Danceband On The Titanic
Chapin Harry Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Chapin Harry:

30000 Pounds Of Bananas It was just after dark when the truck started down The…
A Better Place To Be It was an early morning bar room, And the place just…
Cat's in the Cradle My child arrived just the other day He came to the…
Cats In The Cradle My child arrived just the other day He came to the…
Cats In The Cradle My child arrived just the other day He came to the…
Circle All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thro…
Dreams Go By There you stand in your dungarees Looking all grown up and…
Flowers Are Red The little boy went first day of school He got some…
I Wanna Learn A Love Song I come fresh from the street Fast on my feet, kinda…

Last Stand It used to be that old John Wayne Would fight the…
Let Time Go Lightly I let time go lightly when I'm here with you, I…
Mr. Tanner Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the…
Shooting Star He was crazy of course From the first she must…
Story Of Life I can see myself it's a golden sunrise Young boy open…
Taxi It was raining hard in 'Frisco I needed one more fare…
The Rock The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with…
W*O*L*D Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…
W.O.L.D Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…

W.O.L.D. Hello Honey, it's me What did you think when you heard…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Bill23799

4y↑1

In May of 1977 my wife and I drove from New Rochelle to Poughkeepsie, NY to watch Harry Chapin
play live in concert. We were both big Harry Chapin fans. Near the end of the concert Harry said he had a
new song that they wanted to play for us that was not yet released on any album.
That song was " Dance Band On The Titanic " . We all loved it!

My wife and I got to meet Harry after the concert and got him to sign a book of his poems we had bought.
All I could think to say to him was " Harry...we named our cat after you " .
Herry replied " Err.....thanks ". Haha I did think enough to also thank him for all the great stories in his music.
God Bless you Harry Chapin. Your light went out too soon.

Harry Chapin's album " Dance Band On The Titanic " came out in September of 1977.
Of course we bought one.

All comments from YouTube:

David Shapiro

4y↑18

Let’s pause and say thank you to his brother Stephen who did a remarkable job producing this phenomenal album. A real masterpiece.

Mary Taylor

10y↑21

Love Chapin, love everything he ever sang. A man before his time. Loved Flowers are red. He was a real nice guy in real life and he is still missed.

Bill23799

I am unanimous in that.

Tibmeister

4y↑8

Haven’t heard this song since 78. This deserved to be much higher in the charts than it was

thaddeus mcgrath

8y↑17

I remember in the late 70's as a little boy begging my dad to play this song on the big record player, sitting in front of it or dancing to it. I never forget it and always go back with this awesome song. Thanks for sharing!

neil dover

One of my dad's favourites too from that era. Brings back lots of lovely memories!

Mark Benson

5y↑5

I was a kid in Liverpool, England aged 15 when I first heard this played on Radio City late in the evening - stuck with me ever since, storytelling through song at its best , immortal.

Tibmeister

I was 15 too. Heard it on Capital - then the local London station.

wlynch16

12y↑9

He wrote and played some great stories!

markdelap

6y↑18

I was raised on Harry's music - back when songs told stories.

Oliver

12y↑14

My uncle played this song when I was up in San Francisco for a family funeral. The house echoed with Chapin's words, and when I returned home later that week I looked up his songs. Amazing singer/songwriter, and while I do love this song, Mr. Tanner is my favorite.

Mike Caserta

mine also!

BigDude

10y↑26

I had the honor of seeing Harry shortly before he was killed in the car accident. He was one in a million. RIP!

robin2012ism

6y↑1

BigDude me too. At sea world, San Diego, CA.

Ian Timothy Steelman

6y↑1

Big johns still around.

courtneyruth

7y↑2

My family was driving on the opposite side of the long island expressway when Harry got hit. My dad and I are huge harry chapin fans, we are from Buffalo, I wasnt born yet.

jay dee

7y↑5

BigDude, So did I and you are right, really miss his music, he was a class act.

huntseatonly

12y↑7

Love this song...and miss Harry Chapin.

huntseatonly

12y↑2

Love this song! Haven't thought of it in years until now!

Eb theDoc

Harry Chapin did some good stuff !!! We damn well dug it, back in the day !!! So sad he’s been gone for almost three decades !!!

Steve Jordan

10y↑33

You could spend hours with his songs. If you haven't, you should.

Blood&Soil Storm-front Skjoldmø

10y

@Penny Jordan @Steve Jordan y'all must be old man & wife! nice :-D

Penny Jordan

10y

Hum, wonder what made you think of this at this time?

Bill23799

4y↑1

trfesok

9y↑4

Hilarious, but rather morbid! In my Chapin playlist. Thanks for the upload!

Alli S

10y↑2

This song was my favorite when I was little :) it brings back memories

B T

5y↑1

I play this song every time my backyard floods.

Beth Dudley

7y↑8

This was the first tape I bought for the nifty aftermarket 8-Track stereo that I installed in my bright red Chevy Monza during my gap year. The ubiquitous "good, old days".

Joshua Plotkin

10y↑11

Ok, the boy in the radio room survived the sinking. He also took the time to turn off the wireless machine before he left. He always said that he was transmitting up to the moment water began to pour in. UAVs have proven that the wireless device was switched off when she went under, and if he had gone to switch it off as the room filled with water he would have been electrocuted. So the boy abandoned his post. He was a young man who was very afraid and trying to cope with an ineffective captain and an impossible situation. Who wouldn't run?

