One of the few songs I pick up off of my brother, I think this song is just fantastic. I love a song that is able to paint a picture and this song is a story and a half. It even sounds like a shanty so the fact it's about a song at sea is perfect. I wasn't particularly a fan of the singers voice when I first heard it, but I now think it's just what the song needs. It is a song about a boy whose mother falls for a 'rake and rastabout' who eventually leaves her with his gambling debts so that her house is repossessed and then she dies. This causes the son to vow to get revenge which he eventually does in the belly of a whale. The music is just great, and I especially love the simpleness but driving force of the percussion, that of a timpani and tambourine. I have posted a video of them playing the song which I suggest watching a little of first just to get an idea of how they look and play but then watch the full video below. It is a high school group acting out the song, and it will help follow along with what is happening in the tale. Also, pay close attention to the mother's part, it is one of the funniest and most gruesome parts I have ever heard in a song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaNV7eCU2R0
Monday, July 11, 2011
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amen!
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