I heard the song jay and Jayne did and then later on that month my dad was picking me up from a friends and he started singing to this song I'm the truck and now whenever he is in a good mood he plays the CD and "sings" to it but I HATE the one jay and kanye did
jay n kanye killed this song in a bad way, i grew up with this MUSIC i love it, otis has always been my favorite. true musician, they dont make em like him no more
Some people got here through Jay-Z and Kanye, some got here through The Commitments, some got here through the Blues Brothers.... and some grew up with Otis all of their lives. It's all good, as long as they got here.
Jay-Z and Kanye brought this to a new generation and reminded an older generation that may have forgot. Many would not be checking this out except for their new album.
Jay z and Kanye destroyed this song. You just don't sample/touch songs like this. I'm sure sure otis would appreciate love of music well done. I love all kinds of music , but jay z and kanye whatever his name is. Their version to me is an insult.
Jay-Z and Kanye shoudn't have touched this song. You can't improve upon this. What they did is equivalent to a post-modern artist taking something nice, urinating on it, and then pretending like it deserves to be in a museum.
Saw him and the Bar-Kays at the Palladium Ballroom Here in Houston in 1966 before the Cassius Clay Boxing Match in the Astro-Dome in 1966. Next year he had changed his Name to Mohammad Ali. Will Never Ever Forget That Week of My Life.. Every got along. That all changed when Dr. King was killed. Otis Died the winter of 1967. I still remember that night at the Palladium as if was Yesterday. 1966 Was a Good Year for me. OTIS: May You Rest in Peace! !
@Ruffnekk73 It was an Awesome week. I saw him at 5 other places that week. But the most Incredible thing was at the Old City Auditorium Gym. He was standing next to me and talking to Howard Cosell. Now that was a big moment in my life. I saw one of guys at a funeral last week, and we talking about that day. The friend that passed away was one of those that was with us that day..God Bless All
When you hear folks say, "live like there's no tomorrow", you never expect that there won't be a tomorrow. Although I'm sure the people on stage that night could never have predicted what would happen to them less than 24hrs later, they gave an outstanding and unforgettable performance which can never be duplicated.
So many fakers out there...Otis was the real deal.
“When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun.” - Shakespeare
RIP in peace to all the members of the Barkays. (Jimmie King- my uncle/lead guiar and leader of the Barkays). Sound so good after 40 odd years. God Bless.
@DeloneyCunningham Yes sir, your uncle has made music that has touched my heart. He and his has made music that will forever stand the test of T I M E . God Bless You and your family and anyone who F E E L S this.
this performance was two days before he died...i wasnt born yet but my husband was in England when Otis Redding died. He said it was one of the worst days in music.
This video is so appealing and has mass appeal, that u gotta know, that after performing this song, he could do nothing else. Anybody who has empathy, would understand, what I am saying!
@ThirdandPine Acutal he did what may artist fail to do when remaking a song.... Made it better. Just check out other renditions; they try to mimick him and not the original. He gave the song soul and passion.....
@GJNCA My comment had nothing to do with Chris Brown because he beat his girlfriend. I made that statement meaning he has a pretty boy voice. A professional singer that has a kind of voice that he does shouldn't sing any song the was recorded by a man with a MAN's raspy voice. For example, you would expect El Debarge to sing a Teddy Pendergrass song. Even if El Debarge did decide to sing a Teddy P song, I believe he would soun better that Chris Brown's version on Try a Little Tendernes LOL!
@menef71 menef71 , I agree with you. Not only his voice but everything about him, how he sings, his face expression and body language, etc, everything is so soulful when he sings. My soulmate who passed away used to say "I cannot trust a person who does not like this song (sung by Otis)." Who could bea this man?
they come in with that rim shot, at the bottom man. Otis was awesome. thanks for youtube. imagine how much of this stuff would've just died now the footage an all its beauty an imperfections is alive again...
Wow. I was freshman at Case Western Reserve University at the time. I was too young to go to Leo's Casino which was his last performance. He died way too young.
The Original Bar-Kays band[ Soul Finger was their hit record], perished in that fatal plane crash into Lake Minona in the winter of '67, one survivor, Ben Cauley, the trumpet player, the bass player took a different flight, they were to perform in Madison Wisconsin that evening. The bass player, & trumpet player reformed the band & experienced great success in the 70's, they did the sound track for Issac Hayes' "SHAFT"'
Otis is one of the greatest singers ever, along with Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Michael Jackson, Prince and Luther Vandross as well as a few others.
