OT: Songs About Water in any Form - Rain, Ice, Snow, Fog, T- Storms, the Sea, etc.

[Bigboote]

St Louis Blues, sung by Bessie Smith. It's not just the line, "My man's got a heart like a rock in the sea." The line "I hate to see that evenin' sun go down" refers to a lament by folks who lived on the bank of the Mississippi. When the sun went down over the bank it got cold fast. When I visited St Louis many years ago I made a point to visit that area.

 

[McFly]

Debussy's La Mer it ain't, but in honor of Her Majesty's jubilee:

 

[Jackcatscal]

St Louis Blues, sung by Bessie Smith. It's not just the line, "My man's got a heart like a rock in the sea." The line "I hate to see that evenin' sun go down" refers to a lament by folks who lived on the bank of the Mississippi. When the sun went down over the bank it got cold fast. When I visited St Louis many years ago I made a point to visit that area.

This is an extraordinary video of the great Bessie Smith.

 

[Scud49]

I think we missed this one - very good live rendition:

 

[Scud49]

Another one we have skipped over...! Great tune:

 

[Scud49]

And another...!

 

[Brown Eyed]

Cold Rain and Snow by the Grateful Dead
my first concert as a 10 year old with my loving dad
B&C

 

[Bigboote]

Here's Eliza Carthy with a great version of a fairly well-known folk song.

 

[Scud49]

The Dead - "Lost Sailor"

Some days the gales are a - howlin'
Some days the seas are as smooth as glass.....