Great Big Sea - Captain Kidd

[@TheAmenez]

"Nothing in the void is foreign to us, the place we go is the place we belong." RIP Klaes Ashford

[@emihsukiv]

BELTALOWDA!

[@Kennuckle1]

I was the little ginger dude. We filmed this in a church and it was an awesome experience. I was so little, just a kid there. I made that funny face halfway through the video. They told me the camera wasn't on but clearly it was lol

[@osdawaya16]

I'm writing a paper on Captain Kidd for a class I took this semester. This song has been running through my head almost nonstop since I started writing!

[@mattgary123]

I know its eight years later but I'm doing the same thing right now lmao

[@Tehownilator]

I was just watching a video that explained how he tried for years to run a vessel for the Crown but kept being stymied either by British Naval Captains who would steal his good men and give him bad ones, or by those bad sailors who mutinied his first ship because he refused to go Pirating, and later basically forced him to go Pirating under threat of mutinee. If he had born of nobility, he would have been able to get the men he wanted, and he likely never would have pirated at all. Kinda fascinating how history isn’t what it seems in so many cases.

[@howie9751]

I love how Great Big Sea took a somewhat interesting folk song of verse-verse-verse, and re-wrote it in a verse-chorus format to keep it from getting dull and repetitive. It jumps out at you. The video playing up their small town roots is excellent too.

[@TwoLaneShenanigans]

I'll always come back to hear this again and again

[@spongbobmusicvids]

"Captain Kidd" My name is Captain Kidd As I sailed, as I sailed, Oh my name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, My name is Captain Kidd And God's laws I did forbid, And most wickedly I did as I sailed. My father taught me well To shun the gates of hell, But against him I rebelled as I sailed, He shoved a bible in my hand But I left it in the sand And I pulled away from land, As I sailed [Chorus] I murdered William Moore And I left him in his gore Twenty leagues away from shore As I sailed, And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill All his precious blood did spill, As I sailed, [Chorus] I was sick and nigh to death, And I vowed at every breath, Oh to walk in wisdom's path, As I sailed But my repentance lasted not, My vows I soon forgot, Oh damnation is my lot, As I sailed. [Chorus] To the execution dock Lay my head upon the block, Laws no more I'll mock as I sail, So take warning here and heed To shun bad company Or you'll wind up just like me As I sailed

[@IexoPeoa]

Shouldn't it be "God's laws" in the last verse? Not sure if he says that or "The laws", but there's definitely something there. In other renditions I've heard, it's "God's laws", and that fits well with the theme of the rest of the song.

[@howie9751]

@@IexoPeoa He says "the laws". It would have been needless repetition to say "God's laws", and he was hanged for violating man's laws.

[@BDNeon]

To all the whiners moaning about how the tone and mood of the song doesn't match lyrics, WHO CARES. It's still awesome. Quit nitpicking.

[@scottarsenault3880]

The only complaint I have is how you can't access some of some these videos if you don't have a premium account.

[@harrypottersnumbrfan]

I mean that's litterally all of their songs. The night Pat Murphy died? I didn't even realize they hated the guy until I was an adult

[@VMUDream]

@@harrypottersnumbrfan sorry say what? that was my jam when I was a kid.

[@clockworkNate]

Who the hell is whining about that? There are so many awesome songs that the lyrics that don't match the tone of the song. 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanandrew9635]

I've seen gbs live once and alan doyle 3 times. Heard this song live 4 times. And I tell ya. What a different experience live. Amazing song

[@ladylark]

I love how much fun they seem to be having.

[@YTNFSCC]

My Mom left my dad when I was young, but soon met another man she liked. So every other weekend we'd spend at his home. This was one of the songs I vividly remember playing in his playlist. While he and my mom talked I sat on the armchair in his way too small living room playing video games on his huge TV. After being my Stepdad for a long time since, he died last year. Even though we had little in common, we did share a taste in music. So this is what I do to remember him by. Just listen to the music.

[@kukitaXP]

❤

[@Joyful_chaos8]

I miss Great Big Sea. They will always be my favourite band

[@jukesy1992]

What happened to them?

[@FatherKarl]

@@jukesy1992 retired back in 2015.

[@howie9751]

@@jukesy1992 Alan still performs with his band.

[@jukesy1992]

@@howie9751 Oh wow interesting. Whilst I don't know much about the band, it's great to learn more and be given info like this.

[@brotherjustincrowe]

See you in the stars, beratna.

[@procrastinator99]

RIP Captain Claus Ashford. True Citizen of The Belt.

[@Strawberry92fs]

@@procrastinator99 He fought for da gud a da new belta state.

[@shrineenterprise6222]

For the Belta State ke..

[@HermanLabuschagne]

Captain Kidd was hung on this day, 23 May 1701. His dying words were: "This is a very fickle and faithless generation." He was sorely treated by his enemies, but far worse so by his friends, to whom he remained loyal to the end, even though it cost him his life.

[@HermanLabuschagne]

Alas, what he said about his generation sounds like our own generation also.

[@InchonDM]

Probably the same has been said of all generations, to be fair. I can't think of a generation that hasn't thought poorly of the next.

[@RobKenchu]

I can't say to him being hung, but he was certainly hanged! Quite different.

[@HermanLabuschagne]

Haha! I guess a man can be both hanged and hung at the same time. :-)

[@HermanLabuschagne]

lol *****

[@PestelenceGamingNetwork]

Its a life long dream to hear Alan in Person, I grew up with this music, and my new baby girl will as well. Love this song

[@howie9751]

Saw GBS in Tarrytown, NY in 2009 and the concert was similar to "Courage, Patience and Grit". Saw Alan solo in Old Saybrook, CT in 2018 with his band and that was a great concert.

[@deborahallen3349]

As a long time fan I've burned thru several CDs and then replaced them. I'll continue to do so. Fair winds to all of you. I'll keep a candle burning.

[@kennedythomson7261]

I love the great big sea and this has to be one of my favorite songs by them

[@tonybezanson9625]

Got to see Alan in a random jam in 2014 at the Red Stag in Halifax. Still one of my biggest musical inspirations.

[@RiptideGaming_GXT]

one of the best bands ive had the pleasure to see live.

[@megaz-rex1911]

+Riptide Gaming they is awesome

[@_xxdillydillyxx1_6]

Bruh I wish I'm years to late and I'm mad about it

[@howie9751]

What amazed me most about their rendition of this old song was how they changed an old folk song with repetitive verse after verse and arranged it to be a pop music song with verse and chorus. Made it a real grabber.

[@LadybirdGryphon]

I can't bear to hear anyone put down Alan or anyone else from Great Big Sea, because they are my favourite band, right at the top of my list with the likes of Fairport Convention, Albion Band, and Oysterband. These great musicians mix their own song writing with traditional songs. They must be credited for their arrangements, both vocal and instrumental, of many songs that would have been lost had they not pulled them out of obscurity and given them new life. Please, give them a chance.

[@debbiebuttry9783]

There a story here that I'm to young to know about?

[@jukesy1992]

The same goes for Longest Johns, Fishermen's Friends etc. These shanties need to be preserved. I just had a two or three hour session of Longest Johns stuff playing on my Echo, then a friend introduced me to this song. I've enjoyed it very much on a first listen.

[@maximilienleroux8950]

R.I.P Bossmang Klaes Ashford The Ghost Knife of Callisto To the execution dock, he has gone. May he rest among the stars Vengeance will come

[@josiahzabel8596]

BELTALOWDA!

[@LS-sp5hr]

May the bosmang rest well, and the dzhemang pinché who spaced get the same treatment

[@jukesy1992]

I've seen this reference a few times now, and the reply Beltalowda, but am wondering what this is. Was this a person who existed? A game reference or an anime reference (that seems to be getting more common as well these days, not that I blame anyone because games and anime are awesome)

[@maximilienleroux8950]

@@jukesy1992 It is from a great Sci Fi TV show called The Expanse. Bossmang Klaes Ashford dies singing this.

[@jukesy1992]

@@maximilienleroux8950 Still a show I need to check out. I've heard good things. I do have a question for you though. I am a totally blind person, how is the music and sound design, ships etc?

[@curtissingleton5979]

I get so very friggin weepy. So many familiar faces. So very homesick.

[@sarahweir2572]

Still love this song after so long. Reminds me of when I first heard it lol

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@guydwelly]

An absolutely brilliant song which eclipses the colourful if not misunderstood privateer. Once heard you will sing all day long

[@Traveler93]

I love Assassins Creed's series! Every series taught me new things!

[@douglas2437]

The lead singer has a brilliant voice...wow

[@kmbrusselsprout]

Love Canada. forever a Canadian. : )

[@Jtheb784]

Not from "The Rock"..wish I was though. From Scottish/Irish parents. Have many great friends from Newfoundland and Labrador. Luv this song, especially the way its done on this video. Been a fan of GBS since first listen. Retirement is not to far away..One of my goals is to travel to the coast and take in its beauty. Cheers ta all

[@PDXGregor]

No words can say how much I love this song. These guys are amazing :-D

[@LadybirdGryphon]

Yes! That's one of the reasons this is one of my favourite GBS videos.

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@brigids9]

This video shows that family is awesome. However people come together, they are all family! :)

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@ranisuta7748]

私の母国語で歌えるように、翻訳をするためにここへ戻ってきました。やっぱりお気に入りの歌です。

[@jockellis]

The band seems to have grown. Who are the others? They certainly seem to be enjoying themselves. And that’s why this is one of my favorite vids on KZbin.

[@WindsorRailProductions]

not gonna lie my crew on my motorboat we sailed all the great lakes and we do it every summer and this song is awesome and the iconic crew song for us

[@jamesharder5107]

Amazing message about growing up

[@polygondwanaland8390]

F for Claus Ashford, Tili go, tili go

[@gabriel300010]

A true belter, and a good man

[@LS-sp5hr]

A bit lte, but I just came here after finishing that episode. RIP, beratna

[@patrickgahan9955]

160 people don't know that he sung this song to steady his mind in trying times

[@DavidWindsorDCW]

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[@patrickgahan9955]

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[@heraldkiarastormlight]

You guys are a joy to watch, always. I love the sheer energy and joy you take in making music. Thank you for all you give!

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@howie9751]

Great song and great video. What I love most is how wicked Alan sounds singing the song, like he was Captain Kidd. No other version has that.

[@jewhammer]

Ashford sings this to his kid in S04E06 of The Expanse. Dope.

[@domolord101]

This is the only song I ever listen to on youtube now! So kickass!!!

[@LadybirdGryphon]

Indeed, some people don't understand the essence of folk and traditional music. Much of it isn't even written; it's just passed through the generations by word of mouth. Like the child's game "whisper down the lane", words can be lost or added, and even melodies can be changed. But that's what makes it what it is. And, yes, I agree - Alan can really belt it out.

[@adambissonnette4099]

Great big sea is my favorite band

[@AuntieMHere]

Still one of my favorite videos! It facilitated an experience in "culture awareness" for me years ago. I mentioned GBS in a group supervision setting, and a colleague suggested we listen to GBS on her laptop. "Captain Kidd" was the first thing I thought of, so she googled it and the group listened to it. My supervisor and I were chair-dancing (we were both of Celtic heritage). When it was over, one group member did an eyeroll and said "Whew!" Another said "It's so VIOLENT!" At that moment I understood how it feels to be "the other," as people around me failed to understand Celtic culture. Same when I shared "The Night Pat Murphy Died" with someone, who sneered at how "disrespectful" it was. He and his culture tended to show great disrespect for many people, but of course he thought his way was The Right Way. Anyhoo, I'm going to watch/listen to this kitchen party again!!

[@TheRedDragon54]

Love this band but more importantly I love this song

[@Kevins-Philippine-Retirement]

Why would anyone give this performance a thumbs down??

[@fransbuijs808]

Maybe it was William Kidd because he never buried his bible in the sand.

[@merrygreenjane135]

More music to keep the Good times rolling

[@harrymcthron674]

i love this song! i subscribed not just cause' i love them but for my grandma!

[@handyoo7manowar410]

I love Kaptain Kidd... I wish that I was with him to sail the seven seas...

[@UnclePengy]

RIP Bosmang Klaes Ashford. Beltalowda!

[@TheWarmachine375]

Eustass Kidd sings this song and that is the reason why his epithet is called "Captain" in his bounty poster.

[@GBSlover1]

I am a descendant of 'Captain Kidd' and I always get a kick out of hearing this song!!

[@howie9751]

Loved this from the first time I heard it.

