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04 Jun 02 - 07:10 PM (#723125) Subject: Tune titles with 'water' references From: ruthie-a Hello! I wondering if anybody could enlighten me a bit: an orchestra I play in is recording a CD later this year, which will be sponsored by a regional water company. Basically, the three of us who are actually folkies are going to press-gang a few others into joining us and putting a set together for the recording, with the slight drawback that at least one of the tune titles needs to have a water reference. I've got a few ideas for tunes that could work plus some good songs that we could arrange a bit, but any suggestions would be very gratefully received - nothing we can think of seems quite right. Thanks! Ruthie |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:12 PM (#723127) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: ruthie-a Oh dear, sorry, the end tag for the italics eluded me. Apologies. |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:17 PM (#723130) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: greg stephens Cool Water..perfect.Mule Skinner Blues (Hey little water boy). Back Water Blues is probably less appropriate!! |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:19 PM (#723131) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Sorcha Results of search for Water at JC's Tunefinder. Wait for it to load............there is also Handel's Water Music. |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:21 PM (#723133) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: artbrooks "Albert the Alligator"...perfect for a CD sponsored by a water company! |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:22 PM (#723134) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST Anything of use here? |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:22 PM (#723135) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST Snap, Sorcha! |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:23 PM (#723136) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Sorcha Also, see the Blue Search box? Type in "Water" without the quotes...........you can also click on the W for the ones that actually start with Water. The Water is Wide, Logan Water......must be lots. Oh--there are 479 hits at JC's place. |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:30 PM (#723144) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie River (Bill Staines) Run, River, Run Beyond the Sea (La Mer) Wade In The Water Deer River Somos El Barco She Rises Like The Dolphin (Kate Wolf) Blue Danube Roll On, Columbia lots more |
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04 Jun 02 - 07:37 PM (#723151) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: masato sakurai Search for songs with water in their titles (Click here) gives "19344" hit! ~Masato |
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04 Jun 02 - 08:25 PM (#723186) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST,ozmacca I'll put in a plug for some terrific music about the Maroochy River in Queensland, by a great group, Scrub Turkey. Especially "River of Hope". Sales of this fantastic CD are now into four figures, and tha's not bad, considering I know three of the people who boughtone. Are you listening, fellers, that's another one sold.... http://www.buderimvillage.com.au/Shopping___Business/Specialty__Collectables/Scrub_Turkey/body_scrub_turkey.html |
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04 Jun 02 - 08:35 PM (#723196) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: quantock How about these, Water bound (and I cant get home) I'm the man, the very fat man, that waters the workers beer Midnight on the Water Annan Water (Nick Jones did it on an early album) Good luck with the album. |
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04 Jun 02 - 08:36 PM (#723199) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: van lingle Midnight on the Water is a beautiful waltz that's been discussed in these pages at least once. It's also a great song that someone put words to and Kate Wolf sung. And there's Water Song by Jorma Kaukonen which is a fingerstyle guitar piece he recorded with Hot Tuna which might work in an orchestral setting.vl |
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04 Jun 02 - 09:44 PM (#723238) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) All those spirituals with the River Jordan. And who can forget "All day I faced the barren waste, without the taste of water. Co-oo-ol Water....." |
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04 Jun 02 - 10:16 PM (#723252) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: wysiwyg Rihhh-pples in still wa-ah-ter.... ~S~ |
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04 Jun 02 - 10:36 PM (#723264) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Bobert Water songs? Hmmmmmm? Splish, Spalsh, I was takin' an bath, early on a Saturday night...How was i to know there was a party going on?.... Just funnin'... Paul Siebel's "Legend of the Captain's Daughter"... "Legend of the Titanic" by Jamie Brockett , et al... "The River" by Dan Fogelburg.... " You Don't Miss the Water, Till the Well Runs Dry" by the Byrds (trad.?)... "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston (1960) where Running Bear and "little White Cloud" meet their demise in the middle of the river after swimming toward each other from distant shores (oh, what a tear jerker, if one was ever written...) Bobert |
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04 Jun 02 - 10:51 PM (#723274) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Sorcha Rubber Duckie? Bubbledy Bum Bum (fish in the ocean, fish in the sea? "I wish I were a little bar of soap, I'd go slidey slidey slidey On your hiney hiney hiney........" Well, it in the shower at least, LOL! |
