Respect
REDDING Otis Lyrics

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What you want, honey, you got it
And what you need, baby, you've got it
All I'm asking
For a little respect when I come home, hey now
Hey hey hey, yeah now

Do me wrong, honey, if you wanna to
You can do me wrong honey, while I'm gone

But all I'm asking
Is for a little respect when I come home, ooh, yeah now
Hey hey hey, yeah now

Hey little girl, you're so sweet, little honey
And I'm about to, just give you all of my money
And all I'm asking, hey
A little respect when I come home, hey hey
Hey hey hey, yeah now

Hey little girl, you're sweeter then honey
And I'm about to give you all of my money
But all I want you to do
Is just give it, give it
Respect when I come home, hey hey now
Hey hey hey, yeah now

Respect is what I want from you
Respect is what I need
Respect is what I want
Respect is what I need

Got to, got to have it
Got to, got to have it
Got to, got to have it
Got to, got to have it

Talkin'
Give us, give us, give us, give us

Give us, give us, give us, give us
Give us, give us some baby, everything I need

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Otis Redding's "Respect" are about a man who comes home from a hard day's work and seeks respect from his partner. The song is an appeal for basic human dignity and honor, particularly in the context of a romantic relationship. The singer points out that his partner has everything she could want or need, and all he asks for in return is a simple show of respect. He emphasizes that he neither wants nor needs her money or other material possessions – all he wants is to be acknowledged and valued.

The chorus of the song repeats the word "respect" over and over again, driving home its importance to the singer. The lyrics also feature a repeat of the phrase "hey hey hey" throughout the song, which serves to create a sense of urgency and emphasis.

In addition to being a powerful assertion of human dignity and worth, "Respect" is also noteworthy for its role in the civil rights movement. The song was later covered by Aretha Franklin, who made it a feminist anthem and a rallying cry for people fighting for equal rights. Franklin's version of the song became one of the most iconic and enduring hits in the history of pop music, and it continues to be a symbol of resilience, strength, and self-respect for people all over the world.

Overall, "Respect" is a testament to the power of music to speak directly to the heart and soul of the listener, and to inspire positive change in the world.

Line by Line Meaning

What you want, honey, you got it
You already have everything you want, so I'm not trying to take that away from you.

And what you need, baby, you've got it
You have everything you need, and I'm not trying to deny you that.

All I'm asking For a little respect when I come home, hey now Hey hey hey, yeah now
The only thing I'm asking for is some acknowledgement and appreciation when I come home.

Do me wrong, honey, if you wanna to You can do me wrong honey, while I'm gone But all I'm asking Is for a little respect when I come home, ooh, yeah now Hey hey hey, yeah now
You can do whatever you want when I'm not around, but just remember to treat me with respect when I come home.

Hey little girl, you're so sweet, little honey And I'm about to, just give you all of my money And all I'm asking, hey A little respect when I come home, hey hey Hey hey hey, yeah now
I'm willing to give you everything I have, but in return, I only ask for a little bit of respect when I come home.

Hey little girl, you're sweeter then honey And I'm about to give you all of my money But all I want you to do Is just give it, give it Respect when I come home, hey hey now Hey hey hey, yeah now
I'm going to give you everything I have, but all I want in return is for you to treat me with respect when I come home.

Respect is what I want from you Respect is what I need Respect is what I want Respect is what I need
Respect is the only thing I'm asking for, and it's something that I really need in our relationship.

Got to, got to have it Got to, got to have it Got to, got to have it Got to, got to have it
I really need to have your respect, it's not something that I can go without.

Talkin' Give us, give us, give us, give us Give us, give us, give us, give us Give us, give us some baby, everything I need
I'm asking for your respect, and it's something that I really need from you, it's important to our relationship.

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: OTIS REDDING

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@chocolatecitygemini3832

2y↑1

Those background instruments set it off on this song nd that's why I say Aretha's remake was good.

