Did Pirates Really Sing Sea Shanties? It’s Complicated
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Songs like “A Pirate’s Life for Me” and “Dead Man’s Chest” are as prevalent in pirate lore as eye patches or treasure maps. But these tunes were written more than a hundred years AFTER the Golden Age of Piracy. In this episode of Rogue History, we trace the roots of TikTok’s viral sea shanties and examine the types of music pirates likely heard on the open seas.
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Purpose of Sea Shanties
02:01 Pirates Used "Sing-outs" or Drum Cadences
02:42 Sea Songs for Entertainment
03:26 Sea Ballads as Storytelling
04:47 What Shanties May Have Actually Sounded Like
05:40 Influence of African Work Songs on Shanties
07:02 Music Helped Break Language Barriers
07:42 Antiphony in Contemporary Music
Songs like “A Pirate’s Life for Me” and “Dead Man’s Chest” are as prevalent in pirate lore as eye patches or treasure maps. But these tunes were written more than a hundred years AFTER the Golden Age of Piracy. In this episode of Rogue History, we trace the roots of TikTok’s viral sea shanties and examine the types of music pirates likely heard on the open seas.
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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG
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Rogue History
Shaking off the barnacles from this wildly popular storytelling canon, this Pirates historical series is an enlightening voyage that unravels historical myths, unearths lost narratives, and discovers fresh perspectives. This is the pirate history you were never told.
Subscribe to PBS Origins so you never miss an episode! pbsorigins
And keep up with Rogue History and PBS Origins on:
Facebook: Facebook: PBSDigitalStudios
Twitter: Twitter: pbsds
Instagram: Instagram: pbsds
00:00 Intro
00:43 Purpose of Sea Shanties
02:01 Pirates Used "Sing-outs" or Drum Cadences
02:42 Sea Songs for Entertainment
03:26 Sea Ballads as Storytelling
04:47 What Shanties May Have Actually Sounded Like
05:40 Influence of African Work Songs on Shanties
07:02 Music Helped Break Language Barriers
07:42 Antiphony in Contemporary Music
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در تاریخ 1401/10/15 منتشر شده
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