Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Your tripping anthem
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BlackSwanAdventures |
mastertangler: "For some strange reason I find myself humming and singing this song after about a week into a trip. And I really don't have a clue as to why........I never even think about this tune unless I am on a trip and then it just sort of shows up. "here comes the sun" by the Beatles the wife and I sing when it finally stops raining for a bit cripple creek by the band black water by the doobie brothers also: livin' on a prayer by Bon Jovi , because we are always halfway there |
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HighnDry |
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MagicPaddler |
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djwillco |
"If I should fall from grace with God where no doctor can relieve me. If I'm buried neath the sod and the angels won't receive me. Let me go boys, go boys. Let me go down in the mud where the rivers all run dry!" "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" - The Pogues |
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missmolly |
Natch. |
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scat |
Having weathered some rough seas the past few years, I am desperately hoping the pendulum will start swinging upward again. I keep telling myself, the worm will turn baby, the worm will turn. It frickin has to. Last weekend I helped a girl move. I didn't really know her, she is a waitress at a restaurant I frequented while going through chemo. I introduced myself because she was the one waitress I never really talked to. She told me her name was Jen and she was stressed out because she had to move in a couple days. I immediately offered to help her because that is one of my favorite things to do, help people move, if for no other reason than other people hate to do it. I know, I'm weird. Well, she had tons of stuff, it was quite the adventure. There was no way she could have got it done without my assistance. It was a lot of fun and I made some new friends, Jen and her daughters. It was pretty righteous. It was a heck of a way to get to know someone, but I am glad I did. After hearing her story it made me realize what a wuss I have been crying about my own situation. Jen is my new hero. She texted me yesterday morning to say thanks and she was off to work to begin a fresh new start. I said I am off to a fresh new start myself, I just started a new job and who knows, maybe Jen will want to hang out sometime and we can have some fun together. If I don't screw it up. So anyway, these words just came to my head so I wrote them down. This is my new 'mantra'. I like it because it is easy to remember. She thought it was pretty cool. I think it will come in handy on a rough portage or lake crossing. Cheers. A Fresh New Start Break The Cycle Get Back on the Horse Disciplined and Determined To Stay on Course Mentally tough And Hard to the Core Eyes on the Prize There is so MUCH MORE |
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mc2mens |
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scat |
I was born the runnin kind Leavin always on my mind Home was never home to me At any time Every front door had me hopin I would find the back door open There just had to be an exit For the runnin kind That’s some good smoke man. Love that stuff. |
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BCA |
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ozarkpaddler |
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Frenchy19 |
airmorse: "While not a song, a few years ago I spent the whole trip talking like Dr. Evil from Austen Powers. Awesome! I love the Evil man!! |
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jhb8426 |
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dicecupmaker |
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mastertangler |
old_salt: "Against the wind..." Ha good one! I am usually solo as of late so the occasional few lines after the sun comes out after a storm is A-OK. "Blue skies, nothing but blue skies........" |
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x2jmorris |
"Oh Lord its hard to be humble" comes to mind first. |
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MN_Lindsey |
"In the land of the silver birch, cry of the loon, There's something about this country that's a part of me and you." |
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plexmidwest |
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Jackfish |
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bmaines |
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Frenchy19 |
HighnDry: "It's the dreaded earworm. " Know that one well... |
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HighnDry |
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hobbydog |
plexmidwest: "My song has forever been Blue Sky ironically, but it's a different one, by the Allman Brothers. " On those nasty rainy days in the bdub this Allman Brothers song comes to mind. Let your soul shine, it’s better than sunshine, it’s better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain. |
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rtallent |
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Canoearoo |
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TomT |
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justpaddlin |
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HighnDry |
