Aretha Tribute on CBS

no thank you

She's shrieking

I'm watching and pretty underwhelmed so far. Is Celine Dion I'll? She does not look well.

No singer should attempt to sing Aretha.

Ever.

Not the right singer for A Change is Going to Come. The voice is too nasally for the sentiment.

I thought Kelly Clarkson was great.

didn't this already happen?

It was recorded a few weeks ago r7 but hasn't aired until tonight

Don't they know I'm the Motown queen?

John Legend was fantastic.

However I agree Celine picked the wrong song.

Meh-

Who was that white gal in the sparkly suit?

[quote] However I agree Celine picked the wrong song.

I pick my nose.

Digging Rob Thomas and Fantasia. Robs hair looks better shorter.

Digging. Yes.

At which theater was this filmed?

Where was it filmed?

It was filmed at the Shrine Auditorium.

Useless shilling for ratings using Aretha's name. She had a long and glorious funeral. Leave the Queen alone.

Thanks r18!

So many American Idol alumni, Fantasia, JHud, Kelly Clarkson and Ricky Miner, the orchestra leader. Why haven't they been able to fight any great talent since Idol's early glory years?

You can watch it here:

Those sisters singing the Eurythmics song were pretty bad

Always enjoy Fanny and Miss Patti

If only Miss Tyler Perry would come out of that destructive closet.....

[QUOTE]No singer should attempt to sing Aretha.

Agree, and this show has proves it. None of the performers comes close to her greatness.

Did the audience love Celine? I think they did. She’s so over the top and earnest that I think black audiences don’t mind her doing Aretha. Although Kelly Clarkson (IMO) did a good job, I didn’t feel the love for her.

Maybe since Celine is Canadian she gets a pass.

And I agree that John Legend sounded good.

Kelly Clarkson is the only white girl who can sing Aretha well. By that I mean in a way that works and is not offensive. Kelly has soul. Aretha like Kelly.

IMO if you want a someone over the top to sing Aretha, there is no other choice but Fantasia. Not Celine. And I agree Celine has looked unwell for a while now.

Screeching sows, every last one of 'em.

r27 All singing is now is screeching like a cat getting raped by the neighborhood Tom. Somehow, we've started to accept that "good" singing is screeching. No thanks. Yelling and being loud does not equal a good voice.

The previews looked awful. Just show old Aretha footage for an hour. That would've been much better.

Here. Chaka Khan sings Dr. Feelgood, one of Aretha's signature blues tunes. For Aretha....

I taped it, will watch later. I'm looking forward to seeing Jennifer Hudson sing Aretha.

Aretha may have been respected, but she was never truly beloved, ala Dolly or Whitney or Cher. She always came off as aloof and unlikable.

WTF? R32

None of them were Dusty Springfield.

I wasn't impressed.

R32 is actually right.

Whitney was another rare one that used to do Aretha justice at her concerts. Beautiful arrangements, understated and effortless with no screaming. This how you sing Aretha younguns.

And I like that her live version of Baby I Love You has more verve than Aretha’s laidback, country-sounding, studio version.

Celine did a nice cover of A Natural Woman a few years ago. Did she sing that?

They should have had Darlene Love do "A Change Is Gonna Come". Some might this version too churchy and pushed vocally but it's my favorite.

Darlene Love is so underated. I miss her annual Christmas song on Letterman

Wasn't it Fantasia that Aretha wanted to play her if they made a movie?

Fascinating story about an Aretha impostor. She had everyone fooled!

^ What a story.

r41, maybe at one point but apparently before she died, Aretha picked Jennifer Hudson to play her. They announced that when they introduced Jennifer to kick off the tribute show.