They Say There's Magic in the Mud… 🎶 Dark Ragtime Soul Version | Magic in the Mud -- M. LaRae

🎶 They say there's magic in the mud… Just a few miles south of Nashville, across the Alabama line, there's a little stretch of the Tennessee River where music seems to live in the air. I grew up around Muscle Shoals. And for me, music was never just something you heard coming from a record player or a radio. It was part of the atmosphere. It was woven into everyday life—the river, the people, the stories, the food, the sound of musicians creating, and that feeling you get when you realize you're standing somewhere that has been touched by something bigger than yourself. Magic in the Mud is my love letter to that place. It's about taking your shoes off, sitting beside the river, planting your feet on that Southern ground, and letting the place do what it does. Because maybe there's something in that mud. Maybe it's the river. Maybe it's the history. Maybe it's the music. Or maybe… it's magic. Muscle Shoals has a long musical history, and countless artists have traveled those roads and made their way through the Shoals. But this song isn't meant to be a history lesson. It's personal. It's about what it feels like to grow up somewhere where music is simply part of the air you breathe. So take your shoes off. Sit right down. Listen to the river. And see if you can feel it… the magic in the mud. 🎶 Magic in the Mud — M. LaRae From the upcoming album Whiskey and Sage — Dark Ragtime Retro Soul 📅 Album release: October 24, 2026 Listen to M. LaRae on Spotify and wherever you stream music. #digitalcreator #youtubevideos #mlarae #magicinthemud #muscleshoals #alabamamusic #southernrock #songwriter #music Lyrics: MAGIC IN THE MUD by M. LaRae Just a few miles Outside Nashville .... Heading' south on sixty five .. There's a place ...... You Need to go Once you cross .. The Bama Line. It's the same path.. That's been traveled .... Oh... So.. Many Times. By Skynrd, The Stones . And the Queen of Soul..... Just a few that come to mind. Then,... Take your shoes..off... And Sit right down.. Plant your feet On This .. Southern Ground. Where the Catfish bite. On a rainy night. and... The Sweet tea and cornbread. Taste Just right. There ain't no place. That can stir your soul.. Like the magic in the mud.. Down in Muscle Shoals. Many songs have been inspired , While Southern Soul was being born. You can feel the magic stirring, When you sit beside the shore. Local legends tell the stories... You'll have to feel it, to believe And if you take a little listen.. You might hear that River sing.. So, take your shoes off, Sit on down, Plant your feet On this southern ground. Where the catfish bite .. On a rainy night.. .. and ...... The Sweet tea and cornbread. Taste just right... Cause there ain't no place.. That can stir your soul.. Like the magic in the mud. Down In Muscle Shoals. So take off your shoes. And just sit right down, .. Plant your feet ... On... THIS... SOUTHERN... GROUND..... Cause there ain't no place .. That can stir your soul.. Like the magic in the mud... Down In Muscle Shoals.. Where the catfish bite. On a rainy night.. And this sweet tea and cornbread.. Sure taste right.. There ain't no place in this world. That can stir your soul.. Like this magic in the mud. In the town ..... called.......... Muscle Shoals...