Aretha Franklin

Don't play that song for me
'Cause it brings back memories
Of days that I once knew;
The days that I spent with you...

Oh no! Don't let him play it! (Oh no!)
It fills my heart with pain... (It hurts!)
Please stop it right away
Cause I remember just-a what he said...

He said, "Darlin'..." ("Darling, I... I love you...")
And I know that he lied... ("Darling, I... I love you...")
You know that you lied! ("Darling, I... I love you...")
You know that you lied! You lied! You lied! (To me!)

Hey Mister! Don't play it no more;
Don't play it no more...
I can't stand it! Don't play it no more, no more, no more... (Can't stand it!)

I remember on our first date
(Ooh...) He kissed me and he walked away...
(Ooh...) I was only seventeen;
(Ooh...) I never dreamed he'd be so mean...

He told me, "Darlin'..." ("Darling, I... I love you...")
Baby, baby, you lied! ("Darling, I need you...")
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, you lied... ("Darling, I love you...")
You know that you lied! Lied! Lied! (To me!)

Oh, darlin'... ("Darling, I love you...")
You know that you lied! ("Darling, I need you...")
You know, I know, you lied! ("Darling, I love you...")
Darlin', you lied! You lied! You lied, oh, oh, and hurt me! You lied! (To me!)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, you lied! (Don't play it no more!)
Yeah, baby, don't play it no more! (Don't play it no more!)
Don't do it! Don't play it no more! No more! I can't stand it no more! (Don't play it no more!)
Ooh, hey, don't play it no more! (Don't play it no more!)

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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