Muppet Treasure Island OST,T2 "Shiver My Timbers" 

"Okay Hans, it's a movie about pirates that are puppets. We don't need anything crazy." Hans Zimmer:

Easily the most unironically badass musical number in Muppet history.

This song did not need to go this hard, but I'm glad it did.

It's amazing how a Muppets movie has one of the most hardcore pirate shanties ever.

One of the more overlooked adaptations of Treasure Island.

This might seem strange but this is the song that gets me motivated and moving. For example: when I mow the lawn.

"And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum, the devil himself would have to call them scum!" The Muppets, everybody!

(Spoiler Alert) It's just not the same without the gunfire at the end.

Fun fact about the line, 'Every man aboard would'a killed his mate for a bag o' ginnies or a piece or eight.' Yeah...a piece of eight was a literal eighth of a Spanish silver dollar. In the 1600-1700's you could make change by cutting a coin into up to eight peieces. Eighths were the smallest pieces that were accepted. Oh, and a piece of eight was worth roughly 13 dollars. So that was what their shipmates lives were worth. (on and that's 13$ in *today's* money, not when 13 dollars could buy you a small ranch horses included)

This song has no right being this much of a banger

A MUPPET MOVIE wrote one of the most piratey pirate shanties to ever be sung. Let that sink in. And even more fittingly? It's a muppet adaptation of the book that legendary pirate song 'Yo Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum' is from!

This song sounds like how the Pirates of the Carribbean ride feels.

So the cute furry muppets singing a, really pretty dark, song about pirating and murder? Man, I forgot how awesome childhood was!!!

It's much more fun when you understand that "shiver my timbers, shiver my sides!" basically means, "holy shit, I think we're royally fucked". "Timbers" meaning the ship's masts, and "sides" meaning the hull. Both are kinda important parts of a ship.

This song feels so anticlimactic without the gunshot at the end.

'One more time now!' When an unironic banger knows it's a banger

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES *Gunshot*

Im in the USMC and i hiked up Mt LeConte with some Marine friends and some army rangers, We all made a line and marched up the mountain singing this song. The looks we got from all the other hikers was priceless. It was the most epic win ever.

"The devil himself would have to call them scum" - Monke

I used to listen this when I was barely 4, dressed as a pirate, made of old pyjamas, swinging a sword around imagining I was hacking through some tropical island. I can still remember this Good memories ^^

0:57 That guitar, every time, just perfect.

Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul Yo oh heave ho There are men whose hearts as as black as coal Yo oh heave ho And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew It's as dark a tale as was ever told Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides Yo oh heave ho There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides Yo oh heave ho And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum The devil himself would have to call them scum Every man aboard would have killed his mate For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight A piece of eight A piece of eight Five, six, seven, eight Hulla wacka ulla wacka something not right Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight Hulla wacka ulla wacka sailor man beware When de money in the ground dere's murder in de air Murder in de air One more time now Shiver my timbers, shiver my bones Yo oh heave ho There are secrets that sleep with old Davy Jones Yo oh heave ho When the mainsail's set and the anchor's weighed There's no turning back from any course that's laid And when greed and villainy sail the sea You can bet your boots there'll be treachery Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails Dead men tell no tales

I just realized, for a generation, since Treasure Planet bombed, THIS is still the main adaptation of Treasure Island.

"...Does anyone else hear...well...everything around us singing about how doomed we are? Just me? Whatever then..."

My brother and I are 24 and 29 we bought this on DVD and Drank two bottle's of captain morganas rum watching this. best nostalgia trip ever

‘And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum’ 7-Year-Old-Me: Ah, the tragedy of human greed…what’s rum???? Oooo! GONZO!

This is one of the greatest muppets opening to their films

"ONE-MORE-TIME-NOW" - kills me every time

Why does a Muppet movie have one of the most badass pirate songs I've ever heard!?