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05 Jun 02 - 01:09 AM (#723315) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Hrothgar "Watching the Obi Flow" by Noel Gardner is a good one, but the water company might not like it because it laments the harnessing of a river. |
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05 Jun 02 - 01:32 AM (#723318) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: catspaw49 Maybe a tune by Johnny Rivers? A tribute to Muddy Waters? Or a tribute to Ethel Waters!! Flute music of the Creek Indians? Something by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer? How about a song by the band "Aleka's Attic" featuring River Phoenix and his sister Rain? Some new material from singer/songwriter Matt Pond could work. Just a few thoughts............ Spaw |
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05 Jun 02 - 01:38 AM (#723320) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST,Eileen Smith Cry Me a River Down by the O-Hi-O Erie Canal Floatin' Down the Old Green River Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay Oh Shenandoah Singin' in the Rain By the Sea, By the Sea |
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05 Jun 02 - 02:43 AM (#723347) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Liz the Squeak Banks of the Bann? London River (Rod Shearman) Red sails in the sunset?? (sorry) LTS
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05 Jun 02 - 03:02 AM (#723356) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie Water comes in lots of forms. You might try searches for its variants. E.g.,
Early Mornin' rain Too many to list. I guess water's pretty ubiquitous in human consciousness. Genie *Sorry 'bout that.
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05 Jun 02 - 03:31 AM (#723363) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie Screwed up the boldface, so here's a slightly modified list:
Steam Heat Misty |
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05 Jun 02 - 03:39 AM (#723365) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie Oh, I give up! I had but the HTML codes for boldface around the words Steam Mist Waters Icicles Hail Creek Ripple River Ocean Wave Sea Fog Dew Lake Tear Rainbow Fountain Bay But I probably left out one of the HTML codes, so the whole thing ended up bold. |
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05 Jun 02 - 04:11 AM (#723372) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Ian Blackwater side (In the month of January) Cool Clear water The water is wide River deep mountain high Banks of the ohio Red river valley Lakes of (Carlin) |
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05 Jun 02 - 05:23 AM (#723390) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: rich-joy bring me little water, Sylvie smoke on the water river deep, mountain high river of death cold jordan row, row, row your boat, gently ....
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05 Jun 02 - 05:26 AM (#723392) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: rich-joy Oh and who could forget that Robert Crumb revival "Singing in the Bathtub" with the Cheap Suit Seranaders ??? (just love that name) |
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05 Jun 02 - 06:27 AM (#723400) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: KingBrilliant There's always Black Muddy River (Grateful Dead) - but perhaps the water authority might not like the implication... KRis |
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05 Jun 02 - 07:16 AM (#723421) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Declan There's a song called The Well of Spring Water as sung by Co Clare whistle player Micho Russell (R.I.P). Also a lot of Irish dance tunes e.g Going to the well for water, Out on the ocean, The ship at full sail. If you can get your hands on a CD made to benefit the Doolin Sea & Cliff rescue service(available through www.custysmusic.com) theres a set of reels all with nautical themes played on it by Martin Hayes and John Williams which might be worth checking out, if you do Irish tunes. |
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05 Jun 02 - 10:44 AM (#723545) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST The water is wide, I cannot get o'er Neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat than can carry two And both shall row my love and I nicest water song I know. |
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05 Jun 02 - 11:56 AM (#723603) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie Linda Waterfall, of Seattle, has a song called "Going To the Water" Then there's the Doobie Brothers' "Black Water" |
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05 Jun 02 - 10:53 PM (#724013) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Hrothgar The Waters of Tyne |
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06 Jun 02 - 05:28 AM (#724144) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Wolfgang Living by the water (Anne Briggs) Wolfgang |
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06 Jun 02 - 05:35 AM (#724145) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: fat B****rd "Water Water Everywhere" by Tommy Steele. "Watching The River Flow" by Bob Dylan. |
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06 Jun 02 - 06:39 AM (#724163) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: KingBrilliant Water difference a day makes....... |
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06 Jun 02 - 06:12 PM (#724761) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie That was baaaaaaaaaad, KB! *G*
In a similarly bad vein, there's
or how about "The Mayor of Bayswater"? or "Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine"? En Españnol, there's the one the Kingston Trio sang: "En El Agua"
There's also: |
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06 Jun 02 - 06:17 PM (#724766) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST,Katzele "Water You Doing New Years' Eve?"
