Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness (Official Audio)

You're listening to the official audio for Otis Redding - "Try a Little Tenderness" from the album 'The Dictionary Of Soul'. "Try a Little Tenderness" is on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest songs of all time and is sampled in "Otis" by JAY Z and Kanye West.
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[@robertheintze9413]

Imagine all of the music this legend could have written, had he not died so young (at only 26)?

[@newengland66]

❤❤❤

[@earnestinehamilton9760]

So true, love me some Otis Redding, still love it 2024💕

[@mrs.i.one12]

Only the good die young!

[@mamiemagee4939]

😮😮 2:07 😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅 oil 🛢️ 🪔 of​@@earnestinehamilton9760

[@drumscovertercermundista8246]

For me, that man could have been singing rock or metal without problems, his version of this song in London towards the end his screams sound half metal.

[@earnestinehamilton9760]

I'm 71 year old, I was bless to hear this song 💕

[@annahelena3277]

what a legend 🙏

[@zzalt]

"Sounds so soulful, don't you agree?"

[@mauriceking2416]

SQUEEZE HER, DONT TEASE HER

[@michmex220]

1000 percent!!!’ ❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@mr_MARZH64]

"i invented swag. poppin' bottles, puttin super models in the cab"

[@noamsocool]

I guess I got my swagger back, truth

[@mauriceking2416]

NEW WATCH ALERT

[@s1nner_]

"I invented swag" - Otis Redding

[@tyronewilliams8344]

That part @ 2:34 when the band kicks in and Otis DRIVES IT HOME! One of greatest singers and songs of all time!

[@Inari_Cloud]

Fr tho

[@pinkiemathaba511]

Absolutely 👌🏽

[@juliebagstad]

I discovered this in 1985 watching Pretty in Pink and have loved it ever since. Just magical, voice is unmatched.

[@joannziegenfuss5960]

Yes! Loved John Cryer’s dance interpretation of this song in Pretty in Pink! So memorable and funny. John Cryer is a master at physical comedy.

[@tonisandoval1588]

Me too!😂

[@lewemalachi6240]

I so love this song. As a little boy my dad dance to it and I we watched them dance with my Mom. Beautiful memories.

[@mrjmillz4441]

My dad owned a bar growing up and this was in the juke box and he played it for me.. Good times 👍

[@luissegovia8205]

Im from chile and i love otis redding since i saw the monterey pop film.... What a performance!!!!

[@jimdemonslayer7005]

Edit

[@TheMarciabazile]

No9n9o

[@nitalightell336]

Me, too!! Happy Father's day in Heaven, Daddy! I know you and Mama are still dancing! 💙♥️😊😢

[@Filminformer1984]

I hope all the souls living and dead involved with this song know they created magic in the studio/during the recording session.

[@postatility9703]

The greatest soul singer with the most kick-ass group of musicians. This is the incredible result!!!

[@gabrielledarwin1158]

This song breathes life back into people.

[@stroescurazvan]

Agreed! 👌🏻

[@genfrankdouglas]

That's true tell me one reason you like this song?

[@gabrielledarwin1158]

@@genfrankdouglas the beat starts off calming, then shifts to an upbeat tone. Plus, the lyrics speak truth that's still relevant today.

[@xoabby7772]

❤❤❤

[@imaniharveyel4398]

Yes indeed

[@JulieWeese-nc4dx]

We should all try a Little tenderness the world might be a better place

[@earnestinehamilton9760]

Yes it will 💕

[@Fiftycentjr]

2024 we are on ❤

[@jacquelinehubbard6702]

Always touches my soul when I hear the GREATEST Otis

[@bennygreene1421]

Brings tears . This is real music. GOD blessed brother Otis.

[@anthonyconte3512]

This song is perfection!!!! Otis Redding’s music in general - so much passion/soul.

[@bennygreene1421]

Great !!

[@nuttall47]

Absolute classic, none of this over produced and over dubbed crap, just a great voice and great backing band.

[@yolandagrady7232]

He sings this to the point that I feel every note of this song in my soul!

[@sheilagreasley-rush4423]

OTIS AND PERCY ARE THE TWO MAIN MEN FOR SINGING SOUL - THEY ARE WHAT SOUL MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT

[@smokinmoose2]

I started out in music as a drummer, but when I first heard this song I had two thoughts; I never knew someone could sing like this and also, at that moment, I knew I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my music career. Otis was the man!

