It does a nice job in playing out the shrill, weak dying words, but the sound of his sweet healthy mother at the same time. He knows he heard it in the latter... but he can so clearly put those same words to her loving voice. It’s beautiful~
The last minute of the song is such a perfect ending. The chorus without the lyrics letting us know what is happening in the story without saying it, growing more and more frantic as the mariner finally lets years of hate and bitterness come to the surface by enacting his revenge
This is a 300 page novel in a short tune. My brain fills in the gaps and it is just an amazing story..The masterful musicians...damn, My 30th? time watching?
The ending is what I can best describe as “audioviolence.” He is *killing* this man in a a furious frenzy. And this outro does every point in expressing it.
I love how much they're clearly enjoying performing this... all the grins to each other, especially with the cacaphony when the whale appears and the drummer knocks the stuff off the mantlepiece. I've listened to this song about 40 times over the last week.
Possibly "Light Tunnels" or "Jimmy Iovine" by Macklemore. Both are rather shocking real stories. "A Little Piece of Heaven" is another totally creepy fantasy story, but great. Eminem's "Stan" and "Bad Guy" are classics, even if you dislike Eminem. "Dance With The Devil" by Immortal Technique is a really famous story. "March to the Sea" is a very different kind of storytelling, but it's also great.
The way he almost chews his words creates such an interesting sound and accent that it creates nearly half the lure and enjoyment of this song, for me. The evocative and descriptive lyrics is the other half. :)
I made a rogue swashbuckler lurker (from unearthed arcana) warlock multiclass, instead of a whale he was swallowed by a kraken who shared its powers with him
@Bob Bobbertson Mmm, I personally disagree, I think (at least for me) it improves the feel of the song. I feel like the added diversity in vocal styles makes sure that music doesn't get tired, and its kinda fun hearing different singing styles. Of course thats just my opinion.
Not gonna lie... thought maybe he was doing a Colonial Australian accent to start with... maybe New English? Dunno..... fricken awesome though: perfectly suited to this tune and it's intent.
@@FilthyCasualty You don't get the joke? Did you watch the video? There's a part in it where the dude at the back literally knocks a bunch of shit off the mantlepiece.
funny story about this song: when I was about 5 or so, my dad was super into the Decemberists and would play a lot of their music almost all the time. This song was a favorite of my sister and me and we would sing the female part all the time, dancing around. We never got the lyrics right, which was probably for the best in hindsight. Then my dad realized how well we know inappropriate music (dark and violent, as well as some songs about sex and drugs) and I didn't hear this song again until a few months ago. Now, it's almost always stuck in my head and I love it!
Lyrics: We are two mariners Our ship's sole survivors In this belly of a whale It's ribs our ceiling beams It's guts our carpeting I guess we have some time to kill You may not remember me I was a child of three And you, a lad of eighteen But, I remember you And I will relate to you How our histories interweave At the time you were A rake and a roustabout Spending all your money On the whores and hounds Oh oh You had a charming air All cheap and debonair My widowed mother found so sweet And so she took you in Her sheets still warm with him Now filled with filth and foul disease As time wore on you proved A debt-ridden drunken mess Leaving my mother A poor consumptive wretch Oh oh And then you disappeared Your gambling arrears The only thing you left behind And then the magistrate Reclaimed our small estate And my poor mother lost her mind Then, one day in spring My dear sweet mother died But, before she did I took her hand as she, dying, cried Oh oh Find him, bind him Tie him to a pole and break His fingers to splinters Drag him to a hole until he Wakes up naked Clawing at the ceiling Of his grave It took me fifteen years To swallow all my tears Among the urchins in the street Until a priory Took pity and hired me To keep their vestry nice and neat But, never once in the employ Of these holy men Did I ever, once turn my mind From the thought of revenge Oh oh One night I overheard The prior exchanging words With a penitent whaler from the sea The captain of his ship Who matched you toe to tip Was known for wanton cruelty The following day, I shipped to sea With a privateer And in the whistle of the wind I could almost hear Oh oh Find him, bind him Tie him to a pole and break His fingers to splinters Drag him to a hole until he Wakes up naked Clawing at the ceiling Of his grave There is one thing I must say to you As you sail across the sea Always, your mother will watch over you As you avenge this wicked deed And then, that fateful night We had you in our sight After twenty months at sea Your starboard flank abeam I was getting my muskets clean When came this rumbling from beneath The ocean shook The sky went black and the captain quailed And before us grew The angry jaws of a giant whale Oh oh Oh Don't know how I survived The crew all was chewed alive I must have slipped between his teeth But, oh! What providence What divine intelligence That you should survive as well as me It gives my heart great joy To see your eyes fill with fear To lean in close and I will whisper The last words you'll hear Oh oh
so there's people out there who start watching this masterful song and performance, and then say, "8 minutes and 24 seconds?!! too long." and do you know what we say to these people? that's right, nothing. because we're too busy pressing "replay".
