Seán Dagher's Shanty of the Week 37 General Taylor
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Thanks to Mirko Failoni for the drawing.
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0:00 Intro
0:03 Opening Theme
0:14 Thanks!
1:39 Presentation
3:12 Teaching the bits
3:48 The song
6:27 Acknowledgements
6:52 Closing Theme
General Taylor - Lyrics
General Taylor he's dead and he's gone!
Walk him along, Johnny, carry him along!
General Taylor he's long dead and gone!
Carry him to his burying ground.
To me way, hey, Storm and Blow!
Walk him along, Johnny, carry him along!
To me way, hey, Storm and Blow!
Carry him to his burying ground!
We'll dig his grave with a silver spade!
His shroud of the finest silk will be made.
We'll lower him down with a silver chain.
On every link . his name is engraved.
Taylor lies low in a salt sea bed.
Our hearts, they are sore and our eyes, they are red! 
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Whew, Johnny must have been a very busy man back in the day. Seems like he did everything…
He walked him along.
Mirko is such an awesome artist, super cool illustration! Epic shanty as always Sean!
Yes. I am happy to have Mirko's art in the video.
Love General Taylor, such an absolute belter. I never quite knew what the chorus lines were, so cool to see them written out.
Well, there are lots of different lines used in the chorus. I chose this for this version, but there are others.
@@SeanDagher Cool. The line I'm most familiar with sounds something like "aweigh-hey-a Stormy", which I think was a nickname for Taylor, maybe? Either way, thank you as always!
@@Erics_RUclips_Handle Stormy seems to be Stormalong being conflated with Taylor. Another variation used in Great Big Sea's version (learnt from Fergus O'Byrne of Ryan's Fancy), sounds like "Tell me where (are)ya, Stormy?". It must've been fifty years between the song's origin and it being collected in Somerset by Cecil Sharp; presumably plenty of time for the folk process to do its thing and produce the story mixing Taylor with elements of the Stormalong tale.
Clicked so fast ! (Not that I usually don't) . I was exited when ,at the beginning of the video , you explained what you choose to sang . Always been a favourite of mine .
Yeah, I get to make quite a lot of choices about which verses to sings and how. It feels creative.
Awesome art and very cool that there are shanty workshops, kinda jealous my school never did that haha. Great shanty as well :)
Well, it's new. I don't know when you were in school. It's really fun for me.
@@SeanDagher hahaha I bet it would I still have 2 years before uni so there’s still hope yet!!
Love the performance as always and your pirate alter ego looks awesome hope we we’ll see more of him 😁😉
I hope so, too!
Nice one, Sean. One of my favourites since hearing it from Great Big Sea.
Yeah, their version is epic. I saw them do it live in 1997. Fun show.
I just want to say thank you so very much for doing these. Shanties are by far one of my favorite things in the musical space of my life.
You're welcome!
He had great fun mouthing the words to this one.Thank you for all you've done for us with the Shanties.
Hi Mr. Dagher, I recently discovered your RUclips channel thanks to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, that game changed my life, I know it sounds silly but it did. The Story, the characters and the songs. Leave her Johnny is my favorite song because it reminds me of those people who are not longer with you. Tomorrow is my birthday and I am going to play Leave Her Johnny in my guitar, with my family. Thanks Mr. Dagher for everything you have done, and you’re voice is amazing, God bless you.
You're welcome and thank you. I'm glad the music had such a positive impact on you.
It's really interesting to see the differences and similarities from the originals, and TLJ songs.
Yes, the differences are interesting. The nice part is that there is no "original" version; they're all just variations. Zebra stripes.
One of my favorite love the video man keep up a fantastic videos
Lots more to come.
Thank you! A troupe at my local Ren Faire sings a version of this about Princess Leia for time travel weekend, and I always wondered what it was based off of. This is always the best part of every Tuesday
That is hilarious. I'd love to hear that version.
It is so awesome to see a guy who loves what he does.
Hi Bill. Yes, I really love what I do.
This might be one of my new favorite shanties
Mine too.
Yo, that thumbnail art is *fantastic!* Props to Mirko!
It really is.
That was great! Cool history too! I wish my school did what the Canadian one did.
There's still time.
I can totally picture Sean as a shantyman on a ruthless pirate ship sailing around the Carribbean, especially with a beard like that! Also, I used to be partial to the version of this song done by Great Big Sea but this is the version I like listening to while working as of late. Great job Sean!
Thanks! GBS's version is great.
I can't express myself any better than: YO HO!
Well said.
You can really sing along to this one! So much energy in the song. I’m looking forward to hearing Padstows farewell soon!
I'm going to get Nils back for that one.
