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Morrison sings an a capella intro for the song, singing directly about Otis Redding. "Poor Otis dead and gone, left me here to sing his song, pretty little girl with a red dress on, poor Otis dead and gone." During the verse, the lyrics "Got to find a dock and a bay" are heard more than once, as well as several other references to Redding's song.
The Dock of the Bay is the first of a number of posthumously released Otis Redding albums, and his seventh studio album. It contains a number of singles, B-sides , and previously released album tracks dating back to 1965, including one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay ".
A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot had previously released a version that reached number 1 on the Canadian country charts in 1970.
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"Otis brought us all to the dock of the bay" refers to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. "Sing a song to light my fire. Remember Jim that way" refers to "Light My Fire" by The Doors which featured Jim Morrison. "Remember bad bad Leroy Brown, Hey Jimmy touched us with that song" refers to "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce.
The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by Otis Redding, released in 1987. Track listing. No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Respect"
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a 1968 song by Otis Redding. (The) Dock of the Bay may also refer to: The Dock of the Bay, a 1968 album by Otis Redding; The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection, a 1987 compilation album by Otis Redding; Dock of the Bay, an American radical New Left underground newspaper
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