A Man's A Man For A' That ~ Robert Burns

[monkeyboy648]

Fine version. Are you a Canadian person?

[Amiduffer]

I used to hail from central Maine. Been in California the last decade.

[jiidee]

You may not have the accent but damned if i care. Yee have the lungs 'n thats a fact.

[Amiduffer]

Thanks. Not quite the lungs. Its much better to use the sinus cavities. More sound with less work.

[BeatBuddy]

I have the complete Robert Burns on my shelves, but I haven't touched it in a long, long time. It's a volume that I inherited, which I find odd because my father was French to the core. Further, when it comes to literature, prose fiction is a far greater interest for me.

BTW, that shirt looks good on you.

[morgancol]

Well done, from the heart of Edinburgh. I hope you will take part in a Burns Supper next week.

[Amiduffer]

There's one nearby thats going all out, but amusingly, the tickets are too expensive for me. I also have a friend in Los Angeles who has them, but its a little too far away. Thanks for the complement.

[msm670]

I thought you were great. I live in Bannockburn Scotland we like people who help our culture

[Amiduffer]

As you can see from my selection of videos, I'm promoting a more universal concept of culture, one that reflects the higher aspects of what mankind has produced, despite the more degenerate side which tends to keep us in the mental dungeons so to speak. Thanks for writing.

[snappez]

I like your courage kid! Burnes's is not just about national loyalty or respect. He is about the vision on a man in the 18th century who chose to foresee and dream of a united nations who trusted worthy of respect and where problems of wealth and poverty resolved...on both accounts.

[Amiduffer]

Thank you. Promethian certainly comes to mind, considering where he came from.

[settemesi]

bella bella bella canzone!! I did'nt know Burns, now I love him :)

[Amiduffer]

He certainly loved the women. ;)

[poseur67]

Well done from another Scot! We sometimes forget that at the time he wrote it Europe was being swept with republicanism coming from France which must have shaped his views. However,even allowing for those that perverted these views, the poem and song stand out for the common man and allow us, when we will let it, to show solidarity with one another from whatever background. So, therefore, it is not a case of dialect but rather of embracing and understanding what the poem/song conveys.

[Amiduffer]

Yahoo! Glad to see another vote of confidence from a "native". Your critique is well thought out, I'm glad to see. Too bad the spirit of republicanism was crushed in France, Europe might have avoided the following insanity of the Napoleon years. I thought Burns was more inspired by the American Revolution, considering his trip here to recite to Washington.

[jennybeez]

Very courageous attempt, the bravest I saw on the web.

It's good to sing it without any music but just with the musicality.

Burn's ideas cannot be sung as words but a man has to bear the political meaning of it.

This poem really express the idea of sovreignty of the individual that the british oligarchy, as Zeus, tries to crush.

Only this level of idea in the culture can overcome globalization's mush.

Patriots united!

Thank you.

a Frenchman

[Amiduffer]

Thank you very much! You've got the idea!

[Nakedtrampwarrior]

Respect for that, I'm a Scot, and loved that

[Amiduffer]

Awsome! Glad to get a vote from a "native". 8) Thanks for watching.

[Amiduffer]

Work on R's.... gotcha. Thanks for critiquing. Have a good day.

[alistairgoold]

Brilliant! I love the fact that you are enjoying our national poet - this is one of my favourites.

You do ok on the accent, probably need to work on your 'Rs'...you have to roll them slightly more for authentic Scots.

I love that final verse

"For a' that, an' a' that,

It's coming yet for a' that,

That man to man, the world o'er,

Shall brithers be for a' that"

Cheers!

[BeatBuddy]

I have the complete Robert Burns on my shelves. Reading his Scottish dialects is gruelling, to say the least.

For those of us with strong liberal bents, Burns conveys the message that if he were alive today, he would be an ardent feminist.

[Amiduffer]

Gruelling, yes! 8) But any good art requires a lot of work as I was taught by William Warfield. I'm not sure about feminist. Liberal certainly, and he was a supporter of the American Revolution, so its a little more complicated than just labels. More studying to do though!

[graceyomalley]

Is that why he founded the bachelors club ?

[BeatBuddy]

I'm not insinuating anything about Burns, but in his day, and in the century following his, "bachelors club" was a euphemism for homosexual gatherings, very much like the word "gay" used to be a code word.

If you look into his poetry, you will find a drive to embrace the inner self independent of society's proscribed notions of manhood. This is what feminists like. Burns and Whitman had lots in common in this respect.

[Tahllulah]

Well Done, Drew...well done! ;O)

[Amiduffer]

Hi Cindy! Thank you for the complement.

[Jeff1492]

sorry i ment favoriting it

[Amiduffer]

Thanks! Be sure to try something yourself.

[Jeff1492]

awesome dude i like this song i am avoriting it keep on doin your music videos

[kopkitty]

lovely voice, Drew! :) im affraid i could not understand all of it...not because your accent was poor (because it totally was not!) but because my english does no reach such poetry hights :) well done!

[Amiduffer]

Oh! Please learn! The offical Burns website has translations of Scottish language into other languages. His poetry is worth the effort.

[kopkitty]

i will look into it :)

[Amiduffer]

Good, have fun with it, and thanks for the vote of confidence! However, I'm waiting for an authentic Scotish person to pass sentence. Hopefully, my attempt at conveying the idea of the poetry will overcome the lack of a perfect dialect.