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"Dirty Water" is a song by the American rock band The Standells, written by their producer Ed Cobb. [7] The song is a mock paean to the city of Boston , Massachusetts , and its then-famously polluted Boston Harbor and Charles River .
Prior to this album, The Standells had only released three singles and a live album: The Standells in Person at P.J.'s (1964). Dirty Water would become the band's best-selling LP, peaking at #52 on the Billboard charts, and #39 in the Cashbox listings. The "Dirty Water" single fared much better, peaking at #11 in Billboard and #8 in Cashbox.
"Dirty Water" is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll." [13] Dodd briefly left the Standells in early 1966, and was replaced by Dewey Martin, who became a member of Buffalo Springfield. Dodd returned to the group a few months later, as the "Dirty Water" song began to climb the charts. [10]
Dodd was a drummer and vocalist for the Standells starting in 1964. The group's biggest hit, "Dirty Water", recorded in 1965, became an anthem for sports fans in Boston with its refrain of "Boston, you're my home," [4] despite the group having no direct connection with the city. [7]
In July, the Standells from Los Angeles almost made it into the US top ten with "Dirty Water", [104] a song now often associated with Boston. [105] "Psychotic Reaction" by the Count Five went to No. 5 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 and was later memorialized by Lester Bangs in his 1971 piece "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung". [106
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