But Otis with that soulful pleading voice backed up by those instruments gives him IMO, the nod over RE RE for the best version of Respect.

Str8 like that!!

BTW, RE RE nd Otis are among others, 2 of America's greatest Soul Singers IMO.
🗣I'M PUT N RESPECK ON BOTH OF THEIR NAMES!!!
Lls!!
🗣♊️👤

All comments from YouTube:

@MrChristian

1y↑12

Holy effin’ crap. Took me 57 years to discover that Aretha’s version was a frickin’ cover? And that Otis wrote it? WTFF!!??

@freshtapcoke

I’m right behind you, man 😭

@ahmad.tillery.1987

3y↑135

Otis Redding was so young but he had this old soul in his voice. This blows my mind RIP Otis Redding.

@uncoverthetruth8365

2y↑6

I always thought that when I found out all these singers were basically kids 😩🤣🤣

Like they sound like they been through decades of pain

@NowandDen83

2y↑59

Died so young at 26…crazy true legend!

@sharonjensen3016

Should have taken the bus. Just like many others who died in plane crashes.

@vashna3799

2y↑160

Totally different perspectives. Aretha’s is about female empowerment but Otis’ original was about him getting a bit of respect from the wife.

@bodycenteredwisdom

2y↑10

By calling her a little girl … lol

@Keemthedream404

2y↑11

They saying the same damn thing

@hellochannel6344

2y↑9

@@bodycenteredwisdom Listen to Ike and Tina's version at the Beat Club and you'll be at peace ✌️ 😊

@nikkik3263

1y↑18

She should have created her own song. Not much of a feminist icon if the song you are using to push female empowerment is stolen from a man. 😂

@exzardoz3532

1y↑1

@@nikkik3263
Stealin

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@jambrown2204

6y↑373

The Great Otis Redding wrote and recorded "Respect" in 1965...Aretha heard it and loved it and told him she was about to throw down on it...Redding commented on it in 1967, at the Monterey Pop Festival by saying, “This next song is a song that a girl took away from me. A good friend of mine, this girl, she just took the song, but I’m still going to do it anyway.” Later, he stated, he liked what Aretha did with the song...Personally, I love both versions...The rest is music history...

@peoples2296

4y↑16

This was before copyright laws. In modern times she would've had to get his permission and cough up the doe

@alexreg

3y↑9

Thanks for the background story. I love both versions too. A shame that Otis doesn't share more in the credit for the more famous version... that sort of thing has happened a lot in music history though.

@jambrown2204

3y↑8

@@alexreg...That`s true, especially for black artists back in the day. (Thanks, too artists like Prince it has stopped) Aretha always gave Otis his due for the song and the second one she took" I`ve been loving you too long." lol. I remember when Otis Redding's face was not used on some of his albums because the studio felt the albums would not sell if whites saw him on them...This happened to many black artists.

@alexreg

3y↑12

@@jambrown2204 For sure. I think the culture and law at the time didn't see it so much as "stealing", and lots of artists suffered. But yeah, Black artists tended to really get it worse, and I remember hearing that's one of the reasons Motown Records came about. Glad Aretha and Otis respected each other though (no pun intended!).

@alexreg

3y↑5

@@jambrown2204 Oh yeah, and for me Otis's version of I've Been Loving You Too Long wins out anyway, while Aretha did the better version of Respect.

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@eleanormcneal516

2y↑6

I was going into high school. We danced until we sweat. Wonderful times. The kids today have no clue.

@ChynaFox

We sure don’t!

@karenstickney9699

9y↑671

I never knew that Otis recorded this because we associate this song with Aretha Franklin.

@ZyrusSmith

9y↑58

Aretha covered this song.

@legestrom

6y↑45

I think you can apply this to a lot of things in life. Otis Redding created the song, but Aretha Franklin OWNED the song. Sometimes doing things with conviction can lead to re-writing history.

