Respect
Otis Redding
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(Ooh) What you want (Ooh) Baby, I got (Ooh) What you need (Ooh) Do you know I've got it (Ooh) All I'm askin' (Ooh) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home (Just a little bit) mister (just a little bit) I ain't gonna do you wrong, while you're gone Ain't gonna do you wrong (ooh) 'cause I don't want to (ooh) All I'm askin' (ooh) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Baby (just a little bit), when you get home (just a little bit) Yeah (just a little bit) I'm about to give you all of my money And all I'm askin' in return, honey Is to give me my profits When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a) Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a) When you get home (just a little bit) Yeah (just a little bit) Ooh, your kisses (ooh) Sweeter than honey (ooh) And guess what (ooh) So is my money (ooh) All I want you to do (ooh) for me Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re) Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re) Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit) When you get home, now (just a little bit) R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T Take care, TCB Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) Whoa, babe (just a little bit) A little respect (just a little bit) I get tired (just a little bit) Keep on tryin' (just a little bit) You're runnin' out of fools (just a little bit) And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit) (Re, re, re, re) 'spect When you come home (re, re, re ,re) Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit) And find out I'm gone (just a little bit) I got to have (just a little bit) A little respect (just a little bit)
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Written by: Otis Redding
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12 facts about this song
Origin"Respect" didn't initially originate from Otis Redding. He actually wrote and recorded the song in 1965 for Stax Records.
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Initial PopularityThe song initially reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the R&B chart in the United States.
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Style Classification"Respect" is classified as a southern soul song.
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Cover VersionsOne of the most famous cover versions of "Respect" was performed by Aretha Franklin in 1967, two years after Redding's original release.
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Song MessageThe song communicates a message of a man demanding 'respect' when he comes home from work.
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Transition AspectWith Aretha Franklin's cover, the song transitioned from a soul ballad into an anthem for the civil rights and feminist movements.
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Distribution and LicensingThe song spread in popularity because Stax Records had an agreement with Atlantic Records for distribution and licensing.
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Redding's Reaction to the CoverRedding is reported to have loved Franklin's cover and even joked that she had taken the song away from him.
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Legacy"Respect" has been covered by many artists and has been referenced in numerous songs, TV shows, and movies since its release.
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RecognitionRolling Stone placed "Respect" at No. 244 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004.
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Cultural ImpactThe song is considered a significant milestone in the crossover of black popular music into mainstream pop.
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Posthumous RecognitionThe song gained even more recognition following Otis Redding's death in a plane crash in 1967.
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