Taylor's president being forgotten is actually kind of suprising. A strong personality, he was a slave owner but also increasingly willing to curb it's spread later in life, many pinned their hopes of preserving the Union on him when he was elected. He pushed for a compromise in 1850, and his death is often seen as the end of any real hope of compromise on the slavery issue, making secession and civil war inevitable. I've always seen him as one of the more melancholic what ifs, if he had lived another 6 years, could the civil war have been put off for another generation? And would this have allowed a peaceful resolution (slavery seemed to be beginning to die out) or would it make things worse? (new slave states in the south west, and new weapons making for more carnage)
Those are interesting insights on Taylor. Thanks for sharing. It certainly would be interesting to see how things might have played out.
Fantastic! I like this one. I'll add it to my shanty list!
Thanks!
Huh I always thought that in shanties whenever they say to me it was Timmy. You really do learn something new every day. Thanks for the video!
it could be spelled Timmy. I'm not sure. I'm sure everyone just says what they hear.
Thank you so much for this version, and for the explanation of the difference between this and Stormalong, which I now have to go look for. The version of this I learned was an amalgam of both songs which made very little sense. I sit enlightened, thank you Sir!
You are welcome. And yet, the senseless amalgams are somehow great, as well.
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Wow, this is really great. A great song, a superb performance!
Thank you, Sorin.
Captain Dagher has a great ring to it
I'll take it.
Thank you very much!
You are most welcome!
this is my favorite by far. thanks for doing this one, love it!!
I'm glad you like it.
Thank you Sean!
You're welcome BWS.
Another banger, dude your tenor is amazing. I hope I can reach that level one day.
Thanks Kem. I'm sure you can.
The cards and art was so wholesome! I also find it interesting to hear the different perspectives of the same event, historical or not!
Yes, I feel pretty wholesome when school kids send me cards.
Marvellous!
Thanks Ben!
Beautiful!
Thanks!
You make a great pirate. Fun tune as always
Thanks and thanks.
sean your shanties of the week brings me much joy. thank you my friend
You're welcome, Joey. II'm glad to hear it.
Thanks for this nice version.
You're welcome. Thanks for listening
Never heard this shanty before! Always love finding a hidden gem
I'm glad you heard a new one and like it.
So cool to see my tribute on my fav channel, thanks to you :D As usual, fantastic shanty. Keep rolling Sean!
Lots more to come!
A shanty on my birthday! What can be a better gift than this! Thanks as always!
Happy Birthday!
Wicked harmonies. Love your version.
Thanks Mg!
Thank you for sharing about the shanty workshop! I hope more schools do that. This shanty is new to me, great job as always.
I also hope more schools do that, too.
Amazing
Thanks!
Yesssssss.
!!!!
Great Shanty. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks!
I found out one of my relatives served with General Taylor in Mexico and married one of his daughters.
That is so cool! Thanks for sharing.
That art is authentic, love it.
I know, right?
Awesome!
Thanks!
Is it a glitch that I only got the notification for the video now? Still great video I first heard this song on Between Wind & Water by The Longest Johns, but I definitely prefer this version. Good job.
P.s. Larry has now stuck everyone's calling me Larry now, im happy about that.
Hi Larry. I just published the video. I posted it two days ago for my patreon patrons, so sometimes there are earlier comments. Have a good day. Seán.
But I might actually be here for history though. 👀 I really enjoy the tidbits!!
I like the history, too. I especially like it when it's inconclusive and contradictory!
I need to say I probably would not have stumbled across Stan Rogers if it hadn't been for your channel, and I'm thankful for that. Barrett's Privateers and Northwest Passage have been taking turns running through my head for the last couple weeks.
I'm not sure how uncommon it is to like shanties and dislike folk music, but I count myself in that group....except I like Stan Rogers music, and not just the shanties.
Nobody warned me that sea shanties are a gateway drug to liking folk music.
*no disrespect to all the folk music fans out there!
Kelly, I'm not sure how to say this, but if you like shanties and Stan Rogers, there is a good chance that you like folk music. Have you seen the video of Trio Mandili singing while walking the donkey? If you like that, then you definitely like folk music. ruclips.net/video/EDK9KOfknTw/видео.html
@@SeanDagher haha! Before hearing Stan Rogers, I liked exactly 2 songs by John Denver and that was the extent of my fondness for what I perceived as folk. Maybe I just didn't know what good folk music was! Thank you for sharing the link, it is beautiful music, but I can't say it's my taste. I don't know what genre Mongolian throat singing falls into, but this is the style I am drawn to: ruclips.net/video/SNCx4n2m5_o/видео.html
I sing this shanty so many times it's catchy to sing the lyrics
Yes. Great song.
What a positive and bright shanty... :)
Yes. About a funeral.
@@SeanDagher : I suspect Mexican conspiracy in this shanty creation then. :)
that drawing is awsome.
I love it. I'm so impressed.
Cool to know the origin of ol’ stormy. Makes me wonder if that one emerged from someone forgetting the lyrics for this one.
I think they all emerged from someone forgetting the lyrics to some other similar song.
I feel sad for this General even though I'm hundreds of years after him! XD
Well, he had a good life.
