Every song she sings she honors with that voice. Every single one is like a spiritual experience. You felt every word - yeah I get this.
My mum loved Aretha Franklin and lots of Motown singers.
I remember asking my mum why, and this was it verbatim ...
Me: "Mum, why do you like black singers?"
Mum: "Because they sing from the heart"
This obviously isn't an exact science but I reckon my mum was onto something ...