As a hack musician, it fills me with great awe that they can perform this master piece of a song live with no flaw. Though I'm sure if I were a stellar musician, I would still be thoroughly impressed.
I literally can't get enough of this song, where has it been hiding? I've listened to it every day several times a day for weeks now since I finally discovered it. SO GOOD!
I can't help but imagine the last scene going this way: "The last words you'll ever hear: My name is Inigo Montoya; you killed my mother, prepare to die."
I love all of The Decemberists` songs but this performance is utterly sublime! Colin Meloy is an extraordinary lyricist and this clip showcases the brilliant musicians who support his wonderful songs. The Decemberists give me strength when I`m feeling weak and they show me joy at the times when I start to think that joy has deserted me.
Your average mother: "Do not let the shadows of the past darken the rope of your future. All you need is to make sure that you forgive it and let go of those things. There are times when we tend to cling onto our past without realizing the fact that it is stopping us to walk ahead." Mariner's mother: "Find him, bind him Tie him to a pole and break His fingers to splinters Drag him to a hole Until he wakes up naked Clawing at the ceiling of his grave"
Colin Meloy is such a good writer, and in the back of my wildwood books I saw that he was in a band, so I looked it up, clicked on this, and it's so _AMAZING!_
+LikeGodzzila Not that it's exactly the same, but you might enjoy the movie about Moby Dick coming out soon. I think it's a prequel about how Captain Ahab lost his leg.
This song. THIS SONG! This came up many times in Pandora when I was in college. This got me through many classes, and when I tried to find it recently, I realized I had no idea what the name was. I finally found it three years later! I will be listening to this on repeat for the next couple of days. Prepare your servers, youtube...
Recently just found this song but it has me so intrigued. The instruments, the story telling, the two women at the same time, the stops, the style of singing, I’m completely captivated.
My friends and I back in 2012-2013 were in a metal/punk band and our lead guitarist played us this song and I swear that is the moment where my appreciation for music as a whole started. Of course I always loved metal, but from then on I started to branch out and now my music taste almost a decade later is so astronomically different and vast.
you could listen to this a billion times and it would only get better each time. every musician perfectly in tune with their instrument and playing brilliantly together. all while following Colin's amazing story telling lyrics. such an intelligent band on every level. and the ending building to a frenzied crescendo. perfection.
As I listen to the Mariner's Revenge Song now that I'm older, I find it really hilarious that the protagonist deifies his mother so wonderfully. A widow who kept an 18 year old boy toy not long after the passing of her husband. Peak comedy. Lol. This lad out here swearing the bitterest revenge over a scandal.
Man, This song was sucha huge part of my teenage. I had it downloaded from limewire and used to practice singing it by playing it on repeat on my nokia N 3310. Such a different treasure i forgot I ever possessed. Damn! Thank you decemberists!
This song has put a spell on me! It's a masterpiece and so enchanting! One of the most delicacies for my ears, for my soul... Colin, you must have an exceptional mind! Thanks for the throbs you give me...
