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

respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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“The people who understand and respect the language of vertical storytelling while continuing to push it forward creatively are going to help define where it goes next.”

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

"You have to have a level of respect," Walton says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

He knows that fans love the original material and he wants to respect the essence of the time-tested songs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

What was it about this simple little story about regular people looking for respect and a bit of love that got serious businesspeople to make incredible offers to a “nobody” like me?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Then you’re good. Like both of them. Like ten others. If your status with someone changes, just respect the boundaries of that relationship.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

While they may inhabit a different world than the rest of us in other respects, they live and die along with the rest of the investment world when it comes to investing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Banque Misr added that it respects “relevant regulatory and legal frameworks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The petition describes it as "medical misogyny", adding: "Women deserve terminology that respects them."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She respects him, and I think those things are important.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

There was no one else paying respects to the dead in the cemetery; all of that was going on inside the church.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Regulators warn that respected community or religious figures can sometimes lend legitimacy to financial opportunities without realizing they are doing so.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

President Karol Nawrocki, wrote on X that "the principles and values of our community must be respected by all those residing in our country".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was an intriguing prospect, partly because she’d never made a full-length LP in this vein, and contributions from critically respected post-punk New York revivalists Model/Actriz added another potentially exciting wrinkle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The idea reassures believers that true patriots like themselves will soon be financially secure, respected, and healthy—and it also offers more immediate relief too.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I slowly turned to face Marvin Peevey, the elected and respected mayor of Sassafras Springs.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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

After he criticized Costa Rica’s system of government as a “perfect dictatorship,” eight former presidents of the country released a joint statement defending Costa Rica’s tradition of respecting the rule of law and human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Meeks knows when and where to give his lead character distance, respecting that opacity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

He lectured you about respecting your elders and then let me play with the keyboard until your grounding was over, which was kind of awesome.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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