The enduring power of Aretha Franklin's biggest hit

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Respect – released 53 years ago this week – was the record that made Aretha Franklin a star 🌟

W hen Aretha Franklin shouted out at the conclusion of her number-one hit, ‘R-ES-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me/R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, tcb…’ it wasn’t a request to ‘take care of business’ – in the phrase popular at the time among black Americans – it was a demand.

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