Week 8 Blog Post

 For my blog post this week, I decided to listen to "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. I love this song!! It makes me feel like a strong independent woman. Her voice is so powerful, and though this song doesn't have much belting in it, you can tell how much power she has in her voice. I feel like this song was revolutionary for women when it came out. I can just imagine that it was the anthem. I also really love the backup vocals in this song, and I feel like having more people in the background singing ties it all together. I also really love her instrument choice in the song. She changes the beat and tempo so much that it keeps the song really interesting, and she also has a syncopation that keeps listeners invested. The song makes me feel really happy and empowered, and I love listening to it. I feel like she wrote it just for women to feel empowered, and I love the way that the song makes me just want to dance. Aretha Franklin was such a legend and it is so cool that songs like these of hers can and will probably live on forever.