,066 Music keeps changing and I want to keep changing with it. 310 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:25,818 CLIVE: Well, don't worry. 311 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:28,237 We are going to capitalize on what you do well. 312 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:30,948 I can provide you with the best material, the best producer. 313 00:16:31,282 --> 00:16:33,242 ARETHA: I want somebody who doesn't put me in a box. 314 00:16:33,242 --> 00:16:35,828 Someone who I can trust. 315 00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:38,623 CLIVE: It was such a failure of Columbia that they 316 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:40,708 couldn't help you like Wexler did. 317 00:16:40,708 --> 00:16:44,253 But I see you're continuing to develop the kind of music you're making. 318 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:46,255 And your tenacity is your greatest asset. 319 00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:50,468 You are shaping viewpoints and perspectives. 320 00:16:50,468 --> 00:16:53,846 You are right up there with The Beatles and Bob Dylan 321 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:56,265 as one of the giants in contemporary culture. 322 00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:58,726 ARETHA: Clive, I'm almost 40. 323 00:16:58,726 --> 00:17:01,020 I've been making records since I was 14 years old. 324 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:04,023 At this point in my career, I just want to have fun. 325 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:05,775 I want to try something new. 326 00:17:05,775 --> 00:17:07,443 I want to sing whatever I want to sing, 327 00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:09,278 with whoever I want to sing it with, 328 00:17:09,278 --> 00:17:11,656 and I want someone who doesn't use the years I have 329 00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:14,492 on my back to push me to the back of the line. 330 00:17:14,825 --> 00:17:17,662 I have earned and I deserve control of my career. 331 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:22,208 CLIVE: You are Aretha Franklin. 332 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:25,419 If you never recorded another note you'd live forever. 333 00:17:25,419 --> 00:17:28,547 I'm sitting here because you're timeless. 334 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,716 I just want to be a part of your history. 335 00:17:34,220 --> 00:17:36,389 ARETHA: Well now that sounds all right. 336 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,350 ♪ Jump, jump, jump to it. ♪♪ 337 00:17:44,939 --> 00:17:46,065 Left. 338 00:17:46,691 --> 00:17:47,984 ♪ Yea, yea, yea. ♪♪ 339 00:17:47,984 --> 00:17:49,068 Great. 340 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:50,361 ♪ Girl I got to go. ♪ 341 00:17:50,361 --> 00:17:52,071 ♪ Yea, yea, yea. ♪ 342 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:53,573 ♪ Come on now, really. ♪♪ 343 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:54,615 Chin up please. 344 00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,200 ♪ Yea, I'm kinda in a hurry. ♪ 345 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,451 ♪ Yea yea, yea, yea ♪ 346 00:17:57,451 --> 00:17:58,661 ♪ Uh‐huh. ♪ 347 00:17:58,661 --> 00:18:02,790 ♪ Here's the reason why. ♪ 348 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:11,007 ♪ Jump, jump, jump to it. ♪ 349 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,429 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. ♪ 350 00:18:17,054 --> 00:18:19,307 ♪ Jump, jump, jump to it. ♪ 351 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:22,560 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. ♪ 352 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,979 (scatting). 353 00:18:24,979 --> 00:18:27,231 ♪ Jump, jump, jump to it. ♪ 354 00:18:27,648 --> 00:18:30,234 ♪ Do, do, dwee, do, do, do, dwee, do do. ♪ 355 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,571 ♪ Hey, hey, ya. ♪ 356 00:18:33,571 --> 00:18:35,281 ♪ Jump, jump, jump to it. ♪♪ 357 00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:37,700 REPORTER: Aretha, you're R&B number one. 358 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:38,868 How does it feel? 359 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:40,244 REPORTER 2: Aretha! You're back on top. 360 00:18:40,244 --> 00:18:42,246 REPORTER 3: Aretha, tell us what's next. 361 00:18:46,917 --> 00:18:49,128 CECIL: And in the name of the Father, the Son, 362 00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:53,007 and the Holy Ghost we say amen. 363 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,926 ARETHA: Amen. ERMA: Amen. 364 00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:12,068 You and Clive Davis are on a roll. 365 00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:14,153 There's nothing you can't sing the hell out of. 366 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,656 Re, I cannot believe you're moving back to Detroit. 