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The version sparked multiple parodies, both on and off TikTok, including a Taylor Swift hit sung to the tune of Evans' version of "Wellerman" performed by the United States Navy Band, a Roman Catholic priest who changed the shanty's lyrics to explain Ash Wednesday, and a parody called Waiting for the Vaccine by Rainer Hersch. [34] [35] [36]
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Others sang their own version, or added their own contribution to the video from Evans. The trend sparked a huge interest in sea shanties, with hundreds of thousands of people discovering The Albany Shantymen's recording of " Wellerman ", originally released on their 2020 album Are You With Me Lads?
Wellerman" is a ballad (often erroneously referred to as a sea shanty) that refers to the wellermen, the supply ships owned by the trading company set up by the Weller Brothers. [7] The song was originally collected around 1966 by the New Zealand-based music teacher and folk song compiler, Neil Colquhoun.
Like with "Wellerman", two versions were released: a folk-pop version and a dance-pop remix by Digital Farm Animals. [22] Evans released his third single, "Ring Ding (A Scotsman's Story)", on 8 October 2021. [23] In April 2022, Evans helped publicise the Doctor Who story "Legend of the Sea Devils" with an adaptation of "Wellerman". [24]
The accompanying official video was directed by Michael Baldwin and was released on 25 June 2021, along with the release of the song. In the official video, Evans appears in Seaford, East Sussex, Newhaven, Edinburgh, Brighton, Haywards Heath, Crawley, City of London, West Wickham and Crystal Palace, London.
The Six-String Soldiers is a component unit of the United States Army Field Band responsible for performing contemporary American folk music genres, principally including bluegrass and country, as well as acoustic covers of popular songs.
"Northwest Passage" is one of the best-known songs by Canadian musician Stan Rogers.The original recording from the 1981 album of the same name is an a cappella song, featuring Rogers alone singing the verses, with Garnet Rogers, David Alan Eadie and Chris Crilly harmonizing with him in the chorus.