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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • We recently did a full play through Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag, singing all the shanties we could find as we went through. Black flag has a huge array of great songs, which served as an introduction for many people to sea shanties!! It's our pleasure to be able to join in with the talented crew who originally performed these for your enjoyment!
    Sean Dagher, Nils Brown, Michiel Schrey, Charlotte Cumberbirch, Nelson Carter, Richard Irwin, David Gossage, Linda Morrison and Marco Marin
    If you want to see the full series of our adventures through the game, check out the following link...
    • Let's Shant Assassin's...
    Billy Riley - 0:00
    Dead Horse - 1:16
    Drunken Sailor - 2:26
    Leave Her Johnny - 3:52
    Lowlands - 6:03
    Rio Grande - 8:58
    Way Me Suzianna - 11:00
    Randy Dandy-O - 12:18
    Homeward Bound - 13:53
    Fish In The Sea - 16:28
    The Worst Old Ship - 17:58
    So Early In The Morning - 19:19
    Hi-Ho Come Roll Me Over - 20:47
    Roll and Go - 22:40
    Whiskey Johnny - 23:39
    Paddy Doyle's Boots - 24:59
    Running Down to Cuba - 25:56
    Padstow's Farewell - 27:27
    Where Am I To Go M'Johnnies - 29:46
    The Coasts of High Barbary - 31:11
    Captain Kidd - 32:38
    Derby Ram - 34:02
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  • @madworldsmileyface
    @madworldsmileyface Рік тому +3767

    My grandfather was in the Navy, and I asked him "Did you ever sing sailing shanties?" He looked at me and said "I am not that fucking old."

  • @EndlessSummer888
    @EndlessSummer888 2 роки тому +2700

    2019: Gaming
    2020: Pandemic
    2021: Singing a shanty while taking a bubble bath

    • @the_Ikar
      @the_Ikar 2 роки тому +119

      2022: Shanties with the boys while fighting on the war

    • @_0x_
      @_0x_ 2 роки тому +74

      @@the_Ikar 2023: singing shanties after nuclear fallout?

    • @johngaracinii8827
      @johngaracinii8827 2 роки тому +17

      2022 Singing shanty's with the boys on the beach looking absolutely mad

    • @Reformed_Borzoi
      @Reformed_Borzoi 2 роки тому +3

      Chad

    • @Safra62
      @Safra62 Рік тому +8

      2021: Singing a shanty while slouching on the couch donning a snowwhite satin-and-tulle dress.

  • @raonimarquesoliveira6801
    @raonimarquesoliveira6801 2 роки тому +1432

    Last year my wife got pregnant. I really like “Leave Her Johhny”, so I used to sing for my son when he was in the womb. Actually, I changed the song to “Leave Her Tommy”, cause his name is Tomás (portuguese version for Thomas). He was born 2 months ago. Sometimes he is crying a lot, so I sing “Leave Her Tommy” and the boy calms down 😊
    EDIT: yesterday (february 18th) we celebrated Tommy’s first birthday, and the party theme was… pirate! The boy was so happy and cute dressed like a little pirate 😊😍

    • @thatguyry3889
      @thatguyry3889 Рік тому +72

      This is the most wholesome thing I've seen on UA-cam ever

    • @ettinakitten5047
      @ettinakitten5047 Рік тому +18

      My baby loves shanties too!

    • @battlesister1559
      @battlesister1559 Рік тому +20

      He's gonna grow up to be a lad one day, congratulations on the baby as well!

    • @kickasskookie2535
      @kickasskookie2535 Рік тому +20

      I would've change it to "leave her tummy"

    • @leeborba2802
      @leeborba2802 Рік тому +14

      Soon this little guri will start singing "I thought I've heard the old man say..."

  • @unclekrush
    @unclekrush 2 роки тому +1304

    Fun fact, when I was in the US Navy from 2008 till 2012, my aircraft carrier pulled into San Diego like twenty times. One night on base, I was with a couple of sailors and marines at the smoke pit when all of the sudden we sang Lowlands together. People from the base just started walking over. It was magical. When Assassins Creed came out on Switch, I immediately picked it up. Now I sing Lowlands on the toilet.

    • @Tommy1977777
      @Tommy1977777 Рік тому +42

      Semper Fi! I served from 1996 to 2006.

    • @unclekrush
      @unclekrush Рік тому +39

      @@Tommy1977777 Alright Jarhead! Badass buddy! Fair winds and following seas to you brother!

    • @romdan7136
      @romdan7136 Рік тому +3

      @@unclekrush I won't lie, it's purely personal preference, but i never like when Lowlands come on. It's mostly just....I guess the feel of the song? Idk.

    • @lakecityransom
      @lakecityransom Рік тому +12

      @@romdan7136 Some people just have no tolerance for sad songs.

    • @romdan7136
      @romdan7136 Рік тому +4

      @@lakecityransom Right. Again, I fully accept other people love it.

  • @lordbeerus462
    @lordbeerus462 3 роки тому +4318

    I don't think buccaneers and pirates would ever think their music would last this long

    • @HDreamer
      @HDreamer 3 роки тому +388

      I mean it's not really just their music, but for and by any sailor on any type of ship.

    • @doesnotexist305
      @doesnotexist305 3 роки тому +177

      Well it wasn’t just pirates and buccaneers singing these songs you know

    • @lordbeerus462
      @lordbeerus462 3 роки тому +131

      @@doesnotexist305 sea fairers in general yes

    • @elaminmochichi7767
      @elaminmochichi7767 3 роки тому +6

      @@HDreamer Ofc its their music wtf you smoking crack

    • @gabadur_
      @gabadur_ 3 роки тому +89

      @@elaminmochichi7767 most of these songs came after the pirates

  • @theforgottenone8807
    @theforgottenone8807 3 роки тому +6249

    I remember playing this game with my very sickly grandfather, He used to sing songs with his buds like those, When he heard Lowlands he sung to me for the first time.... I’ll never forget that voice. So good, Low, But sad at the same time. Rip old man.

    • @carloscoto8337
      @carloscoto8337 3 роки тому +110

      That's amazing

    • @Speedbob2438
      @Speedbob2438 3 роки тому +201

      I'm glad you got that moment together. I can see it in my mind's eye.
      Rest in Peace, Mr. Plays Senior.