So, yeah. I'm running a Pirate DND campaign and I used this song as the basis for one of my longer Quest lines. The party Were placed in a Prison in Novistar(The capital of my world) and were down on their luck when they met a half elf by the name of Arthur Callaghan(Yes that is a Reference to Red Dead Redemption 2, but he was based nothing on Arthur.)The boy was in with the Guards and eventually he managed to get the PC's out of Jail by Bribing them. He had heard of The Pc's and wanted to ask them for passage on their Ship "The Primrose" to a little known settlement Known as the Kingdom of Stronghold. They accepted, On the condition that he help about the Ship when they needed a Extra pair of hands, And since we had a Paladin of Sune, and A Cleric of Uuta aboard they agreed to take him for free, with only that stipulation. He had proven a capable Deckhand, however he had a strange habit of looking out into the sea while the Wind whistled about them... It seemed to be strangely hypnotic for the boy. Eventually one night The Pc's would awake to Arthur manning the Helm, Not unusual, however he had a very stern look upon his face. They seemed to be bearing down upon a ship, Their Ram poised to smash the ship the splinters. Our Wizard stopped him, Using Mage hand to Yank the Wheel from his grasp, however.... We did hit something. Going Nearly 16 Knots(18 Mph) We Smacked hard into a Whale the likes of which no one had ever seen. It was Gargantuan, Letting out a massive moan it turned and Bit the ship we were chasing in twain, before turning... And Forcing the Primrose into the same fate. The Pc's alive, as was Arthur. The group was in a uproar, screaming at one another until something caught their attention. A man coughing loudly in the corner of the Whales belly. The man looked to be in his late thirties, Scars running all along his face, But Arthur Knew.... Our Cleric Ran to heal the Man, However Arthur Shouted out, telling him to stop. Long Story Short Arthur begged the Pc's to, at least let him explain himself, and Why he intended to Murder this Man. They Agreed. The Music Began. It started as a Lonely Guitar, One Arthur Always carried with him, Vibrating softly in the Belly of the Whale, But Eventually.... Other Instruments Joined in, And even his Mother's Ghost made a Guest appearance. The Dilemma was up to the Players. Allow this man his Revenge? Or Stop him, and try to talk him out of this Killing. Sorry, it got so Wordy. Just wanted to tell this Awesome Story.
I know it's probably a stylistic choice, and it sounds great, but if my choir teacher saw me moving my mouth in that way and pronouncing things that way while singing I would get beaten over the head with the sheet music 3:18
Noumenus, agreed. There are art forms, but not all art forms from such rigid frames. Music is a great way to express oneself, and if a person is truly having a great time developing in their way, why stop them?
No matter how many times this song comes up (this times 3 times in a row) I can't skip it. I can still see myself taking out the details within the revenge chorus. That's probably something I shouldn't say out loud.
This absolutely trashes the studio version. Can't seem to find a download of this rendition anywhere. Anyone know where I can (preferably legally) download this?
It's interesting that the rake who used and abandoned the mariner's mother with debts ended up becoming the captain of a whaling ship and went on to continue exploiting whales for their blubber. Everyone then being attacked and killed (even innocent bystanders) by what I assume to be the rage of a whale who survived in the past out for revenge on top of it all.
Lesson for today! Colin Meloy- lead singer wrote a book called WILDWOOD. And it is truly a new classic for the 21st Century. He brang his great ideas used in his songs, into this amazing book. Trenton Lee Stewart and Lemony Snicket- popular authors reviewed his book and came up with amazing comments. I recommend you to read this book if you have a love for his band. This book is amazing and once you step in, you won't wanna go out. Keep it up Colin!
I think the part at the end, just after he sings, "so lean in close as i whisper the last words you'll hear," is my favorite; not only because of the implications the narrator is making; but also because they all just play AS FAST as they can and it's a lot of fun to watch honorable mention: the drummer knocking the stuff off of the shelf as everyone just kinda screams, its just chaos and I'm LIVING for it
It's weird how I fall in love with music these days(: Well, since I'm obsessed with the Hunger Games, I listened to their song for the album and FELL IN LOVE
people have already mentioned this but I love the play on words of the "time to kill" line showing he wasn't just telling a story and actually planned out this song to foreshadow it's ending, and of course the alternate reading of "we have some time, to kill" where he's using that time to kill his dad. amazing
Wow! I've loved this song from first time hearing it like 10 years ago, never knew about this live version. It blew my mind! That final accelerando is a Mariner's headbanging masterpiece
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The two women making up one character is honestly an awesome touch.
They've always done it like that live...
The actual woman, and the memory of her, but a shadow
I didn’t expect that from this version. Gave me a good chill
It does a nice job in playing out the shrill, weak dying words, but the sound of his sweet healthy mother at the same time.
He knows he heard it in the latter... but he can so clearly put those same words to her loving voice. It’s beautiful~
@@DaVeganZombie Exactly! It gives it a mystic and unreal, yet grounded in reality feel to it.
notice the drummer shaking the tambourine in his mouth whilst also drumming during the whale attack? That's talent. Mouth tambourine.
I hadn't noticed that before! HAHA. Cheers.
"What instrument do you play?"
"Mouth tambourine."
@@tysonroser4835 "No Euphemism "
Absolute madlad.
I professionally play the mouth-tamberine
"Guys how are we gonna make whale-eating-a-ship noises?"
