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Otis Redding — I've Been Loving You Too Long
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greg4067
(backyard coffee)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 07:55
 
I can still see him and feel him live, can't recall what venue in SF, I think he may of been with the Chambers brothers? or Country Joe / Fish.
This man was the pinnacle of the times. Another disciple of the Electric Church.  

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 07:48
 
 Toke wrote:
To all of the latest generation this is what is called ''SOUL'' Note there is no Thumping Bass/Drum ..And he is ''SINGING'' from his Soul, not mumbling/speaking a written score. 

 
{#Clap}

ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 07:48
 
Amen. Lord have mercy.

Toke wrote:
Probably the Greatest Soul voice ever to come to have come to the music scene.
 



unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 07:47
 
 sailorgirl wrote:
Can a man actually feel that deeply??  I love men, for sure, but to hear Otis's pain and love - can it be true??
 
Yes.

citybiker
(Chicago)
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 14:58
 
 sailorgirl wrote:
Can a man actually feel that deeply??  I love men, for sure, but to hear Otis's pain and love - can it be true??
 
And some of us know how to use a vacuum too.

Pedro1874
(Newton-le-Willows, England)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:25
 
 Toke wrote:
To all of the latest generation this is what is called ''SOUL'' Note there is no Thumping Bass/Drum ..And he is ''SINGING'' from his Soul, not mumbling/speaking a written score. 

 
Absof*****lutely man!

rjewyo
(Ventura, CA)
Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 11:22
 
Knocked them dead at the Monterey festival in the 60s.....sadly died In a plane crash!

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 11:20
 
I've always disliked this kind of music, but man, this is good stuff!

nancyt
(NC)
Posted: May 26, 2012 - 10:53
 
not much better than this.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 - 15:10
 
ohhh. it's perfect.

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Nov 25, 2011 - 21:28
 
 bokey wrote:
Yummy goodness.Nobody should try to cover this.

 
 
Agreed! There should be on a list of untouchable songs.

unclemrbig
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 06:57
 
I live down the street from the bridge named after him in Macon, GA.  Macon has to be one of the most prolific cities for music talent in the US with a population under a million.  It is unreal who rolled out of here.  

randyblew
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 06:51
 
Ohhhhhhhhhh. Yes.

bokey
(Left of Centerfield)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 05:39
 
Yummy goodness.Nobody should try to cover this.

 


Toke
(Bournemouth UK)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 05:27
 
To all of the latest generation this is what is called ''SOUL'' Note there is no Thumping Bass/Drum ..And he is ''SINGING'' from his Soul, not mumbling/speaking a written score. 


newwavegurly
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 05:27
 
This is what the "godlike" rating is for.

bachbeet
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 20:47
 
Always loved this song.  Another great talent taken away too soon.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 05:58
 
 lmic wrote:
Otis Redding vs. Sam Cooke. Who wins?
 
Their styles were quite different, for one thing, but as previously mentioned, we all win.

shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 05:54
 
{#Clap}

Dave_Mack
(Making like a saw and coping)
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 13:13
 
Otis, my man!  Sing it.

gabrielle7nt
(finally over the hump)
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 13:12
 

11



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 13:11
 
 sailorgirl wrote:
Can a man actually feel that deeply??  I love men, for sure, but to hear Otis's pain and love - can it be true??
 
Yes.


Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 12:38
 
WOW!!!!!!!

Old_Pat
(Belgium)
Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 11:35
 
a b s o l u t e l y   f ' i n g   a m a z i n g...........

nicolewe
Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 11:34
 
Painfully beautiful.{#Kiss}{#Sorry}

sailorgirl
(Vancouver)
Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 17:10
 
Can a man actually feel that deeply??  I love men, for sure, but to hear Otis's pain and love - can it be true??

dcdude
(washington dc)
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 06:20
 
yes yes yes oh my goodness yes

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 05:52
 
HazzeSwede wrote:
One song that even must have made GOD shared a tear!!
 Xeric wrote:
Oh, c'mon, now. It isn't quite that irritating.
  OKey then,misty eyed ?{#Undecided}



MayBaby
(Savannah, Georgia)
Posted: Jul 08, 2010 - 09:02
 
Timeless and yes, Godlike.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00
 
 lmic wrote:
Otis Redding vs. Sam Cooke. Who wins?
  I have to give the edge to Sam Cooke, but I don't really think it's a 'versus' issue. I think they'dve loved to share a stage and riff off each other. Who wins? WE do.



twitterpated
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 11:58
 
Wow, this song is just sooo good!

Toke
(Bournemouth UK)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 11:57
 
Probably the Greatest Soul voice ever to come to have come to the music scene.

a2
(Michigan)
Posted: Oct 28, 2009 - 19:24
 
Probably the only 11 on my list.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 09:26
 

Otis is the MAN!{#Notworthy} This is my fav song from him too!{#Yes}



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 09:15
 
 oufason wrote:
The way he uses the inflection in his delivery to bring home the emotion is just brillant. It makes me sad when I hear to one of todays singers who seem to use inflection for inflections sake and it has no connectioin to the emotion of the song, they should be required to listen to Otis and Ray for a couple of hours.
 
Absolutely agree. Aaron Neville does it to annoying effect. He has such an incredible voice, but he layers on so much extra carp that it loses all emotional impact.

Otis Redding = Godlike.


Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 10:38
 

Goose bumps!



Candela
(Trondheim, Norway)
Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 04:54
 
Just...

WOW!
♥


lyn
(Vancouver, BC (mountains, oceans and egos))
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 14:27
 
 Hairfarmer wrote:


Have you heard JJ Grey?
  And there is always Aaron Neville ......



Hairfarmer
(Appalachia)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 13:26
 
 cstetler wrote:
Otis is our hero here at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis!  Come visit!!
 
{#Clap} I'll second this! (gotta support the home team) I've been several times.



Hairfarmer
(Appalachia)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 13:25
 
 wferrier wrote:
A lot more Stax (and not Dock of the Bay) would help any radio station.
 

fixed your typo {#Wink}

cstetler
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 13:24
 
Otis is our hero here at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis!  Come visit!!

Hairfarmer
(Appalachia)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 13:22
 
 sugarbaby wrote:
God...no one sings like this today. No great soul singers anymore. Everyone is all Hip Hop all the time...Plastic{#Frustrated}
 

Have you heard JJ Grey?



sugarbaby
(portland/hollywood)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 13:18
 
God...no one sings like this today. No great soul singers anymore. Everyone is all Hip Hop all the time...Plastic{#Frustrated}

wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 07:36
 
A little more Stax (and not Dock of the Bay) would help any radio station.

lily34
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 07:36
 
what they said {#Arrowd}

i so love otis.

Pharlap
(Bahama, NC)
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 07:33
 
definition of a GODLIKE vocal

Xeric
(Up on the Roof)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 16:27
 
HazzeSwede wrote:
One song that even must have made GOD shared a tear!!
Oh, c'mon, now. It isn't quite that irritating.
lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 18:00
 
lmic wrote:
Otis Redding vs. Sam Cooke. Who wins?

i don't know, but i'd like to be there for the contest. 10s all around!
E_A_D_G
(DC)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 07:17
 
Very few regrets in life - one of them is missing Monterey Pop where Otis stole the show backed by Jones, Cropper, Dunn & Jackson. Epic.
Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Jan 04, 2008 - 20:05
 
lmic wrote:
Otis Redding vs. Sam Cooke. Who wins?
we're all winners when it comes to these two