Northwest Passage (Stan Rogers) - The Water Boys (A Cappella Cover)

[@xombiechipmusic]

You boys did Stan a good honour.

[@leeparsifal672]

Well done gentlemen. I nominate this as Canada's unofficial National Anthem.

[@TheLanCave]

+Lee Parsifal As an American, can I second this?

[@spotz6478]

+TWIOCH its part of your heritage as well, so i would say yes! this song has such a deep story

[@carolv8450]

Gives me goosebumps - so beautiful!

[@MindenMoose]

Lee Parsifal nj

[@Mr_T_Badger]

It pretty much is our second national anthem.

[@skedeebs]

My Canadian classmates in grad school introduced me to Stan Rogers, giving me an additional fondness for your great country. Be proud.

[@malcolmgraham175]

Nine years after this was first posted, this is one of the most amazing covers of this song. This song makes me so proud of my Canadian heritage. And I’m only 17

[@Retired-Don]

All these years later, this is still a really nice listen. Thanks, guys!

[@elizabethludford3804]

This should be our national anthem!

[@ellisspear]

I was sent this by a Canadian friend. At first, I didn't get it. Then I listened again and again. The lads did a great job with a song of great passion and pride. Simon really did a great job with his solo :)

[@sunsetwinds]

I am covered in goosebumps and holding back tears. Incredible

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I sang this song for my brother at his rehearsal dinner last year.

[@johnturner4300]

never heard the Waterboys before. My loss! They do a great justice to the art of music.

[@EricRLane]

it’s been 2️⃣ years since i did this song in choir in junior high school. my former choir teacher was the greatest choir teacher i could’ve ever asked for in my life.

[@Mr_T_Badger]

I don’t often hear the chorus sung as a harmony or the song itself sung like a lament. Thank you, gentlemen, that was indeed very lovely.

[@altareggo]

Well done!! Stan would be proud of you!!

[@The8ter]

Takes my breath away!

[@BardofCornwall]

Nicely done, gents!

[@cathyshonwise4388]

This is such a great Canadian song.. love it!

[@FuryKat]

This is absolutely brilliant. The song was already earmeltingly beautiful, And you good people crafted something unique and glorious from it. Thank you for posting this!

[@shaneproulx]

Stan would be proud of this.

[@skipy936]

Fine effort, Stan would have pleased. Sadly taken from us far too early, RIP your songs carry on.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Yep, you gents have passed “The Chills Test” with this great performance!

[@AtharAqua]

This sounds beautiful~ There aren't many covers of this song that I approve of, but I definitely approve of this one :D Keep singing! I'm going to go on a spree of your videos now haha

[@Mr_T_Badger]

AtharAqua look up Unleash The Archers cover of the song. You’d think it shouldn’t work sung as a metal song but it really does.

[@1r1sh52]

Wow! This is beautiful. You really do justice to the song, and that's not easy. You made a long-time Stan Rogers fan very happy. Thanks!

[@mikelang4191]

Nicely done boys!!

[@BDPTheMadHatta]

Yes he would. This is beautiful.

[@georgehare2915]

most enjoyable. pleasure to watch and listen too

[@mioszjagieo4021]

Amazing. Keep going like this, guys.

[@allcedars]

Beautiful.

[@paisleyjames2009]

thank you guys for making my dad happy

[@hilarywilson5199]

wonderful loved it

[@Dafydde]

I've played this a few times, solo and duet, and there's just something that is naturally challenging to the work. Bless you for your effort. I found it most pleasant to listen to. Keep making music, fellow singers.

[@grimman55]

absolutely amazing!

[@richardzust3401]

Great cover!

[@DukeBaird]

Amazing!!!

[@GrumpaGladstone1809]

Great job!

[@carolynbrightfield8911]

Hope you're all still singing strong! Much enjoyed. Coffs Harbour NSW Australia

[@EricRLane]

definitely singing everyday brotha.

[@ReaperChronicles]

This is beautiful, great job lads!

[@MindenMoose]

Well done guys.

[@ruthnavarre4152]

Chilling!

[@haarismian9380]

Phenomenal job boiz

[@christanner2181]

thinking of this song as the icebreaker Labrador I served on was towed to the scrapyard from Halifax harbor, a sa ending for a great ship

[@floraberthin2212]

Great job and great choice of songs, gents. You were ahead of your time.

[@OrionsTale]

Me: This is great. Beautiful and relaxing. Some Karen in the back: *COUGH*

[@swvwc8393]

Ah yes, damn her and her itchy throat.

