Music appearing in this episode:
Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (1967)
Otis Redding - "Try a Little Tenderness" (1966)
Elizabeth Cotten - "Freight Train" (1958)
Mongo Santamaría - "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" (1968)
Peggy Lee - "Dock Of The Bay" (1969)
DJ Shadow - "Mellow But Chunky" (2012)
World Saxophone Quartet - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (1989)
De La Soul - "Eye Know" (1989)
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - "Check It Out" (2005)
Blackalicious - "Swan Lake" (1994)
To learn more about Otis Redding and “Dock of the Bay”, listen to the 500 Songs Podcast episode on the song. I also recommend the documentary Stax: Soulsville USA.
For more on “Eye Know” by De La Soul, listen to my podcast episode:
If you want a formal resource on pop music theory, I recommend The Practice of Popular Music: Understanding Harmony, Rhythm, Melody, and Form in Commercial Songwriting by Trevor de Clercq. I have also written a lot about the subject.
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