To be fair, Blackbeard disguised as Santa Claus getting kids to sit on his lap presents a creepier image than Blackbeard scaring people away with his black beard.
Discovered this gem of an artist when he released his Black Unicorn song on Adventure Quest World back in 2012ish? Always loved this guy's music, a true artist
Same, but that was during a day of the dead event 2009-ish and thought he sounded familiar. Realized he was also the one who sang Brains! when a Billy and Mandy rerun aired on Boomerang a weekend after
I think many has found his music via Artix Entertainment. My first song was "When you're evil" from the deady minigame. and later this song in one of the super old AQW zones which I can't remember name off.
Re-listening to the Bottom of the Sea album on RUclips, this is the song that introduced me to your music (via AdventureQuest). Still in my top 10 favorites of your music.
In short, you just shared a beer with the true Beast of Pirate's Bay, who warned you to not even thing about getting anywhere near his friend. Sorta sweet, in a messed up way
Now I kind of want a The Beast of Pirate's Bay. A musical that fleshes out the story of this song, maybe even including other Voltaire songs like When you're evil.
Merrin Guthrie It's not too late me boy! You can be a pirate right now! Granted, I mostly advise against it if you have a income stream and decent welfare, but otherwise, you can be your dream lad! All you have to do is download a neat little pro-grammy called 'uTorrent', and surf on the site known as ThePirateBay. It's exact domain (The '.thing') isn't very specific, for as it crosses between domains. Like a hydra, cut off it's head, it grows two extra. In this case, cut off a connection, and it registers two more. There is also 'ktr.cr' (Kickass Torrents), but it's not as good as ThePirateBay. You can get anything from ThePirateBay, as long as you have the cargo bay (Data Storage) for it. From Audio books to Games to Pornography, you can find it. As long as you have the name. (Yes, I am fully aware of how overly complicated this comment is. But not my fault I wanna have some fun :p)
Same, I first heard of Voltaire from billy and Mandy when he sang brains but at the time I didn’t know it was Voltaire then this song came out on AQW then I realized who Voltaire was, glad people still remember this from AQW oh the nostalgia
I have a signed copy of this album. I wasn't privy to the performance sadly, but my uncle went and got it for me when Voltaire was in Austin years ago. I used this album on my senior graphics design course final video ~ scored an A on it. Thanks for your contribution to my classes Voltaire
[a second part] It's gotten to the point where I don't feel worth talking to people in any form these days, but please - don't quit. The world needs people who can call a spade a spade, smile and cry openly, and give people something to relate to. It's on mine and everyone that knows me, our lists, to buy the discography of every artist we love if we ever make it. So please - because I know there are people out there like me who need your art... Don't quit.
One of my dreams is to meet Voltair, he is by FAR my favorite musician! I'll scrape together whatever i can just to meet him at a concert! (Sadly im barely making enough for rent, so that dream probably wont come true lol)
Voltaire, you are one of the few musicians I know of that is talented enough to create songs in so many different styles and have them turn out fantastic.
Played this song for someone and they asked, “Why is this giving me Nostalgic Vibes?” So I showed them Brains! and watched them take a full nostalgic trip. They also started looking into other Voltaire songs afterword.
CAPTAIN HOOK AND PETER PAN REFERENCE!!!!!!!! I am officially IN LOVE with your songs. EVEN MORE than I was BEFORE! (Obviously, I am a major disney fan, especially Peter Pan.)
A few weeks ago, I was at a local Blackbeard Pirate Festival in Hampton, Virginia. It SORT of is a ren faire event, but it's put on by the local town's parks and recreation. Anyway, I'm shopping around, looking at antique civil war canons and suddenly I hear Voltaire's voice from the heavens above. And I stop dead in my tracks. WTF -- is he playing on stage?! I'm like "I know that song, I know that song!". I'm just craning my head around, trying to figure out what's going on and eventually rush over towards the stage, but no Voltaire, it's just being played across the whole field from the town's huge speakers and all the small town normies have no idea why I'm so excited. I guess they were looking for a mix of pirate-y songs and found this one on Spotify or something. No Mexico City DMV, but it was my moment of "Wait! He's on the radio?!"
