I am the Monarch of the Sea

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  • Essgee's version of HMS Pinafore
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  • @briancooper4959
    @briancooper4959 Před 3 lety +3394

    This song confirms what many of us have long suspected: That success at being promoted usually requires one to be a good knob polisher.

    • @Gotofy105
      @Gotofy105 Před 3 lety +41

      Penis funny

    • @frankney8284
      @frankney8284 Před 3 lety +19

      @randall2020 Not what. Who.

    • @konayasai
      @konayasai Před 3 lety +193

      I think that was the original innuendo at the time. First verse implied sleeping his way to the top, second verse implied falsifying papers to the top and so on.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn Před 3 lety +90

      It's who you know and who you blow gets you where you want to go.

    • @philvanderlaan5942
      @philvanderlaan5942 Před 3 lety +41

      If you have no idea what you’re doing you can screw up with a confidence that tells everybody else that don’t know what they are doing, that you must know what’s going on and so you rise to the top

  • @wolfman1000000
    @wolfman1000000 Před 6 lety +2991

    good to see emperor palpatine has some cultured history.

    • @babyinuyasha
      @babyinuyasha Před 5 lety +63

      I laughed more than i should have

    • @Dragonwolves2016
      @Dragonwolves2016 Před 5 lety +35

      More like Jim Carry

    • @gfh110
      @gfh110 Před 4 lety +353

      Ahem....
      When I was a lad I served a shift
      As apprentice to a Lord of the Sith
      I studied the Force and the holocrons
      Of Plagueis and the midichlorians
      (He studied Plagueis and the midichlorians)
      I studied the Force so carefully
      That now I am the ruler of the Clone Army
      As apprentice of the Sith I learned
      That power craved must soon be earned
      I studied long and played the fool
      Then challenged my Master to final duel
      (He challenged his master to final duel)
      I challenged my master so ironically
      That now I am the ruler of the Clone Army
      As senator of Naboo I made
      Inquiries into a trade blockade
      Behind the scenes as a Sith Lord dreamed
      A thousand year old vengeance scheme
      (A thousand year old vengeance scheme)
      The scheme was planned so thoroughly
      That I became the ruler of the Clone Army
      As senator I made such a name
      That chancellor I soon became
      As more and more planets broke away
      The Separatists declared war that day
      (The Separatists declared war that day)
      Emergency powers were awarded me
      And now I am the ruler of the Clone Army
      As chancellor I watched the spree
      of war spread across the galaxy
      The clones and droids, the battles waged
      Were all the battles that I had staged
      (Were all the battles that he had staged)
      I staged the battles so tactically
      That now I am the ruler of both armies
      The Jedi came, "It's treason then!"
      They fell at my blade, all but Anakin
      He pledged himself upon his knees
      The last apprentice that I ever would need
      (The last apprentice that he ever would need)
      To bring order and peace to the galaxy
      That's why I was the ruler of the Clone Army
      Episode IX Edit:
      For twenty years and four years more
      I ruled the galaxy as Emperor
      Till Vader in parental draft
      Threw me into a reactor shaft
      (He threw him into a reactor shaft)
      But death would not be the last of me
      That's why I am the ruler of a NEW army...

    • @lordwunglerbeckett
      @lordwunglerbeckett Před 4 lety +42

      @@gfh110 And to think that if I stumbled upon this video a day earlier, I'd probably never see this masterpiece

    • @ZapDash
      @ZapDash Před 4 lety +33

      @@gfh110 This alone almost makes up for Disney buying Star Wars.
      Brava!

  • @MrHolistic
    @MrHolistic Před 12 lety +2334

    Wonderful stuff! Dripping with cynicism. The character is based on a real life person: William Henry Smith, a bookseller who had never been to sea in his life but was appointed First Lord of The Admiralty. He threatened G & S with a libel action :-)

    • @briancooper4959
      @briancooper4959 Před 4 lety +164

      First Lord of the Admiralty is generally a civilian position. The military top post of the British Navy is referred to as First Sea Lord.

    • @hruaiachawngthu507
      @hruaiachawngthu507 Před 4 lety +76

      @@briancooper4959 But one still has to be quite acquainted with the sea.

    • @SuPeRHeRoDuDe3124
      @SuPeRHeRoDuDe3124 Před 4 lety +66

      @@briancooper4959 damn that's a fuckin badass title

    • @TheHutchy01
      @TheHutchy01 Před 4 lety +86

      @@SuPeRHeRoDuDe3124 It's up there with Planetary Protection Officer (NASA) and Supreme Allied Commander (NATO)

    • @glencampbell1969
      @glencampbell1969 Před 4 lety +50

      Hruaia Chawngthu not necessarily - Winston Churchill was once First Lord of the Admiralty and neither served in the Royal Navy or was particularly well “acquainted” with the sea.

  • @ThePa1riot
    @ThePa1riot Před 6 lety +3195

    Between this and the Major General, is there anyone in this military that knows what they're doing?

  • @Iggywiggywoo
    @Iggywiggywoo Před 4 lety +977

    Moral of the story: Stick close to your desk and never go to sea and you all may be rulers of the queens navy.

    • @WilliamSmith-mx6ze
      @WilliamSmith-mx6ze Před 4 lety +3

      The moral of this ghastly version is, have a pop at Pauline Hanson and there'll be another well-paid role available at any other Sydney or Melbourne theatre when the run of HMS Pinafore is over.