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Atrain |
bmaines: "Cigaro by System of a Down" Hahahahaha... the whole Mesmerize album was my anthem when I alpine ski raced back in high school. The thought of someone humming that on a portage is just cracking me up. |
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Selfsuffi |
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bdeck37 |
A close runner is up is "Tulsa Time" by Don Williams. Some classic country just fits right. |
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HowardSprague |
bdeck37: "Our group's song is definitely "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam. Yeah, now that's some good stuff!! |
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h20 |
Jackfish: "Only the song of the white-throated sparrow."The best song herd in the northwoods. |
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h20 |
Jackfish: "Only the song of the white-throated sparrow."thats the authentic up North anthem. |
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SaganagaJoe |
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HighnDry |
rtallent: "I dunno. If I get tired on a portage, maybe I'll pull up "Gimme three steps" by Skynyrd" |
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ozarkpaddler |
Canoearoo: "If you hear a family of 5 singing "Can You Canoe" by the Okee Dokee brother in the middle of the BWCA that would be us." Heheheh, If I'm nearby, I'll join in (LOL)! I love this one too I just can't remember the words (LOL); if I'd only learned it when my brain was young and fresh! True and Deep |
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BWPaddler |
MN_Lindsey: "I'm a recent fan of Woodsmoke & Oranges by Ian Tamblyn. Yes!!! |
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BWPaddler |
dicecupmaker: "Instead of 'Jukebox Hero' , my son would sing 'Juice box Hero!'" That is a great one!! |
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DrBobDg |
Spartan2: "DrBobDg: "Spartan2: "I never hummed or sang out loud. But in my head there was often a tune, and on portages there was always a hymn. Which hymn depended upon the cadence of my steps partly, or sometimes upon the length/difficulty of the portage. now I'm sad... I can hope that I would get to meet you. From some of your posts your portages in life have been hard at time. I heard these guys last weekend... pretty awesome time Cloveton.... Hallelugah dr bob |
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Swampturtle |
bmaines: "Cigaro by System of a Down" Haha...that is hysterical & yet so timely...good one 2 tickets to paradise I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here, I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long |
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mastertangler |
Abbey: Hadn’t been on the island for five minutes and the youngest brother asked nervously about bears on the island, so we started singing “Island Bear” to the tune of Island Girl by Elton John. " Ha! Too funny ;-) |
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mastertangler |
: "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...especially if I'm heading out of the east side along the big lake called Gitchigumi! Turn it up!! Love that artist and love that song but it always brings tears to my eyes. Not so sure I want to be blubbering along.........Think i will stick with Blue Skies. |
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mastertangler |
Feeling Good |
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schweady |
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Abbey |
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Spartan2 |
I heard these guys last weekend... pretty awesome time Cloveton.... Hallelugah dr bob" I am touched by your post, dr. bob. It would be an honor to meet you as well. I usually do not click on links in these threads, but I did click on yours, and I am very glad that I did. A most interesting performance! |
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TrekScouter |
or Alone Again, Naturally |
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AmarilloJim |
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BearRaid |
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HowardSprague |
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scat |
Through these days Of toil that’s near If I fall Dear Lord who cares Who but thee My burden shares None but thee, dear Lord None but thee |
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scotttimm |
When weather is bad, or we have our noses in a hard wind, we always sing to pass the time and keep our spirits up. This is one of my favorites from times leading scout trips, helps keep a good cadence while paddling: Land of the Silver Birch I've also been known to bust out some Bob Dylan: Girl from the North Country |
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SaganagaJoe |
: "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...especially if I'm heading out of the east side along the big lake called Gitchigumi! Turn it up!! First time I ever took Ester Lake Portage from Ottertrack I sang that song while carrying the aluminum canoe. Made it a little easier! |
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northallen |
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GearJunkie |
plexmidwest: "GearJunkie: "This has been on my mind for the past month. Perfect song for leaving society behind for a week. Same here. It’s on Netflix finally. The entire sound track is on YouTube in a play list from the users link I posted. |
