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South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². Depending on measurement, it is the largest or second largest body of water after the five oceans.
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Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea (, Egeo Pelagos ; ) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey respectively. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus. The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes. The Aegean Region consists of nine provinces in southwestern Turkey, in part bordering on the Aegean sea.
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Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Spain on the north and Morocco and Algeria on the south. The Strait of Gibraltar, which lies at the west end of the Alboran Sea, connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic Ocean.
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Amundsen Gulf
Amundsen Gulf is a gulf located in Canadian Northwest Territories, between Banks Island and Victoria Island and the mainland . It is approximately in length and about across where it meets the Beaufort Sea.
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Amundsen Sea
The Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It is bounded by Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart to the west. Named for the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen by the Norwegian expedition of 1928-29, under Captain Nils Larsen, while exploring this area in February, 1929.
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Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea (, ; , ) or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean.
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Archipelago Sea
Archipelago Sea (Finnish Saaristomeri, Swedish Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it is the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, although many of the islands are very small and tightly clustered.
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Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest, and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, although some oceanographers call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea or simply the Arctic Sea, classifying it as one of the mediterranean seas of the Atlantic Ocean. Alternatively, the Arctic Ocean can be seen as the northernmost lobe of the all-encompassing World Ocean.
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Balearic Sea
The Balearic Sea or Iberian Sea is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea around the Balearic Islands. In the Catalan language the area is also known as the Catalan-Balearic Sea (Mar Catalanobalear) due to one important area of the Balearic Sea being the Catalan Sea, between the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. There is some confusion between Balearic Sea and Catalan Sea use, as the Catalan Sea is part of the Balearic Sea and clear limits for the Balearic Sea are not defined.
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Banda Sea
The Banda Sea is the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. It is about 1000 km (600 mi) east to west, and about 500 km (300 mi) north to south.
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Barents Sea
Barents Sea (, ) is a part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents. It is a rather deep shelf sea (average depth and maximum depth ), bordered by the shelf edge towards the Norwegian Sea in the west, the island of Svalbard (Norway) in the northwest, and the islands of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya (Arkhangelsk Oblast) in the northeast and east. Novaya Zemlya separates the Kara Sea from the Barents Sea. Significant fossil fuel energy resources exist in the Barents Sea region.
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Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.
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Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (; ), the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered by Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal down to the state of Tamil Nadu, India and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma (Myanmar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east.
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Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya and Mar Cantábrico; French: Golfe de Gascogne; Basque: Bizkaiko Golkoa; Gascon: Golf de Gasconha) or the Cantabrian Sea is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Punta de Estaca de Bares, and is named for the Basque province of Biscay, in the Spanish Basque Country.
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Bay of Bothnia
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Bay of Campeche
The Bay of Campeche () (sometimes confused with Bahía de Campeche) is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. It was named by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Antonio de Alaminos during their expedition in 1517.
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Bay of Fundy
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Beaufort Sea
The Beaufort Sea () is the portion of the Arctic Ocean located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska and west of Canada's Arctic islands. The sea is named after Huguenot-Irish hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort. The major Mackenzie River empties into the Canadian part of the sea, west of Tuktoyaktuk, which is one of the few permanent settlements on the sea shores.
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Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves.
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Bismarck Sea
The Bismarck Sea lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the island of Papua New Guinea and to the south of the Bismarck Archipelago and Admiralty Islands. Like the Bismarck archipelago, it is named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The Bismarck archipelago extends round to the east and north of the sea, enclosing the Bismarck Sea and separating it from the Pacific Ocean. To the south it is linked to the Solomon Sea by the Vitiaz Strait.
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Bohai Sea
Bohai Sea (), also known as Bohai Gulf, Bohai, or Bo Hai, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. It is approximately 78,000 km² (or 30,116 sq. mile) in area and its proximity to Beijing, the capital of China, makes it one of the busiest seaways in the world.
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Bohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is located between Visayas and Mindanao in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands.
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Camotes Sea
The Camotes Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, between the Eastern Visayas and the Central Visayas. It is bordered by the islands of Leyte to the north and east, Bohol to the south, and Cebu to the west. The sea is connected to the Visayan Sea to the northwest, and to the Bohol Sea to the south by the Canigao Channel and Cebu Strait. It contains the Camotes Islands and Mactan Island.
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Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles.
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Celebes Sea
The Celebes Sea ()) of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia. It extends 420 miles (675 km) north-south by 520 miles (837 km) east-west and has a total surface area of 110,000 square miles (280,000 km²), to a maximum depth of 20,300 feet (6,200 m). The sea opens southwest through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea.
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Ceram Sea
The Ceram Sea or Seram Sea (Indonesian = Laut Seram) is one of several small seas between the scattered islands of Indonesia. It is a section of the Pacific Ocean with an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometers located between Buru and Seram, which are two of the islands once called the South Moluccas. These islands are the native habitat of plants long coveted for their use as spices, such as nutmeg, cloves, and black peppercorns, and the seas surrounding them were busy shipping routes. The Ceram Sea is also the habitat of several species of tropical goby and many other fish. Like many other small Indonesian seas, the Ceram Sea is rocky and very tectonically active.
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Chilean Sea
The Chilean Sea is the portion of the Pacific Ocean lying west of the Chilean mainland. The official Chilean usage for Chilean Sea was defined on May 30 of 1974 when the Diario oficial de la Republica de Chile published Supreme Decree #346, which declared that "the waters surrounding or touching the shores of the national territory shall be known as Mar Chileno.
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Cooperation Sea
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Coral Sea
The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides) and by New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the Solomon Islands. It merges with the Tasman Sea in the south, with the Solomon Sea in the north and with the Pacific Ocean in the east. On the west, it connects with the Arafura Sea through the Torres Strait.
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Cosmonauts Sea
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D'Urville Sea
'''D'Urville Sea''' is a sea near Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. It is named after the French explorer and officer Jules Dumont d'Urville.
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Davis Sea
Davis Sea is an area of the sea along the coast of Antarctica between West Ice Shelf in the west and the Shackleton Ice Shelf in the east. East of it, on the eastern side of Shackleton Ice Shelf, is Mawson Sea. Discovered by Australian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) from the Aurora. Named by Sir Douglas Mawson for Captain J.K. Davis, master of the Aurora and second in command of the expedition.
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Denmark Strait
The Denmark Strait (, , the latter meaning Greenland Sound) is a strait between Greenland (northwest) and Iceland (southeast). The Norwegian island of Jan Mayen is located northeast of the strait.
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Drake Passage
The Drake Passage or Mar de Hoces -Sea of "de Hoces"- is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends into the Southern Ocean.
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English Channel
The English Channel (, the "sleeve") is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some .
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Flores Sea
The Flores Sea covers 93,000 square miles (240,000 square kilometres) of water in Indonesia.
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Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea is the northernmost part of the North Atlantic Ocean immediately south of the Arctic Ocean. It borders Greenland to the west, Svalbard archipelago to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south.
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Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden (; transliterated: ''Khalīj 'Adan'', ) is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide.
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Gulf of Alaska
The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.
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Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; ) is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.
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Gulf of California
The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés or Vermilion Sea;
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Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic Ocean west of Africa. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the gulf.
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Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America.
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Gulf of Oman
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (—Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران—Ḫalīdj Makrān, ; in Persian also known as دریای فارس یا دریای پارس Daryā-e Pars, ) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It is generally included as a branch of the Persian Gulf, not as an arm of the Arabian Sea. On the north coast is Pakistan and Iran. On the south coast are Oman in the east, and the United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west.
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Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. It is located by the city of Sirte. In Ancient Rome it was known as Syrtis Maior (compare: Syrtis Minor).
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand (, , ), also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.
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Gulf of Venezuela
The Gulf of Coquivacoa is a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia and Falcón and by Guajira Department, Colombia. A strait connects it with Maracaibo Lake to the south.
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Gulf St Vincent
Gulf St Vincent () is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia. It is bordered by two peninsulas: the Yorke Peninsula to the west, and the Fleurieu Peninsula to the south east. Kangaroo Island is across the opening to the Southern Ocean on the southwest. The capital of South Australia, Adelaide, is situated on its east coast. Other notable towns located on the Gulf include Ardrossan, Port Wakefield, Edithburgh and Port Vincent. It was named "Gulph of St. Vincent" by Matthew Flinders on 30 March 1802. Prior to then, it had been known as Golphe Josephine.
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Halmahera Sea
Halmahera Sea is a regional sea located in the central eastern part of the Australasian Mediterranean Sea. It is centered at about 1°S and 129°E and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Halmahera to the west, Waigeo and Irian Jaya to the east, and the Seram Sea to the south. It covers about 95,000 km and its topography comprises a number of separate basins and ridges, the chief of which is the Halmahera Basin reaching a depth of 2039 m.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian subcontinent; on the west by East Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, by Antarctica). It is the only ocean to be named after a country, i.e., India.
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Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, and by southwestern Albania, including Saranda and Himara, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and Lefkas to the east. The islands are collectively referred to as the Ionian Islands, and other islands include the Strophades, Sphagia, Schiza, Sapientza and Kythira. The sea is one of the most seismic areas in the world.
