We’re listening to songs about rivers this week—mostly American rivers, though we do make a brief detour into the Thames. Send your song suggestions to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Green River” (Green River, 1969)
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3:50
Ray Charles, “Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ‘Bout That River)” (single, 1957)
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6:04
Waterdeep, “Sweet River Roll” (Everyone’s Beautiful, 1999)
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11:01
Reading: John M. Ballenger, “Late Evening Walk”
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13:48
The Kinks, “Waterloo Sunset” (Something Else by The Kinks, 1967)
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17:00
PJ Harvey, “River Anacostia” (The Hope Six Demolition Project, 2016)
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21:20
Reading: T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
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23:23
Randy Newman, “Burn On” (Sail Away, 1972)
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25:56
R.E.M., “Cuyahoga” (Lifes Rich Pageant, 1986)
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30:12
Adam Again, “River on Fire” (Dig, 1992)
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36:00
Reading: Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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41:26
Josh Ritter, “Monster Ballads” (The Animal Years, 2006)
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45:26
Joni Mitchell, “River” (Blue, 1971)
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49:18
Emmylou Harris, “Evangeline” (Evangeline, 1981)
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52:57
Reading: Langston Hughes, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
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54:29
Al Green, “Take Me to the River” (Al Green Explores Your Mind, 1974)
2 comments
Alex G
Grateful Dead, ‘Black Muddy River’ (In The Dark, 1987)
Brian L
River in the Rain, by Roger Miller. Old school classic.
Dry River, a lament by Dave Alvin (about growing up near the LA river, which had already been channeled by concrete)