--- 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Listen to Aretha Franklin's Powerful Cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' > Sponsored content. 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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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