Binks' Sake

Binks' Sake is a song that was commonly sung amongst the pirates of old. The song is meant to lift the spirits of those who sing it. Being a pirate of the old days, Brook knows this song quite well and sings it most chances he is given. He was the first person seen in the story to sing the lyrics of the song.

Luffy knows this song from hearing Shanks and his crew singing it. Robin had also heard of this song, having listened to it when she was a young girl.

The song was also Yorki's favorite song as well as Laboon's. When the Rumbar Pirates met their end fifty years ago, they decided to use a Tone Dial they had purchased from a merchant to use their final moments to record Bink's Sake for Laboon.

It is shown that this song can be played in a variety of ways on different instruments for example when it is played on a piano, with a fast tempo, it can be a jolly party song that everyone can sing, but when it is being played on a violin (Brook's main instrument) in a slow tempo it can be viewed as a ballad, a farewell song, or as a requiem.

Lyrics
The full lyrics as of chapter 488:

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Early Concepts
Even when Brook first showed up, the song was complete. Oda thought of the lyrics first and wanted to add the melody later but he just couldn't do it, and didn't want the song to sound bad when it would eventually be featured in the anime. So he went to get the melody written first by Kohei Tanaka, a big name in the anime music field. He intended to make Thriller Bark "in a year or so" and be shown then. However, like many things in One Piece, it ended up being seen 4 or 5 years later. Oda also intended it to be a sailing song that could be included in text books but because it contains the word 'sake' it was impossible.

Kohei Tanaka, the composer who﻿ first designed and wrote this song, was asked about this in an interview, and he said that he tried to make it both lighthearted and sad at the same time.

Translation and Dub Issues
The word sake (酒) in Japanese can refer to any alcoholic beverage, not just the Japanese rice wine called "sake" in English. In official English translations, the song is thus called "Binks' Brew" and "Binks' Booze". However, the title has been written in English by Oda in two instances. The first instance was in the Chapter 809 Color Spread, seen on a record held by Brook, where it is written as "Binks of Liquor". This is not actually an accurate translation of the Japanese title, as the genitive construction is reversed; The Japanese equivalent of this would be 酒のビンクス (Sake no Binkusu). The second instance was in the Chapter 981 Color Spread, seen on a record held by Luffy, where it is written as "Binks' Sake".

Trivia

 * Coincidentally, the final line of the song contains the phrase "funny tale" (笑い話). Roger also quoted this exact line before naming Laugh Tale. However, the song has existed long before the naming of the island.

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