367 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:18,407 ARETHA: It's not like I'm going back to Daddy's house. 368 00:19:18,407 --> 00:19:20,076 CAROLYN: Where you going to live? 369 00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:22,036 ERMA: Okay, with all the success you've been having lately, 370 00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:23,245 can we celebrate? 371 00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:25,623 CAROLYN: Back on top of the charts. 372 00:19:25,873 --> 00:19:29,085 ARETHA: Mm‐hmm. Let's hope it stays like that. 373 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:31,921 CAROLYN: What are you afraid of, sis? 374 00:19:31,921 --> 00:19:33,756 ARETHA: Nothing. 375 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,967 ERMA: Re, we've all got to make peace with the fact 376 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:40,012 that Daddy isn't going to be getting any better. 377 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:41,347 CAROLYN: He's just not going to be able to be there 378 00:19:41,347 --> 00:19:42,723 for us the way he used to be. 379 00:19:42,723 --> 00:19:44,433 It's been four years. 380 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:46,060 ARETHA: And I've got to face that. 381 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:53,317 (monitor beeping). 382 00:19:53,317 --> 00:19:55,611 ARETHA: Everybody keeps telling me to let you go but 383 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:58,239 I don't know who I am without you. 384 00:19:58,239 --> 00:20:01,867 I am who I am because of you. 385 00:20:03,411 --> 00:20:05,913 My gifts and my griefs. 386 00:20:15,256 --> 00:20:21,512 I... I'm not ready to let you leave yet. 387 00:20:27,268 --> 00:20:30,646 You'll leave behind a, a wound that will never heal. 388 00:20:35,025 --> 00:20:38,446 I don't want to walk around being an open wound. 389 00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:47,413 And I know that if you were here you would say trust in 390 00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:49,957 God's will and read your Bible. 391 00:20:51,625 --> 00:20:52,710 But that ain't going to do it. 392 00:20:52,710 --> 00:20:55,087 I don't want to do that. 393 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,508 If you leave, I'm afraid I won't be special anymore. 394 00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:07,600 I won't know who I am. 395 00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:09,935 I don't know how to be the Queen of Soul; 396 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:12,646 I just want to be your daughter. 397 00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:21,113 Please wake up Daddy. 398 00:21:23,324 --> 00:21:26,410 Please wake up. Please wake up. 399 00:21:29,872 --> 00:21:32,958 ♪ Why don't you, why don't you. ♪ 400 00:21:33,209 --> 00:21:36,128 ♪ Let it be. ♪ 401 00:21:37,713 --> 00:21:40,257 ♪ Still water run deep. ♪ 402 00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:42,009 ♪ Yes it do. ♪ 403 00:21:42,009 --> 00:21:43,594 ♪ Yes it do. ♪ 404 00:21:44,261 --> 00:21:46,680 ♪ For yea. ♪ 405 00:21:47,848 --> 00:21:49,391 ♪ If you only believe. ♪ 406 00:21:49,391 --> 00:21:51,435 ♪ When you're down. ♪♪ 407 00:21:54,939 --> 00:21:56,357 Please. 408 00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:58,859 ♪ When you're on the street. ♪ 409 00:22:01,111 --> 00:22:05,032 ♪ When evening falls so hard. ♪ 410 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:10,871 ♪ I will comfort you. ♪ 411 00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:16,293 ♪ I'll take your part. ♪ 412 00:22:19,421 --> 00:22:22,591 ♪ Oh when darkness comes. ♪ 413 00:22:24,885 --> 00:22:28,097 ♪ And pain is all. ♪ 414 00:22:28,097 --> 00:22:30,933 ♪ Is all around. ♪ 415 00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:33,811 ♪ Just like a bridge. ♪ 416 00:22:34,228 --> 00:22:38,649 ♪ Over troubled water. ♪ 417 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,863 ♪ I will lay me down. ♪ 418 00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:46,824 ♪ Just like a bridge. ♪ 419 00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:50,578 ♪ Over troubled water. ♪ 420 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:53,581 ♪ I will lay me down. ♪♪ 421 00:22:58,752 --> 00:23:00,963 ♪ City traffic movin' way too slow. ♪ 422 00:23:02,256 --> 00:23:05,843 ♪ Drop the pedal and go, go. ♪ 423 00:23:06,343 --> 00:23:07,303 ♪ Come on baby. ♪ 424 00:23:07,303 --> 00:23:08,220 ♪ Go. ♪ 425 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,471 ♪ Do it for me now. ♪ 426 00:23:09,471 --> 00:23:12,308 ♪ We're goin' ridin' on the freeway. ♪ 427 00:23:12,308 --> 00:23:13,392 ♪ Of love. ♪ 428 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:15,185 ♪ Wind's against my back. ♪♪ 429 00:23:16,687 --> 00:23:19,106 CLIVE: To you. ARETHA: To you. 430 00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:22,318 ♪ Of love in a pink Cadillac ♪♪ 431 00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:26,238 ARETHA: MTV, I love it. 432 00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:29,033 CLIVE: Video gives people a new way to enjoy the song. 433 00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:31,744 ARETHA: I'm reaching folks from coast to coast without even leaving my home. 434 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:35,080 CLIVE: Now, new songs. 