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Captn Tony |
When we take off It's, On The Road Again When I wait up in the morning it's Blue Skies Shining at Me. When we are fishing it's Trolling, Trolling, Trolling, Walleye When sitting around the campfire it's Smoke gets in your eyes. |
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Jeriatric |
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walllee |
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msnature |
Paddling with the sun reflecting off the water: Hamm's beer commercial Spotting a log in the water: Ren & Stimpy Log song And many more, depending on what triggers the songs in my brain! |
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mastertangler |
pswith5: Unlike Spartan2 I sing a lot. Not that don't care about others, I just like singing. I can carry a tune anyway. " Must be nice to have talent. I'm only a bit vocal when I'm solo and then its not for very long.........maybe a few lines here and there. Mostly I just like it quiet.......you certainly see more game being quiet. I paddle quietly, portage quietly and sing quietly. Now if I really get into a hot bite however, then I have to remind myself that I might be disturbing others "Oh yea baby, come to poppa!!" |
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scat |
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Spartan2 |
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missmolly |
Kill da wabbit! |
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scat |
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plexmidwest |
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scat |
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Hub |
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scat |
Love it. I can definitely see how that melody could get stuck in your head. Now I gotta learn the words. Nice call. Thanks! |
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Spartan2 |
missmolly: "I'm just joshin', riffin' off an old Bugs' cartoon, which riffed off Wagner. Ah, that explains it!! I was really wondering if you were actually going along wilderness trails singing Wagner, which parts you were singing, and in what language! It was sort of fun to imagine, actually. But I am not familiar with the cartoon, so now it makes more sense. Thanks. |
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Spartan2 |
Hub: "Without hesitation it's 'Big Rock Candy Mountain' from Harrry McLintock. I whistle it constantly up there. 'There's a lake of stew and whiskey too and you paddle all around it in a big canoe...'. It's my wandering song." There must be a lot of different words to "Big Rock Candy Mountain", as there are to most folk songs. I always taught a version of that song to my 3rd grade music classes, but it didn't have any lakes of stew and whiskey in it. ;-) It is a very catchy tune. As is "The Ants Go Marching" (that is in the first grade music book in most curricula) but I wouldn't have thought of either as portage anthems. That type of songs are such earworms for music teachers that we usually retire THEM when we retire. LOL! |
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scat |
Last detour down the bunny trail. I was thinking about this on the way home. I’m sure now that my aversion to the evil hares does indeed stem from that movie Night of the Lepus. I think they looked the same. Sideways with big eyes, silent, no discernible sound made, but that evil bunny will stomp your house down and crush your skull in your bed with seemingly no effort, no emotion, no real change in facial expression. That’s just evil. Do I want one of those devil bunnies lurking just outside my campsite? Not if I can avoid it. I’m in a freakin tent! His paws might be six feet long! With sharp skinny weird pointy teeth. Probly has bad breath too. Yuk. Keep those horrendous hares away from me. In a final self analysis, it might be that if an animal is going to kill me, I’d rather be finished off honestly, like by a rattlesnake or mauled by a bear. Stomped in my tent by an evil bunny who doesn’t even care to look at me with both eyes. Creepy. |
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missmolly |
Spartan2: "missmolly: "I'm just joshin', riffin' off an old Bugs' cartoon, which riffed off Wagner. You betcha! |
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mfl1776 |
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plexmidwest |
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Spartan2 |
scat: "Maybe it was just the ones on Gull Lake. They just sat there sideways on the fringes of our campsite staring at us with that one big evil eye. These were large. I wouldn’t call them cute lil bunnies. Creepy. Ever see the movie Night of the Lepus, where the rabbits got singed by radiation or something and got huge and reigned terror upon mankind? Yeah, that kind of creepy. Maybe I took that one a little too seriously when I was a kid..." Ours were huge, too. There were about 6 or 7 of them, although Spartan1 would roll his eyes and say I am exaggerating. It was hard to count, as they kept coming and going, appearing at first one side of the campsite, and then another, and then by the tent, then by the grate, then on the biffy trail. I must have a dozen good photos. It was late afternoon/early evening and they were our after-dinner "entertainment". I was delighted with the "show". I never saw your movie, so it didn't occur to me to be creeped out. I was just glad that they weren't bears. LOL! |
