'Soul müziğin kraliçesi' Aretha Franklin 76 yaşında hayatını kaybetti…

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Image captionAretha Franklin'in 1992'de Chicago'da verdiği konser

"Soul müziğin kraliçesi" diye tanımlanan ve 20'den fazla şarkısı ABD müzik listelerinde ilk sıraya çıkan efsanevi şarkıcı Aretha Franklin, 76 yaşında Detroit'te hayatını kaybetti.

I Knew You Were Waiting — Aretha FRANKLIN & George MICHAEL

Like a warrior that fights
And wins the battle
I know the taste of victory
Though I went through some nights
Consumed by the shadows
And was crippled emotionally
Somehow I made it through the heartace, yes I did
I escaped
I found my way out of the darkness, kept my faith
Kept my faith
And the river was deep 
I didn't falter
When the mountain was high
I still believed
When the valley was low
It didn't stop me, no no
I knew you were waiting
Knew you were waiting for me, uh uh
With and endless desire
I kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet
And like the bridge is on fire
The hurt is over
One touch and you set me free
No, I don't regret a single moment, no, I don't
I know you don't, looking back
When I think of all those disappointments
I just laugh (I know you do) I just laugh
When the river was deep, I didn't falter
When the mountain was high
I still believed
When the valley was low
It didn't stop me
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me
So we were drawn together through destiny
I know this love we share was meant to be
(I knew you were waiting)
(I knew you were waiting)
I knew you were waiting, (I knew you were waiting for me)
I even thought that love
(I still believe) when the valley was low
(It didn't stop me) nothing can stop me now
(Knew you were waiting, know I knew you were waiting for me)
when the mountain was high
(I still believe) oh, when the valley was low
(It didn't stop me) no, it didn't stop me
(Knew you were waiting for me, knew you were waiting for me)
oh yeah
(I still believe) oh, I still believe
(It didn't stop me) do you know it didn't stop me, now?
(Knew you were waiting) somewhere, some way, some place, somehow
For me
when the valley was low
(I still believe) I still believe
(I believe, I believe, I believe) it didn't stop me now (oh, it couldn't stop me now)

Besteciler: Dennis Morgan / Simon Climie

I Knew You Were Waiting — Aretha FRANKLIN & George MICHAEL

"Respect (You Make Me Feel) A Natural Woman", "Think" ve "Spanish Harlem" gibi şarkılarıyla bilinen Franklin'e 2010'da kanser teşhisi konmuştu.

Geçen yıl emekli olduğunu açıklayan, bir haftadır hastanede tedavi altına alınan Franklin'in durumu ağırlaşmıştı.

Franklin, son konserini ise Elton John Aids Vakfı yararına geçen yıl düzenlenen galada vermişti.

Image captionSoul müziğin kraliçesi Aretha Franklin hayatını kaybetti

İlahi şarkıcısı, piyanist ve ünlü bir vaizin kızı olarak dünyaya gelen Franklin, küçük yaşlarından itibaren Mahalia Jackson ve Clara Ward gibi isimlerden eğitim aldı.

Columbia müzik şirketiyle sözleşme imzalayan Franklin, 1968'de Amerika ve Avrupa'da "Lady Soul" diye anıldı.

Franklin siyah ABD'lilerin gururu olarak Time dergisinde kapak oldu ve Martin Luther King'den ödül aldı.

"Blues Brothers" filmindeki performansıyla da göz dolduran Franklin, 1980'lerde "Who's Zooming Who?" ve George Michael ile yaptığı düet "I Knew You Were Waiting" gibi büyük başarı getiren şarkılara imza attı.

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Image captionFranklin son konserini New York'ta geçen Kasım ayında vermişti.

Franklin 2005'te de "milyonlarca Amerikalının kalbini fethettiği" için dönemin ABD Başkanı George W Bush'tan Başkanlık Özgürlük Madalyası almıştı.

10 yıl sonra da "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" şarkısıyla Başkan Barack Obama'yı gözyaşlarına boğan Franklin, 2009'da Obama'nın ilk yemin töreninde de şarkı söylemişti.

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