I love the way this song climaxes, he has so much so and feeling.
LAWD HAVE MERCY I LOOOVVVEEEEEEE THIS MAN, WHEN IM FEELIN DOWN I GET A BOTTLE OF WINE LITE A CANDLE AND SOME OTIS AND IM NOT ONLY FEELIN GOOD IM FEELIN DAMN GREAT OTIS IS GOOD FOR MY SOUL...LOVE YOU FOREVER
@ishlabadoo1 U already know! I was sitting here minding my own business and watching NCIS! Da closing edits featured, THE KING OF SOUL, himself! OTIS!
LADY CACA U MEAN. EVEN BEYONCE. WTF HAPPENED TO REAL MUSIC. REAL SOUL. REAL FUNK. NOTHING BUT GARBAGE. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SUCKS AND IT WILL ALWAYS SUCK. NOTHING BUT SELLOUTS. EVEN MY KIDS HATE IT. THEY LISTEN TO OLD SCHOOL AND OLDIES. WHY MUSICIANS ARE PAID MILLIONS TODAY IS A MYSTERY TO ME. AND JUST TO SAY. YEAAAA. HEEEYYYY. YEAAA. NO TALENT WHAT SO EVER.
Never, ever dead are they. With us always in our hearts and souls. Thank you Otis, thank you Jimmy, thank you Ronnie, thanks you Phalon, thank you Carl. Creator continue to bless Ben, James, Harvey, Michael, Ron, Willie, and Larry.
@RedRoseDrops20 Ben Cauley can still recall that crash like it was yesterday! 43 years later and he's still traumatized! What a horrific experience! After all he's been through though, including a stroke, he's still going strong and he deserves nothing but mad respect for that!
@TheMulder1981 In the great "Unsung" documentary on TV-One the Bar-Kays bass player - who took a different flight - mentioned that they played two more shows that night before Otis and the band boarded the ill fated flight. He said those shows were some of the most magical ones they ever played. It's a shame they weren't recorded. That "Unsung" episode deserves an Emmy, one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time.
@jsupe whole heartedly agree. So sad and to watch the sole survivor share his experience and just break down was heart wrenching. Otis is one of my all time favorite singers.
This man was pure RAW emotion! 43 years later his talent outshines many pretenders out there now or since. He will be remembered forever as one of the great voices of the 20th century.
Ben did play again actually, he was in the new Barkays for a little while the reason why he left was because at that point they were not making any money and he had a wife and two kids at the time so he left to find a job, so he could support his famiy, but he can still play even after having a stroke a few years ago.
I've always been a fan of the Barkays and now I understand there "it factor"...They had that funk beat that you feel in your soul when you hear their sounds... You can only hear and feel that beat from the great ones and they are one of the great ones. I use the word "are" because that funky beat stays in your soul forever and never dies!!! OTIS, no one can come close to his sound... Now I love them even more after hearing their story. I love seeing UNSUNG... Thanks for the posting.
The lone survivor was the Trumpet player. You can google and find his name but he was as good as dead after the crash. I saw him talking about hearing the others cry out for help then things going silent. He never played another note and lead a tourured life. He said if anyone should have lived it should have been Otis because in his words Otis was a gift from God. So Sad.
@hankaaron1961 The bass player's name is James Alexander, he has a son he named after his bandmate Phalon Jones, today, his sone goes by the name of Jazzy Pha, he's a big time hip hop producer, and the trumpeter's name is Ben Cauley
@jhoward..other than the soul train performance with al green did with here i am baby this has to be ONE OF THE BEST stage performace by a male i have seen in a long time this was clearly someone that should get more respect than he deserves this was a powerhouse performance-says uzipolo king of decatur
Terrible video quality...yet, one of the very best videos of "one of the Greatest"... Otis at his best. Gone so young; thanks for giving us this video to remember.
I just turned 40 and I used to wonder why they talked about Otis Redding all the time when I was a kid. I thought it was because he past suddenly in an airplane but now I know why. To me he has to be the No.1 soul singer of all time. Now I know where Al Green got his style. This right here is unbelievable, what makes him awesome is that he doesn't look like he can sing like that, then he comes out and hits those notes, incredible !
