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The Sound of Waves (潮騒, Shiosai) is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, [ 1 ] the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi.
"The Ship Song" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music), [1] originally performed by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their sixth studio album The Good Son (1990). It was released by Mute Records as the first single from the album on 12 March 1990, as a CD single , 7" vinyl and a 12" vinyl release.
The Sound of Waves, set on the small island of "Kami-shima" where a traditional Japanese lifestyle continued to be practiced, depicts a pure, simple love between a fisherman and a female pearl and abalone diver. Although the novel became a best-seller, leftists criticized it for "glorifying old-fashioned Japanese values", and some people began ...
The moral of the song is that mermaids are a sign of an impending shipwreck. [2] It is sung from the point of view of a member of the ship's crew, although the ship sinks without any survivors. In most versions the ship is unnamed but in a version sung by Almeda Riddle, the mermaid disappears and the ship is identified as the Merrymac. [9]
Folk music / Percussion: 2:08 Zaire: Alima Song: Traditional Mbuti of the Ituri Rainforest: Recorded by Colin Turnbull and Francis S. Chapman in the Ituri Rainforest, Belgian Congo, circa 1951: Folk music 0:56 Australia: Barnumbirr (Morning Star) and Moikoi Song: Traditional Tom Djäwa (clapsticks), Mudpo (digeridoo), and Waliparu (vocals) [14]
"Treasure Chest" – Stories and Songs: The Adventures of Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate "Trick or Treat" – Pumpkin Face "Turkey in the Straw" – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" – Pop Go the Wiggles "Two Little Dickie Birds" – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "Uncle Noah's Ark" – Here Comes a Song
The new song comes weeks after the group publicly reunited at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards to present Best Pop Video’s first award of the night. “Over 20 years ago, we were just kids when ...
The song is widely used as a running cameo in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, usually with the excerpt "Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware". The first few lines, referred to as "Stormy the Night" are sung in Act 2, Scene 16 of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill .