Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers Cover (2023)

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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2023
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Komentáře • 507

  • @ColmRMcGuinness
    @ColmRMcGuinness  Před rokem +209

    What’s your favourite sea shanty???

    • @grahamshaw9873
      @grahamshaw9873 Před rokem +22

      Here's a Health to the Company or Wellerman

    • @nicoferguson1215
      @nicoferguson1215 Před rokem +10

      Probably The Flying Dutchman

    • @its_just_seb
      @its_just_seb Před rokem +13

      God, how to pick just one! I'm still listening to your cover of The Ramblin' Rover on repeat (idk if that counts as a sea shanty, but oh well). Old Maui, The Last Length, Roll the Old Chariot, Over and Under, and Roll Northumbria are definitely among my favourites also. There are just so many good ones!

    • @harebrainedrabbit
      @harebrainedrabbit Před rokem +8

      Health To The Company, Bully In The Alley, & We Shall Sail Together. Also Where Am I To Go M'Johnnies (at least your version of it) and Over And Under... Too many good ones to choose from.

    • @bricksassemble524
      @bricksassemble524 Před rokem +5

      What do we do with a drunken sailor

  • @allisoncossitt1081
    @allisoncossitt1081 Před rokem +414

    0:01 - It's another lovely rendition of Northwest Passage, let me get a nice cuppa tea to accompany it...
    0:59 - Oh, it's a power ballad, lemme grab a beer...
    1:56 - GRAB THE ROTGUT AND LET'S GO KICK STRANGERS IN THE FACE!!! (While crossing Canada)

    • @dechskaison2497
      @dechskaison2497 Před rokem +19

      The progression is real

    • @brianivany584
      @brianivany584 Před rokem +15

      Rare to see anyone who knows what a song like this is talking about. I live in MB Canada and most people don't seem to know their own land and have no clue of my land or it's history. Thank you for having a clue.

    • @ZZMonkeysUncleZZ
      @ZZMonkeysUncleZZ Před rokem +3

      I'd recommend you look up Unleash The Archers' cover of this song if you like this version.

    • @nickyboy22071989
      @nickyboy22071989 Před rokem

      ​@@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ and Dan Vasc.

    • @Amie.K_2024
      @Amie.K_2024 Před rokem +1

      This description is perfect 🔥🔥🔥

  • @TheRealSkeletor
    @TheRealSkeletor Před rokem +510

    Ah yes, a Colm McGuinness cover of an Unleash the Archers cover of a Stan Rogers classic.

    • @corvanna4438
      @corvanna4438 Před rokem +55

      I feel like Northwest Passage should be the Canadian national anthem.

    • @erikacook7323
      @erikacook7323 Před rokem +24

      Don't forget Dan Vasc. Lol Can you imagine if he and Colm collaborated?!

    • @TheRealSkeletor
      @TheRealSkeletor Před rokem +16

      @@corvanna4438 You're not alone. A lot of people feel this way.

    • @Little_KingYT
      @Little_KingYT Před rokem +15

      And it’s a remaster of a previous cover he did 2 years ago! It’s like an onion song… layers!!

    • @Mr_T_Badger
      @Mr_T_Badger Před rokem +6

      @@corvanna4438it pretty much is our non-official anthem. Our last prime minister Stephen Harper even was on record that it was. 😋

  • @jonathanymusic
    @jonathanymusic Před rokem +97

    I CRIE EVERYTIEM

  • @erikacook7323
    @erikacook7323 Před rokem +154

    Only Colm can wear that sweater while absolutely rocking out and have it work. It's a special bard-barian trait. Absolutely fantastic!

    • @Dwealdric
      @Dwealdric Před rokem +3

      Bard-barian 😂

    • @gingermcgingin4106
      @gingermcgingin4106 Před rokem +3

      Well yeah, it's chilly in Canada dontca know?

    • @hunterc.260
      @hunterc.260 Před rokem +2

      Does anyone know where *I* can buy a sweater like that?

    • @Mr_T_Badger
      @Mr_T_Badger Před 10 měsíci +2

      He has an excellent selection of cable knit sweaters and looks great in all of them.

    • @airam8389
      @airam8389 Před 8 měsíci

      I think with a voice like that... And all the instruments...Yeah, he can make it work. 🤭

  • @vittoriolepporio122
    @vittoriolepporio122 Před rokem +211

    This song reaches to my soul. I studied the Franklin expedition for more than 2 years, read almost every book on the topic.