@mjjcng8958 I can't give him props for that. I'm not that good of a singer, but even I know there are certain singers songs not to mess with. A professional singer should know there range. If you sing with a pretty boy voice, you shouldn't try to sing Otis Redding songs. Otis had a real man (raspy quartet style) voice. Sorry no props for Chris Brown on his version of this song.
i have an uncle who looks just like Otis. :) i love this guy so much and this song is STILL amazing! i like to play it when i'm getting ready to go out.
Un petit bonheur, entre autres, que mon Fils de 28 balais bientôt vient de mapporter . moi vieux Woodstockien nanar retardé de 58 balais (qui na malheureusement pas été à Woodstock ni à Monterey).
Depuis toujours je faisais écouter Otis à mon Fils, dès son Enfance et jusquà quil prenne son propre envol. Je voyais bien que cela le gonflait un peu quelquefois.
Et puis, hier soir, il ma appris quil était devenu un Fan de mon Otis.
I heard the song jay and Jayne did and then later on that month my dad was picking me up from a friends and he started singing to this song I'm the truck and now whenever he is in a good mood he plays the CD and "sings" to it but I HATE the one jay and kanye did
RockinSplinter199 2 weeks ago
I knew this before jay and kanye did whatever the hell that was; btw, I'm 22 ;)
ArcaneThingOfBeauty 3 weeks ago
jay n kanye killed this song in a bad way, i grew up with this MUSIC i love it, otis has always been my favorite. true musician, they dont make em like him no more
grodriguez7107 3 weeks ago
I love this song!!!
roxannesbradley 1 month ago
Some people got here through Jay-Z and Kanye, some got here through The Commitments, some got here through the Blues Brothers.... and some grew up with Otis all of their lives. It's all good, as long as they got here.
pacatrue 1 month ago in playlist Jukebox
Yo he kills the fuck out this dude gets into it love shit like this
TheHotFreshmen 1 month ago
@TheHotFreshmen
Isn't it good that comments can be left here by people for whom English isn't their first language. And no punctuation either!
andrea22213 1 week ago
HOW MUCH YOU WANNA BET, ALL THE DISLIKES ARE WHITE PEOPLE?
newsblastsocialmedia 2 months ago
@newsblastsocialmedia Bigot much?
beckettsamiam 3 weeks ago in playlist otis redding
Jay and kanye
I dont like what they did to this song!
FlipThisSample 2 months ago
thumbs up if jay z and yezzy brought u here
MrVasquez141 2 months ago
Please dont tell me justin bieber brought you here.
mahaysan 2 months ago 2
This is an amazing song
Got to na na na
craigandrach 3 months ago
I heard jayz & kanye west use this in the beginning of they song & I said I had to find out the real artist! I'm happy I heard this! I like it
cim0229 3 months ago
Basically, nobody was ever better. Period.
rbraxley 3 months ago
So true iSteeeve. So true. Youtube has a lot of old songs that were sampled recently and most don't even know.
nelsonkn 3 months ago
welcome to havana
joacoalpoder 4 months ago
Otis my man.
keithdra 4 months ago
Great song
andre1dre 4 months ago
20 people are def
michaelodia 4 months ago
Drop, nanana!
Raffi214 4 months ago
There should be a if-I-press-the-dislike-button-this-means-I-don't-know-anything-about-music-and-emotion button for this song.
bobodabanka 5 months ago
Now Otis had the right idea.
831SANTANERO 5 months ago in playlist try a little little tenderness
JAY AND KANYE TOOK ME TO THIS VIDEO
thearlkid 5 months ago 12
I get sad when I hear his songs # squeez her don't tease her. R.I.P
YungfreshBeats 5 months ago
Damn this shit feels good.
LAPushstar 5 months ago
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iSteeeve 5 months ago
Jay-Z and Kanye brought this to a new generation and reminded an older generation that may have forgot. Many would not be checking this out except for their new album.
iSteeeve 5 months ago 20
@iSteeeve Exactly! All these old heads are saying their ruining this song. But in fact their bringing awareness to Otis Redding.
