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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
by
Otis Redding
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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Music
Musically, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was a departure for Otis Redding. An established R&B star, Redding had set out to create a song with cross-market appeal when he recorded his famo...
Setting
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" got its start on a houseboat docked in Sausalito, Marin County, on the San Francisco Bay. After the Monterey Pop Festival, Redding remained in California and sp...
