Home Free - Sea Shanty Medley | REACTION

[b.w.]

These songs are very, very old. They were sung by sailors/pirates, etc to help them keep time when they were performing mundane tasks together onboard ships (like hauling in fishing nets, or taking down sails). I grew up with them because I lived in a small town way out on the Atlantic (nearest to where the Titanic went down) and it's our culture.

The boys did a great job, and were clearly having a lot of fun (especially Austin hahaha).

[allisonlopez]

When I was 4 years old I couldn't go to school yet, I could however run the record player. My Mom let me play what I wanted. I loved the shanties. Thanks for sharing this great music.

[patriciagerresheim]

Sea shanties developed as work songs aboard ships. They gave the men a rhythm to work to when doing heavy work like raising seals. When there's a strong beat or an exclamation (like 'Huh!'), all the men on the rope (or whatever) would pull at the same time. Of this collection. 'What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?' is perhaps the best known.

[csutton]

this one ALWAYS gets me dancing and singing along no matter how many times I've heard it. Even my grand children, ages 9, 5 and 4 got excited when they heard this and now sing along....Home Free can sing ANYTHING and make it THEIRS.

[Ameslan]

This is one of my favorite Home Free videos. Sea shanties are work songs.These are REAL old sea shanty songs that sailors would sing to make their work tasks on the tall ships like the pirate kind of ships easier. Those ships travels long ago would be very long and boring for crew working on the ships. This is why the sea shanties came from. Adam Chance the first guy signing in the video loves sea shanties and it was his idea for Home Free to make a medley of sea shanties video. Tim Foust the bass is dressed as Jack Sparrow, Austin the guy dressed in gold turban and red shirt is dressed as Legendary Arabian Sailor Sinbad. Adam Rupp has a different mug in each song. If you pay attention closely, you can notice the beat of each song is faster and faster as if you are on a ship on the ocean going faster and faster. Also in the last song, if you listen closely, you can hear the sound of the ship going through the waves on the ocean.

[mgentles]

When Adam goes off on the castinets, it slays me. This is pronounced shanty like shanty town back in the depression, but Is supposed to be spelled Chanty. These kind of traditional songs weren't sung BY seamen, but about them or the ships they sailed on. They're stories told in song of particular kinds of vessel or of famous incidents on the sea.

[dagmar.]

How good are these guys? The fun & energy in this is infectious. This was done during quarantine so none of the guys were even together. The editing of this was great & was done in the Tik Tok style. Love all the guys parts, with Chance starting first, then Rob & Tim's rumbling bass underlying it all. Austin is in the red outfit. Adam's beatboxing is phenomenal as always including sea swells & castanets. Amazing how he increased the tempo from one song to another. They do this medley of songs in their live concerts.

[stanrock]

Talent level is off the chart. Beat boxing Adam is killing it

[robynmatheson]

I suggest that you react to Rob and Austin performing opera, “Nessum Dorma “. It’s on Austin’s channel. Rob will blow you away with his jaw dropping performance. His tone is rich and warm, and he has so much power. Truly impressive.

[dianadickerson]

Quarantine gold! This song has gone viral! Check the number of ticktock dances! The highlight of their concerts when they do this, was part of a live stream during last Christmas concert with them leading us in song!

[CortexNewsService]

I'm fascinated by the bass voice. I swear that's coming from 50 feet underground.

[susanhunter]

Love this one and their version of Everbody Walking this Land! They're all good, but those 2 are my favorites.

[miconis]

Adam Rupp with the castanets is excelent

[robinhatcher]

My husband used to sailboat race and the sea 🌊 is just in blood. I found this last year and he LOVES it! He knew most of the songs already! So if he gets a little tipsy, lol, THIS is what he plays on his phone and sings (badly), with it!😂😂😂

[joannaray]

Who would have ever thought we would be jamming to a sea shanty?!? LOL Only Home Free could make people do that! Great reaction Jamel Peace and love

[amwfan]

The first time I heard this medley, I only knew the first two songs - Wellerman and Drunken Sailor. Now I love all of them, but Santiana is my personal favorite.

[andreaislandgirl]

I agree that when watching their videos, headphones are a must, but I've seen them live and you don't just hear the music, you FEEL it! Especially when Tim goes down in the depths, or Adam does some of his bass sounds.

[samhugh]

Omg…Tim and Austin going full pirate. 😂😂😂 Just love this group.

[fantahh]

Sea Shanties are my happy place. Must be the New Englander in me.

[miamidolphinsfan]

Jamel, these boys did this one while in quarantine too....Chance was there in Los Angeles, Tim & Austim at their houses in Nashville, and Rob & Adam at their homes in Minnesota ! This one sure caught the publics fancy...over 30 million views I think this is their #1 video now