Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier,
the last of Barrett’s privateers.
- 🇨🇦 tunetardis@piefed.caEnglish4 days
Maybe that’s an American spelling? (spits derisively on the deck)
- 6 days
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”.
It’s not that white people have no culture,
It’s that everything that originated from a predominantly white cultures get labeled either as “colonizer culture” or as a “white supremacist dogwhistle.”
Also, if anyone claims that something is a “white culture thing,” then suddenly they’re racist.
If you don’t believe me, just show up to a multiculturalism group and try to celebrate Irish culture or mention being proud of your irish heritage. They’ll assume that makes you a white supremacist and chase you out.
It’s not that white people have no culture,
It’s that everything that originated from a predominantly white cultures get labeled either as “colonizer culture” or as a “white supremacist dogwhistle.”
Also, if anyone claims that something is a “white culture thing,” then suddenly they’re racist.
If you don’t believe me, just show up to a multiculturalism group and try to celebrate Irish culture or mention being proud of your irish heritage. They’ll assume that makes you a white supremacist and chase you out.
- rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish6 days
Alive as you and me
Says I “But Joe, you’re ten years dead”
- 6 days
Long haired preachers come out every night, try to tell what’s wrong and what’s right…
- rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish6 days
But when asked about something to eat, they reply in voices so sweet…
- 5 days
You will eat (you will eat)
By and by (by and by)
In that glorious land in the sky (way up high!)
Work and pray, live on hay,
You’ll get pie in the sky when you die…
(THAT’S A LIE!)
- 6 days
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.worksEnglish6 days
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.
Tires of sea shanties? Might I suggest some land shanties instead?
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-GQcUzZkJlnZVM46fmDlG01Iznbr2ItE
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.
6 daysStarted for me with Muppet Treasure Island, then reinforced with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.
- 6 days
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.
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.
- 5 days
Maggie may slaps every time and I won’t pretend otherwise.
But yes more would be awesome.
- 5 days
Funnily enough, I picked it up many many years after it came out, being able to sing along to the shanties hooked me!
- 6 days
No lie, singing shanties with my wife while we’re cleaning the kitchen… makes the cleaning wayyy more fun
- 5 days
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.
- 5 days
So you’re just going to causally mention a quintessential collection of sea shanties without giving any details?
- 5 days
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.
- 5 days
There once was a ship that put to sea, the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea…
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!
Maybe switch to a different language, and see if that changes things up. Still a lot of sailing and stabbing though
