Self Help Radio 4/5/22: Drowning

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Tue, 04/05/2022 - 12:00am to 3:00am
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Self Help Radio 040522: Drowning


How does on approach a terrible subject like drowning?  Do you mention that 236,000 people die a year from drowning, according to the WHO?  That it affects children, males, & those who have greater access to water the most?  Or do you mention that "drowning" as a definition does not always mean death, that one can drown & still be saved?

Or do you focus on the fact that music, like all art, rises to the level of metaphor, where one can "drown" in a sea of love, or in one's own tears?  In addition to drowning one's sorrows - or drowing out the world - one can drown in another, or simply drown in the now.  Does that make the subject matter less gruesome?

As a listener, you can decide.  Just know: in addition to all the music, we talk about movies featuring drowning, we hear some stories about nearly drowning, & we talk to two lifeguards - who know a thing or two about the dangers of drowning.  Hopefully it's not as awful as it might seem.

A note about the image manipulated above: "Drowning In Bricks" by Walter Benson is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0.

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:02
    Artist
    The English Beat
    Song
    Drowning
    Album
    Wha'ppen?
    Label
    IRS
  • Time
    12:06
    Artist
    New York Dolls
    Song
    Drowning
    Album
    'Cause I Sez So
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    12:09
    Artist
    The Luxembourg Signal
    Song
    Drowning
    Album
    The Luxembourg Signal
    Label
    Shelflife Records
  • Time
    12:20
    Artist
    Mitty Collier
    Song
    Drown In My Own Tears
    Album
    Shades Of A Genius
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    12:23
    Artist
    O.V. Wright
    Song
    Drowning On Dry Land
    Album
    The Soul Of O.V. Wright
    Label
    MCA
  • Time
    12:26
    Artist
    Mobiles
    Song
    Drowning In Berlin
    Album
    The Edge Of The Eighties
    Label
    Sony/BMG
  • Time
    12:29
    Artist
    The Cure
    Song
    The Drowning Man
    Album
    Faith
    Label
    Polydor Records
  • Time
    12:34
    Artist
    British Sea Power
    Song
    Fear Of Drowning
    Album
    The Decline Of British Sea Power
    Label
    Rough Trade
  • Time
    12:47
    Artist
    Black Tambourine
    Song
    Drown
    Album
    By Tomorrow - single
    Label
    Slumberland
  • Time
    12:49
    Artist
    Even As We Speak
    Song
    Drown
    Album
    Feral Pop Frenzy
    Label
    Sarah
  • Time
    12:52
    Artist
    Beliefs
    Song
    Drown
    Album
    Leaper
    Label
    Hand Drawn Dracula
  • Time
    12:55
    Artist
    Chastity Belt
    Song
    Drown
    Album
    Chastity Belt
    Label
    Hardly Art
  • Time
    1:00
    Artist
    Genesis Owusu
    Song
    Drown (feat. Kirin J Callinan)
    Album
    Smiling With No Teeth
    Label
    House Anxiety
  • Time
    1:09
    Artist
    Dinah Washington
    Song
    Duck Before You Drown
    Album
    Back To The Blues
    Label
    Roulette
  • Time
    1:11
    Artist
    David Bowie
    Song
    The Drowned Girl
    Album
    David Bowie In Bertolt Brecht's Baal - EP
    Label
    RCA Victor
  • Time
    1:14
    Artist
    Cleaners From Venus
    Song
    Drowning Butterflies
    Album
    Under Wartime Conditions
    Label
    Modell
  • Time
    1:18
    Artist
    Melbourne Cans
    Song
    Drowned Rats
    Album
    Moonlight Malaise
    Label
    Lost & Lonesome
  • Time
    1:24
    Artist
    The Crystal Method
    Song
    Drown In The Now (feat. Matisyahu)
    Album
    Divided By Night
    Label
    Tiny E Records
  • Time
    1:38
    Artist
    Morrissey
    Song
    Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
    Album
    Vauxhall & I
    Label
    Sire
  • Time
    1:41
    Artist
    Pluramon
    Song
    Drowning In You
    Album
    The Monstrous Surplus
    Label
    Karaoke Kalk
  • Time
    1:46
    Artist
    A Sunny Day In Glasgow
    Song
    Watery (Drowining Is Just Another Word For Being Buried Alive Under Water)
    Album
    Scribble Mural Comic Journal
    Label
    Notenuf
  • Time
    1:50
    Artist
    The Delines
    Song
    Drowning In Plain Sight
    Album
    The Sea Drift
    Label
    Kill Rock Stars
  • Time
    1:54
    Artist
    Nic Jones
    Song
    The Drowned Lovers
    Album
    Penguin Eggs
    Label
    Topic
  • Time
    2:09
    Artist
    James Carr
    Song
    Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
    Album
    Beg Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    2:11
    Artist
    Viki Adams
    Song
    I'm Drowning
    Album
    Casino Classics: The Forgotten Floorshakers
    Label
    Goldmine Soul Supply
  • Time
    2:14
    Artist
    The Teardrop Explodes
    Song
    Ha Ha I'm Drowning
    Album
    Kilimanjaro
    Label
    Mercury
  • Time
    2:17
    Artist
    White Lung
    Song
    Drown With The Monster
    Album
    Deep Fantasy
    Label
    Domino Recording Co
  • Time
    2:19
    Artist
    Pity Sex
    Song
    Drown Me Out
    Album
    Feast Of Love
    Label
    Run For Cover Records
  • Time
    2:22
    Artist
    The Green Pajamas
    Song
    Drowning
    Album
    Narcotic Kisses
    Label
    Camera Obscura
  • Time
    2:33
    Artist
    Adam Green
    Song
    Drowning Head First
    Album
    Sixes & Sevens
    Label
    Rough Trade
  • Time
    2:35
    Artist
    Westkust
    Song
    Drown
    Album
    Last Forever
    Label
    Run For Cover Records
  • Time
    2:37
    Artist
    Lux
    Song
    I'll Try To Ignore The Fact That You're Drowning
    Album
    We Are Not The Same
    Label
    Self-Released
  • Time
    2:41
    Artist
    The Boys Next Door
    Song
    Death By Drowning
    Album
    Hee-Haw
    Label
    4AD
  • Time
    2:44
    Artist
    Joe Simon
    Song
    Drowning In The Sea Of Love
    Album
    Drowning In The Sea Of Love
    Label
    Spring
  • Time
    2:52
    Artist
    Television Personalities
    Song
    Time Goes Slowly When Youre Drowning
    Album
    Fashion Conscious
    Label
    Little Teddy
  • Time
    2:58
    Artist
    Miles Dethmuffen
    Song
    Mermaid Drowning On Dry Land
    Album
    Clutter
    Label
    Rainbow Quartz International

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