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Morning Open Thread, Tuesday June 24, theme: 'Sea' songs [1]
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Date: 2025-06-24
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Themes for Tuesday songs in June: 3rd: Bayou, 10th: River, 17th: Lake, 24th: Sea
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Preview:
The theme for July Tuesdays is: ‘named’ groups
1st: Crosby, Stills, Nash 8th: Emerson, Lake, Palmer 15th: Simon, Garfunkel 22nd: Seals, Crofts 29th: Brooks, Dunn
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>>>This diary features songs with the word ‘sea’ in the title.
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wikis: Beyond The Sea Sea Of Heartbreak Sea Of Love
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"Beyond the Sea" is the English-language version of the French song “ La Mer”, popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959. While the French original was an ode to the sea, Jack Lawrence – who composed the English lyrics – turned it into a love song.
The first recording of "Beyond the Sea" was by Harry James And His Orchestra on December 22, 1947, and the first recording of "La Mer" was by French musician Roland Gerbeau in December 1945.
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Sea of Heartbreak" is a song recorded by Don Gibson in 1961. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country chart
The song describes the feelings of lost love, and compares them to being lost in a metaphorical sea of intensely sad emotion (to an, at least in the chorus and in the overall impression, surprisingly cheery tune).
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"Sea of Love" is a song written by John Philip Baptiste and George Khoury.
Baptiste, who was working as a bellboy in Lake Charles, Louisiana, wrote "Sea of Love" for a love interest. He was introduced to local record producer George Khoury, who took Baptiste into his studio to record it. At Khoury's request, Baptiste took the stage name of Phil Phillips.
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A little bit off topic: What are ‘the seven seas’?
Oh hey there are several definitions, see wiki: seven seas
Here’s one list:
the Arctic Ocean
the North Atlantic Ocean
the South Atlantic Ocean
the Indian Ocean
the North Pacific Ocean
the South Pacific Ocean
the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean
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Why is the ocean salty? link: salty seas
Salt in the ocean comes from two sources: runoff from the land and openings in the seafloor. Rocks on land are the major source of salts dissolved in seawater. Rainwater that falls on land is slightly acidic, so it erodes rocks. This releases ions that are carried away to streams and rivers that eventually feed into the ocean.
Why are rivers not salty? link: no salt
Rain replenishes freshwater in rivers and streams, so they don’t taste salty. However, the water in the ocean collects all of the salt and minerals from all of the rivers that flow into it.
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Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin
Sea Of Heartbreak by Don Gibson
Sea Of Love by Phil Phillips
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