Or…Without you Aretha, our party wouldn’t have been the same!
Many years ago the women in my family performed a skit for a special occasion…a tradition . We had trouble deciding on what kind of skit to do. Then, coming across my car radio was that glorious voice singing,
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. I screamed out, to no one in particular because I was alone in the car, “That’s it, that’s our song!”
And indeed it was. We wowed the crowd as we lip synced and danced, dressed in tuxedo t-shirts, top hats and canes to that amazing voice. It was a huge hit and we had such a ball doing it.
Thank you Aretha for your voice, your music, your activism and your generosity.
We love you…. The Oliver Girls (the performing women – a family name)
KAY’S NOTES:
What Aretha said about RESPECT:
“I was talking about the male-female relationship. The respect part of it became a mantra for the Civil Rights Movement and for people everywhere,” Franklin said.”
