This IS what Eurovision is about, and why we alle love it. You can have the most beautiful eye watering balad, and next one up is a Pirate song from a cheap ressort somewhere in Europe. Perfection!
@danielvanr.86813 ай бұрын
And not a bunch of half-naked pronoun-piddlers arsing about on the stage, pushing the narrative,
@pinnip36578 жыл бұрын
Oh mid 2000s eurovision songs SO MUCH FUN!
@dudewatcheskpop20226 жыл бұрын
ikr!
@kittymervine61155 жыл бұрын
Oh I hope the song did not get GOOD!!! I love this....
@osasunaitor4 жыл бұрын
Indeed, those were the best years of Eurovision. Nowadays it's just cheap pop that sounds 100% the same
@heatherknibbs58243 жыл бұрын
The golden era of Eurovision
@samsowden3 жыл бұрын
The era when people had accepted that Eurovision was a joke.
@vylyssys Жыл бұрын
It's 2023 and this song still lives in my head.
@andrealopezz21 Жыл бұрын
LOVE this
@stephenmurphy221211 ай бұрын
Rent free? 😂
@mrstambourinegirl3977 ай бұрын
Yes! This is the one eurovision song I remember and randomly listen to. Plus the fact we gave it 10 points and then Ireland gave it 12 points makes my day 😂
@estherbosbach3772 жыл бұрын
This is still gold after so many years. I wish there would be a special Eurovision song contest, where you could vote oldies and former contributions.
@MA246912 жыл бұрын
Still great! And I love how the Rock of Ages Cast did this for the West End Eurovision in 2012 😀
@marybaczuk5 жыл бұрын
I love how they just ordered cheap pirate costumes from Amazon. Zero fks given. Still one of the best Eurovision entries
@user-cs2ns9zo6b4 жыл бұрын
They even stole the lyrics.
@doriyahdude52774 жыл бұрын
"One of the best esc entries" Yeah right....
@sophiegent57474 жыл бұрын
This is an actual song by them
@LukassYT4 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to this when i was little and had no idea that it was from Eurovision. The song lokey bops.
@MrWereWolfGirl4 жыл бұрын
They should've ordered them on Wish or AlliExpress to make this masterpiece even more glorious than it already is xD
@cree65943 жыл бұрын
Other countries: **serious performances** Latvia: haha pirate go brr
@Nothing-hj6ls3 жыл бұрын
So Estonia Leto svet is serious for you!
@Егор-ъ1ш4о3 жыл бұрын
Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France and Belgium most serious performances in Eurovision 2008
@Definitely_not_pi4 ай бұрын
Latvia is like the last country you would expect to send something like this😂
@kaponautas4 жыл бұрын
I was NOT expecting this when I searched for a live version of Wolves of the sea
@kaponautas4 жыл бұрын
@Kristian No, I'm not lithuanian
@kaponautas4 жыл бұрын
@Kristian Brazil
@eemelikorteniemi39664 жыл бұрын
Alestorm seems to have a habit of adapting any pirate song into metal, no matter how the original is
@LostYourTime4 жыл бұрын
@@eemelikorteniemi3966 alestorm is the original....
@gamefox-gaming50162 жыл бұрын
@@eemelikorteniemi3966 what alestorm song are you talking about?
@93drizzit4 жыл бұрын
Every other country: “let’s sing about love, world peace, or something deep and philosophical.” Latvia: “I’m a pirate!”
@stephenmurphy22123 жыл бұрын
That’s probably why it stood out from the crowd, cos it’s not a mainstream pop song. 😂👍
@escpikayohann47603 жыл бұрын
"do what you want because pirates are free, *U AR A PIRATE*
@gomboach3 жыл бұрын
Ireland: t̸ u̵ r̴ k̸ e̶ y̴
@lenap3192 жыл бұрын
This was 2008, everyone tried to lose so it was full of joke entries
@EagleProds2 жыл бұрын
Lithuania:WE ARE THE WINNERS! OF EUROVISION
@xGrenique8 жыл бұрын
one of my biggest guilty pleasure
@0008Seconds7 жыл бұрын
Marek Ołdak with alcohol is free
@xGrenique7 жыл бұрын
Pavlovix 4K UHD ok love it also!
