November 24, 2016
Before the Detroit Lions played the Minnesota Vikings for one of three annual Thanksgiving Day football games, Aretha Franklin blessed viewers with an extended rendition of the national anthem. Franklin played piano during the gospel-inflected performance, which clocked in at just under five minutes. Watch Aretha Franklin sing the national anthem below.
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Aretha Franklin really turned this into a church hymn. https://t.co/6J2cjPiwCe
— spooky black. (@Tuhnahkuh) November 24, 2016
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