435 00:23:35,539 --> 00:23:36,707 ARETHA: Any winners? 436 00:23:36,707 --> 00:23:38,125 CLIVE: Well, it's up to you. 437 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:39,752 Let me know if any of the lyrics resonate with you. 438 00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:41,378 We had hundreds of submissions; 439 00:23:41,378 --> 00:23:43,714 these are the best of the bunch. 440 00:23:46,342 --> 00:23:48,385 ARETHA: How do you do it? 441 00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:51,680 You've got golden ears. 442 00:23:51,931 --> 00:23:53,641 CLIVE: They are both at your service. 443 00:23:54,224 --> 00:23:55,267 Annie Lennox. 444 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:56,477 ARETHA: From the Eurythmics? 445 00:23:56,477 --> 00:23:57,811 CLIVE: Yeah, yeah. 446 00:23:57,811 --> 00:23:59,104 Sisters are doing it for themselves. 447 00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:00,773 The whole thing is about female empowerment. 448 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:02,775 ARETHA: Well, I can get behind that. 449 00:24:03,025 --> 00:24:04,902 CLIVE: George Michael, he wants to do a duet with you. 450 00:24:04,902 --> 00:24:06,487 ARETHA: Okay. 451 00:24:06,487 --> 00:24:08,322 CLIVE: We're getting offers to do more of those big interviews. 452 00:24:08,322 --> 00:24:09,573 ARETHA: Well, as long as they don't want to get 453 00:24:09,573 --> 00:24:11,784 into my business, you know how I hate that. 454 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:13,410 CLIVE: I just want to make sure you have all the chances 455 00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,454 you can to tell the world how great you are. 456 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:17,873 ARETHA: Because there will never be another one like me. 457 00:24:17,873 --> 00:24:19,541 CLIVE: Mm‐hmm. 458 00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:25,464 The Olympia Theater wants you back. 459 00:24:29,009 --> 00:24:31,387 Come on, it's Paris! 460 00:24:33,931 --> 00:24:36,100 ARETHA: Can't do it. You weren't there. 461 00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:40,688 That little two engine plane just dipsey‐doodling in the air, 462 00:24:40,688 --> 00:24:42,439 I'm still not over it. 463 00:24:42,439 --> 00:24:44,191 I, what can I tell you? 464 00:24:44,191 --> 00:24:45,484 No planes. 465 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:48,153 CLIVE: You have conquered the R&B charts. 466 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:50,698 Now, I want you back at number one on the Billboard's Hot 100. 467 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:55,452 With MTV your exposure is great, let's make the most of it. 468 00:24:56,745 --> 00:25:00,082 ARETHA: Clive, I promise you I'll find another way to fly again. 469 00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:07,423 ♪ Sisters are doin' it for themselves. ♪ 470 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:11,927 ♪ There was a time. ♪ 471 00:25:11,927 --> 00:25:13,470 ♪ There was a time. ♪ 472 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:15,180 ♪ Oh, when they used to say. ♪ 473 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:16,807 ♪ When they used to say. ♪ 474 00:25:16,807 --> 00:25:20,227 ♪ That behind every great man. ♪ 475 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:23,397 ♪ There had to be a great woman. ♪ 476 00:25:24,314 --> 00:25:26,984 ♪ In these times of change. ♪ 477 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:30,404 ♪ You know that's no longer true. ♪ 478 00:25:31,947 --> 00:25:35,200 ♪ So we're comin' out of the kitchen. ♪ 479 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,662 ♪ 'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you. ♪ 480 00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:39,955 ♪ We say. ♪ 481 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:43,250 ♪ Sisters are doin' it for themselves. ♪ 482 00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:45,919 ♪ Equal pay, hear what we say. ♪ 483 00:25:45,919 --> 00:25:48,172 ♪ Standin' on their own two feet, yea. ♪ 484 00:25:48,797 --> 00:25:51,425 ♪ And ringin' on their own bells. ♪ 485 00:25:52,301 --> 00:25:53,844 ♪ Here we come now. ♪♪ 486 00:25:54,344 --> 00:25:57,681 CLIVE: If you liked singing with Annie, 487 00:25:57,681 --> 00:26:00,517 you're going to love singing with George. 