It's really cool how each performance for this character is completely different.
@bryandewitt2894
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve got to admit, this is one of my favorites. The way he enters, and the hat handoff are hilarious!
@robbiehagberg3515
2 жыл бұрын
Robbie Hagberg I know you are very much for a long time and place for me to get together for you how much for it 😜 you know it lol 😆 😂😆
@Frptlinyy
2 жыл бұрын
But they all seem to “steel” something from the original blocking from Gilbert. Gilbert was better.
@mightisright
Жыл бұрын
Ha ha. Sure.
@RenaissanceEarCandy
3 ай бұрын
@@robbiehagberg3515 ?
@joeyfitz9
Жыл бұрын
The beautiful thing about this performance is he plays Sir Joseph as a buffoon yet he still somehow manages to give him a sense of gravitas and power. Perfect.
@philismenko
Жыл бұрын
It's like the right amount of self awareness that sells that he doesn't know his actual mees ups, but makes some intentional ones to throw people off
@nichj487
Жыл бұрын
I performed a season of an operetta with this wonderful man - 45 performances in total. Literally every evening he would go on stage an hour before the performance and sing through a Verdi aria, just to get a feel for the house. He was performing a patter role that barely required singing, but he still took the part intensely seriously. I think that gravitas definitely comes from his sincere commitment to even the silliest of roles.
@thedancehackersguidetoarge4301
2 ай бұрын
The cameraman understood the assignment showing that footwork at the end.
@SSArcher11
2 жыл бұрын
Regarding his entry on the huge hook -- there's a tradition in the Navy of having sideboys assigned when an officer comes aboard. The higher the rank, the more sideboys who attend to getting him aboard. The higher number was owed in part to the weight gained by senior officers as they advanced in rank.
@johne6081
2 жыл бұрын
W S Gilbert knew what was wrong with politics ... and still is today, worse than ever: "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 Navy."
@jdkloosterman9379
2 жыл бұрын
As I recall, this was a deliberate stab at the Lord of Admiralty of the time.
@jamesbrice3267
Жыл бұрын
@@jdkloosterman9379 An Admiral W H Smith whose legacy lives on above many of our stationary stores.
@joeyfitz9
Жыл бұрын
I love the little touch where he adds an extra 's' to 'desks'.
@richardaillas162
Жыл бұрын
I have watched four or five of these. This is simply the best rendition, each word crystal clear, gravitas - superb.
@bandicootcollector
Жыл бұрын
In regards to "clean collars" and a "brand new suit". To modern people a "clean collar" may sound odd. Of course he was referring to starched collars, which could be removed and laundered separately from the shirt. Wearing and laundering such collars would require staff at his home, or sending it off to a launderette, both of which were quite expensive. The winged type he wears here could be worn for weeks, as it could also be flipped outside in to present a clean surface, so wearing clean collars was quite the statement back then. And it goes without saying that a brand new suit would have been very expensive. Many poorer and middle class men got their suits handed down or second hand, and often wore the same suit for decades!
@vova47
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite version here on YT. Just perfect.
@cindersofcreation
3 жыл бұрын
Even better than Essgee's version?
@ludwigvan8266
2 жыл бұрын
I concur, even better than Essgee's version.
@MLaak86
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic version of this classic!
@FJMLAM
Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous Diction. Just fabulous!
@craigblum5385
3 жыл бұрын
Best performance of this song, I've seen so far. He has both great singing and great comedy.
@cindersofcreation
3 жыл бұрын
Better than Essgee's version?
@lukaslykus9599
2 жыл бұрын
@@cindersofcreation I just watched essgees version of hms pinafore and have to say their version is 100x’s better. First time I’ve watched the show and it seems to lend to a farcical show which is very difficult to pull off. The actor is either too reserved (like in this version) or over the top that it all falls apart. I have done farcical shows and Drew Forsythe in essgees version nails it. Going up to that line but not crossing it and having it fall flat.
@bandicootcollector
Жыл бұрын
Who is this chap? He's incredible
@mxtinman
10 ай бұрын
@@bandicootcollector It looks like he's John Bolton-Wood from the Melbourne 2005 production
@davidthomas9276
2 ай бұрын
Agreed. This is a delight! Such a valuable lesson of how polishing handles and never going to sea can lead to the highest position in Her Majesty's Navy.
@philippaine
2 жыл бұрын
Nice, crisp and clear lyrics......well sung Sir.
@cthulumythosreporter8515
2 жыл бұрын
When you prefer the life of a pawn and it actually works out.
@azh698
Жыл бұрын
Or else: when you're a pawn but you actually reach the opponent's back line.
@CaptAmerica12
3 жыл бұрын
Little has changed in the last 150 years in the Navy
@august2241
3 жыл бұрын
definitely the best performance of this song and role!
@cindersofcreation
3 жыл бұрын
Essgee's version isn't better? really? I felt that anything LESS than Essgee had too little movement, & too little...insult? to the character they were playing, which is what was intended by all the written jabs by G & S
@august2241
3 жыл бұрын
@@cindersofcreation it’s my opinion, suck it up
@coolmikefromcanada
Жыл бұрын
i am quite amussed at how he seems to be almost terrified of his sister and his cousins and his aunts (his sister and his cousins and his aunts!)
@treesny
Ай бұрын
The female soloist is his Cousin Hebe (not his sister).
