All Songs Summary Performances Live Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Summary Performances Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Dirty WaterComposerCobbSong CategoryCover SongsReleasesNoneSong History"Dirty Water" is a 12-bar blues song composed by Ed Cobb and first recorded by the California rock and roll band The Standells in 1966. The song is a paean to the city of Boston and its then-famously polluted Boston Harbor and Charles River. The Boston Red Sox baseball team is well-known for playing the song immediately following home victories, a tradition that began in the 2001 season. [from Wikipedia]DMB played this song during the encore of the second night at Fenway Park in 2009. 05.30.09 live debut 1 Known Play over 1 year 6,338 Days Since last fully played (05.30.09) 03:49 total song time Stats By Show Artist ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total ShowsDave Matthews Band5/30/20095/30/20093:491100.0%0.1% Plays By Year Slot Count By Year Song Length Over Time Slots and Types Encore1 (100.0%)Longest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation13:495/30/2009Boston, MAShortest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation13:495/30/2009Boston, MA