TRIBUTE: Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Truly Respect It?

TRIBUTE:  Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Truly Respect It?

Aretha Franklin turned Otis Redding’s plea into the most empowering popular recording ever made. Officially, “Respect” is a relationship song. That’s how Otis Redding wrote it. But love wasn’t what Aretha Franklin was interested in. The opening line is “What you want, baby, I got it.” But her “what” is a punch in the face. […]

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