contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 6 months agoTIL that the Otis Redding hit "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" was written only 4 months before he died in a plane crash at age 26 – and was recorded only days before.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]til[email protected]
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Otis Redding hit "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" was written only 4 months before he died in a plane crash at age 26 – and was recorded only days before.en.wikipedia.orgcontentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 6 months agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]til[email protected]
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoI’ve heard that’s why it’s such a short song and ends with him whistling rather than including more verses.
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoYes, the whistling was supposed to be a temporary placeholder, but he never had chance to fill it in.
I’ve heard that’s why it’s such a short song and ends with him whistling rather than including more verses.
Yes, the whistling was supposed to be a temporary placeholder, but he never had chance to fill it in.