Come On Down to My Boat

"Come On Down to My Boat"
"Come On Down to My Boat"
Single by Every Mother's Son
from the album Every Mother's Son
B-side	"I Believe in You"
Released	April 22, 1967
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:33
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Goldstein, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)	Wes Farrell
Every Mother's Son singles chronology

"Come On Down to My Boat" is a song written by Jerry Goldstein and Wes Farrell and performed by Every Mother's Son. Their only top 40 hit ever, it reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967,[1] and appeared on their self-titled debut album; on the album the track was titled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat".[2] This same title was used by The Rare Breed who released their version the previous year - September 1966.[3]

The song was produced by Wes Farrell[4] and was ranked #22 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.[5]

This basic song is about liberation, involving an unnamed girl, who is a fisherman's daughter, is stranded and tied up in a boat on the dock, where a young man wants to cut that rope, telling her to come on down to his boat, where they would have fun playing and sailing away from her over protective father. Metaphorically it suggests living a much more carefree overall life than she currently leads.

Other versions

The Gods, a psychedelic rock band from the United Kingdom, released their version in 1967.[6]
Lee Curtis and the All-Stars released it as a single in 1967 in Germany.[7]
The Quests, one of the most influential Singaporean bands of the time, recorded the song in 1967.[8]
Los Shippys, a psychedelic garage rock band, recorded in Mexico a Spanish-language version entitled "Vamos en mi lancha", on their 1967 album, Los Shippys (Discos Capitol de Mexico).[9]
The Royal Guardsmen included it on their 1968 album, Snoopy for President.[10]
The Stepford Husbands put out a single entitled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" in 1993.[11]
Jayne County took a turn with it on her 1995 album, Deviation.[12]
The Untamed Youth put it on their 2002 album, Major Chaos![13]

In media

In the 1967 film, The Karate Killers, the song was used for the opening titles as well as diegetic music in a scene set in a London nightclub.
In The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode titled "The Five Daughters Affair" (Part 1), season 3, episode 28, 1967.
On the talk radio program The War Room with Quinn and Rose.
"Come on Down to My Boat" was the first song played on Radio Newyork International in 1987.
featured in Monsterland (TV series) episode "Palacios TX."

References

"Come On Down to My Boat (song by Every Mother's Son) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Every Mothers' Son - Every Mothers' Son (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"The Rare Breed - Come And Take A Ride In My Boat / Take Me To This World Of Yours - Attack [NYC] - USA - AR 1403". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Every Mothers' Son - Come On Down To My Boat / I Believe In You - MGM - USA - K 13733". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"The-Gods-Come-On-Down-to-My-Boat-Baby". Retrieved 2011-09-05.
"Lee Curtis And His All-Stars* - Come On Down To My Boat (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"The Quests – the 33rd Revolution (1967, Vinyl)".
"LOS SHIPPY'S: BIOGRAFIA de Los Shippy's". Losshippys.blogspot.mx. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Snoopy for President - The Royal Guardsmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"The Stepford Husbands - We've Come A Long Way / Come And Take A Ride In My Boat - Get Hip - USA - GH-145". 45cat.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Deviation - Wayne County & the Electric Chairs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
"Major Chaos! - The Untamed Youth | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-04-30. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

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[1] "Come On Down to My Boat (song by Every Mother's Son) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[2] "Every Mothers' Son - Every Mothers' Son (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[3] "The Rare Breed - Come And Take A Ride In My Boat / Take Me To This World Of Yours - Attack [NYC] - USA - AR 1403". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[4] "Every Mothers' Son - Come On Down To My Boat / I Believe In You - MGM - USA - K 13733". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "The-Gods-Come-On-Down-to-My-Boat-Baby". Retrieved 2011-09-05.

[7] "Lee Curtis And His All-Stars* - Come On Down To My Boat (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[8] "The Quests – the 33rd Revolution (1967, Vinyl)".

[9] "LOS SHIPPY'S: BIOGRAFIA de Los Shippy's". Losshippys.blogspot.mx. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[10] "Snoopy for President - The Royal Guardsmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[11] "The Stepford Husbands - We've Come A Long Way / Come And Take A Ride In My Boat - Get Hip - USA - GH-145". 45cat.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[12] "Deviation - Wayne County & the Electric Chairs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

[13] "Major Chaos! - The Untamed Youth | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-04-30. Retrieved 2016-09-29.