    • @nerfpup3089
      @nerfpup3089 3 роки тому +50

      That must've been a beautiful voice.

    • @Mostcarpiot
      @Mostcarpiot 3 роки тому +68

      You should not fear the weather, not fear the sea, you Will remenber the fallen they Will think of you, Hes Bones in the ocean forever Will be
      pd; im sure he's proud of you

    • @zacharyhatfield3241
      @zacharyhatfield3241 3 роки тому +24

      You'll see him some day on Fiddler's Green.

  • @Dusty_Jack
    @Dusty_Jack 2 роки тому +670

    Everyone's talking about "leave her Johnny" but I think "fish in the sea" is absolutely perfect.

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental Рік тому +20

      It's extremely disney sounding to my ear

    • @TheReaIestOne
      @TheReaIestOne Рік тому +20

      The best one in the entire playlist. I played the game years ago, but i still remember fish in the sea word for word.😁👍

    • @MiguelAngel-nj5tf
      @MiguelAngel-nj5tf Рік тому +16

      Randy Dandy-O

    • @HoppingSnake290
      @HoppingSnake290 Рік тому +10

      Lowlands sound nostalgic to me for some reason

    • @remen_emperor
      @remen_emperor Рік тому +3

      It probably became my favorite shanty

  • @RogueSeraph
    @RogueSeraph 3 роки тому +2491

    When Black Flag came out I spent SOOOOOOO much time just sailing my Brig towards nowhere just to hear the sea shanties.
    Been listening to sea shanties ever since.

    • @prussen9889
      @prussen9889 2 роки тому +18

      Same here man. Same here

    • @tylerjewett5266
      @tylerjewett5266 2 роки тому +41

      Only assassin's creed I nearly 100 percented

    • @AsianSpidey
      @AsianSpidey 2 роки тому +31

      my first 32hrs in the game is only 15% completion of storyline with a near max ship from just sailing to nowhere and end up just sea battle my way all the way to near max level ship!

    • @malkinmalone
      @malkinmalone Рік тому +18

      Same. I don’t know whose idea it was to put them in the game but they made a wise decision. I love all the AC games but the shanties are probably my favorite part of any of them. Once I found out i could collect the shanties all over the map and add new songs it became my number 1 priority in the game. Sometimes I would just circle enemy ships instead if attacking them so i could hear the rest of the song. Video games have some of the coolest things in them. We’ve come along way from pong 😁

    • @haralambosmeimetis2188
      @haralambosmeimetis2188 Рік тому +3

      Same here man, its my favourite assassins creed by far and the shanties made it soooo imersive.

  • @salman_rudro07
    @salman_rudro07 3 роки тому +4805

    "Leave her, Johnny" hits different.

    • @heavycritic9554
      @heavycritic9554 3 роки тому +266

      Yeah, it's by far my favourite. The rest of the shanties are atmospheric and nice to listen to, but that one is genuinely beautiful.

    • @sandeepchamodya4546
      @sandeepchamodya4546 3 роки тому +27

      agreed!

    • @patronofsaints2062
      @patronofsaints2062 3 роки тому +120

      Lowlands is really nice too

    • @zaswsaz
      @zaswsaz 3 роки тому +65

      @@heavycritic9554 randy dandy is just as good. IMO

    • @elementadimension1956
      @elementadimension1956 3 роки тому +97

      Yes I love how one of them was wearing a wedding dress

  • @Manjeetkundu
    @Manjeetkundu 3 роки тому +4879

    Games: Fast Travel exists.
    Black Flag: Hold my Sea Shanties

  • @Alex-lq1hq
    @Alex-lq1hq Рік тому +212

    On the top left: the captain of the ship, on the lower right: the crazy pirate who gives energy to the shanties, finally on the lower left: the inseparable duo of the skinny young pirate and the old veteran who knows all the shanties

    • @NotVeryNormal259
      @NotVeryNormal259 2 місяці тому +2

      And at the end of the movie, the old bastard dies in a battle, causing the youngster to lose all hope, going alone and ready for a sequal

    • @Alex-lq1hq
      @Alex-lq1hq 2 місяці тому +1

      @@NotVeryNormal259 Ahahahah exactly, poor boy and poor veteran... 😂❤️

  • @skape4069
    @skape4069 2 роки тому +966

    Everyone's saying Leave Her Johnny is their favourite but Drunken Sailor brought back the most nostalgia for me :")

    • @trukahmin7713
      @trukahmin7713 2 роки тому +18

      That's remind me about Krusty Krab XD

    • @henriquepereiralimabarilla6897
      @henriquepereiralimabarilla6897 2 роки тому +5

      both are my favorites! I also love Padstow's Farewell

    • @CarterM2008
      @CarterM2008 2 роки тому +8

      Mr. Krabs' signature jolly laugh is "Arrrg arg arg arg...."
      Mr. Krabs is confirmed a Pirate.

    • @enclaire9026
      @enclaire9026 2 роки тому +4

      way me suziana for me

    • @missmeg4199
      @missmeg4199 2 роки тому +12

      Drunkin sailor was the first sea shanty I ever learned to sing when I was about 7 or so. It is one of my favorite tunes that will never ever leave my brain.

  • @sanderbot66
    @sanderbot66 3 роки тому +3331

    Pure fire shanties this, can guarantee like 90% of us know of shanties due to this game

    • @then3rdybu11y8
      @then3rdybu11y8 3 роки тому +249

      I do. And i'm tired of pretending i don't

    • @charleshopp3920
      @charleshopp3920 3 роки тому +88

      This game is when I first started to these songs. Been listening ever since, love it

    • @pigcow7744
      @pigcow7744 3 роки тому +51

      Not only is this game a (near) masterpiece, it also has an incredible selection of shanties.

    • @u.m.rcentral868
      @u.m.rcentral868 3 роки тому +21

      one of my most favorite if not my body favorite game ever, indeed this is where i got my love for shanty's as a small one, I'm so happy this is happening

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +340

      It definitely did a lot to widen the appeal :)

  • @MentaIcare
    @MentaIcare 3 роки тому +2106

    I joined the Navy and heard our BMC singing a shanty and joined in for the ending. The smile and shock I brought on his face. He asked where I learned it from and told him it's from black flag. He was happy that the songs still find a way to new sailors hearts.

    • @jackarmstrong8790
      @jackarmstrong8790 2 роки тому +149

      The more things change the more they stay the same

    • @ExceedProduction
      @ExceedProduction 2 роки тому +106

      Adorable story! You probably made his entire week. He will likely remember this for the rest of life, when someone joined in on something so dear to his heart.
      Do you remember which song it was?

    • @sonofsueraf
      @sonofsueraf 2 роки тому +30

      What shanty is it?

    • @AsianSpidey
      @AsianSpidey 2 роки тому +55

      @@sonofsueraf probably the drunken sailor song! it was pretty popular during my bootcamp back in 2010

    • @hotlinerichard1986
      @hotlinerichard1986 Рік тому +13

      an extremely convincing argument to join the navy

  • @titan_redeemer7371
    @titan_redeemer7371 Рік тому +119

    It's strange that just a collection of centuries old songs can really open a window into a time far gone.

    • @Blasphemousa
      @Blasphemousa 11 місяців тому +9

      Just like the Animus, lol

    • @NobleNemesis
      @NobleNemesis 10 місяців тому +6

      These songs are almost ancestral. I'm mid 30s and my grandmother used to sing me some of these songs when I was a small child, and surely her mom did for her; they just don't die

    • @lonestar2078
      @lonestar2078 9 місяців тому +3

      shanties weren't really a thing during the golden age of piracy and were actually active during the 1800s, but they're so awesome, the devs kept them in because rule of cool

    • @titan_redeemer7371
      @titan_redeemer7371 9 місяців тому +3

      @@lonestar2078 that’s what I figured, I know that there are hundreds of misconceptions about seafaring pirates

  • @marcus0overend
    @marcus0overend 2 роки тому +373

    I always liked Lowlands Away the best. The loneliness of a person at sea away from family for months, years, and no way to find out if they are happy and safe

    • @fessy4
      @fessy4 2 роки тому +28

      not enough love for lowlands.... such a beautiful shanty

    • @danish_guy8628
      @danish_guy8628 2 роки тому +10

      I really liked and still do love running Down to cuba

    • @HoppingSnake290
      @HoppingSnake290 Рік тому +4

      They used that song for the piano puzzle in syndicate

    • @jrvalanze
      @jrvalanze 5 місяців тому

      My favorite as well....

  • @ethanisfancy
    @ethanisfancy 3 роки тому +2438

    Leave Her Johnny gives me a nostalgia for a life on the sea I've never lived

    • @cry4mexd238
      @cry4mexd238 2 роки тому +44

      dont worry beecaus sailors like me lived out at sea and would have been nice to have shantys like this to sing to pass the time away

    • @brokenbeta9922
      @brokenbeta9922 2 роки тому +16

      Same but its Randy Dandy O for me

    • @Dorkan77
      @Dorkan77 2 роки тому +21

      Perhaps a past life :O

    • @galileogalilei8861
      @galileogalilei8861 2 роки тому +3

      @@Dorkan77 interesting

    • @theblackblind
      @theblackblind 2 роки тому +5

      you're not alone

  • @Ikaram.128
    @Ikaram.128 3 роки тому +1602

    Legendary Robbie changes location everytime.

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +239

      He was on it

    • @reececope5854
      @reececope5854 3 роки тому +71

      Main character energy

    • @neotheone5559
      @neotheone5559 3 роки тому +42

      He was the wizard of the crew. Which is why the kraken didn't kill them in sea of theives

    • @Ikaram.128
      @Ikaram.128 3 роки тому +63

      The wedding dress and the Bathtub.

    • @kingkazzaris1835
      @kingkazzaris1835 3 роки тому +21

      @@Ikaram.128 I was thinking am I the only one who noticed the wedding dress

  • @mistertwister2000
    @mistertwister2000 2 роки тому +177

    The fact you can hear the in-game version in the background is so perfect

  • @michaeldey6078
    @michaeldey6078 3 роки тому +131

    12:23 literal chills. Favorite shanty right there.

  • @rationalityrules
    @rationalityrules 3 роки тому +6189

    AC4 launched my love for shanties, so this is for me both awesome and weirdly nostalgic! Thanks

    • @DadoseDanos
      @DadoseDanos 3 роки тому +29

      Man, i play them in my car all the time, and i from Brazil, we don’t have those types of shanties heheh thanx too

    • @stonegod95
      @stonegod95 3 роки тому +8

      They are so good

    • @dinamyter2860
      @dinamyter2860 3 роки тому +6

      @@DadoseDanos tem esse aqui que adaptou a drunken sailor: watch?v=AmE1_ie_Aes

    • @savageantelope3306
      @savageantelope3306 3 роки тому +2

      Exact seem even tho I didn't even play the game >u

    • @petrichor9279
      @petrichor9279 3 роки тому +9

      Haha I'm quite the opposite. My love of shanties launched my newfound obsession with Black Flag.

  • @hamilton2861
    @hamilton2861 3 роки тому +1419

    Me: still trying to forget the words of the wellerman
    The Internet: I have 32 minutes of shanties you can hum for all 2021, interested?
    Me:yeah OK then

  • @Werewolf.with.Internet.Access
    @Werewolf.with.Internet.Access 2 роки тому +219

    Dude in “So early in the morning”, the chap up on the left takes a swig from every bottle before he sings.
    Absolute legend

    • @gameguild2396
      @gameguild2396 2 роки тому +8

      I can imagine the hangover would be pure hell if he actually drang a mouthful out of each one. Thankfully, some looked empty with the full ones only getting a sip.

    • @EndlessSummer888
      @EndlessSummer888 Рік тому +13

      A sailor likes his bottle-o.

    • @csabalazar7932
      @csabalazar7932 Рік тому

      It's looped

    • @thatalbinofurry6855
      @thatalbinofurry6855 Рік тому +7

      @@csabalazar7932 na, you can see 'em stacked up on the windowsill beside 'im, it ain't looped

  • @DrachenGothik666
    @DrachenGothik666 Рік тому +50

    Favourite moments: dude on the right wearing a frothy white *dress* during one of the songs, then later he's in a *bubble bath* , dude on the left taking a swing from every bottle but the last during another song, the moments whenever a bottle would just appear out of nowhere, and the piece Randy Dandy-O was the best. You guys are legends.

  • @Jerytheorc
    @Jerytheorc 3 роки тому +243

    Admit it we all have that collections of shanties from AC 4 that we will sing along to and not attack a ship till we have finished the song

  • @forresthunt9573
    @forresthunt9573 3 роки тому +1015

    I rememeber when I was running a pirate-themed Dungeons & Dragons game, and this was the background soundtrack for sea travel. At one point, a character lost a bestfriend to the royal fleet, having been captured in a raid. They raided the fortress he was on, but they couldn't get to him before his execution (a la, One Piece). They destroyed the fort, killed all the sailors inside, and as the Players sailed away, the fort a burning behind them, something happens.
    The players are silent, grim-faced, and the crew works quietly and diligently, trying to put as much water between them and the burning fort. The air tastes of ash, cinders, and sorrow.
    "Lads," says the Captain, one of the Players, "There be a foul mood in the air. Give it a song."
    "Aye, cap'n," the First Mate speak barely above the wind, "what'll it be?"
    The answer was obvious. A lost friend deserves only one song.
    "Low lands."
    "Aye, cap'n."
    First Mate Dobs turns to the deck, meeting more than a dozen side-eyes and just as many mirthless grins.
    "Ya' heard 'im boys, let's hear it!"
    the session ends with Low Lands Away fading into the wind. A crew one man less, and all the worse for it.

    • @morganlucas8659
      @morganlucas8659 3 роки тому +33

      Amazing!

    • @scrimbles2973
      @scrimbles2973 2 роки тому +47

      Would've been hilarious if it was "WHISKEY IS THE LIFE OF MAAAAAAAN"

    • @Isonade_Celica
      @Isonade_Celica 2 роки тому +75

      This..... this literally is just perfectly executed, I couldn't imagine a situation in a pirate themed D&D session to go any better than that. Even the way that you wrote this out just reads like a great novel. Well done my friend. Part of the ship, part of the crew. Even with only one man missing, it feels like the ship is empty.

    • @forresthunt9573
      @forresthunt9573 2 роки тому +22

      @@Isonade_Celica Thanks, my players love of roleplaying made it possible.

    • @giuseppe9653
      @giuseppe9653 2 роки тому +6

      @@scrimbles2973 I mean, its quite a valid statement

  • @Shovie09
    @Shovie09 2 роки тому +37

    the shanties are the reason I go back and play this game every year.

  • @jrgiraffe6294
    @jrgiraffe6294 2 роки тому +129

    This gives me flashbacks of when I played sea of thieves with a bunch of my friends and we got ona Galleon with 15+ people and sang sea shanties around the islands and people would say how synchronized and good we sounded

  • @giovannilopez8332
    @giovannilopez8332 3 роки тому +1006

    Robbie in that dress tho he rocked it no doubt

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +216

      He's a treasure

    • @isaacshultz8128
      @isaacshultz8128 3 роки тому +14

      Was that lost bet? Haha

    • @kohlrak
      @kohlrak 3 роки тому +3

      Was that the bass? I had to skip through the whole video just to see what kind of shennanigans he'd pull for each song. XD

    • @aydenvis
      @aydenvis 3 роки тому +6

      @@kohlrak the bass is JD, bottom left. Robbie is Hawaiian shirt and ushanka in the bottom right

    • @knight5846
      @knight5846 3 роки тому +5

      I really wanna know what that the dress was about, lost bet or was it just for the hell of it, I’d like to think it was for the hell of it, looked comfortable

  • @neffomp
    @neffomp 3 роки тому +565

    I love how in "So early in the morning" he just keeps taking out new bottles xD

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +113

      Got to be done

    • @neffomp
      @neffomp 3 роки тому +18

      @@thelongestjohns That's the pirate's life 🍻

    • @Brigada91RealBriggy
      @Brigada91RealBriggy 3 роки тому +18

      Just remember, if you drink alcohol before 10 AM, you are an alcoholic.
      Except if it is Rum. In that case, you are a pirate!

    • @spacemaria_
      @spacemaria_ 3 роки тому +7

      @@Brigada91RealBriggy well it's always 10am somewhere in the world...

    • @hiastram1145
      @hiastram1145 3 роки тому +2

      @@spacemaria_ well, at least once every hour it is.

  • @lucasforsythe316
    @lucasforsythe316 2 роки тому +51

    Randy Dandy-O just hits different, their harmonization is mesmerizing. Chills.

  • @tamamatu6395
    @tamamatu6395 2 роки тому +59

    Hearing this with the sound of waves crashing against your ship makes it so much more epic

  • @jackson857
    @jackson857 3 роки тому +369

    The harmonizing on "Leave Her Johnny" was off the charts!

    • @tedgrassman4231
      @tedgrassman4231 2 роки тому +3

      Absolutely beautiful! Do you guys and gals know who sings what voice in this version? JD is lead, Andy tenor, Sam baritone, so is it Robbie doing the bass on the chorus? (if so, I didn't know he could sing that low, impressive!)

  • @talonman1825
    @talonman1825 3 роки тому +354

    When AC4 came out I remember hunting down every sea shanty. Couldn't have enough of them.

    • @user-rp5or1ik5l
      @user-rp5or1ik5l 2 роки тому +14

      It's the most worthwhile collectibles in the entire series

    • @Nightwolf-jt7up
      @Nightwolf-jt7up 2 роки тому +5

      The second id find one id be off to my ship to listen to it 😂

  • @guerra467
    @guerra467 2 роки тому +52

    Lowlands will always be my most beloved shanty, and I always tried to hear it in any of my voyages when I played AC4. The melancholy that one feels at sea, after having completed a mission or beaten many a navy can't be compared with anything.

  • @godouttathemachine
    @godouttathemachine 2 роки тому +61

    this game will always have a place in my heart.

  • @ianwanyeki8386
    @ianwanyeki8386 3 роки тому +740

    Leave her Johhny 🥺🥺
    That was just too well done 😭😭👌🏽

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +92

      Many thanks :)

    • @dsem82
      @dsem82 3 роки тому +6

      @@thelongestjohns Will this song make it on a future album?

    • @justinjwolf
      @justinjwolf 3 роки тому +11

      With the wedding dress...

    • @jeannettiragorri5308
      @jeannettiragorri5308 3 роки тому +2

      @@justinjwolf loved it!

    • @goldentimes5158
      @goldentimes5158 3 роки тому +3

      I feel like this is secret message/shanty to Jack sparrow aka Johnny Depp. I think it's not coincidence at all.

  • @zacharyhatfield3241
    @zacharyhatfield3241 3 роки тому +487

    For the longest, I was pretty well isolated in my love of shanties; then AC Black Flag came along and I thought they might catch on. Low and behold, it took 7 years but we made it to the year of the Sea Songs and this video felt so good to sing along to. I am happy!

    • @dilanbrinkley3587
      @dilanbrinkley3587 2 роки тому +3

      Between AC:BF and legit singing with randoms in SoT...it's been a decent run for us. Suck it Ninjas. Yeah. That's right. I ain't forgot that little stand-off!

    • @CapoElChivo
      @CapoElChivo 2 роки тому +2

      Wild how everyone was looking up shanties at the same time none of them were in my recommended
      Ig there was just a wave of nostalgia during corona

    • @dilanbrinkley3587
      @dilanbrinkley3587 2 роки тому +3

      @@CapoElChivo I've had a thing for Shanties, and older Scottish and Irish tavern songs.
      The Poxy Boggards, Alestorm, The Dread Crew of Oddword, The Dreadnaughts, Gaelic Storm, The Longest Johns, Blaggards, The Whiskey Bards.....

    • @Fuckjaredmilton
      @Fuckjaredmilton 2 роки тому

      420th like😏

  • @kpdelaney6460
    @kpdelaney6460 2 роки тому +30

    I love these shanties. My brothers and I used to play the game when we were younger, and a few years ago, we were rowing a canoe in the Colorado mountains on a vacation, and we started singing the shanties (namely "Randy Dandy o" and "fish in the sea"). Once we did, our stride synced up to the beat of the shanties, and we zoomed across the lake at Mach 10. It was so fun! No wonder sailors sang shanties as they sailed the seas. It really brings the crew together

  • @Jitterzz
    @Jitterzz 2 роки тому +75

    I do appreciate that AC is expanding peoples' knowledge of how amazing sea shanties are.

  • @aoaoaya1
    @aoaoaya1 3 роки тому +399

    Based Robbie in Bath and in wedding dress

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +74

      He's a treasure

    • @CapnMadelyn
      @CapnMadelyn 3 роки тому +13

      aw no fair
      i want the dress

    • @nickboo3300
      @nickboo3300 3 роки тому +5

      @@thelongestjohns Maybe the real treasure was the Robbies we found along the way?

  • @whitedragon1204
    @whitedragon1204 3 роки тому +146

    "Low lands away" R.I.P. KIDD

    • @ryanshilts3999
      @ryanshilts3999 3 роки тому

      She just goes to live on a farm up north right? Just got to the point where she let's you know she's a woman.

    • @slash6798
      @slash6798 3 роки тому

      The fact that she tricked us that she was a bloke and is twice the devil her dad was

    • @jarlnils435
      @jarlnils435 2 роки тому +2

      @@slash6798 William Kid was not her dad. She told everyone that she is his son. But she was the daughter of an innskeeper and the widow of a soldier.

  • @m16fermy
    @m16fermy 3 роки тому +33

    The only in game radio station where there was no beat and all the songs were sung "live" by NPCs

  • @Romanowski129
    @Romanowski129 Рік тому +12

    Lowlands, Leave Her Johnny and Padstow’s Farewell are just so good

  • @jeremygeller9145
    @jeremygeller9145 3 роки тому +420

    Years ago I had the privilege to attend a summer camp that taught sailing, their for one of the activities people could go at night to sing sea shanties with the sailing instructors, it was a dark night with a group of no more then 20 people sitting around the fire singing sea shanties, a truly magical. Side note my favorite sea shanty, Fiddler’s Green, is apparently still impossible to find on youtube and that song deserves some exposure

    • @ivan_says_hi
      @ivan_says_hi 3 роки тому +15

      It's a very poplar song. Loadsa videos just type in "fiddlers green" in the search bar. This one is my favourite:
      ua-cam.com/video/OMPId8XjLMA/v-deo.html

    • @farkulonnthefearsome3934
      @farkulonnthefearsome3934 2 роки тому +1

      There's loads on Spotify

    • @HrHaakon
      @HrHaakon 2 роки тому +1

      Barney McKenna had a rendition of that as a song, but never heard a shanty of that name.

    • @viperdmk1483
      @viperdmk1483 2 роки тому +18

      I had a similar experience like you at a Different camp. There was a Few sailing instructors there as well and they also did some shanties at Night with a Campfire. I was a Bit tired but I heard some music as I was gonna go to bed so I put on some clothes and walked out to see what it was. Of course there were some people at the campfire(15 of them)singing shanties and my friend was there and Noticed me. He invited me to sit down. I asked what was going on and He said “We’re singing Shanties that pirates would usually sing” They just finished up a shanty(I think it was Drunken Sailor) and they were asking us If we knew any shanties. Everyone thought about it but didn’t ask So I raised my hand and the counselor pointed at me saying “Yes Mister….” I replied “Viper.” He then said “Is there any shanties you know Viper?” I said “I have one that I know. It’s called Leave her Johnny. From AC Black Flag. Quite a Beautiful one of you sing it right. I’ll lead you guys if you want me to” so the counselors let me. I said “Well you gotta Simply Know 2 Lines where you all come in.” Which are 🎶Leave her Johnny Leave her🎶 and 🎶and it’s time for us to leave her🎶 and sometimes those lines repeat. So i will make this easy by displaying a Number on my finger between 1 & 2 on the part you guys come in. if I do 1: 🎶Leave her Johnny Leave Her🎶 and 2: 🎶and it’s Time for us to leave her🎶 so after they Got what im Gonna Do I asked them if they’re ready. I took a deep breath counselor said “When your ready Viper” I breathed in… 🎶I thought I heard The old man say🎶 then displayed 1 Finger and everyone Joined in. The next day Most of the people from the campfire Told me I made a Great performance. They nicknamed me “Maestro” since I conducted it and sang as well.

