VoicePlay | Hoist The Colours Acapella | Ft. Jose Rosario | Reaction 

the phrase "the bell has been raised from her watery grave" refers to the bell of the Queen Anne Blackbeard's ship

It’s from pirate sea shanty’s made popular again by pirates of the Caribbean…

@@Cpperk95 The song is officially the tale of the binding of Calypso and of the Brethern Court. So, I don't know what Blackbeard's ship had to do with it. In any case, below is my analysis. *The Chorus:* _Yo ho, haul together_ _Hoist the colors high_ _Heave ho, thieves and beggars_ _Never shall we die_ The chorus is sung numerous times within the song. It's basically telling the pirates, full of thieves and beggers, to get ready to set sail. The lyrics here are obvious in meaning. *First verse:* _The King and his men_ _stole the Queen from her bed_ _and bound her in her bones_ The King is Davy Jones and the Queen is Calypso. He and his crew stole her from her bed which is the ocean itself. They bound her in her bones which refers to binding her to her human form. _the seas be ours and by the powers_ _where we will we'll roam_ The seas literally belongs to the pirates due to having power over Calypso. *Second verse:* _Now some have died_ _and some are alive_ _and others sail on sea_ This is a reference to the chorus of the song, which mention the pirates as thieves and beggars. This part of the verse is obvious in meaning. _with the keys to the cage_ _and the Devil to pay_ The "keys" to the cage are the nine Pieces of Eight, which were used to bind Calypso. The Devil may refer to Davy Jones himself since he's the one that told the Brethren Court how to bind her. _we lay to Fiddler's Green._ Fiddler's Green is an after-life of paradise for sailors where a fiddle never stops playing, but in the POTC universe, it is a tavern located in Davy Jones' locker (probably has a fiddle playing inside to fit the narrative). *Third verse:* _The bell has been raised_ _From it's watery grave..._ _Do you hear it's sepulchral tone?_ _A call to all_ _Pay head the squall_ _And turn your sails to home!_ This entire verse may refer to the scene of POTC where the pirates sing their song, and the Brethren Court is summoned to join together. A "all pirates unite" type of moment.

@@emanymton713 Actually, the song and the lyrics was written for the movie. So, it's not an actual historical shanty, and the fact that your not the only one to think this, proves how brilliant the song actually is.

@@meganlodon you're wrong on about the king. The king was the Pirate Lord and his men were the original brethren Court,

I figured that was him

The score so far is voiceplay : 8 reactors : .25 (cause Jacob restituto had a decently calm reaction but still reacted stronger-) so this is destroying folks. Lollll

No, Jose was the black dude. The guy in the back middle is Earl. He was one of the originals.Oops my bad. Your right. Jose looks so much like Earl In this I didn't recognize him. The lighting was kinda dark too so that didn't help.

@@marshayoung9387 Eli is the bald guy on the end, Ceaser is the guy in just white shirt on other end. Jose Rosario is the middle Captain looking guy.

@@kellywilliams364 you're right, my bad, sorry. He looks so much like Earl in this song I didn't recognize him. No wonder he didn't sing super high tenors.

Hadn't seen My Mother Told Me yet? Recommend it, definitely! He featured in that one as well!

Jose also appears in one their "short's , Movie Themes.

Jose is a member of Rockapella, the father group of modern acapella and "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" fame.

And, "The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup..."

@@ljk5464 Have you been watching Rockapella hangouts? Jeff has been interviewing the original group for the past month. Last week was Barry Carl. ... Guy

This was top tier

Their one they have on patreon that came out on august 30th (will probably be public in a few weeks) that’s gonna be even worse than this. 💀💀💀💀 Also. I agree w what you said.

Thank you :)

My scoring is voiceplay 8 reactors .25 (I think we both know who got that one, why I say that is cause said reactor’s reaction was more reactive than his other reactions to vp) but yea like- definitely ear porn. The next one (I think?) is gonna be even worse. 💀

Layne the beat boxer can sing as low as Geoff but rarely does. He does however on occasion back up Geoff in a bass voice.

@@marshayoung9387 he can't go quite as low though he is a natural baritone. Well he can with sound effects but not clear words like Geoff. He has a lovely voice though. So sweet

I love the Shanty Medley, my favorite is Santiana

@@sarahkinsey5434 I have a nostalgic love for Drunken Sailor. In the 80s me, my beloved street-sister and her wife would go to the club shows of a Celtic band called Phoenyx whenever they were in the area; she was good friends with one of the leads, then known as Heather. That was one of their regular numbers and it has always brought me sweet memories of Cat and Heather, Edie and Linda, and my long missing niece and nephews.

@@nightthornkvala94132 This song is from the beginning of the third movie. :)

@@jamescurfman3284 Yeah, I had a brain hiccup when writing that post, couldn't remember the title of the movie or where in line it was and was too lazy to look it up. Thanks (Still haven't gotten around to watching the films.)

@@nightthornkvala94132 That's okay, as long as you know now and it is written down so you can find it again. :)

Same

Best actor to play the smartest pirate in the seven seas.

Yeaaaa. People will be even less ready for their one in a few weeks. I’m sure we will all know it when we watch it public, it’s very obvious when you hear it of what one I’m talking about for when it comes out. (I’ve already seen it and Jesus- everyone’s gonna panic in a good way)

Same, sometimes the songs are too different from the original. I get really particular about it, I love a song so much and get mad when it gets changed.

I enjoyed watching two first time reactors so far... This song is not for a VP virgin because it is straight overwhelming... But yes it has been a reactor killer. I am actually running the search every day or two to catch new videos.

so basically, they're the characters of POTC...? lol

Thank you :)

Actually it’s a little bit over 5. B0 to A5.

​@elizabethfinch9083 now it's a little over 5 it's A0-Bb5

His name is Geoff Castellucci.

geoff... you GOTTA watch oogie boogie and PAY ATTENTION!!!!

That F2-F4 is cool but elis die at 7:12 genuinely always jumpscares me because I listen with headphones on max volume

Never saw the movie lol I was late on the Harry potters and stuff too but finally saw that and started wars

@@ThatSingerReactions you gotta watch the first 3, at least. the 4th and 5th are.... meh....

nah, war cry.

Send me the link again sis

idk... it was good, but that song just doesn't do anything for me.. just the same repeating lyrics over and over..