William Bloat - Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem [8/14]

[Madradin]

Very Belfast Humour - I think the original had the Razor German Made - Tommy also sang it at one point as being Japanese made

[inverkenny]

CpCompany5, to Nationalists Belfast is Irish, to Scotsmen Belfast is Irish, to everyone in the world Belfast is Irish, only to Ulster protestants is it british.

[TGMINISH]

for f**k sake lads..... it's only a song...enjoy it for what it is...good music and song from great performers.... nothing more, nothing less

[neamman1]

The original words were "the razor blade was German made". Sadly Makem shows his racism here.

[johnoneill1916]

British made means from the Island of Britain, Where as Belfast is part of the Island of Ireland. Thats why Northern Irelands inclusion is refered to on offical documents etc such as passorts as either UK or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So Belfast is not and never will be part of Great Britain and thats a geographical fact

[Irishheritage1916]

DUH there is NO contradiction intended ....its merely a take on British soldiers invading this 'province' (AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME) which WAS and IS a natural part of the real Ireland and ever will be! The truism behind this traditional song is IRISH LINEN made from factories established on the banks of the soft waters of the Liffey...Jesus u r 'tick' as 'shoite' r u not! A true Brit methinks ....the infamous Shankill Rd kinda gives it away.... slagging off the Pope...I repeat DUH!!!!

[jeffs666]

In the original, the razor blade is GERMAN made. Makes a bit more sense. Funny song.. i wonder if there is a video for "Wellia Wallia"?

[Irishheritage1916]

@jeffs666: Jaysus and what r u rabbitting on about.....if u r not actually of IRISH origin why not shut the f*** up for the love of God and stop showing ur ignorance...its really rather embarrassing! Why listen to The Tommy Macken and the Clancy Brothers in that case!!!!Their songs have actualised meanings!!!!!!! Yet another British DUH!!!!!!

[SGRollingStone]

Anyone else noticed the Raglan Road (Dawning of the Day) tune?

[MrKeMc]

great song sung by a brillaint irish singer



[Stevewalsh2009]

Can somebody please explain the final line to me??

[Irishheritage1916]

@Stevewalsh2009: Rather odd as my brother is named 'Steve Walsh' also and he's Irish...yet he would also know what the last lines mean! Simply anything which comes from England...made from British soil is shoite [absolute cheap rubbish] whereas anything made and manufactured in Eire lasts forever aka made to last....what I fail to understand is WHY do people watch these songs IF they have absolutely NO idea what they are about!!!!!

[irishpuppy39]

I think originally the line was: "The razor blade was GERMAN made.  It was originally a parody on the inferiority of German goods during the 2nd world war. Germany was the Irish "ally" in some ways against the Brits. Many of the rifle's used in the 1916 uprising were German made. The story of Roger Casement for example.

[Panch21]

I find it hilarious that all the serious comments on this video are about religion..... yet again. The scourge of mankind. Everyone seems to be glancing over the fact that the point of the song is a man attempting to kill his wife.... by slitting her throat.... then committing suicide. Bit heavier than which religion is better. And the line about the blade is not a contradiction. By that reckoning, Liam Clancy should not sing The Sash. Stop corrupting music with religion. Music is universal....

[Irishheritage1916]

@Panch21: As to you Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!....The Clancys and Tommy Macken, Dubliners, The Fureys, The Pogues etc: etc: etc: BUILT their FINE reputation on singing songs slagging off protest.....ants...Jaysus next you'll be saying what did they protest against.......DUH?Why listen if it offends...and 'the scourge of mankind' if you were all of the one TRUE FAITH there would exist NO scourge upon mankind!

[Panch21]

@Irishheritage1916 And let me guess, catholics are the one true faith. There's a shock. Why does religion have to feature in a song about homicide. Leave it well enough alone.

[captainnemo87]

the melody is the same as for Raglan Road.

Isn't it?

Nice performance by the way :)

[bbbartolo]

new to me, and delightful! an older Makem, but in great voice. thanks IFM.

[alangroche]

It is a song for F*&k sake just enjoy it or dont listen enought of the political and historical commentary

[balloch]

@alangroche Oh but everyone knows the forum for serious political debate, especially about a subject as serious and has cost as many lives as the Troubles, is in the comments section of youtube videos. Or maybe not.

[Daddymccourt]

More Prods worked in the linen mills than Catholics and still do in the couple still operating. The point does not make sense seeing that the Iriish linen was also British.

