Aretha Franklin "Respect" -- Question.

[sardonyx]

Catherine Browning wrote:
>
> This is probably just a case of two nations divided by a common
> language, but ...
>
> In "Respect", Aretha Franklin says something like:
> R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me
> R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take out, T-C-P
>
> Just what is T-C-P? Cos if you take out T, C and P from respect you get
> "R-E-S-E" which means nothing.

I think what she says is "Take care; TCB" and TCB stands for "Take Care
of Business".

Cheers,
Carla
sard...@earthlink.net

[camgib]

TCP? TCB? ECB?

Sigh. I don't know. Let's just ask Aretha herself, why don't we?

Simple. Think of it: what's the album producer? Time-Warner? Atlantic?
Captiol? More likely, Motown?

Then ask them!

cam gib

[Opus & Bill]

On the Today show, Jane Pauley interviewed Aretha Franklin and asked her
about taking ECP out of Respect leaving "Rest". Aretha corrected her
and explained that she was saying take out T C B for "taking care of
business"
Bren

[ncfrazer]

I have also wondered for years what she is saying, and recently thought
maybe she is quoting Elvis, and saying , not E C P , but " T C B "..
for , " taking care ( of ) business ".

Maybe there's an Aretha fan club around on the web ?

I am still working on this-it's time we got to the bottom of it.

According to the lyrics, ( it was written by Otis Redding ) , it is "
take out T C P ".

Another of life's great mysteries. When I am rich and famous, I plan
to ask Aretha just what the HELL she thinks it means.

[Tom Penfield]

My female vocalist claims it is the initials of Aretha's husband. Why
not? It's as good an explanation as any.
Regard,
Tom

[Theresa A. Kimmel]

Thomas D. Penfield wrote:
>
> ncfrazer wrote:
> >
> > I have also wondered for years what she is saying, and recently thought
> > maybe she is quoting Elvis, and saying , not E C P , but " T C B "..
> > for , " taking care ( of ) business ".
> >
> > Maybe there's an Aretha fan club around on the web ?
> >
> > I am still working on this-it's time we got to the bottom of it.
> >
> > According to the lyrics, ( it was written by Otis Redding ) , it is "
> > take out T C P ".
> >
> > Another of life's great mysteries. When I am rich and famous, I plan
> > to ask Aretha just what the HELL she thinks it means.
>

> One more opinion:
> Our former vocalist says Rese is the name of Aretha's husband. And
> that's what's left when you take tcp out of respect.
> Regards,
> Tom

As a total Aretha freak, BTW, I'm looking for the lyrics to "This Is The
House That Jack Built" can you help me out or maybe point me to a site
that's got it?

What exactly is "take out TCP" supposed to mean?

Have clip of me singing "respect" on my web page. Check it out.

Thanks. Theresa

[Ted D Horwitz]

In article <338E02...@voicenet.com> "Theresa A. Kimmel" <msar...@voicenet.com> writes:
>Thomas D. Penfield wrote:
>>
>> ncfrazer wrote:
>> >
>> > I have also wondered for years what she is saying, and recently thought
>> > maybe she is quoting Elvis, and saying , not E C P , but " T C B "..
>> > for , " taking care ( of ) business ".
>> >
>> > Maybe there's an Aretha fan club around on the web ?
>> >
>> > I am still working on this-it's time we got to the bottom of it.
>> >
>> > According to the lyrics, ( it was written by Otis Redding ) , it is "
>> > take out T C P ".
>> >
>> > Another of life's great mysteries. When I am rich and famous, I plan
>> > to ask Aretha just what the HELL she thinks it means.
>>
>> One more opinion:
>> Our former vocalist says Rese is the name of Aretha's husband. And
>> that's what's left when you take tcp out of respect.
>> Regards,
>> Tom

>What exactly is "take out TCP" supposed to mean?

Jeez, this has been hashed to death and (I thought) authoritatively answered a
long time ago here. "TCB" (takin' care of business) was a big Motown/Soul buzz
phrase in the late 60s. ( I wasn't aware that Elvis picked it up.) There was a
TV special and an album (remember vinyl?) both with that name ("TCB) that
featured a whole bunch of artists. Don't remember exactly who, but it was like
Aretha, Temptations, Supremes, Otis - those kind of people. Not exactly sure
where the acronym started, but I believe it was "Respect" that propelled it
into the limelight. She's saying "take care of TCB" or something close to
that. I was there.

Ted

[ncfrazer]

Elvis may or may not have sung " T C B " , but he DID have a ring
that said " T C B " , and , I think, his jacket - I remember seeing
it somewhere ( inside his jet ? ) at Graceland .