Luke Kelly Raglan Road

[ATeamThe3]

There hasn't been a singer with his unique voice or charisma since he sadly passed away so young. His music lives on though.

[lebron230793]

made me cry this song did and proud to say beautiful luke u absolute legend

[bazalini]

One of my Favorite childhood poems - Deals with loving someone, confusion and that love is not returned. "Queen of Hearts making Tarts - And I not making Hay" has powerful meaning. Without doubt Luke is the best at it

[sbbane]

The True High King,a legend and a true son of Ireland.

[WaternSpirit]

Amazing, just simply amazing! Greetings from America.

[Granolaho]

He was amazing! Beautiful song, and he is missed. Thanks, Luke, for everything!

[dixiedean10]

jesus what can i say but brillant gets me everytime what a voice.

[orbcon]

I worked with Luke's brother, a very nice fella, and he missed him terribly. It's a great shame that Luke is gone, but we have these recordings, and within that we really have Luke, his brother told me that he loved that new people came to Lukes music, and that to me is mega, sure I was an infant when Luke died but it doesn't mean we can't all love his music!

There's lots of sorrow in the world, this music is about forgetting that and lifting yourself out of any bad places you may be :)

[jamesg4444]

and thank you Luke Kelly

[jamesg4444]

thank you Patrick Kavanagh...

[seamusotuama]

how could 36 ppl not like this song. Without question one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[MrChuckruss]

why is it that the irish government cant hold on to their own people and think that the only solution is let us emigrate proud to be irish but hate the fckrs running it

[anussqqa]

it remindes me how much I miss Ireland...

[johnfrful]

If ever there were voices that display the wholesome character of the irish nation surely this has to be one of those

[529Reno]

no question the best versionof this song. Sad, haunting...................but so true.

[declanjahern]

U MADE YOUR MARK ON THIS PLANET LUKE KELLY

[declanjahern]

A TUNE IN A MILLION

[paxcon78]

this song commands your attention and never worsens with time god bless Luke

[DavidJohnH88]

There are no words for what he is abe to do. He is worth a million of most musicians.

[TheSnugPub]

@patrickspoint Totally agree. Moved to US 18 months ago few days before I left I walked down Raglan Rd and took few photos but can't wait to go home for few days and pay a visit to O' Donoghues in Baggott St

[TheRealStilThinkin]

just get lost in this song

[cougarooniejnr]

Who needs any other song in their life. Cheers you up when your down. Justifies your sadness when you're down. R.I.P Luke Kelly. Never forgotten. Always loved

[joker43602]

THE GREATEST SINGER I EVER HEARD!!!

[saoirseterri]

God be good to you Luck often wondered what Paddy Kavanaghever ever thought of your version, I believe he was a strange one.

[sainglain]

Dear Youtube,

this Video has a dislike button. Please fix it.

[bitabitatreacy]

In my view the most powerful voice ever. A man who was larger then life , RIP Luke Kelly

[kmckay1979]

listened to ronny drew doin his version at fiddlers green in rostrevor NI on radio ulster (folk club) last night and he would not hold a candle to luke's rendition!! nowhere near!!

[kaylesemma]

This was my Grandads favourite song :( R.I.P George, Happy New Year in Heaven, tell Granny I say hi, I'm a year closer to being with You, Granny and Mary again <3 Love, Kayleigh xxxxxxx <3

[Campestral]

please remember it's patrick kavanagh who wrote these lyrics that inspired the great vocalist luke kelly

[kenwall38]

Love this song..Brilliant. Luke at his best.

[itscormac]

true irish song :)

[triggersprollie]

ed sheerans grandfather haha

[ThePiperBrian]

one of my favourites

[DiscJockeyHourihane]

i just don't understand how somebody could dislike the video, it's the most beautiful music I've ever heard.

[riverdalely]

Luke knew not only the song but the people who needed that few moments to feel someone understands the pain of love and lost love a great song.

[Bhoy4Life7]

How can you possibly dislike this song, or anything about this man that is...?