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Irish Sea
The Irish Sea (Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Mhanann, Manx: Mooir Vannin, Scots: Erse Sea, Scottish Gaelic: Muir Èireann or Muir Mhanainn, Welsh: Môr Iwerddon) also known as the Mann Sea or Manx Sea, separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean in the south by St George's Channel, and in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man.
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Java Sea
The Java Sea () is a large (320,000 km²) shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. Karimata Strait to its northwest, links it to the South China Sea.
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Kara Sea
The Kara Sea (Russian: Ка́рское мо́ре) is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya.
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Kara Strait
The Kara Strait (Russian: Пролив Карские Ворота; Proliv Karskiye Vorota) is a 56 km (35 mi) wide channel of water between the southern end of Novaya Zemlya and the northern tip of Vaygach Island. This strait connects the Kara Sea and the Barents Sea in northern Russia.
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King Haakon VII Sea
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Koro Sea
The Koro Sea or Sea of Koro is a sea in the Pacific Ocean lying between Viti Levu to the west and the Lau Islands to the east, surrounded by the islands of the Fijian archipelago.
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Laptev Sea
The Laptev Sea (Russian: мо́ре Ла́птевых) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the eastern coast of Siberia, Taimyr Peninsula, the Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. Its northern boundary passes from the Arctic Cape to point with coordinates 79°N and 139°E and closes at the Anisiy Cape. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east. The sea area is approximately 672,000 km². It is navigable during August and September.
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Lazarev Sea
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Libyan Sea
The Libyan Sea () is a portion of the Mediterranean Sea situated north of the country of Libya and generally southerly of the island of Crete. This designation was used by ancient geographers describing the southern Mediterranean, but the term is also used by modern travel writers and cartographers. The southern coastline of Crete which borders the Libyan Sea includes the Asterousia Mountains and Mesara Plain; this area is the locus of considerable ancient Bronze Age settlement including the sites of Kommos, Hagia Triada and Phaistos.
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Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea (; ) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Italian Riviera (Liguria and Tuscany) and the islands of Corsica and Elba. The sea is probably named after the ancient Ligures people.
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Lincoln Sea
Lincoln Sea is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from Cape Columbia, Canada in the west to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland in the east. The northern limit is defined as the Great circle line between those two headlands. It is covered with sea ice throughout the year, the thickest sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which can be up to 15 m thick. Water depths range from 100 m to 300 m. Water from Robeson Channel, the northernmost part of Nares Strait, empties into this sea.
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Marmara Sea
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Mawson Sea
Mawson Sea is an area of the sea along the Queen Mary Land coast of East Antarctica between the Shackleton Ice Shelf in the west and Vincennes Bay in the east. West of it, on the western side of Shackleton Ice Shelf, is the Davis Sea. To the east is Bowman Island and Vincennes Bay.
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Mirtoon Sea
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Molucca Sea
The Molucca Sea (Indonesian: Laut Maluku) is located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the country of Indonesia. The region is rich in coral and has many diving sites.
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Mozambique Channel
The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar. The channel is approximately 460 kilometers across at its narrowest point between Angoche, Mozambique, and Tambohorano, Madagascar.
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Norwegian Sea
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Oresund Strait
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.
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Pechora Sea
Pechora Sea (, or Pechorskoye More), is a sea at the northwest of Russia, the southeastern part of the Barents Sea. The western border of the sea is off Kolguyev Island, while the eastern border is the western coasts of Vaygach Island and the Yugorsky Peninsula, and the northern border the southern end of Novaya Zemlya.
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Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is also controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf (by the Arab nations on the Arab side of the gulf) or simply The Gulf by most Arab states, and Gulf of Basra by Turkey, although none of the latter three terms is recognized internationally.
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Philippine Sea
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 2 Million mi² (5 Million km²) on the western part of the North Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago (Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao) on the southwest; Palau, Yap, and Ulithi (of the Carolines) on the southeast; the Marianas, including Guam, Saipan, and Tinian, on the east; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast; the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyūshū on the north; the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa, Miyako, and Yaeyama) on the northwest; and Taiwan in the extreme west.
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Riiser-Larsen Sea
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Salish Sea
The Salish Sea is comprised of the coastal waterways surrounding southern Vancouver Island and Puget Sound between Canada and the United States of America. Its major bodies of water are the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound and reaches from Desolation Sound at the north end of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. The north portion of the Salish Sea is in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), while the southern portion is in the U.S. state of Washington. The inland waterways of the Salish Sea are separated from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula and are protected from the Pacific Ocean storms. As a result, the European settlers established the port cities of Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria.
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Savu Sea
The Savu Sea (or the Sawu Sea) is a small sea within Indonesia named for the island of Savu (Sawu) on its southern boundary. It is bounded by Savu and Rai Jua to the south, the islands of Rote and Timor (split between East Timor and Indonesia) to the east, Flores and the Alor archipelago to the north/northwest, and the island of Sumba to the west/northwest. Between these islands, it flows into the Indian Ocean to the south and west, the Flores Sea to the north, and the Banda Sea to the northeast.
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Sea of Crete
The Sea of Crete (, Kritiko Pelagos) is the sea south of the Aegean Sea, north of the island Crete, and south of the Cyclades. The sea also stretches from Kythera east to the Dodecanese islands of Karpathos and Kassos. The bounding seas to the west are the Ionian Sea as well as the rest of the Mediterranean Sea. Ferry routes to and from Piraeus, as well as the southern islands of the Aegean and the Dodecanese, run in this area.
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Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean. This isolation also reflects in the fauna species and in the water salinity, which is lower than in the ocean. The sea has no large islands, bays or capes. Its water balance is mostly determined by the inflow and outflow through the straits connecting it to the neighboring seas and Pacific Ocean. Few rivers discharge into the sea and their total contribution to the water exchange is within 1%.
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Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk (; English Transliteration: Okhotskoye More) is a part of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast (including the Shantar Islands) along the west and north. The northeast corner is Shelikhov Gulf. It is named after Okhotsk, the first Russian settlement in the Far East.
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Sea of Åland
The Sea of Åland is the waters located in the southern Gulf of Bothnia, between the Åland islands and the Swedish mainland. The sea connects Kvarken and the Bothnian Sea with the Baltic Sea proper. The seas are often choppy here. The narrowest part is named Södra Kvarken or South Kvarken.
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Seto Inland Sea
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Sibuyan Sea
The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
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Solomon Sea
The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean. It lies between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Many major battles were fought there during World War II.
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Somov Sea
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South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². Depending on measurement, it is the largest or second largest body of water after the five oceans.
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Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf () is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. The Gulf is 322 km (200 mi) long and 129 km (80 mi) wide at its mouth. The western shore of the Gulf is the Eyre Peninsula, while the eastern side is the Yorke Peninsula, which separates it from the smaller Gulf St Vincent. The largest towns on the gulf are Whyalla, Port Pirie, and Port Augusta. Among smaller towns on the gulf are Wallaroo and Port Broughton.
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Sulu Sea
The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines. It is separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan, and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago. Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast.
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Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) across. It extends 2,800 km (approx.) from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European to encounter New Zealand and Tasmania. The British explorer Captain James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s as part of his first voyage of exploration.
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Thracian Sea
The Thracian Sea (, Thrakiko Pelagos; ) is a sea that is part of the Aegean Sea and forms the northernmost point of the sea. Regions surrounding the sea are Macedonia and Thrace as well as northwestern Turkey. The entire stretch of the sea lies north of the 40th parallel. The length from east to west is from 23 E to about 25.8 E or from the Strymonian Gulf east to the northernmost part of the Gallipoli peninsula and the width from north to south is about 40.25 N to 41 N or from the Dardanelles north to the boundary between the Xanthi and the Rhodope prefectures. Islands includes Thasos and Samothrace in Greece and Gökçeada (Imvros in Greek) and Bozcaada (Tenedos in Greek) in Turkey. The bays and gulfs includes the Ierissian Gulf to the southwest, the Strymonian Gulf where the Strymon River empties, the Kavala Gulf and the Saros Gulf in Turkey. Rivers empties into this portion of the gulf includes the Nestos and the Evros River/Meriç. The famous thermal springs are Loutra Eleftheron in Kavala.
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Tyrrhenian Sea
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Visayan Sea
The Visaya Sea is a sea in the Philippines, surrounded by the islands of the Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas located to the east and west, while the Central Visayas is located to the south. It is bounded by the islands Masbate to the north, Leyte to the east, Cebu and Negros to the south and Panay to the west.
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Wadden Sea
The Wadden Sea (, , Low German:Wattensee, , West Frisian: Waadsee) is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. It is rich in biological diversity. In 2009, the Dutch and German parts of the Wadden Sea were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. Much of the southern part of the sea, up to Elephant Island, is permanent ice, the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. The sea is contained within the two overlapping Antarctic territorial claims of Argentina, (Argentine Antarctica) and Britain (British Antarctic Territory), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile (Antarctic Chilean Territory). At its widest the sea is around 2,000 km across, in area it is around 2.8 million km².
