Help: ship sisters?sealion woman?

Subject: RE: Help: ship sisters?sealion woman?
From: GUEST,Guest - Rogg
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 09:37 AM

That rooster crowing refers to betrayal fits perfectly with the theme of THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER. "What's worse than rape?" Travolta's character asked of James Woods's character. "Figure that out, and you've got the whole story."

Subject: RE: Help: ship sisters?sealion woman?
From: GUEST,wepa55
Date: 28 Dec 11 - 11:07 AM

Very interesting discussion here...have been listening to Nina Simone's "See Line Woman" for the past few days and trying to figure out the reference. Upon beginning my search on line for the lyrics I ended up here and glad to know others share the same interest in the song. Don't know the Ship sisters but will certainly research. My initial take {aside from the fact that I found myself dancing to the tune in my studio with wild abandon} is that it's merely about a "siren"...often associated with the sea and their ability to lure men towards them resulting in the wrecking of ships against the rocky shores.

Subject: RE: Help: ship sisters?sealion woman?
From: GUEST,LG
Date: 08 Jan 21 - 11:15 PM

I saw someone post about this in a comment section of a recording of the ship sisters on YouTube. They said they heard according to Tom Schnabel of KCRW, Nina Simone's 'see-line women' was a 19th century seaport song about sailors coming into port and prostitutes waiting for them. The different colors the women wore indicated what they offered. So sea-line would refer to the women lined up by the sea or see-line, literally women standing in line to be seen. This was from Craig Vann on YouTube.