Incidentally, Hampton is out on the same peninsula as Chesapeake, where other people thought they saw him too. I wonder if we all got confused that day...?
The first time I listened to this song, I thought the protagonist had found the beast when it was still small and very young. After having healed it, he tried to put it back into the ocean but failed, so it remained inside Pirate's Bay where it grew big and dangerous. In the end, the only thing he could do was to write the sign in order to both protect the creature and warn people about the danger. (ps: English is not my mother language)
Man... I remember being introduced to Voltaire through Adventure Quest Worlds way back in the day. Now it's 2021 and I still love this song... I miss the old days.
Found your music though Adventure Quest 3D. The Headless Waltz has been drilled into my head for about a week now, so I came to look at more of the music. Surprised I haven’t heard about you sooner, all your music is so good. If anyone can answer though what’s the song that plays during the “Scarbucks” coffee level in the event? Judging by the lyrics I assumed it might have been “Stuck in the underground” but that doesn’t seem to be it, and I’m having a hard time finding the song.
@@TheLairofVoltaire That was it, thanks! You’re amazing for still replying to a 10 year old video, anywhere I can pay to support you in any way? I’d love to help you keep going, in whatever minor way that may be
Voltaire if you ever read this i wanna thank you i have been a fan since you did the event for battleon..... Its helped me throu some tough times. Thank you good sir.
i remember playing adventure quest worlds when they had a live event with voltaire playing this album live over the duration, it was truly an incredible experience.
Gather weary traveler I've have a tale to tell It might just save your lives But only if you listen well 'Cause there before the breakers And just around the way There's a sign That says "eeware, the eeast of Pirate's Bay!" Some say he's a guppy a kid threw in the sea He ate so many sailors, now he's bigger than a tree His teeth are sharp as scissors, his claws they are like knives And if you think that he's ugly, wait until you see his insides! Oh, don't you sail and don't you row And certainly don't you swim! 'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him! He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away! Heed the sign That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!" Some say he's a serpent that came straight from hell To eat the souls of pirates and other ne'er-do-wells Some they don't believe it, as for me I got a hunch 'Cause they used to have some pirates here But he ate them all for lunch! Don't you sail and don't you row And certainly don't you swim! 'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him! He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away! Heed the sign That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!" Well Captain Hook, you've heard of him He came to Pirate's Bay Seems his little nemesis had nearly got away He reached into the water to grab at Peter Pan There was a crunch! And a scream! And now that scurvy captain's got hooks on both his hands! Oh, don't you sail and don't you row And certainly don't you swim! 'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him! He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away! Heed the sign That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!" Well Black Beard the pirate, you know for what he's feared It's mostly for the dark imposing color of his beard He saw the beast and now nobody's scared of him because His beard turned white and all agree; he looks like Santa Clause! Oh, don't you sail and don't you row And certainly don't you swim! 'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him! He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away! Heed the sign That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!" Well now the tavern's empty And it's only you and me And if you care, I'd like to share how this song came to be So come a little closer, if you really want to know This very sad and woeful tale happened so long ago Well I was just a little boy, when I went to Pirate's Bay And there I saw a creature that was very much dismayed With a harpoon in his dorsal fin and a hook stuck in his side This mighty whale was in such pain We both began to cry I pushed! And I shoved But he wouldn't give way Into the deeper waters Of our shallow Pirate's Bay All I could do to help him Was to keep people away So a wrote a sign That said, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay." What did it say? Don't you sail and don't you row And certainly don't you swim! 'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him! He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away! Heed the sign, That says, "beware, " Hell, I should know I put it there! Heed the sign That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Forever Voltaire has been immortalized as one of the greatest goth bands of all time. It is simply awe-inspiring the work this guy has done. What I don't get though is why doesn't Aurelio's channel have one of YT's check marks as being a 'verified' channel? What, is he not good enough or something? Those turnips should get on it. 🙂
Is anyone even commenting on the song? ;3; it's beautiful. He found a wounded whale, and made up a rumor so no one would come to hurt him more. ;3; whatta bro.
