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When the Bears had class, personality, and talent.
Cory, you're at 100 posts. Congrats on your promotion. :salute: :rum:
eric, you ever get out my way you'll have to check out Casa Mia. It's a chain, but a small family-run one... better than Buca di Beppo for Italian IMO, and I'm always on the lookout for good Italian.
Sounds good. If and when we are in your area, it would be fun to dine together. As someone whose last name ends in a vowel, I am always up for good Italian. There is a little restaurant on the northside of Chicago own by two sisters from our hometown in Italy. It is a taste of Heaven - homemade pasta every day. A very dear Sicilian friend owns one here in Bloomington that eases our pain. Ho fame. Andiamo a mangiare.
Wow, this thread tacked hard to port.
Various nautical tunes I like.
I've always been partial to just how gruesome the lyrics to this really are -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzcv5TJkJBA
This is a link to a more traditional type tune, "Beverly Anne".
And finally, I've always liked this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGGNsE3_8Y
Two songs not mentioned-- but fine-- are "Maid of Amsterdam" ("A rovin'") and "I know I'll never go to see no more."
I've sung both around a campfire and they are rousing!
I've always liked "Sam's Gone Away" as good one to lead people (especially kids and the uninitiated) on since it is like a cadence in it's structure of repetition and the multitude of verses you hear.
Also, if we are talking about foodways, I am lucky enough to live in Nashville, TN. We have a local thing called 'Hot Chicken.' It is a fried chicken quarter battered with a spice batter (and no sauce). Served nominally as an open faced sandwich. Basically they put a Breast quarter on a slice of white bread and some sliced pickles on it.
It is delicious, but not for the faint of taste buds. I love spicy food and have never gotten past 'medium' at most places. LIke others have said, you get the best of this from small cinder block shacks with bars everywhere and terrible spotty operating hours. Here is a great quick little documentary on it.
http://youtu.be/72xXxV9qIPg
FYI - To you Chicago's, part of my degree is folk studies and I must say that I am very impressed with the amount of foodways you guys have. I also personally LOVE all of them from Gyros to Dogs to Pizza.
My goodness, I don't think I've ever seen a thread wander so far off course. Must have been a very odd wind blowing. Food, football, Texas BBQ, and Texas BS have little to do with nautical music
Drunken Sailor, of course!
And next to it I found very interesting one (although non-nautical): http://youtu.be/MZ35SOU9HTM
Btw, I missed part about BBQ and must nottice, there's no true BBQ if there's no charcoal :beer:
The South Park Somalian pirate song is kind of catchy.
Not sure how many of you gentlemen are video gamers. Here is a long video sampling all the early 18th century tunes that the crew will sing in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. They are supposed to be contemporary to the period, although they are called "sea shanties" despite that term originating in the 19th century.
Drunken Sailer is my favorite available in the poll, although I am a fan of Spanish Ladies (Jaws, anyone?) and Runnin' Down to Cuba.
These were a great addition to the game.
http://youtu.be/bx5uegVP-78
Voted Drunken sailor
But back in the 60s and early 70 there was a popular folk/ pop group in the UK called "The Spinners " who had a number of nautical numbers in their repertoire
None of the above. I prefer some of Al Stewart's stuff;
Old Admirals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59BeWSmPkCk
Hanno the Navigator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ7RD7ebZUA
and there are others of this ilk.
I'd like to put a mention in for a recent phenomenon in the UK The Fisherman's Friends; a group of Cornishmen from Port Isaac, mostly working fishermen, who sing all kinds of sea associated songs. I have seen them in concert and briefly met them afterwards and must say you couldn't hope to meet a nicer bunch of chaps. Sadly they were touched by tragedy last year when one of their members and their manager were killed while on tour, which curtailed their performances but I am hoping that they eventually get back to singing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3afGi3REu8
You might also enjoy this one, which while not a sea shanty, is IMHO still pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYA_0R7Vw1s
Now that was pleasing to the ears. Thanks Keith.:beer:
Just an addition to my post on The Fisherman's friends, they were guest singers at the UK 2014 Folk Awards last night singing a medley of sea shanties. http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e24mxj/acts/a45hzc#p01skry5
Fisherman's
Nice song!
I'm also partial to "Spanish Ladies", which has one verse sung during the evening jaunt in Master & Commander!!:beer::thumbsup:
Here's something from Canada!
Barrett's Privateers - Real McKenzies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teKGPxr86ME
I rather like this version, but I may be bias as I like The Real McKenzies. Originally written by Stan Rogers, tells the story of the only survivor of an ill-fated journey for American gold during the American Revolution.
Other than that, Heart of Oak! Was surprised it wasn't mentioned! (though I might have missed that!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXFCDgyanA
Here is another nautical theme from a well known BBC children's programme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sabq0BS_qLw
Here is one of ours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LangKMh9wuU
I am the drummer ion the front of the stage
Great job. It's always nice to see who you are talking to:beer:.
Here's one for ya,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIQkzJ__38
This is of course not us but here is the website of my group.
www.seadogs.org
That's great, Leigh. I was out for coffee with one of my students this afternoon. I told him to watch Waiting for Guffman over break. All, but the last film, in this series were great.
There was abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature. - Terry Bohner
How long have you been with the Seadogs, Leigh? Looks quite fun.
This is in my playlist right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAtMan8mNzM
All these postings and not one mention of the sailor's hornpipe, the most well known and beloved sea shanty ever written? Shame on you lubbers.
http://youtu.be/wZnykEu0nW8
Of course you can't forget the blessed anthem:
https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...rts%20of%20oak
and don't forget:
https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...ype=blfnt_1127
Any Nova Scotia for ye? The Real McKenzie's do a good version of this as well...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0CvSIhF_tA
...just noticed BootYourFace's posts above... 10,000 shots my friend~
OK, one more, I finally found it. This is my all time favorite sailing song, especially for this genre and will be in the playlist every night I play SOG!
The first broadside we gave to them which made them cause to wonder
Her rigging and her mainmast came rattling down like thunder
we drove them from their quarter, they could no longer stay
Our guns did roar! We made quite sure we showed them British play!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJ0s1s0uMo