Val Doonican - Walk Tall

[d1s2l3a4w5]

only young, but remember dad singing this.

[Bullets990]

i'm 16 and listen to death metal, and yet i appreciate music like this

[MrVulcanbomber]

Love his songs, one of my fav songs of vals is the strieght life its just unavailable anywhere apart on 45 rpm disc (- '

[huggy176]

i remember vals cardigans. some of them were so bright they lit up like a xmas tree

[davyboy232]

@huggy176 dont forget the rocking chair as well

[bubs101able]

Great . . 

[kenconnor2006]

stop swearing and learn to express yourself with real words. Val had no tme for foulmouth fucks !

[huggy176]

@kenconnor2006

pmsl

[ilykitwenppltrnmeon]

My mother plays this on a CD in the car whenever we go anywhere. She sings along and everything... After so many years I've learned to sing a long too :P

[massey565man]

my granda always would have sang this in the pub

[hotspanna]

Just had the pleasure of meeting Bill this evening..,who wrote this song back in the 60's.

I remember listening/seeing this song originally on TV.

[MrDeadlander]

reminds me of when i was a kid

[86wildrover]

this song reminds me of my aunt it was her favorite song ,and she sang it a lot, r.i.p aunt judy

[JJdwan]

I am related to val doonican he is my great nannys brother i even have one of his sweatshirts in my grandads house :D

[brandysnapify]

Thankyou this reminds me of a happy childhood

[LochPaul]

Heard this recently on BBC Radio 2, Val Doonican has such a great voice.

[mitch9ist]

Great stuff. I remember the jumpers!

[stormsurfer5650]

@mitch9ist And the chair - wasn't it a rocker?

[suir52]

Val received the Freedom of his home City of Waterford last Friday, along with fellow singer Brendan Bowyer

[Richard3113able]

Wish all young folk would take this advice,the world would be a much better place

[paulamaguire]

great thanks for posting

[sidsnugs]

this sounds like the killers

[gilgamess]

Dear, oh dear! Even Val Doonican ripped off Dewey Cox.

[westham719]

Fantastic. i see him in1975 in Torquay. Fabulous a real treat,great singer.

[DAUROIS1]

French version by Claude François.

[evilbuttertoffee]

this so reminds me of my dear old dad, god rest his soul.xxxx

[firestartertwistedfi]

slightly clumsy rhyme that, 'heard' and 'words'

[rushyplatts]

Wonderful! I remember Val Doonican's shows on TV in the 70s and I wish there was as much talented entertainment as him on the telly nowadays - sadly there isn't. Great to hear him on you tube though, so I've saved it to my favourites!

[pjh28769]

You dont get songs like this today..

[fredman692]

@pjh28769 thank god. only joking

[UpThem]

sorry not val singing

[1Weirdfish]

a great song. My Dad was irish and loved Val. My mam loved this song as well and wanted all her sons to walk tall and make her proud. She was very proud. ...Declan

[Buddha7771]

Im a midget and i find this song offensive!

[TheHevquip]

@Buddha7771 i'm a giant and i find you squashable!

[herringfly]

Good to hear this after so long. Takes me back to when I was in school, we had a techy teacher with a violent disposition that hid a heart of gold. I was going off the rails a bit at the time and one day he told me to stay behind. He gave me a lecture on respect and responsibility then beat me senseless with a blackboard ruler. Sounds harsh but I learned a valuable lesson. When I regained the power in my legs I joined the Salvation Army and took to reading psalms. Thanks for the memory.

[firestartertwistedfi]

@herringfly i enjoyed this reminiscence, thanks! Particularly "the violent disposition that hid a heart of gold". It made me wonder about whether my old headmaster engaged in beating us with gym shoes to conceal a similarly soft centre

[herringfly]

@firestartertwistedfi

Complex creatures, teachers of old!

[glaiketbrat]

@herringfly They'd be jailed nowadays.

[brigidrocks]

val doonican what a beautiful singer loved to watch him on the tv shows he was a great entertainer, thanks for posting this its lovely to hear again.

[starstyx]

Sir, you're a Great Man.

[aldetect]

It's what my Mummy told me too! Thanks :)

[mervh58]

hardly a great singer but one of the most popular entertainers of the sixties

[lillythepink2u]

Thank you so much...all my children and grand-children love this too...what a great voice...we used to watch the "Val Doonican Show" on TV in the 60's

[gypwin]

thanks val for inspiring me to sing..check out my new songs.hit on gypwin..cheers

[TallVape]

HI, I"m 6'7" and I walk tall.to.

[ferryhouse77]

walk tall ---the Remix--- is available ......within the next few days....check back later-ok

[TythyRick]

probably the youngiest poster for this song but i love Val Doonican im 17 and hes a legend im so glad my grandad liked him epic song epic voice epic guy !

[MrsCptJackHarkness]

Blackpool <3

[MrHuwwilliams]

fantastic, excellent great.

[madbob5a]

My Mam really did tell me to walk tall, keep your back straight and don't look up to anyone. From a poor background that was good teaching.

[proudgooner23]

listened to this many years ago ,brings back many memories

[bukattingi]

There will never be another like Val.

[bukattingi]

There will never be another like Val.

[bukattingi]

There will never be another like Val.

[bukattingi]

There will never be another like Val.

[bukattingi]

I wish we had more of this kind of thing on TV these days.

[Logane85]

this song reminds me BLACKPOOL !

[burnley5960]

I often hear my mums voice how true

[xjr1300paul]

god bless you val

[subsyboy]

happy mothers day mum you were right but i didnt listen back in the good old days great post great song and val is a legend

[nialllewis]

This is for Peter Hemp....We sang this song on the seats in Delgany............. and we'll sing it again on the seats in heaven.... fact.

[dis0gree]

Fuck the Velvet Underground and N Dubz, Vals da man!!

[TheBigGitR]

Jimmy Page played guitar on this

[36crazyguy]

bring back vals christmas shows,better than those fucking greatest/worst celebrity moments/worst/best songs/films.vals a legend.loved his jumpers

[10may1986]

The guys a legend. Each line is a good piece of advice. 44 now and heard it when I was a small child. Pity i didn't take heed. means a lot now though. I now walk tall as Val says

[britshop]

My Friend , i think that we are pretty much the same age.I did n,t take the same advice .But i learn t

[britecho]

Do you know, this is the first song I ever remember liking. I was about 4 I think. I remember looking at those funny grooves cut in his guitar and thought to myself ' I bet Val's done that so that he can calculate the area of his strings under his guitar bridge' When I told my mum she said 'Don't be so ridiculous son. I think you're destined to become a dustman!'

[delusionaldiminutive]

Thank you so much. I love this song. I really want to do a folk cover of it.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Great entertainer.They dont make them like Val anymore

[FATWONTON]

FABULOUS SONG !!! They don't make like this anymore

[TheGoldpaper]

Awesome

[bizeelizzie1]

i loved this for years and lissoned it all my child hood im 49 and still love it just the same many thanks brilllllllllllllllllll i love all vals songs

[wisbechorphan]

were did u get this song from

[FP51DPO]

They should bring Val back for one night only or an audience with for one last rocking chair moment...

[MrGary66]

They did - last year at Palladium for his 80th Birthday with John Williams, Frank Carson, Bradley Walsh, Nana Mouskouri and Rolf Harris - the night was sensational and I was AMAZED at how good Val Doonican was (I am young!)

[AudreyMarguerite]

really great singer. love tthis song .fan 81

[dlpine71]

Thank you, Paula ~ RitzyKitzys ~ for thinking of me enough to share this great song with me! I had never heard of Val Doonican before! Thanks for posting, checkdis55! Five stars!!

David

[kirstymcpherson]

good message to teach the world!!

[firestartertwistedfi]

ah but it didn't do him any good, did it?

[checkdis55]

Your welcome everybody! This is a great song indeed & I was very lucky to find it.

[firestartertwistedfi]

sarah parish going to collect her son from the police station in blackpool

[firestartertwistedfi]

???

[katiemarie30]

lol two pints :)

[KAISERBAIR]

more people need to know about this song, classic

[Lindanator09]

val doonican wot a voice

[paralettic]

class song....

[charlylottie92]

my dad sings this song to me all the time i reli doo love it :) a fav singer lovee itt xxxx

[lagrima47]

Thank you so much posting this. Heard this song while watching Viva Blackpool and was wondering who the artist was. Thanks again.

[KAISERBAIR]

What a brilliant song, thank's for posting.

[checkdis55]

You're welcome all. Sprry for replying so late!

[GenericGene]

***** Gene

[berownesgirl]

good song

[pete584]

spot on val doc john came close but far play ole stock

[tmny876]

greatest guitarist ever he taught les paul! heheheheheheheeheh

[doublev1986]

daniel o donnel's not got a fuckin look in

[gypwin]

val's like vintage wine and so is 'gentleman john and gypwin' check them out on you tube

[thatsnotmyfuckinname]

Sexy fucker!

[weegiewarbler]

Brings back memories of Saturday nights in the '60's!

Val used to alternate weekends with Rolf Harris... aye, those were the days!!

[krausz18]

this retarted

[frankbolp]

THIS. IS. AWESOME!

[Picanuper]

Oh goodness, Val Doonican rocks ! Stupid Rolling Stones ! This is my theme tune and I'm only 3" tall. Happy ! Walk Tall ! Criminy !

Now, Freddie and the Dreamers. Are these still alive and are they on this, then ? I will find out.

What's all this about Nana Mouskouri though ?

[iTzsiCk322]

Val Doonican is awsome, nice one m8 :D

[aqkjack]

always loved that song. Val is great!

[glamfoxbuster]

I'm vertically challenged, and I find this offensive.

[firestartertwistedfi]

if you think this is bad you should try 'short people' by randy newman

[whispperson]

Val Rule's

[cbigvern]

going to see val in worthing next saturday,, i agree, an absolute legend, thanks for posting this one

[emmetalk21]

Went to the London Palladium last October to celebrate Val's 80th Birthday - Superb - and I am too young to remember him from rocking chair days! It was also my only opportunity to salute and bid goodbye to Nana Mouskouri (she was a special guest star!) Absolutely bloody brilliant night

[kcirish]

"bid goodbye to Nana Mouskouri"? Why goodbye? She is'nt dead.

[hanger16]

fucking ledgend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CelticReject]

Oh thanks so much for posting this. I used to listen to this when a nipper. Both my parents were fans of Val!!

This is actuall a prophetic song for me as I actually went on to live the words.

I'm good now though and very happy. And so are my mum and dad.

[expl0r0]

lol I love this song.

[GooseGreen82]

Thanks! What a wondeful singer is Val! Long live the cardiganed one!

[tinytim633]

the dogs bollocks love it

[fcricketfox]

one can only say, Walk tall; then there may be less shit in this crazy world

[zaaritha]

The song that made me "love" him!

[PerfumedSean]

We need more of this fucking music nowadays. Straight down the line job done!

[musicatty1]

FUCKIN A!!!!!!!

[ProfessionalCynic]

lmao...it's sick but kind of funny to see dear Val Doonican inspiring such insanely profane rants...Musicatty, Val's still alive. You've still got a chance. Go for it!!! *sheesh*

Yes, my Mum and I loved this song, and the whole album it came with. Val's the BEST.

[musicatty1]

Still alive? FUCK!! I could shag his fuckin brains out! He is one fuckin hot piece of cock!!

[swansafc1912]

My mum always watched Vals shows i now realise myself what a great singer Val is

thanks.

[musicatty1]

When Val sings this song, in that fuckin lovely deep voice of his, I just get so fuckin horny I could fuck the guy sitting next to me....seriously! And he's a dirty old cunt. Thanks for sharing this sexy bastard with us all!

[musicatty1]

This is a great song....didn't he go on to form the German industrial rock band Rammstein? I think he changed his name to Till Lindemann or something? He's put on a bit of weight now but still fuckin hot!

[FrankWilkes1950]

he is a fuckin master

[mrsmarmite]

Is there any need for the foul language?

[FrankWilkes1950]

Is there any need for a fat cunt like you to go sticking thy fucking prossy nose in my fucking business bastard fucking cunt? Now fuck off your justa fucking bastard scabs wife. FUCK MY FUCKING PIT CAPS.

[johnclive021]

I feel so sorry for you having to resort to using offensive language, just to express yourself.

[FrankWilkes1950]

If i want thy opinion i'll throw thee a fuckin bone thee's nowt but a fuckin do gooding nosey cunt. Now get thee sen fucked off and get back to thee knitting thee meddling bastad.

[jamesrobert1954]

my mum loved this

[scottish1969]

I remember a record called children's Favourites..it had all the greats on it...does anyone know where I can get it???

[1sttony7]

great ,takes me back.....

[scritti]

Thank you so much for sharing this great singer with us all.

[UbiDuboi]

this is the most hokey song, but, it speaks of truisms, life is long

[lopedaem]

Thanks for posting this one. Do you have Val singing "Only the Heartaches" ? If so, please please upload it!

[59oneillpark]

Val sang this song nearly every week at the end of his show on the bbc.He changed his sweater three or four times during the show.Fellow Irishman comedian Dave Allen used to guest regularly before making it on his own.Great memories.

[BobReeves01]

I'd forgoten about this song. thanks for putting on the 'tube' I play in old persons homes this song will bring back memories I'm going to put it in my act. Bob R.