Somewhere Down the Crazy River Lyrics

Lyric discussion by baziz 

Cover art for Somewhere Down the Crazy River lyrics by Robbie Robertson

Seriously.. no one can comment on this classic? I'm pretty clueless what it's about, the song reminds me a little of 10CC's Dreadlock Holiday.

@baziz \r\nThat\'s quite a perceptive way to interpret the song. I\'d actually thought the same on first hearing it. It also vaguely reminded me of The Banshees \'Love In A Void\

This song caused my music taste to open up properly. Up until then I was into the usual pop stuff, but this one was weird, enticing. In retrospect - Manu Katche on drums, Tony Levin on bass, yea this is not the usual drum synth dross.

Lyrically, I don't think there's necessarily too much to say, Crazy River is likely Mississippi as per my above post, and it describes a potentially slightly intoxicated (I hesitate to suggest peyote fueled) dreamlike walk along the river because it's too hot to sleep. I love the 'mood' it evokes.