The Cremation of Sam McGee

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[UPDATE: I'm not accepting video responses to this video. Sorry folks.]

A reading of the poem by Robert W. Service (Jan. 16, 1874 - Sept. 11, 1958).

Most people reading this poem treat it as lightweight fare, a funny parody of a horror story. Service probably intended it that way.

But for my own amusement, and as a gesture towards Halloween, I've attempted to reinterpret the poem as genuine horror. It wasn't easy! The climactic stanza is hilarious, not scary. I'll rely on you folks to tell me if I succeeded.

Once again, folks who like their poems read as though they were songs, adhering tightly to their rhythmic structure, will be disappointed. I don't read poems that way very often.

Text of the full poem is here:



Happy Halloween, folks. :-)

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Uploaded: October 26, 2006 at 1:05 am
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Length: 00:08:13
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Video Comments:
TagueUrIt (December 4, 2008 at 4:54 pm)
great!
Grannyslittlegirl (December 3, 2008 at 7:53 pm)
you did an amazing job reading this poem. Great emotion.
BigHen1670 (December 2, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
My Father read this poem to me when I was a child and I have been a fan of RW Service ever since.

Every time I here it I think of my Father who I loved with every fibre of my being.

Thank you.
destinationzer0 (November 29, 2008 at 10:16 pm)
love it!
who's the nice man reading the poem in the video?
jadedanjel (November 29, 2008 at 5:16 am)
btw if you want to respond to my previous message saying that, no, I am the pompous fool, please don't. i just realized that the last person to use my computer had not signed out of their account so I'm accidentally using theirs. opps =D
jadedanjel (November 29, 2008 at 5:13 am)
?wut the hell do u mean"I'm not accepting video responses to this video."seriously? I'm writing a response right now so you clearly have absolutely no jurisdiction on this matter and simply come off as a complete pompous fool(in my eyes at least). btw i couldnt get through that video-way too sighy and gusty.love the poem though-i recited it once my self with two of my friends.lol that was a while ago though-an elementary school talentshow. lol not really the kind of thing you'd expect huh?
58belvedere (November 25, 2008 at 1:15 am)
real nice thank you
Apollomasque (November 23, 2008 at 7:38 pm)
This is my favorite poem. You sir did it great justice. Bravo!
Drackler2016 (November 18, 2008 at 6:27 pm)
I'd like to say how well you did reading the poem as horror.
Dakmor123 (November 17, 2008 at 9:20 pm)
i really want to comment on how amazingly well this was read, but i believe everyone else has said everything i can think to say!

do you do this as a profession?