Jarvis Cocker: A Drop of Nelson's Blood

From: Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, ANTI- 2006.

Buy CD: http://www.amazon.com/Rogues-Gallery-Pirate-Ballads-Chanteys/dp/B000GGSMD0/re...

Explanatory liner notes by record label ANTI-:

Jarvis Cocker - vocals, vocoder, guitar; Richard Hawley - guitar; Steve Mackey - bass; Ross Orton - drums
Produced by Graham Sutton & Jarvis Cocker - Recorded at Yellow Arch, Sheffield and Les Studios De La Seine, Paris
- Engineered and mixed by Graham Sutton, assisted by Colin Elliott & Robbie Nelson
Sometimes called "Roll the Old Chariot" this chantey was originally based on a Salvation Army revival song. "Nelson's blood" is British sailors' slang for rum. Lord Nelson's body was placed in a cask of rum (or brandy by some accounts) to preserve it for burial after he was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar. According to tradition, when the cask was opened, Nelson was there but the alcohol was gone.

Images: 糖糖 by Wang: the pretty creek killer, August 1, 2010:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/c0466/sets/72157624511434245/with/4852519181

Artist's website:
http://www.jarviscocker.net

Lyrics and annotations in
http://ismaels.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/rogue's-gallery-the-art-of-the-si...

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[ibitron1]

Never seen Jarvis looking so sexy.

[sidDkid87]

Great tune!!!

[peguinppls9899]

isn't this from roll the old chariot along? hmm... no comments? well, I'm doing something about that, right now. now. now. NOW!