The smell of the ocean breeze reflecting off the waves, the wind feathering through your hair, the sails flapping in the wind – All reminiscent of a great way to spend a laid-back day cooling down and mellowing out – Be it on a sailboat or a houseboat. Sound like a plan? How ’bout some tunes to complement the feeling.
Maybe your plans are a little more formal and you’re heading out on a week or longer cruise to the islands or up to Alaska or Canada. Or for the real adventurer, even to the Caribbean or Mediterranean for an elite getaway.
In any event, music always helps make for a smoother journey. Here you will find songs from all eras and genres that mention boats, ships, cruises, sails, sailing, yachting, etc. in the title or prominently throughout the lyrics. This should help you build a pretty decent playlist for your mp3 or burn for your cd to take with you. And hey, if all else fails, at least you can put on tropical theme at your next pool party or get together on the beach, and let the music take you on a “mental journey” away from it all.
Enjoy! – Bon Voyage! 🙂
Songs About Boats Ships & Sailing
- Banana Boat (Day-O) – Harry Belafonte
- Big Boat – Peter Paul & Mary
- Boat Drinks – Jimmy Buffett
- Boats Against The Current – Eric Carmen
- Boats To Build – Guy Clark
- Boats To Build – Alan Jackson
- Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
- Brandy – The Looking Glass
- Calypso – John Denver
- Closer To Home/I’m You’re Captain – Grand Funk Railroad
- Come On Down To My Boat – Every Mother’s Son
- Come Sail Away – Styx
- Crystal Ship – The Doors
- Dock of The Bay – Otis Redding
- Downeaster Alexa – Billy Joel
- Drive (For Daddy Gene) – Alan Jackson
- Dreamboat Annie – Heart
- Ghosts of Cape Horn – Gordon Lightfoot
- Gilligan’s Island Theme – TV Theme
- Harbor Lights – Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
- Harbor Lights – Bing Crosby
- Harbor Lights – The Platters
- If I Had A Boat – Lyle Lovett
- I’m On A Boat – Lonely Island
- Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
- The Last Farewell – Roger Whittaker
- Longer Boats – Cat Stevens
- Lost Sailor – Grateful Dead
- Love Boat – TV Theme
- Michael (Row Your Boat Ashore) – Highwaymen
- Night Boat To Cairo – Madness
- On A Slow Boat To China – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
- On The Good Ship Lollipop – Shirley Temple
- One Particular Harbor – Jimmy Buffett
- Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) – Enya
- Pirate Looks At Forty – Jimmy Buffett
- PT 109 – Jimmy Dean
- The River – Garth Brooks
- Rock The Boat – Hues Corporation
- Red Sails In The Sunset – Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra
- Red Sails In The Sunset – Bing Crosby
- Red Sails In The Sunset – The Platters
- Redneck Yacht Club – Craig Morgan
- Ride Captain Ride – Blues Image
- Row Row Row Your Boat – (traditional folk song)
- Sail Along Silvery Moon – Bing Crosby
- Sail Along Silvery Moon – Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
- Sail Away – Randy Newman
- Sail Away – Oak Ridge Boys
- Sail Boat In The Sky – Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra
- Sail On – The Commodores
- Sail On – Tom Grant
- Sail On Sailor – Beach Boys
- Sailboat In The Moonlight – Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra
- Sailboat In The Moonlight – Billie Holiday
- Sailin’ Around – John Prine
- Sailin’ Away On The Henry Clay – American Quartet
- Sailin’ Shoes – Little Feat
- Sailing – Rod Stewart
- Sailing – Christopher Cross
- Sailing Away – Chris DeBurgh
- Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay – Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
- Sailing On The Robert E. Lee – Ray Noble
- Sailing On The Seven Seas – Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (OMD)
- Sailing To Paradise – Pablo Cruise
- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) – Lolita
- Sailor Man – Johnnie & Jack
- Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford
- Ship In The Bottle – Stonewall Jackson
- Ship of Fools – The Doors
- Ship of Fools – Robert Plant
- Ship of Fools – Erasure
- Ship of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) – World Party
- Ship To Shore – Chris DeBurgh
- Ship Without A Sail – Ella Fitzgerald
- Shipbuilding – Elvis Costello
- Ships – Barry Manilow
- Ships That Don’t Come In – Joe Diffie
- Sink The Bismarck – Johnny Horton
- Sinking of The Reuben James – Woodie Guthrie
- Sinking of The Reuben James – Kingston Trio
- Six Months In A Leaky Boat – Split Enz
- Shrimp Boats – Jo Stafford
- Sloop John B – Beach Boys
- Sloop John B – Kingston Trio
- Smooth Sailin’ – TG Sheppard
- Son of A Son of A Sailor – Jimmy Buffett
- Southern Cross – Crosby Stills & Nash
- Trains & Boats & Planes – Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas
- Two Pina Coladas – Garth Brooks
- When My Dreamboat Comes Home – Fats Domino
- When My Ship Comes In – Clint Black
- When The Ship Comes In – Bob Dylan
- When The Ship Hit The Sand – Little Jimmie Dickens
- Wooden Ships – Crosby Stills Nash & Young
- Wooden Ships – Jefferson Airplane
- Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
- Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
Here are a few more song posts with related travel themes on this site:
Islands In The Sun – Songs With A Tropical Theme
Songs About Airplanes &Â Flying
Songs About Trains – All Aboard!
Songs About Sun &Â Sunshine
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