Rik van den Bosch - Nelson's Blood - Video
PUBLISHED:  Oct 17, 2013
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Written by Rik van den Bosch

Rik van den Bosch - Vocals and guitar
Alberto Perez - Double Bass
Luis Bestard - Drums
Giuliano Gius Cobelli - Percussion
Maia Vidal - Violin

Video by Villi Asgeirsson

Trivia:
A legend involving naval rum and Horatio Nelson says that following his victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's body was preserved in a cask of rum to allow transportation back to England. Upon arrival, however, the cask was opened and found to be empty. The [pickled] body was removed and, upon inspection, it was discovered that the sailors had drilled a hole in the bottom of the cask and drunk all the rum, hence the term "Nelson's blood" being used to describe rum. It also serves as the basis for the term tapping the admiral being used to describe surreptitiously sucking liquor from a cask through a straw. The details of the story are disputed, as many historians claim the cask contained French brandy, whilst others claim instead the term originated from a toast to Admiral Nelson.[25] Variations of the story, involving different notable corpses, have been in circulation for many years. The official record states merely that the body was placed in "refined spirits" and does not go into further detail.
From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum
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