OMG THIS WROCK SHANTY COMPILATION Y'ALL
So despite fiddling with it for an embarassingly long time, my Potterwatch bandmates and I finally got our sea shanty to where we wanted it and submitted it for a compliation album, masterminded by wizard rocker Totally Knuts.
The album dropped today, and IT IS SO GOOD!!!! I was blown away by the variety and quality of the songs submitted, and they range from filks of existing shanties to completely original works, and there are some brilliant examinations of unexpected characters (Hagrid, Uncle Vernon, Regulus Black), many of which are just out-and-out wonderful songs.
We only had to follow Sonorus's AMAZING track, so no big deal, right?? But unsurprisingly for a bunch of music nerds, so many of them got what we were going for, from the euphemistic love scene with the Giant Squid to the Potterwatch radio-static outro, and I'm so happy that folks seemed to like it! My favorite comment: "This song has a lot of songs in it."
So without further ado, here's the link to the album at BandCamp, and if you prefer to follow along with lyrics (though with lower quality sound), TK released the watch party video on their YouTube channel here. I'm a tiny bit sad that my working title, "A Krum-my Shanty" didn't make it into the final version, but "Durmstrang" will most certainly do! I got to keep the Charybdis reference, so I have no complaints :D
And for posterity, here are the lyrics, which will hopefully make you want to listen!
DURMSTRANG - by Potterwatch
Watch the weather now, cast together now, see the lubber-lads quail!
Shrouds a-shivering, timbers quivering, through Charybdis we sail!
Our fine ship is the Circe. She’s sailed the wide world round,
Her home port is at Durmstrang, for Hogwarts we were bound!
Bearing , Krum o-our champion, revered in every land!
Karkaroff in his cabin/, and Viktor was in command!
CHORUS
Viktor summoned the maelstrom, and down its depths we steered.
Though the waters engulfed us, in Hogwarts’ lake we appeared!
There victorious Viktor received his due acclaim,
When the Goblet of Fire produced his prominent name!
CHORUS
Autumn soon turned to winter, a lass turned Viktor’s head.
Over our ship the Circe, a flow of romance spread,
When a dueling disaster leaked potion in the lake,
Giant Squid surmounted our galleon by mistake.
CHORUS
Viktor was framed as the villain who wrecked the final task,
Murder, mayhem, and magic, but Moody soon was unmasked.
Though they soon would be parted, Krum’s sweetheart vowed to write.
Karkaroff like a coward, slipped softly into the night!
CHORUS
Though Dark Arts we have studied, our hearts are ever true!
Speaking truth is our power, the Dark Lord soon will be through.
Our home port’s still at Durmstrang we sail the Circe on,
Seeking out ev’ry Dark Mark ‘til all his minions are gone.
CHORUS
OUTRO CHORUS
Swish and flick, and watch your wrist, your incantations clear!
From the gunnel, watery funnel suddenly appear!
Winds blow! Heave ho! We go below!
Through the maelstrom now we go!
The album dropped today, and IT IS SO GOOD!!!! I was blown away by the variety and quality of the songs submitted, and they range from filks of existing shanties to completely original works, and there are some brilliant examinations of unexpected characters (Hagrid, Uncle Vernon, Regulus Black), many of which are just out-and-out wonderful songs.
We only had to follow Sonorus's AMAZING track, so no big deal, right?? But unsurprisingly for a bunch of music nerds, so many of them got what we were going for, from the euphemistic love scene with the Giant Squid to the Potterwatch radio-static outro, and I'm so happy that folks seemed to like it! My favorite comment: "This song has a lot of songs in it."
So without further ado, here's the link to the album at BandCamp, and if you prefer to follow along with lyrics (though with lower quality sound), TK released the watch party video on their YouTube channel here. I'm a tiny bit sad that my working title, "A Krum-my Shanty" didn't make it into the final version, but "Durmstrang" will most certainly do! I got to keep the Charybdis reference, so I have no complaints :D
And for posterity, here are the lyrics, which will hopefully make you want to listen!
DURMSTRANG - by Potterwatch
Watch the weather now, cast together now, see the lubber-lads quail!
Shrouds a-shivering, timbers quivering, through Charybdis we sail!
Our fine ship is the Circe. She’s sailed the wide world round,
Her home port is at Durmstrang, for Hogwarts we were bound!
Bearing , Krum o-our champion, revered in every land!
Karkaroff in his cabin/, and Viktor was in command!
CHORUS
Viktor summoned the maelstrom, and down its depths we steered.
Though the waters engulfed us, in Hogwarts’ lake we appeared!
There victorious Viktor received his due acclaim,
When the Goblet of Fire produced his prominent name!
CHORUS
Autumn soon turned to winter, a lass turned Viktor’s head.
Over our ship the Circe, a flow of romance spread,
When a dueling disaster leaked potion in the lake,
Giant Squid surmounted our galleon by mistake.
CHORUS
Viktor was framed as the villain who wrecked the final task,
Murder, mayhem, and magic, but Moody soon was unmasked.
Though they soon would be parted, Krum’s sweetheart vowed to write.
Karkaroff like a coward, slipped softly into the night!
CHORUS
Though Dark Arts we have studied, our hearts are ever true!
Speaking truth is our power, the Dark Lord soon will be through.
Our home port’s still at Durmstrang we sail the Circe on,
Seeking out ev’ry Dark Mark ‘til all his minions are gone.
CHORUS
OUTRO CHORUS
Swish and flick, and watch your wrist, your incantations clear!
From the gunnel, watery funnel suddenly appear!
Winds blow! Heave ho! We go below!
Through the maelstrom now we go!