    • @tobbcittobbcit8899
      @tobbcittobbcit8899 Před rokem +4

      Why would you have been doing that?

    • @fivebrosstopmos
      @fivebrosstopmos Před rokem +17

      ​@@tobbcittobbcit8899 Some people love history.

    • @tobbcittobbcit8899
      @tobbcittobbcit8899 Před rokem +3

      @@fivebrosstopmos yes, but like 2 years? wouldnt 6 months be more than enough?(I am clearly ignorant in these things so honest question)

    • @corvanna4438
      @corvanna4438 Před rokem +12

      @@tobbcittobbcit8899 It depends how in depth one wants to go. The final collapse of the expedition provides a few mysteries to explore.

    • @vittoriolepporio122
      @vittoriolepporio122 Před rokem +5

      @@corvanna4438 to answer both you and his question. I became one mine ded, obsessed with learning about these men. Where they had walked, who else they knew. Did you know that a handful of the men on Erebus and terror had served on either John Ross’s northern expedition or the 1839 Antarctic expedition

  • @GerinoMorn
    @GerinoMorn Před rokem +124

    Did I expect 80s speed metal? No.
    Did I wanted 80s speed metal? Apparently very much so.

    • @TheRealSkeletor
      @TheRealSkeletor Před rokem +7

      In that case you should definitely check out the Unleash the Archers version of this song, which this cover is based on.

    • @Wrootplonk
      @Wrootplonk Před rokem +2

      @@TheRealSkeletor That version is absolutely epic.

    • @markcreemore4915
      @markcreemore4915 Před 11 měsíci +8

      I'd call it more Power Metal.

    • @mikeydubbs8565
      @mikeydubbs8565 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@markcreemore4915you’re right, it’s Power Metal; Motörhead never had flutes, but Blind Guardian sure did!

  • @AfrinonM
    @AfrinonM Před rokem +86

    I love your original cover of this. I love this, too! The original felt like a lament, full of nostalgia for an old life. This one feels like a journey, an epic full of determination and adventure. Very nicely done!

    • @keiths81ca
      @keiths81ca Před rokem +1

      Listen to Unleash the Archers

  • @Thebeepboopman
    @Thebeepboopman Před rokem +81

    Lyrics (hope everything is right):
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
    Westward from the Davis Strait 'tis there 'twas said to lie
    The sea route to the Orient for which so many died
    Seeking gold and glory, leaving weathered, broken bones
    And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
    Three centuries thereafter, I take passage overland
    In the footsteps of brave Kelsey, where his Sea of Flowers began
    Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
    This tardiest explorer, driving hard across the plain
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
    And through the night, behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
    I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson and the rest
    Who cracked the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
    To race the roaring Fraser to the sea
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
    How then am I so different from the first men through this way?
    Like them, I left a settled life, I threw it all away
    To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many men
    To find there but the road back home again
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
    To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
    Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
    And make a Northwest Passage to the sea

    • @samuelwallace2782
      @samuelwallace2782 Před rokem +13

      People like you are the backbone of our society

    • @elljayusmaximus
      @elljayusmaximus Před rokem +2

      Stan very clearly sang "a land so WIDE and savage" but that wasn't Colm's choice here

    • @AkiraDragonborne
      @AkiraDragonborne Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks for the lyrics. 👍

    • @keiths81ca
      @keiths81ca Před 5 měsíci +1

      Stan Roger's original but historically incorrect lyrics are Kelso.

  • @coralroper6876
    @coralroper6876 Před rokem +47

    Don’t hurt your voice just to impress us-you went pretty high with this one

  • @corvanna4438
    @corvanna4438 Před rokem +16

    Stan Rogers had one of the best baritones I have ever heard. Your voice does justice to his quality.

  • @pendremacherald6758
    @pendremacherald6758 Před 10 měsíci +2

    If you have ever been to Cincinnati’s airport (CVG), located in Covington, Kentucky, (as I have) you have probably been on that same piece of tarmac where a legendary musician and 22 others died. Rest In Peace Stan Rogers and all else who perished on Air Canada 797.

  • @loganmcdougall4330
    @loganmcdougall4330 Před rokem +21

    This was one of my favorite of your older covers, and I'm super happy to see you're revisiting it!!

