From Hawaii To The Shores of Peru

August 1, 2005 4:11 AM

Somewhere Beyond The Green: I'm assembling a playlist with a "Deep Blue Sea" theme.

I've already got the obvious ones that spring to mind:
Beyond The Sea / Bobby Darin
My Love Is (A Deep Blue Sea) / Little Willie John
Rock Lobster / The B-52's
Surfin' U.S.A. / Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari / Ramones
Smoke On The Water / Deep Purple
They Came In / Butthole Surfers
Hawaii Five-O Theme / The Ventures
Sea Of Love / Tom Waits
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay / Otis Redding

I'm looking for suggestions for:
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

And I'm looking for others--anything goes, provided it's ocean-themed or sea/surf-related. Or maybe not. Do you have ideas, recommendations, or suggestions? Let's hear 'em!

posted by fandango_matt to grab bag (45 comments total)

Bily Brag's "Body of Water".
posted by Mayor Curley at 4:26 AM on August 1, 2005

"Ocean Size" Jane's Addiction
"Down By the Water" PJ Harvey
"Yellow Submarine" The Beatles
posted by macadamiaranch at 4:39 AM on August 1, 2005

"Sandra at the Beach" and "Aloha Honolulu" - Poi Dog Pondering
posted by pomegranate at 4:53 AM on August 1, 2005

"Under the Sea" from the Little Mermaid
"Underwater Love" by Faith No More
posted by jozxyqk at 5:04 AM on August 1, 2005

"Deepest Bluest" by LL Cool J

I'm kinda embarassed thats my first comment after getting my account here

Peep the lyrics here.
posted by JonnyRotten at 5:16 AM on August 1, 2005

"(Won't You Let Me Take You On A) Sea Cruise" - Frankie Ford

"Red Sails In The Sunset" -- covered by many different artists

"Calypso "- John Denver
posted by briank at 5:24 AM on August 1, 2005

Van Morrison "Tupelo Honey"
posted by planetkyoto at 5:28 AM on August 1, 2005

Paradise (Wherever You Are) - The Finn Brothers
From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea) - The Decemberists
Sea of Love - Cat Power (my favorite version of this song)
The Mariner's Revenge Song - The Decemberists (a different sort of sea song, but awesome awesome awesome!)
Oceanside - The Decemberists
posted by kittyb at 5:52 AM on August 1, 2005

I'm sure that there's something on Mike Oldfield's "Songs of Distant Earth" album that would be relevant, but unfortuantely I can't check at the moment... (Work. Bah.)
posted by Chunder at 6:04 AM on August 1, 2005

Tidal Wave - Apples in Stereo
Water - P.J. Harvey
Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys
Roller Coaster By the Sea - Jonathan Richman
posted by bibliowench at 6:12 AM on August 1, 2005

Wipe Out by the Surfaris.

Practically anything by the Beach Boys.

Under the Boardwalk ("...down by the sea-ea-ea...") by the Drifters.
posted by scratch at 6:12 AM on August 1, 2005

Secret Frequency Crew - The Underwater Adventure Hop Secret Treasure EP
Jimi Hendrix - 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
posted by box at 6:15 AM on August 1, 2005

"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" -- either the Cab Calloway or Ella Fitzgerald rendition.
posted by raysmj at 6:20 AM on August 1, 2005

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. (Oh come on, that would be an awesome way to end a disk about the sea! Even though the EF sank in a lake...)
posted by headspace at 6:24 AM on August 1, 2005

Atlantis by Donovan
posted by jrossi4r at 6:26 AM on August 1, 2005

How about Octopus's Garden?
posted by cosmicbandito at 6:30 AM on August 1, 2005

• "Saskatchewan" or "Onilley's Strange Dream" by the Rheostatics. (Yes, the first one really is ocean-themed.)
• "Nautical Disaster" by the Tragically Hip.

posted by Johnny Assay at 6:33 AM on August 1, 2005

Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Iron Maiden?

Tahitian Moon by Porno for Pyros
posted by electroboy at 6:43 AM on August 1, 2005

Many of the songs on The Sea by the Tiger Lillies would fit.
posted by cmonkey at 6:48 AM on August 1, 2005

I hate this song, but Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot is about as nautical as you can get.
posted by electroboy at 7:14 AM on August 1, 2005

A Dead Fish Gains the Power: The Books
A Walrus in a Trenchcoat is a Ridiculous Thing: Cornish in a Turtleneck
Aloha Steve and Danno: Radio Birdman
A Quick One While He's Away: The Who
I Want to be a Sailor: The Scars
Blue Lagoon: Laurie Anderson
Fish Below the Ice: Shriekback
Francis Scott Key: Menthol
Hang On Bill: Little Lisa
He Went Down to the Sea: The Monks
Hell or High Water: The Rants
One Ship Will Come: Anh Sang
Rock 'n' Roll Submarines: The Submarines
Sail Away: Randy Newman
Sea of Numbers: Stylex
Sleep with the Mermaid: Missy Roback
The Whirlpool: Gallon Drunk
posted by klangklangston at 7:14 AM on August 1, 2005

"Fish" by Mr Scruff.
"Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page.
posted by davehat at 7:32 AM on August 1, 2005