DopeLamar 4 months ago
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KingTray1000 4 months ago
@iSteeeve actually donkey from shrek did ^.^
KingTray1000 4 months ago
Kayne and jay-z should go to jail pay a fine for copyright or something seriously a this was the song he made literately rite b4 he died
YungfreshBeats 5 months ago
So sad he died at 27 ) ' :
YungfreshBeats 5 months ago
Jay z and Kanye destroyed this song. You just don't sample/touch songs like this. I'm sure sure otis would appreciate love of music well done. I love all kinds of music , but jay z and kanye whatever his name is. Their version to me is an insult.
saruhsaurusxx 6 months ago 3
Jay-Z and Kanye shoudn't have touched this song. You can't improve upon this. What they did is equivalent to a post-modern artist taking something nice, urinating on it, and then pretending like it deserves to be in a museum.
UneSteakFrites 6 months ago 4
@UneSteakFrites shut the fuck up they killed that song !!
aaaaaa944 6 months ago
Jay and Yeezey killed this but i love the original
kidkilla23 6 months ago
I just saw this for the first time and it brought chill through my body as I realized this performance was the night before his plane crashed.
wirejohn 6 months ago
listen to the soul of Otis Redding...gone too soon
hopalong675 6 months ago
Most awesome song...I love this man!
EricaParas 8 months ago
The ones that are blessed with talent leave us far too soon! RIP Mr. Redding and the members of his talented band.
71666kdb 9 months ago 2
They are working their ASSES off. Absolutely criminal that Otis died when he did. Also, consider the fact that Otis is *26* here. TWENTY-EFFING-SIX.
snidelywhiplash 10 months ago
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snidelywhiplash 10 months ago
fucking punk rock as shit
smanspiff 10 months ago
@smanspiff Yeah! ^__^
philosophygoth91 7 months ago
How could anyone dislike this! Emotion and ability that NOBODY these days has.
CautiousPaul 10 months ago
Saw him and the Bar-Kays at the Palladium Ballroom Here in Houston in 1966 before the Cassius Clay Boxing Match in the Astro-Dome in 1966. Next year he had changed his Name to Mohammad Ali. Will Never Ever Forget That Week of My Life.. Every got along. That all changed when Dr. King was killed. Otis Died the winter of 1967. I still remember that night at the Palladium as if was Yesterday. 1966 Was a Good Year for me. OTIS: May You Rest in Peace! !
jbones61 10 months ago 3
@jbones61 I'm jealous you got to see him live... must've been so awesome!
Ruffnekk73 7 months ago in playlist Blues & Soul
@Ruffnekk73 It was an Awesome week. I saw him at 5 other places that week. But the most Incredible thing was at the Old City Auditorium Gym. He was standing next to me and talking to Howard Cosell. Now that was a big moment in my life. I saw one of guys at a funeral last week, and we talking about that day. The friend that passed away was one of those that was with us that day..God Bless All
jbones61 6 months ago
Look at James Alexander there behind Big O playing the bass!!! Wow!
tylersfs 10 months ago
marivn gaye + otis redding = OMG.
pewperskewper 11 months ago
@pewperskewper I feel that bay-beh.
1978blueGREEN 11 months ago
*tears in my eyes* Bless you for posting this. All hail, the king of soul.
BettinaBalser 11 months ago
When you hear folks say, "live like there's no tomorrow", you never expect that there won't be a tomorrow. Although I'm sure the people on stage that night could never have predicted what would happen to them less than 24hrs later, they gave an outstanding and unforgettable performance which can never be duplicated.
sheezfreshnexciting 1 year ago
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titche1707 1 year ago
Best song ever!!!
Alvarito35 1 year ago
So many fakers out there...Otis was the real deal.
“When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun.” - Shakespeare
ron956 1 year ago 3
RIP in peace to all the members of the Barkays. (Jimmie King- my uncle/lead guiar and leader of the Barkays). Sound so good after 40 odd years. God Bless.
DeloneyCunningham 1 year ago
@DeloneyCunningham Yes sir, your uncle has made music that has touched my heart. He and his has made music that will forever stand the test of T I M E . God Bless You and your family and anyone who F E E L S this.
1978blueGREEN 11 months ago
Gone to soon RIP Otis!
athorpe630 1 year ago
RIP .... 12-10-67
shebangs27 1 year ago
December 10, 1967: the day the music died again.
RIP Otis, you are the man. You brought a lot of hope and joy to some of our lives.