  • @kimnichols7946
    @kimnichols7946 Před rokem +38

    I think this song needs the aggression that comes with metal. I’ve heard many renditions and let’s face it, the journey mentioned had some pretty metal moments. I’m glad to hear you put that aggression into Northwest Passage. You’ve managed to make it different than the UA version and spicier than a standard folk edition. Thanks. 😊

  • @edschmid123
    @edschmid123 Před rokem +8

    This is my new favorite version of this song. I love how you took the Unleash the Archers approach to a rock version, but then included more traditional instruments in the mix as well.

  • @CuriousCat1111
    @CuriousCat1111 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I'm digging the Unleash the Archers vibe this has.

  • @haraldisdead
    @haraldisdead Před 10 měsíci +3

    Been waiting.
    Love Canada.

  • @tobbcittobbcit8899
    @tobbcittobbcit8899 Před rokem +8

    I love the transitions. It all just fall in place so naturally

  • @llynch8056
    @llynch8056 Před rokem +8

    Tip of my team Canada 🇨🇦 hat to you good sir! Getting in early for the 40th anniversary of his passing, eh? Definitely scored a double hat trick with this one!

  • @chasewighton4064
    @chasewighton4064 Před rokem +2

    Yaaaassss a cover of the Unleash the Archers version. Cover of a cover of a classic, love if!

  • @macthefish7999
    @macthefish7999 Před rokem +9

    Nice!
    I missed the multiple Colms harmonizing on screen :)
    Also: the harder they rock the smokier it gets… makes sense ;)

  • @comhaltacht315
    @comhaltacht315 Před rokem +7

    Definitely wasn’t expecting to hear a power metal rendition of Northwest Passage today.

  • @justinseek6871
    @justinseek6871 Před rokem +6

    I've loved this song forever. Great cover!

  • @danitron4096
    @danitron4096 Před rokem +8

    The first one is among my most played songs on spotify, and i feel like this version will follow. Colm, you never fail to deliver the best music on the entire platform!

  • @cerridwenrowan
    @cerridwenrowan Před rokem +6

    Ahhh ..the nostalgia 🥰 . I love the nod to the OG❤ and as always Cap'n this is outstanding

  • @nathancarter8239
    @nathancarter8239 Před rokem +3

    No matter the year, this song and this cover SLAP.

  • @tomsimmerson6928
    @tomsimmerson6928 Před rokem +8

    one of my all time favourite songs and your version is killer you absolutely nailed this man, would love to hear you cover some other Rogers songs like The Idiot and Mary Ellen Carter

  • @whiskowinter2249
    @whiskowinter2249 Před rokem +2

    Excellent revisiting of an amazing song

  • @dominickroberts4653
    @dominickroberts4653 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful lad. Cheers from England 🇬🇧

  • @ryanlally8116
    @ryanlally8116 Před rokem +7

    While it may not be my no. 1, this is definitely up there as one of my favorite approaches to Northwest Passage. A truly cinematic experience to boot

  • @johnmcclellan9020
    @johnmcclellan9020 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Stan would be proud.

  • @stephenwadecapps1983
    @stephenwadecapps1983 Před rokem +1

    Wow..., just wow..., excellent rendition of one of my favorite songs...

  • @Mickey-Ko
    @Mickey-Ko Před rokem +1

    I was surprised when I got a notification on CZcams. I was touched by the unexpected announcement!

  • @johnstuart1338
    @johnstuart1338 Před rokem +4

    One of my favorite covers you’ve done. Thanks for introducing me to Stan Rogers

  • @Hklbrries
    @Hklbrries Před rokem +1

    Jesus, Colm! Yer such a badass!

  • @Amie.K_2024
    @Amie.K_2024 Před rokem +1

    This is spectacular… thank you sir ❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @jensknapp4642
    @jensknapp4642 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Grandios 🤘🏻 💪🏼 🫡

  • @Caramelle58
    @Caramelle58 Před rokem +1

    One of my favorite songs - Stan Rogers would certainly approve of this modern variation

  • @dkrusen
    @dkrusen Před rokem +1

    You are awesome

  • @smylingsnake
    @smylingsnake Před rokem +3

    There is no better word for this triumph of a rendition than "glorious". Thank you for doing what you do!

  • @aidanhaig1961
    @aidanhaig1961 Před 10 měsíci

    Goosebumps...

