Moby Duck Lyric Video | Community Art Project | The Longest Johns

A while ago, we asked some wonderful members of our community to come up with an artistic expression for lines from our song, Moby Duck. What we got back was spectacular!
A huge thank you to all our amazing fan artists:
Ikosa Eder
Kathryn Collings
Darragh Broadbent
Greg Glezer
El'ad N-K
Joe (Pogo)
Boohdot
Pia
Bowiehair
Thomas Steen
Becky Fitch
Elizabeth Dinkinger
Martina Hellmansson
Lara,s/y Saladin
Bloomers
Erian Dragonborn
Karsten Heilmann
Tom WJ
Psychedelic Sally
Joshua Stutter
@Clip.Dawson
Squirrel
Speedy Wheelz
Saskia/Reykur
Circuit Game Studio
Mountain Chickn
Alex Parkhurst
Thunder
Pola @Pola.Eischorn
Dave & Annie
Niels aka Knagie
Andrés Vega Suárez
Phoenix Feather
Rachel Lee @IffyCreature
Franzi
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Longest Johns
/ thelongestjohns
/ thelongestjohns
/ thelongestjohns
/ longestjohnsgaming
/ discord
www.thelongestj...
open.spotify.c...

[@juliabondi8889]

I like how “only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty five” implies there was an average of less than one limb per crewmate

[@TheRealPentigan]

It's a common misconception. The average member of the crew actually had 0 limbs. Legs Georg, who is three octopi stapled together is a statistical anomaly and should not be counted.

[@jimothybilliams8960]

@@TheRealPentigan I live statistical anomalies

[@kacyroush6293]

Not necessarily, Julia. A couple dozen could mean as many as three, if I remember the casual use cases right.

[@andreasottohansen7338]

@@kacyroush6293 2-3 sounds about right, but that would imply that the average crew mate has a little over 1 limb, which certainly isn't great.

[@feroxfreak209]

@@andreasottohansen7338 so it's 36/25 limbs per person at beast which is... not good. But if we assume that the 4 descriped crewmates only have the named disablities (4 mates, 2+4+3+3 =12 limbs) we are at 24/21 which ist even worse. Now only 3 other mates could have 2 limbs.

[@sothedain5801]

No lie I wrote an entire DND oneshot around this song. I gave the duck Dragon Turtle stats. It was a riot.

[@waves_under_stars]

Please share details

[@jaysea5939]

I'd love to hear/read more!

[@Tyrope]

Thank you for breaking rule #1 of my table: Don't give the DM any ideas that may kill you. For they *will* kill you

[@sothedain5801]

It was 6 players and a crew of river pirates hired to kill a monster, sight unseen, that lived behind an impassible mountain wall called The Dam. No one knew what it was for sure, it rarely left survivors and those who did went mad with terror, but one kept saying something about a Drake. So the players are hired to kill the thing, and the river pirates hired to get em there through their secret waterways that go under the mountain. Many of the pirates names were pulled from other Longest John's songs, few of them had all their limbs attached. But each rowboat had a named captain with their own stat blocks and abilities. The Cap'n and that was her only name, gave a passive boost to all die rolls rolled in her boat cause she was just THAT charismatic. Another boat had a guy with Mending who could do repairs, etc etc. The players each took a boat full of pirates (exactly 35 pirates) and they set out. There were some goblin raiders, ship to ship combat, rapids, and other obstacles. The boats could be damaged and sunk if they get hurt enough, or people thrown over if they fail saves and then their rolls get disadvantage, and if your crew started dying off your "boat saves" to avoid obstacles got harder or lost bonuses. They managed to survive the first day on the water, spent the night in a haunted cave which was fun, and then made their way through a cursed underground cave system that seperate and reunited them at random depending on die rolls. Lost a few good men in the tunnels but the PCs survived. Albeit with added trauma. The next night in the caves there was a memorial service for the Darby Twins and O'Bannah who didn't make it followed by carousing and pirate shenanigans. The bard lost her eyes, but she had a fox seeing eye familiar so we made it work. Finally the reached the lake beyond the dam, and the captain takes out her spyglass and has a peek into the fog and spots something. She turns pale. And for the first time since the PCs have known here there is a quaver in her voice. "Oh no... Ohhhh no no no. That's bad. That's REAL bad. Brace yerselves lads cause what's coming is FAR worse then anything we've ever fought before." And then I reach over and play the song

[@sothedain5801]

Chopping this up a bit for readibility. The table howls with laughter, untill the duck lands in front of them, it's gargantuan, takes up 12 squares on the battle map, and then unleashes its Mighty Quack, a thunder attack that kills most of the crew instantly, puts the captain down to death saves, and deals 57 damage to 4 of the 6 party members. What follows is a harrowing battle where fully half the pirates die include Tractor Jack and Bonnie Brave Marie, but a well placed Earthbind from the wizard and a ridiculous amount of damage from the barbarian manage to keep the party in the fight. At the last moment, the bard is down, the barbarian is down, the wizard is horribly hurt and the druid is barely standing, the Cap'n rolls a nat 20 on her final death save, stands up with a single hit point, and shoves a health potion down the barbarians throat bringing him back up just in time to try and end the beast before it can un leash it's newly charged Mighty Quack. The barbarian misses.

