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Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" (English translation "Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)") is a song originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch . A 1959 German-language recording by Lolita became an international hit in 1960–61.
Clark's "Sailor" became the third hit version of the song in the Low Countries reaching #13 in the Netherlands and - in a tandem ranking with "Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" by Lolita - #12 on the chart for the Flemish Region of Belgium [16] where the Dutch-language rendering "Zeeman" had already been a Top Ten hit for Caterina Valente ...
Early recordings typically were songs with a Latin American, South Sea Island, or similar 'exotic' theme. In December 1959, she recorded what would become her only gold record , [ 1 ] " Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer " ("Sailor, Your Home is the Sea"), which was a hit single in the United States, peaking at number five, number one for two ...
In an influential early article about shanties, New York journalist William L. Alden drew a comparison between shanties and both authentic African-American songs and the quasi-African-American minstrel songs: The old sailor songs had a peculiar individuality. They were barbaric in their wild melody.
"Sailor Song" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gigi Perez, released as a single on July 26, 2024. Her third independent track following her release from Interscope Records, it went viral on TikTok and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Sailor Song" topped the charts in Ireland, Latvia, and the ...
"Seemann" ("Seaman"/"Sailor") is a song by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Herzeleid. It was composed by bass player Oliver Riedel, with lyrics by Till Lindemann.
Several of their recordings of the song, sometimes under the name "Weigh, Hey and up She Rises", have gone viral on YouTube. [22] As a response, the band released the 2012 album Drunken Sailor, which includes the title track and a prequel that tells the earlier life of the drunken sailor called "Whores and Hounds". [23]
"Confide in Me" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her self-titled fifth studio album (1994). It was released as the album's lead single on 29 August 1994 by Deconstruction, Imago, and Mushroom Records.