Sittin on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding:歌詞及意思
(Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay (1968) – Otis Redding
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (1968) – Otis Redding
Watchin’ the tide roll away, ooh
I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time
歌曲(Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay,由美國黑人著名靈魂樂歌手Otis Redding在1968年唱出。歌曲長達2分36秒,屬於靈魂樂(Soul)類型,填詞作曲由結他手Steve Cropper及主唱Otis Redding兩人聯手打造。在1967年短短一年,錄製了兩次的版本,而不幸的是這一年亦是Otis Redding最後一年。在當時,歌曲成功擠進了歐美等地音樂流行曲排行榜,而歌曲特別之處在於加插了口哨聲及海浪聲。
在1990年採訪,拍檔Steve Cropper形容Otis Redding是一個很多想法的創作歌手。他更透露當時Otis Redding的生活居住在船屋,所以他才有這首歌曲的想法,關於船及海灣為主題的題材。
有人認為該歌曲的風格與Otis Redding作風有些不同,可說是改變了Otis Redding的風格,有點流行樂POP的風格。
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由Steve Cropper及Otis Redding兩人合作
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watchin’ the tide roll away, ooh
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 nothin’ to live for
It look like nothin’s gonna come my way
So I’m just gon’ sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watchin’ the tide roll away, ooh
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’ time
Look like nothin’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 restin’ my bones
And this loneliness won’t leave me alone, listen
Two thousand miles, I roam
Just to make this dock my home
Now I’m just gon’ sit, at the dock of the bay
Watchin’ the tide roll away, ooh yeah
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time