[78-L] titular opposites

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Sat Sep 19 20:02:39 PDT 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> How High's the Water, Mama
>> It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
> 
> Actual title of the first song is "Five Feet High and Rising".
> 
Yup...when I think further, you're exactly right!

However, we also have (IIRC) "The Great Mississippi Flood" (another
"disaster" c&w hit?!), and I think Bessie Smith also had a flood-related
tune...?!

Steven C. Barr



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