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The actual origin of "Down by the Bay" is uncertain as it shares the melody with other songs. One of these is a Greek folk song called "Γιαλό, γιαλό" ("γιαλό" meaning "bay" or "seaside") exists with this same melody. [1] It is an Ionian Cantada, a style of folk music that originated in the late 19th century. [1]
The lyrics narrate the story of a woman drowning her daughter and reference the traditional American folk song "Salty Dog Blues". "Down by the Water" received critical acclaim upon its release, charting in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Down by the bay. Raffi Songs to Read. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-56644-2. Raffi Christmas Treasury (1988) Raffi (1987). Shake my sillies out. Raffi Songs to Read. Illustrated by David Allender. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-56646-6. Shake My Sillies Out (1988) Tingalayo (1988 ...
"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.
"Down By the Water" includes Peter Buck and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, who contribute 12-string guitar and vocal harmonies, respectively. [1] It also features accordion riffs and heavy harmonica reminiscent of Neil Young; [2] particularly the song "Heart of Gold". [3] "Down By the Water" has been compared to the music of Bruce Springsteen.
This is an alphabetical list of the covers performed on the Live Lounge section of the 2021- radio show Rickie, Melvin and Charlie on BBC Radio 1 (and previously on The Jo Whiley Show, Fearne Cotton's radio show and Clara Amfo's show before Whiley, Cotton and Amfo left the show), hosted by Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges.
If you attempt to read the lyrics in Leetspeak, you'll simulate reading it in its original form at 6 or so years old! Try it. See how hard it is? When you read a children's song in Leetspeak, you get a feel of how hard it was to read it in plain English back then. --Shultz 09:11, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
Then life changed my plans once again, and I was now facing joining Journey. I love San Francisco, the bay, and the whole thing. 'The bay' fit so nice, 'When the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on the bay.' It was one of those early-morning-going-across-the-bridge things, when the sun was coming up and the lights were going down.