[@Detano2]

been a fan since i was 5, and i'm 19 now, that shows a bit of how awesome Great Big Sea is

[@Aramis419]

I had a dream that I was having a sit-down with Alan, Bob, and Sean at some fancy sandwich shop in New York. I was jotting something down on a notepad while the owner of the shop brought the boys some sandwiches - and didn't give me one! Alan looked straight me and laughingly said, "Well, you're a failure! Can't even get a sandwich in your own dream!" "Oh, that's alright, I had some lasagna before I fell asleep anyway. You boys enjoy." "Nonsense! You're part of the family! Bob, give him a slice of yours!" ...and just before I took a bite, some arse driving down the road honked his horn and woke me up.

[@steadyc9277]

Wish it were ME having lunch with Alan! That smile oh my God!!

[@clockworkNate]

I remember reading somewhere that everyone thinks something in real life stops their dream abruptly but in actuality your dream ended before you were even woken up from minutesto hours,its just there in your mind at the end.

[@Johndavidson4]

That’ll come true one day

[@moonbeamgerene3761]

Best band ever!

[@irishmatthew8392]

Love the guest appearance from Fergus O'Byrne of Ryan's Fancy on banjo.

[@averykenny9883]

i love this song

[@searats20]

Gotta be my favourite Great Big Sea song...love these guys!!!

[@jbutta1285]

Beautiful bodhran... loves it

[@dcrick8337]

actually Captain William Kidd had two children Sarah and Elizabeth so it could be possible that the is decendents of Kidd

[@RuthHernandez-ce2po]

There are.

[@karaouq]

in love with this song XD

[@esampatrioti9630]

Love this song.

[@alanvongoodleef3518]

very good music! first time I've heard of your music.

[@howie9751]

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[@HeyZhankoye]

Great song!!

[@MeechoMan1]

GBS is amazing!! They are possible my fav Canadian band EVER!

[@puudogp1850]

AS I SAIL! Favorite boat music want a sail boat now LOL

[@KitKatKowgirl339]

Love it!!

[@LadybirdGryphon]

I love all of you, GBS, and your friends too! Great video!

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@samsungremote]

@kingkrago, Jenny Gear, from Carbonear NL. and yes, she was on canadian idol.

[@PDXGregor]

@commanderplyers, that's not entirely accurate either. He wasn't drowned in the Thames. He was hung at Execution Dock in Wapping, then his corpse was gibbeted (hung in an iron cage) at Tilbury Point, along the lower Thames, for three years, as a warning to would-be pirates. Historical accuracies or inaccuracies aside, this is a fantastic rendition of this old song. I only heard of GBS a few years ago, because I was dating a guy from Newfoundland, and I'm hooked now!

[@abiezercoppe8886]

***** I think that commanderplyers confusion stems from the fact that it was the tradition to tie the bodies of those hung at Execution Dock to a stake for the tide to pass over them three times. After that, his body was tarred and hung in a gibbet as you say. RIP Willaim Kidd, wrongly accused of piracy, victim of perjury, the Royal Navy and Tory Lords.

[@pbandj098]

Lets keep the good music alive

[@furioussherman7265]

It's thought that possibly, Captain William Kidd buried a massive stash of treasure on Oak Island, Nova Scotia not long before he was captured. The alleged place on the island where he buried his stash is called "The Money Pit"

[@johnafirth]

Curtis Stokman William Kidd. James Kidd was an alias used by Assassins' Creed IV's version of Mary Read. Whether the real Mary used it or not, I don't know.

[@furioussherman7265]

johnafirth Thanks. I forgot that.

[@ShiftyReese]

+johnafirth I do believe the real life Mary Read used her late brothers name, Mark Read. Could be mistaken on the name, but know it was the brothers. The mother gained some money from the family on her husbands side this way.

[@ArkRed1]

What a lovely lass.

[@colonelvoicatron7105]

Just some UFI for anyone from, or related to people of, the Rock and its neighboring East Coast provinces; given the rich history of seafarers docking on the East Coast areas there's no reason to doubt (unless you're not a 'full blooded' descendant of the area) that you haven't got some privateer or pirate's blood flowing through your veins. Blood spread over a stone, no matter how thin the trickle, never fully erodes.