[@jjw2795]

It was valiant effort by the soloists, I'll give them that. One thing I can recommend is either the soloists drop down a couple steps into a more comfortable range, or just sing it naturally. Stan Rogers didn't do anything fancy with this song, so simpler is better if wanting to stay true-to-form. However, I am impressed with the solo attempts and the chorus overall.

[@johnkelly3549]

I would have said just have the same soloist throughout, the first guy seemed the most comfortable

[@carolv8450]

Good job , but i hear one above all the rest.

[@fhpurcell7713]

John Kelly true, the first guy sang it very well in my opinion

[@douglascarter1017]

A wonderful song and for an amateur group, well done!!

[@717mikeman]

Pretty good

[@johannesreil175]

Awesome performance, awesome sound! Where can i find the sheet music for it?

[@vincenta_2]

Subtitles obviously loves this song because it got the words correct

[@theredvsbluefan]

By the time this video was over i grew a full beard and tamed a timberwolf by simply listening.

[@johnbrownell7715]

Does anyone know who Modabo is? They had a ridiculous a capella version in the 90s and I cant find it anywhere. Possibly better then The Man's himself.

[@SovereignME2]

17 boys attempt make the sound of one true man! not as good as the man himself, but a great cover nonetheless...thank you

[@W4RR4NTW0LF]

You did a wonderful job but... Dang, boys, it's FRASER, Not Fraiser. My grandfather and his father would be rolling in their graves. :P

[@brucealanwilson4121]

These guys have such interesting faces, even those who aren't conventionally handsome. This would have been better, though, if they had sung it about a step or a step and a half lower.

[@yukonsurvival]

How can you not help from sticking a hand out with the franklin line

[@wendyem1218]

The third sololist HAS to be from the Maritimes!! ♥

[@carolv8450]

He was very good! A lot like Stan’s voice.

[@panni._.]

2:25 the guy in the top right corner, watch his expressions. Can't he be more like the guy in top left corner, same moment?

[@EricRLane]

O M G that is hilarious!

[@nicholaspatton1742]

Canadians!

[@carolv8450]

Loved singing - nicer pants needed

[@bobheiss6553]

Nicely done, but should have stayed with the first soloist throughout the tune, the others seemed to lose it. He had the best effort of them all. The song was saved by him coming back as the last lead.

[@timothyjordan5731]

He looks like the guy who sings Timmy's Anthem.

[@notnotharrison]

Chorus sounds amazing! Phenomenal even! Your soloists could be stronger though; tone, phrasing, and even lyrics need some looking at. Also, with stronger soloists you could cut out all that oo-ing, stay truer to the original.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

The second soloist was a bit above his range. They should either have transposed it about a minor third down or gotten someone else to do it.

[@joshlawl8737]

They need someone covering the higher tenor line... I am disappoint..

[@chrisgreen8539]

Yeah, but this time do it in key and on time...

[@Brandon066362]

Unleash The Archers brought me here

[@The_Frozen_Canadian.est.1793]

Canadian AF

[@alisondickinson]

Some better breath control would have helped the soloists. Agreed the whole piece should have been dropped a tone or two.

[@mintyfresh6530]

Brilliant needs more energetic solos tho

[@Pgoldish]

Very well done, but not a big fan of the soloists

[@Mandolorian1001]

Shanties dont belong in choirs.

[@Mandolorian1001]

@@fiends8908 keep your incomprehensibly ignorant statements in your cranium, bud.

[@Mandolorian1001]

@@fiends8908 as a poly instrumentalist, shantyman, common party host, as well as a polite and generous guest; actually most people find me a delight. In day to day life I am actually quite patient, understanding, and fair minded in terms of what people say or do or choose. However, when it is objectively against precedent, almost deliberately ignorant, or down right stupid, then I simply must intervene. It's a failing, granted, but it lets me lead my life with intellectual consistency, and allows me to predict the potential probability of that happening in certain social circles; thus enabling me to preemptively avoid them, as I have no interest in spending time with ignorant or misinformed individuals as a potential majority of any room. That's why I am yet to visit the United States.

[@Mandolorian1001]

@@fiends8908 because you can't even understand the history of the composition or the basic details as to what makes The Northwest Passage a shanty.

[@Mandolorian1001]

@@fiends8908 I am not taking time out of my life to educate you on this. If you want to learn, take the initiative, and crack a book.

[@Mandolorian1001]

@@fiends8908 that does not mean that it follows the same style that defines the song as such. It's the same way that music can be written in the classical or baroque styles today, even though their progenitive eras have already passed. If you can't understand that, I honestly don't see how you can be helped.