1968. Atlantic Studios. Aretha is mid-anthem — sweat catching light on her collarbone, hoop earrings flashing like warning signs. Her voice is gospel fire, her mic a weapon. The Sweet Inspirations are a blur behind her, but she is in full command. This isn’t a song. It’s a moment that rewrote everything.

“When she spelled out R-E-S-P-E-C, the world felt it in their spines.”

PRT-RPL-2502 – Aretha Franklin: The Letter That Shook the World