Somewhere Down the Crazy River

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"Somewhere Down the Crazy River"
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Single by Robbie Robertson
from the album Robbie Robertson
Released1987
Genre Rock, Spoken word
Length4:57 [1]
Label Geffen [2]
Songwriter(s) Robbie Robertson [2]
Producer(s)
Music video
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (Official Music Video) on YouTube

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