@vogelmeister68095 жыл бұрын
eurovision in general is my guilty pleasure
@matttantony40772 жыл бұрын
I watched Eurovision 2008 on a giant tv in my college common room. We all gave this a standing ovation.
@JoeBleasdaleReal3 жыл бұрын
The UK gave this 10 points. That says everything 😂
@RobertoMeloni3 жыл бұрын
Actually UK gave us TWELVE POINTS, this says even more, dārgais jampampinš 🏴☠️🇱🇻❤️
@nashville29833 жыл бұрын
UK 10 points and Ireland 12 points. I'm assuming may be because they better understood the lyrics.
@backtothefifa10593 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling it's down to the pirate shows in popular tourist resorts in Spain. That's where my mind went straight to when I saw this.
@occono35433 жыл бұрын
@@RobertoMeloni No, Ireland gave 12, UK gave 10.
@Daniel-bv6ig3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. We have TASTE😂
@escfrenchnerd94218 жыл бұрын
i love it so much and it's not a joke
@MarcoMartell8 жыл бұрын
I hear it often (I think at least 3 times, and more probably 7 times, every week).
@thesnesgeek7 жыл бұрын
Marek Kuźmiński How do you do that? This didn't became a worldwide hit.
@merlehv5 жыл бұрын
ESC FrenchNerd me to omg! My sister and I always do there dance 🤣 even after so many years!
@PinkyThePirate5 жыл бұрын
@@MarcoMartell lol i listen to it 50 times in 1 DAY😜
@koikarppa4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@laurynasg.88897 жыл бұрын
One of the best Eurovision songs ever!!! It really makes you happy no matter how upset you are. Braliukas, linkėjimai iš Lietuvos! :D
@LiliCanal7 жыл бұрын
That moment you realize one of your favourite Alestorm songs is in fact an funky Eurovision disco song with an idiotic choreography. **mindblown**
@IronBahamut5 жыл бұрын
Alestorm should totally represent the UK one year. I can see the madlads being up for it.
@zjanggurup5 жыл бұрын
My reaction, exactly. Missed the Eurovision shows of 07 08 and 09, and saw this gem in a video. I was like, I know this song. The alestorm version is so much though, better vocals, and beter instruments.
@paklurganteng5 жыл бұрын
i'm the opposite, I know this song first before I know Alestorm, I'm surprised when this song covered by Alestorm, and their version is so good and yes they should represent the UK
@gabrielgabriel979855 жыл бұрын
Alestorm's version is less better than this one
@Odhil954 жыл бұрын
@@IronBahamut I'VE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS FOR YEARS. I WANT THOSE GUYS THERE, GODAMMIT!
@andreeadianab1281 Жыл бұрын
Omg, I remember having this song recored on an MP3 when I was in school. I still remember the lyrics 😂 this will never get old 🥰
@1992chevalier Жыл бұрын
This still is my ever-favourite Eurovision song! Thank you Latvija!
@miroslavtomic70386 жыл бұрын
I always loved Latvian entries as they are so different each year. In 2007, you had six opera singers and in 2008 you had pirates (main singer here Roberto Meloni was part of both entries, though). Every year Latvia brings in something new and something completely different.
@c.citizenerased3 жыл бұрын
like in 2009, when it didn't have the recognition it deserved :(
@iferra2 жыл бұрын
You'll love this year. It's truly something
@owainthomas23162 жыл бұрын
This year they had singers telling you to eat vegetables
@LoveBsbForever2 жыл бұрын
@@owainthomas2316 and pussy. dont forget pussy
@luky75702 жыл бұрын
2022: *go green eat salad eco good pls eco*
@renzomolinac Жыл бұрын
I have to admit it, 15 years later ,I love this song!
@XSunacX4 жыл бұрын
Me without netflix account trying to find The Story of Fire Saga movie be like:
@Tenortalker3 жыл бұрын
A triumph ! If only they had won it would have made a lot of people very happy. An iconic Eurovision moment . I hope those Wolves of the Sea are still howling somewhere. No reason why we can't enjoy a bit of harmless fun at the contest. 252 people don't seem to have a sense of humor - a pity. Come on everyone sing along ' With a Hi Hi Ho and a Ho Ho Hey.....'
@SeanORaigh4 жыл бұрын
This is so unbelievably silly, but I dig it. These pirates are living their best lives.
@nathanwilliams2152 Жыл бұрын
That's what Eurovision is all about - having fun, mixing with people, and expressing yourself. They did really well that year (although I believe Russia won it?)
@az9292928 жыл бұрын
The people booing at the beginning and end = incredibly rude. Show some respect for the competition! :(
@JovanaK1D7 жыл бұрын
Yeah thats make me so sad :( they use to be my fav. back then...good memories
@KALIMAindia7 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it had something to do with which countries who recognized Kosovo?
@MrTheZMAI7 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think they booed at majority of the songs
@JackWalker129936 жыл бұрын
There was a lot of booing in 2008, some people in the audience just didn't knew how to have fun all the time!
@icecranberry21486 жыл бұрын
az929292 Compare it to cheering for Russia in 2012.......I guess people didn't accept the weirdness of Eurovision 4 years before.
@josephshaulov59144 жыл бұрын
“So during quarantine, your dreams consist of rapping astronauts and Latvian pirates?” Pretty much
@filippomazziotto60244 жыл бұрын
Correct: Rapping montenegrin astronauts and Latvian-Sardinian pirates on crack with some special effects
@JoeBleasdaleReal3 жыл бұрын
Yes Igranka 😂😂
@c.citizenerased3 жыл бұрын
@@filippomazziotto6024 e il bello è che l'ho scoperto da poco che roberto meloni è italiano, io pensavo addirittura che fosse un *uomodicoloreperevitareinsulti* tipo americano-
@ivanmacgar6447Ай бұрын
Don't forget Dracula himself singing opera-dubstep (Romania 2013)
@howieeiwoh12247 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Latvian entry ever. Not even the 2002 and 2015 entries top it for me. It's a very happy and uplifting song. I love it so much.
@lovetriathlon Жыл бұрын
Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai is also a good entry, but this one beat it.
@jooname4 жыл бұрын
When Disney announced Mandalorian will require a Disney+ subscription
@StrawberryStationMusic2 жыл бұрын
These guys were the Latvian Scooch and a collaboration needs to happen.
@ZuZiZ7 жыл бұрын
This is Eurovision gold.
@stuff4ever6 жыл бұрын
Whenever people ask me why I love Eurovision I show them this clip.
@pikosapikos132 жыл бұрын
Alright, this is a fucking masterpiece.
@MewWolf54 жыл бұрын
My maternal grandparents are from Latvia. My Oma always would see things she found weird or irritating and say "They don't do that in Latvia!" I wonder what she would have thought of this song. It's so silly and wild and weird, but that's what I like about it. It makes me proud to have a connection to Latvia.
@iamclinicallysick6505 Жыл бұрын
disconnect yourself
@miroslavtomic7038 Жыл бұрын
Latvia is one of those countries that understands ESC the best. Doesn't send various music talent shows competitors, like western countries do. It puts together several of its major stars into supergroups and they do very well on the competition.
@richln96822 ай бұрын
Love the way his blade wobbles unconvincingly when he menaces the cameraman with it.
@JonasTheWizard4 жыл бұрын
One of the best Eurovision entries i've ever seen
@nikolasaric52607 жыл бұрын
Good song, I feel like 2008 was the best year for eurovision with so many good songs.
