Frank Black and the Catholics - St. Francis Dam Disaster
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- It's not just a song, it's a history lesson!
St. Francis Dam Disaster by Frank Black and the Catholics off of the album Dog in the Sand (2001 Cooking Vinyl)
Many of the pictures were culled from scvhistory.com/.... They have a lot of info on the St. Francis Dam disaster and it's worth checking out if you want to see more.
A few of the other pictures are from the LA times. framework.latim... - Hudba
What would we do without Frank? His variety, his unique perspective. He's tapped into a wavelength no one else seems able to access. This is one of his best, I think. Like most people, I'd never even heard of the St. Francis Dam disaster until I heard this song. I bide my time waiting for another album.
He’s given so much to my life.
he makes us think. that is what i would call a national treasure in every creation Francis has given us.
RIP Dave Philips, who played the very soulful acoustic guitar on this track.
Thank you for this.
I did my 4th grade CA History report on the St. Francis Dam Disaster. First time I heard this song, I cried my eyes out, it still chokes me up.
Have loved this song for yr.s,& knew the story,a little . This viddo,however,is wonderful in its photographic depiction of the disaster. It's a tribute Charles -all those innocents gone in a flash!! God Bless.
I say let there be a Frank Black & the Catholics reunion ,2020. Wellness out, Mike
one of my favorite songs of all time. By the genius, Mr. Frank Black...
i love this song. frank black strays into alt country here but the way they lyrics are very factual but also very spiritual at the same time. wonderful tune.
Most of the Catholics repertoire is "alt-country" (basically everything except the first, self-titled album) and the entirety of it is easily the best product of Frank's career. One of the best bands of all time.
I love this song and the history you put up complements the tune so well. It makes the song so much more powerful!
Gotta thank Frank for teaching me about this little-known, but damn TRAGIC occurrence that I probably would have never been any the wiser to....
Wow. A great visual complement to a sad, powerful song.
Not enough songs are written from the river's point of view. Bet when FB first heard about this story, he thought "Yes. there's a storming song in there somewhere."
one of his best songs... epic
This song should be a lot more popular. Its way better than anything GaGa or Bieber did.
Well, yes.
Well, yeah.
Thanks for putting this out there.
Heck'n great album.
One of my favs
Great song, tragic effect. The dam was built 3 or 5 ft. higher then it was suppose to be and that much more water was put in it, which created more stress on the dam. The cement was porous and not properly cured, but where they put it was a disaster anyway.
The root cause was the unstable base layer the foundation was on top of, and the previously-unknown phenomenon of hydraulic or hydrostatic uplift. In simple terms, water seeps into the substrate under the dam, that water is subject to a pressure gradient caused by the weight of the water in the reservoir, and this creates a net force UP and OUT. The foundation simply let go.
@@marshaul explain it already! I've been waiting a year now.
@@shelbythomas ?
this is one of the many reasons engineers use a multiplier of 4 on calcs for safety in constuction now. very moving song.
First time hearing this song. Powerful.
Thank you. Really well put together.
those are kawaiisue paiute girls standing in front of their school. they were cousins of my grandmother.
St. Francis Dam Disaster just named a National Monument!
Thank you for sharing this 😁 It was like the best history lesson ever, narrated by Charles Thompsom, lol.
Sans doute la meilleure chanson de Frank Black.
Sans doute, c'est dommage que les Francais l'aime plus que le plupart des Americains.
Clairement....
Si tu parles de Frank Black solo, tu as raison. Aussi, son premiere album solo, 'Frank Black'. Sorry for my poor French spelling.His best songs areas good as most Pixies' mid-level songs, because, who was the genius behind the Pixies who basically created an entire genre in the mid-80s?
I just reread what I had studied about it, it was ten feet higher then it was suppose to be.
Good job! Thanks!
Good stuff, thank you
Great video, cheers
Amazing, whoever you are. (and Frank Black)
Thats a really great and unusual video.
Good job. Thanks for the video
Great job on this 👍
Thank you for this.
Great song.
This is good !
genius
I never read anything supporting this, but I suspect this song is a metaphor for Kim Deal's disintegration and departure the first time from the Pixies. "She" being the water, and also Kim.
thx for this video ;-)
The song absolutely sucks, aside from the fact it tells the story.