Great stuff. Ashamed to be a musician and admitting I had forgotten this until you posted. RIP. What a great funk bass line and playing it with a pick on a hollow body electric bass.

Thanks guys for finding some US friendly clips, means heaps to me...anywho really hope these ones work....

 

 

 

Today is River Appreciation Day....who doesn't love a river....or a themed music challenge...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun fact....paul Robeson was t h e first profes dfionak singer to preform at the Sydney Opera House when he gave an improptu performance to the consy r into o n workers building it.

I came across this song yesterday while looking for something else...love it so much

 

^^^  Awesome song, @Nancy

 

 

20 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Today is River Appreciation Day....who doesn't love a river....or a themed music challenge...

 

I like rivers.  I like themed music challenges.

 

I like Johnny Cash.

 

 

We still doing river songs?

 

The Chattahoochee also got a mention in one of my favorite songs from back in the day...

 

And a couple more songs about waterways...

 

 

So there's this river that runs through the heart of Melbourne...called the Yarra..she's kinda brown..but ya see she ale a us has been, they call her the river that runs upside down...its something to do with currents but even when Batman first sailed it he comented on it...dont be hating on my Yarra...

 

An our Australian of the year Mr Archie Roach...

 

What about some Talking Heads....I've been on an Aussie Music bent but got sick a you mob not posting this one..

 

 

 

First song that entered my mind when I heard river was the theme.  (Apologies for all the smoking in the video)

 

 

Some rivers flow 80 proof...

 

Drowning in a whiskey river leads some to have a come to Jesus moment...

 

Oh and this ones for pur lovely @Sazerac ... suse you would have posted this if you weren't up to ya elbows in paint..

 

Still remember the first time I heard this...it was o me of those songs that made me go w out the he'll is this and where have i been  that i didnt know it existed..didn't just hear it, felt it.

And another river song...

 

I've got another river song

 

 

I did not post my favorite version with Jennifer Nettles

 

 

 

 

Rest in Peace, Eddie Van Halen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 7, 20205 yr by johnny5