[Campestral]

@Bhoy4Life7 they are not disliking, youtube doesn't offer the button to unlike so you have to dislike :( noone ever came here and went away without the true gods

[WATCHINGthisthing]

This song reminds me who i am, a true Irish man , thanks Luke :)

[Campestral]

@WATCHINGthisthing please don't ask for passports, this is a poem about a universal feeling everyone from every land can understand

[WATCHINGthisthing]

@Campestral Yea except its not its a song clearly set in and about Ireland.

[Campestral]

@WATCHINGthisthing where old ghosts meet

[saoirseterri]

I have just come from Raglan Road the visions where so live God be good to both Luke and Paddy the dream lives on

[mrsheffster]

loveee <3

[Morphis2k10]

The greatest singer of all time ..... Luke Kelly a true Irish Legend ... no dubliner could where your shoes or take ur place ..... Rest in peace ... with love from the whole of Ireland

[MONTEHOOPS]

luke brings paddys words to life most beautiful singer to ever live R.I.P

[ConorSmileyFace]

im 14 and I know already that this is the most beautiful song and the greatest song that's ever been written and that will ever be written.

[LisalisamagsOReilly]

@ConorSmileyFace Wel Conor darlin wot gud taste ye must hav n ur still only 14,gud man Keep her lit Conor lhad!!

[randyhandbag]

luke should have a million more on every1 of his videos nevermind the rest of the shite!!

[yuup83]

what can ye say,only fantastic

[Reynoldsbhoy]

This reaches the parts that other artists cannot reach. If it doesnt do it for you then you might want to check for a pulse. Bless you Luke.

[chuck4185]

only an irish man can write such heart felt music breath it in and enjoy fair play to you luke

[hartybaw1]

YEEEEEOOOOOOOWWWW



[Multimediaalex]

Yey yes yes ;-)morgens mit nem Kaffee auf dem Balkon dieses Lied und ins Grüne schauen...unbezahlbar :-)

[PammzaPirateee]

Amazing performance of the song. <3

Disappointing that nobody is praising Patrick Kavanagh for composing the poem!

Two amazing Irish men!

[hemanjoyce1]

what a great singer.GOD REST HIS SOUL

[MrScoop93]

Going to a party on Raglan road next week. Well getting pissed and start singing this, sucha tune!!

[andrew99291]

So many good times so little time to relive them wish i was alive when luke was at hes peak long live the best ireland had to give

[cheezyandgreezy]

live long and live strong kelly

[1980GERALD]

Thank you, Kelly, for sharing all of Luke's performances with the rest of us. Well done!

Just hearing his voice makes me emotional, and brings me back to my youth.

God bless him!

[youngfla100]

brendans a fool sham swear! shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam

[youngfla100]

great tune! luke kelly u ledge

[slowjoe1949]

what a song what a singer what a MAN.r i p luke kelly

[Brenjewell]

A perfect rendition by a Master ;-]o

[deathwarmedup73]

i don't believe it. every time i come here i now have to sit through some shit about Sainsbury's. nothing's sacred anymore

[unitedenfree]

i miss ireland

new south wales will never be my home

[dodger19701]

do you miss home miss

[xPoppedCherry]

how many people commenting on this understand the history?

patrick could write poetry,luke could sing and the rest OF US of are lucky to be around to enjoy it.

Is this version the greatest irish song of all time,? it must be close. RIPX2

[owenzey]

close your eyes and let Luke do the rest

[kellyoneill]

@owenzey Really love this comment, and so very true :) x

[owenzey]

@kellyoneill Thanks Kelly. :))

[exoneill118]

@kellyoneill His best version of this. His maturity is obvious in his phrasing, pacing, intonation - the lot. A master at work.

[LisalisamagsOReilly]

@owenzey Gowan de Owenzy...well fuckin said Lhad well said!!

[owenzey]

@LisalisamagsOReilly thanks Lisa Mags

[cl4ymati0n]

@owenzey thats what my pedophile uncle used to say...