TTmaniax 1 year ago
this performance was two days before he died...i wasnt born yet but my husband was in England when Otis Redding died. He said it was one of the worst days in music.
dladeeday 1 year ago
oh man the trumpet at 2:14 is so sentimental..always brings a tear to my eyes
marillo18 1 year ago
This video is so appealing and has mass appeal, that u gotta know, that after performing this song, he could do nothing else. Anybody who has empathy, would understand, what I am saying!
stevieplez2 1 year ago
Yo when I heard this, and found out that he died, I wanted to die, because that's angle shit right there, and he was called home .... yes
stevieplez2 1 year ago
NOW, this is MUSIC
RIP Mr.Otis Redding
katofromgreenhornet 1 year ago
i fuckinnnnnnnnnn agreee
breebonneau15 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Talk about butchering a beautiful song. Guess he should get points for attempting to sing a classic. Stick to Dock of the Bay.
ThirdandPine 1 year ago
@ThirdandPine man this is gospel singing. this isnt pretty this is from the gut the soul. this is real singing. this is real feelings.
mjjcng8958 1 year ago
@ThirdandPine and i know this is a remake
mjjcng8958 1 year ago
@ThirdandPine So you're a music critic are you? You don't know anything about this man - that's evident!
tooterooterville 1 year ago
@ThirdandPine I'm not surprised by your comments. Coming from someone who has Britney Spears as favorites. GTFOH!
YankeeGirl226 1 year ago 2
@ThirdandPine Acutal he did what may artist fail to do when remaking a song.... Made it better. Just check out other renditions; they try to mimick him and not the original. He gave the song soul and passion.....
fields34 11 months ago
Gotta have some, necessary...
goldie5128 1 year ago
@GJNCA My comment had nothing to do with Chris Brown because he beat his girlfriend. I made that statement meaning he has a pretty boy voice. A professional singer that has a kind of voice that he does shouldn't sing any song the was recorded by a man with a MAN's raspy voice. For example, you would expect El Debarge to sing a Teddy Pendergrass song. Even if El Debarge did decide to sing a Teddy P song, I believe he would soun better that Chris Brown's version on Try a Little Tendernes LOL!
rubyredbass 1 year ago
@rubyredbass Try again society has changed men to ass holes. Try a little tenderness when addressing man kind.
vonn003 1 year ago
@GJNCA I don't know much about Bing Brosby's music so I can't say nothing bad or good about his singing.
rubyredbass 1 year ago
Andrew Strong's version off The Commitments is better in my oppinion
SlipKnoTxMenTaL 1 year ago
@SlipKnoTxMenTaL ...wow.... Please tell me you're kidding
menef71 1 year ago
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tbonefunkywalker 1 year ago
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@menef71 menef71 , I agree with you. Not only his voice but everything about him, how he sings, his face expression and body language, etc, everything is so soulful when he sings. My soulmate who passed away used to say "I cannot trust a person who does not like this song (sung by Otis)." Who could bea this man?
tbonefunkywalker 1 year ago
@menef71 I'm not kidding, but its only my opinion. You may think different, well that's your choice.
SlipKnoTxMenTaL 1 year ago
@SlipKnoTxMenTaL WHAT???? Maybe you're joking.
chinadog1205 1 year ago
@chinadog1205 No.
SlipKnoTxMenTaL 1 year ago
THIS IS THE REAL MUSIC!!
111diva111 1 year ago
they come in with that rim shot, at the bottom man. Otis was awesome. thanks for youtube. imagine how much of this stuff would've just died now the footage an all its beauty an imperfections is alive again...
kingofdaundaworld 1 year ago
otis gave the word tenderness an unbelievable true meaning!!
Riverbankjohncale 1 year ago
Wow. I was freshman at Case Western Reserve University at the time. I was too young to go to Leo's Casino which was his last performance. He died way too young.
NoVARon2 1 year ago
best ever
montecarl0007 1 year ago
amen, rubyred....before you can sing 'bout it, you gotta know what it means! r.i.p. otis.
klmcc01 1 year ago
The Original Bar-Kays band[ Soul Finger was their hit record], perished in that fatal plane crash into Lake Minona in the winter of '67, one survivor, Ben Cauley, the trumpet player, the bass player took a different flight, they were to perform in Madison Wisconsin that evening. The bass player, & trumpet player reformed the band & experienced great success in the 70's, they did the sound track for Issac Hayes' "SHAFT"'
MrCsmall 1 year ago 3
@MrCsmall to add to your comment, one of the members, Alexander is the father of Jazzy Pha. Yall know Jazzy Pha.
