The Dock of the Bay
Aretha & Otis Lyrics

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide, roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
And I headed for the Frisco Bay
'Cause I've got nothin' to live for
Looks like nothin's gonna come my way, so

I'm just come sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time

Looks like nothin's gonna change
Everything seems to stay the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same

I'm sittin' here restin' my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
This two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
I'm wastin' time

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Written by: Steve Cropper, Otis Redding

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@classicalmusic1175

13w↑418

This song was finished up in the studio just 3 days before Redding was killed in a plane crash. What a parting gift from the king of soul.

@timtime9167

10w↑41

That's why the last verse is whistling he was supposed to come back and add a verse.

@beaconlight4720

10w↑1

Overrated

@timtime9167

10w↑11

@@beaconlight4720 that's your perspective.

@TF58582

10w↑15

Dudes a legend👏🏼

@SassaFrass28

10w↑16

Yes - a parting gift from Otis after his shocking death - so melancholy yet so much strength & determination despite all

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@terryprice5720

5y↑7.7K

It was my junior year in college. I had just signed on the dotted line to commit myself to Navy flight school and six years of active duty, right at the height of the Vietnam war. I signed the contract with the Navy recruiter while in the student center at college. After we shook hands, I walked away and sat down at a table alone. Now, I have to go home and tell my parents what I have done. This song came on the jukebox. It was September 14, 1968

@amberfillmore3517

5y↑508

Thank you for your service

@tawneeens436

5y↑239

Terry Price Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

@leebaker2588

5y↑235

Welcome home, Terry.

@subjectsamurai8754

5y↑133

Thank you for your service. 💪🏻

@pkamoments4798

5y↑74

Welcome home Terry.

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@user-ns1jj3ks5s

3w↑4

Was a 19 years trooper in South Vietnam when this came out. I'm 75 years old now and still remember this music like it was yesterday.

@peconicbayprime9182

16w↑146

This was my wife and my song at our wedding, Judy passed away last year and our lives have changed in many ways. One thing is for certain she is missed. RIP my Baby

@TF58582

10w↑6

Much love and respect Sir. She’s enjoying his live performances now with a smile on her face

@gonemachado

8w↑3

🙏

@countys32

7w↑1

This is not a wedding song, this is I'm about to kill myself song, sorry to hear about your wife but that's a bad choice for a wedding song.

@gonemachado

@@countys32 you must have some type of mental deficiency to be typing this it’s a beautiful wedding song

@miss420mj

What makes you think this is a suicide song?@@countys32

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@iLLDREWMUSiC

5y↑5K

My grandma use to play this song growing up... I remember waking up on Saturday mornings .. smelling good food being made & this song on full blast... Its 2018 now and she has dementia and doesn't even remember me....but soon as I play this song I remember the good times... I love you grandma....Thank you for all the knowledge you gave me.

@michellebeverley4388

5y↑223

Play this song for her. Music is very therapeutic for people with dementia.

@122biggscott

5y↑128

Heard people with dementia might recognize old songs. You should try playing it for her

@jeffjefferson218

5y↑78

please give her a kiss from me and tell her I love her...

@nj5374

5y↑38

Play it to her

@bigdickeousthegreat2418

5y↑32

iLLDREWMUSiC same me and my grandma used to smoke pot with this music and cook breakfast

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@N1KK113

4y↑4K

My brother was 19 years old when he was killed in a head on. This was one of his favourite songs and for years I couldn’t stand to hear it . But now I find it quite comforting.

@lilisadies9526

4y↑25

💙

@JamesHall-od5kg

4y↑20

💕

@N1KK113

4y↑57

Thanks Mark, I guess in these surreal times it’s good to have nice memories, even though they may be tinged with sadness, whoever you may have lost is always with you 💙🙏

@brittonhucks5951

4y↑30

I understand brother. I lost my brother a few years ago...hurts..

@tomh383

4y↑6

💙🙏🏼

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@genegoodwin8925

12w↑162

One of the greatest songs ever written and one of the best of the 1960's. Call it what you will, pop, blues, soul, it doesn't matter, "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" will always be a classic. Thank you Oits Redding for giving the world this wonderful song.

@marblebuyer1

12w↑2

💯👍

@user-pk2pl4ms6c

I was 12 in I liked this song

@rogerbenker1288

🤩

@rogerbenker1288

👏👏👍🏻👍🏻❤❤🇧🇪

@tadpolesoup

9w↑2

First heard this as a young kid in the early-to-mid 70s and became enthralled with the catchy and emotive lyric, melody and whistle.

@jarredgallardo4798

3y↑2.1K

“Sitting here resting my bones, and this loneliness won’t leave me alone.”

One of the most powerful lines I’ve ever heard in a song. R.I.P. to this LEGEND

@nativesonya1865

3y↑34

He's definitely one of the greats. This song relaxes me. 😌😌😌🌊🌊🌊

@cynthialindsey7508

3y↑13

Me too

@kelmohror6960

3y↑13

That's what I am doing, trying to shake a sense of despair and directionless. The seagull's call is especially mournful now. "Just wastin' time..."

@miryambodimeade9514

3y↑6

Kel Mohror I hope your despair has left you and you now feel a purpose in life.

