Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

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"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" is a classic 1966 soul track by Otis Redding, known for its horn-driven groove and vocal improvisations that helped define his signature sound.

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Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) canonical 4

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithLabel Stax/Volt sound ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era classic soul era ⓘ
genre soul ⓘ
hasChorusLyric "Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa" ⓘ
hasInstrumentation horn section ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
soulful ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature horn-driven groove ⓘ
vocal improvisation ⓘ
hasPrimaryArtist Otis Redding ⓘ
hasRefrain nonsense syllables ⓘ
hasTitleParenthetical Sad Song ⓘ
helpedDefine Otis Redding signature sound ⓘ
includedIn Otis Redding discography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicType studio recording ⓘ
notableFor call-and-response vocals ⓘ
repetitive horn riff ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
partOfAlbum Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul ⓘ
performer Otis Redding ⓘ
producer Jim Stewart ⓘ
Steve Cropper ⓘ
recordedAt Stax Studios ⓘ
linked to: Stax Records
recordedBy Otis Redding ⓘ
recordedInCity Memphis ⓘ
recordedInState Tennessee ⓘ
recordLabel Stax Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1960s ⓘ
releaseYear 1966 ⓘ
style Southern soul ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalStyle improvised ad-libs ⓘ
vocalType male vocal ⓘ
writer Otis Redding ⓘ
Steve Cropper ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Otis Redding → notableWork → Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) ⓘ
Otis Redding discography → includesSingle → Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) ⓘ