HMS Pinafore - We Sail the Ocean Blue

[skudzer1985]

I'd rather pay to see Sideshow Bob's version.

[catluvva8]

She's a bit rough ... I mean the performance, but they're having a ton of fun! Isn't that what it's all about?

[Daveh01]

Wow, what a bunch of snobs! I've just bought this on DVD. It's so entertaining and fun, and before stumbling across Essgee's production of The Pirates of Penzance on Sky Arts last week, I wouldn't have given two hoots for G&S or comic operas. It's sad to read such criticism for a fun production.

[9doors16]

THUMBS UP FOR SIDESHOW BOB DOING IT BETTER THAN THIS LOL!!

[GFMBalu]

Is this on Dvd ?

[banjotails]

@intercomsec

Made them heaps of money on the tour tho.. and made me like G&S..

[Zvatch00]

I was in a production of this musical last year. This is the WORST production I have ever seen. Of anything. The only redeeming moment is when that tar was caught swabbing the statue's breast.

[randomuso]

The stage MOVES!



[elliquail]

-cracking up-

[onlymusicwilldo]

I love this song this was part of a repoitroire of songs for choir!! love it

[chocchipfox]

Every time i hear this song now, I think of side-show bob

[Vadergeek]

It sounds like a synthesizer orgy.

[Julllah1]

God this really makes me want to partake in a production of "pinafore" now :o)

[heartsandswitchblade]

This version is amazing. To all people dissing it, Gilbert and Sullivan (well, Gilbert anyways...) inteneded their plays to updated and modernized as time went by, and wrote them accordingly. One play that was changed a lot, during Gilberts life time, was The Mikado ( I have a list) and if it's okay for that plays to be tweaked and changed slightly DURING Gilberts lifetime, than i think that doing a version like this would have been more than okay in Gilbert's book.

[crzxr]

Exactly. As you say, 'the point of Gilbert and Sullivan is to entertain.' I have said nothing against or for doing G&S in different ways; but the one thing I do ask is that they entertain. END.

[zetabyte99]

i don't think sullivan would approve of you destroying his music!

[brusselstarlight]

I'm not being insulting but this clip looks so gay.

[unclefeezus]

Disco beat G&S?

[MrAlexM3]

This Stinks

[MrKnopf]

To be honest: I really like the musical bridge in this performance. It's cheesy, but great! :-)

[crzxr]

If anyone thinks it necessary, let alone desirable, to distort G&S in this manner, I think the point of their work has been missed by several miles; a circumstance that I hope is not emulated by this Pinafore and a high explosive mine.

[obiwanobiwan13]

@crzxr Well, the DO say they're doing a more musical-based version of it, they're not pretending to do this in the typical G&S style.

For what it's worth, I like this and LOVE the regular, G&S style, THAT can't be beat...but this is alright for a change of pace so long as you know they're just having fun with it and not attempting to capture the beauty of Sullivan's score, this is playing around more in the Gilbert Side, the whole production's his sort of satire--satire of G&S's style... ;)

[londonbangkok]

@crzxr Sorry I disagree! I have seen and appeared in conventional G and S down the years. This Australian Company (ESSGEE) have breathed life into Pinafore, Pirates and Mikado and played them to packed houses in Aus and NZ. Sullivan may turn in his grave but I am sure Gilbert would love it with jokes brought up to date in 1997 - 2000 or so. Mikado in particular is hilarious.

[freebeerfordworkers]

@londonbangkok As a lifetime G & S fan I agree, is it on DVD anywhere?

[londonbangkok]

@freebeerfordworkers I thought I replied to this , but it has gone. I bought all 3 DVD online from ESSGEE (simon Gallaher) . They were sent from Oz to me in UK and arrived in great condition within 3 weeks. Furthermore they have provided hours of fun for 4 generations in our family. BTW yes we love conventional G&S also....

[ronneesam]

@crzxr The point of Gilbert and Sullivan is to entertain. If you want dramatic opera at its best then try Wagner. Mm! How many productions of The Ring have you seen crzxr? 10? 1? Were they all the same? Hope not. Imagine, sitting through 15 hours and then a year later sitting through the same 15 hours - deja vu? Yes. Wagner's ring cycle could get away with it. It's powerful, epic, and magnificent. I've been Mikado (twice), Private Willis, Sir Despard and police Sgt (twice) et al. End.

[Darkestrose99]

used to watch this as a kid! john english is hilarious!

[Ignauhak]

@Darkestrose99 I agree!!! He always practically MADE the 3 shows for me! :o)

[obiwanobiwan13]

@torgo21 I'll agree their choreography is only so-so.

However, I don't think it's bad because trading choreography for booming voices is still just one form of spectacle for another.

What's important is how they portray the characters and drive the plot, character and plot matter far more, for without a good plot or fun characters, even with Sullivan's music and Gilbert's sense of humor, Pinafore would have sunk.

And the mains play their parts well, especially the lovers and Buttercup.

[peterfarley]

What a delightful video. The choreography was superb with such precise timing.

I liked the added touch of humour at the beginning where the crew member is 'cleaning' the decorative statue of a woman.

The cast must have practised for hours to get their dance routine so polished.

I must also compliment the videographer for the choice of shots.

A truly enjoyable show, I wish I could have been present for the live and full performance. P.S.F. 15/06/10

[obiwanobiwan13]

This is DEFINITELY a version for those more on the Gilbert side of the music (those in favor of snarkiness and wit and parody) than the Sullivan (the brilliant music and orchestration.)

This takes all the liberties that Gilbert loved to take, and many of those that Sullivan HATED.

