Songs that feel like gentle swell

I keep thinking of more Cockburn pieces, especially the solo guitar instrumentals that he usually includes in his albums. Another one that evokes surf and drifting: “Islands in a Black Sky”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Td5R8PXjA

Santana’s “Canto de Los Flores” from the album “Borboletta”. The dominant rhythm feels like ocean swells and the percussion is like paddle cadence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IllLIxiXaGY

Castoff! Love the Emmylou tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90M60PzmxEE

Back in the High Life by Steve Winwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMAKik3FcVQ

My musical horizons have been expanded.

@Rex said:
Castoff! Love the Emmylou tune.

You might like this one then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz6V0HXRg8M

Emmylou can make “Happy Birthday to You” sound like art.

Since everyone else is providing music links, here is the one that got me thinking about swells.

https://youtu.be/9bKwRW0l-Qk

Beautiful. Great topic. Thanks.

a long time favorite sea farin’ song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cBsnopTVmo
Jimmy Buffett performing Southern Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Ah-Ch8NQ4
This song by Mean Mary has become another sea farin’ favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6uSCAeOujo

Thank you all for the threaded musical respite.

One song that comes to mind for me, whenst rolling the topknot vessel over those rhythmic gentle swells sought by pikabike, is this somewhat dirge-like but peaceful tribute to cetaceans by CSN:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7d5NvJj9s

Then, there is this one by Van, which, though I’m not particularly a religious fellow, struck a reverent and rhythmic reminder into my paddled cadence as I canoed out over the not-so-gently wind-chopped, dark Assateague waters, one November evening years back:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCLyFGgVdZM

No longer a Christian, but I tend to sing this when paddling in heavy chop …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TgJG6OUjAc

Leo Kottke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPkBQ04XE4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7MqKDTUETk

This may not be real ‘gentle swell’ feeling but I think it’s the most beautiful tune Kottke ever did. And Pika… Cool Change has been stuck in my head for a couple of days now. I’m not complaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpnWQV0Vjsw

The lyrics are not nautical but the rhythm fits in this beautiful song I heard this morning.

https://youtu.be/EWLqdAJbu0A

how about Otis
https://youtu.be/rTVjnBo96Ug

@pikabike said:
The lyrics are not nautical but the rhythm fits in this beautiful song I heard this morning.

https://youtu.be/EWLqdAJbu0A

He needs a PFD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QXcNZHPXLw
over a decade ago… moi on guitar/vocals

need headphones on this one!!