or Helen Kane's [Betty Boop's] |
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07 Jun 02 - 12:56 AM (#724975) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Mudlark I agree about The Water is Wide...prettiest song about anything... On a more contemporary note Moon River (wider than a mile) isn't bad, Up a Lazy River... |
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07 Jun 02 - 04:07 AM (#725040) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Wolfgang Water loo by Abba Wolfgang |
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07 Jun 02 - 11:52 AM (#725296) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: allanwill A coupla nice Aussie pieces - The River by Ian McDougall and Roll On Wild River by Dave Clark (written during the Franklin River fiasco in the 70's). Also Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's most underrated song - Ripplin' Waters. Allan |
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07 Jun 02 - 04:03 PM (#725497) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Trapper How about "Water From Another Time" by John McCutcheon? - Al |
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07 Jun 02 - 04:50 PM (#725533) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: open mike Boom Boom Diddum Dattum wadum shoo-- and they swam and they swam right over the dam... a song about fishies.... there must be some that pete seeger and crew use for the Clear Water festival.... Greg Brown has a reference to a cool farm pond in "out in the country" and in Spring Wind (I think that's the tune) "to clean our lovely planet, that's a noble wish, I'm puttin' my shoulder to the wheel cuz I want to catch a fish..." and he has a lot of other water images cuz he sings about fishing a lot-- fishing with bill, laughing river----etc. also John Hartford has river tunes and river boat tunes.. Steam Whistle Blues, Julia Belle Swain, and others... and of course many sea chanties have water themes.. just deeper and saltier... and john prine's music contains water references.. in Paradise--"when i die let my ashes float down that green river, let my soul float on up to the rochester dam..." and in hello inb there-- "old trees just grow wider and rivers grow wilder every day--".. something like that--from the rusty 'old memory banks.... Tom russel and Iris Dement sing a song about a flood that washed away a town...not sure of title-any one out there??? the song roll on columbia roll on refers to hydro electric power so if "your" company is also involved in turning water in to power.. there's your tune.....good luck! |
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07 Jun 02 - 05:38 PM (#725571) Subject: Lyr Add: WE ARE THE RIVER From: open mike here is my favorite river song but it will not endear you to the corporate water company--
We are the river,
We're gonna join with the fishes,
Maple buds are bloomin', |
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07 Jun 02 - 07:15 PM (#725638) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Gareth Or Kipling - Gungha Din ? Or "Three Score and Ten" (aka "the Great Storm" Gareth |
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03 Dec 02 - 01:14 PM (#839744) Subject: Lyr Add: YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER TILL THE WELL... From: JenEllen Bobert, the music I have has that song as being written by Harry Linn and R. Howard. Is it the same song the Byrds did? You Never Miss The Water When a child I lived at Lincoln With my parents on the farm The lessons that my mother taught To me were quite a charm She would often take me on her knee When tired of childish play And as she pressed me to her breast I've heard mother say Chorus: Waste not, want not Is the maxim I would teach Let your watch-word be despatch And practice what you preach Do not let your chances Like sunbeams pass you by For you never miss the water 'Till the well runs dry As years rolled on I grew to be a mischief making boy Destruction seemed my only sport It was my only joy And well do I remember When of-times well chastised How father sat beside me then And thus has me advised (Chorus) When I arrived at man-hood I embarked on public life And found it was a rugged road Be-strewn with care and strife I speculated foolishly My losses were severe But still a tiny little voice Kept whispering in my ear (Chorus) Then I studied strict economy And found to my surprise My funds instead of sinking Very quickly then did rise I grasped each chance And always struck the iron while t'was hot I seized my opportunities And never once forgot (chorus) I'm married now and happy I've a careful little wife We live in peace and harmony Devoid of care and strife Kind fortune smiles upon us We have little children three The lesson that I teach them As they prattle round my knee (Chorus) |
