Billy Bragg - My Youngest Son Came Home Today

[seba2469]

I discovered this song as an epic-metal ("Manowar"-like) cover made by the band "The Legendary Nice Boys" (featured in the german punk-hardcore compilation album "Hamburg '88"). Very good !

[hunterthomas56]

When I hear words that end with "-ism" "-archy" or "ocracy" I feel fear. Symbols and Ideologies are ways to divide "us" from "them" and the usual outcome is brutal slaughter.

I want to make my own symbols to represent my own ideas.  I want my own culture, my own truth, my own God, my own hope. And I hope you find your own.

Because all of theirs have failed, again and again.

[wislokausa]

This song was played by a Polish folk-punk band Swiat Czarownic back in the 1990s

[inverkenny]

written by eric bogle

[psychedelicfreakout1]

My youngest son came home today was NOT written by eric bogle. it's an old irish folk song. it was PERFROMED by eric bogle as well as many others.

[inverkenny]

i can assure you it was written by eric bogle, a Scotsman from Peebles, you'll find it in the eric bogle songbook, or on his website, you seem certain he never yet you dont say who did, i look forward to your answer.

[inverkenny]

it is not an old Irish folksong, Eric is still alive and well, i'm glad to have made you aware of this as i dont understand people who argue vehemently yet offer no other answer.

[psychedelicfreakout1]

yep you're right. i was mis-informed. that's the last time i take something as fact without researching it myself. Thanks for informing me of my ignorance. haha

[inverkenny]

not a problem ya psychelelic freak.

[gaconnochie]

@psychedelicfreakout1 It was written by Eric Bogle! It is specifically about the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. He seemingly doesn't specify which side the dead son was on because it is about the futility of all the deaths rather than a support of any of the sides.

[manic221]

Wonderful song thank you for the upload :)

[TheCynic10]

Thanks alot felidae, ive been looking for this song for months.