Cover of Otis Blue: Sings Soul
My last question from what seems like weeks ago (and was):
Q: Who wrote and recorded the first version of “Respect“?
We all know the very famous version by Aretha Franklin (shown here is a live version from 1968 in Stockholm, Sweden)
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The answer though is, Otis Redding. He wrote and recorded this in 1965. You can find it on his album “Otis Blue“. The song was not released as a single. When Otis heard Aretha’s version, his comment was “That little girl stole my song”.
Here is Otis singing his song.
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Now for a new trivia question to ponder until I pop in again with a new one.
Q: Everyone knows the George Harrison song “Got My Mind Set On You”. Who originally recorded it. For bonus points, who wrote it.
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Wasn’t that the Traveling Wilburys or am I totally off? Was Roy Orbison playing with them? Did he write it? If my guesses are laughable it’s because I didn’t google anything. I’ll wait patiently for the answer.
That is good that you don’t google it. kind of sucks all the fun out of it. I am going to try to do every few days, without scheduling it that is…lol
Professor Plum, in the Library, with the Candlestick…
Okay, so I don’t actually know, but at least I didn’t cheat and google it right?
You are so very close. Well, maybe not.
I just.stood up in front of 100+ people at the mess hall (mining not army) and yelled out the question. A bloke yelled back James Raymond?
Lol. We’ll see if the bloke is right.
Otis Redding released the original version of his song Respect in September 1965. It peak at#35 on the pop charts and #4 on the R&B charts. It was on the R&B chart longer than the Dock of the Bay.
yep