"When Franklin went into the New York City studio on Valentine’s Day to record 'Respect,' she was nowhere near the icon that she is today. Just as the civil rights and women’s liberation movements were taking America by storm, Franklin’s gender role-bending remake blew apart the original song’s message" -LIFETIME February, 1967: Aretha performs a cover of Otis Redding's song RESPECT. The rest is history ✨ Read more about the impact and influence of Aretha's most iconic track here: Aretha.lnk.to/

Aretha Franklin: "Respect" live Amsterdam (1967) "Respect" is a song written and originally released by American recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. The song became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few changes in the lyrics, the stories told by the songs have a different flavor. Redding's version is a plea from a desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants. He won't care if she d