Shanties and songs of the sea

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Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby cmsellers » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:16 am

Since at least one other person here likes sea songs, let's share some of our favorites. I have to admit that pretty much all of my sea songs come from the Irish Rovers. I recently realized that this is something I wouldn't tolerate in any other genre, and I've set out to rectify it, starting with my acquisition of Roger McGuinn's CCD.

Nobody's put my favorite song from that album on YouTube yet, so in the meantime here's two of my favorite songs from my favorite Irish Rovers album: Tall Ships and Salty Dogs. The first is a drinking song, the second a shanty. I'm not sure if either of them are traditional, but they're both awesome. The entire album is awesome.


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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby RedBearded » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:26 am

Here is something you might like. I am a huge Bear McCreary fan.





and more on his youtube, including walking dead, BSG, agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and others.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUU2Z9O7Qw7PCT6fPN0yaHg
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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby Deathclaw_Puncher » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:37 am

Gotta go with the classic shanty:


Also, this:
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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby D-LOGAN » Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:31 am

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr me ol' mateys and etc.





And of course-

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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby malosaires » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:10 am

I'm not sure if this is technically considered a shanty, but I first heard it on a boat as a shanty. Singing this song in Yosemite Valley was one of the last experiences I had with my high school band director.



Also, I'm surprised no one has posted this one yet.


One more, one of the best sea shanties, is actually a piece of a movement in a Gustav Holst Suite. The whole thing is worth listening to, but the sea shanty kicks in 1:49.
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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby gregfrankenstein » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:32 am

I sang a They Might Be Giants song at a karaoke bar once (don't ask). A guy came up to me and said he really liked that song, and wanted to know if they rest of their catalogue was like that. "Well, not exactly," I said. "They're kind of all over the place. Everything from indie rock to sea shanty."

He looked visibly disappointed when I said "sea shanty".

Screw that guy.

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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby Twistappel » Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:28 am

The Dreadnoughts do a nice line in sea shanties. Think I've posted it before but Boneyard has to be my favourite.


Also very fond of Henry Newbolt's Drakes Drum, although I had a hell of a time finding a decent version of it online.


And some other favourites:

The Bonny Ship the Diamond


The Holy Ground


Not sure if it really counts as a sea shanty, but All for Me Grog. I used to sing it back when I was a poor student who couldn't afford a decent set of boots.


And another more modern one, but Salty Dog by Flogging Molly


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I can't believe I forgot this...
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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby CarrieVS » Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:35 pm

I rather like Spanish Ladies - which Logan already posted, but his was a version I've never heard before, in that the singer and his shipmates have received orders to sail to Boston, not England. It also only had the first verse.

This is the traditional version, more or less, and the whole thing:


(If large portions of that sound like gibberish, some of it's nautical terms, and the rest is landmarks you might sight when sailing up the English Channel.)

I'm curious if the American version goes beyond the first verse, and if so how it goes.
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Re: Shanties and songs of the sea

Postby cmsellers » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:56 pm

I've had "South Australia" on my mind for awhile. Oddly, there's a punk version of the song.


Also, a bluegrass version of "The Golden Vanity"


I love bluegrass, yet I still like the traditional version better.


How about "The Handsome Cabin Boy"?


it seems like being a cabin boy would have really sucked back in the day. But then again the nautical life was never an easy one.

@Carrie: I've only heard the English Channel version in the US. I'm not sure what the Boston version is. It's like "The Leaving of Limerick." Not sure what the origin of that song is either, both even most Irish groups prefer "Leaving of Liverpool"


Oh, and this is the most haunting version of "Spanish Ladies" I've ever heard.
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