songs about the Titanic |
Hello friends, Samm Bennett here. The sinking of the mighty Titanic was a towering event in the souls and psyches of the people of the time, and, naturally enough, wound up being the subject of many a song. I've collected some of them here.
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Raw and ready, this one is! From William and Versey (great name, Versey) Smith.
No frills, earnest delivery from Ernest Stoneman.
Hi Henry Brown's version chugs along with determined style.
Charley Jordan's reading is similar to the Hi Henry Brown
version above, but a little funkier. Leadbelly gave us a lively, gospel-flavored Titanic song,
much beloved through the years by folk music enthusiasts. Here's a peppy little waltz treatment from Richard "Rabbit" Brown".
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Powerful as always, Blind Willie Johnson's commentary on the great ship.
Here's rabbi Joseph Rosenblatt's 1912 tribute to the disaster.
Spoken-word style delivery characterizes this agreeably dark message from Jad Fair and company. Short but sweet.
Of course this is a tune that ol' Woody would jump on!
This languid little number from the great Gertrude "Ma" Rainey isn't really about the disaster, but personifies the idea in an
interesting way. Loretta Lynn puts that country spin on this waltz.
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Bob Dylan's addition to the canon.