PLEASE WATCH THIS LINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58iqIJ07qIs
The man in this video is my Grandad, he was born in Calumet, Michigan in 1920. That's his dock on Sandy Lake, a short drive from the home where he was born. As a child my Grandad would visit his own Grandfather at the very same Lake. It has been throughout his life, a spiritual home.
To fully understand the significance to this film you should watch another of mine called Sandy Lake - Memories. It's a film of my visit to my Grandparents cabin and a film that explains how my Grandad was separated from my Mother ( his eldest daughter ) for 49 years.
This film, of my Grandad sitting on his dock was the main menu for a DVD that I made for my family as a record of my Grandads incredible story.
PLEASE WATCH THE ATTACHED FILM, SANDY LAKE - MEMORIES.
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November 18th, 2008 at 21:35:39 no one can do this like Otis, not even close, his voice holds so much
November 18th, 2008 at 21:58:38 some people say songs like this is meanless those don't think the same as some people.....great song
November 18th, 2008 at 22:21:37 love the whistling at the end
November 18th, 2008 at 22:44:36 a really nice song..
November 18th, 2008 at 23:07:35 wow!i thought the picture was one of those "moving" screen saver things then the guy walks in! nice sir very nice
November 18th, 2008 at 23:30:34 Oh wow... I thought this was a photo... and then that guy walks in... You got me good, sir, you got me good. In either case, the scenery is absolutely stunning. Very cool video (though not for the faint of heart).
November 19th, 2008 at 23:53:33 i love otis!!!!! es un genio!!!gracias por el video oficial we play this in Alicante, EspaƱa. saludos, The Control Stone Band(in Youtube)
November 19th, 2008 at 00:16:32 BEAUTIFUL!!! -Tko
November 19th, 2008 at 00:39:31 this is my happy song
November 19th, 2008 at 01:02:30 esta cancion me relaja mucho. esta muy bien.
November 19th, 2008 at 01:25:29 this video is amazing.
November 19th, 2008 at 01:48:28 y to many good people die...
November 19th, 2008 at 02:11:27 I am only 62 and love it, too. I think, good music has nothing to do with the age ;)
November 19th, 2008 at 02:34:26 You are amazing. This is probably the best DVD menu ever created. Incredibly creative :)
November 19th, 2008 at 02:57:25 i prefer nevada, colorado, california - those sorts - but they all beat england!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 03:20:24 Thanks for the compliment pesonally the southern states are the best. GO GEORGIA!!!which is where i live
November 19th, 2008 at 03:43:23 I love this song.The sheetmusic fun to play. I wish he never died :(
November 19th, 2008 at 04:06:22 my man name is odis not otis i love otis REDDIING i am 26 the same age he was when he passed i have him tatooed on me listen to the words he was soulful joyful and R.I.P.
November 19th, 2008 at 04:29:21 i love america - Im english btw!
November 19th, 2008 at 04:52:20 Great tune love it!
November 19th, 2008 at 05:15:19 Funny bumsong !
November 19th, 2008 at 05:38:18 Young head..give it 2 ups.....
November 19th, 2008 at 06:01:17 genericother wow!...thanks to you also.
November 19th, 2008 at 06:24:16 aph401...really!... thanks!
November 19th, 2008 at 06:47:15 ttuutt -- the part he's whistling is what was going to be the last verse of the song. he hadn't finished it yet, and got in a plane crash and died a couple days after this was recorded. he never got to finish it, or see it be released and become a #1 hit and the huge classic that he's known for today.