Tag: loveboat
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Love Boat
The story A party chases oblivion on an endless voyage with a bossa nova soundtrack. Each crash onto reality only pulls them back into the cycle—until the highs fade, leaving silence. The philosophy The ship is one of humanity’s oldest vehicles for crossing the boundary between worlds: Charon ferries souls across the river between the…
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About “Love Boat”
Six Weeks Between Two Countries My song “Love Boat” is rooted in the six weeks I spent as a performer on a cruise ship travelling between Finland and Sweden in 1999. It was a strange experience, because I remained onboard for almost the entire time. I may have stepped ashore once or twice on either…
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Lyrics to “Love Boat”
Our boat swinging and hummingwhen we rolled on the wavesWe had liquids on the rocksWe had fluids in our veinsWe were stonedOn our Love BoatWe’re on the rocks againOn our Love BoatOnce on the land, land ohoyWe went on swayingBut the show had to go onSo we cruised back until the morningHumming, humming in our…
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Journey to “Love Boat”
The Boat The ship was a floating hotel with a deck plan that changed at the whim of the tide. Poliphilos boarded in Southampton on a Tuesday that felt like a Friday, carrying a suitcase and a contract that described him as a dance pianist and occasional vocal partner. The employment agency had called it…