when aretha's father stood up in the middle of “Never Grow Old”, grabbed a cloth and wiped the sweat from her face so she could continue singing 😭😭. i'm an absolute sucker for the physical, communal effects of music and this is a terrific document of it. the bizarre, instinctual body movements, the heads shaking in disbelief, the sea of rhythmic expression. at one point james cleveland walks off stage, sits down at a pew, and starts literally weeping. it feels like even the cameras can barely contain the transcendence.

Truly haven’t seen much like this. The soft focus and messy edits only benefit the illusion of feeling like you’re attending. And the titular performance is one of the most powerful I’ve ever seen.

I saw Aretha Franklin at Universal Studios Orlando Mardis Gras in either 8th or 10th grade, and when she ended her hour long set without playing “RESPECT”, some of the crowd booed. May hell exist only for them!

One of the best concert docs ever made.

I got nothing constructive to say about this, it's a great record and this is a great show.

knocked me right off my feet. what else is there to say!!!

Honestly, more church services should be like this.

I mostly liked watching the choir director Alexander Hamilton. That guy's got moves.

Also funny seeing Mick Jagger dancing at the back.

Honestly, more church services should be like this.

Nothing more then the a concert film of this iconic performance. But what a performance. What a voice. What a lady. Spiritual.

It’s impossible not to get chills every time Aretha opens her mouth

Praise be 😇😇😇🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

A nice period piece, but more due to byplay - and not because of the music.

A testament to just how undeniable Aretha's talent was.

Mick Jagger, kindly get the fuck out of here!

I get what people ,mean when they say take me to church now