  • @LincMinecrafter
    @LincMinecrafter Před rokem +2

    I love seeing the multiple of people when they sing! :D

  • @StormTheDovhakiin
    @StormTheDovhakiin Před rokem +1

    I love how you enjoy making your music for us as much as we enjoy listening to it. Its one of the things i enjoy most about your music. Well that and its just absolutely fantastic. Amazing music as always Colm keep up the good work.

  • @UltraInfernoJ
    @UltraInfernoJ Před rokem +3

    Marvelous as always Colm! I would love to hear you do a version of You'll Never Walk Alone.

  • @SkepticalPartisan
    @SkepticalPartisan Před 8 měsíci

    Wow completely rocking it!

  • @kevinsmith3161
    @kevinsmith3161 Před rokem +2

    Now that we've had Unleash the Archers and Windrose covers, raises my hopes we get a Valhalleluja cover in time for Xmas.

  • @stephen3503
    @stephen3503 Před rokem +1

    it's always amazing how well you blend so many different genres, and make something all your own.

  • @TritanArcher
    @TritanArcher Před rokem +1

    I love it so much!!!!

  • @Lexapdm
    @Lexapdm Před rokem +1

    Absolutely Colmtastic! I love both versions so much!😊

  • @afancypirate7754
    @afancypirate7754 Před rokem +1

    Bloody good song.

  • @hunterc.260
    @hunterc.260 Před rokem +1

    I want to hear Colm sing Scotland the Brave

  • @gib6683
    @gib6683 Před rokem +3

    We need more of this yelling Colm 🎶

  • @ProgressOnly
    @ProgressOnly Před rokem +1

    Ooh the classic 3 colm setup!

  • @shirosenshiesq
    @shirosenshiesq Před rokem

    Fantastic cover of yet another one of my favourite tunes. You keep spoiling me, Colm!

  • @LandondelGamer
    @LandondelGamer Před rokem +2

    I love those sweaters! I actually bought one in November and used your code

  • @yoloredemption2238
    @yoloredemption2238 Před rokem +1

    Great music as always!!!!

  • @CMMadman
    @CMMadman Před rokem +2

    A collab between this epitome of manliness and @DanVasc would tear a hole in the universe.

  • @thebenforever
    @thebenforever Před rokem +4

    Oh, I have been WAITING for this to happen.
    The original was beautiful, Unleash the Archers brought out the metal in it, but I can't wait to listen to this one!

  • @hfgxphoenix4921
    @hfgxphoenix4921 Před rokem +1

    Awesome job colm. Always happy to hear a Stan rogers cover. Never let the memory die

  • @tracyrhoads8333
    @tracyrhoads8333 Před rokem

    THIS JUST SHOOK MY SOUL AND ALSO MY ENTIRE CAR

  • @Laughlikeagoblin
    @Laughlikeagoblin Před 8 měsíci +1

    Man if this was done in the 80's, instant hit. Guaranteed.

  • @ahotmoron
    @ahotmoron Před rokem +1

    One of my favorites! Amazing as always Colm👏
    Much luv❤

  • @j.b.9581
    @j.b.9581 Před 7 měsíci

    Stan Rogers is smiling broadly and (saying that it's a "land so WIDE and savage . . .). Also he is saying, "Sing it Laddies!!! !!" As a peron who is descended from many spirited Irish people, I am CANADIAN when I hear this song.

  • @riasgremory9262
    @riasgremory9262 Před rokem +5

    OH MY FRIKIN COLM! Comrades this is a blessing that we can live at the same time as this amazing sailor and enjoy his music! I can't believe that u make not one but two masterpieces of the same song - THAT ROCKS!

  • @johndavidtibbetts7320
    @johndavidtibbetts7320 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I normally dont like covers of Northwest Passage that add music because to me the power of the song is how all Stan Rogers needed was his voice to dominate a room, but damn if this didnt win me over

  • @aimeemayer9309
    @aimeemayer9309 Před rokem +1

    Oooh a Celtic rock ballad!!

  • @5Account5
    @5Account5 Před rokem +1

    This is excellent

  • @HaarasNC
    @HaarasNC Před rokem

    Ooooh yes! One of my favorite sea shanties 🙌👏

  • @TheCreepyCoroner
    @TheCreepyCoroner Před rokem +1

    I am jamming SO HARD to this right now while doing my college work and It's a full on vibe!

  • @katieosburn1281
    @katieosburn1281 Před rokem

    Once again Colm makes me wish I could like a video multiple times on this site.

