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Who wrote and originally recorded the 1965 blockbuster hit "Respect"?

respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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“We very much respect the life they’re trying to create on their own without the influence of parents sticking their heads in their business,” Ryan Shapiro said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Conceding a character flaw, in front of people whose respect you need to keep doing your job, feels like it costs everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

And because I’ve written a fair bit, I think I feel a respect, perhaps a greater responsibility to the writer than some actors do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"These are issues that deserve time, consultations, discussion and respect," Macron said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But death doesn’t respect plans or the weather—that much I knew.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

It still lags behind rival AI systems in key respects, though it has the advantage of being built directly into the device that many people already use, their iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Maria Vanda Lopes was preparing to pay her respects to a tiny terracotta statue of Our Lady, which according to legend was retrieved by fishermen in 1717.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

A West Berkshire Council spokesperson said it "respects the findings of the tribunal and will reflect carefully on the points raised".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In paying respects to LeBron James’ eight years with the Lakers, Rob Pelinka referred to his time as “an incredible era for us here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

I wish him well and will be first to pay my respects on his return.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

And respected football finance blogger Swiss Ramble now estimates that United's net interest payments since the leveraged Glazer takeover of the club in 2005 have risen to a total of £852m.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

We respected that Hilton handled King Taco’s legendary red salsa with ease, even as he admitted it was “spicier” than he expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They were able to get Merlot grapes from Three Palms Vineyard, a respected vineyard in the area, and decided to give Merlot a try.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In England, it was never really respected because people just see me as really quick and really aggressive.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Three of the six drawings were by Vesalius himself; the other three were by John Stephen of Kalkar, a highly respected pupil of Titian, which gives you some idea of their quality.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

But I can’t shake the feeling that there’s a difference between respecting someone’s independence and refusing to let the people who love you help.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s a very delicate balance here because this whole system works by respecting the integrity of the deliberations and the process.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It's not a matter of not respecting you, but this is attacking my family's faith," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“I could wish,” he said, “that Mr. Sharpe had not instituted these regulations respecting your learning. I am sensible they do seem ...” I stepped closer to the table.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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