Season 31, Day 14 - "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by Aretha Franklin.
Aretha Franklin
“The undisputed Queen of Soul, her gospel-tinged R&B displays one of the greatest voices in recording history.”
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, Amazing Grace, Young, Gifted and Black
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs: “Respect”, “I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)”, “Chain of Fools”, “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “I Say a Little Prayer”
Billboard #1 hits: “Respect” (1967), “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” (1987) [duet w/ George Michael]
Spotify top 5:
“Respect” (“R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me…”)
“I Say a Little Prayer”
“Think”
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
Other notable titles: “Freeway of Love” (“…in my pink Cadillac”), “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” [Rolling Stones cover]
Miscellaneous trivia:
known as the “Queen of Soul”
Detroit native for most of her life
“Respect” was an Otis Redding cover, but she added the repeated “Sock it to me” line
performs her song “Think” in The Blues Brothers (1980)
portrayed by Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)