Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming (Official Lyric Video)

Watch the lyric video of "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin from the album 'Young, Gifted And Black' (1972). "Day Dreaming" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Performers:

Lead Vocals & Piano: Aretha Franklin
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Acoustic Guitar: Don Arnone
Bass Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Organ: Spooner Oldham
Drums: Bernard Purdie
Flutes: Hubert Laws
Backing Vocals: Cissy Houston, Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant, Carolyn Franklin

Written By: Aretha Franklin

Produced By: Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin

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Lyrics:

Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Look at my mind floating away

He's the kind of guy that would say
Hey, baby let's get away
Let's go some place, huh
Where I don't care
He's the kind of guy that you give your everything
And trust your heart, share all of your love
Till death do you part
I want to be what he wants
When he wants it and whenever he needs it
And when he's lonesome and feeling love starved
I'll be there to feed it
I'm loving' him a little bit more each day
Turns me right on when I hear him say

Hey, baby, let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care
Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care

I want to be what he wants when he wants it
And whenever he needs it
And when he's lonesome and feeling love starved
I'll be there to feed it
Loving him a little bit more each day
It turns me right on when I hear him say

Hey, baby, let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care
Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care
Hey, baby, let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care
Hey baby let's get away
Let's go somewhere far
Baby can we
Where, I don't care

Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you
Look at my mind floating away

Day... dreaming
Day... dreaming

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An icon of 20th and 21st century music, the voice of the civil rights movement, and the undisputed Queen of Soul—there is only one Aretha Franklin. In her incredible six-decade career, Aretha evolved from teenage gospel star to reigning pop and R&B diva, recording classics like “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Chain Of Fools”, “Think” (lyrics by Aretha Franklin), definitive versions of the songs “Respect” and “I Say a Little Prayer”, and global hits like “Freeway Of Love,” “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”, and “A Rose Is Still A Rose.”

Altogether, 112 of her singles reached the charts, with 20 No. 1 R&B singles, the most ever by a female artist. She won 18 Grammy Awards (including the first eight trophies for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) and, out of recognition for her for indelible contribution to American music and culture, received both the Presidential Medal Of Freedom and a Pulitzer Prize.

[VerucaSaltyDog]

When I was a little girl we didnt have a lot of money but one Christmas I got a radio. I used to open the window to my room in our apartment and listen to Aretha on the local station. And Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly". Those womens' words touched my heart at such an early stage.

[angelitawilliams]

These young folks comments are cute....but honey I'm so glad I grew up listening to music like this!

[beckylazell]

I walked down the aisle to this song ❤ when the doors opened and I saw my husband to be turn and smile, I felt so calm, and this beautiful song soundtracked the moment beautifully.

[barteechris]

Aretha meant THE MOST to me. Her music symbolizes the very essence of BLACK MUSIC, for a BLACK WOMAN. Rest in Peace Aretha🙏🏾💕💕

[SheralBowman]

"Daydreaming" in 2023. It still has that vibe! ❤

[E.ternalBTNH]

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[Nina]

Aretha allowed the background singers to absolutely SHINE on this track. That’s one thing I loved about her, her background singers all had distinctly, powerful voices.

The way their voices fade out into the orchestration is GENIUS and magical.

[ProtectedDivinely]

Who's here listening 🎶 in 2024, we are the best! 💯 greatest of all time 🏆

[nathanscipio]

We gotta give the drummer some love. The man was going in on this song!💯

[xr]

"Angel" " Call Me" and " Daydreaming " are my favorites!

[Missjunebugfreak]

This might be my favourite Aretha song. Everything about it is utter perfection.

[stephanieshaffer]

This one is for my sister in law who passed away this morning. I will miss her dearly, but never will I forget her. 😢

[kymkantaris]

My favorite Aretha song.
Hey baby let's get away lalala

[darrylskylar]

Rest In Heavenly Peace🙏🤍🕊🙏💙
My favorite Aretha Franklin song!

[AndySaenz]

Oh, wow, I’ve never heard this song before! This is one of her most underrated songs! It’s so smooth and relaxed, I love it.

[gaildavis]

Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul. It will never be another Aretha Franklin She was one in a million love you Aretha Franklin. Rest in peace ❤️ 🙏 🪦

[dianefrancesco]

I am 73 but when I here the queen takes me to my younger days and it's wonderful. ❤

[susanqtips]

One of my favorite Aretha Franklin songs.

[carlawallace]

This song is so smooth. Aretha's voice was so angelic. One of my all time baby let's get away let's go somewhere....baby can we....where I don't

[carolejones]

I'm feeling the synchronicity, I've been thinking about this song lately. Till you come back to me & Daydreaming are my 2 favs from Aretha.