Definitely one of my favorites! I know people tell you this all the time, but if not for "Billy and Mandy," I probably would have never become a fan! Thanks for making me think twice about doing a glowing meteor's bidding...for the fifth time.
I came here from an animation I saw by Daria Cohen (I think that’s her name) called ‘The Night’. It’s pretty good, you’d probably like it if you like Voltaire.
i know this comments is really new compared to how old the song is but I can't figure it out! this song so familiar but I believe I've never heard it before? Maybe it was another song with the same voice, and a similar melody but never this song. Now I've heard it, this songs amazing! I love pirates and everything to do with them, so it's a win win even if it brings me some unwanted confusion- Update: It was the song "When you're evil" I'm just an idiot, I used to adore that song!
Ahhh it's the first time in a long while since I've listened to this song. And I just want to thank you cause this album and your album Ooky Spooky helped me get into music in general back in 2009. So, thaks a lot for making these awesome songs and still making new ones. Wishing you all the best from Belgium~
The first time I listened to this song I huddled up in my chair in front of the computer and stared at the screen with wide eyes like I was at a campfire listening to a ghost story! XD I still have that reaction, haha. This song is just awesome.
2:06 Fun Fact: in the movie Peter Pan Return of neverland we see captain hook photo of his mother and if we look closely in the photo she has hooks on both her hands :) I guess you could say like mother, like son 🪝
Voltaire, your lyrics are a welcome listen. It's unique music like this that really gives me an appreciation for music and artist alike. I'll definitely be looking out for your music now, no pirating for quality like this
I thought so too. I thought, "This isn't the same recording I have." But, I went back and listened again... And, I'll be damned. It sure was. It would be kind of hard to top this song.
i have listened 2 a lot of your work now mr voltaire and this is by far my favourite u manage 2 capture medieval taven bard perfectly in this song and and your talent 4 musical story telking is second 2 none! nice one keep them coming :D
I think it was either a Hellsing comp put to When you're evil or Daria Cohan's vampire series using several of Voltaire's songs for Duke that introduced me to his songs.
I remember blastin this Album while drinking Rum and playing Assasins Creed Black Flag. I got blackout drunk almost every day for 2 weeks until i finished the game... best time
whoa, just found out your songs helps me more focused in my study, the instrumental are both relaxing and...lit the spirit up so i dont lost my consciousness when im typing, thanks!
I grew up watching the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Loved that show and the music when you did the songs you did. Got older, discovered a game called Adventure Quest worlds and was there for an event with a familiar voice. Years later a friend showed me your music and i recognized you immediately...You sir are amazing and I am so happy I found you.
Voltaire, I must say it's an honor to meet you. You have an amazing voice, and I love some of your songs. My favorite songs are Hell in a handbasket, Land of the Dead, and The Beast of Pirate's Bay. I didn't know who you were at first, but when I found out you sang in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, I officially became a fan of you. Stay awesome, Voltaire, and you ROCK! XD
my dude I discovered you from aqw and I found you again on AQ3D. I would love to relisten to every one of your songs from those games and all of these songs here 👍
Not at all, not at all Voltaire :) You deserve nothing but kind words. I didn't mean to make sound like you would get mad at someone who couldn't afford your CDs. I just noticed the comments of Sonyphilia and it got me mad because they couldn't see how they were in the wrong and I wanted to point it out to them. Please don't quit :'( Ever! If you do, you'll be ridding this world of amazing and flawless talent.
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Fun fact: my parents met at a Voltaire consert
Ewww gacha life pfp that's kind cringe
@@phi2355 ew a furry pfp thats kinda cringe
mhm
That's cool
@@clockjaw5189 got em haha
To be fair, Blackbeard disguised as Santa Claus getting kids to sit on his lap presents a creepier image than Blackbeard scaring people away with his black beard.
Im drawing that now... thank you sir for the invention
And then he gets called pedobeard lol
Nice f*n joke, man! Really nice!
DarkAdonisVyers Yo Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of eggnog!
I heard a legend that Blackbeard even put fireworks in his beard and lit them to freak people out.
Voltaire is one of the rare artists who can attract audiences of all ages.Keep on the good work.
Seriously, if time machines ever get invented, one of the first things I'm going to do is go back and sing this to actual pirates.
