CF Weekend Playlist – Sailing Songs
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Ahoy, CF readers! Summer is the perfect time for boating on the wide, open sea, dreaming of messages in bottles, or just rocking your favorite nautical outfit. I love to reminisce about going sailing with my dad as a kid, and this collection of songs makes me want to get out on the water once again! This week, I decided to compile songs that celebrate the seaside (beyond the obvious, e.g. Come Sail Away by Styx). Be sure to look at the bulleted list of songs below the playlist after you listen, as there were many great songs I wanted to include but could not find on the playlist website.
As always, you can listen to the songs on the playlist here or in the popup player. In addition, click the links below to download, or listen to the single songs on YouTube for free. Enjoy!
This Week’s Playlist Includes:
- Baptized by Fire – Spinnerette – Download – YouTube
- Down River – The Temper Trap – Download – YouTube
- All My Loving – Jim Sturgess – Download – YouTube
- Alone on the Sea – Steel Train – Download – YouTube
- The Ark – Dr. Dog – Download – YouTube
- Big Sur – The Thrills – Download – YouTube
- Sea Legs – The Shins – Download – YouTube
- Glass of Water – Coldplay – Download – YouTube
- Listen Up – Oasis – Download – YouTube
- Sea So – The Gang – Download
- Raise the Sails – The Appleseed Cast – Download – YouTube
- Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt – Download – YouTube (I love the music in this movie!)
- No Line on the Horizon – U2 – Download – YouTube
- Man Overboard – Blink-182 – Download – YouTube
- The Island: Come and See/The Landlord’s Daughter – The Decemberists – Download – YouTube
- Pulling on a Line – Great Lake Swimmers – Download – YouTube
- Rio – Hey Marseilles – Download (Free!) – YouTube
- Sailing Away – Travis – Download – YouTube
- Anchors Away – Farewell – Download – YouTube
- Bonnie – Meaghan Blanchard – Download – YouTube
Previous Playlists:
- CF Weekend Playlist- Animal Tracks Part II
- CF Weekend Playlist- Animal Tracks
- CF Weekend Playlist- Fourth of July Favorites
- CF Weekend Playlist- Songs to Make You Fall in Love
What do you think?
What are your favorite nautical-themed tunes? Which songs remind you of days spent at the ocean? What do you think of this week’s bands? Do you have any suggestions for music for future playlists? Let me know with your comments!
Posted on on July 23, 2010 / Filed Under: College Life / Tags: alternative music, Beach, music, ocean, playlist, sailing, Summer
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Tess
Great summery playlist!
Seaside by The Kooks is another good one.
Cass
I love this. :) I never knew these songs before but now I listened to them and I love them. :)
-Cass
Heather
When I saw the title of this post, I thought “The Decemberists better be in here.” And they are! Hoorah!
Cristina
You left out Styx’s Come Sail Away which was featured in the end of the first episode of Freaks and Geeks.
Cristina
Sorry, I just realized Megan said it would be too obvious. Still, if you haven’t seen Freaks and Geeks rent it through Netflix.
Trish
Add: Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin!!!!
Mika
Yay! I love this!
Marlene
So stoked to see Listen Up on this list!
Bec
What about the guilty pleasure that is ‘ I’m on a boat’ by The Lonely Island ?
if only for the lyric ‘i got a nautical themed pashmina afghan’
xx
Dee
I agree with Trish =]
Beyond the Sea, or the original version – Charles Trenet’s ‘La Mer’, has got to be the CLASSIC sailing song. If there was ever a song that defined sailing along the Mediterranean..!
Great compliation!! Some songs are new to me, I listened to them and they’re nice =] !
JillAnn
“Kokomo” and “Watch the Ships that Go Sailing” NEED to be on here!
Mika
Ahaha Bec, I completely agree with you.
Alison
I love the playlist, although Jamie Cullum’s “All At Sea” would be perfect on here. It’s the perfect song to listen to as you watch the waves go by.
Kristen H
Btw, if anyone is trying to figure out how to download that Hey Marseilles song, you need to go to the blog section of their website. Scroll down about halfway to the entry titled “What’s New?” that has a picture of a guy jumping into a pool. It will tell you how to do it there.
I always love your playlists. I have to set aside a serious 30 minutes (minimum!) to carefully study the songs as well as the readers’ responses with additional songs.
Erika Phoenix
Good list!! I’ve never heard of Steel Train, but will definitely check them out now. I love music about the ocean and water so here’s a list of some of my favorites.
The Sea is a Good Place to Think O the Future – Los Campesinos! (one of my favorite songs, seriously!)
The Saltwater Room – Owl City
Shark in the Water – V.V. Brown
The Waves – Elisa
Blood Ocean – Dethklok (hilarious!)
and not necessarily about the ocean, but I love The Killers’ “This River is Wild”
Katy
Prefer ‘All My Loving’ the way The Beatles did it :] but hey, hard to make it sound bad, I love it