but right now we do want to get out to
local forest Paula Todman who's joining
us live from campus martius where Aretha
Franklin fans are reacting to this very
sad news this afternoon this morning
good morning everyone in Ronda it is a
sad day it is rainy it is cloudy
it is drizzly and word is just trickling
into Campus Martius that Aretha Franklin
has just passed away you know this is a
country that is so polarized but her
music transformed and transcended
Shannon is with me 26 years old and I
was asking you about the song respect
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respect I mean she means a lot to me she
helped me become the woman I am today
you were talking about what that song
you know you kind of hum that song you
play it at work I mean and you you do
what some would consider man's work you
lay underground cables location okay so
you locate them yeah and so so just talk
about the music that you play and what
it does for you it helps me working
around I'm in a guy's job
that I see doing it and people have to
respect that
I'm doing what I'm doing and I'm a
single mom so I have to do what I got to
do yeah that song is more than just a
song sannen thank you thanks for waiting
in the rain for us I know that I'm the
one who broke the news and I know that
you're you're very surprised but I
really do appreciate you standing here
waiting to pay homage to Aretha Franklin
thank you very much we appreciate you
and then we also have thank you so much
be well thank you we also have another
young man with us terrain terrain and
terrain
talking about Aretha Franklin first of
all your thoughts yeah I just got the
news I just got my hair cut and just
came down the street and they was like
read the Franklin passed away and I was
like Tang like I heard the news that she
was like sick and I was just like man I
hope she makes it through and then
hearing the news today was like wow you
know and I'm thinking about all you
songs that she's made and contributed to
the world she was one of the I guess she
had 18 Grammys 75 million records so you
know like who can top that
she set the precedent for it you know
being a woman in the music industry you
know what's so interesting is because
there we you know you can call them
artists and knock off are so many people
try to knock off voices you know Whitney
has been successfully done Patti LaBelle
has been successfully married able you
know what but but nobody yet has been
able to knock off a Rita's voice no it's
already been said she said she said the
president for everything you know she
said the she just raised the bar she set
the bar and was like okay now you top it
what is it what is the song respect
because I mean obviously a signature
song what did that mean to you when and
it's crazy because at the time when he
came out it meant so much for black
people you know as a culture as a
society what was going on it at the time
so it just gave a voice you that's what
music does it gives a voice and outlet
for people as far as expression and
being heard and what she said respect it
was for everybody no matter what color
you were you know respect other people
and you should we'll get it right thank
you so much about standing in the rain
waiting to talk to us I appreciate it is
and we thank you I appreciate you have a
great day enjoy your day thank you and
then we all
to talk to a young woman today and I
loved what she had to say this is this
is laQuita let's go to that sound we
talked to her a few moments ago do we
have that okay okay
understand all right thank you sorry
we're talking to producers there they're
getting that sound ready to go and I
think people are just just finding out
sir can we talk to you can we can we
talk to you for just a moment talking
about Aretha Franklin pardon me oh
that's okay that's okay do you know do
you know the music of Aretha Franklin no
not second language okay that's all
right thank you anyway
look let's let's go - lets go - look we
- thank you sir okay let's go - laQuita
respect us everything it's your dignity
is your pride is being able to stand up
with what's right and not to just settle
for anything and just have basically
some boundaries you know if you can't
respect me then I can't deal with it or
deal with you and that song has a lot of
power and it's like an anthem for women
you know Irene yes bzzt so it's just our
anthem and it just means everything you
know in this world we have to have
respect for one another that you know
that really what makes the world go
around see
Wow talk about an anthem that song
respect being an anthem for women Willie
I don't know if you've heard yet but
I've read the Franklin just passed away
oh yeah we just lost a great person in
this city you know she was so well known
nice alert at song RESP ect that's all
mean to you Willie respect yes back in
that time seemed like there was a lack
of respect for each other in this city
you know she started singing that song I
really respect you know that's what we
need you know and then she stopped
singing that song we go on riding on the
freeway Cadillac she was a great woman
you know I I just can't say enough about
him you know
yeah what's happening is what it's the
will of God not ours
you know we all gonna reach that bar one
of these days you know Thank You Willie
we appreciate thanks for stopping
absolutely we we certainly wish her
family peace and with her safe passage
guys back to you it's certainly given
them the privacy right now yes they
grieve but Paula it you just shows you
Paul is just standing there in Campus
Martius Park talking to people that are
walking by and the connection that they
have with Aretha Franklin how they're
calling up songs and an information
about her musical career just right off
the tops of their head shows just what
an impact that she's truly had and so
many people absolutely