Hammer and the Anvil | The Longest Johns

If you go down to the woods today, a blacksmith you will find!! Hope you enjoy this wonderful craftsmanship and visual splendour!
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Lyrics:
I thought to make a horseshoe and asked my hammer thus
He said, "I'll ask the anvil what you require of us"
The hammer asked the anvil and she at once agreed
That they should meet together in the way that I decreed
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song
I thought to make an anchor, for taking on the main
The hammer and the anvil relented once again
So they sat there together, as I prepared the cast
They braced themselves for impact like a sailor on the mast
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song
I thought to make a broadsword, for fighting on the field
Much as I know the hammer is a nobler thing to wield
For though us humble tradesfolk choose a quiet life
The gods of war come to the door of the hammer and his wife
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song
They asked me for a statue of the general who died
A sword raised in his iron fist and a warhorse sat astride
And though I knew they'd try me for what I did decide
I stuck a hammer in his fist and an anvil by his side
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song
Now all you merry blacksmiths, a warning take by me
Stick to your country horseshoes and your anchors for the sea
When the gods of war come calling, promising you gold
They'll take your hammer, take your anvil, take your very soul
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song
And it's sparks a-flying, passion strong
I am the blacksmith singing
The hammer and the anvil song

[@MorgottofLeyendell]

As an amateur blacksmith I love how you didn't just use generic footage of a man hitting metal but actually show things being made. Blacksmithing really is an art, this song really encompasses that beauty. Thanks

[@Hockey-gn2tj]

Wish I could learn it but where I live I cannot. I’d love to make my own sword or spear

[@TheLocomono9]

To those who dont know the amazing context for this song. blacksmithing requires a true rhythm to, you have to in order to make the blade evenly balanced. the two on the side strike the anvil to make it bounce up so the blacksmith doesnt have to lift it so hard. This song uses that timing and some of the rhythm to these motions

[@fujin657]

I have never heard of or seen such a hammer and i don't know if it was just how i was taught but i'm pretty sure bouncing your hammer after every strike would actually interrupt your rhythm and make you a lot slower, ik some blacksmiths do it when turning your piece but that is more to keep you strikes in time once you're in a rhythm so you can keep your flow if you're not used to turning your piece as fast but none of my blacksmith friends or i have ever done that. no hate intended just don't want misinformation going about. please inform me with links to stuff if i got any of this wrong

[@TheLocomono9]

@@fujin657 so specifically it’s the rounding hammer that has the curve, and yes you don’t bounce every strike but the other key that I misunderstood is that tapping the anvil with the hammer to make it bounce to the rhythm. Source for is “why tap the anvil” by thecoaldragonforge

[@fujin657]

@@TheLocomono9 ok cool yeah it was definitely how i was taught then 'cus i was taught to not hit the anvil so i was just taught a different method of rhythm and how to keep it. thank you for informing me always cool to learn something new.

[@TheLocomono9]

@@fujin657 cool happy to have helped

[@eidoanzan9702]

Blacksmith here. I usually use a 3-1 rythm - so three strikes to my piece followed by one on the anvil. I do that for two reasons: For one it bounces back and helps me lifts the hammer, as you have said in the replies. Secondly I use the non-working time to assess where I have to hit next, which at least for me is the more important aspect. What I have not heard is a hammer with a seperate striking side for hitting the anvil, and I also would know the purpose. As the sides of the hammer often aren't - or at least not quite as- hardened as the front and the back it wouldn't bounce as well.

[@thedeplorable8370]

No instruments, but the clear ringing of the anvil, struck by a hammer. Hypnotic and beautiful!

[@Fredministrator]

Fun fact: An Anvil is a percussion instrument that is used in several music pieces from the 19th century.

[@darrouzetjeanbaptiste6481]

And you should see it in concert using a used beer keg and other recuperation stuff to use it as anvil

[@true_canadian1015]

woah I didn't even notice there wasn't any instrument's till I read this 😯

[@dragonson04]

Nothing more British than making tea on a forge fire

[@thedarkness8533]

I just noticed that 😮😅

[@danielsellers8707]

Or the blacksmith lighting my clay pipe with an ember from his forge!

[@AutoToonsAnimation]

and there's nothing more american than a song about making weapons well... maybe school shootings but eh, those aren't as prominent as some would lead you to believe

[@kerryjgeorge]

We have a working blacksmith shop in my museum. I can smell this video. 😂

[@daynamorris2399]

There's a living history museum where I live and the little smith shop always smells like a campfire

[@lordspiro6770]

Was once working in a smithy loved the smell of metal and fire in the air it was amplified as well since the smithy was in a basement with just one window

[@elliottscott6179]

Visit a good ren-fest and see it live, and smell it too, and feel it. It's really cool to watch.

[@EnsignGeneric]

As a young engineer this song hits hard. The gods of war want me bad, but they can't have me.

[@Speed001]

What are you doing in your field?

[@EnsignGeneric]

@@Speed001 Consumer manufacturing, but my university focus was robotics. As you can imagine, I've gotten a lot of emails from Raytheon and the like.

[@Speed001]

@@EnsignGeneric Ah, mechatronics. What's that like? Processes and quality control I imagine.

[@EnsignGeneric]

@@Speed001 Mostly herding documents, making sure production has the drawings and spec sheets they need to hit management's deadlines. And cursing the marketing team for constantly blasting pics of prototypes out to customers before we know if we can make the product at scale as designed.

[@Speed001]

@EnsignGeneric ahaha, classic marketing. My specialty is CAD stuff.

[@ColtonRMagby]

This song is amazing. Coal forges are more of a pain in the ass to work with than a gas one, but the feeling of satisfaction when the work is done goes up significantly.

[@toddellner5283]

I greatly prefer coal. Better control of the oxidixing, reducing and neutral parts of the flame. And gas forges just will not allow you to things like decent sized 90 degree bends

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@toddellner5283 You could always just use a torch at the bend point.

[@toddellner5283]

That is definitely an option. I'll need to think of getting an oxygen tank.@@ColtonRMagby

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@toddellner5283 You just need a blue flame to heat up the metal, but having an oxygen bottle could help with cutting excess metal off when you're finished forging something.

[@jamesbailey9140]

​@@ColtonRMagbyTradesmen Take Pride in Their Work . I'd tell my plumbing apprentices to never do work they wouldn't be proud to have someone see their name on it in 20 years and I'd sign it on the Main.

[@brawnswolo4057]

My blacksmithing teacher taught me this song the difference was he always said " So I stuck a hammer out his arse while an anvil he did stride" 😂

[@joshbowker3572]

Haha I think I like those lyrics better 😅

[@barrygeistwhite3474]

Probably my favorite song from this album so I'm very happy to see it represented on the channel! Adequate work, lads.

[@Speed001]

High praise indeed

[@DraconaiAuracto]

"Much as I know the hammer is a nobler thing to wield" Godbert Manderville approves

[@alvpyrola]

How did you know I was singing this earlier today? Or did I know this video was going to happen? Something psychic must have been involved, surely. Anyway, I'm super hyped! This is such a great song.

[@alvpyrola]

@@joeross8863 I hadn't sung it in some weeks, I keep forgetting which songs I know and like to sing. So it was more of an interesting coincidence that I remembered it today. But it's definitely one that deserves to be sung all the time.

[@Thamian]

Something psychic going 'round - was listening to some filk and this song just crossed my mind - and hey, new video for it, still fresh.

[@wesleyrigg9168]

They must be magic, its the only explination. I was thinking the same thing when they released their version of big iron.

[@Otatsuke]

This is the first time I’ve come privy to this songs existence, and now that makes me a bit sad… That said, I could not have asked for a better introduction to it! A banger to be sure.

[@alvpyrola]

@@Otatsuke Good thing you found it though. They have a live video of it too, from one of their gigs. It's pretty great. Banger is definitely the right word for this one :D

[@robertthegreek]

So glad to hear Dave's voice was included. And now you have an anchor! Do you get to keep it?

[@AppleshyJedi]

They performed this the other day during their segment on Desert Bus for Hope and can confirm, they still have the anchor!

[@maddyjudge4409]

RIP Dave.... Sometimes I still hear him sing 😢

[@barnstormer546]

Dave isn't dead though? They announced his departure from the band, and wished him well in future endeavors. That's not the kind of message I would make if someone died, at least.

[@maddyjudge4409]

@@barnstormer546 it's a running joke they have on stream. They do the same for josh aswell

[@hadeez2651]

you scared me for a second there, be careful what you say please

[@mandalorianexecute66]

next thing you know they’re going to sing "When The Hammer Falls".

[@PhuongTran-yj7wz]

YES

[@danielmitchell6407]

0% nudity 0% profanity 0% drugs 100% Smithing

[@wildmen5025]

If you are a blacksmith reading this comment, may Hephaestus bless you!

[@holdendrake4403]

May you strike true

[@eragonawesome]

May your forge burn hot, your hammer fall hard and true, and your quenches never bend

[@wildmen5025]

@@holdendrake4403 Thank you. Perhaps one day I will take up the forge

[@wildmen5025]

​@@eragonawesomeThank you

[@flyingfool5215]

May glory and good harvest find you brother

[@Benjamin1986980]

I just wanted to say thanks for choosing the anchor. I've seen plenty of swords forged on television, and more than a few horseshoes in history and Renaissance faires, but I've never seen an anchor forged from scratch before

[@lukepratt7499]

We need a music video for Ashes

[@haflaen]

We really do! My favourite from Cures What Ails Ya, and one of the few that hasn’t had the video treatment yet.

[@alvpyrola]

Agreed! I actually mentioned that a couple of months ago (in the Wayfaring Stranger video), and got a reply that they had an idea for a video for Ashes. So hopefully it'll happen at some point.

[@theotherguy7363]

Man this song is soooo good, I wish the anvil hits had more bass though - other than that, one of my fav songs and its sung so well!

[@toddellner5283]

Kudos to them for keeping the anvil sounds accurate

[@darewolf6844]

My grandpa passed recently and left me his fordge. I learned the basics of blacksmithing recently and am looking forward to putting his forsge to use

[@thetau4866]

If he has anything, should add it to the first forge lighting. Something small that you feel holds his soul in some way. A tradition of sorts

[@alexkarlsson660]

A real anvil finally? lol I just started blacksmithing myself so this makes me happy to see

[@Cry_Havoc]

That is VERY cool! Do you do a KZbin channel?

[@alexkarlsson660]

@@Cry_Havoc I do not. And it's not like I'm good enough to be interesting to watch. But if you wanna see a cool blacksmith look up Torbjörn Åhman

[@moragmckay3779]

Great to hear such skills are being kept alive!

[@alexkarlsson660]

@@moragmckay3779 Can't let the traditional crafts die 💪🏼 It's much more fullfilling to make things the old way

[@toddellner5283]

Welcome to your new ADHD support group! We all get our little does of neurotransmitters every time the hammer hits the workpiece!

[@intergalacticbobcat6185]

I haven’t been able to do any smithing since school started up again but this song warms my heart almost as much as the forge does

[@jaykubisanidiot8657]

Is there a word for nostalgia you never felt? A longing for the Old Days that you weren't around to see

[@OstensibleEcho]

Hiraeth.

[@Robert_Richard_]

Romanticism

[@zenithstrikerz1720]

There is a word for it. It’s called anemoia I think. A longing for a time or place you have never personally known.

[@MasterSage50307]

I strive to build a company with the spirit of the first-half of the song, and the resilience to protect us all from the second-half. It's hard work, and I doubt I'm going to become rich. But if all my friends and colleagues can be proud of what we accomplish, truly proud and watch it change the world around us for the better, it'll be worth all my sweat, blood, and tears. Being late-diagnosed autistic, this song just resonates with all my life's experiences. So many Big Feelings right now....

[@Fluffcat65]

Why didn't the blacksmith wear a shirt to protect himself from flying sparks burns? Too cool? 😂 Great singing as always guys! ❤

[@SAOS451316]

Too warm actually. You'll also notice no gloves are worn. If a spark gets on you you brush it off. If it gets in a leather glove you won't get it off for several seconds, or notice until it has burned a hole through it if it lands outside. If you wear a plastic fiber glove heavens help ye when it melts to your skin. It's a safety issue. A few small first degree burns is better than one third degree burn any day.

[@Fluffcat65]

@@SAOS451316 Thanks for this information. I had been thinking of a linnen shirt.

[@toddellner5283]

@@SAOS451316 The joke is that blacksmiths are always asking if they can buy half a dozen lefth-handed gloves... I do 19th century crafts and historical interpretation for the national park service with historically accurate clothes thanks to the seamstress and the archaeologist. Most of the tradespeople wear cotton shirts. The smiths wear double-weight wool since it provides decent protection against sparks.

[@SAOS451316]

@@toddellner5283 Ah the ever-burning punch and chisel hand yes. I've done some smithing as a hobby and one of the first things I made were handled top tools so I specifically don't keep touching the red-hot workpiece lol. It's going to depend on the weather, the work, and preferences but yes you do see records of thick clothing! If you're making nails and horseshoes the radiant heat will be less than if you're forging an anchor chain or heavy machine parts. With wrought iron and mild steel you shouldn't be getting many sparks unless you're forge welding. If you're a smith in Australia you'll have a different opinion on shirts than a smith in Scotland. My work area is outside and being topless is frowned upon by the coppers (the gay ladies approve though lol), so I just wear a work shirt and a leather apron.

[@trise2033]

He literally did. That thick leather tunic/apron wasn't for show, y'know.

[@joea3381]

As a tradesmith, this song gives me so much joy. If people only knew how much they count on us.

[@yodizzll]

i absolutely love this song and what i love even more is that the music video is nothing but a jacked blacksmith doing his thing. simplicity leads to purity.

[@Drav3nN3ss]

this is the most beutiful song that has ever blessed my ears

[@alvpyrola]

That was cool! (I didn't mean to write that in Magpie's voice, but that's how I read it now) Great song, great hammering, great anchor for the sea. Or for the studio, I guess. Very impressive, October 10th, quite adequate. Also imagine this as a community song, with lots of different visuals for the hammering sounds.

[@sleepingroses761]

That would be so cool!

[@CrusadingJello]

This came out at the perfect time for when I was painting some walls. Rhythm to the painting definitely made it more enjoyable and faster. Brush-brush-brush in an "N" shape, and then from top to bottom using the "N" with the most paint to spread it all evenly.

[@theredone7980]

Our Lads just Droped the most hard hitting Song. This was fier❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ted1045]

Massive props to you folks for making a whole song dedicated to one group of people who basically made life possible in countless communities throughout the world over.

[@toradrow777]

The hammer is truly the most noble of tools. I know swords are more frequently associated with nobility and heroism, but what use is a sword without a war to fight or an enemy to slay? In times of war, the hammer can shatter wood, stone, and steel as easily as bone. In times of peace it can be used to clear away the debris from the battlefield and build new homes and tools.

[@petercooper456]

An excellent song for a noble trade, my dad used to work with metal and as a hobby he did some blacksmithing he was also part of a historical reenactment group made some good stuff even a chainmail shirt or two. I miss those days, sadly I’ve always only been good at Illustration and painting, well I was.

[@millfilm1]

Hephaestus's theme song

[@electra310]

Great video, I love watching blacksmithing work and the song is great as always

[@fountainburst]

Absolutely fantastic. Just started blacksmithing and this just warms my enthusiasm no end

[@Salad_Pickle]

I personally gave this song enough views to warrant a music video. Not exaggerating. It's in my, rather short, daily Playlist. In the 10ks at least 😂

[@kobayashi.official]

In that case, we thank you for your service! XD

[@MayliSong]

Ahhhh, I’d been waiting for a version of this with a forge to watch. I would watch craftsfolk at their trade for hours, I think that’s part of why I love this song so much

[@terry2295]

I've worked in a forge for a while and man this brings back memories, thanks The Longest Johns.

[@ravenlampel2214]

The fire burning in the background with the hammer strikes so simple it's beautiful

[@dancsingviking6596]

Honestly one of my favorites from TLJ. So glad to see a music video for it

[@ender_lich8787]

Has anyone else noticed how well the first two verses of this song line up with Genesis

[@Truex007]

This is easily my favorite song you guys have done. It reminds me of my first DnD character, who started a blacksmith, but was exiled and called to war. He still wishes to return to the simple life of smithing, though that really isn't possible anymore.

[@Cry_Havoc]

Adequate! Stomp! I was delighted by the Bristol vid y'all released, and I'm breathtaken by this! Thank you!

[@MerryMoss]

This is so cool ~ and I loved seeing how the anchor was made ⚓ Adequate!

[@WorldWalker128]

Simple yet elegant. A work of art.

[@alexnovak2669]

This brings me back to AFI 20 years ago.

[@ChristineMackay-tf9kn]

My cat loved this he says it’s a masterpiece🎉🐈‍⬛🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 also he is a blacksmith⚒️⚒️⚒️🐈

[@Cry_Havoc]

My cat can out-smith your cat!

[@ChristineMackay-tf9kn]

@@Cry_Havoc Prove it

[@Cry_Havoc]

@@ChristineMackay-tf9kn 🙀⚒🛠🔨

[@giboranak]

Absolutely marvelous. Breathtaking work. I love smithing and I love me some good singing. Put em together and you have art. It actually reminds me of some poetry I wrote. It really speaks to me.

[@Suliwyensis]

That was glorious! Thank you ❤

[@krulding]

This feels like it wandered out of an blacksmith in Middle-earth or Númenór or something, very awesome song

[@calebmurphy9406]

1:06 Woah, who's this guy? He's great! You should make him a member of the band.

[@glenysr7816]

LOL, agree, but he served his apprenticeship very nobly. Let him fly free now.

[@MuriKakari]

Awesome. I love watching smiths work.

[@Denley1526]

Great song & brilliant video to go with it. Well done again.

[@karenwright7270]

I love this one. I listen to it every morning.

[@davidruggles996]

Excellent new video to a terrific song guys! Next project: get Disney to let you use Mandalorian footage of the Armorer at her forge... EPIC!

[@mid1429]

I like how the rhythm is at a certain tempo where it keeps the tempo. So like when you hit a anvil, the hammer, kind of bounces back up and a lot of blacksmiths kind of use that to minimize the energy spent as constantly hammering on up anvil with those repetitive motions can get tiring pretty quickly, but if they take advantage of the momentum that is already there. They can conserve energy and work for longer. Plus its very hot and sweaty in a forge

[@terry2295]

This is a very accurate describtion, are you speaking from experience?

[@mid1429]

@@terry2295I have done it before but only once but wold like to do again

[@terry2295]

@@mid1429 I understand that entirly, it's a really enjoyable activity.

[@juliawitts7270]

Love this, one of my favourites which the video really enhances. ❤

[@tartarusempress1583]

this is the best genre of music, stuff that sounds like ACTUAL work music youd hear at the time

[@longrider42]

Very cool. Yeah, takes a man with a heart and deep soul to be a good blacksmith. My Uncle was a blacksmith of sorts. Although he used modern welding technology and such. He still have a hammer, an anvil and a forge. For those times when he'd have to make a part from scratch.

[@MackenzieForge]

It's fun to see a song about blacksmithing. Well done and well sung.

[@usul2542]

1. Listen to the latest LJ’s release 2. Decide it’s now my favourite LJ release. 3. Go back to 1. Any most Adequate offering, Thankyou ❤

[@anthonyfoster5079]

Nice to hear Dave's voice in the song

[@goshrimp3965]

Nice to see you still care about this album even though it’s nearing two years old now

[@timmorris8932]

Getting ready to cut and sew a Boy Scout patch fest for myself, and I needed something to motivate me. This song fit the bill.

[@thedredofxi]

What a Great song and Love Your blacksmith's work😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@koopakid]

This is my new favorite song ever, I've discovered an awesome genre tonight

[@user-ob1tn5rf5g]

There is a humble KZbin channel named Surap or something like that. This guy is a modern blacksmith from Ukraine who works with interesting and rare sorts of steel and also makes his own custom reworks of steel, to create interesting and gorgeous Damascus steel blades. And this song is perfect for his chennel as an anthem. Thank you for this song, it was gorgeous

[@nightmare348]

This is FANTASTIC

[@true_canadian1015]

honestly one of my favorite song to this day!

[@c4call]

I'm a 31 year old father 3 boys, and man this song made me tear up and cry

[@braaiboet8464]

Gorgeously shot video!

[@gabrielreyes8324]

The first song that hooked me on TLJ, today is a good day

[@johannailes]

Superb videography love this

[@CrowSkeleton]

Thanks Rev! This is awesome.

[@MoiraE88]

Did you get to keep the anchor they made?

[@thelongestjohns]

Ooooh yes 😄

[@redbasher636]

God... this is so good, i walk in step with it. Its like almost instinctual

[@masteroftheassassins]

Now I know what song I’m going to use for my Hephaestus video! Thanks guys! And I just subscribed to your channel!

[@Robin_Goodfellow]

That is a seriously sweet forge setup

[@angelasmith8721]

Great video, great sound.

[@patrickbateman-kt5xo]

the longest johns dropping another banger

[@sylphiaspeaks]

YAY! Saw you in Sint Niklaas loved the way you guys played it there. The vibe was on point!

[@thelongestjohns]

Amazing!! We see you at our next Belgium gigs?

[@sylphiaspeaks]

@@thelongestjohns I'll have to catch you back in the US...

[@justsharki]

One of your best songs!

[@JustJanitor]

I feel like you could do a remix for basically any profession. This is an awesome song.

[@EmelineHalsted]

I will, again, suggest "White Squall" by Stan Rogers and some covers of what Slim Dusty sings.

[@RapaxGuardian]

I came thinking this was a Game of Thrones song, but did not leave disappointed 💖😌💖

[@level20eevee75]

the national anthem of the Salamanders.

[@belindathomas3449]

I didn't expect him to actually be making an anker

[@jon-ass5547]

love this song

[@CapriUni]

Nice! 🔥🔨⚓ ... Do I recognize that kettle from the "Roll Northumbria" video?

[@CapriUni]

No! If I recognize it, it's from the "Roll Alabama" video (woke from a dream the other with "Roll on Northumbria" stuck in my head, and I got the titles mixed up)

[@Rose-hz4fq]

As someone who adores smithing? Fan-fucking-tastic.

[@thelongestjohns]

Thanks so much 🥰

[@chrispybkn]

I got curious about the shooting of the video... did you guys played a sped up version of the song for the blacksmith so that he could strike in rhythm to then play in in slow mo? 😄 Really cool video and one of my favorite songs from this album!

[@sanitater7639]

This is freakishly awesome

Very well done Video. Really supports the song well

[@BadgerMonkey]

This is pretty cool.

[@nisc2001]

A really nice song.

[@rikibruner2126]

Wow! the power embraced by this song is palpable! Thanks for sharing. 🦊Riki2Tails

[@sbcinema]

I love it, so powerful !

[@Jumanwhapper-sp2dq]

LOVE this song