Published:
6:37 PM June 2, 2021
Some of The Motley Crew from Brightlingsea who sung the sea shanty Just Get That Jab And Go
- Credit: John Sturdy
A crew of sea shanty singers from Essex have released a song about Covid jabs, set to the tune of the chart-topping single Wellerman which rose to fame on TikTok.
The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) came up with the idea to boost vaccination uptake with younger audiences after a cover of Wellerman by Scottish postman Nathan Evans rose to number one in the UK charts earlier this year.
His cover was eventually remixed by producing duo 220 Kid and Billen Ted, rising to number one in the UK charts ahead of Olivia Rodrigo. The original cover also made it to number one separately.
A crew of sea shanty singers from Essex have released a song about Covid jabs, set to the tune of the chart-topping single 'Wellerman' which rose to fame on TikTok.
“Having a professional involved was fantastic – we’d never have sounded so good without him.” Simon Morgan, ICS head of communications, and who had the original idea for this unusual project, said: “Over the last couple of years the sea shanty has enjoyed a much-deserved boost in popularity, which got us thinking that having our own sea shanty composition to boost vaccination uptake, especially among younger audiences, would be a great idea. The song, sung by the 13-strong crew, comes as the national programme has opened up vaccination appointments to people aged 30 and over “Our system is extremely grateful to members of the Motley Crew who have done an incredible job to reinforce the message of getting a vaccination when invited to do so.”