I Am Listening To This Song Right Now

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Otis Redding at the '67 Monterrey pop Festival. How great he was. And so many other acts. But it was Otis and Jimi(Hendrix) that stole the show. Otis was powerful and soulful. This is a great example-and I may even like this version that his studio recording on "Otis Blue"

Sadly, three years later both he and Jimi would be dead. But memories of the festival- and them-live on.

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Elandra77

In a way , he WAS the voice of the soul music generation. And when he died, soul music did shortly after. With only Aretha and Wilson Pickett continuing for much longer. His songs had so much emotion and depth- his death was the same way. As if we had lost an inner voice of ourselves.

Peaches · F

Yes, so true!

Elandra77

@sweetpea: Thanks. Iti s such a romantic song. Great soul musiv had a way of cutting through all the fluff in our lives and touching, each of us, in our core and our soul. Few other msical genres can do that.

To those who have found a true love, this song is a celebration of that love. To those that HAD a love they perceived as true, but turned out not to be, this is a wistful,tearful and melancholy song. ( I would fall into this category) But it may also be self cathartic.

At times, we need reminded just how special a love we once had really was.