Soul Train BOTBs Round 1 (1960's) - #4 Otis Redding vs #5 Dianna Ross and the Supremes

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• chuck Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 10,999

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  I had a hard (lol) time not voting for the ladies here.

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• Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,421

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Otis Redding is the fucking GOAT.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Swaye said:

  Otis Redding is the fucking GOAT.

  I loved Otis from the moment Maverick talked about how his mom listened to Dock of the Bay over and over and over.
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tOx4dN-hI

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• Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,421

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  YellowSnow said:

  Swaye said:

  Otis Redding is the fucking GOAT.

  I loved Otis from the moment Maverick talked about how his mom listened to Dock of the Bay over and over and over.
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tOx4dN-hI

  Top Gun. Auto-chin in effect.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Swaye said:

  YellowSnow said:

  Swaye said:

  Otis Redding is the fucking GOAT.

  I loved Otis from the moment Maverick talked about how his mom listened to Dock of the Bay over and over and over.
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tOx4dN-hI

  Top Gun. Auto-chin in effect.

  I basically think of you at the Injun Maverick. I think so far as a movie goes, it's cheesy as fuck (but so was much of the 80's), but when one grows up 10 mins up the road from Miramar NAS and F-14s are constantly flying over head it's essential.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019 edited February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  This might be my favorite Otis live video...his take on Satisfaction at the 1967 Monterey Festival (shout out to @BearsWiin ) . Few humans ever had this much soul. Booker T and the MGs were the backing group, of course.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtbiHYa-LI

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• Baseman Member Posts: 12,365

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  http://youtu.be/xQ9X8q_JKEw
  
  Jimbo, as the opening lyrics in this track demonstrate, would have picked Otis.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Baseman said:

  http://youtu.be/xQ9X8q_JKEw
  
  Jimbo, as the opening lyrics in this track demonstrate, would have picked Otis.

  Of my best row boat frens lived on the lake in Madison (shout out to @Mad_Son ) where Otis sold the couch.

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• LebamDawg Member Posts: 8,703

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  the only reason I voted this way was longevity - Otis did not have longevity

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  LebamDawg said:

  the only reason I voted this way was longevity - Otis did not have longevity

  Otis’s commercial peak of 1965- 68 was pretty short. The Supreme’s sold far more records than any other artist in this bracket but their peak was short too: 1964- 67. But Diana Ross went on to remain a popular solo act. Personally, I think she’s nothing special compared to the other greats.

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• Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,176

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  YellowSnow said:

  Baseman said:

  http://youtu.be/xQ9X8q_JKEw
  
  Jimbo, as the opening lyrics in this track demonstrate, would have picked Otis.

  Of my best row boat frens lived on the lake in Madison (shout out to @Mad_Son ) where Otis sold the couch.

  Your fren looking for more frens?

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Mad_Son said:

  YellowSnow said:

  Baseman said:

  http://youtu.be/xQ9X8q_JKEw
  
  Jimbo, as the opening lyrics in this track demonstrate, would have picked Otis.

  Of my best row boat frens lived on the lake in Madison (shout out to @Mad_Son ) where Otis sold the couch.

  Your fren looking for more frens?

  He left and never went back to WI. Sad.
  
  

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• Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,421

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  I hate everyone who voted for Dianna Ross.

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• Gilbystaint Member Posts: 1,061

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMOlixiCnzk

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• Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,176

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  Swaye said:

  I hate everyone who voted for Dianna Ross.

  Tribal warfare

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  Otis my man, pulling into a comfortable lead. I was worried this might be out Rod Stewart over Neil Young moment of the tourney (hi @RaceBannon )

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• Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  My friend used to make me mix tapes in the early 90s and he would always end them with the first stomp/clap bit of this song and then fade it out as they start to sing like 'fuck you - as soon as you hear those claps you want the rest of that shit, but I'm an asshole so i'm going to give you some pain at the end of this tape.'
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1FFOMshiO0

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  This was their best song IMO. Some of the sickest tambourines ever.
  
  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nV72YrB1454

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• Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754

  February 2019

  #5 Dianna Ross & The Supremes

  YellowSnow said:

  This was their best song IMO. Some of the sickest tambourines ever.
  
  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nV72YrB1454

  Fucking China Beach man. First time I heard this song. Actually really a huge influence on how I thought about music after that.

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• Tequilla Member Posts: 19,837

  February 2019

  #4 Otis Redding

  I get calling out "peaks" or active periods for acts ...
  
  I draw a line though when the reason for the short time period was because of a band breaking up or if it was tied to a death. And if tied to a death, was it a self-inflicted death through something like drugs or an accident.

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