You know, Aretha Franklin can make any old rubbish sound good, and I think she just has.' (After an Aretha Franklin duet with George Michael on 'Top of the Pops'.)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Peel credits Franklin's immense talent for elevating even low-quality material.
- In plain terms
- She makes bad songs sound good just by singing them.
- What can you take from it?
- Talent can overcome poor production or material.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can talent fix bad songs?
- What matters more?
Another view
It might ignore the value of better original material.
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