    • @youngyoughurt
      @youngyoughurt Před 4 lety +3

      @@WilliamSmith-mx6ze what is the story behind this version? I am not an English native speaker so this is new to me.

    • @recordgames153
      @recordgames153 Před 3 lety +3

      If I were the ruler of the queen’s I could call the sailors my little seamen

    • @lynnmeyers8433
      @lynnmeyers8433 Před 3 lety

      I did that but guess I was in the wrong Navy!RM3

    • @silverkitty2503
      @silverkitty2503 Před 3 lety

      @@recordgames153 tee hee!

  • @mandolinic
    @mandolinic Před 4 lety +502

    The whole song is a satire on the fact that "the ruler of the Queen's navee" (or First Lord of the Admiralty) was a cabinet position in which someone with zero naval experience could be put in charge of one of the world's most powerful navies. One such was W H Smith (yes, the bookseller) who became an MP and later on First Lord - and was forever nicknamed "Pinafore Smith"

    • @erpollock
      @erpollock Před 3 lety +15

      That was exactly Churchill's position! At least he was close at hand when England needed him.

    • @astridvallati4762
      @astridvallati4762 Před 3 lety +44

      Yes, but Churchill had some Military experience...Lt. in North West Frontier, Cavalry at Omdurman ( Sudan) War correspondent Boer War and Brigade Cmdr in France ( after Gallipoli Debacle).
      Whilst not Naval, he had experience ( in combat) of leading Men.

    • @brianletter3545
      @brianletter3545 Před 2 lety +12

      It is of the uttermost importance in the UK constitution that the military are under the direct control of civilians.

    • @BillHallProductions
      @BillHallProductions Před 2 lety

      It seems broader than that.

    • @ludwigvan8266
      @ludwigvan8266 Před 2 lety +2

      @@brianletter3545 "be" not 'are'

  • @chloeedmund4350
    @chloeedmund4350 Před 6 lety +755

    I love his face whenever he says "ruler of the Queens' Navy". It's hilarious.

  • @wildroses2009
    @wildroses2009 Před 11 lety +390

    My Dad used to sing this to me when I was a little girl. I'd remembered the first verses, the partnership being the first ship he'd ever seen and the "Stick close to your desk and never go to sea and you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navy." But I'd totally forgotten: "I always voted at my party's call, I never thought of thinking for myself at all. I thought so little they rewarded me by making me the ruler of the Queen's Navy." I was actually laughing.

    • @jimthorne304
      @jimthorne304 Před 2 lety +6

      Gilbert took another pop at Politicians voting as they were told to in Iolanthe'.

    • @williamcrowley788
      @williamcrowley788 Před rokem +3

      Beautiful memory! My dad introduced me to this too and his dad showed him,

    • @theslof1
      @theslof1 Před 9 měsíci +1

      But who is this marvelous performer? I’ve searched the internet in vain!

    • @sturmovik1274
      @sturmovik1274 Před 5 měsíci

      I know this is late, but... according to other comments this is Drew Forsythe of Australia, in an Australian national tour by Essgee Entertainment in 1997.@@theslof1

  • @BookOfFaustus
    @BookOfFaustus Před 4 lety +803

    Having a woman on a ship at sea, is not good luck and they've got three. And now he is the ruler of the queen's nay-vee

    • @artemreinhart747
      @artemreinhart747 Před 4 lety +3

      cristopher wong nae

    • @zachbocchino5501
      @zachbocchino5501 Před 4 lety +35

      Frightful bad luck for women at sea, now he is the ruler of the Queens Navy.

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM Před 4 lety +1

      I didn't know the Queen acquired sovereignty of Pandora's people.

    • @binaway
      @binaway Před 3 lety +25

      In Napoleonic times it was common to have women on board ie-prostitutes but also some wives . The expression " to shake a leg" comes from checking the hammocks to if the men were up by shaking a leg to see if it was female.

    • @Admiral8Q
      @Admiral8Q Před 3 lety +7

      But it's his sister, his cousin, and aunt, lol!!!

  • @garystewart2355
    @garystewart2355 Před 3 lety +221

    That guy should teach physical acting, he has clearly mastered it.

    • @alejandrorivas4585
      @alejandrorivas4585 Před 10 měsíci +1

      In all truth, I think its a bit overacted, but its definitely a very talented performance

    • @oliverdowd4195
      @oliverdowd4195 Před 5 měsíci

      @@alejandrorivas4585if you look up the full esgees production of this, it’s very over acted

    • @Dilanor1
      @Dilanor1 Před 3 měsíci +7

      @@alejandrorivas4585 It's a campy performance so overacting is the norm -- brilliantly done, if you ask me.

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 Před 13 dny +1

      @@alejandrorivas4585 its a stage production, everything needs to be acted over the top for people toward the back to see it.
      Also its a satirical performance from the 19th century.

  • @henryisthere
    @henryisthere Před 3 lety +555

    I love how the extras are all so enthusiastic and sing their callbacks with such happiness while the Captain's like "Getting real tired of your shit, buddy!" I don't know why but I think that's just awesome!

  • @Gotofy105
    @Gotofy105 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I love how Palpatine went full goblin mode when playing this character 😂.

  • @blatherskitenoir
    @blatherskitenoir Před 5 lety +648

    ...it's the unholy love child of a Hapsburg and a Skeksis

    • @kaosdrachen
      @kaosdrachen Před 4 lety +20

      You win the internet, Sir, Ma'am or Other.

    • @notchinham316
      @notchinham316 Před 4 lety +2

      Please explain the joke.

    • @Batigol500
      @Batigol500 Před 4 lety +31

      Notchinham Habsburgs are a royal family which, to put it bluntly, we’re really inbred. While the Skeksis are a really ugly-looking alien species(sorry dark crystal fans I don’t watch the show.)

    • @TheHutchy01
      @TheHutchy01 Před 4 lety +16

      @@Batigol500 There were two branches of the family, the Spaniards with too much chin and the Austrians with too much forehead.

    • @treblebat
      @treblebat Před 3 lety +6

      mmmMMMMmmm time to make his move, and become the ruler of the queen's navy

  • @alanc3134
    @alanc3134 Před 7 lety +649

    Very good - I think this is exactly how G&S wanted Admiral Smith to be portrayed, and why Queen Victoria was so offended by it....

    • @alansbinnie1446
      @alansbinnie1446 Před 5 lety +17

      Gilbert would have loathed it.

    • @DrHades
      @DrHades Před 4 lety +21

      @@alansbinnie1446 Why you think so?

    • @Spikeelsucko
      @Spikeelsucko Před 4 lety +93

      @@alansbinnie1446 They chose talented actors, most of whom were not well-known stars and did not command high fees, and to whom they could teach a more naturalistic style of performance than was commonly used at the time. They then tailored their work to the particular abilities of these performers.[6] The skill with which Gilbert and Sullivan used their performers had an effect on the audience; as critic Herman Klein wrote: "we secretly marvelled at the naturalness and ease with which [the Gilbertian quips and absurdities] were said and done. For until then no living soul had seen upon the stage such weird, eccentric, yet intensely human beings. ... [They] conjured into existence a hitherto unknown comic world of sheer delight."
      You fucked up

    • @marcustulliuscicero9140
      @marcustulliuscicero9140 Před 4 lety +11

      @@Spikeelsucko This is closer to how they would have done it (from the Proms so not a full set etc though czcams.com/video/BrPEFIOOHiU/video.html)

    • @marcustulliuscicero9140
      @marcustulliuscicero9140 Před 4 lety +9

      @@Spikeelsucko For a staged performance, this is much closer to what G&S intended czcams.com/video/Ow2jWKhVErg/video.html

  • @Scienceitworks
    @Scienceitworks Před 9 lety +788

    This guy looks an awful lot like Montgomery Burns.

    • @Anupam19781
      @Anupam19781 Před 9 lety +13

      Mr Burns, Ha ha, True!

    • @8000Christopher
      @8000Christopher Před 8 lety +8

      +Rana Mahmood By God, I think you've got it !

    • @thegeekgeneralist7658
      @thegeekgeneralist7658 Před 7 lety +25

      He really look like Sideshow Bob impersonnating Mr. Burns! Wonder why that song never made it to that montage when he sang it to Bart! :D

    • @Humanoidfreak
      @Humanoidfreak Před 7 lety +16

      Silence!! or i will crush you like this paper cup. "can't crush paper cup."
      Smithers!!!!

    • @seaningram4434
      @seaningram4434 Před 6 lety +2

      That grin/smile he does reminds me of "Beavis" :) LOL

  • @milocarteret8770
    @milocarteret8770 Před 5 lety +187

    "That infernal nonsense pinafore"

  • @neilusdin2389
    @neilusdin2389 Před 3 lety +152

    Either the older guy is really eccentric, extremely talented or COMPLETELY insane. Or all 3 in one. Either way, it works.

    • @ethanlappin
      @ethanlappin Před rokem +18

      If he's anything like the actors I've know, it's definitely all three

  • @justyoureverydaycasualship146

    His face when he's says "queens navy"🤣🤣

    • @eccoeco3454
      @eccoeco3454 Před 4 lety +18

      He finds in reminding himself that and to gloat about it such great joy!
      such a sweet old horrible man!

    • @henryisthere
      @henryisthere Před 3 lety +10

      @@eccoeco3454 A sweet old horrible man! That's hilarious! I think it also looks like he just got away with cutting a massive fart. That actor was hilarious!

  • @Digga1221
    @Digga1221 Před 6 lety +408

    Some of Guilbert and Sullivan's work has not withstood the test of time. Then there's bits of it like this that make me cry, because I think of the politicians in my own country and how this pretty much describes all of them...

    • @olstar18
      @olstar18 Před 5 lety +79

      Political jokes will always stand the test of time because it is always about politicians.

    • @edeledeledel5490
      @edeledeledel5490 Před 3 lety +10

      Which bits don't stand the test of time?

    • @LarryH54
      @LarryH54 Před 3 lety +4

      @@olstar18 Try watching 'Laugh in' reruns. Definitely did NOT stand the test of time.

    • @Warhorse500
      @Warhorse500 Před 3 lety +8

      @@LarryH54 "Laugh-In" could be cyclical in nature. I remember watching reruns as a teenager in the late 1980s, and they seem to hit home then, in the waning years of the Reagan Era. We just need another top-level Republican president and those jokes will come back into vogue.
      Trick is actually finding a great Republican. Good luck. >.

    • @rayfridley6649
      @rayfridley6649 Před 3 lety +16

      Yet, W.S. Gilbert has been noted by many, such as Oscar Hammerstein II and Alan J. Learner, as the best and most talented lyricist in musical history.

