Aretha Franklin performed a rendition before an undisputed audience of 93,173 to open WrestleMania III, a performance meta-critic RJ City called "a lovely version".
æɹˈɛθə fɹˈæŋklɪn pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɐ ɹɛndˈɪʃən bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐn ʌndɪspjˈuːɾᵻd ˈɔːdiəns ʌv nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː tʊ ˈoʊpən ɹˈɛsəl mˈeɪniɚ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, ɐ pɚfˈoːɹməns mˈɛɾəkɹˈɪɾɪk ˌɑːɹdʒˈeɪ sˈɪɾi kˈɔːld "ɐ lˈʌvli vˈɜːʒən".