Saturday September 25, 2021 “Respect” Aretha Franklin

And now the new number one song on the Rolling Stone 500 Best Songs Ever list.

Written and originally recorded by Otis Redding but when he heard Aretha’s version of “Respect” he was so impressed that he said “It’s her song now, she owns it.”  And according to the RS 500 Best Songs, Aretha’s “Respect” is the best of the best.

Aretha Franklin's interpretation and unapologetic demand for respect became an anthem for the feminist movement in the 1970s. It has often been considered one of the best R&B songs of its era, earning Franklin two Grammy Awards in 1968 for "Best Rhythm & Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance", and being inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Franklin's version by adding it to the National Recording Registry.

Aretha said the song’s popularity is based on the fact that it is something everyone desires “Respect” but we know better.  She may be right about everyone’s desire for respect but it is the Queen of Soul’s deliverance that shows us how to get that respect...r-e-s-p-e-c-t spells out what it means to me.

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What you want

Baby, I got it

What you need

Do you know I got it?

All I'm askin'

Is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)

Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home

(Just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone

Ain't gonna do you wrong 'cause I don't wanna

All I'm askin'

Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)

Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)

Yeah (just a little bit)

I'm about to give you all of my money

And all I'm askin' in return, honey

Is to give me my propers

When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)

Yeah, baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)

When you get home (just a little bit)

Yeah (just a little bit)

Ooh, your kisses

Sweeter than honey

And guess what?

So is my money

All I want you to do for me

Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re, re)

Yeah baby (re, re, re, re)

Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)

When you get home, now (just a little bit)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Find out what it means to me

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Take care, TCB

Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)

A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)

Whoa, babe (just a little bit)

A little respect (just a little bit)

I get tired (just a little bit)

Keep on tryin' (just a little bit)

You're runnin' out of fools (just a little bit)

And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit)

(Re, re, re, re) when you come home

(Re, re, re, re) 'spect

Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)

And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)