Shitting Off The Dock Of The Bay (rare 1960's soul vinyl)

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Ай бұрын

On what should have been one of the great soul songs of the 1960s, ’Shitting Off The Dock Of The Bay’ found Bobo Bojangles in an uncharacteristically reflective mood. It was inspired by a particularly problematic digestive episode that had left Bobo dangling himself off a local pier for many hours while relieving himself of the unpleasant after-effects of a badly prepared meal. For bizarre legal reasons that remain unclear the record only received a limited release on a small record label in Gdańsk. It was widely rumoured that several years later parts of the song were stolen for use in a much more famous record, though lawyers for the record label in question have consistently denied this.

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@winstonboogie9 Ай бұрын

It’s about time Bobo releases a Greatest Shits album

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

😄

@RalphBoyRdee Ай бұрын

You fuckin won the comment section for the rest of the year with that one! 😂😂😂😂😂

@charliebures4032 Ай бұрын

Mate..thanks for the laugh..I needed that. 🤣😂

@ultimatepayne5816 Ай бұрын

that comment was some good shit, you didn't lay a turd with that one.

@apo18llo Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Nicholas_Triumph_Thruxton Ай бұрын

When nature calls, Bobo answers.

@user-yy8ff1wv8w 17 күн бұрын

And that’s a fact Jack.

@supasnoop5397 Ай бұрын

Bobo Bojangles sang to the heart of a nation. And also its bowels.

@PW-om1ds Ай бұрын

Chart breaking. Straight in at number 2.

@commandingjudgedredd1841 Ай бұрын

Hot and fresh off the vinyl presses.

@Sandy_Cheeks21 Ай бұрын

You mean Shart breaking?

@anthonyyates616 Ай бұрын

You mean shart?

@petertsioropoulos1890 Ай бұрын

They don't write beautiful love songs like this anymore

@mikes3486 Ай бұрын

John Lennon once said in an interview, "Bobo Bojangles was my inspiration for imagine".

@mrman8868 14 күн бұрын

“Imagine all the pee-Pooh”

@mikes3486 11 күн бұрын

@@mrman8868 that was more inspiring than anything yoko did.

@squirrelbutler2119 6 күн бұрын

True Shit begets Shit

@mags5761 Ай бұрын

It’s a shame dear old Bobo is only remembered for his music. He was a kind and generous soul and a brilliant magician. My dad met him in ‘63 as an invigilator during a closed-audience magic show where Bobo proved his claim beyond any scientific doubt that he could peel an orange with his anus. A true one-off and had talents far beyond the music scene.

@pleun315 24 күн бұрын

Very talented indeed.....if you can Peel it with your anuz ❤❤

@internetperson9121 23 күн бұрын

Not trying to be rude but I don’t believe your story. Everyone claims to have met Bobo or even shit in the stall next to him

@pleun315 23 күн бұрын

@@internetperson9121 😂😂😂

@squirrelbutler2119 6 күн бұрын

Bobo was not only an expert invigilator, he was also a practiced invaginator, and many's the time a comely young lass would awaken from a 'Cosby Coma' (also known as a "Huxtable Hump") to find herself pregnant and sold into indentureshit These are true things seen by One who Knows

@Dnice9737 Ай бұрын

Motown couldn’t handle the realness of Bobo. 🙏🏾🕊️🕊️

@Attmay Ай бұрын

More like they couldn't afford the plumbing bills!

@MrTadkins23 Ай бұрын

Stay the fuck away from that Bingo Club beef

@vickieapted7556 21 күн бұрын

Lol

@xeutoniumnyborg1192 20 күн бұрын

Reminder to me, stay away from the bingo club beef.

@kevintobin250 Ай бұрын

The inspiration for the Otis Redding classic. TRUTH

@jeffreyschatz164 Ай бұрын

The disposable adult diaper industry would like to talk to Bobo about a contract.

@BabylonPatrol 9 күн бұрын

Should he present to the White House directly?

@santo-rr4uv Ай бұрын

I remember seeing him perform this on America Bandstand for the first time as a kid. It moved me so much my wife was fine having this as our wedding song.

@thomcarr7021 Ай бұрын

I remember that performance because when he dropped him pants and started to shit, so many on the dance floor did the same. Music can be very moving.

@ultimatepayne5816 Ай бұрын

@@thomcarr7021 bowel moving.

@bpbrowning78 Ай бұрын

You broke the internet with that comment

@hayemofackel Ай бұрын

I remember that...the good old days back when dookie was just shit

@smoothassmooth Ай бұрын

The Mexican food had something to do with it also. Good fucking times@@thomcarr7021

@ericmastern9882 Ай бұрын

That one takes me back. Summer memories . The dock, the bingo club ..... rotten beef. It doesn't get any better than that.

