Feels like the wind of the sea sprays water on my face... I feel like an old sailor, on a barque, sailing to the unknown, hunting what my heart is longing for... Thank you David.
This is the real thing. No modernizations, no band, just the way it certainly has been sung så many, many times at sea and in harbour. (And in the alehouses, I´m sure...)
Interesante canción e interesante voz la de David... I´m from Spain and I like so much this songs... make me feel alive and brave ... don't lose that beautiful tradition... Suerte y saludos from Toledo...
Mr Coffin, in one of your comments somebody complained that he could not get the song out of their heads, which you replied "Imagine how I feel after a lifetime of sea shanties" Do you have a remedy you can share? So far the only cure I have for a song stuck in my head is to go and learn a different shanty. With my deepest love and respect.
@Hasan Gumen @@DavidCoffinMusic I raised myself of David Coffin's shanties, and I'll raise my children on David Coffin's shanties. If a shanty isn't spinning in my head then it's 20 lashes until my heart sings again! XD
Agreed, though I think it just would have to be a god of the sea and of the Mead/Rum etc. It's this kind of performance that makes me almost attempt to overcome my social anxiety and hum with it ( I don't dare to sing along though)
@@DavidCoffinMusic Agreed though, great performance. I love it when a musician is able to convey atmosphere with everything else. One question though, what is the model you are playing here? Cheers from Germany
Brings to memory the film Master and Commander:The Far side of the World. The Sailors sang this Chantey with the help of a Midshipman. Thank You Mr. Coffin, outstanding voice! It reminds me of Stan Rogers. Would love to perform with you sometime!!!
It's really too bad you had to be alone in that auditorium, but I like the acoustics. A little bit of echo does something good for a baritone and for a song from a time long passed :)
Regarding the first verse, I've heard multiple singers say "and we hope very soon for to see you again" but I had learned it as "and we may never see you fair ladies again." Is there a historical precedent for one over the other? I kind of prefer the latter because of the melancholy tone, but both are excellent! I've been a fan of yours since I listened to your rendition of "Roll the Old Chariot" years ago and I'm happy to see you putting out more songs. If we need anything in these times, it's communal works like shanties that bring us all together!
How are these British Sailors gonna say goodbye to Spanish ladies in English and French? I guess "Farewell and Adios to you Spanish ladies..." didn't roll off the tongue as well.
@@DavidCoffinMusic Both sides of the Channel take a little too much pride in butchering the other, linguistically or otherwise. I will say though; the Greeks and the Latins see their children as wayward. The Germanic, Franco and Iberians see their children as wayward. The Anglo-Saxons and Insular Celts see their children as wayward. There is an admonishing love to it all but it's most keenly felt and, to be honest, understood in NW Europe. Fractious neighbours, terrible in-laws and horrific wars but there has been a brotherhood and understanding here for as long as there has been Christendom and it's a beautiful thing to experience when it pops it's head above the parapet.
Vicente Muñoz Walther It’s pretty straight forward. I’m singing in the key of g minor. The chord you’re probably looking for is the Eb at the beginning of the chorus 3rd line: Until we strike soundings...
This one of the few David Coffin versions I do not like; much to fast and brash. What a curt way to say farewell to a Spanish beauty you may never see again! I was taught to sing this much slower, with the rhythm matching that of large rolling swells.
Thanks for listening. "We'll rant and we'll roar" and the rest of the lyrics in the verses suggest the song is more about the excitement of going home than the Spanish ladies we're leaving. Different interpretations keep the world interesting, eh?
The original lyrics give away the origin. In the channel of old England, then mention Ushant, Scilly, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Beachy, Fairlight and Dover. Like true British sailors.
I am surprised this isn't more popular, beautiful song, can't stop listening!
Thank you
@@DavidCoffinMusic thank you you're excellent
Then rant and roar to be higher up on a list. Pun is the list
It’s always been my favorite, and astonishing with a lot of people singing - especially with harmony on the chorus!
Ever click on a video by accident then come out the other side four hours later thinking wow just wow,
"We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy." what a great line and great performer, you did it again Coffin, the best!
He didn't write the song
Correct. But I did sing it.
Thank you for all your great work David, you are truly underrated here on RUclips, deserve much more views, your voice is grand
Kilroy Thank you.
@@DavidCoffinMusic you have a very strong voice. And I love the sea shanty songs im almost half irish so it's on my blood to like this kinda music
Feels like the wind of the sea sprays water on my face... I feel like an old sailor, on a barque, sailing to the unknown, hunting what my heart is longing for... Thank you David.
This is the real thing. No modernizations, no band, just the way it certainly has been sung så many, many times at sea and in harbour. (And in the alehouses, I´m sure...)
It's also the essence of music... no 'cozying up', no vocoder, no bullshit, no hi tech. I love how music can be so simple and so expressive at once...
Interesante canción e interesante voz la de David... I´m from Spain and I like so much this songs... make me feel alive and brave ... don't lose that beautiful tradition... Suerte y saludos from Toledo...
Am I the only one who thinks this soothing and seems mystic at the same time
Agreed :-)
Yes to all of us old salts!
This guy does the best sea shanty covers
What a fantastic rendition with such a lovely powerful voice. (Grrr!) You would certainly hear this above the waves and creaking.
This guy right here this is the guy
This deserves a billion views. Been following David's work for years, masterpiece after masterpiece. Keep up the good work!
Thank you
Mr Coffin, in one of your comments somebody complained that he could not get the song out of their heads, which you replied "Imagine how I feel after a lifetime of sea shanties" Do you have a remedy you can share? So far the only cure I have for a song stuck in my head is to go and learn a different shanty. With my deepest love and respect.
The 12 Days of Christmas works every time.
@Hasan Gumen @@DavidCoffinMusic I raised myself of David Coffin's shanties, and I'll raise my children on David Coffin's shanties.
If a shanty isn't spinning in my head then it's 20 lashes until my heart sings again! XD
@@AntiqueMenswear That touches my heart, sir.
That's hilarious. I definitely fund myself humming that one all year round, and I have never liked the song.
What an absolute legend. 11/10
Great voice indeed, and an amazing rendition of a beautiful song.
Excellent! Though David has his own style, the style does of remind me a bit of that of Luke Kelly. This is a high complement in my book.
Great performance, well done Sir! I keep coming back to watch. Amazing voice. That concertina accordion is badass!
Thank you kindly!
You Sir! Voice of the gods!
Too kind.
He is indeed blessed with an amazing and powerful voice.
Agreed, though I think it just would have to be a god of the sea and of the Mead/Rum etc. It's this kind of performance that makes me almost attempt to overcome my social anxiety and hum with it ( I don't dare to sing along though)
@@DavidCoffinMusic Agreed though, great performance. I love it when a musician is able to convey atmosphere with everything else. One question though, what is the model you are playing here?
Cheers from Germany
@@Zunderfeuer This is an English Wheatstone Baritone Concertina.
Amazing! Wish I could get all the lads at work to sea shanty while we graft haha.
This is absolutely beautiful
Brings to memory the film Master and Commander:The Far side of the World. The Sailors sang this Chantey with the help of a Midshipman. Thank You Mr. Coffin, outstanding voice! It reminds me of Stan Rogers. Would love to perform with you sometime!!!
OH MY GOD.
this is my favorite shanty and it's hard to find on youtube. or overall.
beautiful.
there are a few decent versions on spotify
David is in the the Amazon original movie Blow the Man Down great little mystery.
what an incredible performance!
Thank you
Sublime! Such a thrill to listen to David Coffin... And it turns out my youngest son has been listening to David Coffin for years! How cool is that?
Best comment ever! Learn from our children.
David opens the movie Blow the Man Down, with a shanty. It sets up the mood of the movie! And it is a good movie, too, on Prime.
My favorite of all the shanties - and now I can understand the words! Thank you!
good lord the talent! amazing
It's really too bad you had to be alone in that auditorium, but I like the acoustics. A little bit of echo does something good for a baritone and for a song from a time long passed :)
I absolutely love your versions of these amazing shanties! Please keep up the good work! Greetings from the Netherlands!
Thank you very much!
You are AWESOME, David! Thank you SO much for your voice and energy! Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you
David, Immense Love and Admiration for your amazing work. (From Italy)
Thanks for listening
i thought the myth said the mermaids lured sailors with their voices, not the other way around. 🧜♀🧜♀
The pirates were real playboys
I think this is my favorite version
I think you're my favorite fan.
You bring a smile on my face when I'm working 16 hours on deck.
I wish I could sing like that
Your talent endures in a way that we should all admire.
У Вас классный голос.
Is that him in Assassins creed black flag soundtrack ?
HA ha. No but it should have been, right?
Yes sir!
I already sing Rolling down to Old Maui while I'm playing the game harpooning the whales!
Regarding the first verse, I've heard multiple singers say "and we hope very soon for to see you again" but I had learned it as "and we may never see you fair ladies again." Is there a historical precedent for one over the other? I kind of prefer the latter because of the melancholy tone, but both are excellent!
I've been a fan of yours since I listened to your rendition of "Roll the Old Chariot" years ago and I'm happy to see you putting out more songs. If we need anything in these times, it's communal works like shanties that bring us all together!
It's the oral tradition hard at work.
Proper job David.