@seppoleonvervloet1325 жыл бұрын
Irlande douze points
@BrokuTheSonofSparda2 жыл бұрын
My guilty pleasure song so catchy and uplifting love the energy lmao
@Izaraqio5 жыл бұрын
This is actually good (I’m serious)
@florenna Жыл бұрын
I just love how this song was a Melodifestivalen reject, and yet at the end it finished higher up on the Eurovision scoreboard than Sweden!!! :D Just love that, what a beautiful irony & poetic justice! Ah, those golden times *without juries,* and without Sweden being the eternal jury pet that it now is... Stealing victory from more deserving entries. :( Yes, 2023, I'll eternally be angry for that!
@kgw726 жыл бұрын
I love the song, and it's Roberto Meloni who's holding the whole act. Good fun song. Shame on the booing!
@MrMapacheumr2 жыл бұрын
Thats not our country entry, lets boo for the sake of patriotism
@JonnyTainment5 жыл бұрын
This is a guilty pleasure song you don't have to feel guilty about loving!
@14littledude6 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this and absolutely loved it. I was so mad that Russia won, I hated their song, I really wanted Latvia to win. Russia started growing on me later though. I can't believe it's been 10 years.
@noelmcmahon34074 жыл бұрын
I am still in love with this masterpiece and it should have won the Eurovision song contest
@machmandpyt4 жыл бұрын
keep coming back to listen to this , always makes me smile and that Brutal keychange :)
@konstaroivainen5 жыл бұрын
As opposed to The Pirates Of The Land
@lizzymarlow52085 жыл бұрын
darn
@sashimicheetah4 жыл бұрын
Police officers are often called road pirates by the "sovereign citizen" archetype.
@MegaStig254 жыл бұрын
That's the government
@kaelang124 жыл бұрын
Sounds like that one episode of galavant
@GeorgeAustinTay8 жыл бұрын
That type of idiotic song that's so bad it's good lmaooo
@az9292928 жыл бұрын
One of my personal favourites that year - deserved to be in the top 5 :P
@blima5897 жыл бұрын
George Austin Tay this used to be the essence of Eurovision but now... meh
@eurodara7 жыл бұрын
b lima it's good it's the past
@papasmurfsmurfy63606 жыл бұрын
George Austin Tay They did that on purpose.
@MegaStig255 жыл бұрын
@ProblemBoy Official Great. Always put this at my parties
@JackWalker129936 жыл бұрын
Latvians pirates!? why? Because it's Eurovision! one of the funnest and most eccentric performances in the 2000s, Verka Serduchka left a far bigger effect in ESC than Marija Serifocic lmao! can you believe this song was also a Melfest reject? even finished higher than Sweden! nothing was surprising in 2008 tbf.
@nirad80264 жыл бұрын
Well yeah, Serduchka started a trend of open transgenderism. Molitva was a fucking great song tho.
@JeffL19995 жыл бұрын
We need more pirate Music in ESC!
@infernohr7 жыл бұрын
Latvian internet users in a nutshell
@bezwzglednypierozek78846 жыл бұрын
Umbr4zz such an underrated comment xD
@esepedantihoe23195 жыл бұрын
how did you know?
@Mrtheunnameable5 жыл бұрын
No mention of potato so...
@infernohr5 жыл бұрын
@@esepedantihoe2319 I have heard on a local gaming portal that latvians have the highest ratings in europe when it comes to downloading pirated content.
@MegaStig255 жыл бұрын
I should move to Latvia lol
@Asa...S4 жыл бұрын
It has some similarites to the Swedish band Rednex that had some hits (like Cotton Eye Joe) in the 90s. "Wolves Of The Sea" was originally written by 4 Swedes and sent to the Swedish national selection "Melodifestivalen", to be performed by the band Drängarna with some other lyrics, in Swedish. It was rejected, but found it´s way to Eurovision anyway, with Latvia, and did much better than the Swedish entry that year, "Hero".
@more1711 ай бұрын
Oh wow I had no clue Rednex were Swedish.
@Asa...S11 ай бұрын
@@more17 Yeah, they're Swedes, and they actually competed in Melodifestivalen in 2006. With "Mama Take Me Home", a less catchy song than "Cotton Eye Joe".