@LeeBurger-cy6fs
13 күн бұрын
This cured my Alzheimer’s❤️god bless America 🇺🇸 happy 3th of July 🤪
@dustinprewitt
8 ай бұрын
I wish i could have heard Sideshow Bob sing this.
@alexanderc.4654
3 жыл бұрын
Best into of Sir Joseph ever
@chriscann7627
3 жыл бұрын
Captain Corcoran appears to have something strange on his upper lip - clean shaven or "full set" ONLY in the Royal Navy!
@Degjoy
7 ай бұрын
Excellent rendition!
@itaintalfot
7 ай бұрын
The version by Drew Forsythe is my favourite, but this is a very creditable second.
@steerpike66
3 жыл бұрын
The performance is fine but I feel that the role really needs full, ludicrous uniform with a LOT of gold braid; a small man in a BIG hat.
@birchwood5889
3 жыл бұрын
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@TG4859
3 жыл бұрын
He wears such uniform later. kzitem.info/news/bejne/paWAuZ2Ba5l2n4Y
@august2241
3 жыл бұрын
i think it’s perfect, he’s like a politician and most of them don’t wear military uniforms...
@nicopavvi8494
3 жыл бұрын
The opera is Setted in the 1800s, at that time those uniforms were reserved for the evening, while they used normal clothing for traveling. Maybe he could have had an huge top hat.
@brother-captainbassenheim608
2 жыл бұрын
@@august2241 Except if they're Sir Joseph Porter or Count Otto von Bismarck, of course
@joejoe6622
4 жыл бұрын
Love it
@ludwigvan8266
2 жыл бұрын
SIR JOSEPH: I Am the Monarch of the Sea The ruler of the Queen's Navy, Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants. COUSIN HEBE: And we are his sisters, and his cousins and his aunts! RELATIVES: And we are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! SIR JOSEPH: When at anchor here I ride My bosom swells with pride And I snap my fingers at a foeman's taunts; COUSIN HEBE: And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! ALL: And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! His sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! SIR JOSEPH: But when the breezes blow, I generally go below, And seek the seclusion that a cabin grants; COUSIN HEBE: And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! ALL: And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! His sisters and his cousins, Whom he reckons up by dozens, And his aunts! ----------------------------------------------------- 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. (CHORUS) -- 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 carefully -- That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navy! 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 Navy! - He copied all the letters in a hand so free, -- That now he is the Ruler of the Queen's Navy! 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! - And that pass 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. 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. 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! 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! - Stick close close to your desks and never go to sea, -- And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!
@stewartberger7734
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@helenwietlisbach8867
Жыл бұрын
Superb.
@kateaustin4254
Жыл бұрын
Fabulous.
@user-zo7mr3op8i
Жыл бұрын
just goes to show, doesn't it. If you are in the right frame of mind you can get great joy out of anything.
@rahsaanthomas7030
2 ай бұрын
That scene from Family Guy where Stewie was giving a sex tutorial to his older self brought me here..
@philippaine
3 жыл бұрын
Now look for "guy noble and the w.a.s.o." version!!
@graceysladea7950
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the opening of the slappy and the stinkers movie😃
@mladenpostic279
3 жыл бұрын
it's shame that only 11. thousand people watched this.
@ludwigvan8266
2 жыл бұрын
Thirty-three-thousand now, "and counting!" :-)
@problemchimp4231
4 ай бұрын
Such an impressive vision of the Tory Party in the 20th & 21st century.
@FJMLAM
Жыл бұрын
If you're British, he may remind you of Harry Secombe!
@QuintonKettleburgh
11 ай бұрын
Anyone else think that Aunt Hebe looks like a rabbit?
@alecgraham8868
4 жыл бұрын
Hi
@olafbigandglad
Жыл бұрын
That's a big hook.
@jackal59
5 ай бұрын
You just know from his salute that he's seen Benny Hill.
@mavisemberson8737
Жыл бұрын
A cast list?
@TheZeusMan
Жыл бұрын
Salah
@justinelliot6433
11 ай бұрын
Who here because of Raiders?
@peterprice7100
3 жыл бұрын
Sir Joseph's cousins & aunts look more like his nieces
@acasualcactus5878
3 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see a version where it’s talking about His Sisters and His Cousins and His Aunts and His Nieces and His Grandmothers and His Mother.
@FOLIPE
2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he is the eldest son of the eldest son
@nicopavvi8494
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to early 1900s
@1goodthing
Жыл бұрын
Bob Marley did a great version.
@johnnywhite58
11 ай бұрын
eh? Marley ?
@scot4u
Жыл бұрын
I prefer origanal dress for G&S
@reginabillotti
8 ай бұрын
Edwardian outfits still work. At least it's not contemporary dress.
@googleisgay3289
2 жыл бұрын
Well, it isn't any wonder they buried the genius. It is rather a wonder he continued to produce such scathing satire. Gogol did it better, but then, Gogol didn't have to play the dives he played.
@musicmaker1617
2 жыл бұрын
I have hard to understand what this is about. I am not English. But could it be interpret a comment on Boris Johnson? I understand that that wasn't its first meaning. But could it be understood that way in aftertime?
@jamestown8398
2 жыл бұрын
This song was originally written about a politician named William Henry Smith, a businessman and politician who became Lord Admiral of the British Navy despite having never served in the Navy before. More broadly this is about when people are appointed to government posts based on politics rather than merit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Smith_(1825%E2%80%931891)
@eggymayo3271
2 жыл бұрын
It can apply to anyone appointed to a position based on them not 'rocking the boat'
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