Hill Dickinson head of global marine Julian Clark told TradeWinds about how he looked to music as an alternative career in a candid interview published last week.

But that left readers wanting to know more about the musical talents of one of shipping’s most successful lawyers.

As usual, a Google search came up with all the answers.

On Watch has uncovered YouTube footage of Clark strutting his stuff on stage in his alter ego as a rock ‘n’ roller with the band Crocodile Thong.

Readers might not recognise the shipping lawyer as he emulates Bono on a cover of U2’s Vertigo with such impressive gusto that would not seem out of place when fighting legal battles for shipowners. An improvised, rocky rendition of sea shanty, “What shall we do with the drunken sailor?” is the only hint of his day job.