@ФёдорТимофеев-х8о2 жыл бұрын
This right here is literally a perfect song
@masonmcgovern53537 жыл бұрын
Best entry from Latvia 🇱🇻🇱🇻😋😋😋😜😍😁😁
@snowflower32827 жыл бұрын
2008 was such a fun year
@FamousMortimer9 ай бұрын
Hear this one time and it will stick in your head forever. All time Eurovision banger
@francescosifo9007 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that the singer is italian! I am Italian and I have just discovered that he is Italian too! Ahha Go pirates! 😂
@MegaStig255 жыл бұрын
Wow
@iervo38995 жыл бұрын
Ecco perché non è conosciuto in Italia
@elisabettabasili82585 жыл бұрын
Perche non si fa niente per farlo conoscere al pubblico ma Roberto Meloni non ha possibilita di andare al festival di san remo
@justlaura68684 жыл бұрын
But he represanted Latvia 😏
@ThaBabris4 жыл бұрын
He is now the host of a daily cooking show here in Latvia
@MrMcGraw812 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable that this is the original version and the version of Alestorm is a cover of this. Very very catchy tune!
@hukuk20047 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence ! In 2007 and 2008 Latvia was represented with the same singer, with the same appearance order (14) and with almost the same result.
@Berkelium_BK7 жыл бұрын
The song is amazing, but you can clearly see that all the shenanigans on stage were wearing them out, and their voices weren't in very good shape by the end of it.
@Rayze647 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in Estonia, "LETO SVET ETO LETO SVET!"
@amirumimu4 жыл бұрын
Yes 😂😂🇪🇪
@milesofmemes77504 жыл бұрын
1273
@frankk36364 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in Spalin "Uno el brinkidans dos el crusaito"
@escpikayohann47604 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in ireland: IRELAND DOUZE POINTS
@fz70913 жыл бұрын
Everyone was on crack in 2008
@vogelmeister68094 жыл бұрын
no one: your local children's community theatre: HI HO EUROPE
@Lena-lc9ch2 жыл бұрын
Ah I used to have this on CD and play it at birthday parties as children. Was one of my favourites 😂😊
@KreeZafi7 жыл бұрын
I had completely forgotten about this, but I realized I knew the melody as soon as it started! Wow, so many years...
@blidzers2 Жыл бұрын
I saw a pantomime of Peter Pan last week and this song was sung by Captain Hook and his crew. It was perfect 😂
@Kamus14563 жыл бұрын
Cant believe this is one of the few 2008 songs that is not available on spotify : (
@commentor34853 жыл бұрын
It probably got pirated.
@GTylker2 жыл бұрын
Its on spotify now :)
@cdoconn2 ай бұрын
I didn't know I needed to hear this track today.
@guillermojrboy32924 жыл бұрын
I feel like this is Spongebob's fave song.
@natalija74384 жыл бұрын
They were my fav contestants that year
@ΜπραντΝιού Жыл бұрын
Thank you Latvia for this song! 👍👍👍 Greetings from Greece
@ayesha365 жыл бұрын
Latvia always has interesting entries!
@PinkyThePirate5 жыл бұрын
Not 2019, then did Latvia/carousel just be creepy I know im weird😁💩💀
@Janiscar_Vanlife2 жыл бұрын
thanks,paldies
@supergameshowmajster6 жыл бұрын
Riga 2009 - my dream not come true
@johnmcglinchey3 жыл бұрын
The greatest Eurovision song ...... EVER
@miroslavtomic70386 жыл бұрын
Song is nothing special, but that was one of the best stage performances in history of ESC.
@JoeBleasdaleReal5 жыл бұрын
Latvia’s Eurovision strategy in 2008: annoy Sir Terry as much as possible 😂
@mindgrapes10093 жыл бұрын
Maybe not a coincidence this was his last year!
@harut938 жыл бұрын
love it...
@lfgubrs9 ай бұрын
Still can't believe how this did not win that year. Best ESC song in history.
@chloespendlove12366 жыл бұрын
Omg this song has been stick in My head all day I remember this song
@sarahcraigs38314 жыл бұрын
Always love the fun catchy songs. Still love this in 2020.