[@giatorres7939]

Song brings back flood of memories... Visiting my family as a child in Compton Los Angeles... All the parents jamming to "Otus Redding" 💯Soul Music All Day and Night!

[@user-lf5uw9nx7h]

Duckie dancing in record shop in pretty in pink. My dream man and me slow dancing in a parking lot. A hobo and her dream. ❤

[@kennethcurtis1856]

This why Elvis and Otis were such good friends.

[@LeftWithRight]

This is one of the most masterfully created songs ever created

[@estellesimpson1300]

It's such a beautiful song. You just feel like dancing

[@ihl_28_]

Imagine all the things he could've done if his life wasn't so short. RIP King 💖💖

[@tonymostello6853]

Otis Redding Sam Cooke Al Green a few of the greatest soul singers. Its never been the same those that have not heard these artists have no idea what talent and soul truly is.

[@Charles-nt5bt]

You're right about that lineup

[@alejandroortizbernad4994]

Otis Redding IS the master of soul's music. God bless his holy soul

[@mwoods607]

He was only 26 years old when he passed away. Amazing at any age, but wow!

[@charlesnorman3594]

Met him 52yrs. Personality as big as voice...shook Al of our hands as kids!

[@enviousshade1770]

He died in 1960s bro

[@LuisAlvarez-mr5wm]

2:52 that’s my favorite part because of Duckie’s dance in Pretty in Pink

[@ryans1690]

What a voice, what a song.

[@ghostrider-ek8gu]

Pure Soul!

[@Bigeazy87]

This song was around for many years before Otis, and he did make it his own. I'm pretty convinced though, it was hearing Sam Cooke's live version from the Live at the Copa album that compelled Otis to do this song.

[@mariaanjosemendoza5258]

This is my favorite song ! My grandma owned a thrift store and she always gave us these dresses ! But those dresses were the best thing she ever could of gave me and my girls ! Now my girls play this song and they no ! That old shaggy dress !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jennybeam7226]

Awwww, I hope u have these dresses & pass them on as long as u can (with the song & period of life!)❤

[@briananoriega]

Otis is taking us to church!!

[@coreycalvin6142]

132 dislike. Are you deaf?! Otis is taking us to church!! Always touches my soul when I hear the GREATEST Otis

[@johnbarron2269]

People just don't know. Otis was far ahead of his time. Can you picture Otis being around in say, 1978. He would have been #1 in the world in music. He was absolutely stunning, astounding, reverent, spectacular, outstanding, and prolific, amongst other things.

[@Charles-nt5bt]

The races or haters

[@garyallen383]

those 132 didnt try any Tenderness...

[@michellehannahs8555]

Gives me chills. Such a moving rendition of an American classic.

[@caronshaffer6114]

Celebrating Black History Month and all the great black artists that paved the way for others to express themselves!

[@thomassawicki2065]

Otis has a beautiful sounding voice, what gets me is the passion and Soul which his voice is full of.

[@Mkats1984]

They say they don't make music like they used to, this is the music! I wish I could go back to the 80's so bad!!

[@alden547]

This is from the 60s

[@Mkats1984]

@alden547 I was referring to my childhood not the year of the song

[@alden547]

@@Mkats1984 ah .. the 80s were pretty cool. I was watching cartoons and building treehouses.

[@goldenheart751]

Otis was in his twenties when he departed this life and I never knew anyone at this age that sings so soulful. This is when music was music.

[@joesolese]

One of the last songs he sang live in a TV in Cleveland Ohio the day before he and his band members perished.

[@missayawk]

The KING of Soul!!!!

[@hemehalexis836]

He just kills it it, this song just fills up my soul!

[@rtrepsas]

Booker T outdid himself with that soaring organ solo at the end, incredible! When I was in high school this is one of about only a dozen vinyl albums I owned and I used to play and played and played this song as well as others by Otis.

[@tomjacus952]

i think that mite be Issac Hayes on organ and Booker T on piano...i read somewhere they switched for some reason on this tune...

