Trump has certainly been acting like a Caribbean Pirate with his actions in Venezuela and I thought it would be appropriate to create a modern-day sea shanty to record these events for posterity.
Trump has certainly been acting like a Caribbean Pirate with his actions in Venezuela and I thought it would be appropriate to create a modern-day sea shanty to record these events for posterity.
I’ve been fascinated by the "Broadside" tradition of the 18th century—where sailors would write folk songs about the current leaders and events of their day. I decided to modernise that format, using 21st-century geopolitics as the map and applying it to observed events unfolding in the Caribbean.
If you enjoyed this one, here are some more observational shanties that may be of interest.