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
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Ohio River Boat Song - Bonnie Prince Billy among others
Broad Majestic Shannon - the Pogues
Anna Liffey - the Dubliners
Banks of the Bann - various
Blackwaterside - various
My Lagan Love - Sinead O'Connor
Song of the Volga boatmen - Red Army Choir etc
Swanee by George Gershwin but not "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster as river not in title
Surely the Blue Danube is not a song
Just listening to Mull River Shuffle by the Rankin family while wondering whether a Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) tour might be a good craic
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