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Ole Man Trouble
"Ole Man Trouble" is a song written by Otis Redding and the first track from his 1965 album . It was released as the B-side to his hit single "Respect", the second track from "Otis Blue". The song is a sign of Redding's emerging mature and reflective side that was to culminate in his posthumous single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". "Ole Man Trouble" was also released on Redding's posthumous album "The Dock
are cover versions, including three by Sam Cooke who had been shot dead the previous December. The album opens with the "mournfully harried" "Ole Man Trouble". For Claudrena N. Harold of PopMatters, the song is one of his most phantasmagoric tunes. The lyrics deal with a man, who is "unable to escape the brutal realities of the blues", and has been compared with Paul Robeson's "Ole Man River". "Respect" was inspired by a quote of drummer Al Jackson, Jr.,