Del Amitri - Don't Come Home Too Soon

[Padds123]

Tha sin glè mhath!

[lewie81]

im irish and this is one of my fav song , wish we had a great football team and some 1 to write a song like this well done scotland are celt brothers .:)

[jaydoubleyou1977]

my dad built the stairway to heaven......

[Puppykins88]

my dad wrote this song

[dannyftd]

my dad wrote Stairway to Heaven.,....

[KevD08]

Dukebox durie = The poster pin up boy of Scotland!

[NLfeistyyank]

Shame the boys didn't all sport kilts for the video!

[Kinlochbervie50]

gordon durie=eric cantona

XD

[irishbloke99]

lol they sure did come home soon!

[shrimp42]

Filmed at Prestwick Airport,I was 16, me & my mates went along after school & there was hardly anyone there,so we got in the video! When 'Durie' traps the ball,the foot u see is my mates, he's still got the old scabby shoe as a(small)claim to fame.Quality song by a top band,oh and by the way,if it hadn't been for tom boyd scoring an own goal,we'd have got a draw against the boys from brazil,in fact if the ref had spotted Dunga's handball we would've had another penalty & secured a famous victory

[evo200630]

dont blame tommy that was a deflection cant blame him for that. c'mon scotland 2010 lets go!!

[RMC1989]

Why do people spout shite like this on youtube? Did your dad write this song as well? Fucking bollocks.

[shrimp42]

Oops seem to have touched a nerve with that anecdote(that means biographical story in case you're wondering). Why would I make something as rubbish as that up? Like I said its a shite claim to fame but one that did happen nonetheless. Mind you, if you don't believe me then I'm sure I'll be able to get over it somehow with the right sort of councelling and support.

[ianbr0wn]

Just bought a France 98 top to remind me of better times. Classy shirt and a classic song. Pity I was too young to appreciate what we had back then.

[mcronrev]

Don't come back to England too soon!

[augustuscaesar]

Well, I'm an Englishman and to my mind that may well be the very best football song ever recorded.

[divlino]

nice comment - too bad so many people dont have an untainted view of things.

[ArseBEAST]

but an extremely underrated band and frontman, justin currie

[versus979797]

fuck

[ArioManda]

not a Scottish fan, but the song is good, also the video. which players are in this video? I saw Hendry & Daily.

[vicburns1]

gordon durie, scott gemmill...

[ritalopes100]

ALBA GUBRA!

[jonicleoid]

Best ever Scotland song. Totally love it.  Even now after it was all a disaster. Del Amitri rock!

[letitiadevereaux]

Oops. I meant "Not Where It's At" of course.

[letitiadevereaux]

Such a fantastic song. Still gives me goose bumps. Thanks for adding this and also for "Not What It's At".

[benntoddctu]

were gonna laugh it all the way perfect way to end the song.

[donsmad81]

Good song but don't think it was wise to use this as a Scotland song for France 98.

[aQSteve]

Without a doubt excellent song. but a terrible football anthem. Just not fast enuff. Its the sort of thing you here playing in a slow mo reply of highlights after a teams actaully won the event. As I said though great song I actual bough it when it came out and still have the CD.

[astrobhoy]

Gordon Durie - what an ugly bar-steward!

[HartyPar]

Brilliant song, up there with "We have a dream". Sums up supporting Scotland so well. Had never seen the video, LOL at the Gordon Durie take on Cantona's 'Au revoir' Nike ad. And Colin Hendry- a legend.

Scotland forever.

[umlautDK]

Boring video. But what does that matter? It´s still the best damn football song ever made, in my opinion. And I´m not scottish. (@ adsuminperpetuum: why are you comparing this song to Chumbawamba´s "Tubthumbing"?)

[adsuminperpetuum]

Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" was the English song for the World Cup in 1998. Del Amitri Justin Currie's "Don't come home too soon" was the Scottish song for the World Cup in 1998. Just thought that comparing both, lyrics and music, "Don't come home too soon" is a masterpiece. Just my opinion.

[SDuff85]

England had at least two songs for France 98. Three Lions 98 and Vindaloo. Tubthumping was the tournament's official song I think.

[SDuff85]

I remember as a 12 year old in 1998 then they had a TOTP sing off or something between the Three Lions 98 and this. And despite being English I preferred this anthem by a country mile.

[xjaycazx]

I'm English, but I love this fucking song, and Del Amitri in general. And with Celtic being my 2nd team, and Big Dunc being my favourite player ever, I'll always have an place in my heart for (most things) Scotland.

[adsuminperpetuum]

Ha!

Compare that brilliant song to "I get knocked down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down, pissing the night away.."

Rubbish and pure arrogance.

Tartan Army, best supporters ever!

[LeedsUnited1984]

Great song

Shame about the team

[Englishlion12000050]

tartan army best ever ,tell that 2 manchester when they were on rampage , they can be real animals like the english , and i like the sweaties ,they have a great country ,and people so friendly , but please ,they not the best fans

[RMC1989]

Rangers fans are English not Scottish.

[baldybaby1690]

sort yourself out pal ure talking shite

[keefm2005]

you are extremely ignorant. Although travelling Scottish fans are very well behaved, when they travel with their clubs it is a different matter. It does not mean that their supporters must be from a different country.

[RedUltra1903]

Actually, it does. The very large section of hardcore Rangers fans - the kind who went to Manchester - do not support the Scottish national team.

The fact that they sing at every away game "You can shove yer tartan army up yer arse!" pretty much shows that.

[HartyPar]

The vast majority of the morons who shamed the nation in Manchester will never go near a Scotland game.

The record of the Tartan Army is superb- Belgium, 15,000 of us and no arrests plus being the first foreigners to receieve an award from the Mayor of Brussels for sporting behaviour.

Dortmund, 2003- 15,000 of us, again, commended for our friendly behaviour.

The Scotland support are superb.

[evo200630]

its a great song.

but songs like this are bad luck especially when we had barely a chance at the 98 anyway.

Don't come home too soon.

[stanleyippkiss]

Yes this was the official scotland song.

Alba Gu Brath

Even long shots make it!

[nattawutpai]

it a great song

[burkezillar]

this wasnt the official scotland song was it? this is such a brilliant song!!!

[GroundskeeperRonnie]

I love this song and love the band. It's always a sign though, that a band is finished when they do world cup, red nose day or Eurovision songs.

[dplom]

Great song. Tartan army is the best. GO SCOTS!!

[jackgerrard8]

I love My Countrys

[nemotheband]

Oh dear god, what were you thinking?

[lovedelamitri]

i love this best one i think, its not some cheesey footy song

[belwoodzzzz]

A lot of people dished this song on its release, stating that it wasn't giving the Scottish squad a good moral boost. This, I feel, was very unfair. It's consise and honest. Which is more that can ever be said about ANY England squad song that's ever been concieved!

[RMC1989]

Fergal Hunter is a cunt

[janaage77]

I love my country. That's all I need to say. Alba gu brath.

[WaynoBhoy]

I remember leaving school and running home to catch the 4 o'clock kick off against Brazil at home. I was so proud that we scored against the world champions. The rest is history as they say...but listening to this song and remembering how it made me feel then...I really cannie wait until we can go again and show the world what a great footballing country Scotland has become. Excellent song...brings a tear to my eye!

[terryprajoko]

luv it..

[lesterlives]

One of the best football songs ever? Guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye of any Tartan Army footsoldier. A brilliant video as well. Thanks for posting.