    • @jeremygeller9145
      @jeremygeller9145 6 місяців тому +1

      @@viperdmk1483 the camp i went too had a tradition of everyone who took sailing classes getting a nickname, and then at the end of session we would write our name on the main building, my nickname was frisbee

  • @outlaw3146
    @outlaw3146 3 роки тому +739

    Randy Dandy O legit gives me flashbacks to playing this game when I was younger. Serious nostalgia. Thank you guys for doing this.

    • @ConcordeError404
      @ConcordeError404 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah, imagine not boarding a Man-o-War you wrecked, cuz some pirate Bois started off with Randy Dandy O
      Love even how they put it in the intro of AC Rouge, truly some memories of Xbox 360 days

    • @WinyT
      @WinyT 2 роки тому +2

      Bully in the ally does it for me

    • @kpdelaney6460
      @kpdelaney6460 2 роки тому +3

      yes that one was what I listened to the most in this game. Also Fish in the Sea. Both bring me back to my adventures as Kenway
      oh also "Lowlands". Forgot about that one until I heard it here. Very beautiful

    • @ABHISHEK0058
      @ABHISHEK0058 2 роки тому

      Same for me.

    • @giac541
      @giac541 2 роки тому +1

      @@ConcordeError404 for real man so many Memories from this console

  • @domoru5264
    @domoru5264 2 роки тому +84

    I remember on my first cruise I started to sing Padstow’s Farewell and before I knew it a group of guys joined in and then we switched to leave her Johnny and we attracted a bit of an audience best cruise ever

  • @scottnovak4860
    @scottnovak4860 2 роки тому +39

    That stretch of Drunken Sailor, Leave Her Johnny, Lowlands, and Rio Grande. Always been my favorite while playing. These shanties and sailing def were the best part of the game. Would love a Black Flag 2 on the new consoles.👌😌

  • @orboobleck5366
    @orboobleck5366 3 роки тому +457

    I don’t know why he’s in that wedding dress, but he’s pulling it off.

    • @austinking1429
      @austinking1429 3 роки тому +24

      Never question brilliant madness

    • @Brigada91RealBriggy
      @Brigada91RealBriggy 3 роки тому +28

      Judging by the song that was on at that moment "Leave her, Johnny", I'd say he is a visualisation of the ship that the song is about.
      They tell the story of how it is time to leave the ship and go ashore.
      A rather sad song that sends chills down my spine.

    • @monotonexylophone1623
      @monotonexylophone1623 3 роки тому +9

      He better not or this will be taken off youtube

    • @codyjimenez1565
      @codyjimenez1565 3 роки тому

      @@Brigada91RealBriggy ? But the “for the voyage is long, and the wind don’t blow” line, implies him leaving a wife or something.

    • @knight5846
      @knight5846 3 роки тому +1

      @@Brigada91RealBriggy you have that backwards, they’ve been ashore for some time and its time for them to set sail again and there’s a wife getting left behind

  • @whitedragon1204
    @whitedragon1204 3 роки тому +401

    "Low lands away" That song played when She died in the game and my crew sang as we sailed away. It was so sad :(

    • @RoxxSerm
      @RoxxSerm 3 роки тому +90

      Mary? Yeah it sucked when she died. Such good character development and revelation over the game. Back when female characters were powerful on their own, without it beeing tried to force it upon us. ( Cough cough, movie industry, cough ).

    • @Gwynbleiddsanity
      @Gwynbleiddsanity 3 роки тому +8

      @@RoxxSerm mary :'((((

    • @TheLagiacrus1
      @TheLagiacrus1 3 роки тому +33

      "And then I knew my love was dead...Lowlands Away..."
      Random crewman: "hEYYY!"

    • @ryanshilts3999
      @ryanshilts3999 3 роки тому +12

      I know it's almost a decade old but I just started playing through it and ganna pretend I didn't read this :(

    • @SilverGeFer
      @SilverGeFer 3 роки тому +3

      I played this game ages ago and now find it funny how I don’t know who “Mary” is at all. I don’t even remember a female character being in this game. Maybe it’s time to replay the game…

  • @coreykelley9441
    @coreykelley9441 13 днів тому +1

    I was on Submarines for five years and we sang shanties while cleaning over a decade ago. I'm fairly certain this video got me obsessed with the game. I had played it in passing a few times, watched this, and 100% it 6 times since my last comment. Thank you.

  • @midnitest0rm
    @midnitest0rm Місяць тому +2

    My great-grandfather was in the Royal Canadian Navy and he taught me a longer, different version of “The Dead Horse.” Apparently he and his fellow sailors would sing it to new crew members after they spent one month at sea. So I was excited to hear it in this game.

  • @SheepasaurusRex
    @SheepasaurusRex 3 роки тому +152

    i'm just really impressed that robbie can sing that well laying down like that

    • @loganwalters5613
      @loganwalters5613 3 роки тому +32

      I’m impressed he fit his wife’s wedding dress 😂🤣

    • @lucymonostone5026
      @lucymonostone5026 2 роки тому +1

      Lmfao

    • @pakoswine4560
      @pakoswine4560 2 роки тому +1

      It's actually easier too sing from your stomach when your laying down like that.

  • @arc5496
    @arc5496 3 роки тому +458

    I couldn’t afford Sea Of Thieves, so I bought Valheim, built a longship with my friends, and we just travelled around the ocean singing sea shanties together. :)

  • @batman_outoftown
    @batman_outoftown 4 місяці тому +3

    There’s smth indescribably beautiful about these songs and their voices
    Brings tears to my eyes, nostalgia is strong with this one
    Good days those were

  • @arthurmorgan69420
    @arthurmorgan69420 2 роки тому +35

    My top five favorite sea shanties from this game:
    5. Randy Dandy-O
    4. Leave Her Johnny
    3. Captain Kidd
    2. Drunken Sailor
    1. Bully in the Alley

    • @samdis1890
      @samdis1890 2 роки тому +3

      The fact that nobody mentioned stormalong john is shocking

    • @haukeduje6706
      @haukeduje6706 Рік тому +1

      Lowlands away is the best for me

    • @klashking332
      @klashking332 Рік тому +4

      Mine is,
      5. Fish in the Sea
      4. Leave her Johnny
      3. All for Me Grog
      2. William Taylor
      1. Randy Dandy-O
      These are personal favorites and feel special to me ngl.

