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Demanding ‘Respect,’ and Getting It: What Did Aretha Franklin Mean to You? Demanding ‘Respect,’ and Getting It: What Did Aretha Franklin Mean to You?
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It’s a hook you can’t forget, whether you heard it on the airwaves, as antiwar protests and riots raged across the United States, or on a wedding dance floor or at a karaoke bar decades later.It’s a hook you can’t forget, whether you heard it on the airwaves, as antiwar protests and riots raged across the United States, or on a wedding dance floor or at a karaoke bar decades later.
Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” released in April 1967, bolstered the civil rights movement and gave a voice to the women’s rights movement. And it made Ms. Franklin, who died Thursday at 76, a superstar.Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” released in April 1967, bolstered the civil rights movement and gave a voice to the women’s rights movement. And it made Ms. Franklin, who died Thursday at 76, a superstar.
She went on to have 20 No. 1 R&B hits, including “Chain of Fools,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Freeway of Love,” and in 1987 she became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I guess everybody just wanted a little respect,” Ms. Franklin told Rob Hoerburger for The New York Times Magazine in 2011 when he asked her why the song resonated so much with listeners. We want to hear from you. How did Aretha Franklin’s music influence you? Leave your response in our comments section, along with your name, age and location; read our comments FAQ here to get started. We may use your response in a future article. She went on to have 20 No. 1 R&B hits, including “Chain of Fools,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Freeway of Love,” and in 1987 she became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I guess everybody just wanted a little respect,” Ms. Franklin told Rob Hoerburger for The New York Times Magazine in 2011 when he asked her why the song resonated so much with listeners. We want to hear from you. How did Aretha Franklin’s music influence you? Leave your response in our comments section, along with your name, age and location; read our comments FAQ here to get started. We may use your response in a future article or publish it below.
I first heard Ms. Franklin in April 1967, the day I arrived at my company in Vietnam. A black soldier was lying on some sandbags outside a bunker entrance, listening to “Respect” on a cassette player. I heard the Cornell Dupree guitar lick and that soaring voice, and I stopped. “Who is that?” “Aretha Franklin,” was the grudging reply. “Who?”
I’d never heard the name Aretha before, and it took a few increasingly exasperated replies before I got it straight. I’ve loved Aretha ever since. Aretha is on permanent rotation on my inward soundtrack. — Wayne from Cambridge, Mass.
As a child who suffered from abuse, I believed her and her message that I deserved respect. Thank you, Ms. Franklin, for inspiring me to seek my own strength and conviction. — “CAVB” from Newton, Mass.
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