Respect

Aretha Franklin’s 1967 recording of Otis Redding’s song transformed a man’s demand for domestic respect into a feminist and civil rights anthem that played at marches, rallies, and celebrations for five decades. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, it became a defining vocal performance of the 20th century and earned Franklin the title ‘Queen of Soul.’ It served as an anthem for both the civil rights and feminist movements, and it spent 8 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart.