Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay is a picture book with just the lyrics from t Have you ever heard the Otis Redding song, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”? Did you know that he actually wrote this song while he was sitting on the dock of a bay? Who knew that a song about something so simple could become such a well-loved, enduring classic.
This book is a great way to share with young kids a song from another time. Kids today really aren’t exposed to music that is so simple, that holds up over time. Have you ever heard the Otis Redding song, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”? Did you know that he actually wrote this song while he was sitting on the dock of a bay? Who knew that a song about something so simple could become such a well-loved, enduring classic. (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay is the perfect picture book for parents wanting to share a classic song with their children, allowing both to find joy in it along the way.more With lyrics by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O’Connor, this picture book imagines a lonesome cat fishing off a dock and hoping the fish will bite soon. The song was one of the last Redding recorded, and ranked number four on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 chart, going on to win two GRAMMYs and be certified triple-platinum. (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay is a charming picture book set to one of the King of Soul’s™ greatest hits. Then I’ll watch ’em roll away again, yeah. (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay is the latest from LyricPop, a children’s picture book collection by LyricVerse and Akashic Books. Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun I’ll be sittin’ when the evening comes Watching the ships roll in Then I’ll watch ’em roll away Otis Redding and Steve Cropper’s timeless ode to never-ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book. In 1999, BMI named the song as the sixth-most performed song of the 20th century.Otis Redding and Steve Cropper’s timeless ode to never-ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book. It also won two Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It became Redding's most successful record worldwide, selling over four million copies. The track became the first ever posthumous #1 single in the US. The song topped the US chart in March 1968, and its album Dock of the Bay became his largest-selling so far. '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' was released in January 1968, soon after Redding's death. He added the sound of seagulls and waves to the background, as Redding had requested. He was aged just 26.Īfter Redding's death, Cropper mixed finished the song at Stax Studios. On December 10, just days after recording the song, his plane crashed into Lake Monona, outside Madison, Wisconsin. He forgot what it was so he started whistling." Cropper said Redding had "this little fadeout rap he was gonna do, an ad-lib.
The song features a whistled tune before fading away. Otis Redding didn't think the song was ready, but sadly he never got the chance to finish it in the way he had hoped. Otis Redding died soon after recording the song.There had been concerns from his record company that 'Dock of the Bay' was too poppy for an Otis Redding song, and there was talk of gospel act the Staple Singers singing backing vocals.
While discussing the song with his wife, Redding stated that was looking to "be a little different", and "change his style". 'Dock of the Bay' was exactly that: 'I left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay' was all about him going out to San Francisco to perform." Pitiful', 'Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)' they were about Otis and Otis' life. "Otis didn't really write about himself but I did. If you listen to the songs I collaborated with Otis, most of the lyrics are about him. "'I watch the ships come in and I watch them roll away again'. The story that I got he was renting boathouse or stayed at a boathouse or something and that's where he got the idea of the ships coming in the bay there. In 1990, Cropper said of the song's creation: "Otis was one of those the kind of guys who had 100 ideas.
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