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White Sea
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Yellow Sea
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morcheeba - "the sea"
music video - "down by the sea" by morcheeba. of course not the original one, just a few memories from my gd times in newzealand.. feel free to comment & rate it though ;)
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The Waterboys - This is the Sea-Riding Giants
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- Duration: 6:24
- Published: 21 Oct 2007
- Updated: 07 Mar 2012
- Author: parkhill62
The Waterboys - This is the Sea-from the soundtrack for Riding Giants
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Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona)
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- Duration: 4:34
- Published: 15 Jul 2009
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: theradblog
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: twitter.com Add me on Google Plus: jonrawlinson.com My facebook: facebook.com This video was shot by: jonrawlinson.com HIRE ME! I'm available for freelance work. Want to license this video? Contact me jonrawlinson@gmail.com The music is "Please don't go" by Barcelona. iTunes: bit.ly Barcelona's website: www.myspace.com This was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. oki-churaumi.jp Download the desktop wallpaper: bit.ly Buy the album Absolutes by Barcelona on the iTunes store: bit.ly The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7500-cubic meters (1981290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank. WE MUST PROTECT OUR OCEANS! This was shot using a Canon 5DMKII with a 28-135mm lens. You should visit my website: jonrawlinson.com
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Sweeney Todd - Song 18 "By The Sea" / With LYRICS
Lyrics : MRS. LOVETT: (kisses Todd) Ooh, Mr. Todd! (kiss) I'm so happy! (kiss) I could (kiss) Eat you up, I really could! You know what I'd like to do, Mr. Todd? (kiss) What I dream (kiss) If the business stays as good? Where I'd really like to go? In a year or so? Don't you want to know? TODD: (spoken) Of course. LOVETT: Do you really want to know? TODD: (spoken) Yes. I do. LOVETT: By the sea, Mr. Todd, that's the life I covet, By the sea, Mr. Todd, ooh, I know you'd love it! You and me, Mr. T, we could be alone In a house what we'd almost own, Down by the sea! TODD: Anything you say LOVETT: Wouldn't that be smashing? Think how snug it'll be underneath our flannel When it's just you and me and the English Channel! In our cozy retreat kept all neat and tidy, We'll have chums over ev'ry Friday! By the sea! Don'tcha love the weather? By the sea! We'll grow old together! By the seaside, Woo-hoo! By the beautiful sea! It'll be so quiet, That who'll come by it, Except a seagull Hoo, hoo! We shouldn't try it, Though, 'til it's legal for two-hoo! But a seaside wedding could be devised, Me rumpled bedding legitimized! Me eyelids'll flutter, I'll turn into butter, The moment I mutter I do-hoo! Down by the sea, Married nice and proper By the sea Bring along your chopper To the seaside hoo hoo! By the beautiful sea! * I do not own any part of this movie. No Copyright Infringements. *
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The Waterboys - This Is The Sea
The Waterboys - This Is The Sea This Is the Sea is the third and last of The Waterboys' "Big Music" albums. Considered by critics to be the finest album of their early rock-oriented sound, described as "epic" and "a defining moment", it was the first Waterboys album to enter the United Kingdom charts, peaking at number thirty-seven. It was also the first album with Steve Wickham, who would radically change The Waterboys' sound for the next album, Fisherman's Blues, and inspire the band's move to Ireland.
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Rough Sea
I dont know anything about this vid but all i do know is im pleased im not on board the ship,
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Bobby Darin sings "Beyond the Sea"
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- Duration: 3:10
- Published: 13 Nov 2006
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: musicbooking
Available Now @ HyenaRecords.com! Bobby Darin performs his classic hit, "Beyond The Sea," to a live audience. Performance clip taken from Bobby Darin "Seeing Is Believing" (DVD). DVD available everywhere at Record Stores and DVD Retailers. Order direct online from HYENA RECORDS @ www.HyenaRecords.com.
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Finding Nemo- Beyond the Sea
A Video I made of Finding Nemo
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Glory at Sea
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- Duration: 25:48
- Published: 22 Nov 2008
- Updated: 05 Mar 2012
- Author: wholphindvd
Directed by Benh Zeitlin Produced by Court 13 Visit Court 13: www.court13.com www.court13.com Own Glory at Sea on Wholphin No 7: store.mcsweeneys.net Visit Wholphin: www.wholphindvd.com
http://wn.com/Glory_at_Sea
Killer Whale vs. Sea Lions
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 01 Oct 2007
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: NationalGeographic
Off the coast of Argentina, seasoned killer whales hunt sea lion pups. See all National Geographic videos: video.nationalgeographic.com
http://wn.com/Killer_Whale_vs_Sea_Lions
Strange Japanese Sea Creatures
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- Duration: 1:59
- Published: 13 Aug 2007
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: NationalGeographic
Exotic creatures lie at the bottom of Japan's Suruga Bay, including spider crabs, chimeras and lantern sharks. See all National Geographic videos: video.nationalgeographic.com
http://wn.com/Strange_Japanese_Sea_Creatures
Eagle vs. Sea Snake
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- Duration: 2:00
- Published: 10 Aug 2007
- Updated: 08 Mar 2012
- Author: NationalGeographic
A sea eagle snatches a venomous sea snake from the water. video.nationalgeographic.com
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The Horrors - 'Sea Within A Sea'
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- Duration: 8:23
- Published: 17 Mar 2009
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: XLRecordings
Go to www.thehorrors.co.uk to download the free mp3 of this track, from the forthcoming album 'Primary Colours' out May 4th
http://wn.com/The_Horrors__'Sea_Within_A_Sea'
Eskimo Joe - From the Sea
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- Duration: 3:19
- Published: 27 Aug 2009
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: EskimoJoeMusic
Eskimo Joe's big hit off their second album 'A Song Is A City' - "From the Sea"
http://wn.com/Eskimo_Joe__From_the_Sea
Waterboys This is the Sea
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- Duration: 6:23
- Published: 27 Apr 2007
- Updated: 08 Mar 2012
- Author: parkhill62
Waterboys This is the Sea
http://wn.com/Waterboys_This_is_the_Sea
Katzenjammer - To The Sea
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- Duration: 2:28
- Published: 29 May 2009
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: Cannonfodder22
Katzenjammer is a norwegian band, from album Le Pop. Note: Please comment on English
http://wn.com/Katzenjammer__To_The_Sea
Jack Johnson - To The Sea (Live From Santa Barbara Bowl)
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- Duration: 3:26
- Published: 26 May 2011
- Updated: 08 Mar 2012
- Author: JackJohnsonVEVO
Music video by Jack Johnson performing To The Sea. (C) 2011 Brushfire Records Inc
http://wn.com/Jack_Johnson__To_The_Sea_Live_From_Santa_Barbara_Bowl
ZOLA JESUS "SEA TALK" MUSIC VIDEO
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- Duration: 3:38
- Published: 30 Aug 2010
- Updated: 08 Mar 2012
- Author: FUTUREPRIMITVEFILMS
From "Stridulum II" LP on Souterrain Transmissions 2010. From "Valusia" EP on Sacred Bones Records 2010. Directed by Jacqueline Castel. info@aprimitivefuture.com aprimitivefuture.com
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Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid (1989)
Under the Sea from the Disney film, The Little Mermaid, 1989. Copyright Disney. Lyrics: The seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake You dream about going up there But that is a big mistake Just look at the world around you Right here on the ocean floor Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin' for? Under the sea Under the sea Darling it's better Down where it's wetter Take it from me Up on the shore they work all day Out in the sun they slave away While we devotin' Full time to floatin' Under the sea Down here all the fish is happy As off through the waves they roll The fish on the land ain't happy They sad 'cause they in their bowl But fish in the bowl is lucky They in for a worser fate One day when the boss get hungry Guess who's gon' be on the plate Under the sea Under the sea Nobody beat us Fry us and eat us In fricassee We what the land folks loves to cook Under the sea we off the hook We got no troubles Life is the bubbles Under the sea Under the sea Since life is sweet here We got the beat here Naturally Even the sturgeon an' the ray They get the urge 'n' start to play We got the spirit You got to hear it Under the sea The newt play the flute The carp play the harp The plaice play the bass And they soundin' sharp The bass play the brass The chub play the tub The fluke is the duke of soul (Yeah) The ray he can play The lings on the strings The trout rockin' out The blackfish she sings The smelt and the sprat They know where it's at An' oh <b>...</b>
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Sea of Love by Cat Power
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- Duration: 2:19
- Published: 01 Jan 2008
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
- Author: RaymondMcCarron1
Sea of Love, by Cat Power. nobody reads descriptions so this should be safely unread. i reached a milestone tonight, a million views on this video. i write a confession, what happened. i started to take photographs to take my mind of a horrendous relationship breakup. i didn't want it to end but it did. it was the first time i felt so alone in this world. and then being without her mattered so much that it felt like i was dying. This song was my anthem around the time. Cat Power it seemed, had suffered a similar fall from grace. it was and still is, a sad song. this milestone then, a million views, makes me want to write something about why i uploaded this video in the first place, but the fact is that 95-99 % of viewers click on this video to hear Cat power sing Sea of love, and not view my pictures. of course that's why they click on it, they haven't heard of me, but they have watched Juno, and they have seen Cat Power on stage somewhere, or heard her voice on some friends' CD player. don't get me wrong, i am not insecure, i am totally confidant about my ability to take a photograph as a means to express myself. the music i use in my video merely aides the emotional connection, music has always done this. i am nearing the end of my twenties. in a couple of months i will be thirty years of age. i don't have any children, and i don't have a partner. i make a living as a photojournalist and freelance photographer. for as long as i can remember, i could never fit somewhere <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Sea_of_Love_by_Cat_Power
THE SEA AND CAKE - Weekend
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- Duration: 3:37
- Published: 12 Sep 2008
- Updated: 08 Mar 2012
- Author: thrilljockeyrecords
Directed by Tim Suton, cinematographer: Chris Scarafile, editor: Paul Snyder/lost planet, casting: Susie Johnson.
http://wn.com/THE_SEA_AND_CAKE__Weekend
Sea Bed Hunting On One Breath - Human Planet: Oceans, preview - BBC One
www.bbc.co.uk Two and a half minutes on one breath. Filmed underwater in real-time for Human Planet, Bajau fisherman, Sulbin, freedives to 20 metres to catch a fish.