@@SeanDagher That is true
I don’t comment on many videos but man you have a great talent. Enjoy learning the history behind all of these songs. Would be awesome to sit in a tavern and hear you talk about all of your knowledge
It would be great to hang out in a tavern. Let's go.
I bloody wish haha
Love this content surprised you dont have more fans asking for a new shanty of the week
Well, they get one anyway!
Damn nice art, it would look nice if you cosplay it, As always great shanties
It really would.
im starting to complete my pirate cosplay
i just need my boots,sword and gun a hat and pants then its done
Well, make sure to let us know when it's all done.
@@SeanDagher of course i will fellow sailor
im also building the flying dutchman and the black pearl 2.0
i cant wait to sail them in the summer
@@CapnMadelyn Big projects! Great stuff.
@@SeanDagher mhm
Love this channel!
Wondering, how about an episode about 'All for me Grog' by the fubliners? :)
Great song. I'll definitely do it in the tavern song series.
I would love to get into a shanty chorus in a Texas born American but my singing voice don't have the local accents told I have a more Scottish or Irish brough to my singing voice.
Now where have I seen that pirate before...?
I wondered the same thing myself.
The one dislike is from Santa Anna
Fair enough.
What a great shanty with a bonus chorus to boot! Just how many shanties are there Sean? Do you still discover new ones and where do you discover them?
I discover new ones, but mainly I remember old ones I had forgotten.
0 Dislikes, this is amazing
I am amazed at that, too.
You really love that IVmaj7, don't you? I hear it in a lot of your arrangements and it really adds a unique harmonic character to your shanties
Busted. I also like to throw the 9 on top of that chord when I can. I find that the IVmaj7 actually occurs in nature a lot; for instance when the strummer goes deceptive and the harmony singers are just thirding out.
Hey Sean! I've been watching you for a few months, I listened to your Assassins creed black flag sea shanties and they are amazing!!
I'm also foing fan arts on my Twitter and I would like to draw you and thank you for all your hard work! 😁
Well, let me know if you have anything you think I should see. My Twitter is @seandagher I think.
Hey Sean! Love your work. Can you sing Ring Down Below by Storm Weather Shanty Choir?
Thanks V. I looked up the song and those guys sound great, as always. I don't know if I can do that version justice, but I'm not ruling it out. Thanks for your support.
Thanks a lot Sean. I am currently trying to build up my own collection of good shanties to sing. How many weeks do you think you can keep this going?
You're welcome. I'm not sure how long I can keep going, but there is lots more to come.
ok i guess its time to learn
Yes. Learn.
Hey Seán, You’re such a great singer! But can i ask you where and how you’ve learned to sing this way?
It sounds like bluster, but the truth is that I sing the way I do because of the 25 years I've spent singing in Irish pubs while consuming copious amounts of Guinness and whiskey. My pre-pub voice was good enough, but very very different.
do "The ICI song " aka "process man "
Actually I find the history really intresting!
Me too. I just don't want to get something wrong and then mislead people. I especially like the different versions of the history and are contradictory.
@@SeanDagher Me too!
Wait, you sang shanties over the internet? What program did you use? Cause to me it would seem like the delay would kill it.
The delay was pretty tough, to be honest. When I was singing the shantyman parts I just had to count the beats, trying not to get thrown off by the crew delay. It worked. When the classes were singing the shantyman lines, I just tried to siding the refrains quietly and early to make up for the delay. I think it worked.
The real question is, are you team Taylor, or Team Santiana?
I'm definitely Team Stormalong.
The people at my school don't even know what a shanty is lolll.
We should do a workshop for them.
Oh this is one of my favourites! I love Tom Lewis's version best 😊
Tom Lewis is great.
hey my guy can you do,
come bustle ,bustle merry be from red dead redemption 2?
Great tune. Very well sung in this game.
Listened everyday since black flag came out
I'm glad you like the music. It was a lot of fun to make.
@@SeanDagher I just didn't expect you having that awesome beard HAHAHAHAHA
The drawing reminds me of someone..........
Let me know when you think of it.
That artwork looks like someone I know. Can't quite place my finger on it tho 🤣
it does look like the actor Gene Hackman
Let me know when you think of it.
@@SeanDagher Gene Hackman there mate :) (not that YOU even particularly look like him, because you don't, but the drawing does a bit; I guess it's the eyes)
Hey my best friend lives in prince George!
Small world!
And im that friend!
@@mynameis-joey you are indeed that friend
Yes
@@mynameis-joey Hello friend.
Interesting version but I think I prefer the version sang by The Longest Johns.
Isn't it great that there are multiple versions? That way, everyone can choose their own personal favourite. It's a great feature of all folk music and of shanties in particular.
What's this shanty included?
I don't understand.
Dude who is disliking this? lmao
0 dislikes? Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
People are very kind to me.
An awesome shanty, always lovely to hear you share it.
Thanks, Dan.