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Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. Considered one of the major figures in soul music and rhythm and blues, and one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music, his singing style influenced other soul artists of the 1960s, and he helped to craft the short-living and powerful style of R&B that formed the basis of the Stax Sound. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, he wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper, which became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. The Dock of the Bay reached number one on the UK A… more »

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1967

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You listen while I talk to you now
I tell you what we're gonna do now
There's a new thing a goin' around yeah
And I'll tell you what it's puttin' down
Move your body all around and just shake
Oh that's the way you do it now
Oh go on, go on, baby now
Shake, shake it, shake it, baby yeah

Ha you shake it like a bowl of soup yeah
You let it go loop the loop yeah
You put your hands on your hip now
Come on and let your backbone slip
Move your body like a whip and just shake
Got to, got to, got to have it now
Keep on pushin', baby, shake
Got to, ooh, yeah, oh

Ring a ling a ling
Honey, shakin' is the greatest thing ha
But if you're ready to roll
You got to do the thing with soul

Shake it, shake with all your might
And if you do it, do it right now
You put your hand on your hip, yeah
And honey, you let your backbone slip
Move your body like a whip
You just shake

Got to, got to do it
Got to, got to have it now
Shake, shake, shake, shake
Oh shake, ooh yeah

If you want to really roll now
Got to do the thing with soul
Shake it, shake with all your might, yeah
Now if you do it, do it right now
Just let your body loop the light
And just, got to shake it
Shake it, baby, now
Got to, got to have it
Shake it, shake early in the mornin' now
Shake, shake, shake it in the evenin'
Shake it all, all night long
Shake, shake it all night long
Shake, shake it all night long
Shake, shake it all night long
Early in the morning you're doing the shake
Late in the evening you're doing the shake

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