488 00:26:01,852 --> 00:26:07,066 ♪ ♪ 489 00:26:07,733 --> 00:26:10,611 ♪ Like a warrior that fights. ♪ 490 00:26:10,611 --> 00:26:12,821 ♪ And wins the battle. ♪ 491 00:26:12,821 --> 00:26:15,699 ♪ I know the taste of victory. ♪ 492 00:26:16,533 --> 00:26:18,577 ♪ And I went through some nights. ♪ 493 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:21,080 ♪ Consumed by shadows. ♪ 494 00:26:21,705 --> 00:26:24,583 ♪ I was crippled emotionally. ♪ 495 00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:28,962 ARETHA: Yes, I work hard but all of you have helped me reach this milestone. 496 00:26:29,797 --> 00:26:32,591 And some of you have known me for a lifetime, Carolyn. 497 00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:33,717 CAROLYN: Yes. 498 00:26:33,717 --> 00:26:36,178 ARETHA: You are as brave as they come. 499 00:26:36,178 --> 00:26:38,806 You can write and sing the heck out of a song. 500 00:26:39,515 --> 00:26:41,558 CAROLYN: Come on, thank you. CECIL: Oh, amen. 501 00:26:41,809 --> 00:26:43,852 ARETHA: Brother Cecil, you have always been able to keep 502 00:26:43,852 --> 00:26:46,188 me grounded and you have always been able to get me 503 00:26:46,188 --> 00:26:47,940 out of some crazy messes. 504 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,067 CECIL: It ain't easy. ARETHA: No, it's not. 505 00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:51,902 But I love you and I thank you. 506 00:26:51,902 --> 00:26:53,737 CECIL: I love you. 507 00:26:53,737 --> 00:26:56,323 ARETHA: Miss Erma, you have always had my back 508 00:26:56,323 --> 00:26:58,200 and I'll never forget it. 509 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,911 I learned how to shine because of you. 510 00:27:00,911 --> 00:27:02,412 ERMA: And you shine. ARETHA: I love you. 511 00:27:02,412 --> 00:27:03,956 ERMA: And I love you too. ARETHA: Thank you. 512 00:27:03,956 --> 00:27:05,290 ERMA: Mm‐hmm. 513 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:08,544 ♪ When the river was deep. ♪ 514 00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:10,796 ♪ I didn't falter. ♪ 515 00:27:10,796 --> 00:27:12,673 ♪ When the mountain was high. ♪ 516 00:27:12,673 --> 00:27:15,259 ♪ I still believed. ♪ 517 00:27:15,259 --> 00:27:17,177 ♪ When the valley was low. ♪ 518 00:27:17,177 --> 00:27:20,889 ♪ It didn't stop me. ♪ 519 00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:23,183 ♪ I knew you were waiting. ♪ 520 00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:25,978 ♪ I knew you were waiting for me. ♪♪ 521 00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:28,939 ARETHA: Now, Mr. Clive Davis. 522 00:27:28,939 --> 00:27:30,440 CLIVE: Mm‐hm. 523 00:27:31,942 --> 00:27:33,610 (laughing) 524 00:27:33,610 --> 00:27:36,697 ARETHA: You are not only one of the greatest music men of all time, 525 00:27:37,739 --> 00:27:40,033 you are my friend, my confidant. 526 00:27:40,909 --> 00:27:44,079 And you keep me moving forward and you've always had my back. 527 00:27:45,289 --> 00:27:46,832 Thank you. 528 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:51,545 Here's to us; friends, family, sweethearts. 529 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,340 Past, present, and future. 530 00:27:56,049 --> 00:27:58,385 (laughing) 531 00:28:00,178 --> 00:28:01,972 ARETHA: Thank you all so much for being here today. 532 00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:03,891 Thank you for being my support system. 533 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:05,934 And thank you for putting respect on my name. 534 00:28:08,562 --> 00:28:12,649 (overlapping chatter). 535 00:28:15,277 --> 00:28:19,990 ♪ ♪ 536 00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:21,491 ♪ Oh, oh, oh. ♪ 537 00:28:21,491 --> 00:28:24,161 ♪ I knew you were waiting. ♪ 538 00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:26,538 ♪ I knew you were waiting. ♪ 539 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:28,498 ♪ I knew you were waiting. ♪ 540 00:28:28,498 --> 00:28:31,126 ♪ I knew you were waiting for me. ♪ 541 00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:33,503 ♪ I didn't falter. ♪ 542 00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:34,922 ♪ The mountain was high. ♪ 543 00:28:34,922 --> 00:28:37,466 ♪ I still believed. ♪ 544 00:28:37,466 --> 00:28:39,509 ♪ When the valley was low. ♪ 545 00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:42,012 ♪ It didn't stop me. ♪ 546 00:28:42,012 --> 00:28:45,098 ♪ I knew you were waiting. ♪ 547 00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:46,224 ♪ I knew how. ♪ 548 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:48,518 ♪ I knew you were waiting for me. ♪ 549 00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:50,896 ♪ I didn't falter. ♪ 550 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:52,773 ♪ When the mountain was high. ♪♪ 551 00:28:53,023 --> 00:28:54,483 CLIVE: Let's all raise a glass. 