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In 2010, a parody version of the song was posted as an op-ed piece in the Richmond Times-Dispatch mocking actions of the Attorney General of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli. [45] In 2010, Ron Butler released a YouTube video pastiche of the song, in character as President Obama, that received more than 1.8 million views. [46]
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
He was one of the first pirates to be hunted down by Commodore David Porter and the Mosquito Fleet during the early 1820s. Charles Gibbs: 1798–1831 1816–1831 United States One of the last pirates active in the Caribbean, and one of the last people executed for piracy by the United States. [55] "Don" Pedro Gilbert: 1800–1834 1832–1834 ...
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy. Piracy also offered power and quick riches. [citation needed]
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The "Coast of High Barbary" is a traditional song (Roud 134) which was popular among British and American sailors. It is most frequently sung as a ballad but can also be a sea shanty . It tells of a sailing ship that came across a pirate ship off the Barbary Coast and defeated the pirates , who were left to drown.
D4vd, "2016" D4vd is an indie wunderkind, whose music manages to infuse banal experiences with new meaning. His latest offering, “2016,” expresses a desire to go back in time.
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here is an American popular song first published in 1917. The lyrics, written by D. A. Esrom (pseudonym of Theodora Morse ) to a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan for the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance , [ 1 ] are: