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Sailing specific songs

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#1 ·
I'm going winter crazy already. :)

There are a few threads like this, but I'm trying to collect songs specifically about sailing or sailors. Not fav songs while sailing, we've done that.

Doesn't matter the era or genre or even if you like them, I will sort them out. Beaches, oceans, and particularly stinkpots don't count. The song needs to be about sailing or sailors, but it doesn't have to be in the title.

Here are a few to get started. Got any?? Its going to be a long winter.........

Come sail away - Styx
Cool change - Little River Band
Soul of a Sailor - Kenny Chesney
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Sail Away - Randy Newman
Sail On - Commodores
Son of a son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffet
Brandi - Looking glass
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
 
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#33 ·
I'm your Captain - Grand Funk Railroad
Lost Sailor - The Grateful Dead

But My Favorite:



When The Ship Comes In
by Bob Dylan

Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be a'breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
The hour when the ship comes in

And the sea will split
And the ship will hit
And the shoreline sands will be a'shakin'
And the tide will sound
And the waves will pound
And the morning will be breakin'

Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls will be a'smilin'
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in

And the words that are used
For to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they're spoken
For the chains of the sea
Will have busted in the night
And be buried at the bottom of the ocean

A song will lift,
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts out to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in

And the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a'touchin'
And the ship's wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'

Oh the foe will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
And they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And they'll know that it's for real
The hour when the ship comes in

And they'll raise their hands
Sayin' "We'll meet all your demands"
And we'll shout from the bow "Your days are numbered"
And like the pharoah's triumph
They'll be drownded in the tide
Like Goliath they'll be conquered
 
#35 ·
How about Orinoco Flow, by Enya? I love that one, and it says "Sail away, sail away, sail away".
 
#36 ·
I don't know if anyone mentioned Stan Rogers yet, but he has many nautically themed songs. "Cliffs of Baccalleu" (sp.?) being my favorite. There are also several musical versions of "Christmas at Sea" by R.L. Stevenson (I think). I always break that one out when the time for the Fat Guy approaches.

Chris
 
#39 ·
Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage

Someone else mentioned Stan Rogers and so should they. What a gem he was.

Pretty much anything he ever did would be apt for this thread I guess but this is a personal favourite, gives me goose pimples.

 
#49 ·
Re: Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage

Someone else mentioned Stan Rogers and so should they. What a gem he was.

Pretty much anything he ever did would be apt for this thread I guess but this is a personal favourite, gives me goose pimples.

Liked Stan Rogers voice...nice singing. Thanks for that. Never heard of him before. Where's he from?

Also another song..."Michael row the boat ashore" by the Highwaymen; an oldie. Showing my age here! :eek:
 
#50 ·
I've never heard that version..or verse. Can you tell what the whole thing is? I'd really like to know.
 
#43 · (Edited)
Thanks for a pleasant distraction from all the other crap going on.
I'm thinking about Lyle right now.
I was in Grand Cayman for my 40th. Forget the guys name "barefoot something". Was supposed to be the caymans version of Buffet. Played "pirate looks at 40" for me. Will never forget that evening.
I'm going winter crazy already. :)

There are a few threads like this, but I'm trying to collect songs specifically about sailing or sailors. Not fav songs while sailing, we've done that.

Doesn't matter the era or genre or even if you like them, I will sort them out. Beaches, oceans, and particularly stinkpots don't count. The song needs to be about sailing or sailors, but it doesn't have to be in the title.

Here are a few to get started. Got any?? Its going to be a long winter.........

Come sail away - Styx
Cool change - Little River Band
Soul of a Sailor - Kenny Chesney
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Sail Away - Randy Newman
Sail On - Commodores
Son of a son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffet
Brandi - Looking glass
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
 
#44 ·
It fun to have the words to some chanties printed and kept on board. Visitors have fun with them (kids and adults after a few brews).

Sail Delmarva: Sea Chanties ...

We have a longer list on-board. Add...
* Rovin
* Haul Away Joe
* Blow the Winds
* Boney
 
#45 ·
My daughter's lullabyes:

The Flying Dutchman - as performed by John Roberts and Tony Barrand
Blow the Man Down - as performed by John Roberts and Tony Barrand
The Ballad of Magellan - Animaniacs

Borderline:

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - one of the verses is about celestial nav
Kingston Town - Harry Bellafonte ("I took a trip on a sailing ship", so there)
 
#58 ·
Oh my gosh...amazing! And we had to look up Mt. Gay, because we've never heard of it, but it turns out it's the oldest rum from Barbados made in 1703 and specifically for the sailing community. That's too much. What fun! Thanks for sending!! That was truly a learning experience for us. ;)
 
#53 ·
This is one you can improvise to:

Way, hay up she rises
Way, hay up she rises
Way, hay up she rises
Earlye in the morning!

What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Earlye in the morning?

Then each of the following lines you repeat three times followed by "Earlye in the morning"


Put him in the scuppers with the hose pipe on him

or

Hoist him aboard with a running bowline

or

Make him turn at shining bright work

or

Put him in a boat and row him over

OR you can start making your own ****e up.
 
#56 · (Edited)
Fado (destiny) is the typical Lisbon kind of music, kind of an older blue.

This one is about a Canoa, that is a type of old sailing boat. It is a famous song around here. Well, it is special for me not only because it is a great song but also because my first boat was a 80 year old Canoa that I have recovered.

If someone is interested on the letter you can find it here and run it by a translator.

CANOAS DO TEJO - Carlos do Carmo (letra e vĂ­deo)



Ir this one, also a very popular one about Sailing away:

 
#57 · (Edited)
I am searching for a maritime fisherman's song I used to hear on CBC back in the 70's. "Ory Get Your Dory, There are Herring in the Bay". Anyone ever heard it or have any ideas where I can look? I am stipulating it was either a sailing dory or working from a sail powered carrying boat. Ha!

Down
 
#59 ·
How about the one by Chris de Burgh called "Sailing Away". (He's looking at the boats in the harbor and as they sail away...does that count?)

Here's an unusual one by Michelle Shocked "It must be luff" I don't really remember the words to this song though, so it may not qualify.
 
#66 ·
Here's an unusual one by Michelle Shocked "It must be luff" I don't really remember the words to this song though, so it may not qualify.
Can you find a link to the song? All others I've found in youtube or similar. I found another Michelle Shocked song and liked it, but can't find this one. I did find the lyrics and it clearly qualifies.
 
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