I would enjoy that.
You mean the original? By Otis? It sounds off to me, and I guess it's because when it's sung by a woman it's reactionary and trying to tip things towards balance, whereas by a man it's more likely to be status quo.
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I would enjoy that.
You mean the original? By Otis? It sounds off to me, and I guess it's because when it's sung by a woman it's reactionary and trying to tip things towards balance, whereas by a man it's more likely to be status quo.
Yes.
--God
That should be the new billboard!
I love the Otis version. A man needs his propers when he gets home just like a woman does.
I'm curious if anyone else has seen this guy, or it's just circulating in my circle of Jews:
To my untrained ear he sounds pretty good, although watching him brings on a strange sort of sensory dissonance.
I could never really choose, but Aretha's is...iconic for a reason.
I've never heard the Otis version, sadly.
It sounds off to me, and I guess it's because when it's sung by a woman it's reactionary and trying to tip things towards balance, whereas by a man it's more likely to be status quo.
Yeah, but I wish it didn't, so therefore I support both men and women in looking for a little respect.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T as sung by a man vs. as sung by a woman?
Not Jesse, but I think it would kind of depend on who was singing it.
I think it would kind of depend on who was singing it.
Otis v. Aretha.
Of course, my all time "No, gender was important to the meaning" is If I Was Your Girlfriend (see how it comes back to TLC? They jumped my shark with Waterfalls).
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I've been hearing him on the local indie/folk station (WTMD) for about a month now. Of course, until maybe a week ago, I thought it was "Modest Yahoo" because...well, it sounds awfully close, damnit.
I think the Otis one makes me think "Woman, I pay you too well for you to act this way!" and the Aretha makes me think "After all I do, how can you treat me that way when I get home?"
As I type that, I fully realise that if, say, late-era TLC had sung it, I'd have filed them with Otis (who I love, honest) and not Aretha, probably, so it's not gender -- it's vibe.