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* HistoricalBiographySong: "Captain Kidd" covers the life of the famous pirate from a first-person perspective. He talks about his crimes, his RedemptionRejection, and his death. It ends by telling the audience to "shun bad company" so they don't end up like him.
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* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxR-Q2VoBE Recruiting Sergeant]]."

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* UnwantedSpouse: "Scolding Wife".



* UnwantedSpouse: "Scolding Wife".

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* UnwantedSpouse: "Scolding Wife".WorkingClassAnthem: "The Chemical Workers' Song" is sung by laborers in a chemical plant, and focuses primarily on the hellish conditions of their work, on the injuries and health problems that they receive as a result, and on the exploitative, manipulative bosses to whom they report.
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* IMeantToDoThat: After singing the wrong verse on ''Great Big CD and DVD'', Alan claims he did it on purpose to prove they aren't lip-syncing.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: Lots of 'em.
* TheCasanova: The hockey player in "Helmet Head."

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* AudienceParticipationSong: Lots of 'em.
'em. For example, "Helmet Head" in concert typically started with the band teaching the crowd to come in on the "Fare thee well!" lines in the chorus.
* TheCasanova: The hockey player in "Helmet Head."Head" goes through a lot of girlfriends, some of whom are married to other men.



* IWantSong: "Consequence Free."

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* IWantSong: "Consequence Free."Free" is all about wanting to live without consequences.
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* Séan [=McCann=] (1993-2013; vocals, bodhr&aacuten, guitar, tin whistle)

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* Séan [=McCann=] (1993-2013; vocals, bodhr&aacuten, bodhrán, guitar, tin whistle)

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The band dissolved after their twentieth anniversary "XX" tour, after Séan [=McCann=] left to go solo. Séan and Alan Doyle have gone on to release solo albums; Bob Hallett was the Newfoundland musical consultant for ''Theatre/ComeFromAway''.

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Founding member Darrell Power left the band in 2003 to spend more time with his family; Kris [=McFarlane=] and Murray Foster (previously of Music/MoxyFruvous) were brought on as supporting members.

The band dissolved after their twentieth anniversary "XX" tour, after Séan [=McCann=] left to go solo.solo at the end of their twentieth-anniversary "XX" tour. Séan and Alan Doyle have gone on to release solo albums; Bob Hallett was the Newfoundland musical consultant for ''Theatre/ComeFromAway''.




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Members:
* Alan Doyle (1993-2013; vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin)
* Bob Hallett (1993-2013; vocals, fiddle, accordion, concertina, bouzouki, whistles, bagpipes)
* Séan [=McCann=] (1993-2013; vocals, bodhr&aacuten, guitar, tin whistle)
* Darrell Power (1993-2003; vocals, bass, guitar, bones)
* Murray Foster (2003-2013, supporting; bass, backing vocals)
* Kris [=McFarlane=] (2003-2013, supporting; drums, accordion, guitar, backing vocals)

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Great Big Sea is a band from Newfoundland, on the East Coast of UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, probably the most well-known band to come from there -- certainly the most well-known outside Newfoundland for ''being'' from Newfoundland.

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Great Big Sea is was a band from Newfoundland, on the East Coast of UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, probably the most well-known band to come from there -- certainly the most well-known outside Newfoundland for ''being'' from Newfoundland.



Their concerts are known for their infectious atmosphere and a healthy amount of [[AudienceParticipationSong audience participation]].

One of the lead singers, Singer Sean [=McCann=], left the band in early 2014, but is still releasing solo albums, with "Help Yourself" debuting in January 2014.

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Their concerts are were known for their infectious atmosphere and a healthy amount of [[AudienceParticipationSong audience participation]].

One of the lead singers, Singer Sean [=McCann=], The band dissolved after their twentieth anniversary "XX" tour, after Séan [=McCann=] left the band in early 2014, but is still releasing to go solo. Séan and Alan Doyle have gone on to release solo albums, with "Help Yourself" debuting in January 2014.albums; Bob Hallett was the Newfoundland musical consultant for ''Theatre/ComeFromAway''.

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* JackassGenie: "Safe Upon The Shore". Most people would consider 'alive' a necessary component of being safe.



-->It's true I must be going, but I swear I won't be long
-->There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's
-->I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away
-->I'm a rover, can you love me anyway?

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-->It's true I must be going, but I swear I won't be long
-->There
long\\
There
isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's
-->I'm
John's\\
I'm
a rover and I'm bound to sail away
-->I'm
away\\
I'm
a rover, can you love me anyway?
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* SettingUpdate: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHpVhxomY8 Over the Hills]]" is [[Series/{{Sharpe}} Over the Hills and Far Away]] [-IN [[WarOnTerror AFGHANISTAN!]]-], while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxR-Q2VoBE Recruiting Sergeant]] is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BEaBNa3CvM Twa Recruitin' Sergeants]] [-IN [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WORLD WAR I]]!-]

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* SettingUpdate: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHpVhxomY8 Over the Hills]]" is [[Series/{{Sharpe}} Over the Hills and Far Away]] [-IN [[WarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror AFGHANISTAN!]]-], while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxR-Q2VoBE Recruiting Sergeant]] is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BEaBNa3CvM Twa Recruitin' Sergeants]] [-IN [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WORLD WAR I]]!-]
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* ShoutOut: One verse in "Ordinary Day" is a reference to then up-and-coming Canadian singer Jann Arden, and her trials and tribulations busking on street corners in British Columbia:
-->Janie sings on the corner, what keeps her from dyin'?\\
Let 'em say what they want, she won't stop tryin', oh you know\\
She might stumble if they push her 'round\\
She might fall, but she'll never lie down, it's not so bad
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* SettingUpdate: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHpVhxomY8 Over the Hills]]" is [[{{Sharpe}} Over the Hills and Far Away]] [-IN [[WarOnTerror AFGHANISTAN!]]-], while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxR-Q2VoBE Recruiting Sergeant]] is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BEaBNa3CvM Twa Recruitin' Sergeants]] [-IN [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WORLD WAR I]]!-]

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* SettingUpdate: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHpVhxomY8 Over the Hills]]" is [[{{Sharpe}} [[Series/{{Sharpe}} Over the Hills and Far Away]] [-IN [[WarOnTerror AFGHANISTAN!]]-], while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxR-Q2VoBE Recruiting Sergeant]] is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BEaBNa3CvM Twa Recruitin' Sergeants]] [-IN [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WORLD WAR I]]!-]

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