  • @dustin9524
    @dustin9524 3 роки тому +292

    I remember the day i found you guys. Me and a few friends miss ya in sea of thieves!

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +78

      Still have the memories and the funs :)

    • @Piratenbraut
      @Piratenbraut 3 роки тому +6

      @@pokkiheart They still stream Sea of Thieves regularly

    • @schmeghammer4563
      @schmeghammer4563 3 роки тому +4

      @@Piratenbraut where? twitch? I need a link!

  • @Civicgurke
    @Civicgurke 3 роки тому +67

    Have a great day ppl in 7 years when this is gonna get recomended by the yt algorithm

  • @astrellas5007
    @astrellas5007 2 роки тому +8

    Lowlands is one of my favorites, the intentional voice crack just adds so much

  • @bigmikegaming1583
    @bigmikegaming1583 Рік тому +4

    black flag was the shit. I remember putting so much hours into it just for the shanties. ah the good ol days

  • @BaconRage98
    @BaconRage98 3 роки тому +538

    Shanties from Assassin's Creed Rogue next?
    There's an interesting distinction between the North Atlantic vs. the West Indies shanties

    • @oyblech8671
      @oyblech8671 3 роки тому +55

      most are the same, actually (pretty sure they're even the exact same sound files), but the ones rogue added were damn nice, you're right. would be great but since it's no longer pirate/sailing focussed (plot wise I mean) I doubt it'd fit too well thematically...
      I'll be honest, if they're up for it in general I'd be happy to provide my 100% file of rogue so they have all shanties and can do whatever they like with whatever customisations for the background gameplay

    • @darthrevan-
      @darthrevan- 3 роки тому +18

      @@oyblech8671 theres a couple different ones like old maui

    • @DarthVerde1611
      @DarthVerde1611 3 роки тому +4

      @@darthrevan- which is probably the best of the added ones

    • @darthrevan-
      @darthrevan- 3 роки тому

      @@DarthVerde1611 agreed

    • @samuelradley1625
      @samuelradley1625 3 роки тому +1

      @@DarthVerde1611 Paddy Lay Back is so great though.

  • @nadiw3261
    @nadiw3261 3 роки тому +144

    Tomorrow I will go to choir meet, it will be first in several months. I miss it very much. Thanks boys for this beautiful "good night" 🤗❤️

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +34

      That's wonderful! Hope you have a great time

  • @laurencechristianlenon9484
    @laurencechristianlenon9484 2 роки тому +15

    Listening to this with a ship at sea ambience brings AC4 nostalgia.

  • @granttheanimationking3181
    @granttheanimationking3181 Рік тому +23

    I was expecting for “Leave her, Johnny” to be good , I got a sound so different from the original it is better that I have ever experienced

  • @benjaminwhitehead4050
    @benjaminwhitehead4050 3 роки тому +450

    Literally everyone: I discovered shanties from this game
    Me: Literally hears some guy singing them in a TF2 match like 6 years ago and decided they sounded pretty good.
    Been listening to them ever since

    • @nickkohmuench2953
      @nickkohmuench2953 3 роки тому +21

      That guy probably learned them from AC4 lol

    • @Auron710
      @Auron710 3 роки тому +12

      i remember some guy with an accordion coming to my primary school and singing a bunch

    • @benjaminwhitehead4050
      @benjaminwhitehead4050 3 роки тому +8

      @@nickkohmuench2953 Nah he was singing old school songs that ya never hear like Hog Eyed Man or South Australia

    • @felippe2866
      @felippe2866 3 роки тому +3

      @@benjaminwhitehead4050 south australia is the fucking best one

    • @GrommtheOrc
      @GrommtheOrc 3 роки тому +5

      Me: Gets given a CD of "The Bilge Pumps Greatest Hits Vol. VIII" at like 12 years old (14 years ago) as a pirate-loving kid and loves shanties since but needs to listen to a significant amount more.

  • @HelenM1994
    @HelenM1994 3 роки тому +216

    I sat and sang along with every shanty, start to finish, whilst doing my work. Turned out to be very productive!

  • @chaddusmaximus4938
    @chaddusmaximus4938 3 роки тому +10

    That rendition of Lowlands Away is one of the most beautiful versions I've heard

  • @tonycostello3947
    @tonycostello3947 Рік тому +16

    Still one of the best games I've played. Probably gonna buy a copy and play again just because of this lol

  • @faerhazar939
    @faerhazar939 3 роки тому +131

    Got to love it! I especially enjoy being able to hear the harmonies more, without the melody overpowering everything.

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +34

      Always do our best

    • @faerhazar939
      @faerhazar939 3 роки тому +5

      @@thelongestjohns it shows! Really, everything sounds fantastic!

  • @TheParaboa
    @TheParaboa 3 роки тому +80

    This has become my favorite UA-cam video. As Edward Kenway would say: "well done, lads".

  • @mindthinggaming
    @mindthinggaming 3 місяці тому +2

    I miss this game so much! Great job guys and amazing songs. The last Ubisoft Assassin's creed masterpiece for me

  • @maniac3292
    @maniac3292 2 роки тому +14

    Lowlands hit on a different level , if you think of Edward's love life

  • @Effel87
    @Effel87 3 роки тому +183

    Sad i missed out on the weller man community song but ive been waiting for you guys to do this for forever which makes me feel better.

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +65

      You're still part of it in spirit

    • @beluga8001
      @beluga8001 3 роки тому +7

      @@thelongestjohns we all are

    • @eskurian8565
      @eskurian8565 3 роки тому +5

      I missed the previous one (was it Leave her, Johnny?) but got in on the Wellerman. I'm sure there'll be more. (-:

  • @anthonymcrooster3703
    @anthonymcrooster3703 3 роки тому +637

    I like to imagine how captain Kenway's crew rehearsed whenever Edward caught them a new shanty, because there was always only one sheet of each.
    "Yarr lads, gather 'round, ar mighty cap'tin be doin' some assassinin' and sich on the mainland, so wer have about 7 wench's tale's time to proper'y master this fresh shanty ar great cap'tin procured fer us. Y'and a 1 y'and a 2 y'and a 1 2 3 -"

    • @lynx_8576
      @lynx_8576 3 роки тому +27

      Underrated comment. Can’t wait till it gets 69 likes

    • @Shade45-
      @Shade45- 3 роки тому +19

      Yello lads gather around your mighty captain be doing some assassination and such on the mainland sw we have about 7 more french tale time to properly maste this fresh shanty your great captain produced for us, I am tired imma stop
      (I tried to english it as much as I could)

    • @elenagrewold7333
      @elenagrewold7333 3 роки тому +4

      @@Shade45- it was already in English. Its called an accent. And if you dont know what a wench is then don't try to "English It" as you put it.

