--- title: Aretha Franklin Covers Adele's Rolling in the Deep description: Aretha Franklin covers Rolling in the Deep by Adele in single off album out October 21 canonical: https://time.com/3449529/aretha-franklin-adele-rolling-in-the-deep/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-30T15:11:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:29.082Z og:title: Listen to Aretha Franklin's Powerful Cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' og:description: Some listeners suspect that the legendary singer is being Auto-Tuned og:url: https://time.com/3449529/aretha-franklin-adele-rolling-in-the-deep/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfac580c001f0a655/6986a61dadae4425d75453ca/454594414.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Aretha Franklin In Concert - Austin, TX og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Listen to Aretha Franklin's Powerful Cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' twitter:description: Some listeners suspect that the legendary singer is being Auto-Tuned twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfac580c001f0a655/6986a61dadae4425d75453ca/454594414.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Listen to Aretha Franklin's Powerful Cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 30, 2014 3:11 PM UTC  Singer Aretha Franklin performs in concert at ACL Live on September 3, 2014 in Austin, Texas. Singer Aretha Franklin performs in concert at ACL Live on September 3, 2014 in Austin, Texas.Rick Kern—WireImage / Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 30, 2014 3:11 PM UTC On her upcoming album, _Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics,_ the iconic songstress takes on 10 tracks originally written and performed by fellow female powerhouse vocalists. This week, Aretha shared the first single off the album. It’s a big, fiery, loud cover of a big, fiery, loud song: Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” (The song also manages to incorporate pieces of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”) This is pretty exciting, yes, but some listeners have[ raised concerns](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/09/29/aretha-franklin-covered-adeles-rolling-in-the-deep-did-she-also-use-auto-tune/) about a possible use of Auto-Tune in this track. Auto-Tune, of course, is a device used to alter or enhance a singer’s pitch, and it’s understandable why people would be concerned about this, as Aretha Franklin is widely considered one of the greatest singers _of all time_. Many [commenters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNWeGngQqOI) were quick to point out that even if the track doesn’t include Auto-Tune itself, Aretha’s voice still sounds like it was enhanced in some way. Either way, she’s still the Queen of Soul, and she still sings her heart out. 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