Listen to this when
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Just sitting here, watching the tide roll away 🌊
Who it's for
Written on a houseboat in Sausalito, the song paints a man far from home watching the tide and the days drift by.
Listless and adrift→Calm and accepted
Feelings it meets
What it is
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper; Redding began it in August 1967 while staying on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California. It is a reflective song about sitting by the water watching ships come and go, drawn from his time away performing in San Francisco.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
The mind, sharp but not broad, sticks at every point but does not move.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 50
