Recordando... Otis Redding

Recordamos hoje Otis Redding (1941-1967), o cantor de soul norte-americano, apelidado de “The King of Soul” e considerado, pela revista de referência Rolling Stone, o 8º maior cantor e o 21º maior artista de todos os tempos.

Com um futuro promissor, Otis Redding perdeu a vida precocemente num desastre aéreo, contava apenas 26 anos de idade.

Vamos escutá-lo num dos seus grandes sucessos póstumo “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay”, de cuja letra também é autor.

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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

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