"Watching the River Flow" is a blues rock song by American singer Bob
Dylan, released as a single on June 3, 1971. Produced by Leon Russell,
it was written and recorded during a session in March 1971 at Blue Rock
Studio in New York City. The collaboration with Russell formed in part
through Dylan's desire for a new sound, after a period of immersion in
country rock music. The song has been interpreted as Dylan's account of
his writer's block in the early 1970s, and his wish to deliver less
politically engaged material and find a new balance between public and
private life. A minor hit in some countries, "Watching the River Flow"
was included on the 1971 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II and other
Dylan compilation albums. The song has been covered by many artists,
including a recording by five current and former Rolling Stones that was
part of a tribute project for pianist Ian Stewart.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watching_the_River_Flow>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1844:
The last known pair of great auks, the only modern species in
the genus Pinguinus of flightless birds, were killed on Eldey off the
coast of Iceland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk>
1921:
At his trial for the assassination of Talat Pasha, viewed as
the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was
acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soghomon_Tehlirian>
1937:
Nearly six months after abdicating the British throne, Edward,
Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private
ceremony near Tours, France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson>
1979:
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian
forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-month war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda%E2%80%93Tanzania_War>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
disport:
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself
divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disport>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and to be
loved, is the greatest happiness of existence.
--Sydney Smith
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sydney_Smith>