Today is a three way race. The first group still lives in the land of childhood favorites with strong entries from The Monkees (I'm a Believer), and sentimental favorites from The Beatles (All You Need is Love), The Seekers (Georgy Girl), and Sonny and Cher (The Beat Goes On). The second camp is all Motown all the time with hits from The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. In the third corner are heavy hitters from the late '60s counter cultural revolution: The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane. Who took the crown in the battle of 1967?
1967 Respect (Aretha Franklin)
Nobody could do it better than The First Lady of Soul. With a voice that hits you right between the eyes and never lets up, her sound is gospel, motown, soul wrapped up in a whole lot of sass and attitude. Aretha never asks or apologizes, she tells it like it is without any hesitation. The best thing is, over the years, that attitude has never changed. I just wish I knew what the one line was....
(Ellen doesn't know either -- check it out starting at 7:18)
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