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Fun Music Information -> Aretha Franklin

This is the most recent information about Aretha Franklin that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Aretha Franklin, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).

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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Arethra Franklin, Aretha Franklin/Otis Redding

Quotes:

I've always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.
- Aretha Franklin, [Queen of Soul] Motown singer, performer
Submitted by: LucidLupin
 

Music Performer Nicknames:

Known informally as: The Queen of Soul. Submitted by: SusanG

Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:

  • Kecalf - The father's name is Kenneth Eugene Cunningham Submitted by: <3
  • Kecalf - The name is pronounced "kelf" and stands for "Kenneth Edward Cunninghame Aretha Louise Franklin". Submitted by: lynn
  • Kecalf - I really don't get this name. How do people come up with this stuff? Submitted by: Kitty
  • Kecalf - Submitted by: Eric Andrews

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits
Comments & Submitter Name
"The Blues Brothers"She played the long-suffering wife of one of the band members. - Sheila Oh

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Kissing By The Whistle Toe""Kissing By The Mistletoe"Lisa Basil
"Kissing By The Mistlefinger""Kissing By The Mistletoe"Lisa Basil
"Kissing By The Missile Tow""Kissing By The Mistletoe"Lisa Basil
"Rest""Respect"7incstereo
"RESTRAIN(ing order)""RESPECT"paige

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Freeway Of Love,"I'm unaware of a major highway named 'Love'.Peter

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Expressway To Your Heart," The Soul Survivors"Freeway Of Love," Aretha Franklin
"Please Forgive Me," Bryan Adams"Willing To Forgive," Aretha Franklin
"Advice," Christina Grimmie"Share Your Love With Me," Aretha Franklin
"When A Man Loves A Woman," Percy Sledge"I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)," Aretha Franklin
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The House Hat Jack Built" originally "The House That Jack Built"
Candy Welty
"The Hose That Jack Built" originally "The House That Jack Built"
Candy Welty
"Thin" originally "Think"
Serafina
"Chai Of Fools" originally "Chain Of Fools"
Probably not sold at Starbucks.
Peter
"Rough Love" originally "Rough Lover"
Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Rough Glover" originally "Rough Lover"
Candy Welty
"(You Make Meg Feel Like) A Natural Woman" originally "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Peter
"(You Make Mel Feel Like) A Natural Woman" originally "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Mel as in short for Melissa (girl's name).
Peter
"(You Make Men Feel Like) A Natural Woman" originally "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
You make men get in touch with their inner woman.
Peter

Change a Letter:

"The House That Mack Built" originally "The House That Jack Built"
Candy Welty
"The Louse That Jack Built" originally "The House That Jack Built"
Candy Welty
"The Mouse That Jack Built" originally "The House That Jack Built"
Candy Welty
"Won't Be Song" originally "Won't Be Long"
Candy Welty
"Won't Be Bong" originally "Won't Be Long"
Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Chain of Fools""Train of Fools"John A. Barry
"Chain of Fools""Ashamed of Tools"Cactus Impersonator
"Respect""Distant"William Little
"Respect""Revenge"mouselover
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""(You Make Me Feel Like) An Accurate Marksman"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Chain of Fools""Chained Up Fools"Matthias
"Respect""Dissect"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Freeway of Love""Three-Way of Chumps"Bob Gomez
"Chain of Fools""Break Barstools"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Freeway of Love""Teammate Who Sucks"the_conqueror_of_parodies

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
RespectRodney Dangerfield tributeChairman Drek
Rescue MeFire Helplineduffy
Rescue MeCar Breakdown AssistanceJames D
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural WomanTransexual ClinicDeirdre Collins

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Chain of FoolsCitiGroupRaphael
Chain Of FoolsGeorge Bush and his son's answering machineBrooke
It Hurts Like HellBattered Women's Shelter / Domestic Abuse HotlineMichael
A Natural WomanGender Reassignment ClinicXRaySpecks

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Santa Monica
   Everclear
Freeway of Love
   Aretha Franklin
Santa Monica Freeway
A portion of Interstate 10 Los Angeles
Sheila Oh
Please Please Me
   The Beatles
Respect
   Aretha Franklin
Please, Please Respect Me
Lauren
Cars
   Gary Numan
Freeway Of Love
   Aretha Franklin
Cars on the Freeway of Love
Ben
Everybody's Gone To War
   Nerina Pallot
See Saw
   Aretha Franklin
Everybody's Gone To See Warsaw
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Nazaretha Franklin
Nazareth combined with Aretha Franklin
Submitted By: Alex
Breaking Benjamin Franklin
Breaking Benjamin combined with Aretha Franklin
Submitted By: Rpollck
Franklin Roosevelt
Aretha Franklin combined with Roosevelt
The first and last name of the 32nd U.S. President! (Roosevelt is a solo male indie-pop musician from Germany.)
Submitted By: Lindz
Aretha Breaking Benjamin Franklin
Aretha Franklin combined with Breaking Benjamin
Submitted By: Marcia Todd