552 00:28:54,483 --> 00:28:55,859 "I Knew You Were Waiting" 553 00:28:55,859 --> 00:28:57,861 your first Billboard Number One since "Respect"! 554 00:28:57,861 --> 00:29:01,323 (cheering). 555 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:03,700 WOMAN: Congratulations. 556 00:29:06,161 --> 00:29:07,454 KATE: Welcome back. 557 00:29:07,454 --> 00:29:09,790 We're here with Mrs. Aretha Franklin. 558 00:29:09,790 --> 00:29:11,583 Do you mind? 559 00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:14,169 ARETHA: Yes. KATE: Thank you so much. 560 00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:19,841 ARETHA: Wow. Look at that. 1967. 561 00:29:21,635 --> 00:29:24,012 I didn't realize how skinny I was back then. 562 00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:26,640 KATE: Well, you still look incredible. 563 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:27,849 ARETHA: Well, what they say? 564 00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:29,184 "Black don't crack," is that what they say? 565 00:29:29,184 --> 00:29:33,063 KATE: And your black is definitely not cracking. 566 00:29:33,563 --> 00:29:34,648 ARETHA: All right. 567 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:36,066 Well, now you take care of that one. 568 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:37,734 I think it's going to be a collector's item one day. 569 00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:39,695 KATE: Thank you so much. It really means the world to me. 570 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,030 ARETHA: Mm‐hmm, mm‐hmm. 571 00:29:42,656 --> 00:29:44,866 KATE: It's been 30 years since your first Grammy for 572 00:29:44,866 --> 00:29:47,327 "Respect" and since then you've been making chart topping, 573 00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:49,663 award winning music. 574 00:29:49,663 --> 00:29:52,332 Even though your life has been full of many milestones 575 00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:55,210 and iconic moments, it hasn't been free of controversy. 576 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:57,629 ARETHA: Name one. 577 00:29:57,629 --> 00:30:00,716 KATE: Well, like when you made the transition from Gospel 578 00:30:00,716 --> 00:30:02,092 music to secular music. 579 00:30:02,092 --> 00:30:03,760 ARETHA: I didn't transition at all. 580 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,138 I just wanted to spread my wings a little bit. 581 00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:09,808 And for the record, everything I do is rooted in the church. 582 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,810 It's who I am, it's what I sing. 583 00:30:13,186 --> 00:30:14,771 I could sing "Mary had a Little Lamb" 584 00:30:14,771 --> 00:30:17,024 and it would still sound like church. 585 00:30:17,607 --> 00:30:21,278 In a way, everything I do is Gospel, even the love song. 586 00:30:22,112 --> 00:30:25,032 KATE: You're a very private person, is that on purpose? 587 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:27,492 ARETHA: I think so. 588 00:30:27,492 --> 00:30:29,911 But if you listen to the music, everything you need to know is in there. 589 00:30:29,911 --> 00:30:32,831 KATE: Has it been difficult for you living your life so publicly? 590 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:35,625 ARETHA: I think of it more as a gift than a curse. 591 00:30:36,209 --> 00:30:40,881 KATE: Somehow you take the difficult stuff of your life and 592 00:30:40,881 --> 00:30:44,217 you turn it into songs that people love and will listen to forever. 593 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:48,388 It's like you take lead and turn it into gold. 594 00:30:49,890 --> 00:30:54,811 ARETHA: Well, I think that everybody has a story to tell. 595 00:30:54,811 --> 00:30:57,439 Mine just happens to be through song because that's 596 00:30:57,439 --> 00:31:00,567 where you'll find me, right in the music. 597 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,861 My spirit will always be around you. 598 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:06,031 Not a lot of people can say that but I'm grateful that I can. 599 00:31:06,573 --> 00:31:08,784 KATE: You never give up, do you? 600 00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:12,120 ARETHA: No, that's why there will never be another me. 601 00:31:12,412 --> 00:31:14,247 (laughing and clapping). 602 00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:27,177 ♪ It brings. ♪ 603 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:32,849 ♪ Big tears. ♪ 604 00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:39,606 ♪ Into my eyes. ♪ 605 00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:45,529 ♪ When I began. ♪♪ 606 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:48,365 ERMA: You're not coming? 