Songs About the Ocean

[Pomai]

• Suboceana - Tom Tom Club
• Sailing - Christopher Cross
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden
• One of Our Submarines - Thomas Dolby
• Ocean of Dreams - Kalapana (Malani Bilyeu)
• Surf - Ka'au Crater Boys
• Tumbleland - Kapena

[mel]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
Sailing - Cecilio & Kapono
Sailors of Fortune - Henry Kapono
Sea of Love - Phil Phillips
Under the Sea (from the "Little Mermaid" soundtrack)
Down by the Shack by the Sea - Don Ho & the Ali'is
One Paddle, Two Paddle - Don Ho & the Ali'is
The Following Sea - Don Ho & the Ali'is
Seven Seas - Echo & the Bunnymen
Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
Soul of the Sea - Heart
Down by the Seaside - Led Zeppelin
Sea Legs - The Shins
Rock in the Sea - The Shocking Blue
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean - Edison Concert Band
Ocean - The Cure
Blue Blue Ocean - Echo & the Bunnymen
Rhythm of the Ocean - Hawaiian Style Band
Ocean of Dreams - Kalapana
The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
Ocean Breeze - Pablo Cruise
Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard
Oceans - Pearl Jam
My Love Will Go On (Theme from "Titanic") - Celine Dion
The Crystal Ship - The Doors
Ship of Fools - World Party
Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello
Pipeline Sequence - Honk
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
Theme from "The Endless Summer" - The Sandals
Ride the Wild Surf - Jan & Dean
Surf's Up - The Beach Boys
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys
Catch a Wave - The Beach Boys
Wave Dreams - Rock Custer (from "Homgrown II" album, KKUA 1977)
Surf Party - Chubby Checker
Surf Wax America - Weezer
Carribean Blue - Enya
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away, Sail Away) - Enya

Couple of groups with "Ocean" in their name:

Ocean - a one hit wonder from 1971 known for "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
The Ocean Blue - alt rock group from the 1990s

and Billy Ocean known for the hit "Carribean Queen"

[Pomai]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Mel, impressive as always! I expected "Yellow Submarine" to be on your list. Alas, it made first place! Orinoco Flow by Enya is also a great tune.

• Rock Lobster - B-52's (can also go into the "Songs About Wildlife" thread)
• Opihi Man - Ka'au Crater Boys (another that can go into the 'Wildlife' thread)
• SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song
• Come Sail Away - Styx
• Pipeline - The Chantays (linked is SRV with Dick Dale; another favorite version is by Agent Orange)

[mel]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Mel, impressive as always! I expected "Yellow Submarine" to be on your list. Alas, it made first place! Orinoco Flow by Enya is also a great tune.

"Orinoco Flow" is one of my favorite Enya songs of all time.

I forgot to include "Octopus's Garden" by The Beatles on my list. So here it is now.

[oceanpacific]

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More songs:

SAND AND THE SEA - Duprees
PIPELINE - Chantays
WIPEOUT - Surfaris
BANZAI WIPEOUT - Catalinas
BEYOND THE REEF - many, including "Uncle Tom" Moffatt
BEYOND THE SEA - Bobby Darin
THE SWIM - Bobby Freeman
EBB TIDE - many, including the Righteous Brothers
SURF RIDER - many, written by Nole "Nokie" Edwards of the Ventures
SAILING - Christopher Cross
CRUEL SEA - Ventures
NINTH WAVE - Ventures

Artists:

Seawind
Beach Boys
Surfers

I also have a 45 of Billy Ocean's original release of CARIBBEAN QUEEN, which is titled AFRICAN QUEEN.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

This one applies here as well.

[LikaNui]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Couple of groups with "Ocean" in their name:
Ocean - a one hit wonder from 1971 known for "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
The Ocean Blue - alt rock group from the 1990s
and Billy Ocean known for the hit "Carribean Queen"

We can step it up one more notch for individuals with "Ocean" in their name, and that would be Ocean Kaowili, a Honolulu fireman and very well-known local musician.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Stretching it almost to the breaking point: electronica DJ Mocean Worker.

(For those who like their trivia, Mocean Worker is basically just Adam Dorn, whose father is a famous record producer - Joel Dorn, a/k/a "The Masked Announcer." Daddy Dorn produced a lot of major R'n'B & Jazz acts for Atlantic and other labels.)

[zztype]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Rhythm of the Ocean - Hawaiian Style Band

[cezanne]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Big Ship -- Dennis Brown

[GeckoGeek]

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This one might be a stretch: Remember (Walking in the Sand) - I prefer the version by Aerosmith

[akrauth]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Wipe Out - The Surfaris
Surfer Joe - The Surfaris
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
Surf City - Jan and Dean
Honolulu Lulu - Jan and Dean
The Fun Song - from Sponge Bob Square Pants
Krusty Krab Pizza Song - from Sponge Bob Square Pants
Jellyfish Jam - from Sponge Bob Square Pants
Sailing for Adventure - from the Muppets Treasure Island
A Pirate's Life for Me - from Peter Pan
Blow the Man Down - traditional
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean - traditional
In The Navy - The Village People
Whale of a Tale - from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Beyond the Sea - Frank Sinatra
Ka 'Uluwehi O Ke Kai - traditional Hawaiian
Pi'i Mai Ka Nalu - Robi Kahakalau
Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale

More later...

[akrauth]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

Oh yeah!

White Sandy Beach - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Hukilau - hapa haole
Pearly Shells/Pupu A'o 'Ewa - hapa haole/traditional Hawaiian
'Alika - Aunty Genoa Keawe, Raiatea Helm, etc? It's about the ship Arctic sailing to Kaua'i. That counts, doesn't it?

[Pomai]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

'Alika - Aunty Genoa Keawe, Raiatea Helm, etc? It's about the ship Arctic sailing to Kaua'i. That counts, doesn't it?

What's interesting is that the translation of "Alika" in this song is "Arctic", while in more common usage, it's for the name "Alexander" (Alex). No?

Japanese (Nihonjin) also pronounce the name "ERICA" as "ALIKA", as they can't pronounce a hard "R", turning it into "L", and the "E" becomes "A".

[akrauth]

Re: Songs About the Ocean

What's interesting is that the translation of "Alika" in this song is "Arctic", while in more common usage, it's for the name "Alexander" (Alex). No?

Japanese (Nihonjin) also pronounce the name "ERICA" as "ALIKA", as they can't pronounce a hard "R", turning it into "L", and the "E" becomes "A".

'Ae! Pololei 'oe! I tell everybody who lives in or is in love with Hawai'i Nei to call me by my Hawaiian name. Most of my friends here on the mainlan call me Alex, however, and that's okay.