1uneek 1 year ago
this is music ^^
tackiem1 1 year ago 2
yah this man has a voice that goes right thru my soul him and marin,percy a bottle of wine candles sounds like a damn good night for the soul .
goodkiyytgonbad 1 year ago 2
Otis is one of the greatest singers ever, along with Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Michael Jackson, Prince and Luther Vandross as well as a few others.
I love the way this song climaxes, he has so much so and feeling.
Twonne1 1 year ago 2
LAWD HAVE MERCY I LOOOVVVEEEEEEE THIS MAN, WHEN IM FEELIN DOWN I GET A BOTTLE OF WINE LITE A CANDLE AND SOME OTIS AND IM NOT ONLY FEELIN GOOD IM FEELIN DAMN GREAT OTIS IS GOOD FOR MY SOUL...LOVE YOU FOREVER
ishlabadoo1 1 year ago 38
@ishlabadoo1 AMEN brotha!
nickandjanel 1 year ago
@ishlabadoo1 U already know! I was sitting here minding my own business and watching NCIS! Da closing edits featured, THE KING OF SOUL, himself! OTIS!
252Diva 10 months ago
@ishlabadoo1 What kind of user name is ishlabadoo?
ddave191 5 months ago
The commitments version serves this justice.....trust me.
kcwolf3 1 year ago
@kcwolf3 i disagree
glxwill 1 year ago
LADY CACA U MEAN. EVEN BEYONCE. WTF HAPPENED TO REAL MUSIC. REAL SOUL. REAL FUNK. NOTHING BUT GARBAGE. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SUCKS AND IT WILL ALWAYS SUCK. NOTHING BUT SELLOUTS. EVEN MY KIDS HATE IT. THEY LISTEN TO OLD SCHOOL AND OLDIES. WHY MUSICIANS ARE PAID MILLIONS TODAY IS A MYSTERY TO ME. AND JUST TO SAY. YEAAAA. HEEEYYYY. YEAAA. NO TALENT WHAT SO EVER.
XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX 1 year ago
wow he could sing that goodness for tapes.
buddyjb5 1 year ago
sing it otis
Jehovahschild100 1 year ago
Excepitonal memories of days gone by of Otis Redding & The Bar-kays... God Bless them for great times.
1MISTRESSKAJUN 1 year ago
woooow!!!
kenner1309 1 year ago
MASTERPIECE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jt123egypte 1 year ago
God bless OTIS & the Bar-Kays <3
MeChelleMyBellPhilly 1 year ago
R.I.P Otis
Caveman1006 1 year ago
As amazing as they are is, it really hurts my heart to watch this and think about what happened to them... =(
MeChelleMyBellPhilly 1 year ago
@MeChelleMyBellPhilly as they are* lol. RIP OTIS and THE BAR-KAYS.. taken from this world way too soon.. so sad
MeChelleMyBellPhilly 1 year ago
Never, ever dead are they. With us always in our hearts and souls. Thank you Otis, thank you Jimmy, thank you Ronnie, thanks you Phalon, thank you Carl. Creator continue to bless Ben, James, Harvey, Michael, Ron, Willie, and Larry.
ristobenjie 1 year ago
Its sad how this was their last performace...All of them died in a plane crash the very next day..and only one of them survived that horrible crash
RedRoseDrops20 1 year ago
@RedRoseDrops20 Ben Cauley can still recall that crash like it was yesterday! 43 years later and he's still traumatized! What a horrific experience! After all he's been through though, including a stroke, he's still going strong and he deserves nothing but mad respect for that!
SIGMAMAN69 1 year ago 18
I love you, OTIS!!!!!
Geedub214 1 year ago
People think I like music from this era because I'm an "old fart.'
WWRRROONNNNGGG!!!
I like this music because it's THE BEST ERA OF MUSIC EVER!! Nothing released today even comes close!
LISTEN to the man's voice on his last ever performance less than 24 hours before he died!! oh.......... my.............gawd!!!!!