@luke0wens469

3y↑22

im 85 and still like this music. old army retired

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@malcontent7976

4y↑1.5K

Otis Redding 26
Sam Cooke 33
Marvin Gaye 44
RIP GREAT ONES!

@benburton2701

4y↑35

Dont forget about barry white

@saviiesunshine

4y↑52

Dont forget Bill Withers..81💔

@YoungDeathWish

4y↑31

Damn he was only one year away from the 27 club

@Sakeenawatley231

4y↑2

❤❤❤❤

@makeyourself1988

4y↑15

And now Little Richard too :(

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@LinkRocks

37w↑346

A timeless classic. RIP Otis, we're still enjoying your music after all these years.

@goodgalriro

20w

❤❤❤

@McCrinkle

17w

@@goodgalrirohi

@monaperdue5412

13w

💖Love this!

@TF58582

10w

We always will

@brinleyangela

22w↑26

My son had great taste in music. An old soul. He loved this song when je was a kid. I played it at his funeral. He was 15 ❤ i miss him.

@jackster2352

21w↑4

Sorry for your loss!

@LegendaryLooter

3y↑2.8K

Otis died when he was 26 guys. that is so young. imagine what else he would have produced in his lifetime.

@beverlyjohnson5503

3y↑57

Otis has a grandson that looks just like him RIP Big O

@tabbylove3772

3y↑48

Yes so young! 😞😞😞 rip Otis and everyone who lost their life from plane accident

@rubyrwby7559

3y↑52

He died just 3 days after re-recording this song too :(

@isaiahrodrespecia3387

3y↑5

would have*

@monilaninetynine3811

3y↑43

@@tabbylove3772 Yeah, his band members were like 18 and 19. A bunch of young people. RIP😥

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@l.f.c9973

3y↑7.9K

The people who disliked this arent allowed to sit by the bay

@loonycustoms44

3y↑227

They've clearly never sat on the Dock of the bay just wasting time

@moonchild66

3y↑54

😂😂😂🖤🖤🖤

@pandorasullivan777

3y↑33

😂

@ethanjones5491

3y↑52

Amen the brother!!!!!

@quill7889

3y↑18

Lol

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@paultyler5313

42w↑525

How can a human being not like this song it's a timeless classic

@richardjones7984

39w↑13

If you were born with a golden spoon in your mouth and could do whatever you wanted and never had any serious setbacks, this song would be meaningless. Sadly not meaningless for me. I listen to it often.

@duchessofhazjack4878

39w↑4

Music is so personal. I wonder why people cry to Ed sheeran songs but clearly they mean something to them. Waylon is my favourite and he gets slagged to hell for being mostly a cover artist.

@pane36

38w↑2

True! First time I heard it I thought "Wow, this guy's voice is excellent" then at 0:30 when the guitar kinda bounces around a bit I knew it was making the playlist. Still playing it years later. It really is a lovely song.

@jayswizzle57

35w↑1

Maybe they’re scared of the water

@pane36

34w↑1

That's totally fine tbh. There's a lot of classics it took me 20+ years to warm up to. Even if you don't like this song now, I have a feeling you some day will. Just a guess, though! @@aleksa-eq

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@davidmixon7379

23w↑86

Otis your song made it to november2023.
Enjoy sittin on the clouds o heaven.
You still rock your song a whole lot more feeling and meaning than most of todays junk. Keep on rocking, yeah.

@davidmixon7379

12w↑4

Otis your song is still tops in jan 2024
...watching the tife roll away... perfect

@davidmixon7379

12w↑2

Tide

@Provo_N

12w↑4

this song will outlive us all and im happy about that.

@65coupestang

12w↑2

NOPE, IT'S FEB 1ST.OF 2024 AS OF THIS MINUTE🤔🤷‍♂️🤨HMM..!!??

@Dan_weeks

2y↑2K

10 years ago my dad passed away this was one of his favourite songs it played at his funeral everytime I listen it has me in tears miss you dad ♥

@Scania_v8_14

2y↑35

Respect to u lad keep u head up 👑

@MalcolmBrenner

2y↑24

"That which is remembered, lives." -- Starhawk

@cevinhulsen8956

2y↑17

❤️ stay strong

@Scania_v8_14

2y↑10

The lest we forget

@dorlitabullock9942

2y↑10

My uncle love this song too

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@thegiantrubberduckyssqueek3163

1y↑438

My dad and I sitting in the living room in a power outtage back in 1998. Just singing this song. He's gone now but when I hear this song I go back to that moment of us singing with a candle burning away in the darkness.

@jeanettea12345

51w↑16

Bless your heart and your dads. Sounds like you had a great father and kool too.

@dalegibler2470

47w↑9

Thank you for sharing that.

@NiecyBabii11

42w↑1

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@jayleighhardy

39w↑2

Beautiful♥️ your dad is so proud of you and guiding you along your journey of life, your own guardian angel 🪽✨💫

@colin.gibson8121

36w

@@jayleighhardyyour tidy you

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@bobbieboone6209

9w↑5

My very best friend introduced me to this song, he passed 5 years later and it's now a song I play all the time ❤❤ and remember him everytime I hear it. Foots this one's for u❤❤

@shaunm3968

37w↑12

Otis recorded this the week before he died in a plane crash. You're gone but your voice lives on. RIP my dude.

