I thought maybe some theme based tunes might be good.

Here is one from Mountain, not Mississippi Queen, but that is another good one.

This one tells the tale of the old Whaling ships.

The Nantucket Sleigh Ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JrV86EKCs

Give it a listen, it is a good tune and tells a great story, and Leslie West on guitar is alsways good.

Jim

Tanx, i'm too a fan of Mountain.

Robert Hunter, Tales of Great Rum Runners

Jim

Off to Sea Once More/ Jerry and David

Whiskey in the Jar/Jerry and David

Jim

here's some more:


COOL CHANGE by LITTLE RIVER BAND

SAILING by CHRISTOPHER CROSS

"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" by the Split Enz. its different.

An easy one, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Jim

Again, I can't post a link as I'm on an iPhone, but there's a fantastic box set of sea chanties sung by a collection of artists, including Loudon Wainwright, Bono, Sting, artist Ralph Steadman, Jack Shi*, Boney, and a bunch more.

I own it, and love it- but can't recall the name of it. I'll need to check back later....

Harbor Lights

Not home yet (on a train, and still on the iPhone) but I remember the title-

Rogue's Gallery- Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Shanties".

Excellent 3 disc compilation.

All from the compilation I mentioned, Rogue's Gallery- Sting, Bono, and Nick Cave.

There's also entries by Ralph Steadman the artist, actor John C Reilly, and many many more...




Sting- "Blood Red Roses"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_S5KjFuxhA&feature=related



Nick Cave- "Fire Down Below"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lABZR3sAbo&feature=related



Bono- "A Dying Sailor to his Shipmates"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBdLMM4rWQ&feature=related

Not on the compilation, but a performance by one of my favorite artists, Tom Waits.



Tom Waits- "Starving in the Belly of a Whalee"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TukNT-jSWj8&feature=related