@JeffersonClarke1066 Ай бұрын

I saw BoBo in ‘64 in Montgomery, Alabama. It was a hot, steamy night. He opened for the ‘Floaters’. Seems like yesterday….

@jyork9093 26 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was the sinkers that he opened for.

@AngryPapaSmurf Ай бұрын

Conjurs up memories of hazy summer evenings of days gone by, lost youth, first loves and shitting. Thankyou so much for digging out these forgotten gems.

@ukar69 Ай бұрын

A little known fact that Otis Redding covered this original but made it more family friendly.

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

That was the rumour, but the record company denied there was any influence

@missvida6251 Ай бұрын

Otis was definitely influenced by Bobo. I thought the label said Bobo’s lyrics were too raunchy for the airways?

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

@@missvida6251 Bobo's genius was often misunderstood

@derekbrown2215 Ай бұрын

@@forgotten_vinyl Certainly a man ahead of his time.

@drfloxy2779 Ай бұрын

Closely followed by "That's how strong my shit is" and "Pain in my Arse" had Bobo running up the charts that summer. The amount he produced was amazing before xmas he smashed in "These shits of mine" and "A brown Xmas". 1961 sprung for Bobo but his shit was too hard to handle and hits followed such as "Stand by my Shit" and "A shit is gonna come" Album time saw a collab. with Tina Turner "Respect my shit"

@SSmith-fm9kg 14 сағат бұрын

brings back memories of crusin' in the car on Saturday nights, listening to the radio and songs like this...

@srh667 Ай бұрын

Cant believe those workers at the bingo club still let Bobo in, you should see their faces when they see him coming.

@doodooswaggy3825 27 күн бұрын

My Pop-Pop had a 45 of this. He and my Meemaw used to dance to it after Sunday dinner. When she passed, Pop-Pop would put this on. He’d get misty-eyed and pinch off a little loaf in his britches for Meemaw. 😢

@user-kv2vc3is8h 24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. RIP to your Memaw 😢

@ThanksChris Ай бұрын

This tune falls between two stools.

@user-je5do6jn2f 26 күн бұрын

Barry Gordie couldn't handle Bobo's scatalogical streak...

@AnAdorableWombat1 25 күн бұрын

Bobo was banned from HoTown Records because of 💩 like this. Harry Gordy couldn't handle it

@jeffbrown-hill7739 Ай бұрын

Oh, the tranquil peace and serenity of watching the turds float away...there's just nothing like it.

@chillydawgg4354 28 күн бұрын

Nature's flush

@angrytater2456 Ай бұрын

Fucking with Otis? Nothing is sacred! LMAO. This is awesome.

@seanh514 Ай бұрын

It *may* be time for Bobo to adopt a different diet.

@okjeffy6581 Ай бұрын

RIP Bobo Bojangles May 7th 1886 - May 14th 2024

@missvida6251 Ай бұрын

1886? 😂😂 I'm surprised he made it to 138 years old with such terrible bowels

@commandingjudgedredd1841 24 күн бұрын

What can I say.. His music was the elixir to his youthful looks. But I swear... There's this guy who works in my local fish and chip shop who swears he's Bobo. Sounds like him too. But my girlfriend says that he's a liar and she isn't sure about me.

@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Ай бұрын

I like listening to this on quiet afternoons on the dock while sipping Hires Root Beer.

@blackwell2001 Ай бұрын

Otis Redding said that groove gave him ideas. True story. 👍

@stooge81 Ай бұрын

Can you imagine if there had been a restroom within walking distance of the dock? This masterpiece might have never been written. Thank you for the music, Bobo Bojangles.

@rtward9 Ай бұрын

No one could sing Rhythem and Poo's like Bobo.

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

😄

@harryrabbit2870 Ай бұрын

I'm having trouble writing this because I have tears in my eyes from laughing. Keep 'em coming, FV!

@akaimaniacmkii7524 4 күн бұрын

I can't believe Blowfly ripped this off, absolutely criminal

@stevonyl Ай бұрын

Would love to hear an extended version with flatulence at the ending in place of whistling 😄

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

There may yet be undiscovered versions of this song, who knows

@robertkline6311 Ай бұрын

Yes, please discover some of the other takes!

@LeighHoagberg-kc9sf Ай бұрын

Man, that beef at the bingo club again...

@wreckingKREW1 Ай бұрын

Unlike the more well known rendition of this song and it's famous outro,the only whistling Bobo was doing on his version was from his horribly distressed asshole.