607 00:31:48,698 --> 00:31:50,450 ♪ When I began to realize. ♪♪ 608 00:31:50,450 --> 00:31:52,119 ERMA: Come on. 609 00:31:54,162 --> 00:31:56,665 ♪ That I've cried so much. ♪ 610 00:31:59,209 --> 00:32:02,963 ♪ Oh, since you've been gone. ♪ 611 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,385 ♪ I guess I'm drownin'. ♪ 612 00:32:09,970 --> 00:32:12,764 ♪ Drownin' in my own tears. ♪♪ 613 00:32:14,349 --> 00:32:16,017 ARETHA: Happy birthday, Daddy. 614 00:32:16,017 --> 00:32:18,895 ERMA: He would have been 83 years old today. 615 00:32:19,938 --> 00:32:21,690 ARETHA: I love you, Big Momma. 616 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:25,485 ♪ Just like a child. ♪ 617 00:32:28,363 --> 00:32:30,949 ♪ These tears of mine. ♪ 618 00:32:32,325 --> 00:32:34,953 ♪ These tears are runnin' wild. ♪♪ 619 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,789 ERMA: We love you Cecil. We love you Carolyn. 620 00:32:38,832 --> 00:32:41,918 ♪ And if you don't think. ♪ 621 00:32:42,711 --> 00:32:45,672 ♪ If you don't think that you'll be home soon. ♪ 622 00:32:47,174 --> 00:32:50,510 ♪ Baby, I'm gonna drown. ♪ 623 00:32:53,471 --> 00:32:56,224 ♪ In mine. ♪♪ 624 00:32:59,519 --> 00:33:01,646 ERMA: We're the last two left. 625 00:33:01,646 --> 00:33:03,982 ARETHA: You think I'm going to go before you? 626 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:05,859 ERMA: You make it sound like it's a competition. 627 00:33:05,859 --> 00:33:07,277 ARETHA: I got a lot of life left. 628 00:33:07,277 --> 00:33:08,904 How about you? 629 00:33:08,904 --> 00:33:11,489 ERMA: All these years trying to keep up with you, 630 00:33:11,489 --> 00:33:13,116 feeling down when I couldn't. 631 00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:14,910 ARETHA: I could never have gotten as far as I did without 632 00:33:14,910 --> 00:33:18,955 you and Carolyn singing with me and cheering me on. 633 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:23,418 ERMA: Thanks. I'm going to enjoy my retirement now. 634 00:33:24,377 --> 00:33:27,088 ARETHA: I think you should get back in the studio. 635 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:30,842 ERMA: No, I'm thinking about traveling. 636 00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:32,093 Lord, we're getting old. 637 00:33:32,093 --> 00:33:34,471 ARETHA: Oh, shit, speak for yourself. 638 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:39,226 ERMA: What you got coming up? 639 00:33:39,226 --> 00:33:41,228 ARETHA: Grammy's. 640 00:33:41,228 --> 00:33:42,854 I'm going to sing one of the hits. 641 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,773 ERMA: Oh, that ought to be fun, right? 642 00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:48,360 ARETHA: I'm thinking about doing something for MusiCares and Pavarotti. 643 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,986 ERMA: The maestro? ARETHA: Mm‐hmm. 644 00:33:49,986 --> 00:33:52,656 ERMA: Mm‐hmm, you are so brave, girl. 645 00:33:55,075 --> 00:33:58,328 Always finding new ways to fly. 646 00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:01,206 ARETHA: Well, thanks, sis. 647 00:34:04,668 --> 00:34:08,213 (cheering). 648 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:11,549 ANNOUNCER (over PA): Let's give another round of respect for Aretha Franklin. 649 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:15,011 (cheering). 650 00:34:21,184 --> 00:34:22,769 MAN: You were wonderful, Ms. Franklin. 651 00:34:22,769 --> 00:34:26,398 ARETHA: I think it went all right, thank you. 652 00:34:31,361 --> 00:34:34,072 ERMA: The parties are going to be fun, 653 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:35,865 which one you want to wear? 654 00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:38,493 ARETHA: That one. ERMA: You sang great. 655 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:40,203 You don't feel good about it? 656 00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:41,830 ARETHA: I'm all right. 657 00:34:41,830 --> 00:34:45,625 ERMA: Girl, you had that Grammy audience eating out of your hand. 658 00:34:48,128 --> 00:34:49,212 (knocking). 659 00:34:49,212 --> 00:34:50,630 ERMA: Who is it? 660 00:34:50,630 --> 00:34:52,340 MR. EHRLICH: I'm sorry to bother you, Mrs. Franklin. 661 00:34:52,340 --> 00:34:53,550 But I just got a call. 662 00:34:53,550 --> 00:34:54,718 ARETHA: Who died? 663 00:34:54,718 --> 00:34:56,094 MR. EHRLICH: Nobody died but Mr. Pavarotti, 664 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,054 he's come down with a cold, he's sick. 665 00:34:58,054 --> 00:35:00,140 Tonight, he was supposed to sing "Nessun Dorma". 666 00:35:00,140 --> 00:35:02,100 ERMA: Oh, we're so sorry he's not feeling well. 667 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:03,685 MR. EHRLICH: His doctor says he shouldn't perform. 668 00:35:03,685 --> 00:35:05,478 ARETHA: Well, what does that have to do with me? 669 00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:08,106 MR. EHRLICH: Well, we have the musicians and the choir ready to go. 670 00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:10,233 Now, I know you sang the song two nights ago. 671 00:35:10,233 --> 00:35:12,444 ERMA: I'm sorry, Mr. Ehrlich. 