  • @boxlessthinking6787
    @boxlessthinking6787 Před 6 lety +884

    Man, Hamilton looks great.

  • @jamesscarano7843
    @jamesscarano7843 Před rokem +12

    My first and only exposure to this song was in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". And now this . . .

    • @graceysladea7950
      @graceysladea7950 Před rokem +1

      I've heard it in the opening of the movie slappy and the stinkers😃

  • @Nemzal
    @Nemzal Před 12 lety +198

    It's a Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
    From Gilbert and Sullivan, you can expect high comedy, humorous political parody and lots and lots of songs you can whistle along with.
    I don't know about romantic drama - this stands as one of the funniest pieces of British culture in comedic history.

    • @aycc-nbh7289
      @aycc-nbh7289 Před rokem +2

      So does this explain why it sounds like it could have been a Monty Python sketch?

    • @nickmcp7191
      @nickmcp7191 Před rokem +4

      @@aycc-nbh7289 Eric Idle portrayed a similar role, the comedic lead of Ko-Ko (the Lord High Executioner), in a televised version of The Mikado back in the 80s. Fairly sure it's on here somewhere.

  • @michaelcarman9225
    @michaelcarman9225 Před 7 lety +239

    The brilliant and gifted Drew Forsythe defining the role!

    • @Smokr
      @Smokr Před 4 lety +14

      Absolutely agreed! Brilliant take on the character. Most likely the way G&S intended. Stole the show.

    • @davidosilverman900
      @davidosilverman900 Před 3 lety +9

      Oh that's who it is, had to look him up, he reminds me of Harry Enfield a bit

    • @davidtaylor1630
      @davidtaylor1630 Před 3 lety

      @@davidosilverman900 I thought exactly the same.

    • @pedropradacarciofi2517
      @pedropradacarciofi2517 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Smokr Someone else mentioned the writers intended most of their roles to be played in a "naturalistc" way

    • @Blitterbug
      @Blitterbug Před rokem

      but... but... not Harry Enfield?? damn...

  • @jaievans5155
    @jaievans5155 Před 3 lety +19

    If you saw modern major general earlier this week because it popped up on your recommendation page. You also got this on your recommendation page

  • @catherinehazur7336
    @catherinehazur7336 Před rokem +29

    The actor playing Sir Joseph here does a stellar job, playing him as very wily, calculating and crafty, yet bumbling, stumbling and incompetent in an almost farcical way. Promoted due to an unfailingly ingratiating manner towards his superiors and with pompous bravado and egotism over those he considers his inferiors. It all comes out in this caricaturization. Conveys perfectly the idea that this guy was NOT promoted because of his intelligence, competence and deservingness!! Cleverly done. Supporting cast performance is excellent as well

    • @christianchan1144
      @christianchan1144 Před 4 měsíci +2

      That's Drew Forsythe, you can also enjoy his performance as Ko-ko, the Lord High Executioner, in EssGee's rendition of the Mikado

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 Před 4 měsíci

      I will be sure to check him out

  • @swagromancer
    @swagromancer Před 4 měsíci +7

    A masterclass in physical acting. Like an actual political caricature of the time come to life. Incredible.

  • @janinegia
    @janinegia Před 10 lety +155

    Indy Jones' Egyptian friend sings a bit of this in one scene. The script writers included such a line to show the vast influence of the British Empire on the world, I would say.

    • @astarteswillum5259
      @astarteswillum5259 Před 2 lety +27

      Bad dates.

    • @mowgli2071
      @mowgli2071 Před 11 měsíci +5

      "They're digging in the wrong place!"

    • @davidk2189
      @davidk2189 Před 11 měsíci +6

      I would say that he also sings it in reference to the Nazis digging in the wrong spot. Singing this song comparing the incompetence of the Nazis to the ruler of the queens navy.

  • @pgpete
    @pgpete Před 5 lety +94

    "When I was a lad
    I served my term
    winding back the clocks
    for a used car firm.
    I covered up the rust with a coat of grey
    I fiddled with the steering of a Chevrolet"
    Chorus: "He fiddled with the steering of a Chevrolet"
    "I fiddled with the steering so very hard
    I soon became the owner of a used car yard"
    Chorus: "He fiddled with the steering so very hard
    he soon became the owner of a used car yard"
    "But now my yard is empty all day,
    people come but they all go away
    they go where used cars are the best
    where cars get over a hundred checks"
    Chorus: "Where cars get over a hundred checks"
    "With Ellers deals theres no use fighting
    'cos Ellers put the guarantees in writing"
    Chorus: "John Ellers deals you cannot fight
    Ellers put the guarantees in black and white" (oom pa, oom pa, oom pa pa)

    • @vegasspaceprogram6623
      @vegasspaceprogram6623 Před rokem +3

      Lmao I read this everytime I see this video, and now I consider it art

    • @andy_travis
      @andy_travis Před 11 měsíci

      amazing!

    • @meo03
      @meo03 Před 8 měsíci

      Wow. this is like Drive-by Truckers does Gilbert and Sullivan. Amazing.

  • @DeathBringer769
    @DeathBringer769 Před 9 lety +82

    When I look at the Monarch's face and hands I am reminded of The Emperor from Star Wars. Now I'm just picturing him singing campy opera to me... lol.

