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Readers' Best Opening Lyrics: No. 15

"Sittin' in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening comes"
--Otis Redding's '(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay'



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ray

I once read an article where they discussed at length the actual defintion of commonly misused words, one of them being the term 'Dock'. The article went on to explain that a DOCK is actually underwater, and the wooden structure jutting out into the water is actually the PIER.
The author ended the article with "P.S...don't tell Otis Redding any of this..." ;)

July 20 2009 at 2:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mister Nee

I refuse to take the fact that people think this is Otis Redding's best song! It's overrated in my book. A better opening lyric of his would be "I've been... loving youuuuuuuuu.... Too lo-o-ong... to stop nowwww" lol

April 03 2008 at 4:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Suzana

This song never goes out of style...sigh

...reminds me of days spent with friends, happily fishing off piers off a few well-known NJ Bayshore spots.

January 19 2008 at 8:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
isidro

summer,hot,beach and... love|

October 22 2007 at 6:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Friarmac

First of all... with the line "Sitting in the Morning Sun" you immediately picture the scene, the feeling, the emotion, even before the "dock" is mentioned. What really takes this opening lyric to another level of importance is that he died in a plane three days after recording this track.

September 30 2007 at 4:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
corkync

I was born in 61,so I was just a little kid, but I remember this song well. I hate the beach, but love the song. Just sit back and relax and enjoy it - that's what Otis would have wanted everyone to do I am sure. What a voice. I did not know he died a such a young age = again, someone taken way before their time, well, the time we on earth think they should have been given. Only the Good Lord knows when we will be taken away. Make the best of every day - just like sittin on the dock of the bay.........

September 01 2007 at 4:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nicknmemphis

I must say that first Otis wasn't a Rock & Roller he was a soul singer. I personally thing that his "Try A Little Tenderness" is the greatest soul song ever performed but I would have to say the greatest Soul Singer is Marvin Gaye. It's sad the he died before this song became a hit. I had the pleasure of talking to the man that signed Otis and was there for the recording of every song he did except this one. He said Otis was magic in a studio whenever the song ended you just knew it was a hit. He said that Otis almost always got it right the first time but he also seemed to just instinctivly know what voice to use on each and every song he did. A Genius!!!

August 28 2007 at 5:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Coralyn

One of the older songs for me, but on my top favorites. Slow and easy? one of the lines in the song say "I can't do what ten people tell me to do, so I'll just remain myself". Collect yourself and reflect that. No doubt Otis was one of the greatest! I'm going to go to that bay someday just because of this song.

August 28 2007 at 3:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dawnie Wahlberg

Think he could swim if someone pushed him in?

August 28 2007 at 2:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sweets4tlr

Agree with Susan #7. I hear this song and wish I was sitting on the beach with a cool drink listing to waves. Love this song so soothing.

August 28 2007 at 1:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply