FYI, Chance did the full Wellerman song as a Collab with The Hound + The Fox. It was good. All three have perfect voices for this type of song.

I can’t believe you haven’t done this one yet. 😳

@Indigo_moon

Жыл бұрын

Me neither!

@jerlynneallison6361

Жыл бұрын

Me threeirther!! 😳

@beckiramsey9561

Жыл бұрын

I know, I was surprised too!😲

I'm guessing there's different riffs, as I also heard it "What shall we do with the drunken sailor..." I'm so glad you got the opportunity to react to this and you keep doing you!

@super_siri

Жыл бұрын

I know "what shall we do with the drunken sailor" from The Fenians (a group from California), their version is SPECTACULAR. It's on their "Have Fun or Get Out" album.

This was one of their 'quarantine' series (done individually during Covid). Others in the series include "Diamond Dreams", "Down to the Honkytonk", "Flowers on the Wall", "The Gambler", "Meet in the Middle", "Moonshine", "Sunday Best", "I Swear", "Make You Feel My Live" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Tim's not moving much 'cuz he's standing in a boat in his brother-in-law's back yard.

@AndieO

Жыл бұрын

Meet in the Middle remains one of my favorites ever.

@susanhorn4325

Жыл бұрын

@@AndieOI agree with you completely!!! The video continues to amaze me no matter how many times I watch it.

@elvwood

Жыл бұрын

Plus of course _Quarantine!_

@DavidAMcC

Жыл бұрын

No Pentatonix?!

@teresacartwright5406

11 ай бұрын

I once had an entire book of sheet music for sea shanties (I was madly, badly playing guitar at the time) - there are tons of them.

Every shanty can be sung differently, since back in the day they where only really shared by word of mouth. It's often hard to find one that everyone agrees one, but also means each time you hear one it will be sung differently.

My favorite thing about this Home Free Sea Shanty Medley is to NOTICE that the beat boxing beats go faster and faster with each next song to give the sound of an old fashioned tall ship or pirate ship sailing faster and faster over the waves of the ocean!! This is one of my FAVORITE Home Free videos! Adam Chance brilliantly convinced the other Home Free band mates to do this Sea Shanty Medley because Adam Chance loves sea shanties! If you have not seen it yet, Adam Chance and Home Free have a NEW Sea Shanty video that was written by Adam Chance and is the soundtrack to a new pirate ship video game! The thing to keep in mind is that the new Home Free pirate Sea Shanty video is not acapella as they use a couple of real instruments but the video, singing and the music is just as BRILLIANT as Home Free is same as usual! :) Enjoy! With Home Free tying up the ending like a sailor's knot tying the other songs in the medley together, Home Free also did this with the "Butts Remix Medley"

Thanks for your reaction! How good are these guys? The fun & energy in this is infectious. This was done during quarantine so none of the guys were even together. The editing of this was great & was done in the Tik Tok style. Love all the guys parts, with Tim's rumbling bass underlying it all. And Adam's beatboxing is phenomenal as always including sea swells & castanets. Amazing how he increased the tempo from one song to another.

You know, Mortius, I’m not sure this was the video to watch if you couldn’t sleep 😂. It’s so upbeat, and gets faster and faster. I love playing it in the car. Great reaction!

Great job Mortius on reacting to this song now you can fully understand what attracted Ubisoft.

One of my favorite things about this video is that Tim is standing on a boat in the middle of a yard. Which is why he wasn't moving very much because it would rock too much. ✨

The sounds that Adam Rupp made was the castanets. I loved this one so much. Enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.

I am very glad you decided to do this. You do what you must, but I always look forward to your reactions and I always enjoy it. Shout out to Mason. We appreciate your work. You need a pirate hat, at least. You can tell that Mortius is tired. He rambles a bit more then.

You will probably hear the Sea Shanty Medley live when you go to the Home Free concert!

@susanhorn4325

Жыл бұрын

And it’s even more amazing live! The audience really gets into it, clapping along, and Opera Rob shines through in his solos.

I think it's so funny that you think you have to apologize for your crazy tangents and ADHD moments and general adorableness. You were right in that those who have been here for two and a half years "know what to expect," but Mortius, that's THE REASON we're still here after all that time. We're here and we keep watching BECAUSE of you being you - passionate and knowledgeable while still being quirky and relatable. I get overwhelmed by large amounts of notifications, so I VERY rarely subscribe to any KZread channels - right now I have four total: VP, Geoff, Home Free, and YOU. I have a grand total of two Discords I am in right now - VP's and YOURS. As for the future of your channel, you should do what makes YOU happy. But if what makes you happy is making dorky, rambly reaction videos, that's what we signed up for! And I'm sure I speak for many, many people when I say that your channel's "expiration date" is total BS. We're here for you and your content, and as long as you continue to make it, in whatever form makes you feel happy and fulfilled, we will continue to watch.

HF usually does this live at their shows. Hopefully you'll get to see it on August 3. 🙂 It's fantastic.

You & Mason do amazing work💕💕💕 personally i am here for the art, the entertainment, and also the education

Like you I had always heard it What do we do with a drunken sailor and was so use to that, that as many times as I have listened to this, and that has been a lot, I never caught that they we saying "will" instead of "do". Wow! great catch. It was this Sea Shanty Medley that prompted Ubisoft to contact them to write an original sea shanty for their game "Skull And Bones". What a massive great song that turned out to be. Loving your reactions. I always learn something new.

Thanks for the reaction. There’s multiple versions of all these songs. You’ll also find the melodies are reused with totally different lyrics.

In order: 1) Yes "Drunken Sailor" is a folk song/work song, so there are probably as many different versions, as there once were shanty-men leading the crew in a stamp-and-go shanty to raise the sails on a massive Man-o'War. 2) The shanty band "The Longest Johns" made a massive community sing-along video of the whole song of "Leave Her Johnny"with nearly 500 of their fans singing along on the chorus.The video premiered December 30. 2020. (because it too is a folk song, the lyrics are a bit different than Chance sings). You can see it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/anqj2ZhqitbUYtY.html (not really in your reaction alley, but you might like it) 3) Introspection happens at 11pm on a hot summer night when you can't sleep. And you *should* be proud. You're one of my favorite reactors.

@Wishbone1977

Жыл бұрын

Plenty of modern verses for Drunken Sailor as well. "Put him in a bed with Elizabeth Taylor", "Log into his Gmail and change his password", etc. It's a song that lends itself incredibly well to improvisation, and so people do and have done probably since the song's inception.

@CapriUni

Жыл бұрын

@@Wishbone1977 Indeed. And since the shanty had to keep going until the job was done, any shantyman worth his double ration of grog could make up verses on the fly. So even modern verses are traditional in that sense.

@aaronburdon221

Жыл бұрын

Another one they did I like was "Spanish ladies"

@CapriUni

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronburdon221 who "They"? The Longest Johns? Yeah. I'm not on Twitch, but they have a video in KZread of "Spanish Ladies" from back when Josh Bowker [sp?] was in the group. Is that the one you're thinking of?

@Wraithfire27

Жыл бұрын

I thought every shanty/march cadence/ work song was related in some way shape or form

Love this! Adam’s castanets blow me away

@denise_landry

Жыл бұрын

In Adam's case that would be a castaNOT. 🤣

@susanhorn4325

Жыл бұрын

@@denise_landry😂😂🤣🤣

@super_siri

Жыл бұрын

Every time they are amazing. EVERY. TIME. AMAZING!

@ShadowMage3D

11 ай бұрын

That made my head explode.

On drunken sailor there are roughly 15 “official versions” with another 50+ common versions, it is one of the best examples of groups tailoring a song to fit their levels of darkness, humor, era, and theme. I tend to be a fan of the older, darker grittier versions that were closer to the original pirate based variants, which list the ways to kill the sailor as he “sleeps”, with everyone fading out/away and switching to a new lead proposing a new way to off the king’s man that drifted into their part of town for a drink For example: “ What will we do with a drunken sailor, oh what would we do with a drunken sailor, yes what could we do with that drunken sailor ear-lie in this mornin I say tip his hat and sew it unda, tip his hat and sew it unda? Yes, tip his hat and …sew …it …unda …ear-lie-in-this-morn-ning Hey ho! An up ‘e rises, heyho up ye rises, hey, ho, up they rises ear-lie in this mor-oning How bouts dip his head an hold ‘im under? Dip his head and ‘old im unda? Yeah, dip his head and hold him unda…. Earlie in dis mornin Hey-yo! Oh up he rises… “ And similar (slit ‘is throat with a rusty razor was a common and favorite one)

