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Take our leave and go

2021-01-12 20:38:01.886902+01 by Dan Lyke 5 comments

In case this hasn't yet invaded your Twitter: TikTok is making sea shanties big again — Soon may the Wellerman come

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#Comment Re: Take our leave and go made: 2021-01-15 18:54:14.522226+01 by: Dan Lyke

Eminem's "Lose Yourself" as a sea shanty: https://mobile.twitter.com/rawrsnacks/status/1349770708075769856

Wellerman with a film score backing: https://mobile.twitter.com/Cam...Music/status/1349808318764642304

#Comment Re: Take our leave and go made: 2021-01-15 19:23:43.354657+01 by: Dan Lyke

Matrix of sea shanties

#Comment Re: Take our leave and go made: 2021-01-15 20:19:26.144346+01 by: Bunny

Must be a regionalism. I always knew them as chanteys.

#Comment Re: Take our leave and go made: 2021-01-16 01:44:20.124651+01 by: Dan Lyke

Huh. "All five of the American dictionaries have entries for “chantey,” with standard variant spellings given as “chanty,” “shanty,” and “shantey.” All five British dictionaries list “shanty” as the only standard spelling, though one includes “chantey” as an “archaic North American” usage." and "As for the origin of the spelling, the OED says the musical terms “shanty,” “chanty,” and “chantey” are “said to be a corruption of French chantez, imperative of chanter to sing.”"

#Comment Re: Take our leave and go made: 2021-01-21 09:55:15.47717+01 by: spc476

And here is a video about why sea chanteys are taking over Tik-Tok.

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