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64. The iconic whistle in (Sittin' On) "The Dock of the Bay" was improvised when Otis Redding

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 06:33 PM

Aug 2022

forgot what he was supposed to sing during the outro.

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Post a little known fact about a rock song [View all] red dog 1 Apr 2022 OP

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"Little known facts" in the thread title seems Ok to me red dog 1 Apr 2022 #18

What term would I have used? highplainsdem Apr 2022 #23

Yeah, I could have used "music trivia" I guess red dog 1 Apr 2022 #29

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Now THAT should definitely qualify as a "little known fact" about a rock song. red dog 1 Apr 2022 #21

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Wikipedia has Harrison's explanation, that Clapton was reading his writing upside down: highplainsdem Apr 2022 #28

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The iconic whistle in (Sittin' On) "The Dock of the Bay" was improvised when Otis Redding red dog 1 Aug 2022 #64

Well, I guess this thread is dead. red dog 1 Aug 2022 #65