  • @joshuagrahm3607
    @joshuagrahm3607 Před 6 lety +85

    it amazes me how precise they get the movement/choreography synced with the music

    • @eriknodacker2262
      @eriknodacker2262 Před 3 lety +6

      Yes! His ridiculous high steps perfectly timed to the tempo of the song. Amazing!

    • @bartonhawkins2293
      @bartonhawkins2293 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Twelve weeks of rehearsal, endless rehearsal, helps greatly!

  • @booldawg
    @booldawg Před 4 lety +25

    Remember as kid in the 70s getting dragged along by my parents each year to watch a G&S opera put on by a local operatic society. Didnt appreciate it at the time but love it now!

  • @Taylor_Wolfe115
    @Taylor_Wolfe115 Před 4 lety +45

    *playing sea of thieves* "I am the monarch of the sea, ruler of the queens navy!"

  • @ParanormalSusan
    @ParanormalSusan Před 7 lety +294

    This is the best performance of the song I have seen. You can clearly tell he is channeling Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean in some of his moments in this song too. Who agrees?

    • @jimcrawford5039
      @jimcrawford5039 Před 5 lety

      DoctorTerminus this was way before Mr Bean.

    • @lafoonxiii5311
      @lafoonxiii5311 Před 5 lety +7

      @@jimcrawford5039 They don't mean the role, they mean the performance. This particular actors interpretation is reminiscent of Bean. Kinda...Maybe when Bean is an old man.

    • @laurenconrad1799
      @laurenconrad1799 Před 4 lety +17

      Jim Crawford This production was filmed in 1997 and Mr. Bean was filmed between 1990 and 1995, so the timeline actually fits perfectly in terms of what the actor in HMS Pinafore might have been thinking when preparing the role.

    • @eriknodacker2262
      @eriknodacker2262 Před 3 lety +6

      I got part Mr. Burns, part Jim Carrey's take on the Grinch, and a bit of pantomime horse.

    • @ludwigvan8266
      @ludwigvan8266 Před 2 lety

      @@laurenconrad1799 "fits perfectly" and "might have been" don't actually fit perfectly because it might have been nothing of the sort in fact. All you've had is conjecture. Let's stick to the facts. It will be better that way. You might think otherwise but you had better think more carefully than that.

  • @fleshbobregularpants6250
    @fleshbobregularpants6250 Před 2 lety +22

    Can we get a rap battle between The Ruler of the Queen's Navy and the Very Model of a Modern Major General?

  • @irismetcalfe
    @irismetcalfe Před 6 lety +53

    A great performance by the brilliant Australian actor, Drew Forsythe!

  • @CorVids1031
    @CorVids1031 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I have a new appreciation for this song now that I got a big salary job because I'm Good At Taking Notes and Being Organized. It's really who you know.

  • @briancline7349
    @briancline7349 Před 3 lety +18

    If only I had gotten this advice when I was younger, I could be near “the top” by now... 😢

    • @elizabethsohler6516
      @elizabethsohler6516 Před 3 lety +6

      That depends. Do you really want to be "ruler of the Queen's Nav-ee?"

  • @prayerpatroller
    @prayerpatroller Před 6 lety +141

    Anthem of incompetent bureaucrats everywhere.

  • @Rdasboss
    @Rdasboss Před 10 lety +564

    You know you go your whole life thinking opera is lame. Then you hear a song like this and your like yeah this still sounds lame. Then you've listened to it a hundred times and catch your self humming it and your like. Ah thats why they are considered geniuses. I want to see this.

    • @jellyfishattack
      @jellyfishattack Před 9 lety +11

      You really need to hear John Reed: he was a million times better than this guy.

    • @HarveyDentalfloss
      @HarveyDentalfloss Před 7 lety +41

      Ross B sorry bro, this isn't opera. It's good stuff to be sure, but opera it is not.

    • @ultimaavalon
      @ultimaavalon Před 7 lety +32

      H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert

    • @rasputinaxp
      @rasputinaxp Před 7 lety +24

      Sorry indeed: it's an opera.

    • @christopherbedford9897
      @christopherbedford9897 Před 6 lety +42

      It's at the extreme "light" end of operetta. No recitative, they bridge between songs with talking; the nature music is much less 'serious', and the stories less melodrama. Not to mention that G&S is actually almost all humorous ('comic' opera isn't always 'comic' in the sense of funny, it's more a graphic novel where an actual opera would be say Catcher in the Rye).
      To say 'it's opera' is like saying a West End musical is opera. No, it ain't, not except by the loosest possible definition. And even then...

  • @kobedragon6069
    @kobedragon6069 Před rokem +6

    I love this masterpiece! The characters, songs and comedy! It's a heaven sent
    And the way he says "The Queen's Navy"! 😈
    Almost like he's got all the power in the world. And worked so little for it

  • @katcyer26
    @katcyer26 Před 4 lety +14

    His Sister and his Cousin and his Aunt... the true stars ✨

  • @gabrieladerre2862
    @gabrieladerre2862 Před rokem +6

    This was the first musical that I ever got to see in a theater! I'd go with ny stepmom, who was volunteering behind the curtain, for whatever! I always just sat in the mostly empty audience and read my books,bor played with tarot cards, or whatever eleven year old me did back then! My dad would always come and get me, when he got off work! And usually that was about Intermission/break time! So, when I went to see the entire play, on opening night, it hadn't been spoiled for me! I probably didn't fully "get it" as young as I was! But I'd love to go see the entire thing! I love the way that this guy plays his character! The strut alone, slays me! 😹😹😹

  • @spy4863
    @spy4863 Před 5 lety +20

    Gilbert and Sullivan's version of "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"! Ha! Ha! Love it!