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03 Dec 02 - 02:02 PM (#839779) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: pattyClink You don't mention genre, does this need to be any special genre. The water people would especially favor the sentiments in: Dig a Little Deeper in the Well (gospel) Strongly second the "Cool Water" nomination |
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03 Dec 02 - 02:26 PM (#839795) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Bobert Jen: Different song entirely. I'm at work now and don't have too many of the words floatin' in my head since I don't remember ever doin' the song but I'll check em out tonight and get back to ya'. It's on the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" LP. Speakin' of no memory, I had forgotten that I ever posted to the thread but see that I did. When I read the initial post, the first song that came to mind today was one of the songs that came to mind a couple months ago and that is Dan Fogleburg's "The River" which is an absolutely beautiful and powerfull song but requires a decent pianist in order to do it well. One I forgot is Neil Young's (yeah I know, there you go agin, Bobert...) "Down by the River". McKendree Springs does it better than Neil with "Crazy Horse" (Nils Lofgrin, I think..) with that electric violin creatin' all kinds of tension and power. Bobert |
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03 Dec 02 - 02:53 PM (#839815) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: JenEllen Yeah, Bobert, I couldn't figure the Byrds singing that, would have been worth a listen! *g* |
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03 Dec 02 - 04:18 PM (#839871) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: mg How about old man river??? Rivers of Texas et al, ...one song I love used to be on the radio..by Jimmie Rogers not the train one.. I asked this woman from Liberia ??? where'd you get that cool cool water..uh oh where'd you get the water and it was not from the well.. I got it from the river and I got it from the sea and the Good Lord gave this water to me uh oh where'd you get the water and it was not from the well... oh..more words.. I got it from the rain that fell from the sky and I got it from the river when the well ran dry uh oh where'd you get the water and it was not from the well.. maybe I hsould start another thread, but if I don't does anyone have more words? mg |
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04 Dec 02 - 02:14 PM (#840621) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie "Wat-er Ya Doin' New Year's Eve?" ;-D |
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04 Dec 02 - 05:46 PM (#840800) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: lady penelope "Lovely on the water" - Steeleye Span did a version. Pretty song. TTFN M'Lady P. |
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05 Dec 02 - 05:45 PM (#841811) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: SINSULL Prime The Pump How High's The Water Mama? Crossing The Water |
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05 Dec 02 - 06:09 PM (#841833) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie) See the waters a-gliding, hear the nightengale sing... Black waters, black waters, run down through the land... (predates the Doobie Brosthers'song, and also ((was it?)) Elton John's). |
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06 Dec 02 - 02:55 PM (#842525) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST,daylia Is "Smoke on the Water" (Deep Purple) too rocky for you? How about "Salt Water" by Julian Lennon "Black Water" - CCR "Raindrops Keep Fallin on my Head" - BJ Thomas (I think) ok that's enough - I'm starting to feel very old ..... daylia |
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06 Dec 02 - 03:01 PM (#842532) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: GUEST,daylia Oops, "Black Water" is by the Doobie Brothers, not CCR, right? See, I AM getting ancient! - d |
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06 Dec 02 - 04:30 PM (#842587) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: maldenny Harvey Andrews used to do one about "I'm an otter in the water, swimming around" - nice catchy song. Mal |
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06 Dec 02 - 05:30 PM (#842626) Subject: RE: Tunes and songs with 'water' references From: Genie Oops! I see someone beat me to that bad pun, much earlier! |