TheMulder1981 1 year ago
@TheMulder1981 In the great "Unsung" documentary on TV-One the Bar-Kays bass player - who took a different flight - mentioned that they played two more shows that night before Otis and the band boarded the ill fated flight. He said those shows were some of the most magical ones they ever played. It's a shame they weren't recorded. That "Unsung" episode deserves an Emmy, one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time.
jsupe 1 year ago 5
@jsupe whole heartedly agree. So sad and to watch the sole survivor share his experience and just break down was heart wrenching. Otis is one of my all time favorite singers.
djntt69 1 year ago
This man was pure RAW emotion! 43 years later his talent outshines many pretenders out there now or since. He will be remembered forever as one of the great voices of the 20th century.
jsupe 1 year ago 2
Ben did play again actually, he was in the new Barkays for a little while the reason why he left was because at that point they were not making any money and he had a wife and two kids at the time so he left to find a job, so he could support his famiy, but he can still play even after having a stroke a few years ago.
volgirl2477 1 year ago
lol! you are right rubyredbass- otis is to chris brown is like what ice cream is to ####
01tnql 1 year ago
This is a wonderful performance buy Otis Redding.....
ladyjoan1 1 year ago
I've always been a fan of the Barkays and now I understand there "it factor"...They had that funk beat that you feel in your soul when you hear their sounds... You can only hear and feel that beat from the great ones and they are one of the great ones. I use the word "are" because that funky beat stays in your soul forever and never dies!!! OTIS, no one can come close to his sound... Now I love them even more after hearing their story. I love seeing UNSUNG... Thanks for the posting.
Sangria3 1 year ago 2
@BlueeiyedSoul, the remaining members name is Ben Cauley.
I also agree with JohnnyCanada. There's not REAL music anymore. When you heard a beat or opening moan, you instantly knew who it was.
This story will be on Unsung, tonite on TV One...
MissSuperHottie 1 year ago
The lone survivor was the Trumpet player. You can google and find his name but he was as good as dead after the crash. I saw him talking about hearing the others cry out for help then things going silent. He never played another note and lead a tourured life. He said if anyone should have lived it should have been Otis because in his words Otis was a gift from God. So Sad.
BLUEIYEDSOUL 1 year ago
did any or all of the barkays die in the plane crash with ottis if so which ones
atkidz 1 year ago
@atkidz the bass player to the left was on a diferent flight. There was one one survior of the crash, but I don't know which band member it was.
hankaaron1961 1 year ago
@hankaaron1961 The bass player's name is James Alexander, he has a son he named after his bandmate Phalon Jones, today, his sone goes by the name of Jazzy Pha, he's a big time hip hop producer, and the trumpeter's name is Ben Cauley
shaqdulla 1 year ago
WHAT A TIMELESS TREASURE!
cucochkekachanan 1 year ago
increible
jorgedevl 1 year ago
The Big O.and Bar Kays WHAT A SHOW
THANK YOU FOR THIS . GOD CALL YOU ALL HOME.YET YA'LL WILL LIVE ON IN YOUR MUSIC
I MISS YOU ALL.YOUR BOY pittypatguidry1
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pittypatguidry1 1 year ago
oooh fuck !!! incredrible voice !!
emifaltaderespeto 1 year ago
Love the movie Pretty in Pink simply for Jon Cryer's lip-synch of this song.
slynnmiller 1 year ago 2
the big o is Otis Redding ,not Orbison.
soultwister53 1 year ago
This was the night before they got killed rip
mightysons74 1 year ago
this is a great job by the groups
KAJUNIS 1 year ago
A great performance like this transcends time.
ambdialect 1 year ago 2
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ambdialect 1 year ago
-the good die young-
MrCannabist 1 year ago 2
How did we ever go from this to Lady Gaga?
johnnycanada 1 year ago 108
LOL...VERY good question. I may be from the "gaga-era", but i prefer this type of music over Gaga ANY DAY, ANY TIME, ANY PLACE
memphislover1 1 year ago 4
@johnnycanada shit you said just made my day
RVCA91 1 year ago
@johnnycanada johnny I don't even know it (music) went down quick
Millionaire360 1 year ago
@johnnycanada I so agree with your rethorical question... I say it's a perfect example of how much society has degenerated.
AstralBooBaby 1 year ago
@johnnycanada sheeeesh!!!and all the other "Romantic" songs like Me & My Bitch.. Or the Classic "Pop Dat Cootchie"?!?!?!?
benzoslady36 1 year ago
@johnnycanada
Exactly my thoughts.......lady gaga.........gimme a freakin break.
All the music I need is already been done. Couldnt care less if there was never any new music made again.
mrzip8 1 year ago
@johnnycanada poignantly said my brother, and the answer is in the book,.even the young .ask the same question,they know
mastertung7 1 year ago
@johnnycanada I think it all got lost in the crack generation, but i sure as hell miss it!
mw94533 1 year ago
@johnnycanada hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa! How right ur!
