Do You Consider These To Be The Greatest Songs Ever Written Or Do You Disagree?

Published on 08/20/2021
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(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay — Otis Redding

This is unquestionably one of Otis Redding’s most well-known tracks, and it is also one of his most well-known songs overall. He wrote the words for the song in his free time, while sitting on a pier overlooking the sea and watching the waves. The next day, he returned to Sausalito, California, where he had been staying since the festival, and spent a few days on a rented houseboat that he had rented for the duration of the festival. After that, he recorded it and then put it all together into a whole song a few months later, which you can hear here. The pilot was killed in an aviation accident despite only having been on the ground for a couple of days. In Wisconsin, he drove himself to Lake Monona, where he slept for the night before continuing his journey. Immediately after the singer’s death, his song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list for the first time in the artist’s career.

The Dock Of The Bay

The Dock Of The Bay

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‘Let It Be — The Beatles

It is often thought that times of upheaval foster the development of fresh and creative ideas, particularly in business. Paul McCartney and this particular song served as an excellent illustration of how something like this might occur. After the Beatles’ split, he had a distressing dream in which his mother came to him and gave him advice on how to go on. In fact, it was this song that served as the idea for the album’s title tune. Additionally, it has had an influence on popular culture as a consequence of its distribution in addition to being a memorable picture. The Beatles released their last song, “Let It Be,” in March 1970, and it served as their final single before they disbanded a year later.

Let It Be

Let It Be

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