I have always wanted to paddle a northern meandering quiet wilderness river to this music. To me it says “paddle away around the next bend”.
Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack: Promontory
Just returned from spending a little time by the ocean where, though I didn’t take a boat, I spent several mornings watching the sun rise over the Atlantic. On the calmer mornings with the long swells rolling in and the world waking up behind me the mood seemed a bit like this… I did wish I was out there riding the swells in the long morning light.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6WTYcFI8S4
Another tune that comes close is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRxOBu8S2Xg
By afternoon though it might change to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQHjsaiMk3w
In a similar vein, I can recall one particular early autumn day at sun rise. I was paddling the deep flat water along the base of a limestone bluff. The ferns had turned brown and had a touch of frost on them. Cliff swallows had departed but the chickadees and nuthatches were stirring and flitting about. The air was cooler than the water so there were tendrils of mist rising and the fog was dense enough so the opposite shore was shrouded and the rising sun gave every thing a pastel tint. This song fits that morning perfectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYMQ2JOh87s
@PJC said:
Samba Pa-Ti is a long time favorite of mine too! Almost posted it, but tried to stick to an aquatic theme.
@tdaniel said:
how about Otis
I play Dock of the Bay on my flute.
I have really enjoyed the variety and selections on this thread…some favorites and others new to my ear.
Castoff - I bet Samba Pa- ti takes a lot of us back… it also reminds me of cruising with friends and 8 track tape players, But it has always sounded to me like long rolling waves feel, even back then. There just aren’t that many songs that specifically refer to paddling in the lyrics, though there are quite a few posted here, many new to me. Thanks to all!
Had another thought that perhaps should be added:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3jpy1OzWg8
Doesn’t moonlight falling on long ocean swells come to mind when you hear that? Is it just me?
And another oldie that does specifically refer to paddling in the lyrics - by a poetic young Bruce Cockburnwho later did the soundtrack for Bill Mason’s Waterwalker (Viewable online). Perhaps he was still aspiring a bit back then… we were all younger then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Q7nOu8sB8
Being an old dead head and paddler, the songs Broken Down Palace and Cassidy seem to me to resonate with paddling as well. But one can’t post everything.
Another gentlly rolling vintage cut (1976) is the instrumental “Asleep in the Desert” from ZZ Topp’s “Tejas” album: