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Aretha Franklin Flawlessly Delivers 'I Say a Little Prayer' in Final Performance: Watch

8/16/2018 by Rania Aniftos

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Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala - Show at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Nov. 7, 2017 in New York City. 

In November, Aretha Franklin gave her final public performance at Elton John’s annual AIDS Foundation gala. She sang her 1968 classic, "I Say a Little Prayer."

Elton John reminisced on the performance on Instagram, writing, "She was obviously unwell, and I wasn’t sure she could perform. But Aretha did and she raised the roof. She sang and played magnificently, and we all wept. We were witnessing the greatest soul artist of all time."

The Queen of Soul died Thursday (Aug. 16) at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. 

See her performance below.

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