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Should this be listed as a sea shanty when it's apparently more of a whaling ballad that has a chorus? [1]Eowar (talk) 08:39, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Changed description. --Tobias (Talk) 14:02, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I have changed this back but kept Whaling ballad in the infobox. While I get what this person is saying, going by the massive number of other sources that are now talking about this song and using sea shanty to describe it, that it is more appropriate.
Whaling ballard[1], [2], [3] though I note the NYT and Insider is the same person interview.
There also could be an argument to also include folk song in the infobox as well but I hadn't done that. NZFC(talk)(cont) 21:20, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It is repeatedly described as a shanty, and is blowing up all over Shanty Tik Tok, but calling a tail a leg doesn’t mean a cat has 5 legs. See Sea_shanty for a discussion of the work songs vs. the other stuff… this is definitely the other stuff. — crism(talk) 03:19, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I reverted [1], since no source was given that connects the song to Invercauld (ship) and I couldn't find anything in a quick search. --Tobias (Talk) 16:26, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