@sebbe91

3y↑3.9K

We are soooo lucky that Otis recorded this just a days before he passed away.

@markrankin3297

3y↑192

I have heard this my whole life and just found out about his untimely death.

@benjaminleesman2738

3y↑362

Just imagine, if it was complete. Otis whistles the 3rd verse, intent on returning to the studio to fill in the lyrics. A plane crash cuts that short, and the "whistling verse" becomes a part of his legacy.

@tommyjackson8116

3y↑14

We're so lucky Otis deco

@fogodechow7735

3y↑22

Rip Otis. Steve Cropper plays with him on it he helped put the touches on this masterpiece

@viennapalace

3y↑11

@@fogodechow7735 Steve Cropper gets a co-composers' credit on all the sheet music I have.

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@debishelton9647

4y↑631

My brother adored this stunning, story-telling song when we were kids. He's gone now; since May/2020 from Covid-19. I KNOW he's sitting with Otis on a dock somewhere~~~ON HIGH. <3

@MsSilverstar78

3y↑4

❤️

@juliocruz2945

3y↑17

What a story! Sorry for your loss. Considering his musical taste your brother must have been a great guy!

@debishelton9647

3y↑9

@@juliocruz2945 Thank you, Julio. Yes, he was quite a gentle man. <3

@debishelton9647

3y↑7

@@juliocruz2945 Thank you, Julio! He and Otis are up there~crusin' the waters of Heaven! <3

@terrymyers2239

3y↑4

How ironic, I love this song! My name is Terry, and my birthday is September 14, 1956. Also thank you for your service. I have a son that's active duty now (Fort Campbell, Ky).

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@christineleblond7777

32w↑3

I played this song (45) over and over and over and never got tired of it.

@sonjahawthorne3757

11w↑33

I am 81 and walk on an island near where I live and “rest my bones” halfway through my walk and dangle my feet in the water and think of this wonderful song. RIP

@chrislambeth7367

2y↑512

I showed my best friend this song when we were 15 years old. He loved it. We listened to it driving all the time. He died 8 years ago and I will never hear this song the same way again. They played his top 3 most played songs on his phone at his funeral, and this was the most frequently played song. I will never stop hurting from the loss, but I will always have this song.

@bryancorcoran760

2y↑14

You still have the pain Chris but your heart is full of love for your friend

@M.C.P.

2y↑21

This is the reason why I'm glad to be human, because we are able to have this kind of feelings and thoughts... thanks for sharing this touching memory.

@matthewmitcham5218

2y↑7

Cheers brother, sorry for your loss

@kakarikiIck

2y↑2

That’s beautiful.

@jerrymammoser9101

2y↑5

…hey, at least he was remembered. More than I’ll have

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@bobbygucci9300

3y↑2.6K

This song transcends time and should still be nominated for Grammys every year.

@tammycuneo4100

3y↑31

Amen this song is in my heart still and has a special meaning to me helped me through my life

@ParkayCollecttibles

2y↑12

Thats Rite

@tylerwilson3673

2y↑7

@@tammycuneo4100Ain’t no sunshine

@user-dw7dy6yb4d

2y↑1

@@tammycuneo4100 same

@bluelava4282

2y↑1

Absolutely 🥃 cheers

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@JamesLewis-mp9zn

37w↑22

I was a 19 year old trooper in South Vietnam in 1968. I'm now 75 and still feel the beat of this awesome song.

@Misterbeaets

36w↑2

Thank you for your service🙏🏽

@Jay-T283

36w↑1

Did y'all listen to this overseas on the bases? & what songs from back then did you hear alot on the radio in Vietnam? Temptations? Marvin Gaye?

@JamesLewis-mp9zn

35w↑1

@@Jay-T283 Armed Forces Radio was our primary source of music in Nam. This was the closest thing we had to being home.

@Jay-T283

35w

@@JamesLewis-mp9zn Yeaa I know but I was asking what was playing on the radio if you can remember

@JamesLewis-mp9zn

35w↑2

@@Jay-T283 They played a lot of Motown artist and every other group/band that were big then regardless of ethic or race. You name it they were on the air and reach every service member worldwide. No one was left behind.

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@WhiteBraveheart1

26w↑16

Fun fact: Otis Redding wrote this song in late 1967 after relaxing from his rock concerts in San Francisco --they were a smashing success. Redding spent time in Sausalito and decided to write some lines while enjoying his leisure watching the boats. When he got back to Memphis, he took his lines and recorded "Sitting at the Dock of the Bay." Three days later, he died in a plane crash, the first to ever receive a posthumous #1 on the billboards.

@jetara3082

3y↑694

this is the best song ever. Every lonely soul can relate. Everyone looking for freedom of mind, everyone looking at the horizon, knowing there is more, we are all together listening

@daniluba

2y↑4

How beautiful :)

@ketly13

2y↑5

🔆💛🇧🇷

@Backtrack3332

2y↑9

man don't make me cry

@bonniejohnson2302

2y↑3

We all are just walking each other home. So put one foot in front of the other and watch for the angels who walk among us <3

@meenabustillos296

2y↑1

YES!!!!!!❤

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@sharonholly2524

5y↑624

he was just 26 years old when he died in a plane crash, he seem so much older, thank God for the great music he left us.