672 00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:14,654 MusiCares was a small charity event. 673 00:35:14,654 --> 00:35:16,031 ARETHA: When was he supposed to go on? 674 00:35:16,031 --> 00:35:18,617 MR. EHRLICH: In about 15 minutes. 675 00:35:18,908 --> 00:35:21,828 ARETHA: You bring me the lyrics and I need to hear a recording of his rehearsal. 676 00:35:22,537 --> 00:35:24,414 MR. EHRLICH: Great. Thank you, Ms. Franklin. 677 00:35:30,712 --> 00:35:34,174 ERMA: Sis, you singing opera at the Grammys. 678 00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:37,218 It's a live broadcast. 679 00:35:37,218 --> 00:35:38,720 ARETHA: I know. 680 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:41,348 ERMA: Re, there are at least 25 million people out there. 681 00:35:41,348 --> 00:35:45,185 ARETHA: Maybe it's time for me to show them that I still got it. 682 00:35:45,185 --> 00:35:48,438 I haven't said yes yet but I want to review the material. 683 00:35:48,688 --> 00:35:51,066 ERMA: Okay. 684 00:35:58,782 --> 00:36:01,868 ♪ Nessun dorma! ♪ 685 00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:07,290 ♪ Nessun dorma! ♪ 686 00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:13,963 ♪ Tu pure. ♪♪ 687 00:36:13,963 --> 00:36:15,173 ERMA: What are they singing about? 688 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:16,508 ARETHA: He's saying he's got a secret. 689 00:36:16,508 --> 00:36:17,550 ERMA: Just like you. 690 00:36:17,550 --> 00:36:19,969 ARETHA: I've got a lot of secrets. 691 00:36:21,930 --> 00:36:24,808 The people won't sleep until they've discovered the singer's secret. 692 00:36:28,978 --> 00:36:31,398 "Nessun Dorma" means no one sleeps. 693 00:36:32,649 --> 00:36:34,693 ERMA: And what happens when they find out? 694 00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:37,570 ARETHA: If the people discovers the singer's secret, she'll die. 695 00:36:37,570 --> 00:36:39,948 If the singer can keep her secret, she'll live. 696 00:36:44,911 --> 00:36:46,871 ERMA: Deep. 697 00:36:46,871 --> 00:36:49,332 ARETHA: And then victory. 698 00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:51,835 ERMA: Amen. 699 00:36:51,835 --> 00:36:53,378 MR. EHRLICH: I love your take. 700 00:36:53,378 --> 00:36:55,547 ARETHA: I always have to make it personal. 701 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:57,799 Only problem is, this is not in my key. 702 00:36:58,258 --> 00:37:00,009 ERMA: Oh, well then that settles it, right. 703 00:37:00,009 --> 00:37:03,805 We appreciate you considering Ms. Franklin for this very 704 00:37:03,805 --> 00:37:06,433 daring idea but she'll sing one of her hits or 705 00:37:06,433 --> 00:37:08,518 you'll have to get someone else. 706 00:37:08,518 --> 00:37:09,769 MR. EHRLICH: Sorry I wasted your time. 707 00:37:09,769 --> 00:37:11,896 ARETHA: I can do it. 708 00:37:14,899 --> 00:37:18,027 ERMA: My sister is going to need a moment alone. 709 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:25,118 MAN (over speaker): We're at places, Mrs. Franklin, 710 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,870 places please. 711 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:28,371 ERMA: Ready? 712 00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:31,583 MR. ERLICH: Ready, Ms. Franklin? 713 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:32,625 ARETHA: Yes. 714 00:37:32,625 --> 00:37:34,210 ERMA: You continue to amaze me. 715 00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:35,920 ARETHA: Thanks, sis. 716 00:37:37,630 --> 00:37:39,591 MAN (over PA): Is represented by another voice 717 00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:43,428 who is truly deserving of the term legend, my friend, 718 00:37:43,428 --> 00:37:45,263 Luciano Pavarotti. 719 00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:48,349 (applause). 720 00:37:48,349 --> 00:37:50,518 Unfortunately, tonight, his doctors have advised him to 721 00:37:50,518 --> 00:37:52,937 give that sore throat a rest. 722 00:37:52,937 --> 00:37:55,899 The selection he was going to perform was "Nessun Dorma". 723 00:37:55,899 --> 00:37:59,110 Two nights ago, at MusiCares, another legendary voice 724 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:02,071 performed that same song, one you might not expect. 725 00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:05,575 She has agreed to step in for her friend, Luciano, 726 00:38:05,575 --> 00:38:07,452 literally at a moment's notice. 727 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:09,788 Ladies and gentlemen, Aretha Franklin! 728 00:38:10,955 --> 00:38:15,543 (cheering and applause). 