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Subject: Aretha Frankline - RESPECT

Written By: outanames on 09/07/02 at 01:42 p.m.

What does "Take out the TCP" mean in this song mean??

R-E-S-P-E-C-T  Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T  Take out the TCP

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.  This has been a "water cooler" topic of discussion (don't ask me how we got started on this!!)

Thanks!!

Subject: Re: Aretha Frankline - RESPECT

Written By: Bobo on 09/07/02 at 01:53 p.m.

The line is actually

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take Care - TCB"

TCB stands for "Takin' Care Of Business".

Subject: Re: Aretha Frankline - RESPECT

Written By: Steve_H_2002 on 09/07/02 at 01:59 p.m.

Here's what I found at http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mrespect.html:


You're mishearing the lyric. We can't reprint the whole song due to copyright considerations, but that doesn't stop some people. Check out lyrics.natalnet.com.br/html/lyrics/r/respect.txt. Here's the relevant portion of the lyrics as recorded by Aretha Franklin on February 14, 1967 in New York City (the song became a #1 hit for her that year) and included on the 1985 compilation album Atlantic Soul Classics:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB
Oh, sock it to me, sock it to me

Aretha says "take care, TCB" = take care of business. The Temptations also had an album called TCB--Takin' Care of Business.

You're not the first person to have misheard a song lyric. For some classic misreadings, see www.kissthisguy.com/, named after the classic Jimi Hendrix line, "'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy."

Subject: Re: Aretha Frankline - RESPECT

Written By: Jonman on 09/07/02 at 05:17 p.m.

When I did this song in a band, we couldn't figure out what she was saying so we sang "Take out the ECP" meaning that you were left with REST....which is what we all wanted to do LOL ::)