{"id":1436,"date":"2012-11-16T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1436"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:57:22","slug":"great-big-sea-xx","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/shop\/great-big-sea-xx\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Big Sea &#8211; XX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20 Years of Great Big Sea&#8217;s Greatest Hits.<\/p>\n<p>2CDs, 40 Tracks, 6 new Songs. &nbsp;Including &#8220;Heart of Hearts&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From their earliest days in the rowdy dockside pubs of St. John&#8217;s, to concert halls and festivals everywhere, there has never been another band like Great Big Sea.<\/p>\n<p>For two decades they have been the voice of Newfoundland to the world, with their simultaneous embrace of old world music and new world energy. &nbsp;Their songs talk of pirates and sailors, maids abandoned and reclaimed, ships wrecked, relationships torn asunder, and first and foremost, the love of home. &nbsp;Underlying it all have been the infectious melodies of the traditional music of their island.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Recommend this post : Great Big Sea &#8211; XX on Facebook'  href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredsrecords.com%2Fsite%2Fshop%2Fgreat-big-sea-xx%2F&amp;t=Great+Big+Sea+%E2%80%93+XX'  ><img  src='http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='facebook'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-300px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Recommend on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Pin this post : Great Big Sea &#8211; XX on Pinterest'  href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredsrecords.com%2Fsite%2Fshop%2Fgreat-big-sea-xx%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredsrecords.com%2Fsite%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Fgbs_xx_finalcoverHI-square-150x150.jpg'  ><img  src='http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='pinterest'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-1200px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Pin it on pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Tweet this post : Great Big Sea &#8211; XX on Twitter'  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredsrecords.com%2Fsite%2Fshop%2Fgreat-big-sea-xx%2F&amp;text=\"  ><img  src='http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='24' width='24'  class='image-24' alt='twitter'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-1625px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Tweet about it<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Freds%20Records%20:%20Great%20Big%20Sea%20&#8211;%20XX&amp;body=here%20is%20a%20link%20to%20something%20on%20the%20Fred's%20Records%20site%20I%20thought%20you%20might%20like.%20%20https:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/shop\/great-big-sea-xx\/\" title=\"Check this out -- totally thought of you...\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"24\"  width=\"24\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/www.fredsrecords.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/24\/sprite-feb-24.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:24px;width:24px;background-position:-275px 0px\" class=\"image-24\"  alt=\"email\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tell a friend<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clean\"><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CD 1: THE POP SONGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Born to Believe<\/p>\n<p>2. What Are You At<\/p>\n<p>3. Run Runaway<\/p>\n<p>4. Goin&#8217; Up<\/p>\n<p>5. When I&#8217;m Up<\/p>\n<p>6. Ordinary Day<\/p>\n<p>7. How Did We Get From Saying &#8216;I Love You&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>8. Consequence Free<\/p>\n<p>9. Feel it Turn<\/p>\n<p>10. Boston and St. John&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>11. Sea of No Cares<\/p>\n<p>12. Clearest Indication<\/p>\n<p>13. When I am King<\/p>\n<p>14. Something Beautiful<\/p>\n<p>15. Love Me Tonight<\/p>\n<p>16. Walk on the Moon<\/p>\n<p>17. Live This Life<\/p>\n<p>18. Nothing But a Song<\/p>\n<p>19. Long Life (Where Did You Go)<\/p>\n<p>20. Let My Love Open the Door<\/p>\n<p><strong>CD 2: THE FOLK SONGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Heart of Hearts<\/p>\n<p>2. Great Big Sea\/Gone by the Board<\/p>\n<p>3. Donkey Riding<\/p>\n<p>4. Gideon Brown<\/p>\n<p>5. Dancing With Mrs. White<\/p>\n<p>6. General Taylor<\/p>\n<p>7. Come and I Will Sing You<\/p>\n<p>8. Ferryland Sealer<\/p>\n<p>9. Lukey (With the Chieftains)<\/p>\n<p>10. Captain Wedderburn<\/p>\n<p>11. Captain Kidd<\/p>\n<p>12. Le Bon Vin<\/p>\n<p>13. England (Live)<\/p>\n<p>14. Old Black Rum<\/p>\n<p>15. Paddy Murphy<\/p>\n<p>16. River Driver<\/p>\n<p>17. Mary Mac<\/p>\n<p>18. Excursion Around the Bay<\/p>\n<p>19. Josephine the Baker<\/p>\n<p>20. 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