Love your reaction. These guys are great. Loved Tim's bass line. Also love Chance's smooth voice. Austin was in character the whole time. 🏴‍☠️

Hey,time for some Chance suggestions. “I Can’t Outrun You”-5 part harmony, hauntingly beautiful, and Chance directed the video.”Cover Me Up “, and let it play out as there is a surprise. “Some Girls Do”, “Born in the USA “, and Chance also plays guitar. Well worth reacting to- “ I Can’t Outrun You “ being my personal favorite. And please don’t change! Love your goofiness!

Can't believe I have been watching Mortius for over two years!! Here is to many many more years!!!

My favorite part of this song is how slowly it speeds and santiana feels like a charge

As with most folk songs that predate copyright law, yes, there are multiple versions of those lyrics. "What shall we do with a drunken sailor?" "What do we do with a drunken sailor?" "What should we do with a drunken sailor?" "What can you do with a drunken sailor?" And then there are all the various verses that it has accumulated. "Shave his chest with a rusty razor" has always been my favorite.

You've got tons of great analyses on this channel that have taught me so much, so even if you do decide to scale back releases for a bit I'm so happy to have the videos you've shared with us so far. I kind of consider this channel to have a lot of the definitive acapella analyses for a lot of the various groups, so when you covered some beatbox stuff as well I was so happy some of the best beatbox routines got to be highlighted on the channel along with so many good acapella groups. Hopefully its just a temporary lull and eventually we'll see some exciting new groups or collaborations re-invigorate the channel. But regardless I appreciate all the videos you've done, and whatever ones you decide to make in the future.

This is a great medley. Adam was amazing as usual, not only beat boxing castanets, but doing it in the changing rhythms in that song.

Love who you are and don’t change for anyone! I’m glad you finally reacted to this, though! It was worth the wait! Love your channel!

Thank you for what you do. You always put a smile on my face and tonight you and Home Free gave me one when I really needed it.

When you make content that you love, it comes through and we love it. AS long as you still love doing reactions, we will love watching.

This was during quarantine so they were in their homes in different states.

Please keep reacting to all things Acapella. As long as it brings you joy and gives you musical inspiration keep it going!

Answers - I seem to remember Tim saying around the time it came out that the sound at the beginning was Darren Rust, their producer, hitting a suitcase, though I may be remembering wrong. While the TikTok craze inspired them to do the video, Chance has been a serious shanty fan for many years, so he may have introduced a less familiar one to the mix. Rob's mustaches in this are a work of art, Tim is standing in a boat in his brother in law's backyard, Austin already had the pirate outfit (and the sword) and I suspect Rupp had great fun digging out some of his D&D props (or finding the perfect excuse to buy new ones on the HF budget. :-) )

Well I’m among those surprised that you hadn’t gotten this yet, but it was a lot of fun! About your LARP costume, I know you just said you wanted the pirate shirt not to be a pirate, but there’s a KZreadr Nicole Rudolph who’s a dress historian and has a couple of videos about what historical pirates might have worn, what each piece of the clothing is called and such so you might find some terms to help you search if you’re going to buy parts of your costume or where to find patterns if you want to make it yourself. It’s also just really interesting. She also has a lot of videos on historical shoemaking which are fascinating, especially when she gets to the part where she’s filmed herself making the shoes. Anyway, hope you have fun LARPing!

I love your "rambling". The two reasons I watch you are first, your knowledge and analysis...and, second, your delightful personality. Oh....and Ella.😊

Tim, I believe was standing in his brother in laws boat in his back yard. Now that must have a picture for them to see. If Tim got you going with this, then the live version of Skull and Bones will break your head phones.

I've always thought it was "What shall we do with a drunken sailor?" So I don't know what the true original written lyrics are, but I guess over the years there have been several variations on the wording, but it has the same meaning.

Love it! This is literally my ringtone and I just sit there and listen to it until I actually decide to answer it 😂 Loved your reaction and can't wait for more!

Now you need to do the original sea shanty written by Chance for the video game skull and bones coming out. There are two versions. One is a studio and there is a live version also. I would suggest the studio version first then do the live version in the same reaction video.

Don’t worry, we could never get tired of your hilarious reactions to amazing songs 😉

The HF guys showing their creativity once again: the TikTok format to manage their separation during quarantine ❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️ Tim staying so still to keep from falling out of the boat he's standing in--it makes me laugh because every time I see him in this I think of the animated pirate dolls in Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean. 😆 And those castanets!! Adam Rupp's percussion and sound effects are second to none!! 🥰

“Hi Austin.” 🤣🤣🤣

If we're here, it's because we love you and all your quirks. Don't try to change.

The drunken sailor ditty has variations all over the place. Another variation in it is "way hey and up she rises" switched out with "Hooray and up she rises".

Great intro (love your editor), and I understand what you mean, but the people that have subscribed and support you know exactly what they are getting with you, so keep on doing what you feel is best for you. There's something cringey about watching a reactor who is trying to force you to like something when you can see that even they aren't enjoying themselves. If you're having fun, we're having fun!

You know, there are sooooo many channels that just keep growing and growing for years and years so I wouldn't assume that your channel will not.

Adam Rupp continues to amaze. This is the best / first time that I've heard convincing castenets from a beat boxer.

I don't need your channel to change. I like it for what it is.

​I will be here as long as you are! you are probably my favorite reactor pound for pound and I love your energy when I need some more

Love this one!! It came out during Covid and while I was laughing at the outfits they wore they really sang the heck out of it. What a medley and Adam was doing castanets and the sounds of waves crashing on the ship in the last song….amazing! How does he do that?! So much fun and this led to Ubisoft talking to Chance and writing the Skull & Bones music which I absolutely love. Good one Mortius!🥰

I'd love to join you on Patreon, but I'm unemployed, stuck at home with health issues, and it's really been messing with my emotional health. Then a few months ago, after watching a VoicePlay video, your video was recommended. I'd never watched a music reaction video before, but I saw the pink tie and matching pink headphones, and I said to myself, "This looks like a FUN guy. Let's see what he has to say." (I think it was "Dragonborn Comes.") You, Mortius, started me on a journey through the music reactors of KZread. Groups like Home Free, VoicePlay, PTX, Bass Gang, and now I'm finally getting into Voctave (thanks to so many reactors showcasing them) all give me joy, and music reactors like you bring me smiles, laughs, a new appreciation for these songs, as well as beautiful memories of music classes back in college. (Sometimes, I'm right there with Mason, shouting at my screen "You mean THIS chord!!!" Haha! It's okay, music theory was hard.) You really should be proud of this channel, the community you have built, the education you bring, and the random people who you rescue from a colorless world with your pink tie and bright personality. So I guess I just wanna say... thanks!

About the intro/outro how I look at it is life takes you through many different journeys. And this is just one of the journeys that you are taking, it might not be forever but it is something that you are enjoying now and are passionate about. If you decide to only post once a week or whatever you think is best that would be okay. Because at the end of the day it is your channel and your life so you can chose what you want to do. Anyway, I really enjoyed this reaction!! This is definitely one of my favorite home free songs (besides the newest one which I am excited to see you react to). It definitely makes me feel happy and just puts me in a good mood no matter what. Thank you for the great reaction as always friend💜

"Leave Her Johnny" is a great shanty song. It highlights the importance of being a bit superstitious as a sailor. There can be many reasons for a ship running badly. Some will say it is luck, but bad management often makes their own bad luck. So when the ship has been running badly for too long, the smart thing is to not re-enlist while in port and go crew on a different ship, perhaps one that doesn't seem to have so much trouble. Also, directly criticizing the captain is not a smart move while on ship, so it is better to just blame it on bad luck and move on. So you get the politics and pragmatics of being a "superstitious" sailor. Some people will think the song is about leaving his girl and going back on ship, but all the lyrics are about bad trips on ship so it is time to leave a losing gig, thus the "her" is the ship. For example "shipped it green" means the ship starting out the trip crashing through the waves, constantly flooding the deck. That is unpleasant and dangerous. It implies they have crowded the time window and perhaps started the run too early or too late in the season and thus inviting lots of bad weather/currents during what should have been the easy part of the trip. Once again, a management choice that doesn't really have much consideration for the crew's safety. You don't have to criticize the policies and choices of a captain or the ship's owner/manager. They'll get the message when it's hard to get a full crew. Boycotts are very old.

