The First Official Ultimate Dock Rock Playlist v.1.0 (annotated)

  The First Official Ultimate Dock Rock Playlist v.1.0  (annotated)

Here's the start.  Suggestions welcome.


      If I had a Boat- Lyle Lovett  (C'mon, any song with the lyrics, "Kiss my ass, I bought a boat" is worthy.)
      Let it go- Great Big Sea
      Let It Go- Luba  (different from the song before but they work together.  Trust me.)
     Southern Cross- Crosby, Stills and Nash
     Southern Breeze- Isley Brothers (Some prefer the Seals & Crofts original-  this cover is better.)
     Mexico- James Taylor
     Easy- Lionel Richie & Willie Nelson (Is it a cover if  the original writer/singer re-records it, better?)
     FM- Steely Dan  (No static, at all.)
     Green Onions- Booker T & The MGs (solid as a rock.)
     Slip Slidin' Away- Paul Simon
      No Diggity (Live Sessions) - Chet Faker
     Beth- KISS  (Tell me I'm wrong.)
     Couldn't Get It Right- Climax Blues Band  (From Birmingham UK.  No, seriously.)
     People Gotta Move- Gino Vannelli  (Boz Scaggs' DNA is all over this.)
     Sunday Morning- Maroon 5
     Pilot- Ian Thomas  (Another Boz-styled mumbler )
     Hey Jude Wilson Pickett (backed by Duane Allman and the Memphis horns.)
     Sittin' (On the Dock of The Bay)- Otis Redding
     I'll Be Around- The Spinners
     Ain't No Sunshine- Bill Withers
     Inner City Blues- Marvin Gaye
     Promises, Promises- Naked Eyes
     Good Times- Chic
     Get Lucky- Daft Punk  (Promises, Good Times and Get Lucky are best played as a three song arc to get the full Nile Rodgers guitar effect)
     Love On a Real Train- Tangerine Dream
     Eminence Front- The Who
     Fallen Angel- Robbie Robertson
     Don't Give Up- Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush
     Heaven- Simply Red
     What a Fool Believes- The Doobie Brothers
     Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
     Terra Nova- Jame Taylor
     Sail On- The Commodores
     Sara Smile- Hall & Oates
     Night Moves- Bob Seger ("...autumn closing in..." sends shivers down my spine.)
     Ain't Even Done With The Night- John Mellencamp
     Why Can't I Fall In Love- Ivan Neville
      Simple man- Lynyrd Skynyrd
      Knockin on Heaven's Door- Bob Dylan
      Roll Me Away- Bob Seger and the Silver bullet band
      Love the One You're With - Stephen Stills/ Isley Brothers/ Luther Vandross  (One original, two covers, three different feels, all great.)
     Forever Young- Bob Dylan
     Reflections- The Supremes
     You're So Vain- Carly Simon
     Chain of Fools- Aretha Franklin
     Crossroads- Cream
     Magic carpet ride- Steppenwolf
     Oye Como Va- Santana
     The Road to Shambala- Three Dog Night (Hurley)
     After the Love is Gone- Earth, Wind and Fire
     Little Wing- Stevie Ray Vaughan
     Wondering Where the Lions Are- Bruce Cockburn
     Games People Play- Alan Parsons Project
     How Long- Ace
      Echo Beach- Martha and the Muffins
      Every Little Thing- The Police
      Could you Be Loved? - Bob Marley and the Wailers
      Low Spark of High Heeled Boys- Traffic
      The Power of Love- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
     Avalon- Roxy Music
     Woman in Chains- Tears For Fears ("Woman.."  and "Avalon" are another matched pair, best heard together.)
     Miss You- Everything But the Girl
     Cab Driver- Daryl Hall
     Birmingham- Amanda Marshall
     Cool  Change- Little River Band
     Tiny Dancer- Elton John
     Love is the Answer- England Dan and John Ford Coley
     Another Auld Lang Syne- Dan Fogelberg  ("Love..."  and "Another..." should be played back to            back to get the full soprano sax effect)
     That Girl- Stevie Wonder
     Take Five- Dave Brubeck