According to Peter Guralnick, Otis Redding presciently told Jerry Wexler upon hearing Aretha's version of "Respect" for the first time: "I just lost my song. That girl took it away from me." Onstage at the Monterrey International Pop Festival later that year, he repeated: "The girl took that song away from me."
Today's Aretha's 66th birthday. Here's her thievery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xALiBgzPzE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
"I Just Lost My Song. That Girl Took It Away From Me."