'Don' worry mate, have the ladies scream and ill just knock some shit off the mantle'
dishonored 1 speedrun thank you very much
GENIUS
Bhahaha omg I didn't notice the first time😂😂 that brought me so much joy👍
Just another evening,
below deck. 😂
Elephant eats coconuts,dry
The last minute of the song is such a perfect ending. The chorus without the lyrics letting us know what is happening in the story without saying it, growing more and more frantic as the mariner finally lets years of hate and bitterness come to the surface by enacting his revenge
Wow yeah that's a nice interpretation of the last bit :)
You mean EXACTING his revenge…
@@viniciusgmachado1204 you are correct but also who fucking cares, it's a youtube comment, not a peer reviewed essay
This is a 300 page novel in a short tune. My brain fills in the gaps and it is just an amazing story..The masterful musicians...damn, My 30th? time watching?
Whats the novel name, if possible? Or is it yet to be written?
@@synthwolfe8906 there is no novel it is just his brain making a story out of the song
It's called a ballad. Now you know what to search for. Go forth, and rejoice, for there is an entire genre waiting for you to discover it.
The ending is what I can best describe as “audioviolence.”
He is *killing* this man in a a furious frenzy. And this outro does every point in expressing it.
Yeah but for what. Fucking his mother and leaving? Tale as old as time.
I love how much they're clearly enjoying performing this... all the grins to each other, especially with the cacaphony when the whale appears and the drummer knocks the stuff off the mantlepiece. I've listened to this song about 40 times over the last week.
This is hands down the best example of storytelling in a song I know. If any one knows of any better please tell me.
+Joseph Corridon The Raconteurs - Carolina Drama is on par
Possibly "Light Tunnels" or "Jimmy Iovine" by Macklemore. Both are rather shocking real stories. "A Little Piece of Heaven" is another totally creepy fantasy story, but great. Eminem's "Stan" and "Bad Guy" are classics, even if you dislike Eminem. "Dance With The Devil" by Immortal Technique is a really famous story. "March to the Sea" is a very different kind of storytelling, but it's also great.
Check out the Decemberists album "Hazards of Love" and their epic "the Tain" both great stories told in song.
Empire of the Clouds by Iron Maiden is a pretty great historical fiction song. It’s 18 minutes long though lol.
Daniel Kahn's "Edward the Young" and Fairport Convention's "Matty Groves" would be my suggestions, but this is awesome too
The way he almost chews his words creates such an interesting sound and accent that it creates nearly half the lure and enjoyment of this song, for me. The evocative and descriptive lyrics is the other half. :)
Rivkah Song agreed
His accent suits the story perfectly!
Yeah but I’d rather not see his molars when he sings. It’s weird and gross
@@johnschauder how is it weird and gross? also I dunno just put the music on tab or scroll down ? lul
@@johnschauder lmao
This sounds like a Dungeon and Dragons character backstory
It does.
Well, I now have a new Tempest cleric. He even worked in a priory.
Bro I heard this song and immediately thought of making a oath of vengeance paladin with a similar backstory
I made a rogue swashbuckler lurker (from unearthed arcana) warlock multiclass, instead of a whale he was swallowed by a kraken who shared its powers with him
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Though the singer's voice is slightly shaky, intentionally or otherwise, it makes this much more creepy and thus amazing.
Colin has a super unique and pretty cool voice, it makes for some really dope vocals.
It's a singing style or technique, i think?
@@arcasyard5305 Most likely, cuz he doesn't sound like that talking, but he does in all their songs.
@Bob Bobbertson Mmm, I personally disagree, I think (at least for me) it improves the feel of the song. I feel like the added diversity in vocal styles makes sure that music doesn't get tired, and its kinda fun hearing different singing styles. Of course thats just my opinion.
Not gonna lie... thought maybe he was doing a Colonial Australian accent to start with... maybe New English? Dunno..... fricken awesome though: perfectly suited to this tune and it's intent.
6:28 We percussionists do this a lot more often than most people think and a lot more often than what most directors would ever like
6:35 the devilish grin of the percussionist who just got to throw instruments on the floor. a hillarious view into the mind of a great percussionist.
One of those songs you love but cant show anyone........
I get that feeling....
Why?, post it on Facebook
Just play it on St Patricks Day and tell people it's an Irish song.
Why not?
This is nothing compared to showing someone a song from Andrew Jackson Jihad's album "People Who Can Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World"
This song is a masterpiece.
It is rather good. They all look so young
This feels like what a vengeful bard in dungeons and dragons would sing during a battle with his enemy that he’s been hunting.
yep I agree
Epic. Loving it. And the only song I know where instruments include "stuff falling from a mantlepiece"
ikr
Amazing right
I Don't Get The Joke
I loved it when Tchaikovsky dropped a cannon from a mantle piece.
@@FilthyCasualty You don't get the joke? Did you watch the video? There's a part in it where the dude at the back literally knocks a bunch of shit off the mantlepiece.
@@dansawyer4332
I think I was replying to someone and that was their name.
funny story about this song: when I was about 5 or so, my dad was super into the Decemberists and would play a lot of their music almost all the time. This song was a favorite of my sister and me and we would sing the female part all the time, dancing around. We never got the lyrics right, which was probably for the best in hindsight. Then my dad realized how well we know inappropriate music (dark and violent, as well as some songs about sex and drugs) and I didn't hear this song again until a few months ago. Now, it's almost always stuck in my head and I love it!
I had almost that exact experience!!! It's been stuck in my head constantly lately too.
Mr percussion in the back looks like he's having the time of his life and I love it
The bassist is having a grand time as well!
Lyrics:
We are two mariners
Our ship's sole survivors
In this belly of a whale
It's ribs our ceiling beams
It's guts our carpeting
I guess we have some time to kill
You may not remember me
I was a child of three
And you, a lad of eighteen
But, I remember you
And I will relate to you
How our histories interweave
At the time you were
A rake and a roustabout
Spending all your money
On the whores and hounds
Oh oh
You had a charming air
All cheap and debonair
My widowed mother found so sweet
And so she took you in
Her sheets still warm with him
Now filled with filth and foul disease
As time wore on you proved
A debt-ridden drunken mess
Leaving my mother
A poor consumptive wretch
Oh oh
And then you disappeared
Your gambling arrears
The only thing you left behind
And then the magistrate
Reclaimed our small estate
And my poor mother lost her mind
Then, one day in spring
My dear sweet mother died
But, before she did
I took her hand as she, dying, cried
Oh oh
Find him, bind him
Tie him to a pole and break
His fingers to splinters
Drag him to a hole until he
Wakes up naked
Clawing at the ceiling
Of his grave
It took me fifteen years
To swallow all my tears
Among the urchins in the street
Until a priory
Took pity and hired me
To keep their vestry nice and neat
But, never once in the employ
Of these holy men
Did I ever, once turn my mind
From the thought of revenge
Oh oh
One night I overheard
The prior exchanging words
With a penitent whaler from the sea
The captain of his ship
Who matched you toe to tip
Was known for wanton cruelty
The following day, I shipped to sea
With a privateer
And in the whistle of the wind
I could almost hear
Oh oh
Find him, bind him
Tie him to a pole and break
His fingers to splinters
Drag him to a hole until he
Wakes up naked
Clawing at the ceiling
Of his grave
There is one thing I must say to you
As you sail across the sea
Always, your mother will watch over you
As you avenge this wicked deed
And then, that fateful night
We had you in our sight
After twenty months at sea
Your starboard flank abeam
I was getting my muskets clean
When came this rumbling from beneath
The ocean shook
The sky went black and the captain quailed
And before us grew
The angry jaws of a giant whale
Oh oh
Oh
Don't know how I survived
The crew all was chewed alive
I must have slipped between his teeth
But, oh! What providence
What divine intelligence
That you should survive as well as me
It gives my heart great joy
To see your eyes fill with fear
To lean in close and I will whisper
The last words you'll hear
Oh oh
It's more fun to watch what UA-cam's captioning thinks they're singing
@@ballisticus1 god... they are pretty far off, arnt they? lol assuming it's not missing the lyrics entirely.
Timothy Wattigny “Ice sheets a warm inhale now filled with filth and bowel disease” 1:21
XD
"I guess we have some time to kill."
Heh.
so there's people out there who start watching this masterful song and performance, and then say, "8 minutes and 24 seconds?!! too long." and do you know what we say to these people? that's right, nothing. because we're too busy pressing "replay".
Same with Bohemiam rhapsody
If it’s a good song, it’s worth listening for 8 minutes, if everything was to be short, then nothing would be good.
I fucking love this song I don’t care about the length, the song is fun so it doesn’t bother me
"If you think 8 minutes is long, I pity your wife."
Woah I didn't realize it's that long until I read your comment! I've listened to it three times, feels short. xD
At 5:09 you can see one of the cameramen filming them through the window, which I love for some reason.
they're all havin a grand old time performing it and i think that just makes it that much better
As a hack musician, it fills me with great awe that they can perform this master piece of a song live with no flaw. Though I'm sure if I were a stellar musician, I would still be thoroughly impressed.
+Maai Boodle so you not a musician
Is that a question or a statement?
you said your a hack musician so does that meen your not a musician
That means I'm a musician lacking in confidence.
oh
I literally can't get enough of this song, where has it been hiding? I've listened to it every day several times a day for weeks now since I finally discovered it. SO GOOD!
Amanda Bell Incase you didn’t know, there is an animated version incase you want to see how the story went
Listen to the chosen one. It's about Anakin and it's very good
This song is a true masterpiece
Careful, this is a great song, but if you overplay it you may tire of it which would make it harder to enjoy
@@prestongarvey7876 that's true
This is the song that first made me love them.
Satiric Satyr mine too
For me it was sons and daughters
This is the best version of this song. These folks are geniuses.
Well it is their song
The fiddler is a talented lady. It's an interesting fiddle part she plays and I'm assuming it's of her own devising. Harmony singing too!
i LOVE the way that the decemberists tell stories in their songs
I love it to this is my favorite song by them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is even more haunting than the studio version.
I can't help but imagine the last scene going this way:
"The last words you'll ever hear: My name is Inigo Montoya; you killed my mother, prepare to die."
Fate/Shadow Dice i always expected him to say his mothers last words
The last scene is the singer singing this song
I picture it as him slowly and savagely muttering his mother's last words as he slowly stabs and rips the man's flesh
Leah Smith Damn... definately an R rating...
Yus nice reference XD
A fantastic, haunting song.
Mariner: you took everything from me!
Captain: I don't even know who you are!
I love all of The Decemberists` songs but this performance is utterly sublime! Colin Meloy is an extraordinary lyricist and this clip showcases the brilliant musicians who support his wonderful songs. The Decemberists give me strength when I`m feeling weak and they show me joy at the times when I start to think that joy has deserted me.
Revenge is a dish best served wet
"O what providence,
What Divine Intelligence,
Said you should survive as well as me?"
Fucking chills everytime
Same
Your average mother:
"Do not let the shadows of the past darken the rope of your future.
All you need is to make sure that you forgive it and let go of those things.
There are times when we tend to cling onto our past without realizing the fact that it is stopping us to walk ahead."
Mariner's mother:
"Find him, bind him
Tie him to a pole and break
His fingers to splinters
Drag him to a hole
Until he wakes up naked
Clawing at the ceiling of his grave"
Colin Meloy is such a good writer, and in the back of my wildwood books I saw that he was in a band, so I looked it up, clicked on this, and it's so _AMAZING!_
I guess we have some time to *kill*
DestroManiak never noticed that before so cool!
Iconic foreshadowing
Foreshadowing.
They shouldve said krill. The pun is more powerful than the foreshadowing
Torzilla whydoyouneedalastname Not true, the song is meant to be poetic not funny.
This is not a band.
This is a gift from God.
This would be an amazing movie
LikeGodzzila It was an amazing book.
Cutlery Duck It was a book??
+LikeGodzzila Not that it's exactly the same, but you might enjoy the movie about Moby Dick coming out soon. I think it's a prequel about how Captain Ahab lost his leg.
Look up mariners revenge and there's an animated version.
Instead of growing up with today's music, I grew up listening to this! I was 8 years old asking my dad to play this 24/7! 😄😆
My fingertips started bleeding just watching that guy play bass.
he also plays German bow what a legend
Find him, bind him, make him play bass like that guy
As a violin player with really strong fingers, it's not as hard as it seems. But yeah, after a while it can hurt like hell.
I can’t believe I’ve listened to this song since this video was only 1y old. lol
My friends think it's really creepy but I think it's amazing
The two aren't mutually exclusive
Same
Creepy? You need new friends😏
I need friends
They think this is creepy? I'd love to hear their reaction to "A Cautionary Song" then!
This song. THIS SONG! This came up many times in Pandora when I was in college. This got me through many classes, and when I tried to find it recently, I realized I had no idea what the name was. I finally found it three years later! I will be listening to this on repeat for the next couple of days. Prepare your servers, youtube...
Still listening..❤️🎶
I just went to their show in Seattle and they sang this. It was awesome!
I've honestly listened to this song at least 10 times in the last day. Can't get enough
Recently just found this song but it has me so intrigued. The instruments, the story telling, the two women at the same time, the stops, the style of singing, I’m completely captivated.
Here's a couple that are similar in style:
The Cat Empire - The Wine Song
Cosmo Jarvis - Gay Pirates
Know any more of these?
My friends and I back in 2012-2013 were in a metal/punk band and our lead guitarist played us this song and I swear that is the moment where my appreciation for music as a whole started. Of course I always loved metal, but from then on I started to branch out and now my music taste almost a decade later is so astronomically different and vast.