  • @thguy370
    @thguy370 Před 2 lety +5

    god why am i addicted to this, sir joseph is such a fascinating character to watch

  • @westaussie2006
    @westaussie2006 Před 3 lety +20

    Havent had such a pleasant couple of hours (with all my clothes on) for many years. Wonderful renditions with all the best of our Gilbertians. Thank you.

  • @Puggo_Huggo
    @Puggo_Huggo Před rokem +4

    I've been watching this production since it came out and only just realised they changed the words at 3:40 to be about Pauline Hanson

  • @annemetehein1374
    @annemetehein1374 Před 8 lety +31

    My first contact with Gilbert & Sullivan. I am delighted! Being german Sir Joseph reminds me of a very comical version of our "Alter Fritz", king of Prussia.
    Hilarious!

    • @Lieblingsfachful
      @Lieblingsfachful Před 8 lety +3

      Lulz, it's too bad they never made a play about him. I'm sure it would have been wonderful. :)

  • @footieballer
    @footieballer Před 5 lety +12

    I just love this rendition of “Monarch...” well done to the cast and Mr Forsyth.

  • @MforrestG
    @MforrestG Před 4 lety +8

    Definitely the best performance of this I’ve seen so far!

  • @carolelightfoot7207
    @carolelightfoot7207 Před 2 lety +4

    Cracking. Saw a version in a park in Liverpool. My friend's late dad loved Gilbert and Sullivan. Now I do. Never too old to learn

  • @1031985
    @1031985 Před 5 lety +11

    By far the best performance to be found on CZcams!

  • @spockofdune8657
    @spockofdune8657 Před 11 měsíci +2

    BEST interpretation I have ever seen, and I watched this one at least 12 times now

  • @konnerdent4835
    @konnerdent4835 Před 4 lety +28

    3:15 a visual representation of the testicle readjustment walk.

  • @ytzpaul
    @ytzpaul Před 8 lety +16

    Bravo; Thank you for a fine performance...G & S would be most proud.

  • @perseusrex614
    @perseusrex614 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Excellent rendition, probably the best. The character plays it to perfection!

  • @sallysmith9733
    @sallysmith9733 Před měsícem

    My Dad died before my Eyes. He loved this.loved it. Lucky me so do eye.

  • @stevetheplumber5378
    @stevetheplumber5378 Před 4 lety +8

    I’ve enjoyed this song so much I think I’ve watched 20 different versions. And in my humble uneducated opinion this is by far the best!

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon Před 4 lety +1

      Very perspicacious of you.

  • @kalfadem2006
    @kalfadem2006 Před rokem +4

    My grandpapa did such a great job in this performance

  • @JAY-lo3sx
    @JAY-lo3sx Před 3 lety +2

    When I first saw him I thought it was Harry Enfield but very soon realised that it wasn’t. Have always loved this one of G&S what a wonderful performance most enjoyable. Thank you 🇬🇧 8/ jan /21

  • @Rdasboss
    @Rdasboss Před 10 lety +2

    pclmusic40 thank you so much it makes so much more sense and adds a whole new layer to the song. Such biting criticism and the audience laughter makes sense to. Thank you these are the sort of cultural references that are hard to understand without an interpreter.

  • @hoppy6437
    @hoppy6437 Před 4 lety +6

    I have never seen a Broadway musical but this makes me really want to see one

  • @stupidyutube9
    @stupidyutube9 Před 5 lety +8

    Friggin brilliant, and what a performance

  • @masonsykes2240
    @masonsykes2240 Před 8 lety +65

    0:26---The velociraptors are loose!

  • @maddyacoustics
    @maddyacoustics Před 11 lety +10

    this is the version i've always watched, along with their version of the Mikado and Pirates of Penzance which I have loved since i was young.

  • @harriettubmangaming9792
    @harriettubmangaming9792 Před 3 lety +7

    Top 10 rappers The Modern Major General is too afraid to diss.

  • @chrisdixon5193
    @chrisdixon5193 Před 2 lety +4

    I never really realized when I was younger, how hilarious this stuff is!

  • @lookierebuddy2
    @lookierebuddy2 Před 9 lety +7

    The best ever. . . So brilliant!!!!!!!!

  • @schube9891
    @schube9891 Před 7 lety +442

    The monarch of the sea has a royal errection.

    • @wafl423
      @wafl423 Před 7 lety +16

      he is too old to form one

    • @Rikard_A
      @Rikard_A Před 7 lety +22

      His pants, dissprove you assertion; Or is't a sock.

    • @joegaringan7534
      @joegaringan7534 Před 7 lety +65

      Back then there was a very odd piece of clothing called a cod piece.

    • @-JustHuman-
      @-JustHuman- Před 6 lety +54

      It's his sister, cousin and aunts.......fault

    • @SteepSix
      @SteepSix Před 6 lety +2

      I think it's a hernia

  • @merledoughty5787
    @merledoughty5787 Před 5 lety +8

    This is the first versions done by Essgee using both New Zealand and Australian performers, I have this on DVD

  • @steerpike66
    @steerpike66 Před 3 lety +5

    One thing hasn't changed since 1870; our governments are still plagued by swarms of mediocre and spineless lawyers.

