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July 3, 2020

R E S P E C T - 3/3 : Aretha Franklin



Aretha Louise Franklin 1943-2018
1967年二月, 來自底特律 Detroit 一個鮮為人知的福音女歌手。一天, 走進紐約市 New York City 一家錄音室, 嘗試開始她的職業歌手生涯; 該日子, 正是情人節當天, 沒有人注意到她到來, Aretha Franklin 把這首歌曲 "RESPECT" 的光芒延續下去。


R-E-S-P-E-C-T  尊 重
1967年四月面世, 首次由女歌手演繹的版本, 在樂壇獲得極大的回響之外, 更贏得女性的掌聲, 證明她們努力所賺來的, 並不是任何交易的成果。此曲唱出一個年輕、自信和獨立的女性心聲, 亦是寓意為男人所做的一切, 為何得不到他們的尊重呢?

Aretha Franklin 給了美國女性很大的鼓舞, 歌曲更成了賦予婦女權力的一篇宣言, 繼而成為美國流行樂壇, 有史以來最著名的女權歌曲之一。對全世界的有色族群、非洲裔美國人、被邊緣化的人和世界人權來說, "RESPECT 尊重" 是一個互勉的字彙。

"R E S P E C T"
成為女權主義的讚歌; 2002年, 美國 "國會圖書館 Library of Congress" 以表彰她演繹的版本"RESPECT", 同時亦把歌曲加入在美國 "National Recording Registry 國家唱片登記册" 內; 在美國 "滾石雜誌 Rolling Stone" 的歌曲系列 "The 500 Greatest Song of All Time" 名列第五位。

歌 詞 解 讀
歌曲首次由女歌手演繹的版本面世之時, 正處六十年代末, Aretha Franklin 加上妹妹 Erma 和 Carolyn 的和唱, 三個少女把這首認為是男性的歌曲改變了定位, 歌詞衹經略加修改, 為女性發聲之餘, 還給了男性一些揶揄的回應, 看來全是朝着 Otis Redding 而來, 針鋒相對地指出, 這不僅是委婉語, 亦是有易物交換的意圖和含意。

Franklin 三姊妹, 這個近乎即興的錄音版本, 成為 Otis Redding 的演繹之後, 無意地給了不少女歌手, 特訂的範本之外, 還令不少樂迷仍然况談她們的歌詞, 當中一些字彙仍有不同的解讀。

Aretha Franklin 演繹的歌詞, 充滿美國黑人的語言文化, 當中在副歌出現的 Take care..."TCB", 它是六十年代後期, 美國的流行俗語 "TCB" (Taking care of business) 的簡稱, 意思是, 要做好你的生意的話, 先要把需要做的事情(責任)做好。另外和唱的一句 "Sock it to me" 是有多種含義(包括性的隱含), 不過, 在歌詞中最顯著的解䆁是"給我 Give it to me"; Aretha Franklin 令這句詞彙, 成為當年美國一個家喻戶曉的共通語。


       R E S P E C T - Aretha Franklin
What you want
Baby, I got it
What you need
Do you know I got it
All I'm askin'
Is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(Just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone
Ain't gonna do you wrong 'cause I don't wanna
All I'm askin'
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

I'm about to give you all of my money
And all I'm askin' in return, honey
Is to give me my propers
When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)
Yeah, baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)
When you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

Ooh, your kisses
Sweeter than honey
And guess what?
So is my money
All I want you to do for me
Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re, re)
Yeah baby (re, re, re, re)
Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)
When you get home, now (just a little bit)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB

Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)
A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
I get tired (just a little bit)
Keep on tryin' (just a little bit)
You're runnin' out of fools (just a little bit)
And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit)
(Re, re, re, re) when you come home
(Re, re, re, re) 'spect
Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)
And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)