A Classic Forgotten Song

This is very cool, the video for Somewhere Down the Crazy River, by Robbie Robertson. This was a minor hit for him from a rare solo project. Click here.

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Ha... Rick Miller did him almost as well as he does himself.

By FishyFred (not verified) on 27 Oct 2006 #permalink

Nice. All 3 of Robertson's solo records are gems. (and The Last Waltz was on TV the other night...wow again)

Hm. Never saw the video before, but I always envisioned the visual story in black and white with a noir narrative. I've heard it on Radio Paradise fairly often.

By double-soup tuesday (not verified) on 27 Oct 2006 #permalink

I still like Night Parade and Day of Reckoning (Burning for You) a bit more, but a great great song.