[@kylewilhite4162]

No one: The Longest Johns: let's make a song, with a cover art, of a whale size duck

[@MissaMitchell]

Just had an epic family reunion where all the kids went on a pirate adventure across the neighborhood. The final boss was their uncle... In a duck costume. Their was an epic pool noodle battle. The beast was slain. Thank you TLJ for this amazing song that inspired good family times.

[@aslaamo1118]

This just made my fucking day...

[@ellicooper2323]

@@aslaamo1118 don’t you mean ducking day?

[@brandonnguyen6718]

@@ellicooper2323 I applaud you.

[@paulatreat2496]

My 13 year old discovered this song. The first time I heard it I just sat there going "what the heck am I listening to" as I was driving to the school. And then, came the part of the "mighty quack", the long pause, and the very anti-climatic Quack. I am glad we were at a stop light at that moment i was laughing so hard.😂

[@the_gdog_2374]

Can we just respect the boys at 1:47 for there performance like, Like there’s nothing truly special but it’s just four dudes on a canoe on land and one of them has a plastic AR, respect

[@calebmurphy9406]

Finally, Dave's songwriting ability is getting the recognition it deserves. I always hoped we'd see these words brought to life.

[@dragonwithamonocle]

I love how much the "Handsome Jack" in this looks like our beloved JackSepticEye

[@derprockajosh6196]

Glad I'm not the only one who realized that XD

[@kylewilhite4162]

Fight 100 duck size whales, or 1 whale size duck? I think we know what the Longest Johns picked

[@retosius7962]

-I myself would pick 100 duck sized wales and just sit on a lawn chair as I watch them be cooked by the mighty sun. then I'd proceed to eat and sell them. and probably be arrested.

[@kylewilhite4162]

@@retosius7962 😂😂😂 for all you know, your neighbor put em there and you were sleeping under those sun glasses

[@oammaslastnamethei3063]

@@retosius7962 aw hell no i wanna go swimming in a pond full of little whales and feed them shrimps, how cute will that be?

[@Arzie81]

They have released the Quaken, most adequack turn of events!

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

I really like the one at 2:06. The art style just matches the absurdity of the song.

[@moutetheONE]

Tank you! I did my best! ;)

[@greekpestnyc3145]

1:47 You know he’s not playing around when there’s a bayonet attached to his harpoon gun.

[@Spanghew]

The one day I’m actually doing something they have this. Not only a premier… but this.

[@elijahwolf7039]

Yeah I was at work when they dropped this

[@charmanderlover6433]

I love the perfectly calm little "Quack" in the end. The quacks sure quacked me up.

[@Chef-Juice]

I can imagine how hard it was for them not to laugh while singing.

[@bigalexe]

My reaction as a Michigander who didn't read the title and had this as playlist pop-up. "Oh you retired from the sea to... Lake Superior." Oh dear have I got news for you.

[@jamievee8375]

I actually was on a lake kayaking in high mph wind and this would’ve been a perfect song for that moment. No ducks but there were loons and they weren’t friendly

[@Denley1526]

Well done to all the artists & to the editor (Abbie?) who put it all together. Brilliantly done. Loved it.

[@thelongestjohns]

All Dave!

[@CapriUni]

@@thelongestjohns Well done, Dave!

[@roomshaped]

As epic as can be! Good job, everyone. The TLJ community is a great collaborative force.

[@helenoksenych6997]

I believe the world needs some merch with 02:39 art!

[@Tyrope]

A lot of timestamps lead to excellent merch opportunities... I personally love 2:10

[@moutetheONE]

@@Tyrope thank you ☺️ we can consider merchandising with the Johns, stay tuned ;)

[@corvid_gremlin]

The day I can actually make something live is not just a stream but THIS!!

[@thatcookieguy9019]

The (something) twins with one leg each, on deck were standing by. Fav lyrics

[@dragonwithamonocle]

Darby! It's their surname. Hope that was helpful

[@sbloomers]

Darley is the correct lyric / surname :)

[@sirrliv]

True story: My mother was listening to this song when returning to work this evening. As she stopped at the security gate to show her badge the guard on duty heard the lyrics and said, "Wait, did they say "Duck"? What band is this?" Pretty sure as soon as she was clear of the gate that guard was on his phone looking you chaps up on KZbin.

