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by mikeruiz
538 days ago
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“They’re toasting Admiral Nelson’s ship (HMS Victory) and its valiant crew, hailing the ship’s successes and Nelson’s heroism. In other words, the singer is offering tribute—“success unto the Victory”—to the vessel and its famed sailors, and “glory to the captain” who led them, namely the celebrated Admiral Horatio Nelson.” …but to your point, no idea if the artist intended some more obscure reference. o1-pro was also able to produce a relatively complete version of original source, though, amusingly, referred to it as a ‘broadside’ rather than ‘broadsheet’. Appropriate given the context! |
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No, but the answer is obviously wrong. Very, very wrong. The lines are not praise. The song's view of the Victory, and of the battle of Trafalgar, is overwhelmingly negative.
> o1-pro was also able to produce a relatively complete version of original source
...as should be clear, if you read the original source. (Or, heck, just the two lines following the ones in the question.) Being able to reproduce the source makes the error look that much worse.
> though, amusingly, referred to it as a ‘broadside’ rather than ‘broadsheet’.
Both terms are used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadside_ballad :
>> A broadside (also known as a broadsheet) is a single sheet of inexpensive paper printed on one side, often with a ballad, rhyme, news and sometimes with woodcut illustrations.