Rivers

Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris, Aug. 17, 2023. Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
by Corny O'Connell | 07/31/2024 | 5:00am

Athletes in the Seine River on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

The river Seine was the venue for the Opening Ceremonies to the Paris Olympics. The Seine is also where athletes are swimming for the long-distance events and the triathlon (provided it's clean enough). With that in mind, let's share our favorite songs mentioning rivers. We'll spin a set.

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Today's set:

  • Nick Drake "River Man"
  • Little Green Cars "My Love Took Me Down to the River to Silence Me"
  • The Secret Sisters "Big River"
  • The Standells "Dirty Water"
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