    • @Shade45-
      @Shade45- 3 роки тому +6

      Boi just tryna help someone and I get this

    • @sebap1062
      @sebap1062 3 роки тому +6

      @@Shade45- "Okay guys, gather around, our mighty captain is doing some assassinating on the mainland, so we have about 7 wench's tales time wort to properly master this fresh shanty our great captain got for us. And a 1 and a 2 and a 1 2 3-"
      A wench is a word by the way, it reffers to prostitutes more or less.

  • @danbellamy8648
    @danbellamy8648 2 роки тому +9

    Boys...I knew a few shanties growing up but this game is what really got me back into singin'. Now i get to hear my favourite band sing the soundtrack to my favourite game. Wish fulfilliment!

  • @thebrokensword5017
    @thebrokensword5017 2 роки тому +10

    This entire game made me complete, especially the songs and overall feel of the game

  • @Penthess
    @Penthess 3 роки тому +182

    How long have I fantasized of the longest johns singing the whole ac4 playlist. Do you know how great it feels to have your dreams come true? 😩👌

    • @akionyx7606
      @akionyx7606 3 роки тому +4

      I’m not disappointed but was hoping I’d hear my favorite Jonny broker 😭

  • @giantdad2799
    @giantdad2799 3 роки тому +92

    beautiful songs. sad i know literally, three of them at most.

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +34

      That's great! You get to enjoy discovering them all for the first time!

    • @giantdad2799
      @giantdad2799 3 роки тому +4

      @@thelongestjohns exactly. wonderful stream!

    • @tano1321
      @tano1321 3 роки тому

      One must be the drunken sailor I bet... that's one everyone knows lol

  • @SprintMan
    @SprintMan Рік тому +2

    Where Am I to go M’Johnnies gives me the most nostalgia about this game

  • @Armentitron
    @Armentitron 11 місяців тому +3

    There's a slight delay on Randy Dandy O that just makes it all the better

  • @fin4204
    @fin4204 3 роки тому +94

    Sean dagher + The longest johns is a surprisingly good combo for Randy Dandy O

  • @JT-wf7ou
    @JT-wf7ou 3 роки тому +68

    This is perfect
    The music
    The replayability
    The funny costume changes
    The everything

  • @squashmallow2006
    @squashmallow2006 Рік тому +14

    We need a part 2 with the remaining songs as well. I'd love to hear "Good Morning Ladies All", and "Spanish Ladies" by you guys.

  • @madwookie9844
    @madwookie9844 2 роки тому +7

    I couldn't tell you how much of my playtime was just sailing around just so I could listen to the shanties, such a good game.

  • @dr.ketchup9419
    @dr.ketchup9419 3 роки тому +27

    When lowlands came on I completely forgot this song existed but I remember every word once I heard it again.

  • @Ikaram.128
    @Ikaram.128 3 роки тому +67

    Can't wait for Drunken Sailor to come up!!!

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +22

      It's in there

    • @Ikaram.128
      @Ikaram.128 3 роки тому +9

      I was bursting with energy writing this before Drunken Sailor came up.

  • @Pokeater
    @Pokeater 3 роки тому +13

    Honestly, this feels like a D&D group I swear. I fucking love this. Hopefully in the next Assassin's Creed you guys will write the songs

  • @asithainduwara7190
    @asithainduwara7190 2 роки тому +5

    "Leaver her Jonny" never gets off my head.

  • @m26pershing25
    @m26pershing25 3 роки тому +29

    sea shant in AC4: starts*
    me: i can wait for a few more minutes

  • @hunterhawktv3777
    @hunterhawktv3777 3 роки тому +28

    My favorite is leave her Johnny leave her

    • @thelongestjohns
      @thelongestjohns  3 роки тому +12

      It's a beauty

    • @hunterhawktv3777
      @hunterhawktv3777 3 роки тому +1

      @@thelongestjohns YOOO ITS YOU GUYS!! Dude I love your videos and your music I’m actually practicing guitar and learning to sing in bass voice my dream is to be a country singer like Tennessee Ernie Ford

  • @andrewsemple1124
    @andrewsemple1124 2 роки тому +5

    One does not simply listen to this without singing along. Fan from Scotland

  • @connorwest7366
    @connorwest7366 Рік тому +6

    I could listen to these boys for hours

  • @arthzoncruz1032
    @arthzoncruz1032 3 роки тому +22

    I'm emotionally remembering all my memories playing the game, black flag is the best AC

  • @theloathsomedungeater7167
    @theloathsomedungeater7167 3 роки тому +33

    Love this game. Cant get enough of your music

  • @mattdylla3225
    @mattdylla3225 11 місяців тому +2

    I was a tanker in the army, we used to sing "leave her johnny" whenever one of us ETSed.

  • @ehrenmann4150
    @ehrenmann4150 2 дні тому +2

    Roll, boys, roll best shanty... Cant change my mind

  • @WolfofFenrir13
    @WolfofFenrir13 3 роки тому +30

    God, you lads' rendition of Randy Dandy-O is just perfect laid alongside the Assassin's Creed edition!

  • @Jayll1984
    @Jayll1984 3 роки тому +22

    At timesi just loved to sail aimlessly around listening to the crew singing the shanties. I normally don't enjoy idling in a game but i never minded in AC4. I enjoyed sailing, the gorgeous views and "spending time with the crew".

  • @minimachomestead
    @minimachomestead 3 місяці тому +2

    In a world without gold, we could have been heroes!

  • @gymgamerdad7028
    @gymgamerdad7028 2 роки тому +6

    Oh the nostalgia is thick in here!