{"id":805193,"date":"2020-03-12T22:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=966594"},"modified":"2020-03-12T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T04:00:22","slug":"hear-sting-cover-otis-reddings-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/hear-sting-cover-otis-reddings-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear Sting Cover Otis Redding\u2019s \u2018(Sittin\u2019 On) the Dock of the Bay\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sting.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/sting\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sting\" data-tag=\"sting\">Sting<\/a> recorded a laid-back cover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/otis-redding\/\" id=\"auto-tag_otis-redding\" data-tag=\"otis-redding\">Otis Redding<\/a>\u2019s \u201c(Sittin\u2019 On) The Dock of the Bay.\u201d The release marks the first installment of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alz.org\/musicmoments\/sting.asp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMusic Moments,\u201d<\/a> a project where artists tackle songs they appreciate on an emotional level.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the track, Sting whistles and croons over an acoustic guitar and soft waves of brass. In an accompanying video, the rocker discusses his connection to the classic, reflecting on his youth in Wallsend, England. \u201cWhen I was 16, I had no idea how to achieve my dreams,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd so I lived near the river in my town. I\u2019d go down to the ferry and I\u2019d watch ships go back and forth. I wondered where they were going, and I realized my life was like that. I had to leave where I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife\u2019s mother died from premature Alzheimer\u2019s, and it\u2019s a tragic and horrifying disease,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt\u2019s a potential in all of our lives, so whatever research we do at this present time is absolutely important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other artists participating in \u201cMusic Moments\u201d include Nile Rodgers (covering the Beatles\u2019 \u201cHey Jude\u201d), Sharon Van Etten, Jason Isbell, Band of Horses, Joan Jett, Lee Ann Womack, Anthony Hamilton, Brett Eldredge and the Head and the Heart.<\/p>\n<p>The Alzheimer\u2019s Association, founded in 2002, <a href=\"https:\/\/alzfdn.org\/about-us\/mission-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">describes<\/a> its mission as \u201c[providing] support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias nationwide, and [funding] research for better treatment and a cure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hear Sting\u2019s full cover of \u201c(Sittin\u2019 On) The Dock of the Bay\u201d below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3> Popular on Rolling Stone <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/sting-otis-redding-dock-of-the-bay-966594\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sting recorded a laid-back cover of Otis Redding\u2019s \u201c(Sittin\u2019 On) The Dock of the Bay.\u201d The release marks the first installment of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association\u2019s \u201cMusic Moments,\u201d a project where artists tackle songs they appreciate on an emotional level. Throughout the track, Sting whistles and croons over an acoustic guitar and soft waves of brass. 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