+Superdarkcloud666 YAR HARR HARRRR
+Superdarkcloud666 You do know pirates weren't actually all "Yarr harr"?
Why are you telling me that? I didn't say it! Tell that to MagicDishWasher!
Superdarkcloud666 ;-;
if time machines ever get invented I'm gonna go back to pirates with a machine gun and raid their boats
Just heard of Voltaire today, only regret is not hearing about him earlier!!!,
Kawaii Animations have you seen his face? He's a man who is quite gorgeous
Funny thing is i found out today but i did hear his songs before.
Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy introduced me to him years ago through "Brains"
@@BottomBunkArt same here, but I never knew who sang it until 9 months ago when I posted this :D
@@carna-9501 HAHAHA I have now :D
*Aurelio Voltaire*- killing people and saving whales since 2011
Rock on XD
Most precious goth bat dad ever i swear, thank you voltaire for sharing your music with us 🐳🏴☠️
Discovered this gem of an artist when he released his Black Unicorn song on Adventure Quest World back in 2012ish? Always loved this guy's music, a true artist
Same, but that was during a day of the dead event 2009-ish and thought he sounded familiar. Realized he was also the one who sang Brains! when a Billy and Mandy rerun aired on Boomerang a weekend after
Discovered on AQ3D where this is played as soundtrack. Love it. Love everything Voltaire.
Skullpunch island theme song lmao. Loved listening to it while farming scaled gear lol
I think many has found his music via Artix Entertainment. My first song was "When you're evil" from the deady minigame. and later this song in one of the super old AQW zones which I can't remember name off.
I heard of Voltaire from watching the animated The Night video. I’m am hooked to this guy’s music. Does anyone know if he is still performing?
Yes, I never stopped... except for the lockdown. Www.voltaire.net/calendar
@@TheLairofVoltaire What a chad, literally linking his calendar.
@@Yaldabaoth82 lol so true
I discovered this guy when he made a song for The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy years ago. Was a great musical episode.
@@TheLairofVoltaire and hes playing in Dallas this New Years!
Heed the sign that says "beware directed by Michael Bay"
I love you
Me: It can't be THAT bad..
A short search on Wikipedia later: Oh, it's worse
"Beware the films directed by the man named Michael Bay" has the same flow to it
See the song meanings and origins video in the To The Bottom of the Sea playlist and find out! ; )
Re-listening to the Bottom of the Sea album on RUclips, this is the song that introduced me to your music (via AdventureQuest). Still in my top 10 favorites of your music.
Second day of knowing the singer named Voltaire..
This is awesome! We need singers like him here in Europe..
Are you fucking kidding me? Have you not looked, like, at all?
Lena X you guys have Tyr and Powerwolf you're fine
Hey you had the original Voltaire so you're fine
In short, you just shared a beer with the true Beast of Pirate's Bay, who warned you to not even thing about getting anywhere near his friend.
Sorta sweet, in a messed up way
I always imagined that the listener joins in with the singer at the end.
Now I kind of want a The Beast of Pirate's Bay. A musical that fleshes out the story of this song, maybe even including other Voltaire songs like When you're evil.
Well, there is AQW, a game which has a questline with multiple of Voltaire's songs, including this one, where you fight the beast of pirates bay.
I could do that
Damn, the memories. Hearing this for the first time on AQ:W years and years ago, I'll never forget it lol
Ahh. I love how he tells story's in his songs. I have been listening to his music since I was 6 years old
this song makes me want to be a pirate
Merrin Guthrie It's not too late me boy! You can be a pirate right now!
Granted, I mostly advise against it if you have a income stream and decent welfare, but otherwise, you can be your dream lad! All you have to do is download a neat little pro-grammy called 'uTorrent', and surf on the site known as ThePirateBay. It's exact domain (The '.thing') isn't very specific, for as it crosses between domains. Like a hydra, cut off it's head, it grows two extra. In this case, cut off a connection, and it registers two more.
There is also 'ktr.cr' (Kickass Torrents), but it's not as good as ThePirateBay.
You can get anything from ThePirateBay, as long as you have the cargo bay (Data Storage) for it. From Audio books to Games to Pornography, you can find it. As long as you have the name.
