Otis Redding (1941–1967) American singer, songwriter and record producer
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song), co-written with Steve Cropper.
Song lyrics, Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
“And I sing and sing of awful things
The pleasure that my sadness brings.”
Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh
Fevers and Mirrors (2000)
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