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Whatsit |
butthead: "I'm not allowed to post or link mine in an open forum. Ha! Now I really want to know Ken! |
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Whatsit |
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Bonvicken |
Freedom Song Blackberry Smoke I'm also one of those guys who loves to put on "Wreck of the E-F" on the downhill approach to Superior, WI. It just always seems like the right thing to do. |
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BlackSwanAdventures |
old_salt: "Against the wind..." haha yup, we do that one as well, and also besides the other ones mentioned: running on empty- jackson browne thats a good one for the last lag of a long day lol but it sucks, if in conjunction with "against the wind" ugh. lol! |
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campcrafter |
It's the far northland that's a callin' me away, as take I with my packsack to the road. It's the call on me of the forest in the north, as step I with the sunlight for my load. Chorus From Lake Agnes, by Louisa, to Kawnipi I will go, Where you see the loon and hear his plaintive wail, If you're think'n in your inner heart there's a swagger in my step, Then you'll know I've been along the border trail. It's the flash of paddle blades a gleamin' in the sun, a canoe softly skimming by the shore, It's the smell of pine and bracken comin' on the breeze that calls me to the waterways once more. Chorus ************************** Sung at the beginning of this video By Pack and Paddle |
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pswith5 |
BCA: "Personally I find human noise in the wilderness appalling. "I only farted that one time!!! |
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ozarkpaddler |
BCA: "Personally I find human noise in the wilderness appalling. " Hmmm, so you make zero noise yourself? |
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yogi59weedr |
Try it you'll like it |
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bottomtothetap |
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mastertangler |
How bout you? Got a song which just sort of shows up? Blue Skies |
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Spartan2 |
Some of my portage hymns: The First Song of Isaiah The First Song of Isaiah (I sing it faster than this version) Christ Is the King, O Friends Rejoice (Lutheran version, hymn tune Beverly) On Eagle's Wings There were others, but these were my go-to favorites. |
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butthead |
butthead |
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Soledad |
C'est l'aviron |
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bobbernumber3 |
Stormy Weather |
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DrBobDg |
Spartan2: "I never hummed or sang out loud. But in my head there was often a tune, and on portages there was always a hymn. Which hymn depended upon the cadence of my steps partly, or sometimes upon the length/difficulty of the portage. so if I am going down a portage and hearing someone bellowing that hymn at the top of his or her lungs....I might have a clue who it is. :-) dr bob |
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Spartan2 |
DrBobDg: "Spartan2: "I never hummed or sang out loud. But in my head there was often a tune, and on portages there was always a hymn. Which hymn depended upon the cadence of my steps partly, or sometimes upon the length/difficulty of the portage. You didn't read carefully, dr bob. I never hummed or sang out loud, only within myself. My trips to the BWCA/Q were always to enjoy the silence, and I never would presume to let someone hear me singing! :-) Not because I cannot sing, as I earned a good living for years teaching people to sing. Only because I believe that the canoe country is better appreciated with just the music of the birds. But since I stopped canoe-tripping in 2013, I think it is a moot point now, anyway. So if you hear someone "bellowing that hymn at the top of his or her lungs" it most assuredly ISN'T me! |
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Frenchy19 |
Right now I have a Ry Cooder version of Little Sister playing... |
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old_salt |
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airmorse |
Dr Evil |
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hobbydog |
For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do But truth be told, I can't sing a note so I usually go with a few different versions of Tuvan Throat Singing |
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airmorse |
Frenchy19: "airmorse: "While not a song, a few years ago I spent the whole trip talking like Dr. Evil from Austen Powers. Thank you number one. |
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lundojam |
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ParkerMag |
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johno |
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Minnesotian |
I have this habit of drudging up old songs while I am out canoeing solo. It has gotten to the point that when i get back from trips by buddies ask me what the song theme was this time around. The most memorable one was the pointer sisters and Neutron Dance |
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scat |