[@jc5445]

Funnily enough, the imagery lines up nearly perfectly with what's in my head while listening to (and singing along with) this song. Usually at full volume in a big Peterbilt fuel truck. Another favorite is The Last Bristolian Pirate, since 98% of my deliveries go to farmers. I have yet to meet Tractor Jack 😕.

[@tantamounted]

Dear glorious heavens, this was a fun song to hear and see.. I can tell I need to go on some more road trips like I used to years ago, simply so I can sing this along with a bunch of kids in the vehicle!

[@NotoriusMaximus]

Crazy project!, no wonder it took whole year to put together! Totally adequac!

[@Tim_Tomorrow]

That was wonderfully insane. I loved every second of it. Please do more of that.

[@thecrabmaestro564]

I love the line "a couple dozen limbs between a crew of 25" cus it's such a funny image, a bunch of motley sailors with about 1 limb each

[@MrMashyman]

That was amazing! Also did anyone else clock that 'Handsome Jack' seems to look a bit like Jacksepticeye?

[@edustep1]

Noooo i was waiting for the 'No ducks were harmed in the making of this video' at the end

[@dabiga2315]

2:10 I hope this will be the cover art for the Moby Duck single

[@oldadoggy5873]

OH MY GOD ITS FINALLY HERE

[@PlatinumParakeet]

FINALY! Not what i imaged, It's even better!

[@wofgal1993]

The community did such a wonderful job animating my favorite Longest Johns song, aww! I obviously especially love the bits of the Moby Duck video that feature fanart and/or animations of the LJ's, and the Photoshopped bit at at 1:50 is my favorite part of all

[@Queso4444]

YES ITS FINALLY HAPPENING

[@Magikarp_With_Dragonrage]

Just be glad it wasn't a goose

[@garethneller8239]

Brilliant! "A Bill to give you nightmares" was perfect😂

[@pyroshell5652]

The algorithm did not disappoint today.

[@Endolei]

I want that picture at 2:39-2:40 on a teeshirt. That is epic!

[@Simone-bc2fo]

I like the implication that it is him, and not the duck, that shouts "Quack!" at the end of the fight.

[@the1trueshark]

This is *ducking* amazing! good job to all the artists who participated!

[@TotallyNotMoths]

Plot twist, it was never dead. You can’t kill him

[@enigmaodell6806]

thats concerning

[@Ruthavecflute]

@@enigmaodell6806Yes, I'm not sure what evect eating undead duck meat might have!

[@Phoenixfeather-ve9ru]

Amazing!! Eveyones entry was splendid! Love what you did to my take haha AMAZING FOLKS 😄💚🧡 🦆

[@dukeofcreepington5605]

YES FINALLY MY LIFE IS COMPLETE

[@wiesorix]

Wow Johns & community, you did it again! Like the Leave her Johnny and Wellerman community projects, this is one of those ideas that seems great at first, but on second thought sounds terrible. Surely if you let a bunch of people that have never seen eachother make something on their own, it can't actually be good when you put it all together, right? Guess I was wrong... There are so many different ideas in this one, some of you embraced the silliness of the song, others put in way too much effort, but it works so well together. This is great.

[@robertthegreek]

That was adequack!

[@annoyingdog3599]

This needs the disgusted up vote so bad

[@Potoaster]

Lowkey imagined how amazing this song would look like illustrated. My prayers have been answered

[@francisalexanderdalisay1721]

Because of this song, I made my Party faced a Giant Duck.... Somehow, by sheer coincidence, the Battle went exactly the same as in the Song

[@imabud1203]

This vid fits so well with the song. God tier idea, pure genius! Well done to the artists and editors who made this possible

[@silverscorpio24]

"I grin at thee thou quacking fowl!"

[@Efraincarvajal331]

if the fans make one of bones in the ocean i can die happy

[@moutetheONE]

I totally agree !

[@Dannysoutherner]

I love this! This, Lady of the GPS, Noah could not Navigate, Beyond the Light, all really funny songs, makes gym time even more pleasant.

[@seekingabsolution1907]

All the oppressed people's of the world know the spirit of this song. There cannot be peace until there is justice and freedom for all. Much as I am averse to violence, any who seek to bring peace must first seek these things.

[@Justsomegamergamingandstuff]

Yessss finally!!!!

[@krumple8560]

That was hilarious! Thank you my friends!!!

[@Antimuffin]

I'm so glad this exists now.

