Aretha Franklin’s Living Memory: an essay on the collective loss of historical memory
Soul music has always seemed to me the music that people need when they’ve been sufficiently beaten down by the world, and just need something that can put them back together again. Whether it’s Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’, Sam Cooke’s ‘Just For You’, Etta James’ ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ or Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’, these … More Aretha Franklin’s Living Memory: an essay on the collective loss of historical memory