[@MarquisAndrealphus]

And way less known, Ohio used to have a major pirate population. For a long time Ohio had it's own Navy to protect against the pirates in the Ohio River, the Mississippi River, and Lake Erie. They were referred to as Dragons and were really high level guys. The Ohioan pirate era actually lasted into the 1920's and they were seen as competition to Chicago's gangsters.

[@jockellis]

+Marquis Andrealphus some 58 years ago, 1958, I was given a bunch of ancient action novels for boys. Among them was one entitled "River Pirates". The river wasn't named but it could have been the Ohio.

[@slambobambo4152]

ALMOST AT 1 million views! Literally 30 views

[@ElveyGooch]

Nice one, lads. And a beautiful design on the bodhran, too.

[@kukitaXP]

bellissima complimenti!

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@ArkRed1]

Who's the young lady at 0.35, 1:02, 2:59, and 2:42? Is she a performer, or just a model for the video?

[@PrimalTheYeen]

You guys are the best

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I hit the like button before the song even started because I knew it was Great Big Sea, so therefore it's gonna be good!

[@PointlessLists]

0:35 that's Jenny Gear. She's an amazing folk singer from Carbonear.

[@donnaharris4420]

She was on Canadian Idol? Beautiful voice!

[@LilaMadrigali]

AWESOME!!!

[@KeishaAbbott]

@heraldkiara actually its just a snare, not a military snare.

[@matthewdavidlandberg91588]

I had long gone but dear relatives who lived in Newfoundland who lived on the rock (Newfoundland) long before it became an province of the Commonwealth nation of Canada.

[@brigidstephenson1733]

Why can't all families be that way? In every way there is. :)

[@Waltham1892]

My family is like that... After the family members who were making us all miserable had those "accidents."

[@brigidstephenson1733]

Good thing?

[@Waltham1892]

Brigid Stephenson Great Thing! Its amazing how the judicious use of wire clippers and a few tablespoons of rat poison can make holidays so much more enjoyable.

[@brigids9]

Meh!

[@CharleyP919]

Great to see Fergie O'Byrne still sounding great on the banjo! And looking great too!

[@meghansandor]

Listening to GBS makes me feel FRREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wedgenet]

Today in history: May 23, 1701: Captain Kidd was executed in London for piracy and murder.

[@metalgeartommgt5607]

I remember when I heard this song as a kid I imagined the pirate from the SpongeBob theme song as Captain Kidd 😂

[@steadyc9277]

1:35 Who IS that on mandolin (I think - I'm little rusty instrument-wise)?? He looks SO familiar!

[@robertpatka6217]

Bob Hallett

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

Captain James William Kidd was a Scottish sailor back 'round the 1600's who was tried and executed for piracy around the time that Privateers became illegal. Whether or not he was a private or not is still something historians argue about today as there was no real evidence convicting Kidd. Probably the most unjustly earned reputation in terms of Pirates.

[@benshort9825]

captain

[@benshort9825]

captain Kidd assassin creed 4 song

[@13anji]

I honestly can't listen to just one GBS/Alan Doyle song...gotta go through the entire cd collection now :)

[@LadybirdGryphon]

Yes there are.

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is weather today?

[@MysticMuttering]

Y’all should do a reunion tour w/ BNL after COVID is taken care of and have The King’s Busketeers open for you both in the Northeast US cities!

[@danielgertler5976]

Playing Assassin's Creed 4 and my crew starts singings this song, I did the DiCaprio point.

[@kingkrago]

@samsungremote have you heard her sing summertime in the audition for idol?,i'm 58 yrs old and a former paratrooper, i cried

[@alexandrepessoa4255]

What's the name of that instument that he bangs with something like a bone 00:30????

[@uniquelyplanned443]

bodhran - irish drum

[@musicxtu921]

They went to the Philadelphia folk fest that I can recall & they should go back sometime

[@Moonyju]

@commanderplyers Well it's a song - like a movie "based on facts" there's bond to have inaccuracies, especially for events that happened in the 1600s or 1700s. In any case, according to the notes in their CD booklet, there exist a good many versions of this song in Newfoundland. Theirs is a composite of two versions. Booklet also says Kidd was hanged in London. So, this is not really a cover, nor an original, but a composite. *shrugs*

[@mrquackadoodlemoo]

every time i listen to GBS i return to my st john newfoundland heritage