February Challenge - gentlemen, I believe your assistance is required on deck...

I'm midway through recording my contribution. Appropriately enough for a Brit it's an 18th century sea-shanty - shiver me timbers, arrrr Jim lad, dubloons, Ford Mustangs (just checking you're paying attention at the back). Anyway - I need 3 or 4 lusty-voiced swabs to join me in the chorus. Just a bit of fun and no fancy harmonies - bit like an evening down the pub with 6 pints of ale on board. So shape up there mateys! Anyone up for it send me a note and we'll sort out the logistics. I shall go ahead anyway if there are no takers - through my bitter, bitter tears.......
posted by MajorDundee (14 comments total)

How you wanna do this? You want to just provide a reference file for interested parties to lay down an extra vocal track against to then fire back in your direction?
posted by cortex at 11:50 AM on February 9, 2010

I should have my entry done Thursday or Friday, depending on how quickly I can get it down, and how quickly I get my car fixed. I'd offer to add to yours, but I, sadly, have neighbours that like to complain if I'm even the slightest bit loud. Bastards. Actually, since we'll have about 6 people at our Gyrophonia rehearsal Saturday, we might be able to lay something down then. Just send me a note with the song, maybe we can throw something together then.
posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 1:26 PM on February 9, 2010

Thanks guys. I think what I'll do is get a rough mix with my vocal (say by the end of the week/weekend) and then email you an mp3 of it. I'm trying to shake a headcold/cough at the mo, but it's on the way out so end of wk should be do-able. If you can record your vocal(s) as a single track WAV file (24-bit, no processing or printed FX) we can probably use a file sharing site to dump them on. I'm happy, of course, to take advice on how to go about this in a pain-free way. Main thing is that if it's looking like hassle we'll forget it.

I tried double tracking my snot-encrusted vocal this evening, but it merely confirmed my suspicion that it just doesn't sound anything like a crowd of guys belting it out.
posted by MajorDundee at 2:28 PM on February 9, 2010

For ease of reference when you get the mp3 - here's the words of the chorus:

We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors,
We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea.
Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;
From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues

"Scilly" is pronounced "Silly" - they're a group of small islands off the south coast of England.
posted by MajorDundee at 2:35 PM on February 9, 2010

Aye, mate, count me in. E-mail is in profile.
posted by snsranch at 3:50 PM on February 9, 2010

I'll always sing for a good cause, and for a great many bad ones, as well.
posted by uncleozzy at 5:54 PM on February 9, 2010

and for a great many bad ones, as well. Now, THAT'S the fookin' spirit man!!!!!111
posted by snsranch at 6:07 PM on February 9, 2010

I'm up for it. I will have the requisite six pints before tracking, too.
posted by abc123xyzinfinity at 9:37 PM on February 9, 2010

sure, send me one too. going out for dinner tonight so i will also have imbibed a few pints by the time i get home.
posted by chococat at 7:44 AM on February 10, 2010

Aarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ye mangy curs. I think that's more than enough to constitute Peg-Leg Dundee and The Bilge Rats. Sorry to any latecomers but the good ship Venus (by God you should have seen us...*) has now left harbour, heading sou'west for the roaring forties....

Can someone suggest the best way to get the WAV files back to me - YouSendIt???





* a rugby song with the following disgraceful (No Suitable For Minors, although very suitable for Miners) lyric:

T'was on the good ship Venus,
By God you should've seen us,
The figurehead was a nude in bed,
Sucking a the Captain's penis.

*Chorus*
Frigging on the rigging,
Wanking on the planking,
Masturbating on the grating,
There's fuck all else to do.

(Chorus)

The Captain's name was Slugger,
He was a dirty bugger,
He wasn't fit to shovel shit,
On any bugger's lugger.

Et cetera.....
posted by MajorDundee at 12:54 PM on February 10, 2010

Count me in if you come up short. I'll do the guy who's at the other end of the bar, far away from the mic, and somewhat off time.
posted by davejay at 7:03 PM on February 10, 2010

The best way to get the files back is drop.io. Make a drop, post the link, and anyone can add files to it.
posted by ocherdraco at 9:44 AM on February 13, 2010

True story: When I was about 5 my mom came back from the thrift store with a cute shirt with a picture of some sailors on it for me. She put me into it and we went around to the grocery store and ran some errands. When my dad got home from work he took one look at me and busted out laughing. Under the sailors the shirt said "Friggin' in the riggin'." I guess my mom had no idea what it meant. I just wish I had a picture.
posted by jefeweiss at 7:50 PM on February 18, 2010

I'd do it. Email's on the profile.
posted by frenetic at 8:03 PM on February 19, 2010