Monday, August 29, 2005


Song of the Sea Hag, or the Sea Hag of My Heart

This is it. The posting none of you have been waiting for. That's right, it's the Sea Hag Playlist, or Music to Dash Yourself Upon the Rocks By.

In other words, perfect houseboat music for a moonlit, desolate night. Imagine you, on the houseboat, with the sharks softly wailing in the distance, as you lure yet another unwary sailor to his doom with your eerie, irresistable song.

But before I launch into the ultimate Davey Jones' locker list, let me tell you this tale of strangeness and woe. I was delayed in my trip home tonight because the Golden Gate Bridge was backed up. Unusually backed up--because apparently an ostrich jumped out the back of a truck and was running amock on the bridge. I would say only in the Bay Area, but in fact I saw a picture of an ostrich running through the streets of Taipei recently.

But back to the playlist. I know you're just salivating with anticipation at this point:

1) Captain of My Heart--??
2) Spanish Main--The Coral
3) How to Fight Loneliness--Wilco
4) Don't Fear the Reaper--BOC
5) Too Drunk to Fuck--(Nouvelle Vague Bossa Nova version)
6) Ship of Fools--The Doors
7) I Get Around--2Pac
8) Servo--Brian Jonestown Massacre
9) Witchy Woman--The Eagles
10) Dock of the Bay--Otis Redding
11) Sloop John B--Beach Boys
12) Rhiannon--Fleetwood Mac
13) Season of the Witch--Donovan
14) Beyond the Sea--Bobby Darin
15) Caribbean Queen--Billy Ocean
16) The Argument--Sea and Cake
17) Foreign Disaster Days--Brazzaville
18) Stay Loose--Belle & Sebastian
19) Evil Woman--ELO
20) Muddy Hymnal--Iron & Wine

I know, I should've included some piratey drinking song, but there you are. Anyone have anything to add to the Sea Hag's list?

2 Comments:

Blogger Terri said...

what do you do with a drunken sailor
what do you do with a drunken sailor
what do you do with a drunken sailor
early in the morning?

6:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Through her Silver Body by Swallow the Sun. It will bring out the drunken viking sailor in us all, I promise =)

12:11 PM  

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