Artist	Song
Jimmy Buffett	Son of a Son of a Sailor
from Songs You Know By Heart (1985)
Crosby, Stills & Nash	Southern Cross
from Crosby, Stills & Nash: Greatest Hits (2005)
Christopher Cross	Sailing
from Christopher Cross (2009)
The Beach Boys	Sloop John B.
from Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003)
Kenny Chesney	Soul of a Sailor
from Be As You Are (2005)
Enya	Orinoco Flow
from Watermark (2005)
The Beach Boys	Sail On, Sailor
from The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 - Best Of The Brother Years 1970-1986 (1999)
Jimmy Buffett	Margaritaville
from Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (1987)
Styx	Come Sail Away
from Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology (2004)
Loggins & Messina	Vahevala
from The Best: Loggins & Messina Sittin' In Again (2005)
Norah Jones	Come Away With Me
from Come Away With Me (2002)
Tom Waits	Shiver Me Timbers
from The Heart of Saturday Night (2008)
The Commodores	Sail On
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores (1999)
Neil Young	Sail Away
from Rust Never Sleeps (2007)
Rod Stewart	Sailing
from The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Alan Jackson	It's Five O' Clock Somewhere
from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2003)
The Pogues	Thousands Are Sailing
from The Best of the Pogues (2005)
Bobby Darin	Beyond the Sea
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
Lyle Lovett	If I Had a Boat
from Pontiac (1988)
Jane Siberry	Sail Across the Water
from When I Was a Boy (2008)
Randy Newman	Sail Away
from Rhino Hi-Five: Randy Newman - EP (2005)
Looking Glass	Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
James Taylor	Terra Nova
from JT (2000)
Blue Merle	Every Ship Must Sail Away
from Burning In the Sun (2005)
Sting	Valparaiso
from Mercury Falling (1996)
Jimmy Buffett	Son of a Son of a Sailor
from Songs You Know By Heart (1985)
Crosby, Stills & Nash	Southern Cross
from Crosby, Stills & Nash: Greatest Hits (2005)
Christopher Cross	Sailing
from Christopher Cross (2009)
The Beach Boys	Sloop John B.
from Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003)
Kenny Chesney	Soul of a Sailor
from Be As You Are (2005)
Enya	Orinoco Flow
from Watermark (2005)
The Beach Boys	Sail On, Sailor
from The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 - Best Of The Brother Years 1970-1986 (1999)
Jimmy Buffett	Margaritaville
from Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (1987)
Styx	Come Sail Away
from Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology (2004)
Loggins & Messina	Vahevala
from The Best: Loggins & Messina Sittin' In Again (2005)
Norah Jones	Come Away With Me
from Come Away With Me (2002)
Tom Waits	Shiver Me Timbers
from The Heart of Saturday Night (2008)
The Commodores	Sail On
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores (1999)
Neil Young	Sail Away
from Rust Never Sleeps (2007)
Rod Stewart	Sailing
from The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Alan Jackson	It's Five O' Clock Somewhere
from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2003)
The Pogues	Thousands Are Sailing
from The Best of the Pogues (2005)
Bobby Darin	Beyond the Sea
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
Lyle Lovett	If I Had a Boat
from Pontiac (1988)
Jane Siberry	Sail Across the Water
from When I Was a Boy (2008)
Randy Newman	Sail Away
from Rhino Hi-Five: Randy Newman - EP (2005)
Looking Glass	Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
James Taylor	Terra Nova
from JT (2000)
Blue Merle	Every Ship Must Sail Away
from Burning In the Sun (2005)
Sting	Valparaiso
from Mercury Falling (1996)

Comment:

The sea is a harsh mistress, and her awesome power is mercurial. Friday's glassy vista may roil with 50-foot surges Saturday, so you'd best batten the hatches and make certain all is ship-shape before setting off. Listen to the sounds of the port receding in the distance, like a dream.

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