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[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 46 minutes ago (1 children)

This was the best part of playing AC: Black Flag for me.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

Funnily enough, I picked it up many many years after it came out, being able to sing along to the shanties hooked me!

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago

Leave her Johnny, Leave her.

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 1 points 35 minutes ago

"Oh me! Oh my!", I heard me old wife cry! https://youtube.com/watch?v=L-N_0ZnueVY

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Then off to reap the corn, and leave where I was born, I cut a stout black thorn

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 6 points 2 hours ago

No lie, singing shanties with my wife while we're cleaning the kitchen... makes the cleaning wayyy more fun

[–] WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Godric@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

One of my early introductions to the genre, love that video. There's something deeply spiritual about a crowd raising their voices in song, thank you!

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago
[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

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!

[–] bravesirrbn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

ha ha, vagina

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Tires of sea shanties? Might I suggest some land shanties instead?

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-GQcUzZkJlnZVM46fmDlG01Iznbr2ItE

[–] countvon@lemmy.world 46 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now...

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

One time in high school this girl came up to our lunch table and said "isn't it funny how white people have no culture?" so I looked at the only other white guy at the table and sang the first line to this song, and then he sang back. We had never even discussed it before, lucky guess that he knew it. Everyone else asked wtf that was and I said "oh you wouldn't understand, it's a white people thing".

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 21 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

A letter of mark came from the king

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

I too came here to spellcheck this :D

[–] pasdechance@jlai.lu 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold

[–] BillibusMaximus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,

the last of Barrett's privateers.

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh Elcid Barrett cried the town

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

(How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now)

For 20 brave men all fishermen who…

[–] garth@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Would make for him the Antelope's crew.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 1 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 42 minutes ago)

The Antelope, she was a sickening sight!

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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Naho_Zako@piefed.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

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.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I liked sea shanties before they were cool

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Started for me with Muppet Treasure Island, then reinforced with Assassin's Creed Black Flag.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

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

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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, I totally don't have a 3 hour long sea shanty playlist, no sireee

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Check out the Dreadnoughts, fucking amazing Canadian band

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Zajebiscie, Kurwa! Fucking love the Dreadnoughts :)

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I'm lucky enough to have seen them twice, just amazing all around

[–] mrspaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

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.

[–] ratofkryll@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

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.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Got it, folk songs about labor it is

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die...

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The first ones in line for that pie in the sky!

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

And we're always the last when the cream is shared out!

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 7 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

🎵I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night...

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[–] Zulu@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

I miss me lass

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 3 points 6 hours ago
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