@CrossDenier Ай бұрын

Bobo Bojangles still the greatest Shit Maestro

@hermanpsnelling5264 Ай бұрын

Channel Nine out of Chicago would play this tune after Saturday morning cartoons. Memories.

@Godzukidan Ай бұрын

Did this this song go to number two?

@mandobanjoguitar Ай бұрын

He's very fond of roast beef and bingo

@YorkGod1 Ай бұрын

I hope he had some bog roll handy?!?!?!?

@chadfkennedy Ай бұрын

Bobo's lovely lady puts up with so much shit.

@arkaisk2 Ай бұрын

So it's the bay now, after he got banned from the Bingo club. Bobo turned Hobo.

@robertkline6311 Ай бұрын

Bobo has a right to be pissed off!

@jeffsilverman6104 29 күн бұрын

God bless you, Bobo.

@agoodday4pi Ай бұрын

We need the video for this classic!!!

@seidr9147 Ай бұрын

Didnt Blowfly make exactly the same song? Edit: yes he did in the seventies.

@dariosmagata8481 Ай бұрын

Reggae artist Max Romeo did it as well. I didn't know Blowfly did, will have to check out his version now!

@RetepElpmet Ай бұрын

I remember hearing about Bobo in the early 80's during one of my many visits to family in Poland. I must admit, I wasn't sure what to think of him at the time, but now that I'm older, I've really grown to appreciate his talents. Outstanding!

@nelsonx5326 Ай бұрын

Bobo played in our waterfront community in New Jersey back in 64. He had a 36' cabin cruiser he used like a tour bus for playing venues around the intercoastal. He docked his boat on the pier by Johnny Luger's Blues and Crab Shack. For 6 months after Bobo played we were catching ells like crazy by Luger's. I'm talking I alone caught 25 eels in one hour. Some magic time release chum calling them slimy eels in far away as Iceland. Iceland for real; one of the ells had a bread tie from Iceland in it's belly. Bobo's scrunch carried a punch, depending on what he had for lunch.

@Dang_ole_Boomhaur Ай бұрын

Once there's enough songs, you need to release the first bobo album

@thomcarr7021 Ай бұрын

It will probably be pretty shitty.

@oOptimusPrimeo Ай бұрын

This song is moving….my bowels…

@tundahking Ай бұрын

Heard this was a number 1 hit in india

@peka__ Ай бұрын

Number 2. But a really big number 2.

@chillydawgg4354 Ай бұрын

Huge in Calcutta

@robertkline6311 Ай бұрын

I can’t get this song out of my head!

@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii Ай бұрын

Is there any song Bobo has not sung about sh!t? And taking his “lovely lady” to the “bingo club”?

@MichaelCook84 10 күн бұрын

True story - This song was actually written about the Barnsley Canal and dock in the UK.

@mohamedtlass3842 19 күн бұрын

This has to be Bojangles best hit! I’ve been playing it back again and again!

@mizzury54 29 күн бұрын

Shitting is never a waste of time.

@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871 Ай бұрын

Dayum!!!!.........The great 'BoBo Bojangles'..... Remember reading somewhere, that BoBo was Martin and Malcom's favorite ; And, that he was set to be the Main Performer at the March on Washington...... But, Bobo was stuck on the Toilet.... Can you imagine the reception he would have got if he had?????

@alsmith7382 Ай бұрын

"I have a dream, that one day I will use only one sheet of toilet paper to wipe my butt and it will be clean"....

@Jskrillaa Ай бұрын

Not to be confused with Whitney Houston's cover of this classic, "Smoking on the dock of the Bay"

@thetruth7193 Ай бұрын

This was followed by a dark period in Bobo's life with being sued for copyright infringement by Otis Redding who died in a plane crash before the case came to trial. Some say, Bobo may have had something to do with the crash, but no evidence has ever implicated him.

@stephenryan5280 Ай бұрын

He shit in the petrol tank, allegedly.

@thetruth7193 Ай бұрын

@@stephenryan5280 No real hard evidence.

@lookandlisten5740 Ай бұрын

Never proven... although they did find a lot of Otis Readings shit in the pilots pants...which even to this day has never been fully explained...🤔

@thetruth7193 Ай бұрын

@@lookandlisten5740 True, but a quarter century later DNA testing proved no biological evidence implicating Bobo!!!!!!

@lookandlisten5740 Ай бұрын

@@thetruth7193 -A huge relief for Bobo...the thought of being banged up for a crime you didn't commit,well, let's face it if ever you need an excuse to shit your pants...that's it.

@CyTolliver Ай бұрын

We’re approaching the singularity aren’t we?

