Cobb, band members Dodd, Valentino, and Tamblyn have claimed substantial material-of-fact song composition copyright contributions to it as well as contributing to its arrangement. Personnel Dick Dodd – drums, lead vocal Gary Lane – backing vocal, bass guitar Larry Tamblyn – backing vocal, Vox Continental organ Tony Valentino – backing vocal, electric guitar, harmonica Chart history Covers and samples British garage rock revivalists The Inmates covered "Dirty Water" in 1979 (and replaced Boston and the Charles with London and the River Thames), a version which was a moderate hit and reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1980. This song was promoted with customized promo versions recorded for many towns distributed to radio stations. For example, the promo copy played on Jackson, Mississippi's WZZQ said "Pearl River" and "Jackson you're my home". The song is sampled at the beginning of "These Are the Days", the first track on The Ducky Boys' 1998 album Dark Days. Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys often include the song in live sets, such as the one documented on 2002's Live on St. Patrick's Day From Boston, MA and at the 2007 and 2018 Boston Red Sox baseball World Series victory rolling parades. A version recorded with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Dicky Barrett was released on Fenway Recordings' 2002 compilation In Our Lifetime, Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston. Icelandic indie band Singapore Sling covered it in its 2002 debut album The Curse of Singapore Sling, released in North America and Europe the following year. Former Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo's 2005 cover album, Covering the Bases'', includes a version of the song. The Buffalo Sabres NHL team plays a cover version of this song before the beginning of the 3rd period. This version substitutes River Charles with Niagara River, and Boston is replaced with Buffalo. "Weird Al" Yankovic covered the song during his March 4, 2018 evening show at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. Pearl Jam covered the song during their September 4, 2018 show at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. See also List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States References Songs about Boston The Standells songs 1966 singles Songs written by Ed Cobb Boston Red Sox 1966 songs Capitol Records singles