@pw2996

5y↑5

Amen

@lorenzobaldisserri1946

@loveall7280

5y↑1

@@katekatseli2915 dont you know 99% of suicides are caused by something else and all the people in his/her life....and their family and friends and the powers behind the scenes will always deny but the real know

@maximusmcmillan9672

5y↑15

2 days after recording this ☹️

@garethbeare7319

5y↑6

He was. 10 December 1967. A terrible misfortune, but he was uncommonly good.

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@itsnotthesamething

9w↑3

This was played by the rock stations back in the 70's and 80's, and everybody loved it! I still look it up when I am needing some good music to listen to. RIP Otis Redding.

@johnvliet523

45w↑140

I’ve known and loved this song since I was four years old, I grew up in a small fishing town and eventually became a dock worker and artist in the biggest fishing town. Some things don’t change. The old-soul voice, baseline, wave sounds all set up a kind of cyclical meditation on solitude, but never depressing; that perfect whistling is like a “cherry on top” which belies endless optimism and acceptance. More than 50 years latter I cannot work the way I used to and the song’s mood remains timeless and wise to me, there have been many changes and yet it remains a companion. Only now do I recall that Otis had passed in a plane crash before this song made its ways to the airwaves and into people’s hearts. Artists do leave their treasure.

@ShyraR

41w↑6

This is a beautifully expressed comment. I got lost in it.

@andilenoganta4979

35w↑4

A dock worker and artist who writes beautifully too.

@andilenoganta4979

35w↑2

Indeed

@skepchica

30w↑5

Interesting fact: The whistle was added to fill in until the last verse was written. Redding's plane went down 3 days after recording it.

@valdeciromeiroliberato5749

16w↑1

beautiful text

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@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God

6y↑868

This is the purest song in history. One of the few songs I would consider "perfect".

@geyjibill1441

6y↑20

and yet, unfinnished

@apollo5458

6y↑23

Nicholas Gordon
Louie Armstrong - what a wonderful world is the only song I can think of to match this master piece

@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God

6y↑5

@@apollo5458 I would agree with that sentiment. Both are completely timeless.

@palmerchurchill4685

5y↑2

Respect girl. Any other standouts youd pick?

@apollo5458

5y↑11

Palmer Churchill
Bill withers - lean on me . Most definitely another very cool classic
Also - use me , is another bill withers song i like a lot and ain’t no sunshine as well

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@lucianocappellano8300

5y↑14.1K

I was playing this and my girlfriend told me she thought I was "gonna play good music". This might be a bump in the road

@tannerricky77

5y↑1.8K

Luciano Cappellano dump her

@Z0MBUSTER

5y↑417

@@tannerricky77 Dat escalated quickly /:

@willlondon281

5y↑788

@@Z0MBUSTER nah it's a proportionate response

@michaelwright3053

5y↑1.2K

Sounds like a defective product you should send for a replacement.

@rodswords2788

5y↑480

Play Fleetwood's, "Go Your Own" and see if she likes that better!!!!

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@eddiesimms9301

37w↑19

Otis Redding made himself KNOWN to the music industry and America as a whole with his performance at the outdoor concert in Monterey California......the Brotha STOLED the whole show!!.......R.I.P

@tomwilson5721

5w↑5

I'm 35. Even my dad is stunned that I listen to music of this age.

@chloedirks8455

4y↑2.1K

My grandma just passed from dementia and blood cancer. This was the last song she wanted to hear before she passed... At least grandma was ballin will good music..lol

@Loverrover

4y↑23

Aww, and also, grams, your music is amazing :)

@nanetteochoa8156

4y↑16

condolences

@gokhanelbeyli2629

4y↑21

passed away grandma with great taste in music; respect & r.i.p

@darrylsamuel7208

4y↑8

Bless

@tommyboz8652

4y↑10

i am sorry about loss mate take care love

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@stevenpeter5209

8y↑5.1K

Nothing brought me here. I'm here to listen to a legend sing.

@laurensmith7124

8y↑17

heeeey now

@rachelspellacy8581

8y↑6

steven peter

@lightindalamp742

8y↑7

SO TRUE

@drivernephi2399

8y↑7

steven peter same

@LionQueenn

7y↑9

Absolutely!

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@Zee_Empress

10w↑9

One of if not MY FAVOURITE SONG of ALL TIME.... his voice hits the soul differently. 🎶 Music for the soul.... ❤💚💛 2024

@Traci-lt5vw

27w↑18

My grandma had the pleasure of meeting Otis back in the day ❤ She was thrilled and said he was wonderful ❤❤

@PlanetNinetyTwo

2y↑497

To think that this song was technically never completed is simply amazing because it's perfect the way it is. It's so visceral and you can feel his emotions pouring through every word and note he sings.

@giovanna722

2y↑37

His guitarist Steve Cropper finished the record with overdubs, mixing. Somewhere on YouTube there's a video of him talking about it.

@shabbaranks248

2y↑53

Did you know he made this song 2 days before he passed? The whistle is a placeholder for him to finish😞

@effyvadventures7006

2y↑44

To think the whistling was to be removed on the next recording that never came to be. Rest In Peace Otis.

