Aretha Franklin

Released: March 10, 1967

Songwriter: King Curtis Carolyn Franklin Aretha Franklin

Producer: Jerry Wexler

[Chorus]
Save me, somebody save me
Save me, somebody save me, yeah

[Verse 1]
Promised myself after the first romance
I wouldn't give you a second chance
They say if you seek, you're sure to find
A but the closer I get to you, baby
You drive me stone outta my mind

[Chorus]
Save me oh, yeah
Save me, yeah yeah

[Verse 2]
Those who love always give the most
We're crying together from coast to coast
Love leaves us cold and hurt inside
These tears of ours, unjustified

[Chorus]
Begging you to, save me
Yeah, I need somebody to save me, yeah, hey hey hey

[Verse 3]
Your love said you needed me
You abused my love, set me free
You didn't need, you didn't want me
Somebody help me, this man wants to taunt me
I'm begging you to, oh

[Chorus]
Save me, yeah
Please save me

[Verse 4]
Calling the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too
I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do
If you think anything about me

[Outro]
Save me, oh yeah, yeah, come on
I just said, save me, baby, come on
Save me, save me
Oh, save me
Oh, save me

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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