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![Spanish Navy Marines deploying from an AAV-7. The Spanish Navy Marines (Infantería de Marina) are the oldest existing marine force in the world,[16] as they were established on February 27, 1537, by Charles I when he permanently assigned the Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles (Naples Old Sea Companies) to the Escuadras de Galeras del Mediterráneo (Mediterranean Galley Squadrons).](http://web.archive.org./web/20120318202127/http://cdn5.wn.com/pd/23/66/aaea1f32e3b7f2da86f6f2bb2dce_medium.jpg "Spanish Navy Marines deploying from an AAV-7. The Spanish Navy Marines (Infantería de Marina) are the oldest existing marine force in the world,[16] as they were established on February 27, 1537, by Charles I when he permanently assigned the Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles (Naples Old Sea Companies) to the Escuadras de Galeras del Mediterráneo (Mediterranean Galley Squadrons).")
![Kadıköy flag is waving at Kadıköy Square (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈdɯkøj]; ancient and Byzantine Chalcedon) is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city center on the European side of the Bosporus.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120318202127/http://cdn9.wn.com/pd/0e/dd/bfe71cd815deb62aaa9ccc0ac891_medium.jpg "Kadıköy flag is waving at Kadıköy Square (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈdɯkøj]; ancient and Byzantine Chalcedon) is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city center on the European side of the Bosporus.")
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![Šibenik harbor and town center (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃîbe̞niːk]) is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120318202127/http://cdn0.wn.com/pd/23/3a/db967641a73265a2b49ebfe7d427_medium.jpg "Šibenik harbor and town center (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃîbe̞niːk]) is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea.")
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| 1 | Philippine Sea | 2,000,000 | |
| 2 | Coral Sea| | 1,850,000 | 4,791,000 |
| 3 | Arabian Sea| | 1,491,130 | 3,862,000 |
| 4 | South China Sea| | 1,351,936 | 3,500,000 |
| 5 | Weddell Sea| | 1,081,548 | 2,800,000 |
| 6 | Caribbean Sea| | 1,063,000 | 2,754,000 |
| 7 | Mediterranean Sea| | 965,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 8 | Tasman Sea| | 900,000 | 2,330,000 |
| 9 | Bering Sea| | 873,000 | 2,260,100 |
| 10 | Bay of Bengal| | 838,970 | 2,172,000 |
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| name | Sweeney Todd |
|---|---|
| creator | James Malcolm Rymer Thomas Peckett Prest |
| portrayer | Tod Slaughter (1936 film) Len Cariou (original 1979 Broadway cast) Denis Quilley (1980 London cast) George Hearn (1982 tour) Bob Gunton (1989 Broadway revival) Alun Armstrong (1993 London revival) Ben Kingsley (1998 TV film) George Hearn (2001 concert) Brian Stokes Mitchell (2002 production) Paul Hegarty (2004 West End revival) Michael Cerveris (2005 Broadway revival) David Hess (2007-2008 Canada and U.S. national tour) Ray Winstone (2006 film) Johnny Depp (2007 film) Saulo Vasconcelos (2007 musical) Evan Daves (PPAS 2010 production) |
| debut | Penny dreadful serial titled ''The String of Pearls'' (1846-1847) |
| alias | The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd, (originally known as Benjamin Barker in some adaptations) |
| gender | Male |
| occupation | Barber/Serial killer |
| spouse | None in original version. Lucy Barker (in musical version) |
| child(ren) | None in original version. Johanna Barker (in musical version) |
| sibling(s) | }} |
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful ''The String of Pearls'' (1846–1847). Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although there are possible legendary prototypes, arguably making the story of Sweeney Todd an early example of an urban legend.
In the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who dispatches his victims by pulling a lever while they are in his barber chair, which makes them fall backward down a revolving trapdoor into the basement of his shop, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls. Just in case they are alive, he goes to the basement and "polishes them off" (slitting their throats with his straight razor). In some adaptations, the murdering process is reversed, with Todd slitting the throats of his customers before they are dispatched into the basement via the revolving trapdoor. After Todd has robbed his dead victims of their goods, Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime (in some later versions, his friend and/or lover), assists him in disposing of the bodies by baking their flesh into meat pies, and selling them to the unsuspecting customers of her pie shop. Todd's barber shop is situated at 186 Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church, and is connected to Mrs. Lovett's pie shop in nearby Bell Yard by means of an underground passage. In most versions of the story, he and Mrs. Lovett hire an unwitting orphan boy, Tobias Ragg, to serve the pies to customers.
The tale surrounding the character became a staple of Victorian melodrama. Later it was the subject of a 1959 ballet by English composer Sir Malcolm Arnold and, in 1979, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim. Sweeney Todd has also been featured in several films, the most recent being 2007's ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, based on the 1979 musical.
Story versions
The String of Pearls
The original version of the tale, ''The String of Pearls'', is set in London in 1785 and concerns the strange disappearance of a sailor named Lieutenant Thornhill, last seen entering Sweeney Todd's establishment on Fleet Street. Thornhill was bearing a gift of a string of pearls (of the title) to a girl named Johanna Oakley on behalf of her missing lover, Mark Ingestrie, who is presumed lost at sea. One of Thornhill's seafaring friends, Colonel Jeffery, is alerted to Thornhill's disappearance by his faithful dog, Hector, and investigates his whereabouts. He wants to know what happened to Johanna's lover, Mark Ingestrie. Johanna's suspicions of Sweeney Todd's involvement lead her to dress up as a boy and enter Todd's employment, after his last assistant, Tobias Ragg, has been incarcerated in a madhouse. Eventually, the full grisly horror of Todd's activities are uncovered when the dismembered remains of hundreds of his victims are discovered in the crypt underneath St. Dunstan's church. Meanwhile, Mark Ingestrie, who has been imprisoned in the cellars beneath the pie shop and put to work as the cook, escapes via the lift used to bring the pies up from the cellar into the pie-shop. Here he makes the following announcement to the customers of that establishment::Ladies and Gentlemen — I fear that what I am going to say will spoil your appetites; but the truth is beautiful at all times, and I have to state that Mrs Lovett's pies are made of human flesh!
Todd then poisons Mrs. Lovett before being apprehended and hanged. For her part, Johanna marries Mark and lives happily ever after.
Sondheim's adaptation
In Stephen Sondheim's 1979 stage musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, based on the 1973 play of the same name by Christopher Bond, Todd is reinvented as a tragic character driven by revenge rather than greed.The musical establishes that Todd was once Benjamin Barker, a middle class barber, married to Lucy Barker with whom he had an infant daughter, Johanna. The villainous Judge Turpin wanted Lucy for himself, and had Barker arrested on false charges and transported for life to Australia. The play begins 15 years later, when the barber has returned to London, seeking news of his wife and child. Mrs. Lovett, a widow, owns the spectacularly unsuccessful meat pie shop below Todd’s old barbershop. She recognizes her former neighbor, and tells Todd that Lucy poisoned herself after Turpin raped her, and that the man adopted baby Johanna as his ward. By the time Todd has returned to London, Johanna has become a young woman and fallen in love with a sailor, Anthony Hope, with whom she plans to elope.
In the Sondheim musical, Mrs. Lovett takes in an orphan boy, Tobias Ragg, called Toby, after Todd kills his previous master, Adolfo Pirelli, a former assistant of Todd's who tries to blackmail him by threatening to reveal the man's true identity. After Turpin narrowly escapes his grasp, Todd swears revenge upon the entire world, resolving to kill as many people as he can. Mrs. Lovett then suggests they turn his victims' remains into pies. Subsequently, Mrs. Lovett's pie shop becomes incredibly successful.
In the musical's climactic scene, Todd finally kills Judge Turpin, as well as a deranged beggar woman who turns out to be none other than Lucy, Todd's long-lost wife, who had been driven insane. When Mrs. Lovett confesses that she kept Lucy a secret because she loves him, he waltzes her around the room before throwing her into the bakehouse oven. As Todd grieves over his wife's body, Toby, gone mad after discovering the secret of the meat pies and Sweeney's murder of Mrs. Lovett, whom he loved like a mother, sneaks up behind him and slashes Todd's throat with the man's own razor. Todd dies with his wife's body in his arms. Anthony and Johanna, having accidentally witnessed Turpin's murder, return with two policemen, only to find the bakehouse floor littered with dead bodies. The only living soul is Toby, now a raving lunatic, his hair white from shock.