@rwall3450

1y↑9

@@shabbaranks248 makes sense now as to why the song was so short…..never knew that.

@redacted2275

52w↑9

@@giovanna722Yeah, but Otis was not there anymore to complete his vocals, unfortunately. Even his whistling is on point.

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@francespilley6524

1y↑600

God bless Otis Redding! 72 and I still love this song from when I was a teenager! 💗💗💗👍👍👍

@rcarson28

1y↑17

Me too 70

@Sophia-gy1gz

51w↑8

Oh yeah ❤❤❤

@brendashelton2542

44w↑10

73 here and I still love this song

@mikaelsle8121

42w↑5

@FIFIMIMI-nq7fr

38w↑7

A young girl loved Otis Redding long ago and love him and that sensual kind voice right now, today more than ever. A 68 yr young heart and I will be listening from beyond one day. Love you Sweet Otis!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️

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@hannah3938

14w↑69

Just found my grandmother is passing soon, going on hospice tomorrow. 3 years of losing the people I love the most, I have never felt this song as much as I do now.

@tate2780

14w↑1

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@Martin-vh6wy

13w

😮I love Alice she a goodfriend

@Barbara-jd5lb

13w↑3

Hannah, an angel who to you always has been, and soon an angel whose name you will always know.
Know also that is one of your parents Mum or Dad...comfort them as you do you
grand ma...Darling, I send you strength in a very great decision...Loss will be felt and may love hold you all together as it always does in blessed life-GRIEF as this...write me if you need another grandma to lend an ear...I will pray for you as for you Mom or Dad's loss as will be yours... Be brave , from Canada 🇨🇦 🎉 🎉 🎉

@celticceltic99

13w↑4

I wish you love and support in this difficult time.

@Weise1001

12w↑2

god bless you sweetie

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@chancewebster7953

33w↑10

Happy 82nd birthday, Otis. Rest in Peace.

@BillGraper

5y↑413

"I've had nothing to live for. Looked like nothing's gonna come my way."

I hear you, Otis. :(

@boxingbull523

5y↑16

Na man you got everything to live for

@emilyjogoldstein2879

5y↑3

I just. Love oldies & sitting on the Dock of the bay..that's for my sister Glenda she loved that song..R . I . P.......SISTER"S.

@alonsoxiv9775

5y↑14

It hurts when I still hear that part of the song

@eddygsmusicworld1708

@@boxingbull523 I am surprised I get up each morning

@boxingbull523

@@eddygsmusicworld1708 whys that?

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@noelwells2235

9y↑93

When I was young, five or six, I wore this 45 OUT!!!!! Over and over and over. Sadly, it was also the time I witnessed terrible domestic violence on my mother buy my father. So, as a result, one of the most beautiful, soulful and true sounds makes me cry,

@Kirbyheath

9y↑17

Noel Wells Dear Noel....your words touched my soul when I read it...I loved Otis's music growing up as a young girl...and use to escape to the music after my physical " SPANKINGS" I received when my parents said I had done something wrong. I still love the music but I totally understand that dark place it takes me as well...I am sorry your world was the way you explained it to be. I love the beautiful smile on your face. Sure hope you are in a much better place now in your life....:)

@Favorites227

9y↑2

Noel Wells So sorry to hear that info. No child should have 2 grow up witnessing CDV.
God Bless,
PJ

@noelwells2235

9y↑3

Linda Kirby Thanks so much for the kind words Linda God Bless!

@noelwells2235

9y↑2

P Lyn Thanks P Lyn God Bless!

@Kirbyheath

Noel...just wanted to check in and say hello see how you are doing today..

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@kushykeef5264

28w↑63

This is one song that I can never get tired of. His words came from the soul. RIP to the legend, he would of been proud.

@ro6493

47w↑24

His voice is so.. beautiful. And the words.. honestly it makes me want to cry.
To think he died so young, forever 26. "so I guess I'll remain the same". He was right.
What a loss to the world.. what a soulful man.
This song is heartbreakingly beautiful and tragic.

@Black.Sabbath

40w↑2

"I have nothing to live for" and he died 3 days later.

@ro6493

40w↑1

@@Black.Sabbath reality transcends imagination with the story of his life

@nitesound

1y↑176

55 years ago today. Thanks for an all time classic song. RIP my friend...

@dollysmith2596

1y↑1

🤴🏾🎤❤️❤️❤️ R.I.P. ❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉 🏆❤️

@nicolefreibergerpimmel6728

1y↑1

🤩🤩🤩👏👏🎉🎉🎉

@user-ss2vf4lk4z

This nigga sang quite passably. If he lived in a democratic country, he would have a better chance... but he lived in former British colonies.

@Hey_its_Koda

1y↑201

This is a song that i can sit listening too on a river bank just fishing as the whole world passes by in its madness and fast pace craziness. This song is just....peaceful.

@catherinesparks930

1y↑1

Totally agree

@brendareiske4599

1y↑1

People don't appreciate the real songs that have a lot of meaning.

@NiecyBabii11

42w

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

@bluegypsydoll

33w↑5

Happy Birthday Otis ❤ we share this day. Thank you for the music. Rest easy

@GBGGang993

3w↑1

He never got to see the happiness this sad song gave. I hope he found peace

@driloc

1y↑62

The Rock Hall of Fame has pieces of the airplane....I literally choked up and bowed. This man would LOVE how his song has traversed all the souls who commented.

