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* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': Despite having a pirate motif, Foxy and his various counterparts never had an instrument or prop of his own throughout the series, apart from his signature hook hand. The trope is finally played straight as of the release of the [[VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator sixth game]]; Rockstar Foxy -- the newest incarnation of the character in-universe -- now gets his own instrument in the form of a purple accordion, along with his very own PirateParrot.

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* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': Despite having a pirate motif, Foxy and his various counterparts never had an instrument or prop of his own throughout the series, apart from his signature hook hand. The trope is finally played straight as of the release of the [[VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator sixth game]]; Rockstar Foxy -- the newest incarnation of the character in-universe -- now gets his own instrument in the form of a purple accordion, along with his very own PirateParrot.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' episode "Shiver Me Dodgers", when Dodgers and The Cadet (along with The Martian Commander) infiltrate some SpacePirates, The Cadet keeps the crew distracted by singing some pirate songs while playing the accordion.
-->'''Dodgers''': Looks like The Cadet will keep Long John Stupid busy for hours.
-->'''Martian Commander''': He knows that many bawdy pirate songs?
-->'''Dodgers''': You should of heard him at last years Christmas party.
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* Crazy Cannonade, a pirate themed level from ''VideoGame/PacManWorld'' features an accordion in the background music.
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* Befitting a pirate metal band, the accordion features prominently in Music/{{Alestorm}}'s signature songs - one about a suspected sailor not sharing the booty getting slapped with a keelhauling[[note]]a common pirate punishment where a sailor was executed by being dragged across the heel. If they didn't drown, the barnacles would bleed 'em dry[[/note]] and another about being a pirate getting shipwrecked and doomed to die.

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* Befitting a pirate metal band, the accordion features prominently in Music/{{Alestorm}}'s signature songs - -- one about a suspected sailor not sharing the booty getting slapped with a keelhauling[[note]]a common pirate punishment where a sailor was executed by being dragged across the heel. If they didn't drown, the barnacles would bleed 'em dry[[/note]] and another about being a pirate getting shipwrecked and doomed to die.

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* The orchestral score of the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' film series tends to feature accordions, fitting the pirate characters and setting. Notable examples include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhEnM2kA5zA "Two Hornpipes (Tortuga)"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2GKOh7Mrhw "The Brethren Court"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHXRyabx2A "Drink Up Me Hearties"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgsBvOu6TPE "Hoist the Colors Suite"]]. When performed live on Hans Zimmer's tour, the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0_sN4QwgSA medley]] is the only time an accordion is brought out on stage.

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The orchestral score of for the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' film series tends to feature accordions, fitting the pirate characters and setting. Notable examples include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhEnM2kA5zA "Two Hornpipes (Tortuga)"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2GKOh7Mrhw "The Brethren Court"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHXRyabx2A "Drink Up Me Hearties"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgsBvOu6TPE "Hoist the Colors Suite"]]. When performed live on Hans Zimmer's tour, the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0_sN4QwgSA medley]] is the only time an accordion is brought out on stage.stage.
** More specifically, in ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', during the "Moonlight Serenade" sequence where Elizabeth first sees the undead pirates for what they truly are, one of the pirates sitting on the capstan is playing a concertina. The instrument's bellows is as rotted and decrepit as the pirates are, raising the question of how it can still produce music.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster'' has [[AnimateInanimateObject Adventure]] playing an accordion while Richard and the gang are paddling out to sea upon arriving in the land of Adventure.
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* ''VideoGame/SidMeiersPirates'' has this as part of the incidental music. You can also purchase a concertina (period-appropriate predecessor to the accordion) as an item that acts as a morale booster for the crew.
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* Defied in ''Film/DasBoot''. The onboard concertina of the submarine is crashed during a storm without having been seen in action. Some of the crew's songs are accompanied by harmonica instead.
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-->'''Sea Captain:''' Aar, a quarter! He'll be dancing for hours!

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-->'''Sea Captain:''' Aar, Not a quarter! ''quarter!'' D'arr! He'll be dancing for hours!
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** ''LEGO Soccer Mania'': The "tied" and "losing" variations of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwaarg65xg the Pirates music]] prominently feature accordion melodies, while it's relegated to a more harmonic role in the "winning" variation.

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** ''LEGO Soccer Mania'': ''VideoGame/LegoSoccerMania'': The "tied" and "losing" variations of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUwaarg65xg the Pirates music]] prominently feature accordion melodies, while it's relegated to a more harmonic role in the "winning" variation.
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* From the Norwegian band Katzenjammer, there's the TitleTrack of the album ''A Kiss Before You Go''. It has some accordion and is played in the mood of a sailing song, and the singers are dressed like {{pirate}}s onboard a rowboat on the album's cover.
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* Befitting a pirate metal band, the accordion features prominently in Music/{{Alestorm}}'s signature songs - one about a suspected sailor not sharing the booty getting slapped with a keelhauling[[note]]a common pirate punishment where a sailor was executed by being dragged across the heel. If they didn't drown, the barnacles would bleed 'em dry[[/note]] and another about being a pirate getting shipwrecked and doomed to die.
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* ''VideoGame/ThePaleBeyond'': The ''Temperence'''s carpenter, Grimley, owns an accordion, which he uses to play songs for the rest of the crew — including songs disparaging the PlayerCharacter Shaw. The player can choose to punish this insubordination by smashing the accordion, enraging the crew.
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* ''Series/TheGuild'' had plenty of this when Codex worked at a pirate-themed restaurant.

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* ''Series/TheGuild'' ''WebVideo/TheGuild'' had plenty of this when Codex worked at a pirate-themed restaurant.
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* ''Series/TheGuild'' had plenty of this when Codex worked at a pirate-themed restaurant.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', a pirate is sitting in the rigging, playing a concertina and singing. Unfortunately, Captain Hook is not appreciative of the impromptu serenade and shoots him in the middle of his cadenza.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', a pirate is sitting in the rigging, playing a concertina and singing. Unfortunately, Captain Hook is [[DisproportionateRetribution not appreciative of the impromptu serenade serenade]] and [[OffingTheAnnoyance shoots him in the middle of his cadenza.cadenza]].

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