Perhaps more than anything else, sport fishing requires tons of patience. While you are waiting for a trophy fish to finally tug on your line, unpack the iPod from your waterproof bag, toss back a cold refreshment and listen to these aquatic favorites:
"Under the Sea" (From "The Little Mermaid" Soundtrack)
One of the show-stopping tunes from the popular Disney film, this song talks about the joys that one can find just under the surface of the ocean. The lyrics by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken even go on to say that "it's better, down where it's wetter - take it from me."
"Louie Louie" (Sung by the Kingsmen)
Thanks to an urban legend, the lyrics to "Louie Louie" were supposed to be fairly offensive. In reality, this song is a fairly innocent "sea shanty" about a heartbroken sailor who wants nothing more than to come home and see the girl that he adores.
"Brandy" (Sung by Looking Glass)
This is a sweet, simple song about a girl who serves drinks to all the sailors who are stopping over in her harbor town. The men admire Brandy's good looks, saying that her eyes "could steal a sailor from the sea." Still, despite all this attention, Brandy adores only one man, who, unfortunately, is in love with the sea.
And in case you ignore all those small craft warnings:
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (Sung by Gordon Lightfoot)
In memory of the 29 Edmund Fitzgerald crew members who lost their lives in 1975, Gordon Lightfoot wrote and sang this haunting, yet beautiful song about how the sea truly can be a cruel mistress.