@MissDistarr60

7y↑3.8K

It's strange how as a youth, we remember songs like this with much fondness. Then we live a life and realize, as kids, we didn't have a clue what the lyrics were saying. As an adult, we hear it with much different ears. It's such an incredibly sad song.

@nexorous6652

7y↑47

MissDistarr60 Well said.

@marilynbrown6671

7y↑117

Yes! My mother loved this song and Otis Redding. Every time I hear this song it takes me back to Saturday morning, cleaning the house with my four, brothers laughing, dancing and cutting up! GOOD OL DAYS!!!:-)

@slommh

7y↑26

MissDistarr60
Is is an incapable truth for anyone's who hits the elderly stage for sure!

@irouen

7y↑54

It was such a soothing, peaceful song, back then. Now, it's sad. So sad.

@MissDistarr60

7y↑47

Cynthia Nicola Exactly:( In our youth we wear "Rose Colored Glasses" and our view of the world is so incredibly different. We grow up and lose those glasses and our perception of the world drastically changes.....as does the music. Not usually a sad thing, but in this case it certainly is.

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@Lomusicchannel

3w↑1

One of the most chilled songs ever written, and always sticks with me, home Otis sings the word (I lef my.)."home"..(in Georgia), ..always felt that word had a lot buried in some emotion.

@ThePrincess782

41w↑26

This song was one of my dad’s favorites. We played it at his memorial service.

Sam Taylor’s whistling in it reminds me so much of my dad.

@weldonharper4901

3y↑274

This song is a soul classic. It was Otis Redding' s last recording just 3 days before he was killed in that horrible plane crash. Otis Redding was only 26 years old. He is missed by many all over the world.

@Ploddingalong67

3y↑1

Thank you Sherlock.

@emiliabellone9725

3y↑3

It's an all time music classic too

@michaelwood4936

@@emiliabellone9725
Thanks o from h

@marcian8305

3y↑5

After recording this song,He was killed 72 hours by plane crash.

@freddieparrydrums

3y↑1

@@Ploddingalong67 Infantile twat

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@thatwasnotfunny9260

7y↑442

this is the song I want to relax to when the world ends

@LionQueenn

7y↑3

Lol nice one.

@PersonaDevBlog

7y↑2

same

@johnsrigley1561

7y↑5

idiots

@thimohaime5122

7y↑3

John Srigley don't belikethat

@generalcrustard0311

7y↑5

cringey af comment

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@user-cf9ni6iu8s

6w↑1

Sitting on the cliff with a cigarette and bottle of Guinness in Ireland. I resonate with this song it's absolutely fantastic. Love from the green island ❤️🇮🇪

@beverlyharris9859

30w↑4

❤ OMG I REALLY MISS OTIS. ❤ AWESOME THANKS. SENSATIONAL BEAUTIFUL HEAVENLY AMAZING WONDERFUL PHENOMENAL EXTRAORDINARY ❤😊!!!!!.

@lornathompson7047

3y↑161

I took care of my dad last 6 monthes of his life. He always said you hear this song I'm there for you! You all know this is not a popular song to be played much. However the worst times since 1991 I've heard it when I've needed the most!!....miss you my dad!!!😭

@lornathompson7047

3y↑2

Thank you...

@johannessebastianbach1340

3y↑1

thats beautiful pesonaly my fav song were here for ya man

@christianmonreaux1161

3y↑3

Hey bro, I don't know you, but my dad also passed away and gave me this song before he died💚 peace and love to both your hearts, they will always be with us everyday :^)

@philipsunny3352

This has always been my favorite song.
How are you doing Lorna?

@asafaust6774

2y↑2

So sorry for your loss. I was in a similar situation when my Daddy passed. I am still grieving. But at peace. I did right by my Gather information and spent lots of time with him. There is no guilt from knowing I could have, I should have, I would have. I gave him my best, and he knew it.

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@evederh6609

4y↑347

you won't find a better song to wake up to in the morning, believe me

@bettyhottenrott1974

4y↑2

I heard that.

@bettyhottenrott1974

4y↑4

Unless it's Try a Little Tenderness, my favorite Otis song.

@tracypajari2764

4y↑3

Absolutely.

@ulugbekkadyrbekov232

Such a depressing song. How would you wake up into that?

@ulugbekkadyrbekov232

4y↑1

@Teo Vokes 66 look into the lyrics and say again what you just wrote.

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@BennyAlvarez-gk1iw

38w↑4

Beautiful music. Rest easy Otis xxx 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏🏻

@julierichardson6779

41w↑199

Man.. this just hits you right in the feels 🥰 One of my all time faves 😊

@gregnormal

41w↑3

Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day. Stay Safe

@deeharris2345

3y↑629

There's nothing I can say bad about this song.
That's Y I'm still listening to it in 2021.

@candice5859

3y↑12

Same! One of my absolute favorites

@denastrackeljahn1250

3y↑8

Amen

@1NONLYJR

3y↑9

This song has ALWAYS brought me peace and calm! Great music doesn't die

@tw6873

3y↑2

Same! 🌉❤️❤️👍

@edwardoneal3937

3y↑2

Always we love u

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@jasonbryant1552

2y↑213

One of the most beautiful songs ever made. Many may copy it, but the original is the best

@jessicawiley9592

Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere??

