"They're Tryin' To Wash Us Away"

Once a relatively obscure Randy Newman song, his epic about the Big Flood has taken on a life of its own in post-Katrina Louisiana.

For my money, the best cover of "1927" is STILL the one Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel did...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/arts/music/27hime.html?ref=music