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#35 Shipwrecked (1982)
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Goofy song in a key I cannot sing, but dig that mango coconut fondue and kiwi fruit quiche
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
Song Info
Genre
World Reggae
Charts
Peak #139
Peak in subgenre #33
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1982
Uploaded
March 11, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.4 MB 128 kbps 3:41
Story behind the song
I think I was trying to write a Men At Work type song with a reggae feel but then tried to deliver a calyso like Jimmy Buffet feel and ended up with a shipwreck of a song. On a better voice day I can actually sing in this key.... Mp3 Club listeners gave this a rating of 2.9 out of 5. Some listener comments were: "Cute song" "Move over Jimmy Buffet!" "The chorus didn't seem to go with the rest of the song (musically). The song was OK (3) while the chorus was a (2). So it's a 2.5." "Pleasant but awkward in places""adventuresome... love the descending musical transition from verse to chorus..."
Lyrics
Shipwrecked on a tropical island Lying in the sand with you Looking up at the clear blue sky Watching those strange birds flying through Last night we had a scare Kangaroos were hopping everywhere The good ship was lost There's just me and you But I can't hear no people crying And I can't hear the world's heart wailing I just hear nature's strange music As you and I and the palm trees Are swaying Swaying We don't need no reservations We have our own table for two We'll dine on kiwi fruit quiche And mango coconut fondue And soon it will be night And the stars will come out bright There's no television What will we do? Oh I can't see no people crying And I can't see the world's heart wailing I just hear nature's strange music As you and I and the palm trees are swaying Swaying
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