@johnniejenkins9557

8w↑1

Otis remains the man after all these years… he was and will be my friend sitting on the dock of the bay. Life taken to soon, God bless him.

@nancyroberts5136

5w↑1

RIP to a beautiful soul. This is a classic beauty.

@Sassylass1978

5y↑3.7K

My dad chose this song to be played at his funeral, so we did 💔

@tychoelsayed9158

5y↑47

🙏

@jacobbest5103

5y↑133

I know I’m a complete stranger but sorry for your loss. Remember only the good times and smile in his remembrance. Much love and good vibes being sent your way.

@Sassylass1978

5y↑26

Jacob Best thank you

@TonyArjona

5y↑17

Condolences & take your time in your grief. You knew him for a lifetime. <3

@GamerBoy-xd5yr

5y↑12

R. I. P

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@hisroyalhighness8566

1y↑24

This voice was out of this world. He recorded this when he was 25 and sounded like a wise elder kicking wisdom

@MorSilver

17w↑13

“Sitting here resting my bones and this loneliness won’t leave me alone. Yes. 2000 miles I roam just to make this dock my home”

@celiasjoblom1795

37w↑6

708,000 likes isn't enough for how amazing this song is. This song told me to not rush so much and just enjoy the moment. Life is short,so don't hurry through it.

@vokosvokos8987

2y↑570

I first heard this song in 2020. I was so overwhelmed and depressed and then I heard this song and I cried , I was weeping and crying my eyes out. It touched my soul and my heart. I can’t explain. His voice , the way he sang it, the lyrics , he really really meant it and I really really felt that. I drove to the beach next month and it helped me so much

@beverlyjohnson6911

2y↑31

Weeping may endureth for a night but joy cometh in the morning

@michellejones766

2y↑7

Bless so true, I hope You feeling better 𑁍

@carmenchang7185

2y↑8

Vokos vokos. To me this song help me to deal with my depression.

@pamhalliday547

2y↑6

Bless you & I hope you are feeling better? I have listened to this song since it was released waaaaay back and it still hits my heart

@leightonlawrence8832

2y↑3

Hope you’re ok man

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@reidsilver9466

2y↑289

This song means so much to me. My grandparents had a boat off one of the main lakes in the US. Their marina was called Dock of the Bay and we used to listen to this song often. So amazing.

@bluelava4282

2y↑8

Good post 🏖 🏝 Memories

@jasmineredley5577

2y↑3

Love that ✨ Precious memory

@km2711

1y↑2

Playing on My Dad’s car radio..,
as he drove me to the Van Cortlandt Park Subway Stop—
It was 7:40a on March 27th, 1968..
Next STOP for me…Whitehall St
Induction Center :US ARMY.
Like it was yesterday hearing
Otis ..

@michelcathala9612

Les USA on sorti énormément de talent dans les années 50/60/70,pour moi Ottis était l’un des plus aboutis,un diamant brut,une météorite qui a traversé mon coeur et mon âme dés l’enfance .Bien que je ne comprenne rien a ce qu’il disait, le message passait quand même …un message d’amour et de passion ❤️‍🔥 Et ce qui est encore plus bizarre c’est que tout ces talents ou presque étaient noir,discriminés,exclus,lynchés….quelle ironie!!l’Amérique blanche rejetait ce qu’elle avait de plus beaux ,de plus talentueux,de plus éclatants !!Tous ces joyaux sont sortis de la glèse,de la boue,du néant…Comment ne pas croire en Dieu????La Soul musique 🎵 c’est Dieu qui l’a inspirée a l’homme Noir,elle a une essence divine…..Amen

@TheObicobiHD

4w↑2

One of the best songs to listen to early morning ⛵️💜🎶

@reannar678

2y↑112

My grandma used to turn this song up in the car, sing and whistle along. She was amazing

@spookymulder2913

2y↑4

This was the song I was listening to on the radio with my grandma, on one of her last days. Transcendent song

@maryellenlouvelle4475

2y↑3

Everybody turns this up :)

@jenniferhicks8741

1y↑25

When my husband was here before he left to heaven. He was terribly sick for years. But he kept going and never complained. When he didn't feel well I would play this song. He would sing and dance with me. Ty Otis

@user-zm6zs7bn9t

3w↑1

This has to be one of greatest songs I've ever listened to God bless Otis Redding

@Louisianasfinestshay

29w↑2

One of my daddy favorites, miss you daddy rest in heaven❤

@azizlao7934

5y↑300

"Sitting here resting my bones, and this loneliness won't leave me alone..."

@edwardjones2873

4y↑10

It will soon

@lvi8957

4y↑1

✌❤

@babaramelivlle7658

4y↑3

Your not alone....god bless you

@babaramelivlle7658

Hang in there

@moonbaby0713

6y↑199

This is the song that helped me survive brain trauma. It is very special to me. Thank you Otis

@philipsunny3352

3y↑1

This is one of my favorite song.
Hello Susan.
How are you doing?

