tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post3054680380304283753..comments2024-03-23T22:28:20.328-04:00Comments on <center>The Shockoe Examiner<br><small>Blogging the History of Richmond, Virginia</small></center>: "Oregon Hill" - by the Cowboy Junkies, 1992.Shockoe Examiner Staff - see bottom of blog entry for the specific author.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02822340615768561691noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-7792255475076047762020-09-04T12:59:14.495-04:002020-09-04T12:59:14.495-04:00In the song Southern Rain...when they say "so...In the song Southern Rain...when they say "somethign brewing up the James and headed this way..." I wonder if that's a reference to the James river? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624095546719260098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-26056106929588625292019-09-02T22:19:58.841-04:002019-09-02T22:19:58.841-04:00I have always loved this song. Only one thing alwa...I have always loved this song. Only one thing always bothered me.<br /><br />The prison (which closed a year before the song was released) was to the East ( and southeast at that) and the college was to the North.. but damn it is a great song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-7902002927599191662019-04-12T16:01:08.754-04:002019-04-12T16:01:08.754-04:00Forrest Lee, really. With a name like that no wond...Forrest Lee, really. With a name like that no wonder you defend the honorable community of Oregon Hill. And no, in the 90's when that song came out, the neighborhood still had confederate flags and sketchy folks on porches every time I rode by bike through to get to the river trails. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-53411984730568480502018-09-23T13:22:59.075-04:002018-09-23T13:22:59.075-04:00Those poorly written lyrics present a negative ste...Those poorly written lyrics present a negative stereotype image of white working class Oregon Hill residents -- rednecks, STP, promiscuous women, violence etc -- the whole gamut. If the Junkies wrote a similar song about Gilpin Court residents, the song would be not be receiving accolades. Furthermore, when this song was written, the vast majority of working class whites had been driven from the neighborhood which was by then mostly inhabited by artisans and VCU students. On top of it all, the song -- and its performance -- is boring.Forrest Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-32218687452311996492011-03-08T09:25:48.998-05:002011-03-08T09:25:48.998-05:00As a VCU alumn and Fan Rat, I appreciate that you ...As a VCU alumn and Fan Rat, I appreciate that you did this. Oregon Hill was always one of my favorite parts of Richmond & I love the Cowboy Junkies song.Matt Bardeennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-35471054610126128572010-10-18T08:10:52.343-04:002010-10-18T08:10:52.343-04:00Thanks!!Thanks!!Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-63063111957120618192010-10-15T17:34:39.829-04:002010-10-15T17:34:39.829-04:00That is so, so cool. And I have almost the exact s...That is so, so cool. And I have almost the exact same picture on my blog. Good job, VCU!Amerikan Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517947459079905987noreply@blogger.com