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

[[Great Big Sea]] is a band from Newfoundland, on the East Coast of Canada, probably the best-known band to come from there - certainly the best-known outside Newfoundland for ''being'' from Newfoundland.

Their music is often energetic pop-rock (mixed with slower folk ballads) infused with a Newfoundland sound, which can be mistaken for an Irish one at a distance. This results in a Celtic sound that has proved popular with listeners from around the country. About half of their repertoire is simply their interpretations of traditional Newfoundland sea shanties, drinking songs, folk songs, etc. Well, the sea shanties and folk songs are mostly about drinking too.

Their concerts are known for their infectious atmosphere and a healthy ~~amount~~ of [[Audience Participation Song~~|audience participation~~]].

Their concerts are known for their infectious atmosphere and a healthy number of [[Audience Participation Song]]s.

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I'm a rover and I'm bound to sail away

I'm a rover, can you love me anyway? }}

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Haven't Seen You in a Long Time" is a very upbeat, cheery-sounding track . . . in which the singer laments about the unfortunate accidents of timing which have prevented him from being with the woman he loves, and asks her if she remembers him at all.

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Haven't Seen You in a Long Time" is a very upbeat, cheery-sounding track... in which the singer laments about the unfortunate accidents of timing which have prevented him from being with the woman he loves, and asks her if she remembers him at all.

** "Over the Hills" does this as well; it's an up-tempo positive sounding song about being drafted for a war in Afghanistan.

* [[Mermaid Problem]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihEew4v1xyc The Mermaid]". The album cover for ''The Hard and the Easy'' even shows a fish with women's legs in reference to it.

** It's in the song, too. {{spoiler|He chooses the human-legged fish of a sister, since that's how he "gets his tail".}}

* [[Motor Mouth]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OENjixZd_Oo "It's The End of the World As We Know It"], which is a minute and a half shorter than the original without skipping any of the words and even adding an extra chorus at the start.

** And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHgIJAQbH14&feature=fvw "Mari-Mac"], which gets faster and faster and faster as the song progresses: even the instruments can hardly keep up with the hair-raising speed, let alone the singers.

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