@alfonsoalfonso9775

6y↑25

She made her own song of another not because more beautiful, but only because it is more marketable. Making a song your own does not mean that it is better than the original. She has not rewritten history, there is no comparison between the two. Best regards.

@richardsoffice9176

6y↑6

As we know, Otis was very talented, but his records (during his lifetime) were all hits on the Black R & B and Soul music radio stations. "Dock of the Bay" was a posthumous hit. Up until then, he consistently sold 100,000 or so copies. KGFJ - AM Radio in Los Angeles played his version & arrangement of "Try A Little Tenderness," which Three Dog Night copied, exactly. Just as Elvis copied Arthur Crudup's "That's Allright Mama" and "My Baby Left Me." Many other examples!

@etheangel2220

6y↑13

~~Recorded~~ Wrote this...

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@alexstewart9068

1y↑6

He's not even asking for respect all day. Just when he comes home. Damn....

@chellez29

4y↑49

Never knew Otis Redding wrote this song! Wow! I enjoy this version as well!

@The1baddman

6y↑89

Rest in Peace Ms Aretha Franklin and Mr Otis Redding.

@gdn7

5y↑2

Fuck aretha

@wheresthelambsauce8273

4y↑4

GDN BPSK BDK 4CHK LKK
fuck you

@horizontoday7874

3y↑15

Although he seemed much older, he was only about 23 on this recording.

@simhaamsellem2044

37w↑3

Merci pour ce merveilleux partage .

@TruthAndFreedom76

3y↑8

I like Otis Redding's version better because of the horns and drums in the background.

@glitterbag

6y↑60

I was a teen when Otis released this version, Aretha released hers months later. It was bigger hit for Aretha and I give Otis major props for stating way back then that Aretha made it her own. I have both on 45's from when they first hit the airways. Both artists were exciting and talented. I loive them both, just hate that his career ended in 1967 when he died in a plane crash. We are all poorer for his loss. RIP Otis

@careyconley4690

6y↑7

Aretha's version came two years after Otis' version.

@fredball8240

4y↑5

I was just a boy when both versions came out and what do you know, Dad like Otis's version but Mom was a fan of Aretha's version.

@alanwilson8407

3y↑2

Otis did this song the RIGHT WAY, MEMPHIS STYLE! ARETHAS VERSION WAS NICE, BUT OTIS DROVE IT HOME!

@MrIveyIsBonkers

7y↑185

This original is basically "You can do whatever you want while I'm gone, but when I come home, I just want some respect"

@Dannyt077

4y↑5

@@Anomalouzs what the hell are you talking about?

@zackzallie8735

4y↑2

@@Anomalouzs yo better shut yo damn mouth.

@Tytytytyty1776

4y↑19

Aretha's version is she works hard at work only to be disrespected at home too. There's a desperation just begging for the respect of her lover at home. It's heartbreakingnly beautiful

@lilymarinovic1644

3y↑2

@@Tytytytyty1776 I don't hear the slightest bit of begging in Aretha's version - to me she just grabs you by the throat and CKMMANDS it. Sadly, knowing what we do of her personal life, she didn't get it from everyone

@JamesKMensah-hr2rz

36w↑6

OTIS you are a real legend.

@michaelglickman1300

6y↑47

For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist Otis Redding, backing vocalist Earl Sims, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, drummer Al Jackson Jr., keyboardists Booker T. Jones and Isaac Hayes, baritone saxophonist Floyd Newman, tenor saxophonist Andrew Love, and trumpeters Gene Miller and Wayne Jackson.

@pierobrusasca

6y↑2

Michael Glickman thank you for your help..very glad for this

@hillsideonly

5y↑3

Thanks a lot

@user-kk9el3br4e

29w

😮

@charlenemiller6840

3y↑5

King O was the man. People really need to listen to his whole catalog. Amazing! Happy 80th Birthday. Rest in peace King. Forever thanks to my dad for introducing me to the King's music. I know they celebrating in heaven together. Champagne and Wine.👑👑

@eldagarcia7101

3y↑128

“This song was a message to his wife! Crying from a mans deepest soul that says respect is what he needs and he’s “got to have it” Read this in the book Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs! Amazing book for couples!