Ae Falzon

6y↑2

Joshua Plotkin wrong conclusion. The water would need to touch the wireless. Just because it was in the room does not mean it was touching the system

Jerry Lehky

H.C's finest effort - along with (the) Sequel to the classic Taxi. Excellent!-👍BloodRed🍒

airdaleva42

12y

Saw it the year it premiered, me a lady friend shared the same birthday and went to see it. It was The second of only three movies that made me cry as I watched it.

MegaZiglet

12y↑4

I must be close to your dad's age. I saw Chapin live and even paid to get a kiss from him for charity.

radioace318

12y↑1

Thank you Ken Batson. 1977 turning me onto this tune at KEEL radio. I have never forgot.

regina cramer

I just found the record..Dance Band on the Titanic. Nice

Antonio Huerta

I wish this was used on a modern video.

Julie Brenda Mitchell

4y↑1

I had the album!

D W

Our school used to make us sing this back in 1991

Steamaddict1603

12y

R.I.P to all the souls lost 100 years ago tonight and tommorow.

wlynch16

12y↑1

It's the first song I thought of when I heard it was 100 yrs ago today

Kenny Burleson

11y↑9

why can you people not enjoy the music without making political comments?

frank zappa's pussy

6y↑7

chapin was one of the most passionate and powerful political artists of the 1970's and this was one of his most political songs from his most political album..
.. so what do you expect..

John Burris

6y↑2

Yeah, most people in the USA think they're political experts, despite having little access to the REAL information. LOL

Martin Starr

Kenny Burleson

courtneyruth

6y↑2

metaphor for earth right now.

Potato Lover

4y↑1

trump’s cabinet rn

frank zappa's pussy

metaphor for the role of the artist in the modern world -
should they be like the orchestra that played for people on their way into the showers.. or more courageously and less compliantly be like the dance band on the titanic.. or be fundamentally different and really stick their necks out ???

Titan52berg

There were no bass horns or trombones in the Titanic's 'band'...

PikeBishop65

4y↑1

I am currently reading (at least one biography) per president in order. Currently I am reading about the four mediocrities and failures that immediately preceded the Civil War (Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan). I have affectionately referred to that group as the title of this song.

Julie Brenda Mitchell

Had the album.

Julie Brenda Mitchell

@Donna Dole Lost everything the FIRST eviction.

Donna Dole

3y↑2

Still do

The 'Burbs Fan

7y↑2

Blowin' waltzes...

rocky

12y

my dad just told me to look this up

fraankyyuki1

12y

just saw the 3D premier of Titanic by James Cameron today. let me tell you, that stuff will make you cry buckets

Moghlear

13y↑1

@23456789Alexis because then people who actually listen to the music would know that in the end the boat sinks. We cant have people know what is going to happen now can we?

Eli

12y

@rtinny987 My dad's the reason for me listing to this song too, but I don't know about you but I actully like it.

gvr39l

11y

live and let live

Nagi Nocturnal

Women and children, and chaplains first

Jeffrey E. Salzberg

6y↑1

"SiNGing". "icebErg's".

Thomas King

8y↑7

eff bruce nj. this man had done more charity. he wasn't worth gazillions and took a tax break.

Jferkfjkj

8y↑4

Not to mention Harry had much more talent that the Bruce. He's more Boss than him.

JENNY COOPER

star trekkin across the universe

Yiabw Stetienne 74

2nd to last words of the Captain of the Titanic :
"Full steam ahead and fuck the icebergs"

Last words of the Captain of the Titanic:
"Where's all this fucking water coming from?"

Joshua Plotkin

10y↑4

Nice song. A bit inaccurate, it was a string quartet that played on to keep the passengers calm, no trombone, no saxophone.

BAMA

Joshua Plotkin clown

frank zappa's pussy

6y↑2

its a fecking metaphor
- thus by its very nature - allowed as much poetic license as the artist sees fit..

robin2012ism

William Mills lol.

PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/04/27/what-made-titanic-band-keep-playing-even-as-ship-sank.html

PlasmaStorm73 [N5EVV]

6y↑2

Joshua Plotkin if you read the book The Band Played On you will learn that it was in fact an 8 piece band and not a string quartet. But you don’t give a shit about accuracy you just want to troll YouTube so you can feel all big and bad.

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MegaZiglet

12y↑1

I can't help but think of the plight of the USA when I think of this song. Somehow it seems fitting. Thanx for sharing this one. I've been hoping for years to see the CD version on youtube. One of my fav Chapin numbers.

msattler111

11y↑3

Yeah........Obama's swan song............ Sinking ship......... Favorite quote...... Re-electing Obama would be like the Titanic backing up and having another go at the iceberg. Won't get fooled again.

Robert Browne

4y↑1

There is always a dumbass in the crowd. History has proven you wrong, yet again.

Austin Brant

6y↑1

Jokes on you 5 years ago America

MegaZiglet

11y↑2

So agree. I look at our once great nation & think of this song every time. Problem is, so many were fooled again. They were foolish, low information voters. Sigh ....

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