#1 Aretha Franklin – Respect
Originally written and released in 1965 by Stax, featuring Otis Redding, Respect was recorded by Aretha Franklin two years later, with her sisters on backing vocals.
This version cemented Franklin’s place as one of the finest singers of our time, with an anthem which acted as a timely call to action for women all over the world.
A hit in several countries, Respect became Franklin’s signature song and began her reign as the undisputed Queen of Soul.
The song won her two Grammy awards in 1968 and in the 2004 American Rolling Stone Magazine positioned Respect at Number 5 on their list of the Greatest 500 Songs of All Time. Interestingly, it is the highest ranking for a female artist.
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What a travesty!! Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’?? Roxette??? OMG…too sad. I bought your beer, any chance of finding out who the prizewinner was please??
Ha ha…Obviously the majority of people though these were some of the greatest songs! Thanks for trying Hummingbird.
The winner has been drawn and just confirming with them and then we can announce Shannon.
Fleetwood Mac’s “Own Way”? I’m guessing this means “Go Your Own Way”…which by the way was written and lead vocals done by the only male vocalist in the group, Lindsey Buckingham…Odd this was chosen when the ladies of the group, Stevie Nicks & Christine McVie have ample great songs to choose from. Who picked these songs again??? I like Pink and all, but she has way too many on this list…and Rhianna??? C’mon!!! When legendary greats like Dolly Parton & Etta James only have one and are at the end of the list, it’s just a shame!
Yes it was a shame, and a surprise, that Dolly and Etta didn’t make the list more than once. How did Whitney Houston’s version of “I will always love you” get on there instead of Dolly’s? Alarming
These results are almost as disappointing as the the Triple J top 100 that the survey was hoping to counter. The songs and artists are mostly all from the pop genre. Classic soul singers and rock artists barely rate a mention. Where are the likes of Nina Simone and Pj Harvey?!
Very disappointing. Hummingbird obviously didn’t cast their voting net to a wide enough demographic!