Loudon Wainwright III - Good Ship Venus video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/10/30

Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys is a compilation album of sea shanties performed by a wide array of artists, ranging from Sting to Bryan Ferry, representing a variety of genres. The artists cover a large number of diverse songs of the sea, at times adding elements traditionally attributed to other types of music. The majority of the pop performers had not been known to be familiar with the sea shanty as a separate genre. The Rcord was produces by: Hal Wilner, Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp & Brett Gurewitz.

"Good Ship Venus," also known as "Friggin' in the Riggin" , is a bawdy drinking song devised to shock with ever increasingly lewd and debauched sexual descriptions of the eponymous ship's loose moralled crew. The tune usually used (especially for the chorus) is "In and Out the Windows".

Recorded by The Sex Pistols, Anthrax.

It is possible that this song was inspired by an actual event, where a female convict (Charlotte Badger), sailing on the colonial brigantine Venus, convinced members of the crew to commandeer the vessel, sailing from Port Dalrymple in Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) in 1806.

Despite various reports, the ultimate fate of the Venus is unknown. This may have led to speculation by those left behind, with fantasies leading to the creation of this drinking song. Interestingly, one of the verses also refers to a 'Charlotte'.

Comments

9 years ago

sidDkid87

"The captain's lovely daughter / Liked swimming in the water / Delighted squeals came when some eels / Found her sexual quarters"

9 years ago

ScabsNabs

I've listened to quite few versions of this song, but I still prefer The Sex Pistols version. It has real energy, feels like vigorous wanking, and utterly filthy.

9 years ago

William Foster

Tell Mike here is a song I think he'll like.

9 years ago

bdodkin

Times were too damn hard on board to worry about political correctness!

9 years ago

Paul Lewis

The ships dogs name was rover, the whole crew did im over, they ground & ground that poor old hound from lands end round to dover.The ships cats name was kitty, her arse was black & shitty, her feline twat was rubbed red raw by a crew that knew no pitty.

10 years ago

David Townson

You would never think of Loudon Wainwright III singing lyrics like this!Much different to the Sex Pistols' version.

10 years ago

Daemon Blood

On the Good Ship Venus, by Christ you should have seen us, the figurehead was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis. The captains name was lugger, by Christ he was a bugger, He wasn't fit to shovel shit, from one ship to another.The 2nd mate was andy, By christ he had it dandy till the crushed his cock on a jagged rock for cumming in the brandy. The first mates name was Morgan, by God he was a gorgon, From half past eight he played till late upon the Captains OrganThe captains wife was Mable, and by god was she able, to give the crew their daily screw upon the galley table.The captain's daughter Charlotte was born and bred a harlot, her thighs at night were lily white by morning they were scarlet.The cabin boy was Kipper, by Christ he was a nipper, he stuffed his ass with broken glass and circumcised the skipper.The captain's lovely daughter, went swimming in the water, delighted squeels came when some eels found her sexual quarters.The cooks name was Freeman, and he was a dirty demon, and he fed the crew on Menstrual stew and Hymens fried in SemenAnd the ships dog was called rover, and we turned the poor thing over, and round and round that faithful hound from Teneriff to Dover. When we reached our station through skillful navigation, the ship got sunk in a wave of spunk from too much fornicationOn the Good ship Venus, by christ you should of seen us, the figure head was a whore in bed sucking a dead man's penis.

10 years ago

Myles Wardell

ME: *listening on loudspeaker* MOM: what are you listening to? ME: *quickly puts in headphones* ME: NOTHING MUM!!

10 years ago

typacsk

As far as Loudon Wainwright songs are concerned, I'd have to go with "I Wish I was a Lesbian" over this.

10 years ago

Soho Joe

I, uh, I just realized I met Loudon when I was a kid. I was at some dopey music camp when, as it was explained to us, "the guy that wrote the Dead Skunk song" was there, and he taught us a few chords. Some ten years later, tonight, I've pieced this together. And yet no one understands why I drink.

10 years ago

Wellxam G'amer

the funnier part is that he circumcised the skipper... how do you think he did that if the glass was in his ass! :~P :~O :~P

10 years ago

TheFwible

WTF did I just hear?!

10 years ago

Rozhestvensky

now thats an epic mom own, for the win

11 years ago

MySissyandBuddy

stuffed his ass with broken glass ? AHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

11 years ago

Duane Wilson

holy shit... this is still here? XD

11 years ago

Derek Hasel

Fond memories of 20 years in the OZ Navy. But it was the Brits who knew all the words to this 'ditty' and by Christ they could sing them LOUDLY :)

11 years ago

Mark Garber

I actually like the sex pistols version better

11 years ago

WelshIsaac96

Nothing better than the original, but i think the Sex Pistols version is better

11 years ago

misanthrope1920

Does anyone happen to know the chord progression for this? I want to try to play it on my banjo.

11 years ago

Kira .S

forgot this was on my old playlist when my mom was screaming "YOUR LITTLE BROTHER HEARS WHAT HE IS SAYING" im like "......fuck..."

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