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ihavenoconsistentname · 3 years

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@autistic--cryptid I'd do this in an ask but it's a lot so I'm just gonna do it this way but I'm gonna ramble about sea shanties comparing Wels' recordings of them to the ones by The Longest Johns and ik you like sea shanties too so :000

Ok so these are the sea shanties that Wels sang:

Roll The Old Chariot

Haul Away Joe

Santiana

Spanish Ladies

Old Maui

Randy-Dandy-O

Fish In The Sea

The only ones The Longest Johns haven't sang are Fish In The Sea and Roll The Old Chariot, I only listen to Wels' version of Fish In The Sea and David Coffin's version of Roll The Old Chariot

But!! He changed some stuff with the melodies n stuff when he recorded them, mainly the ones he sang on stream but he already had Roll The Old Chariot on his soundcloud for a long time before he recorded new sea shanties and you can actually hear a bit of a difference in his voice vs the newer recordings, his voice was a bit softer/lighter and not quite as voluminous if that makes sense for voices

In Haul Away Joe the opening goes like "When-I was-just a little-lad or so me mammy told me" but in Wels' recording it's more like "When I-was a little lad, or so me mammy told me", his voice also jumps straight to the next notes more whereas in The Longest Johns' version the voices sort of flow into the higher notes from lower ones. Wels also does more high notes whereas The Longest Johns sort of flow between low to high to low and keep going. They also, in the chorus, go "Away! HO! Haul away, we'll haul away together" but Wels goes "A-way! [Pause] Haul away, we'll haul away together". The Longest Johns pronounce it as "Revolu-ti-on" (like revo-lu-shy-on) and "Constitu-ti-on" (like con-stitu-shy-on) whereas Wels says "Revo-lu-tion" going from high to low to high and "Constitu‐tion" going from high to low to high again but starting low at the first part

HE ALSO PRONOUNCES IT AS "BOW-LINE" INSTEAD OF "BOW-LIN" AND CHAT SCREAMED AT HIM THAT ITS BOWLIN NOT BOWLINE

At the end they drag out the "o" sound in "Joe" then raise their notes up like "JoooooooeeeeAH!" But Wels doesn't he just drags it out a bit and ends

Onto Santiana! The Longest Johns have their voices sort of dip a bit when you listen to it whereas Wels sort of has this ruffly effect to his voice. Wels goes "Well [pause] Heeeaavee her up, and away we'll go!" whereas The Longest Johns go "Well heeeaaavee her uuupp and awaaayyy we'll gooo!", similar to how Wels goes "Shes-a fast-clipper ship and-a bully-good crew" but The Longest Johns go "She's a faaassst clipper shiiippp and a bully good crew", The Longest Johns sort of drag the notes out more whereas Wels has a bit more of a defined rhythm to his singing. Also when it gets to "Santiana, now we mourn", The Longest Johns slow down and sort of stay slower (they also go slower paced than Wels does because they drag out notes), they also stop at "Along the plains of Mexico". Wels, on the other hand, Slows down that verse a bit before speeding back up gradually and repeating the "Well, heave her up and away we'll go" bit that's in the rest of the chorus before ending the song and dragging out notes at the end.

Spanish Ladies!

In the beginning, The Longest Johns drag it out more going "Faaaarree-well and adieu to-you Spanish ladies" whereas Wels drags out different words going "Farewell and adieuuuu to yoouuu Spanish ladiieeesss" and "Farewell and adieu to you ladiiess of Spaaaiiinnn" but The Longest Johns stops shorter at "Spain". Wels also says "Aaanndd we never may see you fair ladies again" but The Longest Johns says "But we hope very soon we shall see you again". The Longest Johns goes "We'll rant and we'll rooar like true British sailors" but Wels sort of goes "We'll rant and we'll roaaarr like truueee British sailooors" generally kind of dragging notes out more. He changes the rhythm quite a bit for this one along with words like changing "We hove our ship to, with the wind at southwest, boys/We hove our ship to, our soundings to see" to "We hove our ship tooo with the wind from southwest boys, we hove our ship to, for to strike soundings clear" and "We'll drink and be Merry and drown melancholy" to "We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy" so it actually rhymes

Old Maui!