@moonbaby0713

3y↑1

@@philipsunny3352 I am doing well. How are you?

@fernandocoppola2883

25w↑9

This song brings back so many happy memory ❤️👍

@Ryan-bu1gh

7w↑2

This song helps me decompress when I’m stressed. I probably listen to it too often lol.

@lizdocherty4520

7y↑47

This was one of my late husband's favourite songs. He passed away suddenly on our honeymoon in the Maldives so I went to San Francisco and scattered some of his ashes in the bay San Francisco as he visited there as a merchant seaman

@jodybeeton9286

Aww huni sorry to hear that

@lizdocherty4520

Yes honey.....4 years ago today since our wedding and you did not survive our honeymoon Ken..... not a sob story....just so sad. Liz xx

@Victoria-xc5oi

Well he ain't your husband anymore. Hope you are ok.

@babyzorilla

8y↑2.2K

There will never be another Otis Redding

@halimakonteh6659

8y↑8

+dershope omg! Finally someone who knows Leon Bridges, his music is amazing!

@dpt5969

8y↑1

hes not that obscure anymore lol and rightfully so

@phillipharless7346

8y↑3

you know that's right

@doobtoob7433

8y↑12

listen to Paolo Nutini

@doobtoob7433

8y↑5

by no means am I saying he's close to Otis Redding, just a familiar sound.

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@CynthiaArmstrong-gg4ug

44w↑6

Sitting on the dock of the Bay in my backyard gives me peace joy and happiness and love

@thomashudson1709

50w↑9

Not only Otis, but the guitarist Steve Cropper. Probably one of the most underrated guitarists.

@soominlee2285

7y↑46

I get chills whenever I listen to this song, even though he sang so casually and comfortably.

@garyfraser6183

3y↑160

This song is absolutely timeless.

@SoftRockMusic88

18w↑6

I don't know how it's even possible, but soft rock music can make me kinda nostalgic for a world I've never been and never seen. It calms down and gives a feeling of infinity of time as if our life is not so short at all. It gives me meaning and desire to keep living through this difficult time

@paulbrucker7512

1y↑17

Heard this song right now here on youtube and the song literally brought tears to my eyes. I heard this song performed at an open mic in the Chicago suburbs last week and it reminded me of the power of the voice, the music and the smart, hurting passion that Otis channeled within himself to create and record this masterpiece. I remember this song quite well when it first was released and I bought it on '45 and Otis was already recently dead. The bands from my hometown area around Falls Church Va -- about four of them I saw live at my high school that year -- all played this song. Thank you Otis. And thank all of you youtube listeners who keep this powerful song alive.

@karenohanlon4183

2y↑80

One of the most classic lines of all time
Loneliness wont leave me alone.
One of the best soul singers of all time. A life cut short. But what a legacy.

@Jerry-gu7yp

How's everything going with you Karen?

@1982pencil

4y↑409

So sad that he died before he could see this song become so huge.

@jameskinsella5888

4y↑11

roomandaroom incredible the amount of talent and great songs he had at such a young age

@jenniferwebster7089

4y↑5

Oh he knows!! 💜

@tylerlecates6275

4y↑5

He died before he could finish it the whistle part at the end was supposed to be more lines

@jadinmosley7124

3y↑5

he did... he’s watching from up above with the big man🙏🏽

@prophecyrat2965

3y↑2

@@tylerlecates6275

Whole fuck, that’s where the whistle part is from.

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@steelyman08

15w↑9

One of those songs that will keep on capturing new hearts for as long as we're here to enjoy them. I think that's what's meant by "timeless". You might almost call it magical ♥

@chrislane1305

10w↑1

This is one of the greatest songs ever written recorded or sung by any artist in the history of music❤

@Superman_305

1y↑153

"I can't do what 10 people tell me to do so I guess I'll remain the same" that line has always been my favorite part of this song because it resonates with me so much because no matter what people think of me and tell me what I should do I'm not changing for nobody.

@twlinks

47w↑10

A wise man once told me that "whatever anyone else thinks about me is absolutely none of my business". Therefore you are right in not needing to change anything if it's right for you. :)

@Azzystar83

47w↑2

You don't need to you are superman ❤

@heavenologistshow

45w↑1

that is a key to longer life

@alanmorris7669

42w↑5

@@twlinks
The man who told you that was foolish, not wise. What people think of you is extremely important. Your reputation can make you...or ruin you.

@marthaboyte8252

42w↑3

Whatever people think it’s their problem not ours 🇺🇸❤️🙏

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@gilliancapper1536

3y↑325

This record was given to me when I was 13 by a young boy of 16 he was my first love of my life I still have his school scarf he gave me which will go in my coffin when I join him 💙 he died of cancer at 21 and even though I am married and have beautiful grandchildren I will never love anyone as much xx

@unicornkitten1014

3y↑88

imma tell ur husband

@jamaicanjuice8684

3y↑30

@@unicornkitten1014 you outta pocket for that

@leolux09

3y↑5

@@unicornkitten1014 lmao 💯

@gilliancapper1536

3y↑13

My husband knows thank you all ask him

@GettinJiggyWithGenghis

3y↑1

@@gilliancapper1536 if it makes you feel better literally everybody is telling me to either kill or break up with my wife because she doesn’t like this song lmao

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