How are these British Sailors gonna say goodbye to Spanish ladies in English and French? I guess "Farewell and Adios to you Spanish ladies..." didn't roll off the tongue as well.
The English are not known for their foreign language skills but they take particular pride in butchering French. 🤣🤣
Ah, I see you're not yet introduced of the great tradesman and entrepreneur, speaker of many languages, tactical genius and love maker, Derek Trotter.
@@DavidCoffinMusic Both sides of the Channel take a little too much pride in butchering the other, linguistically or otherwise.
I will say though; the Greeks and the Latins see their children as wayward.
The Germanic, Franco and Iberians see their children as wayward.
The Anglo-Saxons and Insular Celts see their children as wayward.
There is an admonishing love to it all but it's most keenly felt and, to be honest, understood in NW Europe. Fractious neighbours, terrible in-laws and horrific wars but there has been a brotherhood and understanding here for as long as there has been Christendom and it's a beautiful thing to experience when it pops it's head above the parapet.
@@Fulou You plonker.
Awesome
Thank you
David would you please play the version of Spanish Ladies that Quint briefly sings in Jaws? That would be awesome
Done. Look for it on my page
Dang... You are a great singer.
I think you sing with perfect pitch
he does dont ask why ik that
He sure is pitching my tent when he sings!
Okay. Why do you know that?
MUCH more authentic than Quint's version in "Jaws," but not as threatening/theatrical. Well done!
I'm pretty sure the whole point of Quints version is that it's supposed to reflect his bitter, twisted and fatalistic attitude.
Have to rewatch "Master & Commander", one of the few movies to live up to the expectations of the novels...
HOLD FAST
David great job. I feel I was a privateer in a past life
Done this old song proud
Bravo!!! :)
I know this from the _Swallows & Amazons_ books I read as a kid (better drowned than duffers). It's good to hear it actually sung.
Do you ever think you'd do "Wild Goose, Sailing Ore the Ocean"
Brilliant!
Amazing
Retitle this to Phillipino Ladies with retuning of lyrics to reflect the USN Pacific fleet would be a classic of my generation.
Polish version of it song its amazing i recomend.
Link?....
@@christopherbrown8205 type in Hiszpańskie dziewczyny
Good song!
god i love you
"Jaws" ? :)
It’s a variant on the American version where the last line is “Straight up the channel to New Bedford we’ll go.”
@@DavidCoffinMusic Thank you.
Wow wow wow...a real bukkaneer😊😊😊
Trremendous !!
Great music. What kind of concertina is that?
Thank you. This is an English Baritone-Treble Wheatstone concertina with Amboyna ends, dated 1912.
@@DavidCoffinMusic Beautiful sound. Thanks. -Mike
@@DavidCoffinMusic Yet You play it almost as though it was a duet, and with such ease... Beautiful!
😮😮
I like you 👍
This is amazing. Is there someplace I could find the chords in David's performance?
Vicente Muñoz Walther It’s pretty straight forward. I’m singing in the key of g minor. The chord you’re probably looking for is the Eb at the beginning of the chorus 3rd line: Until we strike soundings...
@@DavidCoffinMusic Thank you so much!
This one of the few David Coffin versions I do not like; much to fast and brash. What a curt way to say farewell to a Spanish beauty you may never see again!
I was taught to sing this much slower, with the rhythm matching that of large rolling swells.
Thanks for listening. "We'll rant and we'll roar" and the rest of the lyrics in the verses suggest the song is more about the excitement of going home than the Spanish ladies we're leaving. Different interpretations keep the world interesting, eh?
@@DavidCoffinMusic Aye, captain.
dude.....hit that bass drum/kick drum a few more times....t'would be perfect
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класс
RIP the brave Captain Quint
Even though I'm biased toward the Yankee version, this one is pretty good too!
Amazing song non the less but this version is the original and British I am
They rant, they don't rent...
What am I not understanding?
@@DavidCoffinMusic The chorus: "We'll rant and we'll role." You sing it as: "We'll rent and we'll role"
@@flyingfox707b Must be my Connecticut accent. Definitely “rant”. Incidentally it’s rant and we’ll roar”. Not roll. Where are you from?🤣🤣
Shanty lover and archaeologist from across the pond. I was wondering if it was an accent thing! And definitely roar not role!
@@flyingfox707b Ha ha Glad to have that sorted.
Am I crazy, or am I remembering the words as "...like true yankee whalermen?"
That was a version used in Jaws. This is the original.
@@neatengineering So that's where I heard it. I couldn't remember for the life of me.
The original lyrics give away the origin. In the channel of old England, then mention Ushant, Scilly, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Beachy, Fairlight and Dover. Like true British sailors.
That’s the American rendition as we are not British
Great tune and song, a bad room for the acoustics and recording, too much reflection.