Still one of the best intros to any movie ever. ^^

Seriously, some of these lyrics are legit total fire. Shiver My Timbers, Shiver My Soul Yo Ho Heave Ho There are men who's hearts as black as coal Yo Ho Heave Ho. Really powerful opening, the mood is impeccable. I just love how the first statement isn't about treasure, or the sea. It's about the evil of man and his willingness to eat himself. It's a dark a tale as was ever told Of a lust for treasure and a love of gold... I love this line, because it's basically saying that this is just one of a million stories just like it. But this one is the best. Shiver My Timbers, Shiver my sides Yo ho heave ho There are hungers as strong as the winds and tides Yo ho heave ho I freaking love this line, again, I just love the fact that it's just telling you matter-of-fact that men can be evil, and not just evil, but powerful. And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum, The devil himself would have to call'em scum! Every man aboard would have killed his mate, for a bag of ginnies or a piece-of-eight. Just gorgeous imagery, the sight of these miserable salty pirates quietly murmuring, brutal bloody souls begrudgingly working with each other each with the intention of betraying everyone around him. Sailormen beware, when there's money in the ground, there's murder in the air. Again, I just love the simplicity of this line, heralding what's about to come. When the main sail's in and the anchors weighed there's no turning back from any course that's laid, and when greed and villainy sail the sea, you can bet your boots there'll be treachery. And at last, we have a final warning about the inevitable destiny of those who live by the sword. There's no turning back. Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails, dead men tell no tails. and then we switch to Flint's pov, like he himself is relishing in his own deeds, such a scoundrel.

"Dead men tell no tales" always slaps

It doesn't feel right without the gunshot at the end...

Oh, Aye... 15 men went ashore that day, and only Flint, his own self returned. Oh aye, and then old Flinty, up and died before he could get back to that cursed island, and dig up the treasure. No one knows to this day who has old Flint's map. Now isn't THAT a story worth hearing?

When I was just a lad, looking for my true vocation... (around the age of 4 or 5) I watched this movie ad nauseam. During this opening sequence, I would dress up as a pirate, push around a large wooden treasure chest my grandfather constructed for me (I had a serious pirate phase). At the songs epic and punching conclusion, I would pretend to shoot whichever family member conveniently happened to be around... This movie helped instill my love for history, film, and most of all, music.

People say Muppets Christmas Carol is the best (Which yes that one is spectacular too) but this one is my all time favorite. This song alone was amazing and really set the tone for the awesome adventure that was to come from the movie.

This was my favourite song from the movie. It was the most serious and chilling. With the muppets, the other songs were too comedic.

I'm still disturbed by that pile of singing skulls after 10 years.

I've never watched the muppets as a child, so I don't really care about the movie, but I just love this soundtrack. Everything Hans Zimmer touches turns to pure gold!

Hmm I wonder who made this.. Hans Zimmer: *waves hello* Me: *sounds about right*

Filmmakers: It's just a Muppets movie, don't go too hard with the music Hans Zimmer: 1:37

Me: This is epic! Music by Hans Zimmer Me: Oh that explains it! 😂

This is one of the best pirate songs I've ever heard and I can't believe it came from a muppet movie

I remember when the NC included this on his "Best Villain Songs" list, despite by his own admission he had never seen the movie. "Professional Pirate" was the real Villain Song

I can not believe that I was 6 years old when I saw this at the cinema, this song at the beginning was just brilliant and I never excepted him to shoot the crew. I love the bit where the skulls are singing and this does sound like a seashanty and I love the end line "shiver my timbers, shiver my sails, dead men tell no tales"

The flute piping up right before the electric guitar sends shivers up my spine everytime!

This song waa so good, they've changed some of the lines in the Disneyland ride to lyrics ❤ "Shiver my timbers shiver my spine" "When greed and villainy sail the seas.."

would have better if they left in that gunshot at the end

This song feels empty without the visuals to help it tell a story. I remember watching this scene as a kid and hearing the song and not once did I ever think that one could exist without the other. The song helps give the scene energy and the song can’t exist without the scene. And come on, when that final line “shiver my Timbers, shiver my sails, dead men tell no tales” comes around, you can’t end it without the sound and imagery of Flint firing off his flintlock pistols and killing his crew. Without it, the song feels incomplete.

“There are hungers strong as the wind and tides” is a heck of a line

Oh sweet we can comment on this video now. Anyways awesome song from underrated Muppets film.

Well, I can imagine Capitan Jack Sparrow singing along with this, oddly enough. Love this movie so much!

I don't know who decided to add in the electric guitar, but it works surprisingly well.

