Sting is covering a 1960s classic for a very good cause. In a new video, the former frontman of the Police performs an acoustic version of Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”, originally released in 1967.
Sting’s cover is one of many from a variety of musical artists on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association’s “Musical Moments” project, with other participants including Nile Rodgers, Sharon Van Etten, Jason Isbell, Band of Horses, Joan Jett, Lee Ann Womack, Anthony Hamilton, Brett Eldredge, and the Head and the Heart.
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