@danypanciuc8469

3y↑8

If im am on this song now it’s because I’m reading this book right now 😂
You got the reference

@bohwe43

3y↑5

Otis wrote this song about the Civil Rights Movement, Aretha changed it about a relationship.

@phayaolem5885

3y↑2

Yep! I read that book too!!!! Thats how I learned that he's the original singer

@GunninRebel55

I never knew this. I might have to check that out.

@nickalexander7167

3y↑2

@@bohwe43 You're not listening to the lyrics

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@MichaelJordania-em2om

27w↑3

Best bass line in Rock history 🔥 🎙🔥

@australianwoman9696

1y↑7

I like his version too, it's less demanding & appeals to the feminine heart to understand he's giving it all he's got & wants her to recognise his sacrifice. Oatis in his red suite is a very handsome figure but the one where he's looking up into the eyes of his little girl is just beautiful. 😍

@juliohernandez5230

5y↑32

His voice and those trumpets gimme real chills ,so good

@PingingYou

3y↑3

Married man’s anthem.

@shernettwilson5225

3y↑8

I did not know respect was written and recorded by the Great Otis Redding! I love it!!

@admsitio

Aretha's version is GREAT. I'm still prefer Otis original. It's very powerful.

@lesliestringer6009

3y↑2

Otis Redding WROTE "Respect".

@ernestodelaserna9494

3y↑53

"You done TOOK MY SONG!" - Otis Redding @ Aretha. But this version, like every other Otis song, is forever a classic.

@jnnx

Arif Mardin arranged the song for Aretha. He is the true genius.

@blackflagsnroses6013

3y↑242

Aretha was no joke. She managed to outdo a song from THE Soul Man Otis Redding. No easy task. Both artists were Soul greats and gave us timeless classics

@aaroncreagh4402

2y↑8

Aretha tore that thing down!!!

@muskepticsometimes9133

2y↑14

Sorry Otis rules, both on earth and from Heaven.

@seppie3555

2y↑5

The King and Queen

@juanitadudley4788

2y↑6

I didn't even realize Otis Redding sang it until yesterday. I was looking up some info on her because I've been on an AF kick for a few days. That is an Aretha Franklin song. She made it her own. It's the song she's best known for. It's like Whitney Houston singing I Will Always Love You which was originally done by Dolly Parton.

@muskepticsometimes9133

2y↑7

@@juanitadudley4788 this is an Otis Song he wrote it. I think if it got the air time people would love it.

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@markherron1407

2y↑2

Happy Birthday 🎂🎉 to Otis Redding! Go HUG someone today IF they're been vaccinated! Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

@minekara6407

3y↑2

Otis Redding was one fine human being.

@lesleycraven4692

9y↑59

A Truly great record by a man that died to Young. But his music lives on.

@l.salisbury1253

6y↑249

Until today I did NOT know Otis Redding did this song first! I just heard that even he thought Aretha's take was better...!

@mrwilliams_4627

6y↑13

He wrote it too

@cosmo5524

6y↑15

Same here. It doesn't even sound like the same song. Not even close.

@ToppDoggDaBoss

6y↑15

The story goes like this.. Otis wrote and sung the song, then Aretha heard it. She didn't like the way he did it and wanted to do it herself and add the "sock it to me line" so she re did it

@careyconley4690

6y↑12

She also added R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

@sereneamani1713

5y↑12

@@ToppDoggDaBoss Aretha has always been and will always be my favorite singer of all time, but I've always loved this by Otis Redding more than Aretha's.

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@tootriv211

3y↑10

The true meaning of the song is felt as a man when I listen to Otis break it down.

