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  • A Haunting Sea Song

    Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 05:22 in sea songs

    This week’s Sea Song is The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.Could you think of a more suitable choice on the eve of Halloween than this chilling ballad about the sudden sinking on Lake Superior of a 729-foot long freighter?You ca...

  • The TGIF Sea Song of the Week is Sailing

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 08:04 in sail, sea songs

    This time we're featuring a live version of Sailing performed by Guns & Roses. Yes, the ballad made famous by Rod Stewart in the 70s was performed live at Wembley Stadium by G&R just a few years ago, and it kind of rocks.U2 has also performed...

  • Sea Song of the Week: Island

    Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 10:20 in islands, jimmy buffett, sea songs

    If the weather we’re experiencing in New England isn’t enough to make you want to sail away to an island, then the sounds and images in this video may do the trick. It’s been two weeks since we featured Jimmy Buffett in our TGIF Sea Songs, so w...

  • A Beautiful Sea Song

    Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 10:33 in sea songs

    This week’s sea song was an easy choice on the birthday of both John and Sean Lennon. Today’s Sea Song of the Week is Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) by John Lennon, which he wrote for his son Sean and released on what would be John Lennon's last alb...

  • Sea Song for Friday: Come Sail Away

    Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 09:30 in sail, sea songs

    Here's a live-in-concert version of today's Sea Song, Come Sail Away by Styx.Even though this twisted song is not exactly about sailing on the sea, the repeating chorus (come sail away, come sail away, come and sail away with me) can really put you i...

  • Sea Song: The Captain and the Kid

    Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 08:36 in jimmy buffett, sea songs

    Jimmy Buffett says he wrote this song as a tribute to his grandfather who was a sailing ship captain. While it does not get as much play as hits like Cheeseburger in Paradise or Margaritaville, The Captain and the Kid is a classic sailing song. ###Fr...

  • Sea Song of the Week - PPM

    Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 02:00 in video, sea songs

    This week's sea song is in memory of the legend we lost in Mary Travers: There Is A Ship by Peter Paul and Mary From the FirstBoat blog at DailyBoater.com...

  • Sea Song of the Week

    Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 09:35 in sea songs

    Here’s a twist on one of our favorites - The ukulele version of "Son of a Son of a Sailor."From the FirstBoat blog at DailyBoater.com...

  • Labor Day Weekend Show

    Posted on Saturday August 30th, 2008 at 10:55 in jimmy buffett, sea songs

    Since the moment I remembered it was Labor Day weekend yesterday, I haven't been able to get this song out of my head.Somehow, I don't mind. Do you?Get your daily boat fix at DailyBoater.com...