But I like it (and in any case- watch the "Little Buttercup" number from this same production- GREAT Buttercup, one of the best I've ever seen, really captures the fun of the song and character.) We ARE amused!

[Danielmutt]

I truly enjoyed this very much MORE MORE MORE "I am the Captain of the Pinafore" maybe PLEASE

[SheepSleepy]

ARTHUR SULLIVAN DOES NOT APPROVE.

[UniteForgetLeftRight]

@SeveredHarisn this is the best one ive found on youtube

[ACoolDudeProduction]

I was in a production of this! Check my channel in the next couple of weeks.

[Stalin111]

music sucks - 1/5

[LothlorienHero]

I think we might be doing this one this year for our Gilbert and Sulluvan theartre group! YAY!

[dragonmastergal]

Were doing this play

[BardCoennius]

Okay, I really didn't like this at first - but the more I watch it, the more I think WS Gilbert would have approved (Arthur Sullivan - probably not so much).

[spinynorman230]

holy shit. that was perfect if anything. the only screw up i could detect was some one started 1/2 a second early which is really minor. if there were other mess ups they masterfully covered it up.

[MrJoshfinch]

Couldn't ask where that off note is? Still trying to work it.

[SeveredHarisn]

W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are spinning wildly in their graves right now. And not in a good way.

[Chris512095]

Attach a dynamo, solve the energy crisis.

It's not traditional, but all art benefits from being updated to the time in which it is being performed, even classical art is performed on modern instruments and/or exhibited in modern, well lit galleries and auditoriums.

[Tillyvalle]

Well you know what they say, there's no accounting for taste! Yep he does it for me, I like older men that's all I'm saying!

[Tillyvalle]

So don't look!

[JesusWeeps420]

kinda hard not to, it is very distracting. But you people can negative comment me all you want they ARE NOT opera singers

[Tillyvalle]

I don't think they claim to be. It's just for fun, there's plenty of 'proper' G&S if you want it. Strange I manage to watch without being drawn to their (ahem) 'private areas' and yes, I am female!

[JesusWeeps420]

just because you are a woman doesnt mean you arent a lesbian

[Tillyvalle]

What a strange thing to say! I think you could have phrased it better! Anyway I can assure you I'm not, I love Jon English (especially as the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, I like a bit of rough!)

[JesusWeeps420]

meh you must be old if you think hes hot...

[snowigo4x4]

Of course they are not opera singers...G&S is operetta!

[obiwanobiwan13]

A remix, but a faithful one.

I like it.

[trimmytrab]

Sideshow Bob does a good version too.

[BlutoDaBoss21]

he does the best version!

[ChrisIsCool93]

The introduction was not actually "We Sail the Ocean Blue" it was a part of the Act 1 Finale known as "Let's give three cheers for the Sailor's Bride"

[Zalethon]

I suppose that's their version of the overture. This looks like it could be fun to watch if you'd never seen or done the original, but it just made me cringe... :/

[beesinmyknees]

it's like a remix of the original. But it's good

[427951790532]

Great video seg,awesome job! Bravo!

[427951790532]

For those that have never done theater,you have no idea how much work it is to do! Bravo! I say again Bravo! awesome!

[FinalGamerJames]

Well that was a very good performance :D

[DomLostLOTRluver]

(btw...what's with all u haters?! so rude to these people who try to put on an awsome show and sucseed!)

[DomLostLOTRluver]

i loved this performance of the musical. they really brought gilbert and sullivan to life. it was amazing!

[catastrophecat88]

This production got me through the mumps when it was on Sky Arts a few Christmases ago!

Its amazing.

[exackerly]

G & S work just fine even today without all this tarting up. Do what you want with the staging, but leave the music alone please.

[icklehammy]

It is a very nice version but a bit to panto esk for my liking. I like to see different versions though so thanks for this. :)

[AnOpheliaComplex]

Yeah I'm not sure about this arrangement, guess I'm a traditionalist =P

[KebertXela1992]

Oh God, thats borderline pantomime, I prefer the original tbh!

[Rachman1337]

It loses a lot when all the music is TECHNO AND SYNTHESIZED!! I know it's probably not all synthesized, calm down. But the musical is a lampoon of the British navy, it's supposed to have a real ORCHESTRA and trim and propper actors and set. This is just gay.

[pooteroo]

I love their interpretation and their performance is immaculate!

[jonnysouthjersey]

Now that is a great production!

[pooh555190]

I remember seeing a performance of this live, it was amazing, and this is the best song in the whole thing!

[janek1133]

Love this video.Has asked before. How can you get the DVD?

[drongoguy]

Abc shops (australian) or online at their website

[duhast08]

This was so great!

My choir group males are doing this song for the fall concert, i dont think we will be able to compare :S

Should be fun though, i love this song!

[borzoix4]

G&S had a great deal of humor in their musicals and this rendition captures it completly. How does one go about getting a DVD of this performance?

[S4069]

I think the ABC shop sells them

[keeottlady2002]

It's got disco! it's so campy you gotta love it!

[GTelles]

While I have no trouble with alternate interpretations of classics (e.g. I always thought the Brian Macdonald versions of G.&S. were tons of fun), they have to be good. I have to agree that the "modern" arrangement with the electronics and the drum kit pretty much sucks.

[nickem7873]

This is the best version,plus Pirates & the Mikado absolutely love this remake, G&S would NOT be rolling over in their graves!!

[XromanticXhunX]

lovin' the sailors dancing ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[FinalFreek]

actualy gilbert would hate this becuase he doesn't like people redoing the whole oprea watch topsy turvy and you'll see what i mean.

[robmartin22]

Totally disagree, I think G&S would very much approve!

[kungura]

what crazy version is this?? G & S would roll over in their graves!!

great energy though!