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Tag: The Wild Sea

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Shanties: 5 Narrative Songs About the Sea

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019by Brennan1 Comment on Shanties: 5 Narrative Songs About the Sea
Shanties: 5 Narrative Songs About the Sea

I blame Gordon Lightfoot. Many songs incorporate aspects of storytelling but only a few are truly narrative, such that stripping away their music would leave a clear, functional story. And, for whatever reason, those stories tend to focus on the sea. The first, clearest example of this trend is Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund [...]

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