(Yes, I am fully aware of how overly complicated this comment is. But not my fault I wanna have some fun :p)
thanks. im a girl btw
That's no excuse! Get to pirating!
+Merrin Guthrie
and I'm a boy
Phew *sweeps of sweat from my forehead* Glad we had this talk! =)
+Merrin Guthrie +TheOmegaMinion kat.cr
This song and "when your evil" I can listen to on repeat for an hour and love every minute of it!
You play the music this world needs!
I first heard this playing adventure quest worlds!
same dude
Yup same
Same, I first heard of Voltaire from billy and Mandy when he sang brains but at the time I didn’t know it was Voltaire then this song came out on AQW then I realized who Voltaire was, glad people still remember this from AQW oh the nostalgia
Same
A core memory!
A dungeon master used this in a game of dnd, I love this song
I have a signed copy of this album. I wasn't privy to the performance sadly, but my uncle went and got it for me when Voltaire was in Austin years ago. I used this album on my senior graphics design course final video ~ scored an A on it. Thanks for your contribution to my classes Voltaire
[a second part]
It's gotten to the point where I don't feel worth talking to people in any form these days, but please - don't quit. The world needs people who can call a spade a spade, smile and cry openly, and give people something to relate to.
It's on mine and everyone that knows me, our lists, to buy the discography of every artist we love if we ever make it.
So please - because I know there are people out there like me who need your art... Don't quit.
... do you guys even LISTEN to the song? The "beast" was an injured whale that was saved by the singer. Why would it dislike?
This had one of the most wrenching turns of tone at the end and I'm amazed
I used this song in a presentation for my Western Literature class. Everyone loved it.
One of my dreams is to meet Voltair, he is by FAR my favorite musician! I'll scrape together whatever i can just to meet him at a concert!
(Sadly im barely making enough for rent, so that dream probably wont come true lol)
Voltaire, you are one of the few musicians I know of that is talented enough to create songs in so many different styles and have them turn out fantastic.
Played this song for someone and they asked, “Why is this giving me Nostalgic Vibes?” So I showed them Brains! and watched them take a full nostalgic trip. They also started looking into other Voltaire songs afterword.
And now that scurvy captain's got hooks on both his hands
Love it!
Quite possibly my favorite Voltaire song for how infectiously catchy it is and for the entertaining and ultimately kind of sweet story it tells.
CAPTAIN HOOK AND PETER PAN REFERENCE!!!!!!!! I am officially IN LOVE with your songs. EVEN MORE than I was BEFORE! (Obviously, I am a major disney fan, especially Peter Pan.)
Memories... Old AQW music. Like 2 yrs ago
listened to him ever since. Love his work
Now how old is it haha
Very clever song, didn’t expect the last 1/3 of the song at all!
A few weeks ago, I was at a local Blackbeard Pirate Festival in Hampton, Virginia. It SORT of is a ren faire event, but it's put on by the local town's parks and recreation. Anyway, I'm shopping around, looking at antique civil war canons and suddenly I hear Voltaire's voice from the heavens above. And I stop dead in my tracks. WTF -- is he playing on stage?! I'm like "I know that song, I know that song!". I'm just craning my head around, trying to figure out what's going on and eventually rush over towards the stage, but no Voltaire, it's just being played across the whole field from the town's huge speakers and all the small town normies have no idea why I'm so excited. I guess they were looking for a mix of pirate-y songs and found this one on Spotify or something.
No Mexico City DMV, but it was my moment of "Wait! He's on the radio?!"
Incidentally, Hampton is out on the same peninsula as Chesapeake, where other people thought they saw him too. I wonder if we all got confused that day...?
I apparently DID play in Chesapeake!! Lol!
@@TheLairofVoltaire You just need to come to Virginia more often in general, lol.
The first time I listened to this song, I thought the protagonist had found the beast when it was still small and very young. After having healed it, he tried to put it back into the ocean but failed, so it remained inside Pirate's Bay where it grew big and dangerous. In the end, the only thing he could do was to write the sign in order to both protect the creature and warn people about the danger.
(ps: English is not my mother language)
Your English is almost perfect even still
Your English is perfect and I actually really love this take on the song.
Man... I remember being introduced to Voltaire through Adventure Quest Worlds way back in the day. Now it's 2021 and I still love this song... I miss the old days.
Plot twist: He was trying to protect Dagon.
LMAO
OH SHIT
I love Voltaire! I tweet him and he replied c: He's definitely an influence of mine 💀❤️
Mine too! c:
TheEmogal96 Did you just replied to your own comment?
No there was a girl I was talking to.
I love it when people delete their own comment once they reply.
This is awesome to listen to if your playing Assasins Creed Black Flag.
only Edward would not even dare go there not only because of the beast
but that area is not accessible in any of his memories XD
spongeyspikes09 almost a year later and you made my day. :)
This song reminds me of the old caribbean movies i used to watch
Found your music though Adventure Quest 3D. The Headless Waltz has been drilled into my head for about a week now, so I came to look at more of the music. Surprised I haven’t heard about you sooner, all your music is so good.
If anyone can answer though what’s the song that plays during the “Scarbucks” coffee level in the event? Judging by the lyrics I assumed it might have been “Stuck in the underground” but that doesn’t seem to be it, and I’m having a hard time finding the song.
Probably Oubliette
@@TheLairofVoltaire That was it, thanks! You’re amazing for still replying to a 10 year old video, anywhere I can pay to support you in any way? I’d love to help you keep going, in whatever minor way that may be
Voltaire if you ever read this i wanna thank you i have been a fan since you did the event for battleon..... Its helped me throu some tough times. Thank you good sir.
I cant believe i found this. I first heard this song on an old flash game and i couldnt stop thinking about how catchy it was
Adventure Quest worlds
That old flash game is still kicking today lol
Man, I love these tracks... Voltaire should definitely take up a Disney villain role or something if they ever offer it to him. He would be AMAZING.
My favorite Voltaire song.
i remember playing adventure quest worlds when they had a live event with voltaire playing this album live over the duration, it was truly an incredible experience.
My god, your voice, it's incredible :') Think I'm in love, haha.
Gather weary traveler
I've have a tale to tell
It might just save your lives
But only if you listen well
'Cause there before the breakers
And just around the way
There's a sign
That says "eeware, the eeast of Pirate's Bay!"
Some say he's a guppy a kid threw in the sea
He ate so many sailors, now he's bigger than a tree
His teeth are sharp as scissors, his claws they are like knives
And if you think that he's ugly, wait until you see his insides!
Oh, don't you sail and don't you row
And certainly don't you swim!
'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him!
He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away!
Heed the sign
That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Some say he's a serpent that came straight from hell
To eat the souls of pirates and other ne'er-do-wells
Some they don't believe it, as for me I got a hunch
'Cause they used to have some pirates here
But he ate them all for lunch!
Don't you sail and don't you row
And certainly don't you swim!
'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him!
He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away!
Heed the sign
That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Well Captain Hook, you've heard of him
He came to Pirate's Bay
Seems his little nemesis had nearly got away
He reached into the water to grab at Peter Pan
There was a crunch!
And a scream!
And now that scurvy captain's got hooks on both his hands!
Oh, don't you sail and don't you row
And certainly don't you swim!
'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him!
He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away!
Heed the sign
That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Well Black Beard the pirate, you know for what he's feared
It's mostly for the dark imposing color of his beard
He saw the beast and now nobody's scared of him because
His beard turned white and all agree; he looks like Santa Clause!
Oh, don't you sail and don't you row
And certainly don't you swim!
'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him!
He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away!
Heed the sign
That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Well now the tavern's empty
And it's only you and me
And if you care, I'd like to share how this song came to be
So come a little closer, if you really want to know
This very sad and woeful tale happened so long ago
Well I was just a little boy, when I went to Pirate's Bay
And there I saw a creature that was very much dismayed
With a harpoon in his dorsal fin and a hook stuck in his side
This mighty whale was in such pain
We both began to cry
I pushed!
And I shoved
But he wouldn't give way
Into the deeper waters
Of our shallow Pirate's Bay
All I could do to help him
Was to keep people away
So a wrote a sign
That said, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay."
