Captain Jack and the Mermaid

An old Filk favorite by Meg Davis.

Anime clips from Mermaid Forest and Kamui No Ken.

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Full credits pending.

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Music

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• Jack
• Mermaid
• Meg
• Davis
• Filk
• Anime

[Maetel]

I noticed the Ainu designs on the back of the clothing of one person in your ATM, but since the other scenes/people were drawn in a different style for the Kamui artist (I had never seen/heard of "Mermaid Saga"), I thought I must be wrong.

I am very happy to see you have pleased Meg Davis---that was all so long ago on the 'Off-Centaur' label, I thought I had the only one left---and there she is, herself.

Good on ye both.

[RedwoodTheElf]

@Maetel

Rumiko Takahashi's Mermaid series: It's actually called "Mermaid Forest" - a series of OVAs, starting with "Mermaid Does Not Smile", "Village of the Fighting Fish", "Mermaid Forest", "The End of the Dream", "Bone Princess", "The Last Face", "Promised Tomorrow", and finally "Mermaid's Scar"

[Maetel]

@RedwoodTheElf

Matsumoto did a movie(?) we saw only once (late 70s), untranslated, "The Legend of Marine Snow", about a mermaid (of sorts), involving racial intolerance. But, the 70s---understanding of nothing. We did learn---we HAD to. And ages later, re-watching "Captain Harlock, Uchu Kaizoku", one episode used the same term (when going through some, under an ocean), just once. Never did find a copy, in any language. Data-Bases? 3 lines in English? No, be like "Creation" in paint-by-#s.

[RedwoodTheElf]

@Maetel

I don't think either of these anime were done by Matsumoto.

Kamui No Ken was by Rintaro, based on Tetsu Yano's series of novels, and Mermaid Forest was by Rumiko Takahashi.

[watcher53]

Meg, it's been years....

This is Ken in Cincinnati. I stumbled on this while looking at other videos. I hope I can reconnect with you.

[Maetel]

@RedwoodTheElf 

[08ozma]

Dear RedwoodTheElf,

I have just now discovered your very fine and creative video of my original folk song. I wrote "Captain Jack and The Mermaid" in 1975 and it has been all around the world. I have never written any parodies of my own song, I did not write The End of The Tail as mentioned here. My song is a very personal one for me and I am very grateful to all who still enjoy it and introduce it to new listeners.

I love your video.

Thank you so much for making it,

Meg Davis

[phonegirl2004]

@RedwoodTheElf : okay, Thank you! =D

[RedwoodTheElf]

(English name of Kamui No Ken is "Dagger of Kamui")

[RedwoodTheElf]

@phonegirl2004 Oh, and there are also some scenes from Kamui No Ken, which is quite different and can also be found on Amazon.