Volkan Baydar - A Little Respect

composed by Volkan & Aristo
lyrics by Volkan Baydar
produced & mixed by Léon Bartels
recorded at Léon‘s Farm and Mufis Recording Studio

vocals: Volkan Baydar / keys + trumpet: Aristo / drums: André Hoekstra / bass: Dave Breidenbach / guitar: Folker Tettero / Hammond: JanPeter Bast / percussion: Dwight Muskita / tenorsax: Felipe Castro / trombone: Kees Adolfsen / choire: Maartje Houtzager, Maartje Keijzer, Esmee Bor-Stotijn, Kate Georgia Scholten

More information:
https://www.volkanandaristo.com
https://www.volkanbaydar.de/

I woke up in the midnight hour and I had James Brown in my head
„Get up, get up“ he said and so I jumped off my bed
Called up that crazy Greek and this nuts engeneer
Stand up, help me out to jam and honor music

Prince and Ray watching us from above
We’ve got miles to go on our way
Hope and pray they are jamming with love
Join’em with what we’ve got to say

Playing for Stevie, singing for Michael
They’re showing us the way to connect
Cause we’re rather old school, music is soulful
We give’em just a little respect
This one is for Whitney, Ella and Billie
Helping us to feel and connect
Donny and Marvin, keeping us starting
Give’em just a little respect

Wilson, take me to the river, let’s sit with Otis on the Dock of the Bay
In a land of a thousand dances we hang out with Sam and Dave
Superfly with the Commodores
with Al and Curtis on board
So please, let’s stay together
You’re keeping us overjoyed

Coldtrane watching us from above
we’ve got Aretha to play on our way
Hope and pray they are jamming with love
Join’em with the music we play

We’re playing for Stevie, we’re singing for Michael
They’re showing us the way to connect
Cause we’re rather old school, music is soulful
We give’em just a little respect
This one is for Winwood, Dizzie Gillespie
They’re helping us to feel and connect
Higher and higher - Sam Cooke and Parker
Show’em just a little respect, now

So we got to roll with it baby, roll with it baby
We got to roll with it baby, roll with it baby
(Sing it)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T - That is what it means to me
Just a little bit, just a little bit
R.E.S.P.E.C.T

Now talkin’ ‚bout
Chat Baker, Soulbrothers, Lionel Hampton
It’s Luis Armstrong, Thelonimous Monk
I feel life a sex machine
and I… feel good