# Help me pick out some BOAT SONGS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372 "2010-11-03T20:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/41 "2010-11-04T11:18:57Z")
[Cripple Creek Ferry](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnBdgVEqqts) - Neil Young ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/42 "2010-11-04T11:26:30Z")
Too late to edit: Another boat-themed song by Neil Young: [Powderfinger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMvjfBdeiKw) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/43 "2010-11-04T11:36:11Z")
The theme music to [Captain Pugwash](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpIlLqfd_xI) ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/44 "2010-11-04T11:36:16Z")
Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down - XTC Ship Trapped in The Ice - Andy Partridge (Waqsn’t sure as it’s a’ship’ song but others are listed above and it’s a great song) MiM ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/45 "2010-11-04T11:47:23Z")
Bah. I’m left with \*White Flag \*by Dido and _Sail Away_ by Enya. I’m hoping I can come up with something a little more manly to redeem my reputation. If you don’t mind longer classical pieces there’s Vaughan Williams’ _Sea Symphony_ (which does have words) and the entirety of Wagner’s _Flying Dutchman_, plus an obscure favorite of mine by Judith Bingham, [Salt in the Blood](http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bingham-choral-works/id215828907). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/46 "2010-11-04T11:59:59Z")
[When The Boat Comes In](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utkMQJeiK50) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/47 "2010-11-04T12:01:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Bah. I’m left with \*White Flag \*by Dido and **_Sail Away_ by Enya.** You mean _Orinoco Flow_. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/48 "2010-11-04T12:35:44Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You mean _Orinoco Flow_. I do, sadly. I’ll throw in \*Rame \* (Row) by Alain Souchon. I’d link to a performance but YouTube is full of bad covers and bootlegs. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/49 "2010-11-04T12:54:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If you don’t mind longer classical pieces there’s Vaughan Williams’ _Sea Symphony_ (which does have words) and the entirety of Wagner’s _Flying Dutchman_, plus an obscure favorite of mine by Judith Bingham, [Salt in the Blood](http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bingham-choral-works/id215828907). If you’re willing to consider symphonic works, there’s the whole _[Victory at Sea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_at_Sea#Music)_ suite of pieces. Personally, I’m particularly fond of _[The Theme of the Fast Carriers](http://home.comcast.net/~pflyersboy/victory/theme_of_the_fast_carriers.mp3)_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/50 "2010-11-04T14:27:26Z")
Patty Griffith [Rowing Song](http://www.lyricstime.com/patty-griffin-rowing-song-lyrics.html) [Titanic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(musical)) cast recording ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/51 "2010-11-04T14:29:25Z")
If you don’t mind something a little schlocky, I would suggest “Cast Your Fate to the Wind”, written by Vince Guaraldi (the same guy who did the theme music for the Peanuts specials). “Louie, Louie” is about sailing, although you might not know it from the Kingsmen version. (And you can get a two-fer – Dave Stewart and Amanda Gaskin did a medley of “Louie, Louie” and “Cast Your Fate to the Wind”!) Then there’s “Sail Away” by Randy Newman – but you might not really want that one. “Ferry Cross the Mersey” and “Yellow Submarine” are about specific kinds of boats… ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/52 "2010-11-04T14:57:17Z")
There’s _Sealdriver_ by \*\*Jethro Tull. \*\* _The Ship Song_ by **Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds** _The Immigrant Song_ by **Led Zeppelin**. Especially when the [Viking Kittens](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxnAr6pRt0)do it, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/53 "2010-11-04T15:43:36Z")
[Come On Down to My Boat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b-Q-Z1bF0) by **Every Mother’s Son** [Ride Captain Ride](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVjN3t8cj74) by\*\* Blues Image\*\* ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/54 "2010-11-04T16:16:14Z")
[We sail against England](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSX4DaNHJE) ? Al Stewart’s [Lord Grenville](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQlPhkv0kZk) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/55 "2010-11-04T18:54:13Z")
One more that I forgot that I absolutely must include: [The Grey Funnel Line](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZU7QHCYId8), a rather satirical song about sailing with the Royal Navy. This version is by Silly Sisters: Maddy Prior and June Tabor. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/56 "2010-11-04T19:08:49Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdeIZkZo2PM) - World Party > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc-eDaEZ4LU) - Robert Plant > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJTURFcBuB8) - Bob Seger > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhQrR0F5nnE) - Erasure > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MepXfXkLtMA) - Grateful Dead > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pqTd99mAw) - The Doors > [Ship of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhTd_2j05w) - The Doves You forgot one, but I can’t find a live link to it Ship of Fools - Elvis Costello on the Deadicated Album ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/57 "2010-11-04T19:27:52Z")
What, nobody’s mentioned the theme from _Jaws_? Dah dum… Daaaaah dum… Also, _Downstream_ by the Rainmakers. Great song from a great under-known band. > [@cornflakes](#): > > Oh yeah, [Proud Mary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPs9Ok7sQu0), CCR. Sorry, much as I love CCR, go with the Ike & Tina version. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/58 "2010-11-04T20:12:41Z")
**Shake Down Cruise** by Jay Ferguson **The Wreck of The Edumund Fitzgerald** by Gordon Lightfoot ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/59 "2010-11-04T20:35:57Z")
“Row, Row, Row” and “Sailin’ on the Robert E. Lee” - Spike Jones ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372/60 "2010-11-04T22:42:22Z")
Speaking of Jaws, the best rendition of Spanish Ladies ever. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PZfYtCLA23s/hqdefault.jpg "Farewell and Adieu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZfYtCLA23s) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-some-boat-songs/559372.md?page=4)