Episode 149: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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I Never Loved the Man, and I Used to Do That
In an interview from the 80s, Paul Simon was asked about that key change. He replied: Yeah, I used to do that. It was something I noticed in Antonio Jobim's music. A few days after reading that modding quote, while researching this episode, I found a quote by Luther Van Drost talking about another song on the I Never Love the Man album. The three notes were really the key to the bridge. If you were in the key of C, the farthest away you can go is F sharp. That's the key that Silly's related to C. Other changes were made to tie the song into a wreathers other songs. She'd already
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