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"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
"Long Black Song" begins with Sarah, a young Black woman, caring for her baby as she waits for her husband Silas to return from selling cotton. Lonely, and tired by baby Ruth's needs, Sarah fantasizes about Tom, a man she knew before he was sent to war. As the sun goes down, a white salesman arrives and tries to sell her a graphophone. They ...
EMI Music: Michael Cristiano: 2:27 Don't Tell Me My Mind: 1965: Bruce Woodley – – A World of Our Own (a.k.a. The Seekers) Columbia Records, EMI Music: Keith Grant: 2:14 Don't Think Twice It's Alright: 1965 – – Bob Dylan: A World of Our Own (a.k.a. The Seekers) Columbia Records, EMI Music: Tom Springfield: 3:02 Study War No More (Down By ...
During the 1956–57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives, and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the song, generally under the title "Marianne". [2] Harry Belafonte recorded the track on at least three albums. [3] "Mary Ann" continued to be a favorite with steel bands and calypso entertainers at Caribbean ...
Down by the Riverside" was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single 48106 [12]). Her 1945 hit " Strange Things Happening Every Day ", recorded in late 1944, featured Tharpe's vocals and resonator guitar , with Sammy Price (piano), bass and drums.
"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.Young explained the context of the story in the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, stating that he wrote "Down by the River," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103 °F (39 °C) fever.
The song is told as a first-person narrative by Hammond. The storyline is that he and his lover take a camping trip down by a river, where they both decide to go swimming. The next day, both feel ill, having not slept well all night, and go for a morning walk. During their walk, they see "silver fish lay on its side" and wonder how it died.
The title is derived from a line in the traditional gospel song "Down by the Riverside": "I ain't gonna study war no more". It was published by St. Martin's Press in 1977, and reprinted by Avon Books in 1978. It has also been published in the United Kingdom, and translated into German and French.