@chickennoodlesoup41554 жыл бұрын
I love joke entries more than anything it’s hilarious when they’re next to some sad boring ballad this is my favourite next to the uk 2007😂
@TeruHagane3 жыл бұрын
5 часов утра, я пересматриваю это уже третий раз. Охеренно же!
@sallyskill86402 жыл бұрын
Love ❤ this catchy uplifting ❤ pop song 🎵 ❤ we need more of these. Eurovision isn't the same without them. Brilliant catchy tune Brilliant singers and dancers 👌 😀 👏 👍 ❤
@joaquimsilva91085 жыл бұрын
I like this in 2019 , congratulations from portugal 🇵🇹
@themayflowercompact6 жыл бұрын
That was my favourite song in eurovision 2008. With love from Florida
@Facade9533 жыл бұрын
Imagine Johnny Depp and the rest of the cast of the POC singing this!😄
@doyouknowwhoiam8734 ай бұрын
I’m absolutely obsessed with this song, it’s so uplifting, cheesy, fun & amazing, it’s my guilty pleasure & I have absolutely NO shame about it😂 This was so robbed!
@S6brapoiss_Tupsu3 жыл бұрын
I miss the old eurovision. The eurovision i fell in love with😢. Nowadays everybody is such a tryhard
@triciac38234 жыл бұрын
I love how at 1:15 the poor girl's hat falls over her face 😬
@lunanul16153 жыл бұрын
I was in the 4th grade when i was watching it, and now im 25 oh my gosh.... still a very fun song!
@eaidoneus5 жыл бұрын
Best song of the Eurovision
@PinkyThePirate5 жыл бұрын
So much agree😍😍😍
@icecranberry21486 жыл бұрын
The time Latvia trolled Europe.....and we let ourselves be trolled. (Yeah, I know of Cake to Bake but it didn't qualify so....)
@SliceOfMaize6 жыл бұрын
That moment when everyone thinks this song was a troll song from Latvia, but it wasn't. It was a legit serious entry.
@icecranberry21486 жыл бұрын
BlackKittyKat Really?! That's even more awesome, I didn't think of it that way in 2008 anyway. (And yes, I am not ashamed to say I voted for it)
@SliceOfMaize6 жыл бұрын
IceCranberry If i could vote for my own country i would have voted for it.
@gabrielgabriel979855 жыл бұрын
The song was actually pretty good, I don't see it as a failure, it was one of my fav , greetings from Romania
@SitSnacks5 ай бұрын
It was nice of Alestorm to let these guys cover one of their songs!!! : ^)
@billyh88uk4 жыл бұрын
I can actually see this being massive had they released it in Europe in about 2000, when Aqua/Vengaboys etc were big in the charts.
@natassats.2 ай бұрын
I like it that this song isnt about love and the usual stuff
@rakim34475 жыл бұрын
This is the real Eurovision for me
@devilteddy721 Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that Scottish pirate metal band alestorm done a cover version of this uplifting song
@robinkreeft587 жыл бұрын
This is better than my country send every year!
@perttilaamanen445 жыл бұрын
When I listened this song, I was a child. I liked it. I like this song. This song bring me to my childhood
@luky75702 жыл бұрын
Pirates of the Caribbean: Wolves of the Sea (seriously tho that sounds like an actual name for a movie)
@perttilaamanen442 жыл бұрын
@@luky7570 Hell yeah 🙏🏻
@troelsandersen98516 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Pirates of The Sea 🤠❤️❤️❤️🌟🇱🇻
@hofficalz10 ай бұрын
The most underappreciated esc entry ever
@noelmcmahon34075 жыл бұрын
I love this songs and it should have won the Eurovision song contest and it is so much fun
@ericbridge84195 жыл бұрын
I saw this only once as I was 7 years old. But I still remembered it well enough to find it in 2019 haha. It has been stuck in my mind all the time for 12 years... Unbelieveble
@strudlice_4 жыл бұрын
Most sympathetic ESC song E V E R ! From Serbia,12 pts goes tooo LATVIA!❤️🇱🇻