Literary history
Sweeney Todd first appeared in a story entitled ''The String of Pearls: A Romance''. This penny dreadful was published in 18 weekly parts, in Edward Lloyd's ''The People's Periods and Family Library'', issues 7-24, 21 November 1846 to 20 March 1847. It was probably written by James Malcolm Rymer, though Thomas Peckett Prest has also been credited with it; it is likely that each worked on the serial from part to part. Other attributions include Edward P. Hingston, George Macfarren and Albert Richard Smith. In February/March 1847, before the serial was even completed, ''The String of Pearls'' was adapted as a melodrama by George Dibden Pitt for the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton. It was in this alternative version of the tale, rather than the original, that Todd acquired his catchphrase: "I'll polish him off". Neil Gaiman, in a promotional "penny dreadful", identified a number of earlier texts that feed into the Todd story, some dating back to at least the late 17th century.Another, lengthier, penny part serial was published by Lloyd from 1847/8, with 92 episodes and published in book form in 1850 as ''The String of Pearls'' with the subtitle "The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance". This expanded version of the story was 732 pages long. A plagiarised version of this appeared in America c. 1852–53 as ''Sweeney Todd: or the Ruffian Barber. A Tale of Terror of the Seas and the Mysteries of the City'' by "Captain Merry" (a pseudonym for American author Harry Hazel (1814–89)).
In 1875, Frederick Hazleton's c. 1865 dramatic adaptation ''Sweeney Todd, the Barber of Fleet Street: or the String of Pearls'' (see below) was published as Vol 102 of ''Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays''.
A scholarly, annotated edition of the original 1846–47 serial was published in volume form in 2007 by the Oxford University Press under the title of ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', edited by Robert Mack.
Alleged historical basis
The original story of Sweeney Todd was quite possibly based on an older urban legend, originally based on dubious pie-fillings. In Charles Dickens' ''Pickwick Papers'' (1836/7), the servant Sam Weller says that a pieman used cats 'for beefsteak, veal and kidney, 'cording to the demand', and recommends that people should buy pies only 'when you know the lady as made it, and is quite sure it ain't kitten.' Dickens then developed this in ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' (1843-4) published two years before the appearance of Sweeney Todd in ''The String of Pearls'' (1846-7), a character called Tom Pinch is grateful that his own "evil genius did not lead him into the dens of any of those preparers of cannibalic pastry, who are represented in many country legends as doing a lively retail business in the metropolis". A similar story, which first appeared in an 1824 publication called ''The Tell Tale'', reported how a barber and wig-maker of the Rue de la Harpe in Paris cut his customers' throats, relieved them of their valuables and then had their bodies made into meat pies, utilising the services of a pastry cook, whose establishment was on the same street.Claims that Sweeney Todd was a real person were first made in the introduction to the 1850 (expanded) edition of ''The String of Pearls'' and have persisted to the present day. In two books, Peter Haining argued that Sweeney Todd was a historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800. Nevertheless, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims. A check of the website Old Bailey at for "Associated Records 1674-1834" for an alleged trial in December 1801 and hanging of Sweeney Todd for January 1802 show no reference; the only murder trial for this period is that of a Governor/Lt Col. Joseph Wall who was hanged 28 January 1802 for killing a Benjamin Armstrong on 10 July 1782 on the isle of Gorée, West Africa, and the discharge of a Humphrey White in January 1802.
A late (1890s) reference to the urban legend of the murdering barber can be found in the poem by the Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson - ''The Man from Ironbark''.
On stage, screen and audio
Comics
The character of Sweeney Todd is presented as a villain in Marc Andreyko's ''Manhunter'' series, where he appears as a ghost which possesses men (causing them to resemble him) and murders women. A supporting character, Obsidian, is shown to be a fan of Sondheim's musical.Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli were to have created a Sweeney Todd adaptation for Taboo, published by Steve Bissette and Tundra, but only completed a prologue.
Rhyming Slang
In rhyming slang Sweeney Todd is the Plod (Plod is a UK slang for police), hence the Sweeney.
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| name | Bobby Darin |
|---|---|
| landscape | Yes |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth name | Walden Robert Cassotto |
| born | May 14, 1936 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| died | December 20, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| spouse | |
| instrument | Vocals, guitar, piano, drums, harmonica, xylophone |
| genre | Big band, rock and roll, pop, folk |
| occupation | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor |
| years active | 1956–1973 |
| label | Decca, Atco, Capitol, Brunswick, Atlantic, Motown }} |
Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973), born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.
Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country. Although unknown to the public, his health was dangerously fragile and strongly motivated him to succeed within the limited lifetime he feared he would, and ultimately did, have.
In 1960 after romancing singer Connie Francis, and being run out of the house by her strict Italian father, with a shotgun, breaking her heart, Darin married "Gidget" actress Sandra Dee, whom he met while making his first film ''Come September'' (1961). They made a few more movies together at Universal Studios that were moderately successful. They had one son, Dodd Mitchell Darin (also known as Morgan Mitchell Darin) before divorcing in 1967.
He was also an actor, singer/songwriter and music business entrepreneur. His wish for a legacy was "to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer." Among his many other contributions, he became a goodwill ambassador for the American Heart Association.
Early years
Bobby Darin was born in The Bronx to a poor, working-class family of mostly Italian descent. The person he believed to be his father (who was actually his grandfather) died in jail a few months before he was born. It was the height of the Great Depression, and Darin once remarked that his crib was a cardboard box, then later a dresser drawer. He was initially raised by his Anglo-American mother Polly and his sister Nina, subsisting on Home Relief until Nina later married and started a family with her new husband, Charlie Maffia. It was not until Darin was an adult that he learned that Nina, 17 years his senior, was in fact his birth mother, and that Polly, the woman he thought was his mother, was really his grandmother. He was never told the identity of his real father, other than that his birth father had no idea Nina was pregnant, and thus never knew that Bobby was even born. Polly mothered him well, despite her own medical history resulting in her addiction to morphine. It was Polly who took the young Bobby to what was left of the old vaudeville circuit in New York and places like the Bronx Opera House, and the RKO Jefferson in Manhattan, where he received his first show business inspiration, and where he saw performers like Sophie Tucker, whom he loved.Darin was frail and sickly as an infant and, beginning at the age of 8, was stricken with recurring bouts of rheumatic fever, an illness that left him with a seriously weakened heart. Overhearing a doctor tell his mother he would be lucky to reach the age of 16, Darin lived with the constant knowledge that his life might be short, which further motivated him to use his talents. He was driven by his poverty and illness to make something of his life and, with his innate talent for music, by the time he was a teenager he could play several instruments, including piano, drums and guitar. He later added harmonica and xylophone.
An outstanding student, Darin graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science and went on to attend Hunter College on a scholarship. Wanting a career in the New York theater, he dropped out of college to play small nightclubs around the city with a musical combo. In the resort area of the Catskill Mountains, he was both a busboy and an entertainer. For the most part, the teenage Darin was a comedic drummer and an ambitious but unpolished vocalist.
Music career
Allegedly adopting the name Bobby Darin after seeing a Chinese restaurant sign reading "[MAN]DARIN DUCK", what really moved things along for Darin was his songwriting partnership, formed in 1955 with fellow Bronx High School of Science student Don Kirshner, who later became a music promoter known as "The Man With the Golden Ear", and launched the careers of Neil Diamond, Carole King, and The Monkees. In 1956 his agent negotiated a contract for him with Decca Records, where Bill Haley & His Comets had risen to fame. However, this was a time when rock and roll was still in its infancy, and the number of capable record producers and arrangers in the field was extremely limited.A member of the now famous Brill Building gang of once-struggling songwriters who later found success, Darin was introduced to then up-and-coming singer Connie Francis. Bobby's manager arranged for Darin to help write several songs for Francis in order to help jump-start her career. Initially the two artists couldn't see eye-to-eye on potential material, but after several weeks Bobby and Connie developed a romantic interest. Purportedly, Francis had a very strict Italian father who would separate the couple whenever possible. When Francis's father learned that Darin had suggested the two lovers elope after one of her shows, he ran Darin out of the building while waving a gun and telling him never to see his daughter again.
Darin saw Francis only twice more - once when the two were scheduled to sing together on a television show, and again when Francis was spotlighted on the TV series ''This Is Your Life''. Francis has said that not marrying Darin was the biggest mistake of her life. She alluded to the title of "My First Real Love" (a Darin-Kirshner song she'd recorded and on which Darin had played drums) when she said, "Well, he was my first real love and I never stopped loving him all my life." Francis said too that she and Darin would sometimes go to the Apollo Theater to see artists like James Brown and Ray Charles—'We were the only white people in the audience' -- and when Darin first recorded for Decca early in 1956 it ''was'' with a piece of black music, pioneered by the Louisiana songster Leadbelly, "Rock Island Line"—though the immediate inspiration was Lonnie Donegan's skiffle version. He sang it that year on the CBS program ''Stage Show''—his TV debut—with the lyrics written on the palms of his hands in case he forgot them... which he did. But the songs recorded at Decca did very little business.
