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I am sailing – a pretty famous song;)

· Written in 1972 by Gavin Sutherland of the Sutherland Brothers – a Scottish folk and soft rock band.

· Recorded by Rod Stewart in 1975 – made it famous.

· Recorded by many musicians and played at many concerts.

o https://youtu.be/MW-gCrZvbUU

o https://youtu.be/Fzo-Kfj8rjs

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQzB5T_B_iI

o https://youtu.be/trwZqfZVSXo

· 1990 – a protest song for Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong

· 2007 – a tribute to Lady Diana

· 2019 - Voyage of Greta Thunberg in 2019, climate strikers in Steyning performed the song with the lyrics "Greta's Sailing".^[41]

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frZI857axRs

· Gavin Sutherland said of the song that it doesn’t speak of a real sailing trip of a sailor to his girlfriend. He said the song means a human’s spiritual journey through life and a way to freedom and fulfillment with the “Supreme Being”.