When I was 8, and my brother was 4, we watched this movie every Saturday and would always sing this song, Sailing For Adventure, Cabin Fever, and Professional Pirate when we would play on the swing set. Good times! :D

You know this is why Tim Burton called Disney hypocrites because of the dark things in their movies and them not excepting his movies because of the dark things.

Fun fact: when I was 6 years old my dad would play this in his truck all the time. I've loved it but have never sat down and watch it. 15 years by the end of 2018, I noticed that Tim Curry was in I said to myself. "Guess what I'm watching tonight."

This seems to be based on a work song called “On the Railroad”. This version’s cooler though.

When the main sail's set and the anchor's weighed There's no turning back from any course that's laid And when greed and villainy sail the sea You can bet your boots there'll be treachery

Hans Zimmer did an amazing job with this soundtrack!

I once watched this movie at 2 in the morning after having way too much cough syrup and it was one of the wildest experiences of my life. I loved it.

If Hans Zimmer composed this movie, this opening song reminds me of Deliver us- From The Prince of Egypt.

Disney: Pirates are good people and we should root for them. also Disney: Dead men tell no tales

"he died!?!??? and this is supposed to be a kids film!!!"

The best movie opening of the 90's.

I really wish the soundtrack version ended with the gunshot like in the film. It punctuates such a mystifying and dark song perfectly.

0:58 I grew up with this movie and I've only just noticed that piece of Guitar.

I love this movie as a child I'm 24 and I still love this movie. I remember when I was younger I was scared of Sweetums the big Muppet that has long brown hair. I was so scared of him I would have to cover my face but the more I watched the movie the more I found out he was a good guy all along.

One more time now! As a kid, I always thought the nostrils were the eyes on those stone statues

1:19: hula wocka hula wocka, something's not right. Many wicky icky things gonna happen tonight. Hula wocka hula wocka, saliorman beware.

One of the most epic Muppet songs ever made!

best movie ever for the muppets!!!!! hands down muppet treasure island!!!!

1:58 This is the part of the rave everyone goes mental for.

I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but the Muppets just keep dropping some of the most ironically banging songs of all time

Just what I needed when I want to feel like a pirate.

Pretty sure i've never even seen this film, at least not properly, and yet Shiver My Timbers, Shiver My Soul kept repeating in my head. So now i'm here to quell the ear worm.

Brilliant song

Which is an AMAZING thing to have as the opening song to a KID'S movie!

This song is pure fire 🔥.

This was a pretty epic and bad ass song it honestly got my goat every time I watched the Movie

Seriously, every Pirate move should start off like this. Its literally perfect.

One of Disney's best dark songs

This Movie was my favorite when i was a kid i think i must have watched it 100 times . ^^

Love this song. Favorite movie of my mine back as a kid. Now I’m singing this to my toddlers 😁.

Billy Bones: Oy, fifteen men went ashore that day, and only Flint, his own self returned. Oh aye, and then old Flinty, up and died affore they could get back to that cursed island and dig up the treasure. No one knows to this day who has old Flint's map. Now isn't that a story worth the hearing?

SHIVER MY TIMBER SIVER MY SAIL DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES ! are you ready for the adventure ?

If you're into music theory, this song is a good lesson in modulation. Each verse changes the key a half-step up.

Still a fantastic opening song after 25 years

I know this has probably been pointed out, but the lyric is: "And when greed and VILLAINY sail the seas you can ..." Oh, and btw, Crowning Moment of Awesome, anybody?

I forgot how friggin epic this song was

I never heard the guitar in the back as a kid! This is even better!!

I love this song! Thank you for sharing this with us and Jesus loves you!

If this song didn't originate from a Muppet movie of all things, I wouldn't be surprised that people would think that this song came from a Pirates of the Caribbean musical.

This song always gives me goosebumps.

One of the best pirate song ever

This has to be the 2nd ultimate pirate song.

2:22 "BOOM!!!"

I just watched this movie for the first time in 6 years and this song still hits as hard.

The greatest song about pirates ever written

This song didn't have to go this hard, but boy am I glad it did.

I'm eighteen now, but I remember watching the movie when I was really quite young. I practically grew up with it (it came out when I was 1!) and it's still one of my all time favourite films!