Darin left Decca to sign with Atlantic Records (ATCO), where he wrote and arranged music for himself and others. Songs he recorded, like Harry Warren's ''I Found a Million Dollar Baby'', were sung with an Elvis-like attack, but Darin was not fully equipped to be a teen idol: he worried about his appearance, he was losing his hair, and told Steve Blauner that when he looked in the mirror he saw "an ugly, small Italian man". Yet many attested that on stage he had "absolute charisma". There was talk of releasing Darin from his contract until Atlantic's Turkish-American co-founder Ahmet Ertegun stepped in. Darin's career took off in 1958 when he wrote and recorded "Splish Splash", with Ertegun producing. The song was an instant hit, selling more than a million copies. "Splish Splash" was written with radio DJ Murray "Murray the K" Kaufman, who bet Darin that he could not write a song that started out with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Kaufman's mother. On a snow-bound night in early 1958, Darin went into the studio alone and recorded a demo of "Splish Splash", which featured the sound of Darin taking a bath, and became the first 8-track recording on vinyl. Darin and Kaufman eventually shared writing credit with Kaufman's mother. This was followed by more hits recorded in the same style.
In 1959, Darin recorded the self-penned "Dream Lover", a ballad that became a multi-million seller. With it came financial success and the ability to demand more creative control. Some at the label wanted a Fats Domino-ish album to follow, but Darin's devoted publicist and advisor Harriet "Hesh" Wasser campaigned for a "great, swinging, standard album"; as she later told it, she and Darin were walking down 57th street when Darin told her, "Hesh, don't worry, you'll get your album". His next single, "Mack the Knife", was the standard from Kurt Weill's ''Threepenny Opera'', with Darin giving the tune a vamping jazz-pop interpretation. Although Darin initially opposed releasing it as a single, the song went to No. 1 on the charts for nine weeks, sold two million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1960. Darin was also voted the Grammy Award for Best New Artist that year. "Mack The Knife" has since been honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. He followed "Mack" with "Beyond the Sea", a jazzy English-language version of Charles Trenet's French hit song "La Mer".
Both tracks were produced by Atlantic founders Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün with staff producer Jerry Wexler and featured brilliant arrangements by Richard Wess. Propelled by the success of "Mack the Knife" and "Beyond the Sea", Darin became a hot commodity. He set all-time attendance records at the famed Copacabana nightclub in New York City, where it was not unusual for Darin fans to line up around the block. The Copacabana had to fill the dance floor— normally part of the performance area—with extra seating to accommodate Darin's fans. Darin also headlined at the major casinos in Las Vegas.
Sammy Davis Jr., an exceptionally multi-talented and dynamic performer himself, was quoted as saying that Bobby Darin was "the only person I never wanted to follow" after seeing him perform in Las Vegas. Davis was among those who appeared on the 1959 telecast of ''This Is Your Life'', along with George Burns and relatives and friends, that surprised and honored Darin at NBC's Burbank, California studios. Darin had a significant role in fostering new talent. Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson and Wayne Newton opened his nightclub performances when they were virtually unknown. Early on, at the Copacabana, he insisted that black comic George Kirby be his opening act. His request was grudgingly granted by Jules Podell, the manager of the Copacabana.
In the 1960s, Darin also owned and operated a highly successful music publishing and production company (TM Music/Trio) and signed Wayne Newton to TM, giving him a song that was originally sent to Darin to record. That record went on to become Newton's breakout hit, "Danke Schoen". He also was a mentor to Roger McGuinn, who worked for Darin at TM Music and played the 12-string guitar in Darin's nightclub band before forming The Byrds. Darin also produced Rosey Grier's 1964 LP, ''Soul City'', and ''Made in the Shade'' for Jimmy Boyd.
In 1962, Darin also began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including "Things" (U.S. #3/UK #2) (1962), "You're the Reason I'm Living" (U.S. #3), and "18 Yellow Roses" (U.S. #10). The latter two were on Capitol Records, which he joined in 1962 before returning to Atlantic four years later. It was in 1966 Darin had his final UK hit single with a version of Tim Hardin's "If I Were A Carpenter", which peaked at #9. He performed the opening and closing songs on the soundtrack of the 1965 Walt Disney film ''That Darn Cat!'' "Things" was sung by Dean Martin in the 1967 TV special ''Movin' With Nancy'', starring Nancy Sinatra, which was released to home video in 2000.
Acting career
Darin became a film actor. In 1960, he appeared twice as himself in NBC's short-lived crime drama ''Dan Raven'', starring Skip Homeier and set on the Sunset Strip of West Hollywood. In 1960, he was the only actor ever to have been signed to five major Hollywood film studios. He wrote music for several films and acted in them as well. In his first major film, ''Come September'', a romantic comedy designed to capitalize on his popularity with the teenage and young adult audience, he co-starred with 18-year-old actress Sandra Dee. They fell in love and were married in 1960. The couple had one son, Dodd Mitchell Darin (born 1961), and later divorced in 1967. Wanting his acting to be taken seriously, Darin took on more meaningful movie roles, and in 1962, he won the Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Male Newcomer" for his role in ''Pressure Point''.In 1963, Darin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a shell-shocked soldier in ''Captain Newman, M.D.''. At the Cannes Film Festival, where his records—in particular "Beyond the Sea"—brought him a wide following, he won the French Film Critics Award for best actor.
Later years
Darin's musical output became more "folky" as the 1960s progressed and he became more politically active. In 1966, he had another big hit record, but this time with folksinger Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter", adding another style to his vast repertoire. The song secured Darin's return to the Top 10 after a two-year absence. Jim (Roger) McGuinn, the future leader of the Byrds, was part of his performing band in the early 1960s. Darin traveled with Robert Kennedy and worked on the politician's 1968 presidential campaign. He was with Kennedy the day he traveled to Los Angeles on June 4, 1968, for the California primary, and was at the Ambassador Hotel later that night when Kennedy was assassinated. Darin was devastated.Darin sold his house and most of his possessions and lived in seclusion in a trailer near Big Sur for nearly a year. Coming back to Los Angeles in 1969, Darin started another record company, Direction Records, putting out folk and protest music. He wrote the very popular "Simple Song of Freedom" in 1969. This song was recorded by Tim Hardin, who sang only three out of the four verses of the song. He said of his first Direction album, "The purpose of Direction Records is to seek out statement-makers. The album is solely [composed] of compositions designed to reflect my thoughts on the turbulent aspects of modern society." During this time, he was billed under the name "Bob Darin", grew a mustache, and stopped wearing a hairpiece. Within two years, however, all of this ceased. At the beginning of the 1970s, he continued to act and to record, including several albums with Motown Records and a couple of films. In January 1971, he underwent his first heart surgery in an attempt to correct some of the heart damage he had lived with since childhood. He spent most of the year recovering from the surgery.
In 1972, he starred in his own television variety show on NBC, ''The Bobby Darin Amusement Company'', which ran until his death in 1973. Darin married Andrea Yeager in June 1973. He made TV guest appearances and remained a top draw at Las Vegas, where, owing to his poor health, he was often administered oxygen after his performances.
Darin was an enthusiastic chess player. His television show included an occasional segment in which he would explain a chess move. He arranged with the United States Chess Federation to sponsor a grandmaster tournament, with the largest prize fund in history, but the event was canceled after his death.
Death
In 1973, Darin's ill health took a turn for the worse. After failing to take medication to protect his heart before a dental visit, he developed blood poisoning. This weakened his body and badly affected one of his heart valves. On December 11, Darin entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for surgery to repair two artificial heart valves he had received in the previous heart operation back in January 1971. On December 19, a five-man surgical team worked for over six hours to repair Darin's damaged heart. Darin died minutes afterward in the recovery room on December 20, 1973, at age 37.
Legacy
In 1990, singer Paul Anka made the speech for Darin's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Righteous Brothers refer to Darin in their song ''Rock and Roll Heaven'', a tribute to late musicians released months after Darin's death. As well, Darin's former pianist, Roger Kellaway, has recorded two albums of Darin's music.
In 1998 PBS aired the acclaimed documentary "Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song", produced by Henry Astor and Jason Cilo.
In a 2003 episode of the NBC television series ''American Dreams'', Duncan Sheik portrays Darin and performs ''Beyond the Sea'' on ''American Bandstand''. Brittany Snow's character, Meg Pryor, is assigned as Darin's liaison during the show.
On Monday, May 14, 2007, Darin was awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars to honor his contribution to making Las Vegas the "Entertainment Capital of the World" and to acknowledge his reputation as one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. The sponsorship fee for this star was raised entirely by fan donations.
In December 2007, Darin was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Darin had a custom car built called the "Dream Car", designed by Andy DiDia; the car is on display at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation.
On December 13, 2009, the Recording Academy announced that Darin would receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony.
