More Than A One Hit Wonder

Nominated for inclusion on our Centennial Class 40th Reunion CD, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain might seem like a one hit wonder.

It was the most popular song ever released by the rock group, rising to #21 on the BILLBOARD Top 100 Chart in 1970. Here's a 1970 video of Mountain playing the hit during a rock concert held at Randall's Island, New York. The cover video during the piece will take you "back to the day".....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFUUtGVsEOE

"Mississippi Queen" has become something of a rock classic over the years. It's been a part of several movies including THE LONGEST YARD, THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, COMEBACK SEASON, THE EXPENDABLES. The song even made a SIMPSONS TV Show and it's been featured in video games such as ROCK BAND and GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK.

I guess you can say the song captures a part of the rock era.