Song Review
I came across this tune on YouTube awhile back during a soul-music phase I was going through; I had just watched “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” (You MUST watch this film). This cover of Otis Redding’s classic served as my introduction to Canadian/American artist Justin Nozuka and his acoustic-soul style. On a side note, I was surprised to learn that Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay was recorded three days before Otis Redding’s death and was released posthumously. This song would be Redding’s only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch ‘em roll away again, yeah
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the ‘Frisco bay
‘Cause I’ve had nothing to live for
And look like nothin’s gonna come my way
So I’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time
Look like nothing’s gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can’t do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I’ll remain the same, yes
Sittin’ here resting my bones
And this loneliness won’t leave me alone
It’s two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I’m just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time
