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Thanks to the Rolling Sea
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Ruth Batchelor/ Bob RobertsThanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea
Fish on the table and fish on the fire, fried fish hanging on the tree
Everything here that your heart desires, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling sea
Living is good and living is fine, we're happy as can be
We owe all this to the salty brine, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling sea
We work all day but our hearts are gay, and while we work we sing
The mighty sea is good to us and we've got everything
Abalone steaks and tuna fish cakes, taste so heavenly
We know who we owe it to, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea
Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea Recorded:
1962/03/26, first released on
Girls! Girls! Girls!Reactions
Crap in, crap out. The lyrics are ridiculous; other than that, a damn fine soundtrack "Girls! Girls! Girls!"
I know I'm not supposed to react to someone else's comment, but the famous artist by the side off the stage was Jackie Wilson watching Elvis doing Return to sender. And I really hear Elvis sing "Fried fish hangin' on the tree". Oh yes, Elvis hated fish. Priscilla only could eat fish when Elvis was away. A nice song, well sung.
I've always enjoyed this fun movie song, but the song does work much better in the movie than it does on the record.
This song, works well, in the movie, more so, than on the soundtrack album. But the soundtracks were meant to be audio snapshots from the movie. If you liked a particular movie scene, that featured the song, you might enjoy the song, even more so. However some of the stronger songs, worked well, with or without the visual context of the film, such as "Can't Help Falling in Love" (from "Blue Hawaii") and others.
Perfect for the film but loses impact on record, however it does have certain charm for me.
'Fried fish hanging on the tree?' err... what is the point of frying fish and hanging it on a tree? I think his should be 'Dried fish hanging on a tree'. If you tried hanging Fried fish from a tree, I'm pretty sure it would fall off. I'm not going to spin this track to try and listen to what Elvis sings, but can anyone tell me if 'Fried fish' is correct? If so I'm bewildered by the lyrics!
It works for what it is. It sounds like a work-song. It is a shame they never attempted a multiple vocal overdub using only Elvis' voice. If you've ever heard Prince's "For You" (or even "When Doves Cry") or Sting's version of "Gabriel's Message" you know what I mean. Only Elvis' voice doing ALL the harmony parts acapella. That would not make much sense for the scene in the movie, but it is a shame nothing like that was ever attempted. Elvis loved to harmonize (as a lot of those home recording show) and had a great vocal range. If he'd had some more innovative people in the studio, it's amazing what could have come out.
Works well in the film,& the film was very good.I watch it from time to time. Who was the famous singer at the side of the stage watching Elvis ?
"We work all day but our hearts are gay" A line that could only come from an Elvis movie song. Definately not a Grammy award winner but it slots in very well.
A good movie song which fitted in well, which showed that the writers did adhere to the script in them days.
Best thing I can say about it is, this song makes me hungry.
A song I never took much notice of until I heard the acapella version which is quite interesting. But in the end it's still just an ok movie song. Not return to sender by any means, but not Confidence either.
an okay song not more not less
A strictly situational tune from the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!" that works well in the movie, but is less enjoyable on record. It isn't bad on record, but it doesn't deserve more than 2 1/2 stars as a stand alone song.
Not much for movie songs, but this one is enjoyable and yes it actually makes sense in the context of the movie.
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