@rayrayray4116 Ай бұрын

First heard this in 1965. The night I had my first beer, was a SHITZ Maltz Liquor at the Shitz Shat Club in Shitzcargo.

@MeMe-jq3ky Ай бұрын

Nothing better than a cool ocean breeze on your hole as your shttng of the dock. High enough to miss the splash back.

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

😂

@wozzer2727 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad bobo is still near to his beloved bingo club, but it doesn't look like beef is the cause of his toilet issues this time, or is it.......

@DinofskyKristoferWinwood Ай бұрын

Played this when my girl left me. Hell of it is I was taking a shit when she did. Now every time I sit down The Tears Drop Along With The Doo Doo. 😢

@faustsdiscord1876 Ай бұрын

BEST. SHIT. EVER.

@MrsMagpie Ай бұрын

😂😂 I will never think of this song in the same way again.

@markmiller8486 Ай бұрын

The inspiration for Sinatra’s “I Did it My Way”.

@seanquigley3605 Ай бұрын

Man I remember sitting in the Nam listing to this on Armed Forces Network while doing exactly that to stop Charlie swimming up the Mekong Delta.....BoBo really knew what we were going thru.

@alsmith7382 Ай бұрын

BoBo was excused from the draft because of his medical condition. He couldn't stop shitting. So he was assigned entertaining the troops.

@pastorpresent7774 Ай бұрын

Do you ever get splashbacks?

@mikes3486 Ай бұрын

The trees were speaking bobo.

@melonhusk-kt5ys 14 күн бұрын

i was walking on one of those pedestrian bridges ay when i looked down into the water i saw a huge finless brown i swear man it was about 6 feet long man biggest finless brown i ever saw!

@squirrelbutler2119 6 күн бұрын

Forgotten Vinyl, I can't believe you haven't posted Bobo's CCR-influenced hit "Bangin' on the Bayou"

@biggomez0976 Ай бұрын

An artist by the name of Blowfly actually recorded a a parody of the og back in the day

@xphiles2345 18 күн бұрын

sitting here ripping violent ass and this comes on

@andrewfield5656 Ай бұрын

Always with the bingo club. Love it

@huntermetal19723 Ай бұрын

Ahhh the classic bobo bojangles

@jamiewilson5679 Ай бұрын

Jesus,this bloke is a effing genius!

@sirrealistic5625 17 күн бұрын

Stay away from that beef and bingo hall, Bobo!!! JUST STAY AWAY!!! 😅

@BaberhamLincoln1 Ай бұрын

I had this record, the B side was “Wipe Out”

@steveotatooed 17 күн бұрын

Amazing!!!

@CEOkiller 14 күн бұрын

This was the follow up to When ya gotta go, ya gotta go….

@christopherny7724 Ай бұрын

He seems to make shit after shit! 😊

@terry6760 Ай бұрын

This is Mr. Leahy’s favorite song

@mikemaes1006 Ай бұрын

Blowfly did this originally... just saying

@forgotten_vinyl Ай бұрын

Extraordinary - I just searched that Blowfly track, I genuinely had no idea it existed. I guess they must have been big fans of Bobo.

@Pogo-qo1ob Ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment! Blowfly did it the best! It was also done by Lloydie & the Lowbites in the early 70s

@grouchy88 Ай бұрын

damn i nearly shat myself of laughter. this is perfection ♥

@roseb4453 19 күн бұрын

The bay is closed for now people…

@realcooking1833 Ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣man, Bobo loved it down at the bingo club😂🤣😂

@dansvehlak1913 Ай бұрын

No wonder the oceans are all.polluted

@roymadison5686 Ай бұрын

I heard otis reddings song back in the 60's....This is the first time i heard this version of the song . FUNNY!!

@deanevangelista6359 Ай бұрын

This is actually a cover. The original was recorded by Oshit Redding-Elberry.

@barrymay8269 Ай бұрын

Did it “float” to number one ????? 💩

@alsmith7382 19 күн бұрын

Don Cornelius of Soul Train fame used to song to "slow it down" for the ladies.....

@TheeOC Ай бұрын

Blowfly rolling over in his grave RN

@JeffersonClarke1066 Ай бұрын

BoBo was great but nothing like Blowfly!

@MaggotBrainAnton 2 күн бұрын

Thank you! I got a signed poster from Blowfly, too

@brianwesley28 Ай бұрын

If the beef is from a different source than the bingo club, I'm beginning to suspect that the problem isn't that place not cooking things properly, but that it may instead be Alpha-gal syndrome? Was Bobo Bojangles ever exposed to the Lone Star tick?