When rivers rise, they flow with emotions -- anxiety, awe, hope, despair, relief -- all stuff that can make for a good song. "If you lay down the right songs at the right time, that resonates with ...

There's something about rivers that gets the creative juices of songwriters flowing. "The word 'river' is definitely a metaphor for life and, as such, fits well in a song," says local ...

The famed “meeting of waters,” near the city of Manaus, Brazil. Rivers wind their way through American music. Beyond lyric and metaphor, what can physical rivers tell us about what makes a great song?