@voicegirl555

3y↑2

Happy Happy 80th Birthday Otis. I wish you were here to celebrate. Love this song you wrote. Aretha recorded it and took it home and laugh all the way to the bank. Good for you!

@christinejudkins4691

5y↑2

This song reflects the deepest desire of a man-to be respected by his woman :)

@albertmcfry6322

2y↑2

OTIS. Enough said!

@angelacrutcher2308

3y↑3

Aretha did a good job with his song but I still love the way he sing it too

@MorrisBarrier

6y↑30

Aretha Franklin died today. I'm just now learning Respect was an Otis Redding song. Two amazing voices.

@jimmymakin5741

2y↑2

Otis king of soul!

@jamesmensah5778

1y↑1

Otis will always be remembered

@ChubbyUnicorns08

3y↑4

Who else just watched Respect and found out it’s Otis Redding’s song

@donaldmorrow3096

5y↑3

Legend has it that someone told a homesick, touring Otis Redding that "you're gone so much that all you can hope for is a little respect when you come home." Otis wisely took this to heart and wrote and recorded one of the best Soul records ever made. Aretha Franklin's iconic version and even the legendary garage rock version by the Rationals would be impossible without Mr. Redding's ground breaking original. Never forget this.

@mercedyzmarieguion292

5y↑1

Donald Morrow
Good history, Donald.
didn't know that.
as you said he wisely put pen to paper and created an iconic song.
O was one of the greats.

@jazzym4066

3y↑3

After all these years this is the first time I’m listening to him singing after watching the new movie respect.

@brandondixon2205

1y↑1

KevOnStage sent me here

@nancytedrowe5793

2y↑3

Just heard on the radio that Otis (who I have always loved) wrote and sang this first. Never knew that and just listened to it here. WOW! I have to go look at my Otis CD and see if I have it - or I need to buy another Otis CD. Aretha is also one of my faves.

@patrincon1693

2y↑1

Dancing all nite with u Otis!!!!!!!!!

@MrMkelsch

3y↑1

This version is the best

@anthursan

1y↑5

McCartney, Lennon and Harrison were inspired by this theme to build the rhythmic base of "Drive My Car".

@Freespeech141

1y↑1

I never knew that, very interesting. All things evolve. Influences live on.
I wonder whose being influenced now by Drive My Car??
All good stuff

@MacDisel1

15w↑2

Aretha added the shoutout “ R..E..S..P..E..C..T.. find out what it means to me “

@fortuner123

3y↑1

The total magic of the 60's

@dimdimbaby

2y↑2

He wrote it too.

@BabaBest2000

3y↑4

This only makes sense when Otis sings it.

@rynof908

1y↑2

He did his thing on this of course Aretha took it to another level but when you think about the fact that he died at 26 and was singing these types of songs with so much soul at such a young age it shows you he had an old soul literally

@mikekuttich2503

3y↑4

First heard this version in 1966 in a San Diego nightclub called The Quad Room. It was sung by a group called The Outcasts...lead singer by the name of Gary Puckett. This was prior to the Union Gap. Always loved Otis's version better!!

@ginapott8202

5y↑10

He died very young, rest in peace Otis Redding

@aminadaze

3y↑6

At the time it came out I remember we all thought Aretha's version was a great female come-back remix of Otis's version. This version was better to dance to in my humble opinion. Rest In Power - 2 Musical Giants.

@Nick_508

4y↑4

protesting to this song would be like a marvel scene

@fornlike

3y↑3

Wow! What a discovery! Much, much respect to this wonderful artist just because he's the origin of this incredible song.

@najhurd2072

1y↑3

To know how young he was and the voice he had is still amazing. Can't name one new artist in this generation with it!!

@Ivan-li5ms

luck of all beings who managed to hear and feel this song in the voice of these two Giants, Long live the Blues.🏜️

@JBDazen

2y↑2

Holy shit, I had no idea the Beatles ripped the 'Drive My Car' riff straight from this. It's right there!

