Long, dangerous hours drilling for oil must make you want to blow off steam. But instead of sex, drugs, or rock ‘n’ roll, the crew of the Bourbon Peridot Vessel indulged in … an ’80s power ballad:

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And they don’t just fake-sing. They turn wrenches into a xylophone! They drum on a fish! Literal sparks fly! IT IS ADORABLE. (And fitting, as they’re off the coast of West Africa.)

Clearly their talents are being wasted on a dirty job. Someone get them a TV show or something, and get them out of the oil business? Please?

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