LUKE KELLY raglan road

[19894412]

i wish i could sing like him. he was really one of a kind.

[slowjoe1949]

there will never be another luke.............R I P

[albar76]

but saying that, ireland always had the kindest people, and the best eccentrics, but the big money boom changed that

i hope we can go back, because a lot of progression is bullshit

[albar76]

those two old boys at the end, looking stone faced, sums up what ireland was. a horrible cold church dominated shithole. im plastic irish, so dont hate me please.

i know it was of a time, but men and religion ruled that country, like a lite version of the taliban

its makes it kinda tragic but even more beautiful what luke kelly was

[albar76]

shane mcgowan - this is one of the best versions of raglan road ive ever heard!

sorry, i love shane mcgowan, but this is one of the best songs ive ever heard, nevermind the best version.

this is up there with bob marley- no woman no cry

luke kelly is irelands bob marley, but better. his songs make me want to cry

i know we should move on, but lord i pine for his world

"by trade i was a cooper, lost out to redundancy, like my house that fell to progress, my trades a memory"

[Moongoose86]

check out scorn not his simplicity . makes pat look like a child

[AndreasSU]

R.I.P - you truely is the greatest of them all

[Maskedhaven]

casperld-you obviously haven't heard of Pat Mckernan-Kelly can't touch Pat.

[madfortrad5958]

Maskedhaven where can we hear him ???

[dosea77]

@madfortrad5958 I've heard Pat McKernan's version. It's absurd to say that McKernan even belongs in the same category. It's forced, artificial, and calculated. Kelly's is simply effervescent. Like all great works of art, this rendition of Raglan Road needs nothing, it is an object with internal harmony and external grace. Maskedhaven is a boob.

[kobbsno10]

@Maskedhaven I think someone is trying to get more people to the pub to watch him perform!

No one sang this better than Luke and No one ever will!

[Teddyb1939]

@Maskedhaven Sacrilege indeed. In my ears this is Lukes song. In my opinion Luke Kelly sings this great song better than anyone ever has!! Who is Pat McKernan, please put his version on youtube so we can compare, I am there to be proved wrong, although I doubt it very much.

[Teddyb1939]

@Maskedhaven What absolute rubbish you speak, LUKE KELLY is without doubt one of the greatest singers of any genre & of any time in history. Anyone interested in music knows & appreciates Luke Kelly, a legend , a term much miss used in this age of hype. [Kelly can't touch Pat] you must for christ's sake know how silly that statement is. mind you, you may be a promoter of Pat,if so you are forgiven. meanwhile do yourself a favour & retract this ridiculous comparison.

[casperld]

Nothing comes close. Amazing.

[cheomire]

at first i didnt like this song, but wow has it grown on me. and thats what makes a good song isnt it?

[00alan00]

did anybody see " LUKE " on RTE One about two weeks ag.. it was an hour long.. heartbraking but also uplifting at the same time.. please reply if you see it

[dan1919breen]

pure class

[schiple]

This was so cool, thank you for posting.

[GalwayBabe]

what a fab irish folk song its why i love eire so much

[machree01]

Their will never be one like Luke, a Legend, and we have an archive of songs that will be played over and over, thanks for posting it.

[LimerickLad25]

A true legend of Irish folk music who will never be forgotten and who is now joined in heaven with the other legendary Dublin folk singer Ronnie Drew.

[EireGoCroi]

does anyone know the name of the song that luke sang in the credits of the rte documentary?

[dubb1995]

The song you're thinking of is called "Days". It was originally recorded by The Kinks and was written by Ray Davies. Hope that helps!

[EireGoCroi]

thank you for that

[LutzK1968]

Wow !

This is why I love Ireland so much .

[sinner48]

i think this is one of the best songs ever written ,lovely words

[killiekentman]

thanks for posting, i cant get RTE but  i enjoyed this. Ray

[banjodano]

Excellent stuff i saw this on the documentery Luke last night

[madfortrad5958]

yeah it was a brilliant programe

thanks dano