Misheard Lyrics:

"A Different World"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Walt Disney World
Original Lyrics:
It's a different world
"Spanish Harlem"
Misheard Lyrics:
It only doesn't
Original Lyrics:
It only comes up
"Respect"
Misheard Lyrics:
R-S-P-C-A
Original Lyrics:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
"Jump to It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just do it
Original Lyrics:
Jump to it
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Respect"
Misheard Lyrics:
R-S-P-C-A
Original Lyrics:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Story about this misheard lyric by: Danny S

I thought the songs was about the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) which is a charity organization that helps animals that are sick or need help.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Respect"
Better Lyrics:
Homosexuality
It's what my daddy gave to me

or

R E L A P S E
That's what beer has done to me
Original Lyrics:
R E S P E C T
Find out what it means to me
Submitted by: Cody J.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"
The Funny Lyrics:
You make me feel,
You make me feel,
You make me feel like a natural woman
Why They're Funny:
As opposed to what, an artificial woman?
Submitted by: Jen
 

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Natural Woman"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman.
Why They're Repetitive:
The reason she says 'You make me feel' three times over is just to aggravate the s**t out of me.
Submitted by: Spiff Swift
"Daydreamin'"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Daydreamin' and I'm thinkin' of you
Why They're Repetitive:
I'm sure the guy doesn't want her to be thinking of him if she has to mention it every two seconds. It's only a 4-minute song! Could she have thought of anything deeper for time-filler?
Submitted by: Alex

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Respect"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
You're runnin' out of food, and I ain't lyin'.
Why They're Nonsensical:
If you saw the size of Aretha when this song was popular in 1967, I could see where this would be a problem.
Submitted by: Bob Malone
 

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Freeway Of Love"
The Dirty Lyrics:
Knew you'd be a vision in white
How'd you get your pants so tight?
Don't know what you're doin'
But you must be livin' right, yeah
Oh, we got some places to see
I brought all the maps with me
So jump right in, it ain't no sin
Take a ride in my machine
City traffic movin' way too slow
Drop the pedal and go, go, go
We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
Wind's against our backs
We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
In my pink Cadillac
We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
Wind's against our back
Ain't we ridin' on the freeway of love
In my pink Cadillac?
Never you mind the exit signs
We got lots of time
We can't quit 'til we get
To the other side, ide, ide
With the radio playin' our song
We keep rollin' along
Who knows how far our car can get
Before you think your love slowin' on down
Why They're Dirty:
Aretha Franklin was known as someone who didn't drive. So, lyrics like "Jump right in, it ain't no sin/Take a ride in my machine", "We goin' ridin' on the freeway of love/in my pink Cadillac", and "Who knows how far our car can get/ Before you think your love slowin' on down" probably isn't talking about a road trip in her "pink Cadillac"
Submitted by: Nick B
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Freeway Of Love"
The Lyrics:
Get the Caddy, let's go!

We're goin' ridin' on the Freeway of Love in a pink Cadillac.
Product Brand Name:
Cadillac
Submitted by: Shesoul
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Freeway Of Love"
The Song Lyrics:
We're goin' ridin' on the Freeway of Love in a pink Cadillac.
Song They Mention:
"Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen
Submitted by: Rip Jeans
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"The House That Jack Built"
Opening Lines:
This is the house that Jack built, y'all
Comments:
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Angel"
Opening Lines:
Gotta find me an angel
Comments:
Submitted by: Sutch
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Rock-A-Lott"
The Made Up Words:
rock-a-lott
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
 

Song Title Space Change:

"Free Way Of Love" originally "Freeway Of Love"
Submitted by: Flora Rolf
"Free Way Of Love" originally "Freeway Of Love"
Submitted by: Flora Rolf

Band Name Anagrams:

Nail Hater Frank Submitted by: Candy Welty
Rank Her Tail Fan Submitted by: Candy Welty
Final Hater Rank Submitted by: Candy Welty
Final Rater Hank Submitted by: Candy Welty
Ah Ran Fart Line Submitted by: George Straitjacket
With apologies to the Queen Of Soul.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Vowelise Author Rhyme" originally "Share Your Love With Me"
Submitted by: Chris Chendo
"Ivory Wheel House Mart" originally "Share Your Love With Me"
Submitted by: Chris Chendo
"No Fiscal Hoof" originally "Chain Of Fools"
Not that there could be one anyways...
Submitted by: Reptone
"Scepter" originally "Respect"
Submitted by: Alexis

Song Title Acrostics:

AN: "Another Night"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
ROOF: "Runnin' Out Of Fools"
Submitted by: Candy Welty

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Wee Fray Of Love" originally "Freeway Of Love"
Submitted by: Flora Rolf
"We Fray Of Love" originally "Freeway Of Love"
Submitted by: Flora Rolf

Bad Ringtone Choices:

"Chain Of Fools"
The Lyrics:
Chain, chain, chain
Chain of fools.
Why:
It's best to avoid having these words blast out while driving past a prisoner chain gang.
Submitted by: Kathy
 

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