Great Big Sea - Chemical Workers Song (a cappella)

[@FollowTheFather777]

*legend says the guy on the right broke three ribs and is still bruised til this very day...*

[@heather19515]

for every bob made on the job you pay with flesh and blood...

[@RubelliteIsHere]

Hunter Young and bones

[@mgjohnson06]

The hawaiian shirts and merrily bouncing along to the beat are a great contrast to the lyrics about dying early from chemical exposure at work.

[@alexstacy9847]

Tom: “We need some percussion for this. Anyone got a drum?” Ben: “Charlie said he had one, so we’re all set.” Charlie: * punches self in chest hard enough to cause arrhythmia. *

[@Mr.krabz2182]

😂😂😂 was thinking the exact same

[@Snoozy96]

He was just trying to feel what the workers felt. Hes demonstrating ta similar pain they would feel. Or hes a masochist.

[@streetnaughty]

This is surreal lads. The song was originally written by a guy called Ron Angel in the 1960s about working at the chemical plant at ICI Wilton near Middlesbrough (an industrial area of north-east England). It's great to see it's spreading world wide and you guys do a great job.

[@ashfly]

i work in the chemical industry the lyrics are spot on

[@CorinneClose2u]

Ron Angel from Stockton on Tees England wrote this song. He was one of my mentors when I first set foot in the club and began to sing. It makes me sad that he rarely gets credit for this song.

[@quaifong]

Absolutely a good job. Great Big Sea does this song (rarely) but saw for the 2nd time last week. Awesome song!!!

[@23seana73]

Great lads. Well sung Love the energy and enthusiasm. And hello from Brighton UK. Xx

[@J8Dust8]

not gonna lie, the Percussion made me a little uncomfortable, and there were a few things that could have been stronger, but well done guys

[@hippyable]

excellent! deadly boys!

[@BuiceyJox]

Very well done. I really enjoy it!

[@liarose213]

Not bad, a bit of the syncopation is off and the mic situation could have been a bit better, but we do what we can with what we've got. Fantastic tone and blending though. There were a couple shaky spots in the ending chord with blend, but seriously, solid job.

[@Bazmogasm]

This was epic guys. The percussion is clearly out of time though. Could create a beat much easier to listen to and much less painful if he weren't trying to break his own ribs.

[@icarlos6973]

Hahahahaha i think the same!

[@wills4153]

Anyone have this arrangement, I've been dying to find it

[@idk-kn6nw]

oh howdy

[@ReptileKing-zr9xb]

Whoever disliked this has no soul

[@ohyeshness22]

this is really good! but that dude doing body percussion, is gunna hurt himself! thats not good for ya body to hit it that hard all the time... but great cover! =)

[@funkydiscogod]

If only they all had the same enthusiasm as the far right guy.

[@SoftSailz]

woulda been good except for the OCD dude slapping his chest lol

[@centerflag982]

Holy shit, you actually managed to make it sound even more haunting than the original... that's impressive. Fantastic work

[@Kippoi_Animations]

I totally agree! They're amazing!

[@RobertJochim]

Here's the actual original written in 1964, sung by the original author, Ron Angel: /watch?v=t1rOAMxSLVE , though my path to it was also through Great Big Sea