God this song slaps so hard, where the hell was it all my life?
you could listen to this a billion times and it would only get better each time. every musician perfectly in tune with their instrument and playing brilliantly together. all while following Colin's amazing story telling lyrics. such an intelligent band on every level. and the ending building to a frenzied crescendo. perfection.
As I listen to the Mariner's Revenge Song now that I'm older, I find it really hilarious that the protagonist deifies his mother so wonderfully. A widow who kept an 18 year old boy toy not long after the passing of her husband. Peak comedy. Lol. This lad out here swearing the bitterest revenge over a scandal.
The amount the 12 string guitar adds to this is amazing.
The Decemberists are fantastic. Another excellent Portland band. We recently filmed Typhoon live at Brighton Music Hall in Boston. Amazing show.
One of my new favorites! Right up there with Carolina drama from the raconteurs
me too!
love Carolina Drama
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My new favorite thing is watching him stomp his foot.
I never thought that was part of the music.
This dude has the perfect voice for this song 10/10
Man, This song was sucha huge part of my teenage. I had it downloaded from limewire and used to practice singing it by playing it on repeat on my nokia N 3310. Such a different treasure i forgot I ever possessed. Damn! Thank you decemberists!
Dwight Schrute has an incredible voice!
Haha they play the decemberist song don't they on the show?..the dwight shrute family after their aunt passes away and thr whole family is there.
I didn't know that Dwight Schrute started a folk band. That is cool.
haa
Dwight sings a Decemberists song with his family in one of the last episodes
this entire post is amazing and yes i freaked out when i heard them playing the decemberists on the office :)
Matthew Pope sons and daughters
BEETS
One of my favorite songs. Amazing.
Music, Voice, Words, = Goosebumps
DAMM this song is perfect for "over the garden wall" guys
I FOUND SOMEONE ELSE
This song has put a spell on me! It's a masterpiece and so enchanting! One of the most delicacies for my ears, for my soul... Colin, you must have an exceptional mind! Thanks for the throbs you give me...
This is an absolute masterpiece. I'm seeing these guys live in a few weeks and I will be happy forever if they play this song!
Saw them at Summerfest, and they did, and it was an amazing performance
I love how they did the moms voice by having both women singing to create that creepy echo
So, yeah. I'm running a Pirate DND campaign and I used this song as the basis for one of my longer Quest lines. The party Were placed in a Prison in Novistar(The capital of my world) and were down on their luck when they met a half elf by the name of Arthur Callaghan(Yes that is a Reference to Red Dead Redemption 2, but he was based nothing on Arthur.)The boy was in with the Guards and eventually he managed to get the PC's out of Jail by Bribing them. He had heard of The Pc's and wanted to ask them for passage on their Ship "The Primrose" to a little known settlement Known as the Kingdom of Stronghold. They accepted, On the condition that he help about the Ship when they needed a Extra pair of hands, And since we had a Paladin of Sune, and A Cleric of Uuta aboard they agreed to take him for free, with only that stipulation.
He had proven a capable Deckhand, however he had a strange habit of looking out into the sea while the Wind whistled about them... It seemed to be strangely hypnotic for the boy. Eventually one night The Pc's would awake to Arthur manning the Helm, Not unusual, however he had a very stern look upon his face. They seemed to be bearing down upon a ship, Their Ram poised to smash the ship the splinters. Our Wizard stopped him, Using Mage hand to Yank the Wheel from his grasp, however.... We did hit something.
Going Nearly 16 Knots(18 Mph) We Smacked hard into a Whale the likes of which no one had ever seen. It was Gargantuan, Letting out a massive moan it turned and Bit the ship we were chasing in twain, before turning... And Forcing the Primrose into the same fate. The Pc's alive, as was Arthur. The group was in a uproar, screaming at one another until something caught their attention. A man coughing loudly in the corner of the Whales belly. The man looked to be in his late thirties, Scars running all along his face, But Arthur Knew....
Our Cleric Ran to heal the Man, However Arthur Shouted out, telling him to stop. Long Story Short Arthur begged the Pc's to, at least let him explain himself, and Why he intended to Murder this Man. They Agreed. The Music Began. It started as a Lonely Guitar, One Arthur Always carried with him, Vibrating softly in the Belly of the Whale, But Eventually.... Other Instruments Joined in, And even his Mother's Ghost made a Guest appearance. The Dilemma was up to the Players. Allow this man his Revenge? Or Stop him, and try to talk him out of this Killing.