[@barrysimpson7666]

The Moby Duck seems like it should be a don't starve together raid boss

[@settleluna7692]

Bravo 🙌🏻🎉 community artist🥳🥳🥳🥳 fantastic art with a fantastic shanty☠️

[@sgt.zaitsev287]

The greatest song about ducks ever written

[@jackclevett3482]

Is the Jack line supposed to look like Seán or is that just coincidence? (Jacksepticeye)

[@CapriUni]

Glorious! I love human collaboration 🚣🏼‍♀️🎨🦆 And I love that humans love to collaborate.

[@LordOceanus]

I've always wondered why this song has the same energy as "Sink the Bismarck" By Johnny Horton.

[@peternormand4094]

Oh my gosh it totally does...

[@hasmiktumasyan846]

this is so impressive, both on the artists’ and the editors’ parts!

[@Fredministrator]

By my estimate the thread level of Moby Duck lies somewhere between 6 angry Tigers and the Rabbit of Caerbannog

[@August_loves_rats]

I cannot wait I was right, very good I missed the premiere though.

[@tomwj3667]

Well done everyone. Some brilliant things in there. Cleverly put together. Great that it made it in the midst of everything else going on.

[@Duckcee]

Already looks very good.

[@kathrynblodgett1969]

Amazing, absolutely Awesome!! Everyone is so creative. It's looks like you have enough ideas to make several different combinations of ideas.💕💕❤️💕⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😘😘😘

[@Field_Marshal_Emu]

We need a song where the old Polish Winged Hussars wage great battle against gigantic ducks!! Someone call Sabaton. We need a collaboration!!

[@crasyperson123]

This is my favorite song of the day, thank you very much

[@claytonsanchez5264]

Just Glorious. Everyone involved well done!

[@sad_knight1827]

THIS IS AWESOME

[@kerryjgeorge]

That made me ridiculously happy.

[@damiankolesnik5886]

1:32 why does this jack looks like jacksepticeye?

[@danielpryde7548]

All the different styles worked really well! This is my new favorite of your guy's music videos.

[@mmclean8053]

We're reading Moby Dick in my English class. I'm so glad that I found this!

[@PsychoFizz]

This is absolutely PERFECT!! Great job and well done artists!

[@KBJade39]

I want to make a D&D one shot of a monstrous duck

[@dangray4031]

I've watched this a few times and what really impresses me is how loyal and hearty fans are given the opportunity to show The Longest Johns how much the music inspires them. You have to love the music to create all those pics.

[@himboghost629]

This is the best song Period

[@Acadeimos]

Fantastic.

[@nibulsheep8214]

I cant believe what i have just listened to

[@lemmingsworld]

What would the Moby Duck look like besides being twice the size of any man? Is it like a monsterous Cthulhu like mallard?

[@hierophant112]

I like thinking it's just a massive fucking duck, with nothing special Ducks don't need anything extra to be monstrous abominations of Satan with bills

[@Maudios]

I am pretty sure this is the best video i have seen in youtube

[@karenshura8542]

Row-ho Row-ho~ This is addicting.

[@LorzFelix999]

gorgeous

[@Ethan-vh3os]

Amazing absolutely the best music video!

[@sherifmohsen5578]

this is very good, change my mind

[@simonboyce2235]

This is exactly what happened in episode of fairly odd parents

[@mistseeker388]

Now this is officially my favourite shanty-song! Epic!

[@arnaudmenard5114]

Darn... Missed this one, hopefully I'll be able to join on the next community video The wellerman one was fun

[@kylewilhite4162]

I missed all 3 😔

[@BillCipher-qr5js]

Now this... this is beautiful.

[@pivotmaster4394]

another amazing music video. you all have a real talent for this stuff. its nice to see creators interacting with their community.

[@unclescrub5710]

i love the result! i hate that i had to pull out of my contribution to the video. but the community never disappoints.

[@Pogonotrophist]

YESSSS!

[@balintvasvari7573]

Took me a while, but realized that handsome Jack was reminding me of Jacksepticeye

[@scrimbles2973]

Absolutely Amazing

[@LuckyDragon289]

As soon as I heard the lyrics, "With hoisin sauce and pancakes", I instantly thought of Peking duck and Mandarin pancakes, which are more like mini crepes, than your typical western-style pancake!

[@gl00myharvester]

Yeah I think that's what the lyrics were probably going for, the person just understood it differently

[@TheLendo]

Already sad i didnt make it in time... But Hyped to see the Video. Now that i saw the Video: We all can be happy that i didn't make it in time xD You guys did a super good Job with this one! October 10th

[@thecherrio4513]

This is amazing on so many levels :P