Biopic
As early as 1986, director Barry Levinson intended to direct a film based on Darin's life, and had begun preproduction on the project in early 1997. Eventually, he abandoned the project. Subsequently, actor and lifelong Darin fan Kevin Spacey—along with Darin's son, Dodd—acquired the film rights. The resultant biopic, "Beyond the Sea", starred Spacey as Darin, with the actor using his own singing voice for the musical numbers, as well as co-writing, co-producing and directing. The film covers much of Darin's life and career, including his marriage to Sandra Dee, portrayed by Kate Bosworth. With the consent of the Darin estate, former Darin manager Steve Blauner, and archivist Jimmy Scalia, "Beyond the Sea" opened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival. Though Dodd Darin, Sandra Dee, and Blauner responded enthusiastically to Spacey's work and the film was strongly promoted by the studio, "Beyond the Sea" received mixed-to-poor reviews upon wide release, and box office results were disappointing. Some critics praised Spacey's performance, largely owing to his decision to use his own singing voice, and Spacey did receive a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, but he lost to Jamie Foxx.
The film also spurred a renewed interest in Darin, resulting in the issue of previously unreleased Darin music.
Discography
Singles
| style="width:20px;" rowspan="2" | Release date | Title | Flip side | Record label | Chart Positions | |||
| ! style="width:60px;" | Cashbox | UK | R&B; | |||||
| rowspan="3" | 1956 | Timber | ||||||
| Silly Willy / | Blue Eyed Mermaid | |||||||
| The Greatest Builder Of Them All / | Hear Them Bells | |||||||
| Dealer In Dreams / | Help Me | |||||||
| Million Dollar Baby / | Talk To Me | |||||||
| Don't Call My Name / | Pretty Betty | |||||||
| Silly Willy / | Dealer In Dreams | |||||||
| Just In Case You Change Your Mind / | So Mean | |||||||
| Judy Don't Be Moody | ||||||||
| Now We're One | ||||||||
| Early in the Morning / | Now We're One | |||||||
| Queen of the Hop | Lost Love | |||||||
| Mighty Mighty Man / | You're Gone | |||||||
| Plain Jane | While I'm Gone | |||||||
| Dream Lover | Bullmoose | |||||||
| Was There A Call For Me | ||||||||
| That's The Way Love Is | ||||||||
| Tall Story | ||||||||
| Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey?/ | ||||||||
| Beachcomber | Autumn Blues | |||||||
| Artificial Flowers/ | ||||||||
| ::above ''Shown as "Bobby Darin at the Piano"'' | ||||||||
| Somebody To Love | ||||||||
| Christmas Auld Lang Syne/ | ||||||||
| Child Of God | ||||||||
| She's Tanfastic! | Moments Of Love | |||||||
| ::above ''Special premium record'' | ||||||||
| Oo-Ee Train | ||||||||
| Nature Boy | Look For My True Love | |||||||
| Theme From "Come September" | Walk Back To Me | |||||||
| You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby | Sorrow Tomorrow | |||||||
| Irresistible You/ | ||||||||
| What'd I Say (Part 1)/ | What'd I Say (Part 2) | |||||||
| Jailer Bring Me Water | ||||||||
| If A Man Answers/All By Myself | ||||||||
| True, True Love | ||||||||
| Baby Face | You Know How | |||||||
| I Found a New Baby | Keep-A-Walkin' | |||||||
| You're the Reason I'm Living | Now You're Gone | |||||||
| 18 Yellow Roses | Not For Me | |||||||
| Treat My Baby Good | Down So Long | |||||||
| Be Mad Little Girl | Since You've Been Gone | |||||||
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | As Long As I'm Singing | |||||||
| Milord | Golden Earrings | |||||||
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot / | Similau | |||||||
| The Things In This House | Wait By The Water | |||||||
| Minnie The Moocher / | Hard Headed Hannah | |||||||
| Hello, Dolly! | Golden Earrings | |||||||
| Venice Blue (Que C'est Triste Venise) | A World Without You | |||||||
| When I Get Home / | Lonely Road | |||||||
| Gyp The Cat / | That Funny Feeling | |||||||
| We Didn't Ask To Be Brought Here | Funny What Love Can Do | |||||||
| Silver Dollar / | The Breaking Point | |||||||
| Mame | Walking In The Shadow Of Love | |||||||
| Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? / | Merci, Cheri | |||||||
| Rainin' | ||||||||
| The Girl That Stood Beside Me | Reason To Believe | |||||||
| Lovin' You / | Amy | |||||||
| The Lady Came From Baltimore / | I Am | |||||||
| Darling Be Home Soon/ | Hello, Sunshine | |||||||
| Talk To The Animals / | After Today | |||||||
| Talk To The Animals / | She Knows | |||||||
| 1968 | Long Line Rider / | Change | ||||||
| Me & Mr. Hohner / | Song for A Dollar | |||||||
| Distractions (Part 1) / | Jive | |||||||
| Sugar Man (9 To 5) / | Jive's Alive | |||||||
| Baby May / | Sweet Reason | |||||||
| Maybe We Can Get It Together / | Rx Pyro (Prescription: Fire) | |||||||
| Melody / | Someday We'll Be Together | |||||||
| Simple Song Of Freedom / | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | |||||||
| 1972 | Sail Away / | Something In Her Love | ||||||
| Average People / | Something In Her Love | |||||||
| Happy | Something In Her Love | |||||||
| Dream Lover / | ||||||||
| Mack The Knife | ||||||||
| 1987 | Beyond The Sea | Mack The Knife | ||||||
;Early In The Morning: :Darin approached Brunswick Records with "Early In the Morning." Brunswick was impressed, but as Darin was still under contract to Atlantic Records' subsidiary, Atco, the song was released by "The Ding Dongs". New York deejays liked the record and Atco soon discovered the deception. Brunswick was forced to turn over the masters to Atco which released the record under the name, "The Rinky Dinks". In the UK where it had to compete with a version by Buddy Holly, rush released by Brunswick, the single was released under Darin's own name.
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| name | Cat Power |
|---|---|
| background | solo_singer |
| birth name | Charlyn Marie Marshall |
| alias | Chan Marshall |
| born | January 21, 1972Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| instrument | Vocal, guitar, piano |
| genre | Indie rock, folk rock |
| occupation | Singer-songwriter, actress and musician |
| years active | 1992–present |
| label | Runt, Matador, Smells Like, Plain |
| associated acts | Beck, Steve Shelley, Appaloosa |
| partner | Vincent Gallo(1993-1995) |
| website | www.catpowerjukebox.com |
| past members | }} |
Charlyn Marie Marshall (born January 21, 1972), also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and actress. She has appeared in three films, including ''My Blueberry Nights''.
Biography
Chan Marshall was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Marshall's father, Charlie, was a blues musician and itinerant pianist. Her childhood involved much upheaval, with Marshall living throughout the Southern United States (Greensboro, North Carolina; Bartlett, Tennessee; and Georgia and South Carolina), back and forth between parents and her grandmother. In interviews she has openly discussed her childhood and stated that the constant traveling prepared her for the touring life of a professional musician.After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Marc Moore, Damon Moore and Fletcher Liegerot. She took the Cat Power name after a Caterpillar ad that read: "Cat Diesel Power". While in Atlanta, Marshall played her first live shows as support to her friends' bands, including Magic Bone and Opal Foxx Quartet. Due to her close relationships with the various people involved, she has stated that her involvement in music at this time was primarily a social interest rather than an artistic one. She also stated in a 2007 interview for Soft Focus that the music itself was more experimental and that playing shows was often an opportunity for her and her friends to get drunk and take drugs.
Music career
Early years: 1992–1999
In 1992 she moved to New York City with Glen Thrasher. It was Thrasher who introduced her to New York's free-jazz and experimental music scene. In particular she cites a concert by Anthony Braxton with giving her the confidence to perform in public. Her first New York show was at a warehouse in Brooklyn and she has described her early New York shows as "more improvisational." One of her shows during this period was as the support act to Man or Astro-man? and consisted of her playing a two-string guitar and singing the word "no" for fifteen minutes. Around this time she made the acquaintance of God Is My Co-Pilot, a relationship that resulted in them releasing her first single "Headlights" in a limited run of 500 copies on their Making of Americans label.In 1994 she opened for Liz Phair in New York. In attendance were Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's ''Dear Sir'' and 1996's ''Myra Lee'', the latter taking its name from Marshall's mother. Both albums were recorded in New York on the same day in December 1994 and display a lack of conventional song structures. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records and, along with Foljahn and Shelley, recorded her third album, ''What Would the Community Think'', which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News".
In late 1996, following a three-month tour co-headlining with the band Guv'ner in support of the release of ''What Would the Community Think'', Marshall disappeared from the music scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with then boyfriend Bill Callahan. The plan was to permanently retire from public performance but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of ''Moon Pix''. The record was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during subsequent tours Marshall states that she had grown tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 where Marshall provided musical accompaniment to the silent movie ''The Passion of Joan of Arc''. The shows combined original material and many covers, many of which would later see release on ''The Covers Record'', a collection of cover songs recorded at various sessions in 1998 and 1999. A selection of covers that didn't make it on to the album were recorded at Peel Acres, home of the British DJ John Peel. The session was broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show and featured Marshall's own interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" and Oasis's "Wonderwall", amongst others.
