This Is The Sea (track)
by The Waterboys
Year: 1985
From the album This Is The Sea (track #9)
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This Is The Sea appears on the following album(s) by The Waterboys:
- This Is The Sea (track #9) (this album) (1985)
- The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys (track #5) (1998)
- 1985 (track #95) (compilation) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/15/2026 09:50 | warop31 | 5 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 01:24 | daCritic | 38,055 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 20:59 | Spartakist | 2,101 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 13:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,060 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2026 02:42 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
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In 1994 I heard Poi Dog Pondering cover this song in concert. I loved it but thought it was a Poi Dog song and was then frustrated when I could not find it on any of their albums. I imagined it was something they had written and then decided not to record! To my great surprise and relief I finally heard the Waterboys' version on a mix made by a friend about 25 years later! Magical to be reunited with this song. I love it so much.
TheDude85 04/10/2019 19:47 | #234736
Once you were tethered now you are free...
These beautiful sentiments encouraged me all through out college
jhuik 04/18/2015 02:17 | #139751
One of the many great songs by a band so often searching for something deeper.
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