What did it say?
Don't you sail and don't you row
And certainly don't you swim!
'Cause if you aren't careful, you'll end up inside of him!
He'll eat you up, he'll spit you out, you'd better stay away!
Heed the sign,
That says, "beware, "
Hell, I should know I put it there!
Heed the sign
That says, "beware, the beast of Pirate's Bay!"
Man was the beast of Pirate Bay all along.
Such an underated song
I've completed the Skull Punch Quests on AQW so that's where you can get this for free!
+Gail Haythorne But... it's free here.
Xor'Kov Good point
I'm going to be seeing your show Nov. 4th! First time seeing your show, super excited. I'll buy ya a drink if I happen to bump into you!
You heard the man, "Heed the sign that says 'Beware the beast of Pirate's Bay!' "
Once again, Mr. Voltaire blows my mind with amazing music.
Forever Voltaire has been immortalized as one of the greatest goth bands of all time. It is simply awe-inspiring the work this guy has done.
What I don't get though is why doesn't Aurelio's channel have one of YT's check marks as being a 'verified' channel? What, is he not good enough or something? Those turnips should get on it. 🙂
Keep
Calm
And
Listen
To
VOLTAIRE.
For serious man, you're awesome, your songs makes me feel so relaxed. Thanks lovely man.
Favorite song on this album!The end almost made my cry the first time I heard it!
Is anyone even commenting on the song? ;3; it's beautiful. He found a wounded whale, and made up a rumor so no one would come to hurt him more. ;3; whatta bro.
Definitely one of my favorites! I know people tell you this all the time, but if not for "Billy and Mandy," I probably would have never become a fan! Thanks for making me think twice about doing a glowing meteor's bidding...for the fifth time.
He made that song?
Soundwave Hell yeah! He also did Land of the Dead in the movie if you didn't know. He's actually uploaded both on his channel.
TheDUDERulez1 Wow that's pretty badass.
I came here from an animation I saw by Daria Cohen (I think that’s her name) called ‘The Night’. It’s pretty good, you’d probably like it if you like Voltaire.
Galaxy Girl On a whim I remembered this guy’s “When You’re Evil” song and ended up discovering that The Night Animation today!
i know this comments is really new compared to how old the song is but I can't figure it out! this song so familiar but I believe I've never heard it before? Maybe it was another song with the same voice, and a similar melody but never this song. Now I've heard it, this songs amazing! I love pirates and everything to do with them, so it's a win win even if it brings me some unwanted confusion-
Update: It was the song "When you're evil" I'm just an idiot, I used to adore that song!
Ahhh it's the first time in a long while since I've listened to this song. And I just want to thank you cause this album and your album Ooky Spooky helped me get into music in general back in 2009. So, thaks a lot for making these awesome songs and still making new ones.
Wishing you all the best from Belgium~
You’re living the Dream sir. Love singing along to your music
I really love this pirate style of music. I would like to hear more like this. Anyone has any recommendations?
Just listen to the album "To the Bottom of the Sea". Its Voltaire.
Any Alestorm songs as well
Whiskey for the Lady 😁
Made a D&D oneshot that I ran a while ago based on this song...thanks for always making such great music Voltaire
This is just “Land of the Dead” with different lyrics.
Not that I’m complaining.
I don’t hear it. He has a certain style for sure, but the melody for this one is very different from Land of the Dead.
I think it's really just the intro that mimics Land of the Dead
I found you on a game called Adventure Quest 3D and became an instant fan
He was also on AQW, and he was even in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.
@OmegaChase1002 never played those yet. Waiting for AQW to come to mobile devices.
After several minutes, i was able to remember the name of this artist :D
I love this song. I love the songs that tell you a story, and the one in this song is just awesome.
This is the best song ever.
I love you guys X3
Yup loveeeee this song :D
best song ever
This guy is telling a story in a song, it's amazing!
The first time I listened to this song I huddled up in my chair in front of the computer and stared at the screen with wide eyes like I was at a campfire listening to a ghost story! XD
I still have that reaction, haha. This song is just awesome.
