Ice Water - Glen Barber
2:27
single, 1954
Written by Glenn Barber
Barber was also called Glenn in his career — apparently that's how he spelled his middle name — but he went with one N on most of his records. This is a proto-rockabilly, still more in the honky-tonk country zone than rock, musically. With twangy vocals over a rollicking piano and steel guitar, the song boasts of non-stop partying, with the titular water being a way to wake the narrator up so he can get out there again: "I never slept last night, the night before that / But I can't sleep if I'm a real cool cat / We'll both go crazy, if I drag don't bother / Wash my face in ice cold water."
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