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Journalisa's avatar

I’ve heard some cultural commentators claim that ‘earnest’ and ‘authentic’ are where we’re heading. Haul it in! BRAVO!

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Robert  Taylor's avatar

Sweet! LOVE IT

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

"The stuff about Seaman Stains and Roger the Cabin Boy are pure urban myth."

That may be so, but I guarantee you that Master Bates was real.

Reading this gave me a seriously briny nostalgia for seafarin' - and I must be one of the only ones who never heard of ShantyTok.

BTW one of the strongest forces for the return of the sea shanty must have been Assassin's Creed: Black Flag from 10 years ago. The shanties in that were just perfect for the toy Spanish Main that they gave you to play in.

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Caroline Osella's avatar

Ah, you missed Shanty Tok and I missed Assassin's Creed. Keeping up with contemporary cultural life is so bloody difficult, eh?

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