@starlitblond

48w↑1

This sounds sooo good! 😊

@sugarrrbeee8718

8y↑7

It's quite evident that most of the writers and composers evolved and have left THIS planet. In the 1960's various arrangements of the same songs were recorded and simply taken as a compliment.Now this generation does not have a clue as to how or why it happened. I'm thankful for being old now and for my youthfulness in the '60s. A glorious era.

@tommatta7198

3y↑4

Otis Redding composed this tune, and yes, recorded it in 1965. Aretha Franklin covered it a couple years later.

@charityparker-brown704

Just found out that this was Otis song. I love both versions.

@lasersauceretroarchives6544

3y↑6

if you noticed the riff in the verse section, it is similar to The Beatles "Drive my Car". George Harrison was inspired by this song's riff

@Me_esquivan26las.certezas

3y↑1

Yes!

@Annettesmusic

8y↑20

Thanks for this classic upload. Great pictures you chose. What a gorgeous man he was. This is my favorite version, hands down.

@pieroangelo2

8y↑5

+Annettesmusic yes he's a real soul man 60'!!

@Annettesmusic

8y↑2

+pieroangelo2
true dat!

@elementalbuttahfly8510

3y↑2

Otis was the best. The world has lost so many greats.

EyE recall this song and also how he said that, Aretha made it a great song.

@callmemrgg4028

12w

Imagine a Duo between them

@chocolatecitygemini3832

2y↑1

@Beeman2892

3y↑1

Watch mojo brought me here. 💛💜☺

@1949LA-ARCH

8y↑10

Otis, thank you for this upbeat version of Respect. The horn section is awesome ! You do the song justice !

@tommydruen1976

8y↑7

It was written by and originally performed by Otis Redding. Aretha covered it.

@1949LA-ARCH

8y↑4

Tommy......you are right on the money !!!!! Thanks for reminding me.

@kevinbarbieux7673

7y↑2

He and Steve Cropper wrote this song, dock of the bay as well. btw, today steve donated several of his guitars to the smithsonian. :)

@cindiwaters4165

Yes, the horn section is great!

@paulmatthews3666

4y↑1

Excellent

@geraldynsan

I didn’t know he was the original until I watched the movie respect ✊

@dk.8508

The BEST

@isabeldelcastillopapi795

7y↑3

Qué maravilla es escuchar a este maravilloso genio, con ese ritmo y ese alma en su prodigiosa voz. Muchas gracias desde Madrid-España.

@boomerang905

3y↑41

He did it first? How about he wrote and performed the song. I was in high school and we loved Mr. Redding. I was never fond if Aretha's version because I loved this 😊

@charlesdahlin6502

3y↑2

I agree completely.

@boomerang905

3y↑4

@@charlesdahlin6502 No one could touch him on any of his music. He had that unique way of putting such feelings in his music. Miss him forever.

@charlesdahlin6502

3y↑1

@@boomerang905 Respect, Satisfaction. Rock me baby! What an album!

@boomerang905

@@charlesdahlin6502 Yesss! He was awesome and his untimely demise hit the music world hard!! 🎶

@AndyMatts44

3y↑3

Which is not to say that Aretha's version isn't actually awesome, but we're all a bit territorial about our favorites and what we consider to be epic/classic songs.

Kind of like how my blood boils when people talk about Disturbed's version of "Sounds of Silence" topping the original.

@chitravo

3y↑3

I been lied to

@xararogers3186

2y↑2

I would give a lot to have seen them perform this song together or do a remix version, but Otis died shortly after Aretha remixed it in 1967. RIP to the King and Queen.

@DNOJ

6y↑249

It took A. Franklin dying for me to know he sang the original

Damn... Thanks Fox news lol

@tkls4811

6y↑10

Same here, just heard Stevie Wonder say it, Never knew Otis originally sang it.

