The Queen

To keep calling her the Queen of Soul seems lazy, but the woman is a majesty. There's something very cool about Aretha, and by cool I mean something very warm in her voice that talks directly to you and makes you feel good. Yes, her mumu was a size too small at the free concert she gave us at Metro Square as the kick off to Toronto Jazz Festival, but whatever - she could've dressed in anything she wanted.

And here's the very end of "Say a Little Prayer."