Palace of the Brine - Pixies
posted by Pollomacho at 8:03 AM on August 1, 2005

Underwater Love–Smoke City
posted by signal at 8:07 AM on August 1, 2005

Tom Waits: Singapore
Tom Waits: Shore Leave
Martin Denny: The Enchanted Sea
John Zorn: The Quiet Surf
Brian Eno: On Some Faraway Beach
posted by .kobayashi. at 8:33 AM on August 1, 2005

"Way of the Ocean" by Three Mile Pilot.
"Lusitania" by June of '44.
"Steerage" by The Shipping News.
"Good Morning, Captain" by Slint.
posted by saladin at 8:39 AM on August 1, 2005

The Decemberists - Shanty for the Arethusa
posted by ludwig_van at 9:29 AM on August 1, 2005

ocean rain, echo & the bunnymen
wave of mutilation, pixies
fear of drowning, british sea power
fear a bhata, slainte
fields of athenry, dropkick murphys / slainte / etc.
swimming horses, siouxsie and the banshees
lure of the sea, beautiful south
sail this ship alone, beautiful south

...
posted by dorian at 9:44 AM on August 1, 2005

Bob Schneider - Big Blue Sea
posted by jb at 10:05 AM on August 1, 2005

tons of stuff by Great Big Sea (Wave Over Wave springs immediately to mind, as does their version of I'se the B'y)

Rocks at Thieves' Bay and Ships in Full Sail off of the Spirit of the West album "Old Material"

South Australia by the Pogues
posted by purtek at 10:14 AM on August 1, 2005

This is awesome. Thanks, everybody--keep 'em coming!
posted by fandango_matt at 10:28 AM on August 1, 2005

The post-rock/chamber music ensemble Rachel's has an album called The Sea and The Bells. It's pretty much instrumental but I bet you could get some good sea-sounding stuff from there.
posted by matildaben at 10:38 AM on August 1, 2005

Brian Eno, "Deep Blue Day" (AKA the toilet diving song from "Trainspotting")
Parliament, "Aqua Boogie"
Roxy Music, "Grey Lagoons"
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "The Ship Song"
posted by Vervain at 10:55 AM on August 1, 2005

Flogging Molly - Salty dog
posted by JonnyRotten at 11:46 AM on August 1, 2005

Brian Eno & John Cale - Wrong Way Up. The whole album sounds like it was written for castaways; really beautiful stuff. One of the songs--Spinning Away--was used in the movie The Beach to good effect.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 11:50 AM on August 1, 2005

Diane Renay's "Navy Blue" and the Looking Glass's "Brandy" could be bookends.

"Point of Know Return" - Kansas
"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" - Split Enz
"Sail On Sailor" - Beach Boys
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross
"Thousands are Sailing" - The Pogues
"I'm Your Captain" - Grand Funk Railroad
"Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image
"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" - XTC (sailing as metaphysical conceit)

Civil_disobedient, believe it or not, the version of "Spinning Away" from The Beach is by Sugar Ray!
posted by kimota at 11:59 AM on August 1, 2005

Also, "Shark Attack" by Split Enz and possibly "Desert Island" by XTC.

Seriously, *Sugar Ray*. But, yeah, Wrong Way Up is one of my all-time faves.
posted by kimota at 12:02 PM on August 1, 2005

"Drowned" and/or "I Am The Sea" - The Who, off of Quadrophenia.
posted by kimota at 12:04 PM on August 1, 2005

Across Yer Ocean: Mercury Rev
Dirty Water: The Standells
Oceansize: Jane's Addiction
Fisherman's Blues: The Waterboys
Oceania: Bjork
Across The Sea: Weezer
Rockaway Beach: The Ramones
Ease Your Feet In The Sea: Belle & Sebastian
Seven Seas: Echo & The Bunnymen
Mimi on the Beach: Jane Siberry
Charlie Don't Surf: The Clash
The Spine Surfs Alone Pt. 1: TMBG
Surfin' Cow: The Dead Milkmen
posted by obloquy at 12:06 PM on August 1, 2005

Deep Ocean, Vast Sea - Peter Murphy
Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
Seabreeze - L.A. Symphony

And why not some Billy Ocean?
"When the going gets tough...THE TOUGH GET GOING
posted by FearTormento at 12:12 PM on August 1, 2005

"Sea Cruise" by Volcano Suns
/obscure
posted by ZenMasterThis at 2:35 PM on August 1, 2005

believe it or not, the version of "Spinning Away" from The Beach is by Sugar Ray!

First I was all like "No fucking way, man, that's fucking impossible" until I saw this and was like "Holy crap."

It probably doesn't need to be said, but for posterity's sake I'll say it: get the Eno/Cale version.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:52 PM on August 1, 2005

"Still Waters" - Jim White
"The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie" - Leo Kotke
"Sloop John B" - Beach Boys
"The Swimming Song" - Loudon Wainwright III or Kate & Anna McGarrigle
"The Waves Crashing Silently Through The Dominator" - Calexico
"Drowning In A Sea of Love" - Boz Scaggs

Let me know if you'd like MP3s of any of the above.
posted by soiled cowboy at 9:24 PM on August 1, 2005

More Brian Eno - "Under" off the Cool World soundtrack

Enya - "Carribean Blue" off of Shepherd Moons

Atmospherics: The Finding Nemo soundtrack, composed by Thomas Newman,
son of Alfred Newman but not this guy.

School of Fish - "In A Drop of Water" off of Human Cannonball
posted by ZakDaddy at 6:55 AM on August 2, 2005

pure shores–all saints
posted by signal at 10:04 AM on August 2, 2005