“One of the most iconic songs of the 60s was not sung by a dynamic, charismatic singer like Aretha Franklin or Mick Jagger.”
No, but ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ and “Satisfaction” are clearly iconic songs of the era. Clearly. I don’t don’t care what Obama has obviously never heard.
RESPECT was a song written and performed by Otis Redding, although Aretha Franklin’s version was more popular.