Thursday 11 March 2010

Many rivers to cross

Songs about rivers. Only real rivers, named in the song title. Only one entry per river.

  • Anna Liffey - The Dubliners
  • Banks of the Bann - various
  • Blackwaterside - Oysterband and others. There are lots of River Blackwaters.
  • The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss II - not a song, so disqualified.
  • Clyde Water - Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy
  • Cuyahoga - R.E.M.
  • The Miller of the Dee - Isaac Bickerstaffe
  • River of Jordan - Peter Paul & Mary
  • Kern River - Emmylou Harris and/or Merle Haggard
  • L.A. River - Rancid
  • Moon River - Henry Mancini. Controversial. The song was not written about a particular river, but after it became successful, an inlet near lyricist Johnny Mercer's hometown of Savannah, Georgia was renamed "Moon River". So now there is a river for the song to be about.
  • My Lagan Love - Sinead O'Connor
  • Ferry 'cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers
  • Banks of the Nile - Sandy Denny
  • Ohio River Boat Song - Bonnie Prince Billy
  • Ohoopee River Bottomland - Larry Jon Wilson
  • Orinoco Flow - Enya
  • Red River Valley - Slim Whitman
  • Rio Grande - Brian Wilson
  • Rio Grande - traditional sea shanty. Yes I know but it's about a different Rio Grande (the one in Brazil)
  • Broad Majestic Shannon - The Pogues
  • Oh Shenandoah - just about everybody.
  • Go little Swale - Jake Thackray
  • Swanee - George Gershwin (but not "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster as river not in title)
  • Dear River Thames - Richard Digance
  • Both Sides of the Tweed - Mary Black
  • Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne
  • Song of the Volga boatmen - Red Army Choir etc