How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now...
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Got it, folk songs about labor it is
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die...
🎵I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night...
Long haired preachers come out every night, try to tell what's wrong and what's right...
But when asked about something to eat, they reply in voices so sweet...
Check out the Dreadnoughts, fucking amazing Canadian band
Zajebiscie, Kurwa! Fucking love the Dreadnoughts :)
I'm lucky enough to have seen them twice, just amazing all around
I am a confirmed reptile when it comes to the weather, but I braved Toronto in winter to see them play Lee's Palace... no regrets.
The first time I saw them was at a New Year's Eve show at The Rickshaw in Vancouver. IIRC, they were opening for Ninjaspy, who were friends of mine (could've been the other way around, it was almost 20 years ago). The two bands joined forces to lead the crowd in a midnight singalong of Bohemian Rhapsody.
I used to go to The Dreadnoughts' annual Punkstravaganza mini festival at The Rickshaw every year, but I moved away a few years ago. Now I only brave the winter drive if they release a new album or if I'm really into one of the openers.
They're one of my 10-year-old stepkid's favourite bands. I've promised to take her to see them if they're still playing when she turns 19.
Windrose is a pretty good game but the shanty button makes it peak.
Could use a bit more variation though. It gets old pretty quick.
This was the best part of playing AC: Black Flag for me.
No lie, singing shanties with my wife while we're cleaning the kitchen... makes the cleaning wayyy more fun
Tires of sea shanties? Might I suggest some land shanties instead?
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-GQcUzZkJlnZVM46fmDlG01Iznbr2ItE
A swingin' sword, a skull and bones, and pleasant company
I never pay my income tax and screw the GST! (Screw it!)
Sailing down to Saskatoon, the terror of the sea
If you wanna reach the co-op boy, you gotta get by me!
Har-har!
Oh a drop of good spiced rum wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll all hang on behind
And we'll roll the old Berath's wheel along
Alestorm!!
Sing a long shanties should be excluded: https://youtu.be/49FWp7WLYKw
In terms of sea shanties, and I'll be the first to say for a 40 year old my taste in music is.... Eclectic to say the last, but there is a recording out of the 60s that is the quintessential collection of sea shanties and it is absolutely amazing.
So you're just going to causally mention a quintessential collection of sea shanties without giving any details?
Sorry I didn't really feel like doing the leg work but here you go.
I swear to God I have this vinyl somewhere in my house but I haven't seen it in years and haven't listened to it in years.
But it is quite quite good if you are able to find a digitized copy of it somewhere or the original which is extremely hard to find nowadays.
...Just tell us which one.
I just happened to create a "sea" Playlist, mostly consisting of Barrett's Privateers. Thoughts on the flavors:
- Stan Rogers. Og version. Actually one of my favorite.
- The Wellermen. Good variety. Changing vocalists and drums add a lot.
- Kingston Trio. Classic folk band, acapella, I think this is the only other variant I've heard that matches the original lyrics. Would recommend.
- Jonathan Young. Metal version. I really want to like this, but it is simultaneously both too metal and not metal enough.
- The Real McKenzies. Love the fast tempo, but I find the change in lyrics extremely annoying.
- The McCalmans. Change in tempo and change in tune make this unenjoyable.
- Gustavo Steiner. Sad guy on a guitar. If that's your thing you might enjoy this, otherwise, no.
I love singing along to Twiddles, by Misbehavin' Maidens. It's less of an "at sea" song, but rather is sung from the perspective of the women who love sailors, and who are left behind when they go to sea. It's very fun and gay.
Good list! Ole Stan is the Goat, here's my lubber thoughts, listening:
Stan: (literally the FUCKING GOAT)
Wellerman: Too polished, too harmonic, lacking the fuck my life feeling of the song
Kingston Trio: wayyy too harmonic, too jaunty. Fuck, sing a fun song without a perfect harmony
Johnathan Young: not all fantastic inspiring songs need to be ballads. It is a great song! But not fitting.
Real Mckenzies: fantastic "let's FIGHT" vibe
Alas, alack, I think still Stan!
The internet saw one guy’s YouTube video of him doing a 4-part arrangement of Wellerman and now everyfuckingbody thinks they love sea shanties.
I liked sea shanties before they were cool
Started for me with Muppet Treasure Island, then reinforced with Assassin's Creed Black Flag.

I got into it because of the Aubrey/Maturin novels. They mention a few of them in there and I made a playlist of them.
Then I created an Irish Rock Pandora station for March and that had a ton more.
This one is my favorite, but the whole album is a banger
Thanks for that.
If you haven't already heard, give Misbehavin' Maidens a whirl. Very fond of Granny's Advice.
The Mary Wallopers just came on my radar and I think you’ll like them too
Yeah, I totally don't have a 3 hour long sea shanty playlist, no sireee
I mean, I know what it's like to have "tourists" invading your space after some trend blows up, but there could very much be a new wave of people who have grown to love or enjoy a sea shanty or two now. If people aren't introduced to something, how would they ever know they like it?
If a person liked a venre enough to make a playlist, I'd say they're enough of a fan. It's like people who are discovering the fun in "classical" (baroque, classical, romantic, etc.) music.
There once was a ship that put to sea, the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea...
Then off to reap the corn, and leave where I was born, I cut a stout black thorn
Now listen to me. I know it might not be a sea shanty but The rocky road to dublin grabbed me real good, what do ye lads say aboot that? A real stomper if ye ask me!
Alright then... I've got the most perfect song, just for you!
Let me sing you a song boys of fire and flame
Come me boys and heave with me, let's get of this cursed sea
Give me a spade and I'll give you a hole
Maybe switch to a different language, and see if that changes things up. Still a lot of sailing and stabbing though
It's a shame we already have the last shanty
"Oh me! Oh my!", I heard me old wife cry! https://youtube.com/watch?v=L-N_0ZnueVY
I have suicidal transgenders and suicidal vocaloids (who are also occasionally transgender). Does that help?


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