Video: Loudon Wainwright III – The Swimming Song
For roughly the next two weeks the Olympic games will be dominating our television airwaves with a mix of the familiar such as basketball, gymnastics and track and field to the somewhat oddball sports like team handball, trampoline and canoeing. The first few days of the XXX Olympiad have been all about what’s been going on in the pool with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lotche kicking their rivalry into high gear at the aquatic center.
So it seemed only appropriate to turn to Mr. Loudon Wainwright III today for this live take on one of the best summertime tunes, The Swimming Song, from his amazingly-titled record Attempted Mustache
Loudon Wainwright III – The Swimming Song
Jeffrey Greenblatt
Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.
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