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GearJunkie |
Eddie Vedder - Society https://youtu.be/ixqP7IPj330 |
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Corsair |
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PaddlinMadeline |
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schweady |
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boonie |
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plexmidwest |
GearJunkie: "This has been on my mind for the past month. Perfect song for leaving society behind for a week. Glad you reminded me of that song, the whole movie is fantastic, my favorite adventure flick; I could watch it 100 times (maybe I have?). I need to get the soundtrack and play on the way up next trip. |
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pswith5 |
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scat |
Have yourself A merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay (And I don’t mean homosexual...) Chet’s nuts roasting On an open fire Jack Frost Nipping at your stones Sleigh bells ring Are ya listenin My Yule log It’s a glistenin... Ok, I think you get the picture. I’m done over and out. Cheers, scat |
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TomT |
GearJunkie: "This has been on my mind for the past month. Perfect song for leaving society behind for a week. I love that whole album. But for me it's a little depressing because I relate the songs to the story of Into The Wild. But thanks for this reminder, I just might listen to it on the Drive up. And then most likely it will become an earworm and I will have it in my head for the whole trip. That's how it works for me. :) Eddie Vedder solo Society |
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andym |
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plexmidwest |
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mastertangler |
mc2mens: "When I trip with one of my brothers, we usually have a song that sticks with us the entire trip. It changes each trip. And we belt these songs out to the point it makes us break out in laughter. The last one I remember was Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman. " That's a good one......it's on one of my play lists. |
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mc2mens |
TomT: "GearJunkie: "This has been on my mind for the past month. Perfect song for leaving society behind for a week. That song (and the entire soundtrack) is great. Eddie Vedder is one of my favorites. |
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pswith5 |
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missmolly |
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SaganagaJoe |
scat: "I’m kind of having fun with this. I’ll shut up soon. I have always been a singer. Guys in college used to give me a hard time cuz I always singing something. Sometimes on the job too. I can write a pretty darn good song too. I just don’t want to go commercial. You know money and all that material stuff might just ruin my creativity. Can’t have that. No sir. Anyway, I mentioned earlier that I helped a family move a Noah’s Ark boatload of stuff last weekend. After an epic struggle, one of the last things they had was their artificial Christmas tree. What do you do when find a Christmas tree on the first day of a long, long wait for eighty degree temps, coupled with the emotion of being so close to satisfaction after a Himalayan sized mountain of effort and struggle. That’s right, you guessed it, you sing Christmas songs. Or I should say I did. Gotta cover the classics... Scat - try this: Hot dogs roasting on an open fire Skeeters nipping at your nose Stupid ditties being sung by the fire And folks bug sprayed from head to toe Everybody knows some skinny dipping in the lake Will help to make the evening bright Northern lights make the sky all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight Cuz we know that wind is on its way Bringing lots of storms and rain to last all day And every mothers' child is gonna cry Cuz the portages are gonna make you die And so I'm offering this simple phrase For kids from one to ninety two I know its been said many times many ways Happy Summer to You! -SJ |
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scat |
Wet sand in my buttcrack And I don’t give a damn I’m gonna stay out here As long as I can I know there was a second verse. Can’t remember it right now, but I’m sure it rhymed. |
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scat |
I met a lady with a ponytail She took me briefly in her arms She welcomed me into her house And showed me certain charms When I tried to follow My bearings came to fail I fell into a righteous path I knew she would do me no harm I had a revelation With my feet stuck in the sand I may never have her heart Until she first gives me her hand I tried to find a solution But my bearings came to fail I fell into my righteous path In a familiar foreign land Cheers, scat |
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yellowcanoe |
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canoe212 |
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crumpman |
Take Five |
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Minnesotian |
crumpman: "At my first camp, on my first solo, I listened to Take Five by Brubeck, while eating a pot of my wife’s homemade vegetable soup and all was right in my little world. Take Five is my anthem. I understand. That is an amazing song. |