729 00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:23,259 ♪ Nessun dorma. ♪ 730 00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:29,140 ♪ Nessun dorma. ♪ 731 00:38:32,435 --> 00:38:35,104 ♪ Tu pure. ♪ 732 00:38:35,438 --> 00:38:39,442 ♪ Tu pure, o Principessa. ♪ 733 00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:44,906 ♪ Nella tua fredda stanza. ♪ 734 00:38:46,241 --> 00:38:50,870 ♪ Guardi le stelle. ♪ 735 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:57,001 ♪ Che tremano d'amore. ♪ 736 00:38:57,794 --> 00:39:02,757 ♪ E di Speranza. ♪ 737 00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:13,309 ♪ Within my heart. ♪ 738 00:39:13,309 --> 00:39:17,063 ♪ My secret lies. ♪ 739 00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:20,942 ♪ And what his name is. ♪ 740 00:39:20,942 --> 00:39:24,904 ♪ None shall know, none, none. ♪ 741 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:28,700 ♪ Till on thy heart. ♪ 742 00:39:29,993 --> 00:39:33,913 ♪ I confess it. ♪ 743 00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:41,921 ♪ Soon as morning lights. ♪ 744 00:39:44,132 --> 00:39:48,678 ♪ Shall dawn. ♪♪ 745 00:39:56,978 --> 00:39:58,479 ARETHA: I'm going to make a hit. 746 00:39:59,105 --> 00:40:02,233 ♪ Oh Prince, than shall. ♪ 747 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:07,113 ♪ My kisses break the silence. 748 00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:12,535 ♪ That made thee mine. ♪ 749 00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:24,255 ♪ Il nome suo nessun saprà. ♪ 750 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:32,472 ♪ E noi dovrem, ahimé, morir, morir. ♪ 751 00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:37,477 ♪ Dilegua, o note! ♪ 752 00:40:37,852 --> 00:40:43,024 ♪ Tramontate. ♪ 753 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:45,735 ♪ Stelle! ♪ 754 00:40:45,735 --> 00:40:49,530 ♪ Tramontate. ♪ 755 00:40:50,323 --> 00:40:53,326 ♪ All'alba. ♪ 756 00:40:53,326 --> 00:40:59,707 ♪ Vincerò! ♪ 757 00:41:03,169 --> 00:41:05,672 ♪ Vincerò! ♪ 758 00:41:06,047 --> 00:41:11,135 ♪ Vincerò! ♪ 759 00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:15,556 ♪ Oh, oh, oh. ♪ 760 00:41:16,975 --> 00:41:18,559 ♪ Cerò! ♪ 761 00:41:18,893 --> 00:41:20,520 ♪ Cerò! ♪ 762 00:41:22,105 --> 00:41:25,483 ♪ Cerò! ♪ 763 00:41:26,859 --> 00:41:31,322 ♪ Erò! ♪ 764 00:41:31,990 --> 00:41:33,783 (cheering and applause) 765 00:41:46,629 --> 00:41:49,257 ♪ Though you don't call anymore. ♪ 766 00:41:49,257 --> 00:41:51,843 ♪ I sit and wait. ♪ 767 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:55,346 ♪ In vain. ♪ 768 00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:59,225 ♪ I guess I'll rap on your door. ♪ 769 00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:00,226 ♪ Your door. ♪ 770 00:42:00,226 --> 00:42:02,395 ♪ Tap on your window. ♪ 771 00:42:02,395 --> 00:42:04,147 ♪ Pane. ♪ 772 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,649 ♪ Tap on your window pane. ♪ 773 00:42:07,734 --> 00:42:09,485 ♪ I want to tell you baby. ♪ 774 00:42:10,236 --> 00:42:13,197 ♪ The changes I've been going through. ♪ 775 00:42:14,449 --> 00:42:16,993 ♪ Missing you, listen you. ♪ 776 00:42:17,994 --> 00:42:20,496 ♪ 'Till you come back to me. ♪ 777 00:42:20,830 --> 00:42:23,332 ♪ That's what I'm gonna do. ♪ 778 00:42:27,712 --> 00:42:30,339 ♪ Living for you my dear. ♪ 779 00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:34,635 ♪ Is like living in a world. ♪ 780 00:42:34,635 --> 00:42:36,804 ♪ Of constant fear. ♪ 781 00:42:37,346 --> 00:42:38,556 ♪ Hear my plea. ♪ 782 00:42:38,556 --> 00:42:39,724 ♪ Hear my plea. ♪ 783 00:42:39,724 --> 00:42:41,059 ♪ I've got to make you see. ♪ 784 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:42,143 ♪ Make you see. ♪ 785 00:42:42,143 --> 00:42:44,812 ♪ That our love is dying. ♪ 786 00:42:45,104 --> 00:42:47,023 ♪ Our love is dying. ♪ 787 00:42:47,648 --> 00:42:50,026 ♪ Although your phone you ignore. ♪ 788 00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,695 ♪ Somehow I must. ♪ 789 00:42:53,321 --> 00:42:55,281 ♪ Somehow I must. ♪ 790 00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:57,200 ♪ How I must explain. ♪ 791 00:42:57,700 --> 00:43:00,036 ♪ I'm gonna rap on your door. ♪ 792 00:43:00,036 --> 00:43:00,953 ♪ Your door. ♪ 793 00:43:00,953 --> 00:43:03,122 ♪ Tap on your window. ♪ 794 00:43:03,122 --> 00:43:04,749 ♪ Pane. ♪ 795 00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:07,919 ♪ Open up baby. ♪ 796 00:43:08,169 --> 00:43:10,421 ♪ I'm gonna rap on your door. ♪ 797 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:11,756 ♪ Rap on your door. ♪ 798 00:43:11,756 --> 00:43:14,175 ♪ Tap on your, tap on your, tap on your. ♪ 799 00:43:14,175 --> 00:43:16,177 ♪ Tap on your window pane. ♪ 800 00:43:16,469 --> 00:43:18,221 ♪ Tap on your window pane. ♪ 801 00:43:18,513 --> 00:43:20,890 ♪ I'm gonna rap on your door. ♪ 802 00:43:20,890 --> 00:43:23,351 ♪ Tap on your window. ♪ 803 00:43:23,351 --> 00:43:25,186 ♪ Pane. ♪ 804 00:43:25,770 --> 00:43:27,188 ♪ Open up baby. ♪♪ 805 00:43:36,948 --> 00:43:40,576 (music playing through credits). 806 00:44:22,827 --> 00:44:24,078 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.