[@tonymostello6853]

This song and artist go right to my heart. Its a shame have we lost love and courting admiring and appreciating the gift of that one woman.

[@bravo64822]

Sounds so soulful don’t you agree

[@HannahDodsworth]

I still hear this song and still picture Ducky busting a move across a record store.

[@MisssKayy]

I loved that movie. I used to be a huge Molly Ringwald fan.

[@JC53715]

It's spelled Duckie but he got dem moves

[@sandraragole2411]

🌬🎸🎶🎶🎵🎶❤

[@Unknownartist-qo7ne]

I'm 13 and love soul music so Otis Redding is know as a legend especially Sam Cooke I like old soul music I been learning about different musicians when I was 11.

[@queenboogie2474]

Voice gives me chills special man pure soul👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤

[@angelafoster8717]

I literally got chills listening.....then I saw your post!

[@leegutierrez4058]

I grew up in southern Louisiana.. Deep south and Otis is a Louisiana god!!

[@rcelestefelix9299]

I am not black, but I know about soul because I grew up in an inner NYC neighborhood dancing to the Motown sound with my black neighbors. When I try to explain "soul" to people who aren't black, I tell them to listen to this song by Otis Redding. To me, this epitomizes soul. Listening to this song makes me roll my head side to side like Steven Wonder and get into the zone. Blacks have made the most incredible contribution to music, and I cannot imagine a world without it. Americans would still be crooning about "spooning by the silvery moon" songs were it not for the musical salvation our African Americans brought us. And even today they keep doing it - innovating and revolutionizing the world of music internationally most recently with their own homegrown Hip-Hop "rapping" How about that.

[@emanuellerodrigues2595]

Oh, she may be weary Young girls they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah You know she's waiting Just anticipating For things that she'll never, never, never, never possess, yeah yeah But while she's there waiting, without them Try a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do) It's not just sentimental, no, no, no She has her grief and care, yeah yeah yeah But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeah It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah You won't regret it, no, no Some girls they don't forget it Love is their only happiness, yeah But it's all so easy All you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, yeah All you gotta do is, man, hold her where you want her Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her Get to her, try, try Just try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah You got to know how to love her, man, you'll be surprised, man You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave You've got to hold her and rub her softly Try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah You've got to rub her gentle man, all you gotta do, no no You've got to love her, squeeze her, don't tease her Gotta try nah nah nah, try Try a little tenderness, yeah, watch her groove You've gotta to know what to do, man Take this advice

[@Dreabee83]

His music are my cuddles when I'm single 😌

[@DeandreKey]

I need to get more into old school music. I’ve heard this song before but for some reason.... I’m just now seeing that he MURDERED this track 😳

[@riftjhon5605]

Its a banger

[@riftjhon5605]

Durand Jones and the Indications

[@brendachaffin9851]

Old school is the best...Al Green , Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, James Brown, the Islay brothers etc etc...

[@reggie70119re]

Eddie sung this song in the Nutty Professor

[@peoplesuck8394]

Jay Z and Kanye - Otis feat. Otis Redding

[@marijane8687]

this is when it pure absolutely f k n musically from the heart &soul... words fail.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Otis was out of Macon, Georgia. Otis had a voice that kinda crawled up on you, such expression in there and he found that thing in Memphis. Another large-hearted guy who left us too soon. Something to be said about "the good die young!"

[@megccoe2425]

RIP to a legend

[@satori03]

NO ONE better than OTIS REDDING!

[@peecee1978]

Otis Redding brought me here. Skrulls, also. But mostly Otis. 😂

[@stephencummings5047]

The king of soul..Mr Otis Redding everytime I hear that great voice on this great song I get so emotional

[@chrisvanderbeke7787]

Heard James late night karaoke this, hadn’t heard this song in over 2 decades. Thanks wise man for sharing best practices with the young man.

[@minajan4316]

This song literally gives me chills.. So beautiful. ❤ I need me and Otis. He sure was a gentleman. 😘

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I love soul. There's just not enough of it to go around these days. This is one of the best recordings of "Try a Little Tenderness" out there. I also like The Commitments' version.

[@smithmargarets.4616]

Always good on a Sunday morning. Thanks Beautiful makes me think about my childhood memories of my daddy and I. Otis is taking us to church!!

