A moving rendition of one of
the Queen of Soul’s signature songs, “A Natural Woman.”
Ariana Grande and
The Roots opened “
The Tonight Show” on Thursday with a moving tribute to
Aretha Franklin, performing one of the Queen of Soul’s signature songs, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
Grande told
Jimmy Fallon, who skipped his monologue for the tribute, that she once received a phone call from Franklin. She said when she answered the phone, all she heard was, “This is Aretha.” Grande responded, “Franklin?” And Franklin informed her, “There’s only one Aretha.”
Fallon thanked Grande on Twitter for doing the tribute.
And Grande also paid tribute to Franklin on Twitter.