Respect (song)

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"Respect" is a song by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding, originally recorded and released by himself in 1965 as a single from his third album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. After it became a crossover hit for Redding, Aretha Franklin (the "Queen of Soul") in 1967 rearranged, rephrased, and covered it, resulting in her breakout hit and her signature song. The music in the two versions is significantly different, while a few changes in the lyrics resulted in different narratives around the theme of human dignity that have been interpreted as commentaries on gender roles, relationships, and "respect". Franklin's interpretation became a feminist anthem for the second-wave feminism movement in the 1970s. It has often been considered one of the best rhythm and blues songs of its era, earning Franklin two Grammy Awards in 1968 for "Best Rhythm and Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female", and being inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987...

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