  • @twinly92
    @twinly92 Před rokem

    I wish I could like this video more than once

  • @drewgates7953
    @drewgates7953 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Man the first time I heard this song and not knowing anything about it to learning about the Beechey Island bodies and how doomed crews of The Erebus And Terror actually were, this song is super good but extremely haunting….. history is cool

  • @mavrathmasterofsecrets8712

    This is why I’m subscribed. Every few days I get to listen to perfection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @jordanspackman2494
    @jordanspackman2494 Před rokem +2

    Well I'm wide awake now. I love the original, but I didn't know I needed a thrash metal version. Thank you for making my day.

  • @toddmaliepaard9777
    @toddmaliepaard9777 Před rokem +1

    Turned out awesome, as always.

  • @samuelwallace2782
    @samuelwallace2782 Před rokem +1

    "How many times have you listened to this song today?"
    Me: "Yes."

  • @ekki6820
    @ekki6820 Před rokem

    Simply beautiful.

  • @reginaldsmith9203
    @reginaldsmith9203 Před rokem +1

    Well this version of the song is all kinds of excellent

  • @JarpsHellRider
    @JarpsHellRider Před rokem +1

    Unleash The Archers gotta be fucking proud of this :D

  • @mikastarwinter9741
    @mikastarwinter9741 Před rokem +1

    Actuealy, me :
    ...
    * head bang *

  • @ibcameron
    @ibcameron Před 11 měsíci +1

    That's different. I've never heard Stan covered quite this way before. Well done.

  • @dudedudes6077
    @dudedudes6077 Před 11 měsíci +1

    for the love of all that's good please never stop singing.

  • @seagummy
    @seagummy Před rokem

    you know when colm's mic is visible & there's a side view it's a metal cover let's fuckin GOOOOOOOO

  • @arbarzh
    @arbarzh Před rokem

    And into the metal playlist it goes!..

  • @PenitentHollow
    @PenitentHollow Před rokem

    Colm for Eurovision 2024!

  • @allietiess
    @allietiess Před rokem

    I already loved the first version of this one, and now to hear it again!! How amazing!!! Thank you!

  • @watertowercat
    @watertowercat Před 6 dny

    Leave it to an Irishman to stir some heartstrings for my Scots-Canadian ancestors. Well played. You do it all so well, McGuinness.

  • @danielbickford3458
    @danielbickford3458 Před 6 měsíci

    Nifty

  • @talonsoftheraven6693
    @talonsoftheraven6693 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Holy Fuck! that was Brilliant. i just found your channel ,as an irish metal/folk/shanty head i can say this was exactly what i was looking for. \m/-_-\m/

  • @avivagodfrey
    @avivagodfrey Před rokem

    Dear precious Lord, there are few quicker ways to make me weak at the knees than impeccable harmonies, skilled a capella performances, and delicious accents.
    JUST THROW ME IN A VAT OF KRYPTONITE WHY DON'T YOU.

  • @nattraseri4934
    @nattraseri4934 Před rokem +2

    I have only ever listened to Polish version of this song and I must say that the world was poorer for not having this version. I absolutely love it!

    • @nattraseri4934
      @nattraseri4934 Před rokem +1

      @@JustinThorLPs czcams.com/video/NWUnRRJsxJc/video.html Here you are! A bit different from the rock-y version here, but nice to my ear.

  • @EveryWayWorks
    @EveryWayWorks Před rokem +4

    Absolutely love this song. Beautiful cover, as always!

  • @MacedonZero
    @MacedonZero Před rokem

    I've lost track of how many times I've listened to this cover these last few days. Great job!

  • @sethkidwell6728
    @sethkidwell6728 Před rokem

    This is beautiful

  • @akihikosakurai4013
    @akihikosakurai4013 Před rokem

    I like how the middle part has the same drum beat as the unleash the archers cover

  • @krisjohnson7898
    @krisjohnson7898 Před rokem

    Way to blow my brain, Colm 🤯

  • @Vezaiho
    @Vezaiho Před rokem

    God, you are doing this justice Colm! It's powerful *and* epic! Let's go Colm, let's go!

  • @bukszpryt_
    @bukszpryt_ Před 11 měsíci

    One of the best versions of this great piece.

  • @screamer3681
    @screamer3681 Před rokem +2

    Colm and his two twin brothers really sing well

  • @ostrobogulousgaming
    @ostrobogulousgaming Před rokem

    Perfection! Thank you for this :)