Aretha Franklin ft The Blues Brothers – Think

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Aretha Franklin ft The Blues Brothers - Think

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This song was released on May 2, 1968, less than a month after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4. Franklin’s family was close to King, and Aretha attended his funeral. The song’s insistent refrain of “freedom” evoked one of King’s famous quotes: “Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last.”

Franklin performed this in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Her career was experiencing a lull at that point, so she was happy to get back into the public eye with the film.

Franklin lip-synched to a new version of the song in a musical sequence of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Because Franklin was not used to lip-syncing, this sequence required a number of takes and considerable editing.The 3:15 version of the song appears on the soundtrack album, and in addition to Franklin’s singing features the Blues Brothers band and backup vocals from Franklin’s sister Carolyn and cousin Brenda Corbett.

“Think” is one of Franklin’s most enduring songs, and one she often performed live. It was the sixth of her 20 #1 singles on the R&B chart.

“Think” – interpretat de Aretha Franklin în comedia “Blues Brothers” cu Dan Aykord and John Belushi, în anul 1980.

Original, “Think” a fost lansat în 1968 pe albumul ei de debut ” Aretha Now”.

În 1980, Aretha era într-un moment de cădere, datorită muzicii disco care domina pe atunci, și faptului că “Atlantic” – casa de discuri – nu a reînoit contractul cu ea. Participarea ei  în filmul “Blues Brothers” s-a dovedit a fi benefică, re-lansandu-i cariera muzicală.

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