As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Friday, January 31, 2014

#86 Wide River To Cross -- Diana Krall (2012)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Osice1AjtI

Some songs take a while to grow on you, and others grab you immediately. This was one of the latter for me; I’ve been in love with it since the first time I heard it on mvyradio, which has been playing it relatively often. 

Written by alt-country legends Buddy and Julie Miller (it appears on Buddy’s 2004 album Universal United House of Prayer), it certainly has to be in contention for greatest “River” song ever, along with “Many Rivers to Cross” (Jimmy Cliff), “Too Many Rivers” (Brenda Lee), and quite a few others.

As good as Krall’s recording is, there is also a stunning version online from the 2012 Stand Up for Heroes concert, featuring Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Afghanistan veteran Timothy Donnelly. Have your handkerchief and checkbook handy.
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