Gotsoul Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 I hope that I'm posting this in the right thread, I'm talking about songs that have as their opening the sounds of the sea or waves crashing...Lonely Drifter[The O'Jays]..Castles In The Sand[Stevie Wonder]...Harbor Lights[The Platters]...got any?
Louise Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Ace Cannon "Sea Cruise" with a cue burn Edited March 23, 2016 by Louise
Amsterdam Russ Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Walk to the bottom of the sea - The Franciscans Lighthouse - Ocie Smith In fact, I'm sure both tracks use exactly the same sea/seagull sound effects!
Guest MBarrett Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 For me the most obvious. Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Robbk Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) "So Much In Love" - The Tymes "Sea Cruise" - Frankie Ford (foghorn) Edited March 23, 2016 by RobbK
Mal C Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 here's a biggie......The Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea add Nautilus - Bob James...Tonettes - Teardrop Sea.. these might be a tad tenuous, but Joe Simon - drowning in the sea of love, maybe David Sea, at a push? how about Jimmy Seals?? ohh, how about the Mark Ⅳ's - The Tide Has Turned, fabulous record that...
Robbk Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Mal C said: here's a biggie......The Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea add Nautilus - Bob James...Tonettes - Teardrop Sea.. these might be a tad tenuous, but Joe Simon - drowning in the sea of love, maybe David Sea, at a push? how about Jimmy Seals?? ohh, how about the Mark Ⅳ's - The Tide Has Turned, fabulous record that... The OP wanted songs with sound effects that are sounds of the sea. There are none in The Marvelettes' song, nor Joe Simon's song. and none in The Mark IV's song, none in Bob James', and probably none in the rest of the songs you listed. Edited March 23, 2016 by RobbK
Tiberius Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Here's a Carolinas beach music tune I posted on youtube by Salty Miller of the Monzas.
Amsterdam Russ Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 ^^^ Already mentioned The Franciscans in the 3rd post. Or like the waves, did that one wash over you? ??
Robbk Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ministryofdance said: Paragons - tide is high I heard NO "sounds of the sea" in The Tide is High". Again, the OP asked for sound effects, - buoy bells, foghorns, seagulls, waves crashing and the like. Same for the hit 45 version of Otis Redding's "Sitting on The Dock of the Bay". I can't speak for any alternate takes/LP versions. Edited March 23, 2016 by RobbK 1
The Yank Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 It might not start with "sounds of the sea" but, the Shangrilas' "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" has plenty of seagulls in the middle and at the end of the song.
Guest MBarrett Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 40 minutes ago, RobbK said: Same for the hit 45 version of Otis Redding's "Sitting on The Dock of the Bay". I can't speak for any alternate takes/LP versions. Robb You've got to give me Dock of the Bay. It's not right up front in the mix but definitely there. Just checked it to Wikipedia: " After Redding's death, Cropper mixed "Dock of the Bay" at Stax Studios. He added the sound of seagulls and waves crashing to the background, as Redding had requested, recalling the sounds he heard when he was staying on the houseboat."
Mal C Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 1 hour ago, RobbK said: I heard NO "sounds of the sea" in The Tide is High". Again, the OP asked for sound effects, - buoy bells, foghorns, seagulls, waves crashing and the like. Same for the hit 45 version of Otis Redding's "Sitting on The Dock of the Bay". I can't speak for any alternate takes/LP versions. trying here Robb, how about - George 'N Sonny Sanders - Down By The Ocean.. not prominent, but deffo in the background..
The Yank Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 32 minutes ago, MBarrett said: Robb You've got to give me Dock of the Bay. It's not right up front in the mix but definitely there. Just checked it to Wikipedia: " After Redding's death, Cropper mixed "Dock of the Bay" at Stax Studios. He added the sound of seagulls and waves crashing to the background, as Redding had requested, recalling the sounds he heard when he was staying on the houseboat." Just tried my 45, the version on "The Complete Stax Singles 1959- 1968" and the version on "Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947- 74" and all three versions open with crashing waves . I doubt if all three were alternate versions.
Robbk Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 50 minutes ago, MBarrett said: Robb You've got to give me Dock of the Bay. It's not right up front in the mix but definitely there. Just checked it to Wikipedia: " After Redding's death, Cropper mixed "Dock of the Bay" at Stax Studios. He added the sound of seagulls and waves crashing to the background, as Redding had requested, recalling the sounds he heard when he was staying on the houseboat." I've never heard that version. They only played the original 45 version while I was listening. 16 minutes ago, the yank said: Just tried my 45, the version on "The Complete Stax Singles 1959- 1968" and the version on "Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947- 74" and all three versions open with crashing waves . I doubt if all three were alternate versions. Sorry. I played it again. It's very faint at the very beginning of the song. I am somewhat hard of hearing, so I missed it completely, before. I turned up the volume to very high. Edited March 23, 2016 by RobbK
Robbk Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 19 minutes ago, Mal C said: trying here Robb, how about - George 'N Sonny Sanders - Down By The Ocean.. not prominent, but deffo in the background.. That would be George 'N Sonny Sands. You must have Motown or The Chicago Sound on the mind. And, yes, I hear the simulated "waves' sound (although not very convincing as ocean waves).
Davenpete Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Fluffy Falana - My Little Cottage - or how about New York Port Authority. Dx
Robbk Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 1 hour ago, DaveNPete said: Fluffy Falana - My Little Cottage - or how about New York Port Authority. Dx I listened to the entire Fluffy Falana song, and I didn't hear ANY ocean sound effects. I thought it is strange to hear a man's voice, who is called "Fluffy Falana". I thought I've heard that artist before, and she was a woman. Am I remembering incorrectly? I think it is also interesting that Bobby Martin operated out of New York, and George Kerr wrote a song for New York's Jobete Music office in late 1963, a song with a very similar title. (Come With Me to) "My Little CABIN by The Sea". I've heard the Jobete Music acetate of it, and I believe it is George Kerr, himself, singing it. The song is not the same song as Martins (actually bears no resemblance, other than the title and gist of the "story").
Mark B Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Escorts - S O S hearts in distress - soulo or date
Ibiza Steve Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 9 hours ago, RobbK said: I heard NO "sounds of the sea" in The Tide is High". Again, the OP asked for sound effects, - buoy bells, foghorns, seagulls, waves crashing and the like. Same for the hit 45 version of Otis Redding's "Sitting on The Dock of the Bay". I can't speak for any alternate takes/LP versions. Must be my stylus
John Reed Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Natalie Cole - La Costa - Capital, it's got it all; crashing waves, seagulls....
Robbk Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 52 minutes ago, ministryofdance said: Must be my stylus I went back and played "Dock of The Bay" again, really loud, and I did hear the "waves" at the beginning.
Davenpete Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 8 hours ago, RobbK said: I listened to the entire Fluffy Falana song, and I didn't hear ANY ocean sound effects. I thought it is strange to hear a man's voice, who is called "Fluffy Falana". I thought I've heard that artist before, and she was a woman. Am I remembering incorrectly? I think it is also interesting that Bobby Martin operated out of New York, and George Kerr wrote a song for New York's Jobete Music office in late 1963, a song with a very similar title. (Come With Me to) "My Little CABIN by The Sea". I've heard the Jobete Music acetate of it, and I believe it is George Kerr, himself, singing it. The song is not the same song as Martins (actually bears no resemblance, other than the title and gist of the "story"). My Little Cottage (BY THE SEA) - maybe off topic a bit.
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