Favourite Otis Redding tune (DOCK OF THE BAY EXCLUDED)

[HEyHEY]

I love "Mr. Pitiful"

I can't believe he was only 26 when he died... those pipes were from someone that young.

[MrCoffee]

1. Try a Little Tenderness

"This is Otis. I love Otis."

[applegrove]

5. I love Try a Little Tenderness. Just love it.

[BlueJazz]

15. same here

[taterguy]

2. Satisfaction from his Monterey performance

[ceile]

3. "I've Been Loving You Too Long"

Beautiful song....

[MissMillie]

10. yep... that one

:thumbsup:

[last_texas_dem]

12. That one would be my favorite, too

I also like his original of "Respect" and his and Carla Thomas's "Tramp." (I mostly just know his hits, though, so there are probably some excellent b-sides/album tracks I've never heard.)

[obreaslan]

14. That was the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding...

Definitely one of the best. :loveya:

[jane_pippin]

4. Impossible to choose. They're pretty much all amazing

Though I do like These Arms of Mine, Tramp, Change is gonna come, and I Can't Turn you Loose and Wholesale Love...oh hell. See, I'll just wind up listing all of them.

[RedStateShame]

6. "I'm A Changed Man"

OK, not an obvious pick, but the others were spoken before. Plus, the gospel supergroup I'm in has performed that song before, so I'm a little biased.

[MAGICBULLET]

7. I've Got Dreams To Remember

especially the back-up singers on that track

[Blue-Jay]

9. Yes.

Also the Delbert McClinton cover from "Live From Austin".

[datasuspect]

8. "these arms of mine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pVWBKqFFLw

[MnFats]

11. nobody mentioned 'can't turn you loose?' nt

[HuskerDU]

13. Don't Mess With Cupid is my fave.

Otis is known for his tender love songs, but I love him for his energetic live performances of up-tempo songs. Basically, if Otis is singing 'Gotta gotta gotta gotta gotta' and sweating swimming pools, then I'm digging it.