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Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)

"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" is the theme song for the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disney theme parks. The music was written by George Bruns, with lyrics by Xavier Atencio.[1] The version heard at Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom was sung by the Mellomen, featuring Thurl Ravenscroft.[2]

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Sports edit

  • 1994: In NHL 95, when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are at home, a stadium organ version of the song is played during the opening faceoff of each period. This is a reference to Disney owning the team at the time.
  • 2007–????: NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a pirate ship in the north end zone of Raymond James Stadium. During football games they play the song over the loudspeakers and jumbotron (courtesy of Disney), at which time patrons on the ship throw beads and other prizes into the crowd.

Other edit

  • 1982: Orange County punk band The Vandals use the song's melody briefly in their song "Pirate's Life", which is about riding the attraction under the influence of LSD
  • 1986: Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett uses the melody as the opening to his single "Take It Back" which was written for the US America's Cup yachting team.
  • 1986: Quick Nibble, a disk copy program for the Amiga computer, plays a sample of the song on its title screen.[4]
  • 1994: An instrumental version appears on guitarist Buckethead's album Giant Robot.
  • 2013: Smosh covered it in the Assassin's Creed 4 rock anthem video.
  • 2022: In Return to Monkey Island, Guybrush sings a line from the song after finding out his work conditions as a swabbie.

References edit

  1. ^ Beiramar, Emmanuel (April 1, 2011). "Pirates des Caraibes: Retour aux origines". www.fantasy.fr (in French). Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Celebrating 50 Years of Pirates of the Caribbean with 50 Fun Facts - WDW News Today". 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Truitt, Brian (October 3, 2016). "Death is coming straight for Jack Sparrow in new 'Pirates' trailer". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Amiga Quick Nibble Copier & Sample Intro Song Copper". Youtube. Retrieved 27 November 2023.


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Yo Ho A Pirate s Life for Me is the theme song for the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disney theme parks The music was written by George Bruns with lyrics by Xavier Atencio 1 The version heard at Disneyland and Walt Disney World s Magic Kingdom was sung by the Mellomen featuring Thurl Ravenscroft 2 Yo Ho A Pirate s Life for Me Songfrom the album Walt Disney s Pirates Of The CaribbeanReleased1967GenreTheme songLength1 03LabelWalt DisneyComposer s George BrunsLyricist s Xavier Atencio Contents 1 Versions 2 Pop culture 2 1 Sports 2 2 Other 3 ReferencesVersions edit1992 The song was parodied in a promotional spot for the Disney Afternoon series TaleSpin as sung by Don Karnage and the Air Pirates 1996 The Pointer Sisters recorded a cover version for the Disney s Music From The Park album 2002 The song is featured briefly in the Disney film Treasure Planet The robot B E N Martin Short sings a few bars while aboard the RLS Legacy 2003 The song is featured in the Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl A few bars are sung by young Elizabeth Swann Lucinda Dryzek in the film s opening An older Elizabeth Keira Knightley later teaches it to Captain Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp while they are marooned on an island As according to her plan Jack Sparrow falls drunk and she is able to destroy the rum Later when Captain Jack Sparrow once again becomes captain of the Black Pearl he sings it astonished that he remembered it 2005 The teaser trailer Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man s Chest opened with archived audio of young Elizabeth singing the song 2006 A version is sung by the Jonas Brothers in DisneyMania 4 the refrain Drink up me hearties is replaced with Stand up me hearties 2007 As with Dead Man s Chest archive audio of young Elizabeth singing the song played at the opening of the teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean At World s End The instrumentals and dialogue from the attraction are heard as well in the fade to black after the descent over the waterfall of World s End A few bars of the song are sung again near the end of the film by Jack Sparrow and after the credits by the son of Elizabeth 2010 Disney s World of Color show briefly plays the song prior to the main Pirates of the Caribbean segment 2011 The lyrics serve as part of Jack Sparrow s last line in Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides It s a pirate s life for me Savvy 2011 Brian Wilson covered it in a medley on his album In the Key of Disney which was released on October 25 2011 2017 The song was featured in the teaser trailer for the film Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales 3 2018 Celebrate Tokyo Disneyland briefly features the song prior to the main Pirates of the Caribbean theme in Adventureland section 2019 A version with alternate lyrics is featured in the video game Kingdom Hearts III in a level based on Pirates of the Caribbean At World s End It is used to catch players up on the story of the previous film Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man s Chest 2021 A playable shanty version was added to the video game Sea of Thieves during their Season 3 launch on June 22 2021 which brought the world and characters of Pirates of the Caribbean to the game 2022 Disney Enchantment fireworks show briefly plays the song as part of the revamped version of the show that features the attraction segments Pop culture editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Sports edit 1994 In NHL 95 when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are at home a stadium organ version of the song is played during the opening faceoff of each period This is a reference to Disney owning the team at the time 2007 NFL s Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a pirate ship in the north end zone of Raymond James Stadium During football games they play the song over the loudspeakers and jumbotron courtesy of Disney at which time patrons on the ship throw beads and other prizes into the crowd Other edit 1982 Orange County punk band The Vandals use the song s melody briefly in their song Pirate s Life which is about riding the attraction under the influence of LSD 1986 Singer songwriter Jimmy Buffett uses the melody as the opening to his single Take It Back which was written for the US America s Cup yachting team 1986 Quick Nibble a disk copy program for the Amiga computer plays a sample of the song on its title screen 4 1994 An instrumental version appears on guitarist Buckethead s album Giant Robot 2013 Smosh covered it in the Assassin s Creed 4 rock anthem video 2022 In Return to Monkey Island Guybrush sings a line from the song after finding out his work conditions as a swabbie References edit Beiramar Emmanuel April 1 2011 Pirates des Caraibes Retour aux origines www fantasy fr in French Retrieved October 3 2016 Celebrating 50 Years of Pirates of the Caribbean with 50 Fun Facts WDW News Today 18 March 2017 Truitt Brian October 3 2016 Death is coming straight for Jack Sparrow in new Pirates trailer USA Today Retrieved October 3 2016 Amiga Quick Nibble Copier amp Sample Intro Song Copper Youtube Retrieved 27 November 2023 nbsp This Disney related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yo Ho A Pirate 27s Life for Me amp oldid 1187079169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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