YMMV / Otis Redding

• Covered Up: Hit this one from both directions; most notably, he originally recorded "Respect", which became a big hit for Aretha Franklin. Also of note is "Hard To Handle," which is today more associated with The Black Crowes.
  • "Try a Little Tenderness" was written in 1932, and Redding's version was based on Sam Cooke's take, but it's now universally thought of as an Otis Redding classic.
  • "I Can't Turn You Loose" is now more familiar as the instrumental backing The Blues Brothers used in their live performance introduction, and from becoming a staple of marching bands at sporting events.
  • Bruce Springsteen's rendition of "Merry Christmas Baby" is explicitly based on Redding's arrangement, and is much more well-known.
  • His version of "My Girl" reached #11 in the UK in 1965, which made it a much bigger hit there than The Temptations' original at the time.^note A 1992 reissue of the Temptations version to tie-in with the film of the same title eventually got to #2 on the UK charts
• Signature Song: "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay".