Big Country - Killiecrankie

[sidlawman2]

great version by a great band.

[MobiusBandwidth]

9 drunk bastards hit thumbs down by mistake!

[aarlevanbram]

Let's go!!!

[MrGaserf]

love this thanks stuart

[sinister066]

this guy is a fekin legend and i miss him so fekn much.....go on stuart!!!!

[scotsdunc]

as much as i like big country, sorry guys, uv murdered this one! RIP stuart

[gaconnochie]

@scotsdunc Got to agree with you. Love the song. Love Big Country. But can't take to this!

[beckels89]

Sorry, this is pretty bad. The song's too good to be destroyed by a weird and inappropriate performance of it, but these guys are sure trying to kill it. This is just wrong, that's all.

[padraigmarcus]

Take it as Scottish pride if nothing else for heavens sake. Oh good heavens... google is questioning my sincerity. like government. i say fuck them and the government they worship.

[padraigmarcus]

Take it as Scottish pride if nothing else for heavens sake.

[Obelisk1990]

I'd rather have the Corries sing it :P

[mickquigley1965]

SORRY bad corries rock

[MrFatYank]

yanks come marching two by two hoorah, hoorah!

[proximer100]

BIG COUNTRY - einfach genial !!!!!!

[markse4444]

My wife, Scotch-Irish (damn what a fiery temper the lass has) to the bone, always asks me to turn this up till the plates shift in the cabinets!

God look o'er her and Stuart!

[proximer100]

missing you !

[locheelad2]

It's great to hear this, why not hear it with the pace faster, I think it's a good change, Rabbie never recorded his songs on a bloody c.d., who's to say how he wanted them played, good on ya Stuart.

[kricolma]

bubbleboy02. They are not, nor do they pretend to be The Corries. They were a Rock Band and good on them for paying homage to their roots!

[bubbleboy02]

sorry but they've murdered this song

HORRIBLE!!

[Nigelxman]

@bubbleboy02 You're the only one here who seems to believe that.

[tianuria]

thank you so much for posting this unique and gorgeous song!

[eekybee66]

Thank you so veery much Stuart for everything you did for Scottish Rock music, and thank you for giving this song a vibrant new take...you are still so sadly missed..will we ever see your likes again...

[pcz911]

Brilliant.

Stuart, RIP

[Taysidethistle]

and of course at the entrance to Pitlochry is a distillery, midway is the Tummel dam (which spawned the song "Crokked Jack" - check it out) and up the road is Blair Atholl, the Duke has the only authorised private army in the UK....

[Taysidethistle]

Go and visit the site, soldiers leap is quite impressive, I can't jump that far! Just remember that many of the Government troops were Scots as well (lowlanders)

[janette122]

not as good as the originan but good all the same

[locheelad2]

dear janette122, what original ?? Rabbie singing his verses in a pub in the 18th century? The Corries great version of the 1960's? 3 Cheers for Stuart and Big Country for rocking it , Rabbie would have loved this!

[smelltheglove7]

Iv been a BC fan since they were formed and I never knew this existed. brilliant stuff, thanks for posting and God Bless you Stuart, May You Rest in Peace!

[boabstewart]

brilliant . sounds a bit runrigish but better

[locheelad2]

Bonnie Dundee !

[markse4444]

I explained the history behind this song to my wife who is part Scot and so now whenever I rupture the ears of my neighbours playing this at the correct volume she weeps.

One of kind.

[Danymailand]

Thanks!!!!

[sidlawman]

Brilliant

[welshdragonj]

I absolutely LOVE this version from Big Country. My ONLY complaint is that Chris Bell is on the Drums and not Mark B...Gene loves Jezebel is a far cry from Big Country!

[ccccrsraasfsdf]

God, I never realised he had such a strong accent  - never heard his speaking voice before!

[balmullo]

Love it, is it on a CD?

[pdpryse]

It's on the "Undercover" album - a collection of some great cover songs by Big Country.

[vinvangopher]

Amazing. Stuart's voice is awesome on this tune although I don't understand what he's singing. :)

[Lucarius1]

If you like I can give you the text of the song and an English translation of it)

[kerpatricia]

Brilliant ! Many thanks for posting. Never saw a video of this song.

[jamiereidit]

take the piss out of the corries....i takes the meaning right iut of the song

[tianuria]

you have no idea, excuse your ignorance

[tianuria]

coz Big Country were and always will be the best, a great version of a classic folk song,, as we would expect!

[MrWalleye73]

Not Pat Ahern....but Chris Bell or Simon Phillips or something like that if I remember.

[timj41]

is that pat ahern on the drums? Didnt look like Mark, I just checked the corries version and Stuart's version is to my ear far more stirring.

[BC25citizen]

J effin G, we're all so lucky to have you and your treasure-trove. Enjoy your holiday in Illinois or is it Wisconsin. Happy Birthday wherever you are Stuart. "Do you not know that we --?"

[sissy1678]

Sorry Cycloneaxe, but it seems you only like the Corries..listen again and you will perhaps appreciate Big Countries fresh and innovative version of a traditional folk song

[abuspud]

Gotta side w/cycloneaxe on this one. Reminds me of the old Emerson Lake and Palmer monstrosities when they 'rockified' Mussorgsky. Love ELP and Big Country on their own stuff, but...

[sissy1678]

Sorry abuspud....Can't agree!

Sorry, but there is nothing that Big Country can do that can compare with Emerson Lake & Palmer..and I grew up with E,l & P. Thanks for your comments ..but I think your wrong! Love Big Country and think they were totally underestimated.

Cheers

Ellenx

[cycloneaxe]

sorry people i was a big country fan bit this is the worst version of the song ive heard,very flat and uninspiring.

[sissy1678]

I just love this one - pure vocals and a fantastic beat. Thank you. R.I.P Stuart

[moonster46]

Splendid and tremendous. From a perfect band. I love a man that can truly express himself. Stuart Adamson, a man that understands. Beauty and poetry in motion. Deeply appreciated. Thankyou.

[BC25citizen]

Thanks for putting this up. I love what he says about Burns at the end - no doubt they would have been great mates had they both lived in the same time.

Cheers,

ER

[stpiquette]

Semper Fi,BC will never die, STAY ALIVE! Thanks JFNG- it gets better all the time bros.

[bradyirishguy]

I can only sing along with this song in a Scottish accent! It is impossible to do otherwise!

[walesspiritof76]

Isn´t his voice just unbelievable ??

I miss him !!He will never be forgotten.!!!

[LBjim]

I just saw a piece on VH1(USA) on "One Hit Wonder" segement. That is bullshit becouse Big Country has had many hits in the UK and I was fortunate to see them a few times. Their music will always live on ! Thanks Staurt and the gang for making my college years better.

[BardofCornwall]

Nice version. It's rare to find modernized versions of trad. songs that don't sound like parodies.

[aarlevanbram]

we will never die!

[runbaby1163]

I always loved their version of this song. Thanks for posting. Lots of BC gems on you tube!!

[pcz911]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting !

[bjproc]

RIP, Stuart

[stevieN64]

excellent it doesnt get much better ! stuart was a legend ....

[provoira]

I always wanted to see this song on Video!!! awesome!!! Thank you!!!

[stayalive378]

Wow... thank you so much for posting!!

[Growlertrim]

Two national poets of Scotland meet in one song! Thank-you, jfng!

[Fran12558]

Hearing Stuart and the boys playing this always makes me sad.I miss him so much and them as a whole.. You are 4 ever in our hearts..!

[lgassin]

Awesome! Thanks so much for posting this. Scottish history, Robert Burns, BC *and* an interview with Stu....does it get any better than this??

[SupaAFC89]

@lgassin You forgot James McFadden's goal against France!