[LearigSarah]

You are correct on both counts. So called "Irish Linen" was actually British linen, manufactured in the United Kingdom by UK companies employing UK labour and all of the mills were in what were Protestant areas at the time they were built and the majority of workers were Protestant. All the big mills have gone now and the couple of small ones still remaining are Protestant owned and most workers are protestant.

[fethard1]

Oh My God, it's a punch line in a friggin song, what's the matter with you people? It's just the Irish taking a little shot at the English, no analysis required!

[bettyswollex]

@fethard1 when you are Guardian of a country that is older than time, you will know your history, but you's are ""new money""...

[fethard1]

@bettyswollex Are you sure this reply was for me? You're not really making sense as it applies to my post.

[Daddymccourt]

@bettyswollex If you know your history you will know that the Irish are the "new money" The Scotii (Scots) were here centuries before the Erse (Irish) and have always had a presence on the island, and have always been coming and going to and from the mainland. The island was previously called Scotland and even the Gaelic language(sometimes called Irish) is Scottish.

[bettyswollex]

@Daddymccourt more "Prods" as you put it, did and still do. and the loyal orange order ,are mainly to blame!

[Daddymccourt]

If you knew your Irish history you would know that the Church education system was to blame. The Protestand schools educated their children while the Catholic schools indoctrinated them with religion and send them out into the world unable to read, write or fend for themselves. Who wants to employ people like that?

Did you know that it was the Orangies who secured freedom to practise their religion for Catholics, Presbyterians and other Noncomformists?

[GaraGambini]

@Daddymccourt

The RC Church in Ireland refuses to allow its children to be educated with Protestants. That is the cause of segregation in NI as it is in Canada & Spain.

[Daddymccourt]

@GaraGambini There always has been many non-segragrated schools in Ulster. I attended one in the 1950's and my mother 40 years before that, so that is not the cause. The cause of the "segration" is the anti-British, anti -Protestant hatred preached by the Church in it's endeavour to reclaim the Island for Romanism. They forget that they are the newcomers, supplanting the Celtic Church that Patrick found when he arrived here and worked to spread, and became what is now the Church of Ireland.

[GaraGambini]

@Daddymccourt

That was exactly my point. There is segregation in education in Norther Ireland because the RC Church insists on educating its own.

[GaraGambini]

@Daddymccourt

There is no such thing as Protestant schools, they are state schools. However, there is special funding for RC maintained schools. I assume you know that in the Republic of Ireland Protestant schools have had their funding slashed by the government?

[CpCompany5]

''The razer blade was British made but the rope was Belfast linen''???? WTF?

That's a contradiction surely ? Given the fact that it was the ulster protestant (British) who founded & pionered the linen industry in ireland,mainly ulster?

The song is also written by a british ulsterman

[IrishandFolkmusic]

Or maybe its a nice thought but I doubt im right that the song is appealing to protestants

In his final words he solemly cursed the Pope?

[1798Greenflag1916]

@IrishandFolkmusic In earlier versions he sings the Knife was Japanese made

[ADoyle131]

@IrishandFolkmusic where did u get this DVD?? its fantastic and thank u for putting up so many brillinat vids

[Daddymccourt]

Tommy was also a British Ulsterman, Born & bred in Keady, Northern Ireland, UK.

[bettyswollex]

@Daddymccourt an Ulster Man, Bard of Armagh, a citezen, never a subject. serv he nor keizer or king..

[tommytimp]

@CpCompany5 Probably sung in the Republic that night, though. That'd be my guess.

[leonpat2002]

@tommytimp Belfast

[tommytimp]

@leonpat2002 Belfast, Tennessee?

[leonpat2002]

@tommytimp Belfast Ireland

[tommytimp]

@leonpat2002 Never heard of it.

[tommytimp]

@leonpat2002 Never heard of it. Are you sure it's not Belfast, Tennessee?

[IrishNut]

@tommytimp obvious troll

[tommytimp]

@IrishNut Trolls are Danish. I'm Irish, so I guess I'd be a leprechaun.

[fearghus66]

great banjo

[bondie45]

Fantastic

[bettyswollex]

good man, love the story before it. the bard is sadly missed.

[macadooly]

Dead right bigman!! And God bless you too!!

[bigman1916]

Once Again , God bless all here!!!!!!