This song is how I got to know Home Free (yes, I'm a new fry...). I had the Wellerman tune stuck in my head as well, but I couldn't remember the lyrics or the title to safe my life... so I googled see shanty songs and this song came up. Played it on repeat for days on end, and here we are now.

Fun fact. Tim is actually standing on a dingy on water. That's why he's never moving his body except for his arm, otherwise he might have fallen into the water ^^ And Adam Rupp with those castanets ^^

@mjackson780

Жыл бұрын

I heard the boat was sitting in his brother in laws back yard, not the water.

@marylee7467

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't in the water he was in a dingy in in brother's in laws back yard. Lol

Everything ends eventually. Here's hoping you don't anytime soon, but also completely respect your decision to if that's the direction you end up going. I'm so glad I found your channel a couple years ago 💜

They also faded back to unsaturated! I love the castanets during Santiana!

The ramblings fun! Good luck with the LARP, that kind of style is definitely available for most fantasy LARPs I know. I didn't know a couple of these but it's super fun!

As a kid I sang "what shall we do with the drunken sailor" , but I've also heard "what will we do" "what do you do" what should you do" ètc ,many variants 😂

I grew up with "What shall we do with the drunken sailor", so yeah I reckon it varies.

" I am getting paid for this" ......😂😂😂😂.Mason is hilarious too, intelligent, protective and really a gem!

Thank you so much for introducing me to home free.😊

Loved this reaction. I'm not sure which was more fun--Home Free or watching you enjoying Home Free. 0

I’ve loved watching your channel grow and learning from you over the past two years! I will miss your reactions if your channel does die down, but I hope you get to do whatever makes you happy 😊

I love watching others enjoy something as much as I do. Your reaction was pure joy.

I forgot about this. Shame on me 😮 it’s so much better than I remember! You are just fine! 😊 your format is your format. You have knowledge that I certainly don’t have. That’s why I watch. Also, you have a clean channel, never have to worry about language. Refreshing ❤

When you said you couldn’t sleep; I knew this would be wild. 😂❤🎉

Loved the I am getting paid for this! ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Been waiting a long time for you to react to this one!

You are correct, for the past 60 years I've known it as "do we do" not "will we do." Although as these songs were passed in an oral tradition instead of written it is likely that different wording was used in different locales. Still this is the first I've heard will instead of do, and do just seems more grammatically correct.

I am sure that with the long history of these shanties variations in the wording are inevitable.

I was blown away when Adam started with the castanets. My mom and dad bought a pair in Spain when he was stationed in France from 1958-1959, and we all played with them when we were kids. Here is a link to a short video of someone playing them: kzread.infoq4vV4CxV_LU?feature=share

Such a great review. I didn’t realize you hadn’t done it. BTW, if you stopped, I would actually miss you. Your reviews are very uplifting. One of my favorite blokes. 😉 I do wish you happiness in your endeavors though. You should be proud of your accomplishments! 😘🙌

@officialmortius

Жыл бұрын

I really, really appreciate this comment 🥰

Don’t care what anyone says, I love your personality and love your reactions!❤ This one is great, was totally surprised to see you hadn’t reacted to it yet! They are so talented no matter the song or the arrangement!🔥🔥

There are many versions and verses of Drunken Sailor. I’ve always sung what shall we do with a drunken sailor.

Leave her Johnny, the sea shanty you didn't recognise, is covered by Peter Barber if Bass Gang. It's worth checking out. Also love you the way you are. Mason, hang in there 😂

Suprised that keen ear of yours did not catch Rupp's castinets in the last shanty medley (Santa Ana)...priceless anf genius on how he intwines that in the beat, :) Excellent reaction and analysis..looking forward to more.

Per a quick search, the lyric made popular by "The Irish Rovers" do have it as "What will you do with a drunken sailor."

Great you got round to this eventually - and got so excited about it! 😆 Seems to be multiple versions of "Drunken Sailor" - I've always known it as "What SHALL we do with a drunken sailor..." Lots of versions of "leave her Johnny" around on KZread - don't know about TikTok as it's not something I follow 🙂 Love Adam Rupp's castanet sounds in "Santiana" Adam Chance was apparently the instigator of this as he loves shanties and his voice is great in this. Also love the ending where they've mashed them all together!

My happy thought of the week is Mortius bopping to the music :).

Tim just singing down there in the Marianas Trench, putting us all at risk of submarine earthquakes Also “Hi Austin, how ya doin’ buddy?” 😂

Excellent reaction! Love Adam's castanets, just awesome.

I follow an Australian reactor who also was surprised he didn’t recognize that same song. Then he was embarrassed when it actually mentioned Australia in the lyric!

I’m so excited for this!!! The extended version is one that I play on repeat!

@dianadickerson749

Жыл бұрын

They generally do this at the end of the concert, it's a crowd favorite!

@Out_GalliVANtin

Жыл бұрын

@@dianadickerson749 I had tickets to see them once a few years back in Memphis around the winter holidays, but missed my chance because my kiddo was sick. I hope I get the opportunity again some time! Sounds like they put on a great show!

@dianadickerson749

Жыл бұрын

@hippieshive oh we have so much fun, fans are awesome, need to get up and move more but the guys are just fun and funny!

If you haven't seen this info yet, it IS that song, and it IS styled towards a tiktok video at first.....however also to note, the game developer UBISOFT heard this and reached out to Home Free to do Skull and Bones, which is a song for their upcoming game of the same name. Chance wrote/arranged and did lead on that, as well as Austin playing the Mandolin....other than that...there are 2 versions, the lyrical version which is longer, and the Live version which was done at an UBISOFT event.

There are multiple versions as well as verses, that not everyone uses. I first learned to sing Drunken Sailor when my dad was stationed in Scotland. The way I learned, we sang, "hooray and up she rises" instead of, "way hey and up she rises".

Are there different version of Drunker Sailor? Yes, it's called "folk drift". Everyone has their own slightly misremembered version of shanties, folk songs and so on. I always sang it as "What _shall_ we do with the drunken sailor", just to throw another version into the mix.

This was such a great reaction! And I had forgotten that you hadn't covered this, so it was fun to see it again with "fresh" eyes. I would love for you to cover Mitch Grassi's Messer videos, but he has one which is very much not family friendly, but it sure is a plot twist! Great music, though!

I don't think it's possible for there to be a definitive version of a sea shanty. There might be versions that are widest spread or have the most documentation attesting their history, but given the way sea shanties developed I think it is totally possible that there were as many versions of a given shanty as there were bosuns singing them. I arranged Santiana at one point and I think I found four or five versions that were equally widespread with vastly different lyrics. There are also a number of shanties that were literally designed so that each sailor could improvise a verse with a repeating chorus that didn't change for as long as they needed the song to go. They were work songs designed to synchronize movements across the crew, so variety in content was important to maintain interest.

Ty for ur reaction to the boys!! U haven't seen this?! Yes, worth the wait++

And this is why you need sleep, endless rambling, reaction was good

i use this medley for my excises because it's very rhythmic and speeds up in tempo 😅 great review mortius!

This was done when they still had to be apart so each person did their own segment and then it was combined in post production. Late but great reaction. I believe the actual line is " what shall we do with a drunken sailor "

You are already unique so your channel automatically has a much longer shelf-life. You don't need to worry about having things dry up in just a few more months. Just keep being your authentic self in your reactions, you will be able to keep going as long as you want. You have basically done what Lindsey Sterling has done, you both have carved your own niche into the internet. Like Lindsey, you are here to stay as long as you want. :)

I love how you pointed out Rupp's castanets without calling them castanets. 😂

What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? Early in the morning! beginning of the song lyrics

Thanks Mortius! 🖤🍟

Now HF put up a live version that is a blast showing audience and all. Love it as you will see how the pounding happening.

I love your dancing!