100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: RESPECT. Continues tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1967

💥34 Respect

Aretha Franklin

While on Columbia Records, Aretha Franklin built a reputation for her vocal skill, but the label under-utilised the power of her tonsils. She switched over to Atlantic Records, where she began to really stand out. Her label debut was with the album ‘I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You’. One of the songs recorded for the project was “Respect”, written by Otis Redding. He had released his original version 2 years prior.  Aretha sang the song from a new perspective: a woman demanding respect in her relationship. This was a radical move for any female, especially an African-American one. Aretha and her sister Carolyn Franklin helped re-arrange the song, adding segments such as “sock it to me” and “R-E-SP-E-C-T”. Most of the players on Otis’ original performed at the February 1967 recording session. King Curtis made the song memorable with his sax solo. Aretha’s 2 sisters (Carolyn and Erma) sand background vocals. Aretha herself played piano. Credit must also go to producer Jerry Wexler, arranger Arif Mardin and engineer Tom Dowd. The single reached #1 on both the US Pop and Soul charts. Aretha was crowned the Queen of Soul and has influenced countless others in her wake, including Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Roberta Flack and Jennifer Hudson. “Respect” also empowered women, paving the way for later anthems such as “I Am Woman”, “Independent Women” and “No Scrubs”.

1967-    Light My Fire

            Venus In Furs
             Strawberry Fields Forever

1966-   Good Vibrations

            Tomorrow Never Knows

            Eight Miles High

1965-   The Sounds Of Silence

            My Generation

            Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

            (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

            I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

1964-  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

           You Really Got Me

           The House Of The Rising Sun

           Where Did Our Love Go

1963-  I Want To Hold Your Hand

           Blowin’ In The Wind

           Be My Baby

1962- Misirlou

1961- Crazy

1960- The Twist

          Cathy’s Clown

1959- There Goes My Baby

          What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
1957- Great Balls Of Fire
          Jailhouse Rock

          You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88