West-Süd-West—Shanties & Seemannslieder
Shanty-Chor “De Buddelschipper”
1991: ARC Music EUCD 1178
I must confess that the only reason I keep this in my collection is to have the surreal experience of hearing “Aloha Oe” sung in German by a naval men’s choir. Sometimes it’s just what you need to spin your own warped perspective around when you’re in a rut—useful in the same way The Shaggs are.
Comments © 2006 Mark Ellis Walker, except as noted, and no claim is made to the images and quoted lyrics.