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Apr 17, 1999 · The Legend of the Titanic: Directed by Orlando Corradi, Kim Jun Ok. With Gregory Snegoff, Francis Pardeilhan, Jane Alexander, Anna Mazzotti. A grandfather mouse tells his grandchildren the "real" story of the Titanic disaster, including himself, evil sharks, a giant octopus, and an evil whaling scheme.
Overall Meaning. The song “Legend of the U.S.S. Titanic” by Jaime Brockett tells a humorous and fictionalized story about Jack Johnson, a black boxer in 1913 who was denied passage on the Titanic. According to the song, Johnson's manager offers him a gig in England, so Johnson heads to the pier to board a ship.
Legend of the U.S.S. Titanic Lyrics by Jaime Brockett from the Remember the Wind and the Rain album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: It was back around the turn of the centuries, Back around nineteen hundred & thirteen, There was a Negro pugilist his….
Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. It was midnight on the sea, The band was playin' "Nearer My God To Thee" Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. So Jack says, "It's all right baby. It's all right. I'm gonna sit right here on the pier and watch you go right on down!" (brief guitar solo) So the Titanic, she sails on out into the North sea.
Jan 29, 2007 · Boston folkie Jaime Brockett became an underground radio sensation with his epic ballad Legend of the U.S.S. Titanic , which updated the old Leadbelly song about how black prizefighter Jack Johnson had been denied passage on the Titanic because of his race to offer an, er, alternative explanation as to why the ocean liner sank (the captain and first mate were high from smoking hemp rope)!
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Apr 22, 2021 · The Wright brothers' first powered flight was in 1903. By the time the Titanic sank in 1912, the Wrights had been flying for nearly a decade and had spent the last few years attempting to sell their aircraft to governments around the world. All of this is not to say that The Legend Of The USS Titanic is a bad song.