@HeavyJ713

6y↑3

Othniel Jones check out his version of A change is going to come

@rheax6472

6y↑2

Othniel Jones lol same.

@MusicLoverPearson

6y↑5

Othniel Jones Now that's a damn shame where in the hell have you been during past 53 years when this song came out?

@DNOJ

6y↑2

MusicLover P I'm 21...

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@steveray2529

6y↑3

I didn't even realise that Otis had recorded this.......until I found a copy in my collection!

@anthonymason3362

3y↑1

Otis was an amazing great artist. This sounds nothing like the way Aretha recorded it.

@mateuspereira1339

21w↑1

Inspiration to a Beatles song: "Drive my car". George wrote the bass line inspired by this song. (Yeah, George, not Paul)

@lindawashington9869

I agree with you Carlos. Otis wrote it, but Aretha sssaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnngggggggg it!!!!!!!

@nickalexander7167

3y↑2

Better version

@michigangirlinatexasworld8547

I am so in love with his voice

@PJBovio

5y↑4

Gotta admit it, music fans - this version of RESPECT sung by the FABULOUS man who wrote it - is my FAVORITE!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯💯💯

@mercedyzmarieguion292

5y↑2

P. J. Bovio
Mine too!
no disrespect to the Queen of Soul but this version has more punch!!!
rawness of O's voice, drums and the horns take the song to a different level,
imo.
the drums and bass pulsate throughout the chorus.
her version is great but O's version packs more...imo

@PJBovio

@@mercedyzmarieguion292 😉

@mercedyzmarieguion292

P. J. Bovio 😎✌️

@Kanhje1

4y↑1

I'm very musically lucky to be influenced in music so much that I've always knew he sung it first

@miquelion6018

J'adore j'adore. On n'a plus de chanteur comme cela...😁😍😍

@myke.h2913

8y↑2

ONE OF THE GREATEST SOUL LEGENDS I GREW UP LISTENING TO IN THE SIXTIES..................Respect often played at the Flamingo.

@Ieishdragyn

5y↑3

Bless him andthe Queen of Soul, just learned Otis did this first, and he kicked it! I do love Miss Arethas veersion better...

@Isis905

3y↑9

I've always known Otis sang it first. Aretha sang a funkier version, just like Gladys Knight sang "Heard it through the grapevine" then Marvin Gaye sang a funkier version. Both got the proper permissions.

@TrvisXXIII

Learn something new everyday, wow

@KaeYoss

6y↑1

Godspeed you magnificent gent!

@frankharrison1213

OTTIS REDDING

@jab3785

8y↑11

I bought this when it first came out. Still the best version by far.

@ZenProTech

8y↑12

With all due... Uhh RESPECT to Otis, this was good, but Aretha took it a whole different stratosphere.

@aidanbh

8y↑4

Otis even said that it was her song after he heard her cover.

@margodalton2608

8y↑2

Maybe just manners..

@tcochran42

By far, according to a nobody in soul music😂

@frankfurfaro2165

5y↑3

Love yhe sixties sound .british invaision motown . great sounds. Ottis was a genius.

@jameshooper7751

8y↑34

BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN YOU HAD TO HAVE A LOT OF TALENT OR YOU WERE DENIED ENTERING INTO THE MUSIC BUSINESS, AND WOW DID HE HAVE A LOT. FAN IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.

@harryconnor236

now we have nikki minaj :(

@harryconnor236

she sucks

@wisdomodegha3259

What a great mind in music!

@chocolatecitygemini3832

2y↑1

Aretha put it down good, but from a man's perspective I gotta go with Otis.
🗣♊️👤

@michiganjack

3y↑2

Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, and Harry M. Woods wrote Try A Little Tenderness. Otis Redding did a unique and brilliant cover of it Otis Redding wrote Respect. Aretha Franklin did a unique and brilliant cover of it.