    • @medicmain6615
      @medicmain6615 Před 3 lety

      stop being realistic and just listen to the music

    • @sirdiesalot2975
      @sirdiesalot2975 Před 3 lety +2

      @@medicmain6615 The music is satirical and trying to make a point, one that is still relevant over 100 years later.
      So... no.

  • @horrorspirit
    @horrorspirit Před rokem +3

    This guy has the silliest of silly walks

  • @lyricjay1
    @lyricjay1 Před 4 lety

    So many great scenes, many from before I joined LL in... the'70s sometime!

  • @Yakkymania
    @Yakkymania Před rokem +3

    i usually don’t like opera, but i absolutely love this operetta, the songs are all absolute bangers

  • @loqutor
    @loqutor Před 10 lety +413

    Bad dates.

    • @peternotarfrancesco2614
      @peternotarfrancesco2614 Před 10 lety +48

      But take back one kadam to honor the Hebrew God, whose Ark this is.

    • @OneHalfOfBent
      @OneHalfOfBent Před 10 lety +26

      Peter Notarfrancesco Phil H BAAHAHAHAHHA!!!! Delighted I'm not the only one digging for the Well of Souls

    • @imsokewl27
      @imsokewl27 Před 9 lety +13

      Snakes, why did it have to be snakes!

    • @charlieharper886
      @charlieharper886 Před 7 lety +17

      Indy: Get us a transport back to England. Boat, plane, anything. Then meet me at Omar's, be ready for me. I'm goin' after that truck.
      Sallah: How?
      Indy: I don't know, I'm making this up as I go.
      (Proceeds to give one of the greatest chase scenes in cinema.)

    • @OneHalfOfBent
      @OneHalfOfBent Před 7 lety +1

      Agreed!

  • @mitchpro1388
    @mitchpro1388 Před 2 lety +1

    best version ive heard and whoever played sir Joseph was awesome

  • @hughculliton3174
    @hughculliton3174 Před 3 lety +3

    No wonder Gilbert was never knighted. His sarcasm's excoriating!

    • @donquixote3927
      @donquixote3927 Před 3 lety +1

      If only the us navy listened

    • @hughculliton3174
      @hughculliton3174 Před 3 lety +1

      @@donquixote3927 LOL - I served in the RCN for 13 years - it's as accurate now as it was then!

  • @JediBunny
    @JediBunny Před rokem +3

    I’ve finally found the origin of Sallah’s favourite song!

  • @Prionel
    @Prionel Před 10 lety +3

    Delightful rendition!
    Thank you for posting.

  • @recordgames153
    @recordgames153 Před 3 lety +4

    I’ve watched this 15 times in the last day

  • @acertainredpanda1115
    @acertainredpanda1115 Před 11 měsíci

    Amazing costumes, choreography, acting and decor! One of my friends performs at a local musical group... I hope one day he'll be the ruler of the queen's navee X)!

  • @theredtechnician
    @theredtechnician Před 3 lety +9

    You laugh at him, but will you ever be the monarch of the sea?

  • @Broskeeto
    @Broskeeto Před 11 lety +17

    Nowadays if someone were to follow a path in the manner Sir Joseph, it would be called networking, and plays a result in a majority of higher level positions.
    In summary, this guy is probably a LOT like your boss

  • @mireyga7983
    @mireyga7983 Před 3 lety +21

    welcome to another episode of the youtube algorithm

  • @clayman648
    @clayman648 Před 5 lety +5

    I feel a sense of joy especially at 1:17
    When there coming down the stairs and and they sing that part

  • @spencerbean8802
    @spencerbean8802 Před 2 lety +4

    My god, this is the song Sallah quoted just as he and Indy determined that the Nazis were digging in the wrong place.
    ...and then he went on to quote "A British tar is a soaring soul" after he, Indy, and Marion parted ways.

    • @rosskerr1439
      @rosskerr1439 Před 6 měsíci

      That was the song? I guess I was distracted by the dead monkey.

  • @pclmusic40
    @pclmusic40 Před 13 lety +9

    @randall2020 to be more specific, it was a knock on Pauline Hanson, an anti-immigration politician from Ipswich. She owned a fish and chips shop and was a member of the Australian Parliament for Oxley.
    I hope this makes the verse more interesting/enjoyable!

  • @comettamer
    @comettamer Před 6 lety

    Delightful! I would be glad to see this show in full.

    • @frantate4958
      @frantate4958 Před 2 lety

      Yes, I want to see the rest by this group. So much fun. How do I find it?

  • @jensstergard9380
    @jensstergard9380 Před 4 lety +13

    'When I Was A Lad' starts at 1:30 :
    When I was a lad I served a term
    As office boy to an Attorney's firm.
    I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,
    And I polished up the handle of the big front door.
    (He polished up the handle of the big front door.)
    I polished up that handle so carefully
    That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navy!
    (He polished up that handle so carefullee,
    That now he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    As office boy I made such a mark
    That they gave me the post of a junior clerk.
    I served the writs with a smile so bland,
    And I copied all the letters in a big round hand.
    (He copied all the letters in a big round hand.)
    I copied all the letters in a hand so free,
    That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    (He copied all the letters in a hand so free,
    That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    In serving writs I made such a name
    That an articled clerk I soon became;
    I wore clean collars and a brand-new suit
    For the passed examination at the Institute.
    (For the passed examination at the Institute.)
    That passed examination did so well for me,
    That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    (That passed examination did so well for he,
    That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
    That they took me into the partnership.
    And that junior partnership, I ween,
    Was the only ship that I ever had seen.
    (Was the only ship that he ever had seen.)
    But that kind of ship so suited me,
    That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    (But that kind of ship so suited he,
    That now he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    I grew so rich that I was sent
    By a pocket borough into Parliament.
    I always voted at my party's call,
    And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
    (He never thought of thinking for himself at all.)
    I thought so little, they rewarded me
    By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    (He thought so little, they rewarded he
    By making him the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    I learned some tricks from the Ipswich witch,
    if you want to win a vote, scratch a bigot's itch.
    Said the Oxley moron, "let's breed bunyips",
    they say her face had launched a thousand fish and chips
    (they say her face had launched a thousand fish and chips)
    One eye like Nelson, that's the trick you see,
    That's why I am still the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    (One eye like Nelson, that's the trick you see,
    That's why he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!)
    Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
    If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
    If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
    Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.
    (Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.)
    Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
    And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!
    (Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
    And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!)

    • @Keith_Petersen_Actor
      @Keith_Petersen_Actor Před 4 lety +1

      Said the oxely moron, "let's breed bunyips", they say her face had launched a thousand fish and chils

    • @151eg
      @151eg Před rokem

      I learnt some tricks from the Ipswich witch -
      If you want to win on votes scratch a bigot's itch.
      Said the Oxley moron we'll breed bunyips
      They say her face launched a thousand fish and chips!
      They say her face launched a thousand fish and chips!
      One eye like Nelson, that's the trick you see,
      That's why I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
      One eye like Nelson, that's the trick you see,
      That's why he is the ruler of the Queen's Navee!]

    • @jensstergard9380
      @jensstergard9380 Před rokem +1

      @@151eg Thank you! Now I've filled in what I think is right.
      But what does Oxley and bunyip mean, I don't know. To me a lot seems understood only to those knowing British naval history.

  • @lucaortolani2059
    @lucaortolani2059 Před 3 lety +6

    I am here for a mixture of reasons which largely include Sideshow Bob singing the entire score of the HMS Pinafore and Stewie Griffin singing that he's the best captain of the Queen's Navy

  • @alfredjonathankwak955
    @alfredjonathankwak955 Před 4 lety +6

    I cant stop hearing Brain singing this

    • @spinlok3943
      @spinlok3943 Před 3 lety

      Caligula was no boy scout, he did things that we can't even talk about...

  • @cornelius9180
    @cornelius9180 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely spectacular

  • @rhiannonemery4732
    @rhiannonemery4732 Před 25 dny

    That silly walk lives in my head rent free.

  • @luketerrance
    @luketerrance Před 7 lety +181

    When I was a lad I served a term
    As office boy to an Attorney's firm,
    I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor
    And I polished up the handle of the big front door,
    I polished up that handle so carefullee
    That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee
    As office boy I made such a mark
    That they gave me the post of a junior clerk,
    I served the writs with a smile so bland
    And I copied all the letters in a big round hand,
    I copied all the letters in a hand so free
    That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee
    In serving writs I made such a name
    That an articled clerk I soon became,
    I wore clean collars and a brand-new suit
    For the pass examination at the Institute,
    And that pass examination did so well for me
    That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    Of legal knowledge I acquired such a grip
    That they took me into the partnership,
    And that junior partnership, I ween,
    Was the only ship that I ever had seen,
    But that kind of ship so suited me
    That now I am the ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    I grew so rich that I was sent
    By a pocket borough into Parliament,
    I always voted at my party's call
    And I never thought of thinking for myself at all,
    I thought so little, they rewarded me
    By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
    Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
    If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
    If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
    Be careful to be guided by this golden rule
    Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
    And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!

    • @crabobserver
      @crabobserver Před 3 lety +12

      You are the spine of youtube,
      You deserve praise.

  • @steerpike66
    @steerpike66 Před 3 lety +3

    He cuts a great figure as a bent, little, bandy-legged, pot-bellied pen-pusher, he looks like an Arthur Rackham drawing of Scrooge but more evilly pleased with himself.

    • @elizabethsohler6516
      @elizabethsohler6516 Před 3 lety

      What a marvelous phrase! "...more evily pleased with himself. Love it!

  • @jonjermey
    @jonjermey Před 11 měsíci +2

    The Admiral is Drew Forsythe, an Australian veteran who is still performing in the annual Wharf Revue.

  • @darkhorse1773
    @darkhorse1773 Před 7 lety +2

    I love this version!!

  • @BesonXL
    @BesonXL Před 10 lety +4

    Bravo! A very good performance indeed!

  • @harry3balls
    @harry3balls Před 4 lety +3

    I just love this so fucking much...
    The more times I see parts of this play I realise how amazingly talented the actors are.... I couldn't find the entire play online unfortunately :(

    • @lastbreathsigh
      @lastbreathsigh Před 4 lety

      here you go: czcams.com/video/_vDsRd-IkZY/video.html
      it's unlisted for some reason, although it was previously publicly available

  • @spopple88
    @spopple88 Před 11 lety +3

    i love this performance, very comedic.

  • @TheLoyalOfficer
    @TheLoyalOfficer Před rokem

    This is the best version of this on CZcams.