One teen’s unique rendition of an Otis Redding classic earned a four-chair turn. The young man’s take on a tune known and beloved by many literally caused some of the biggest names in music to sit up and take notice. Watch the short but jaw-dropping clip to hear how the young man provided a fresh, updated cover of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.”

Musical covers have likely been happening since music first came into existence. So, they have been going on for quite some time, a time-honored tradition going back hundreds, possibly thousands of years. Since that is the case, I’d venture to say that covers are not going anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future.

Even though covers are likely to be here for a long time, that doesn’t mean they have to, or even should, be clones or carbon copies of the original. No one wants that, and if that is the case, we’ll just listen to the original, as it’s likely to be better anyway. The point being, that covers should come with some new twist, something that helps it stand out from the original.

That was precisely what one young man did when he took the stage to sing Otis Redding’s classic “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” That, in my opinion, is one of the best songs of all time, and so doing that tune justice will always be a high mark, a tall task. However, this teenager did just that, adding an unexpected element to his performance to make the song his own.

About halfway through the song, the young man started rapping. It was at that point that the judges began turning their chairs. They recognized the talent and musical gift this young man was blessed with and knew they wanted to add him to their team.

Later, after his performance, the teenager confessed that he had actually written the verse he rapped and had been writing lyrics for quite some time.

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”