Wow! Ty for posting this. I have always thought that Lou Gramm’s Midnight Blue was a stellar song. REM was an absolute favorite when I was in high school and college. So absolutely cool they covered this song. I never knew! I came here to listen after listening to Gramm on Eddie Trunk’s podcast!

Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter

LOVE YOU JIMMY RIP

Said "yes" until he couldn't say "yes" no more. His spirit will be missed.

Recuerdo al tío Lino que vivió en Puerto Armuelles, Panamá. Es un gran honor escuchar un canto compuesto por el. Te veneramos tío. Fuiste una gran persona

When it was announced that Jimmy Carter died, this is the first thing that popped into my head

I first heard this song around 25 years ago when my husband and I scored a copy of The Beat of the Traps. It happened to be the song up on my car iPod yesterday and I drove around Richmond CA and the I-580 with this song blaring yesterday. RIP Mr. President.

Is it weird that I came here to listen to this immediately upon hearing of Mr. Carter's passing?

Rest Easy, Sir. Thank you for your lifetime of civic service. A testament that the work never ends.

Carter will be remembered more fondly than that orange crook those idiots have seemingly voted for in their millions.

RIP yes man

RIP

Scooby Doo can doo doo but Jimmy Carter is smarter 👉🏼😎👉🏼 r.i.p.

RIP, Mr President

RIP Jimmy! Great man.

Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter 🇺🇸

One last “Yes”

RIP Jimmy. Jimmy Carter says yes!!

Rest in peace President Carter!

R.I.P. You did your country proud.

Rest in peace Jimmy Carter. He can’t say yes anymore.

Jimmy Carter Says "Bye" R.I.P

Listening to this five minutes after he died

Just heard the news and came right here

RIP❤

Pretty damned cool!

(Verse 1) Have you heard of the ship Called the good Reuben James? Run by hard fighting men Both of honor and of fame She flew the Stars and Stripes Of the land of the free, But tonight she's in her grave At the bottom of the sea (Chorus) Oh, tell me, what were their names, Tell me, what were their names? Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? Oh, tell me, what were their names, Tell me, what were their names? Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? (Verse 2) One hundred men went down To their dark and watery graves When that good ship went down, Only forty-four were saved 'Twas the last day of October They saved forty-four From the dark, icy water Of that cold Iceland shore (Chorus) (Verse 3) It was there in the dark Of that cold and watery night They watched for the u-boats And they waited for a fight Then a whine and a rock And a great explosion's roar They lay the Reuben James On that cold ocean floor (Chorus) (Verse 4) Many years have passed Since those brave men are gone Those cold, icy waters, They're still and they're calm Many years have passed And still I wonder why The worst of men must fight And the best of men must die! (Chorus) The end.

I grew up listening to this Kingston Trio version with my dad, and as a history fan from childhood, I did always wonder about the story. Thank you for answering that question, and ensuring that those men’s names and stories will never be forgotten.

Dit bly n hit thx

Happy 100th Birthday Jimmy Carter ! YES

Sky genius

Happy 100th Birthday President Carter!!!!

I love you Neil for your beautiful music and the soul within you.

Bravo Neil Diamond! I’m so grateful that your music came into my life! Thank you!

Neil’s masterpiece.

Simply beautiful....

Beautiful song, sung beautifully , by a beautiful human being. My favorite singer/songwriter of all time. Peace, Love, and Light to ALL!!

Lost the love of my life 💔

A classic. One of many great songs they did.

I saw them do this at William and Mary hall in Va. I thought it was such an odd choice too. And took me completely by surprise because this was before all this mass communication and there were still surprises . But Michael is right. It's a great song I bet Peter loved playin' the guitar riff

When he was 5, my son asked me if we had a friend on the Reuben James. Son, we all had a friend on the Reuben James.

Riverdale brought me here

The part when horn really takes off is bananas @1:55

This song is about Ida Celestia Pond in June 9th, 2022.

OMG...this cover butchers worse than Game of Thrones' "Red Wedding".

You make this awful world better so much better❤❤❤

It's a nice sentiment, but no - no it can't.

Thank you on this Memorial Day '24

Part hillbilly, Captain Beefheart painting strange canvases, more hillbilly, a verbose, literate, angst free hillbilly - a contradiction, surely?

I drove three fraternity brothers in a 71 chevy impala from Hampden Sydney college to the college of William and Mary to see this show fall of 87. We ate some shrooms before the show and the 10,000 manics opene with a killer set. we all fell in love with Natalie somewhere in the middle of the show a fight broke out and we headed to the upper levels to chill out and listen to the music. they started playing "midnight blue" and we thought it was a joke...we were confused and laughed i still have recurring dreams from that whole experience