The Cover of all Covers! We are talking about the song ‘RESPECT,” written and recorded in 1965 by American soul artist the great Otis Redding. But that’s likely not the version you know of this song.
If you learned how to spell "respect" thanks to the legendary Aretha Franklin, you're not alone. Franklin's seminal 1967 track, "Respect," was a rallying cry—an anthem for women everywhere. It also ...
From KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox: Arguably the greatest cover song ever done was Aretha Franklin’s version of “Respect”. She took Otis Redding’s lover’s quarrel and transformed it into a women’s movement ...