[@edangmame]

Thanks Secret Invasion for introducing this song to me :)

[@louwoods2074]

Yes I'm wearied 💔 fix is Lord.

[@djpass-mi4bi]

He made a less emotional recording of it, but this is the one I loved, the way he ends it.

[@margitdurisch9361]

It's amazing from tender OTIS to write so many lovely Songs in his short life.

[@elizabethpascal4504]

Me and my first love danced to this song, I love it!

[@naydrasnowy]

I loved when Ducky danced and sang to this lol

[@mikejackson6591]

Something about otis reading. Super gifted

[@jazzinmyhand1504]

Wish the ending was longer. Good song still

[@harrymangani8142]

Powerful song, soul searching music

[@valendanewell5901]

APPLAUSE going out to the band on this tune and with OTIS vocals it makes a SOULFUL CLASSIC!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@seldenkid48]

Otis this effort is a monumental cultural event for all time!!

[@fermiLiquidDrinker]

"MOST RAPPERS CAN ONLY BREATHE AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR-THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM!" -Otis Redding

[@ElizabethPascal-zp8io]

I kissed my first love off this song!❤

[@matetephaswana2149]

Idols SA brought me here as Nozi sang the song also as a reminder of Temptation marriage confession movie what an interesting song melting my feelings 😍

[@jacoby240]

Speaks directly to a woman's soul! XXxX thank you Otis XXxX

[@strangerwbc7865]

It's just to get there pants off

[@TiaLoca67]

STRANGER WBC Good execution, Superchief ! It’s “their” not “there.”

[@82149]

I used to dance at the Cheetah on 53rd and Broadway and after 3 uptempo tunes, this was the sweetener.

[@williammorgan8786]

i honestly do not know how i remember this but reading your comment brought it back, had a buddy in Vietnam an M.P. in our aviation company in 1966 who talked about where he danced, in Chicago, the Palace Ballroom at Lawrence and Milwaukee. The Buckinghams, Kind of a Drag was the song he liked when it came out. lol. my dance hall was at our American Legion Hall in my itsy bitsy home town in the "60s. wow what days. good luck to you.

[@fannydefosse4453]

Otis redding ❤❤

[@weldonharper4036]

It's a wonderful song by Otis Redding !!!

[@ElizabethNewby-xf2ol]

Brings back so many good memories with feelings I haven't felt in a long, long time. He was the greatest showman and singer in his generation. He introduced me to true soul music, and so many artists were influenced by him and his music. You gotta, y ok you gotta 😂😂

[@D-unfadeable]

Still listening 2023!!!!!!!!

[@lindabrown3324]

Love it, just like yesterday 💞🔥🔥🔥

[@user-jj4nn5cw8t]

Rest in Paradise Otis Redding

[@user-et9nr4ks3o]

Exactly what I thought!

[@TheSuperjohnson01]

Listenin to right now, cuz of Marvel Secret War show....Fury rules

[@kevinmulcahy7991]

Always good on a Sunday morning. Thanks

[@corawielain6106]

MY MOM USED TO LISTEN TO THIS IN HER TIME-TODAY IS HER 🎂,NOW I ENJOY THIS ONE,A "TRUE CLASSIC" DOESN'T GO OUT OF STYLE!!! I 💘 U MOM!

[@acagutu]

Rest in power!

[@JohnP74]

I can't listen to this song too many times it's not possible

[@enidpagan3139]

QDEP

[@riccardomusiu510]

Amazing Otis!!! I love this! 👍👍👍👍😉🇮🇹

[@wolverine234]

I love this song

[@lCoolPartner]

Thank You Timado for making me listen to this

[@miriaborgess]

beautiful

[@bennygreene1421]

I'm a grown man but this brings tears . Touching.

[@DRocker80]

Love this song. Even love Kanye's' sampled version.

[@tonymostello6853]

This is music!!!!

[@rickykinsey4415]

Beautiful

[@markegerton1919]

I remember the first time I heard this I was watching a play called Road by Jim Cartwright at Bolton octagon theatre, In the context of the play it fitted perfectly, totally blew me away, next day bought the cd been a fan ever since how can't yu be

[@crystalfleetwood5884]

Beautiful makes me think about my childhood memories of my daddy and I.