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UCRs top 100 classic rock songs list brings us to #49: The Doobie Brothers "BLACK WATER"
You can almost feel the warm breeze blowing in as the summery sounds of wind chimes lead into the acoustic guitar and fiddle during the opening of the next track on our Top 100 Classic Rock Song countdown, the Doobie Brothers' "Black Water."
The tune was originally relegated to the b-side of the single "Another Park, Another Sunday," from the 1974 album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. However, in an oft-repeated tale in rock history, an intrepid DJ flipping the record over and playing the other side led to the song hitting the No. 1 spot early that same year.
Written and sung by guitarist Patrick Simmons, "Black Water" was a change up from the more rootsy rock and roll that had established the band up to this point with hits like "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove." "Black Water" also featured a subtle-but-clear country influence, and a lovely breakdown a cappella section that connected strongly and immediately with fans.
The Doobie Brothers would go on to score more hits and explore more creative ground throughout their long and successful career, but "Black Water" was their first monster hit and remains among their most popular songs ever.
You can almost feel the warm breeze blowing in as the summery sounds of wind chimes lead into the acoustic guitar and fiddle during the opening of the next track on our Top 100 Classic Rock Song countdown, the Doobie Brothers' "Black Water."
The tune was originally relegated to the b-side of the single "Another Park, Another Sunday," from the 1974 album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. However, in an oft-repeated tale in rock history, an intrepid DJ flipping the record over and playing the other side led to the song hitting the No. 1 spot early that same year.
Written and sung by guitarist Patrick Simmons, "Black Water" was a change up from the more rootsy rock and roll that had established the band up to this point with hits like "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove." "Black Water" also featured a subtle-but-clear country influence, and a lovely breakdown a cappella section that connected strongly and immediately with fans.
The Doobie Brothers would go on to score more hits and explore more creative ground throughout their long and successful career, but "Black Water" was their first monster hit and remains among their most popular songs ever.
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Thank you my friend TSgt Joe C. for posting the music video of the Doobie Brothers performing 'Black Water'
"Black Water" written by Patrick Simmons.
Lyrics
"Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Catfish are jumpin'
That paddle wheel thumpin'
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all
Well, if it rains, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car thats goin' up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And I'll be buyin' ev'rybody drinks all 'roun'
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long
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"Black Water" written by Patrick Simmons.
Lyrics
"Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Catfish are jumpin'
That paddle wheel thumpin'
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all
Well, if it rains, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car thats goin' up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And I'll be buyin' ev'rybody drinks all 'roun'
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG Michael Noll SSG Samuel Kermon SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Steve McFarland 1SG Walter Craig SPC Margaret Higgins LTC (Join to see) Alan K.Maj Robert Thornton CPT Paul Whitmer CPL Douglas Chrysler Sgt Albert Castro SGT Gregory Lawritson SPC Woody BullardPO3 Lynn Spalding SGT Denny Espinosa PO2 (Join to see) PO1 Robert George
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