Today is the 55th anniversary of Aretha Franklin's "Respect"

To quote two of the most revered poets of our modern era, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse, "music is all magic. You can't even hold it. It's just there in the air." 

To piggyback off of this astute observation, I, too, am frequently astonished by the ineffable powers that a song can possess. — Read the rest