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Aretha Franklin covers Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep'

By Aileen Graef
Aretha Franklin sings during the taping of “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” at the United Center in Chicago on May 17. 2011. The show, which featured several surprise celebrity guests, will air over two days, May 23 and 24. Oprah's final show will be a normal episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" taped at Harpo Studios and will air on May 25. UPI/David Banks
Aretha Franklin sings during the taping of “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” at the United Center in Chicago on May 17. 2011. The show, which featured several surprise celebrity guests, will air over two days, May 23 and 24. Oprah's final show will be a normal episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" taped at Harpo Studios and will air on May 25. UPI/David Banks | License Photo

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Imitation is the greatest form of flattery and Aretha Franklin is flattering and R-E-S-P-E-C-T-ing fellow artist Adele with a cover of her song "Rolling in the Deep."

On her new album, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, the legend gives a soulful rendition of the 26-year-old British singer's song with a mashup of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

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She also covered Etta James' "At Last," Barbra Streisand's "People," Alicia Keys' "No One" and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes.

Adele has taken time off since giving birth to her son Angelo in 2012 and to have a vocal cord surgery in 2011. She is rumored to be releasing her next album, 25, in 2015.

"Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" will hit shelves Oct. 12.

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