Dirty Water - Covers and Samples

Covers and Samples

  • British garage rock revivalists The Inmates covered "Dirty Water" in 1979 (and replaced Boston and the Charles with London and the River Thames), a version which was a mid-sized international hit and reached #51 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1980.
  • The song is sampled at the beginning of "These Are the Days," the first track on The Ducky Boys' 1998 album Dark Days.
  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with special guest Peter Wolf closed with "Dirty Water" during their back-to-back shows at Fenway in 2003.
  • Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys often include the song in live sets, such as the one documented on 2002's Live on St. Patrick's Day From Boston, MA and at the 2007 Boston Red Sox baseball World Series victory rolling parade. A version recorded with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Dicky Barrett was released on Fenway Recordings' 2002 compilation In Our Lifetime, Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston.
  • Icelandic indie band Singapore Sling covered it in its 2002 debut album The Curse of Singapore Sling, released in North America and Europe the following year.
  • Former Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo's 2005 cover album, Covering the Bases, includes a version of the song.
  • U2 included a snippet of the song while playing "Vertigo" during a two-night stand at Boston's TD Garden in December 2005.
  • Aerosmith covered the song at both shows in their hometown of Boston during their 2006 Route of All Evil Tour and again at a show on their 2009 Tour, with the Dropkick Murphys.
  • The Buffalo Sabres NHL team plays a cover version of this song before the beginning of the 3rd period. This version substitutes River Charles with Niagara River and Boston is replaced with Buffalo.
  • Dirty Water has been the victory anthem after Boston Bruins wins since the early 1990s. The song was played at Rogers Arena during the post-game Stanley Cup celebration of the Bruins victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
  • Dirty Water has been the victory anthem at Fenway Park since 1997.
  • Dave Matthews Band covered "Dirty Water" during the encore on their second night of a two night stand at Fenway Park, on May 30, 2009.
  • Steely Dan covered "Dirty Water" during the encore of their performances at the Wang Theatre in July 2009.

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