Generally the vibe of Old Maui by The Longest Johns is very slow and almost sounds sort of tired and foggy like the vibe you get from a stormy looking sky out at sea and a foggy island being the only thing in view, but Wels is obviously more upbeat in his tone of voice. The Longest Johns has slower and more dragged out notes whereas Wels is faster paced and sounds more upbeat. His notes go much higher for the most part and has humming in the solo bits whereas The Longest Johns actually has a bit of an echo and the sound of the sea in the back, plus humming but also the voices join in slowly near the end of the solo bits.

This one is probably the one he sang the most different just because his overall tone and the rhythm pace was a lot different than that of The Longest Johns when it comes to the sound of it, but for lyrics, this isn't the most changed one.

And finally Randy-Dandy-O!!!

First of all its immediately a bit different, Wels goes "Noooow we are reaaadddy to saaaiilll for the hoorn" sort of lowering his notes between flipping back to high notes, whereas The Longest Johns starts at a high note and generally stay at it and go "Now we are ready to head for the horn"

Wels has a lot more flowing between notes with his recording and a LOT of words were changed in his version. This is the one that he changed the most lyrics-wise.

The original has some sort of thumping beat in the back, whereas Wels only has the vocals. The biggest differences are that he flows between notes and that he changes literally every verse almost in lyrics.

And that's it for my pointless analysis of Wels' sea shanty recordings vs The Longest Johns' recordings!! :D

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capricorn-0mnikorn · 4 years

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Sea Shanty Group sings bits of their songs according to YouTube’s auto-generated captions

The lyrics their singing here are opened captioned in large font (What the lyrics should be are included below the “Keep Reading”)

Note: the algorithm on this video even gets the wrong lyrics wrong.

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SPANISH LADIES

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For we have received orders to sail to old England, But we hope in a short time to see you again. cho: We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar across the salt seas; Until we strike soundings in the Channel of old England: From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty-five leagues.

Now the signal it was made for the Grand Fleet to anchor, All on the Downs that night for to meet; Then stand by your stoppers, see clear your shank-painters, Haul all your clew garnets, stick out tacks and sheets.

THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER (original) Oh, the Captain's Daughter -- she's a sight! She'll keep you up in the dead of night. She'll make you weep 'til your eyes turn sore Like many other men before.

CROSSING THE BAR

But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound or foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. _

SUGAR IN THE HOLD

The captain's on the quarter deck Scratchin' 'way at his old neck And he cries out, "Heave the larboard lead" Stowing sugar in the hold below

Hey, ho, below, below Stowing sugar in the hold below Hey, ho, below, below Stowing sugar in the hold below in the hold below

OFF TO SEA When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon the spree. With money at last, I spent it fast. I got drunk as drunk could be. And when my money was all gone It was then that I wanted more But a man must be blind to make up his mind To go to sea once more I shipped on board of a whaling barque, we were bound for the Greenland seas Where cold winds blow, through frost and snow, our Jamaica rum would freeze Worse to bear I'd no hard weather gear, as I'd spent all my money ashore It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more

BANKS OF THE LEE

I will pluck her some roses, some blooming Irish roses I will pluck her some roses, the fairest that ever grew And I'll leave them on the grave of my own true lovely Mary In that cold and silent churchyard where she sleeps 'neath the dew

I loved her very dearly, so true and sincerely There was no one in this wide world I loved better than she Every bush, every bower, every sweet Irish flower Reminds me of my Mary, on the banks of the Lee. _

SAILOR’S PRAYER

Oh Lord above send down a dove With wings as sharp as razors To cut the throats Of them there blokes What sells bad beer to sailors

RANDY DANDY OH

Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks Way Hey Roll and go! Where the pretty young girls all come down in flocks. To me rollicking randy dandy, oh! Heave a pawl, oh, heave away, Way Hey Roll and go! The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollicking randy dandy, oh! We're outward bound for Vallipo Bay Way Hey Roll and go! Get crackin' me lads, it's a Hell of a way To me rollicking randy dandy, oh!

Heave a pawl, oh, heave away, Way Hey Roll and go! The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollicking randy dandy, oh!

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