Sorry, it got so Wordy. Just wanted to tell this Awesome Story.
10/10 would DnD again.
That's actually an awesome D&D plot. Nice!
for some reason my mom always played this song on really long car trips (LATE AT NIGHT) and it still scares me.
Really what is with all the hate on this video??
If you don't like the song then don't listen to it
It's easier for people to talk trash than admit they're just discovering a band that's been around for over a decade
These people, and their music is perfect. They all collaborate so well. God, I love this band.
4:02 I love when singers make weird faces when singing
Imagine being eaten by a whale and that not even being the worst part of your day
I love how the ending part is pretty extended, to imply that hes really taking his time in his revenge
This transcends anything a music video could ever do. What a fantastic song!!!!! I cannot get enough of it!!
I know it's probably a stylistic choice, and it sounds great, but if my choir teacher saw me moving my mouth in that way and pronouncing things that way while singing I would get beaten over the head with the sheet music
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He’s singing with an accent.
Coda Singer same here, I still have trouble with solo singing because all style was trashed out of my voice after years of choral singing
I think it’s
A cause he’s playing the role of a coastal folk singer
B because it’s supposed to resemble a shanty but with more mouth tamberine
Shame on that teacher. Taking the art out of the art.
Noumenus, agreed. There are art forms, but not all art forms from such rigid frames. Music is a great way to express oneself, and if a person is truly having a great time developing in their way, why stop them?
No matter how many times this song comes up (this times 3 times in a row) I can't skip it. I can still see myself taking out the details within the revenge chorus. That's probably something I shouldn't say out loud.
I memorised the lyrics and the tone, singing it everywhere....
People respect me now
Omgfg the last min pure ecstasy!!!
This absolutely trashes the studio version. Can't seem to find a download of this rendition anywhere. Anyone know where I can (preferably legally) download this?
Well you could always use a UA-cam converter and convert it into an MP3
I think both of them are awesome!
Just use a decent mp3 converter site
I can’t find the other version
Legally? Pff
It's interesting that the rake who used and abandoned the mariner's mother with debts ended up becoming the captain of a whaling ship and went on to continue exploiting whales for their blubber.
Everyone then being attacked and killed (even innocent bystanders) by what I assume to be the rage of a whale who survived in the past out for revenge on top of it all.
Born too early to explore the universe.
Born too late to explore the world.
Born at the right time to listen to this song. I'm fine with that.
You can explore the ocean. At least under it.
I love them all.
Lesson for today! Colin Meloy- lead singer wrote a book called WILDWOOD. And it is truly a new classic for the 21st Century. He brang his great ideas used in his songs, into this amazing book. Trenton Lee Stewart and Lemony Snicket- popular authors reviewed his book and came up with amazing comments. I recommend you to read this book if you have a love for his band. This book is amazing and once you step in, you won't wanna go out. Keep it up Colin!
I think the part at the end, just after he sings, "so lean in close as i whisper the last words you'll hear," is my favorite; not only because of the implications the narrator is making; but also because they all just play AS FAST as they can and it's a lot of fun to watch
honorable mention: the drummer knocking the stuff off of the shelf as everyone just kinda screams, its just chaos and I'm LIVING for it
Such a fun song, a true delight
I can just see the smiles in the back love it
It's weird how I fall in love with music these days(: Well, since I'm obsessed with the Hunger Games, I listened to their song for the album and FELL IN LOVE
My man's chin is crazy
I have been listening to this song on and off for about 5-6 years and I’ve finally finally understood. It’s and absolute MASTERPIECE!!
I swear this is the first time I've listened to this song, but feels like I've heard it so many times before.
My English teacher had us listen and analyze this song as an assignment, now I can’t stop listening to it 😂
this calms me when I have bad memories of my father ....
Sierra Snider he was right about you.
We're here for you
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Cool
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I love this storytelling song, it is the complete best
Seriously so glad I found this band. Great lyrics and instrumental composition.
people have already mentioned this but I love the play on words of the "time to kill" line showing he wasn't just telling a story and actually planned out this song to foreshadow it's ending, and of course the alternate reading of "we have some time, to kill" where he's using that time to kill his dad. amazing
it wasn't his dad really as he was already born then his mom took the bad guy in
Not a dad. Temporary stepdad more like
The lead singer reminds me of Patrick Stump in terms of his facial expressions. haha!
I like the guy who's singing, he's so animated!
Wow! I've loved this song from first time hearing it like 10 years ago, never knew about this live version. It blew my mind! That final accelerando is a Mariner's headbanging masterpiece