Personal struggles: 2000–2006
By the start of the decade, Marshall's live performances had become erratic and unpredictable, with ''The New Yorker'' suggesting, "It is foolhardy to describe a Cat Power event as a concert," citing "rambling confessions" and "[talking] to a friend's baby from the stage." Marshall later attributed this period to a drinking problem, telling ''HARP'' magazine in 2006 "I didn't know I was messed up."In 2003 she resumed releasing original material with ''You Are Free'', which featured guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the Dirty Three's Warren Ellis. A music video directed by Brett Vapnek was released for the song "He War."
2004 saw the release of the DVD ''Speaking for Trees'', which featured a continuous, nearly 2-hour static shot of Marshall performing in a woodland. The set was accompanied by an audio CD containing the eighteen-minute song "Willie Deadwilder," featuring M. Ward on guitar. Also that year Marshall lent her vocals to the track "I've Been Thinking" from the Handsome Boy Modeling School album, ''White People''. Marshall toured through 2005, including an Australian tour supporting Nick Cave and an appearance at the Patti Smith-curated Meltdown festival. The shows largely consisted of material that would appear on her next album. In 2005, Marshall was featured on the song "Great Waves" from Dirty Three's album ''Cinder''.
''The Greatest'' was released in January 2006. This was not a greatest hits record but rather the Matador Records-arranged collaboration with Al Green's guitarist Teenie Hodges and other musicians. Following its release, Marshall cancelled previously arranged live shows in North America and Europe. She was struggling with a relationship with a young Miami investment banker. Ultimately, Marshall used the hiatus to recover from what she described as a "psychotic break," brought on by mental exhaustion and alcohol abuse, which had left her feeling suicidal. As part of her recovery, she was admitted to the psychiatric ward at Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center but left after a week, stating "being in there wasn't me." She later likened the experience to "a pit of hell." Marshall gave a first person account of her breakdown in an interview for the November 2006 issue of ''Spin''.
She returned to live performance in April 2006, playing with the Memphis Rhythm Band and as a solo performer, including a performance at a Bob Dylan tribute concert in New York, a fund raiser for the charity ''Music for Youth''.
Critical and commercial success: 2007–present
Marshall put together a new band in Winter 2006 with whom she toured and recorded throughout 2007. The Dirty Delta Blues Band features Judah Bauer (from Blues Explosion), Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72), Erik Paparazzi (Lizard Music), and Jim White (from Dirty Three). Also in 2007, she became the first female solo act to win the Shortlist Music Prize when ''The Greatest'' was voted album of the year in June. Earlier in the year she was nominated in the Best International Female Solo Artist category at the annual Brit Awards. The Dirty Delta Blues band recorded an album of covers called ''Jukebox'' which was released on January 22, 2008, on Matador Records.In September 2008, Marshall and members of the Dirty Delta Blues (Erik Paparazzi & Gregg Foreman) recorded their version of David Bowie's Space Oddity for a Lincoln car commercial.
On December 9, 2008, an EP entitled ''Dark End of the Street'' was released by Matador. The release consists of left-over cover songs from the Jukebox sessions.
A live version of the gospel song Amazing Grace – culled from a performance with the Dirty Delta Blues band – was released on the charity compilation ''Dark Was the Night''. Released by independent British label 4AD on 17 February 2009, the set benefited the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS.
In an article from ''Spin'', Marshall says of her next proper studio LP, "I'm producing it. One song is called "Leopard," I used to sing it when I was 26. There's another song, a spiritual song called "Mountaintops." And there's a really sweet song called "Funny Things" that's like a little kid's tap-dance song about having special secret thoughts: "Funny things in your dreams/Can you whisper talk to me?" And then there's "Silent Machine," which I actually wrote a long time ago. There's another song called "Oh Time." It's about my ex and it's about forgiveness. My friend Susanna always cries when I play it."
In an October 2010 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Marshall confirmed her work on an upcoming album, stating "I'm trying to play all the instruments myself. There's an inspiration [on the record] of being furious about wanting to achieve your goal. I was inspired by being disappointed in myself that I'd just been holding a microphone and [...] that I hadn't been playing an instrument." In a January 2011 interview with Wilfred Brandt of TwoThousand.com.au, Marshall hinted that new material may not see release until as late as summer 2012, stating "[...] I would like to continue what I'm doing [professionally], but I'd also like to not divert from what I've been creating in my personal life. I don't wanna jeopardize being a mom by working. Because in my work, I have to 'go', y'know?"
Collaborations and contributions
Around this time, Marshall collaborated with Mick Collins (of The Dirtbombs) on a recording of Ludwig Rellstab's poem "Auf Dem Strom" for the film ''Wayne County Ramblin'''. Marshall sang the poem in German, though she does not speak the language.Since returning to the stage Marshall has contributed guest vocals to several albums. She performed a duet with model Karen Elson on an English cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je t'aime... moi non plus" for the tribute album ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited''. She also sang lead vocal on the Ensemble track "Disown, Delete" and reworked "Revelations" with Yoko Ono for Ono's 2007 album ''Yes, I'm a Witch''. She also performed guest vocals for Faithless and El-P. She also duets on the Dexter Romweber Duo song "Love Letters".
In 2007, Marshall contributed songs to the soundtrack of Ethan Hawke's movie ''The Hottest State'', recording with Jesse Harris and Terry Manning, and the Academy Award-winning film ''Juno''.
In early 2008, she collaborated with Beck and producer Danger Mouse on the album ''Modern Guilt''. She contributed backing vocals to two tracks, "Orphans" and "Walls". The album was released in July of that year.
Chan Marshall provides backup vocals on Marianne Faithfull's cover of "Hold On, Hold On" by Neko Case on the 2009 album ''Easy Come Easy Go.'' In 2011 she also featured as guest on "Tonight You Belong To Me" on Eddie Vedder's ''Ukulele Songs''.
Other work
In October 2006 she became the celebrity spokesperson for a line of jewelry from Chanel, beginning a series of non musical activities that continued into the following year during downtime between touring and recording commitments. In 2007 her voice could be heard in commercials for Cingular, De Beers, and Lincoln in the United States and Garnier in the United Kingdom. Previously Marshall had done advertisements for GAP. She had a small role in the 2007 film My Blueberry Nights opposite Jude Law. She also appeared in Doug Aitken's MOMA installation ''Sleepwalkers'', which followed the nocturnal lives of five city dwellers. Marshall can be seen as a postal worker living in New York, performing with other notable participants such as Tilda Swinton.
Performance style
Marshall’s live shows have been known for their unpolished nature, with songs beginning and ending abruptly or blending into one another without clear transitions. She has also cut short performances without explanation. On some occasions this has been put down to her suffering from stage fright and the influence of alcohol. Marshall has admitted abusing alcohol in the past; in a 2006 interview with ''The New York Times'', she declared herself to be sober, which she defined as having had "seven drinks in seven months."Recently, Marshall's performance style has been said to be much more enthusiastic and professional. An article in ''Salon'' called ''The Greatest'' "polished and sweetly upbeat", stating that Marshall was "delivering onstage". In the article, Marshall states that her newfound musical collaborators and sobriety are largely responsible for her increased confidence onstage.
Discography
Filmography
| ! Year | ! Film | ! Role | ! Notes |
| 2007 | ''Sleepwalkers'' | Dancer working as a FedEx Clerk | Short Credited as Chan Marshall |
| 2007 | ''My Blueberry Nights'' | Katya | Credited as Chan Marshall |
| 2009 | ''American Widow'' | Singing Woman | Main Role |
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| name | The Sea and Cake |
|---|---|
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| genre | Indie rock, jazz, post-rock |
| years active | 1994–20042007–present |
| label | Thrill Jockey, Hefty |
| associated acts | CoctailsShrimp BoatGastr del SolTortoise |
| website | www.theseaandcake.com |
| current members | Sam PrekopArcher PrewittJohn McEntireEric Claridge |
| notable instruments | }} |
The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in the mid-1990s in Chicago out of the ashes of local bands The Coctails and Shrimp Boat. The group's name came from a willful reinterpretation (in the wake of an accidental miscomprehension) of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol. Along with Shrimp Boat and The Coctails, groups related to The Sea and Cake include Tortoise and Gastr del Sol. In 1995, the band contributed the song "The Fontana" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Bothered produced by the Red Hot Organization. Starting with 1997's ''The Fawn'', the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire essentially plays only drums in The Sea and Cake.
Members Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cake's releases are largely paintings by Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. (Postcards of some of the ''One Bedroom''-era photos were sold on the band's 2003 tour.) Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.
The band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2007, returning with ''Everybody''. Their 8th Studio Album, ''Car Alarm'', was released in October 2008. Their most recent Studio Album,"The Moonlight Butterfly" was released on May 10, 2011.
In October 2010,the band released "Skies" as a special single to accompany their tour with Broken Social Scene.
Line-up
Discography
All releases on Thrill Jockey Records unless noted.
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EPs and singles
Compilations
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Category:American pop rock music groups Category:American post-rock groups Category:Musical groups from Chicago, Illinois Category:Thrill Jockey artists
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