Original Of the Week

Otis Redding vs. Aretha Franklin




I'm not sure that I will ever be able to wrap my head around this one. It sort of makes me questions everything in life I ever thought I knew to be true.

Otis Redding originally recorded "Respect"
Aretha Franklin covered it.

Mind.
Blown.

While I love Otis and have the highest possible magnitude of respect for him as a musician, Aretha owns this song. She brought it to life in a way that no other singer ever could have. You will notice this version lacks the R_E_S_P_E_C_T which was an addition by Franklin. Its interesting that a song that is a seemingly powerful feminist landmark was actually written by a man.

Otis recorded "Respect" in 1965 and Aretha Franklin popularized it in 1967. 

Happy listening :)
MF