2:06 Fun Fact: in the movie Peter Pan Return of neverland we see captain hook photo of his mother and if we look closely in the photo she has hooks on both her hands :) I guess you could say like mother, like son 🪝
Aurelio Voltaire your music is awesome i love them so much ^^
Damn. I find the end quite satisfying more than I thought I would.
I already like it, but that end just made the entire thing better.
Anyone remember this playing on repeat while you try to beat those monsters from Adventure Quest Worlds?
Voltaire, your lyrics are a welcome listen. It's unique music like this that really gives me an appreciation for music and artist alike. I'll definitely be looking out for your music now, no pirating for quality like this
Heard a remix of it in a lord aethlstan's dnd campaign and had to find the original. Absolute bangger.
Takes me right back to the game, I remmeber it so clearly when I hear this.
beautiful (and heartbreaking) song
I thought so too. I thought, "This isn't the same recording I have." But, I went back and listened again... And, I'll be damned. It sure was. It would be kind of hard to top this song.
does anybody remember when this album was part of AdventureQuest
this singer's songs are my guilty pleasures
Like i said Voltaire is the best singer of music country ever.
Aurellio Voltaire It is spelled W-O-R-L-D not C-O-U-N-T-R-Y
That is very egotistical XD ( no veryfy tho Xd )
Brendan are you fuckin stupid i said that in my comment you nupty.
Golem Golden lol. "Nupty"
i have listened 2 a lot of your work now mr voltaire and this is by far my favourite u manage 2 capture medieval taven bard perfectly in this song and and your talent 4 musical story telking is second 2 none! nice one keep them coming :D
Voilatare is really underrated singer
I think it was either a Hellsing comp put to When you're evil or Daria Cohan's vampire series using several of Voltaire's songs for Duke that introduced me to his songs.
I remember blastin this Album while drinking Rum and playing Assasins Creed Black Flag. I got blackout drunk almost every day for 2 weeks until i finished the game... best time
whoa, just found out your songs helps me more focused in my study, the instrumental are both relaxing and...lit the spirit up so i dont lost my consciousness when im typing, thanks!
YO how does this have less than 20M veiws. It doesn't make sense sorry haha I LOVE THIS SONG!
KEEP IT UP VOLTAIRE!!!
Yep. 5 years later. Still some of the best music I've ever heard. Props to you Voltaire!
If it wasn’t for Voltaire I never would have found my vocal range
VikingFyre same here mate
sort of the same here but I started due to frank sinatra and found my self in between him and voltaire
I grew up watching the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Loved that show and the music when you did the songs you did. Got older, discovered a game called Adventure Quest worlds and was there for an event with a familiar voice. Years later a friend showed me your music and i recognized you immediately...You sir are amazing and I am so happy I found you.
Who else remembers the misadventures of flapjack because this song is perfect to use in an episode.
Oh my gosh. YES. just YES.
This song always reminded me of that weird cartoon.
Well he did do a song for the grim adventures of Billy and mandy so him doing one for flapjack would be perfect
I remember watching Flapjack
Voltaire you are an absolutely amazing singer and lyricist, please come to Canada.
Plot twist
The beast of pirates bay is an overgrown Skeleton Fish with a trident
they say he can be spotted on Skull Punch Island on Friday the 13th
Voltaire, I must say it's an honor to meet you. You have an amazing voice, and I love some of your songs. My favorite songs are Hell in a handbasket, Land of the Dead, and The Beast of Pirate's Bay. I didn't know who you were at first, but when I found out you sang in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, I officially became a fan of you. Stay awesome, Voltaire, and you ROCK! XD
You are the best!
my dude I discovered you from aqw and I found you again on AQ3D. I would love to relisten to every one of your songs from those games and all of these songs here 👍
I wonder if there’s symbolism in how “Land of The Dead” begins so similarly to this song 🤔
Not at all, not at all Voltaire :) You deserve nothing but kind words. I didn't mean to make sound like you would get mad at someone who couldn't afford your CDs. I just noticed the comments of Sonyphilia and it got me mad because they couldn't see how they were in the wrong and I wanted to point it out to them. Please don't quit :'( Ever! If you do, you'll be ridding this world of amazing and flawless talent.