2faatcaats 1 year ago
@johnnycanada lol that's funny
akilah49 1 year ago
@johnnycanada so is the world
ypkaable 1 year ago
CLASSIC....
7alevelez 1 year ago 2
love that horn at 2:44
dickiesandchucks 2 years ago 2
OTIS sinónimo de SOUL.
Realmente emociona.Emociona su voz, su presencia,
y además da fuerza, mucha fuerza.
Try a little tenderness!!!!
chinonacio 2 years ago 8
RIP, to a REAL LEGEND
mreev 2 years ago 6
and Otis said"I've been loving you to long ,don't wanna stop now" we will always love the Big O..r i p..
debbevins 2 years ago
The big o was Orbison.
barrtarr 1 year ago
Now THAT'S passion! An absolute transcendent perfromance.. No one did like Otis.
jhowardgators 2 years ago 4
@jhoward..other than the soul train performance with al green did with here i am baby this has to be ONE OF THE BEST stage performace by a male i have seen in a long time this was clearly someone that should get more respect than he deserves this was a powerhouse performance-says uzipolo king of decatur
uzipolo 2 years ago
Terrible video quality...yet, one of the very best videos of "one of the Greatest"... Otis at his best. Gone so young; thanks for giving us this video to remember.
harveyfuqua 2 years ago
I think "Otis" lived in a lot of artist in the70's, Al Green, Barry white, Teddy, Peabo
Johnny Taylor!!
They sing with feelings inside their souls
Otis was a trailblazer, That's way the 70's
was a great decade for R&B Music because of him!!!!!!! Great job Otis R.I.P!!!
208005278 2 years ago
Otis Redding has no peer. The man was incomparable and his art remains so. RIP, Otis. We miss you greatly.
eyes4owl 2 years ago
Man is born to die..Otis RIP.
C0NTR4B455 2 years ago
I was in 9th grade when Otis Redding died & I must have cried for a month. I thought & still think he is the sexiest man I have every laid eyes on.
grifitti 2 years ago
I just turned 40 and I used to wonder why they talked about Otis Redding all the time when I was a kid. I thought it was because he past suddenly in an airplane but now I know why. To me he has to be the No.1 soul singer of all time. Now I know where Al Green got his style. This right here is unbelievable, what makes him awesome is that he doesn't look like he can sing like that, then he comes out and hits those notes, incredible !
stevieplez2 2 years ago 4
This is a MAN's song which means Chris Brown should not have touched it..
rubyredbass 2 years ago 40
You couldn't have put any better, I'd actually add that this is a grown up man's song (i.e. not for children)
magnnum01 2 years ago
@rubyredbass i had no idea chris brown did it...the rage is now taking over
wabznasm1 1 year ago
@rubyredbass LOL!
darere2002 1 year ago
@rubyredbass Couldn't have said it better!
SIGMAMAN69 1 year ago
@rubyredbass give him props for trying at least. h\\
mjjcng8958 1 year ago
@mjjcng8958 I can't give him props for that. I'm not that good of a singer, but even I know there are certain singers songs not to mess with. A professional singer should know there range. If you sing with a pretty boy voice, you shouldn't try to sing Otis Redding songs. Otis had a real man (raspy quartet style) voice. Sorry no props for Chris Brown on his version of this song.
rubyredbass 1 year ago
@rubyredbass i can dig it!!!!!
mjjcng8958 1 year ago
@rubyredbass Excellent point!
mw94533 1 year ago
legende respect! man!
titche1707 2 years ago 2
i have an uncle who looks just like Otis. :) i love this guy so much and this song is STILL amazing! i like to play it when i'm getting ready to go out.
hackjackmac 2 years ago
jeben tip totalno steta velika zbog nesrece
Coricidin25 2 years ago
Un petit bonheur, entre autres, que mon Fils de 28 balais bientôt vient de mapporter . moi vieux Woodstockien nanar retardé de 58 balais (qui na malheureusement pas été à Woodstock ni à Monterey).
Depuis toujours je faisais écouter Otis à mon Fils, dès son Enfance et jusquà quil prenne son propre envol. Je voyais bien que cela le gonflait un peu quelquefois.
Et puis, hier soir, il ma appris quil était devenu un Fan de mon Otis.
Pur bonheur partagé.
Cest un bon mon Minet.
PLUMEPLUME51 2 years ago