[meap00]

@cl4ymati0n : dont if i should thump you up or down :D. It's - i think - a little overboard, since i love this song so much. Sr for my bad English

[bongolese87]

@owenzey Unreal the way he can give me shivers every time! Have a listen to Castlecomer's cover of 'The Auld Triangle', it is absolutely amazing, and they're only young! Made me cry from halfway through to think how proud Luke himself would be..

[Superjuniorbox15]

proud to be actually irish and not some yank,saying they are irish

[joesoap81]

@Superjuniorbox15

Whats Irish?

[Superjuniorbox15]

@joesoap81 irish is being from ireland now fuck off

[LisalisamagsOReilly]

@joesoap81 Irish is a lot of things joesoap,number 1,ye need 2 b born in Ireland 2 b Irish,number 2 Irish is a way of life n last but not least Irish is n bein Irish is de best feelin in de world mo chara!! Slaínte

[sylane66]

If ever a legend lived...

[scruffmyster08]

32 losers...

[Irishgirl541994]

There is only one word to explain this song ''legendary''

[dittyobrien]

32 ppl I feel sorry for and hope this Christmas some warmth comes to your heart ;)

[kellyoneill]

@dittyobrien So nicely put x

[78564mc]

@dittyobrien haha well said 32 fuckin eejits is what they are

[grace7916]

savage irish tune....,.....

[tynanabc]

shear class

[DonalGearoid]

This gets better each time I listen to it.

[wolfieoakes]

great song admire this guy and his songs so much

[jamma246]

[number of dislikes] people are [insulting comment].

[TheSnugPub]

Happy birthday Luke 71 today. The Greatest

[cfadgin]

serous tekkers from sick man paddy kavanagh here!

[Campestral]

how does he do that!!!???? he just rides over the rythmn like it's a ghost!

[63jmjk]

Brilliant......Simply Brilliant ! Sing On Luke

[TheWoodwyndman]

Bless,hail hail,from Scots Bhoy.

[kmac19571]

brilliant and thats from a scottish proddy

[mrblushy]

32 dislikers should be shot at the dawning of the day !!!!

[nunyabizznizzok]

32 MUPPETS!!!!

[billyhunchback]

32 People is just a nice number to fit on a big yellow bus.

[trasnetalb]

@billyhunchback

32 people are pure IDIOTS

[TheShieldsy2010]

i love this man

[liamthedream]

Patrick Kavanagh wrote it as a poem. The Dubliners put it to the Music of a Marching song, "The Dawning of the Day" Of course, they slowed it down considerably. The  Irish Army Number One Band plays it regularly on Parade.

[patrickspoint]

The Irish never really leave Ireland. Wherever they are in the world, their heart is always in Ireland. Other nationalities, in my experience, seem to be able to throw off their birth place, but not the Irish. When I listen to this song, I too want to be there.

[MrBrownenvelope]

If Kavanagh was the only one who could write it then Luke is only one who could sing it.

[zumzim55]

sinatra was the irish luke kelly. luke was in a league of his own.lord have mercy on you luke sleep well

[90thedro]

I don't know what it is. But every time i hear this song i am moved to tears. And it's not like i'm an old irish person. I'm a 21 year old norwegian, heart achingly beautiful..

[MICKYMAVYT]

Amazing. Respect to Luke and Ireland from your brothers in Scotland

[Cypho51]

Incredible song. Total respect, Luke! (from Belgium)

[shiny3956]

THIS song is just a masterpiece! in the hands of the "irish sinatra",

i once had the GREAT fortune to share a pint with this wonderful singer .

he wasnt too grand, to drink with the paying public!...;-)

sadely missed, R.I.P. LUKE.simply THE voice.

[craigpsimpson]

I have lived enough years to know, this is the greatest song that graced the earth

[ODubhthaigh1]

@craigpsimpson It absolutely is !!!

[evan1884]

luke is genius

[katoness]

Beautiful.

[TheDuudeabidez]

Got to be the greatest poem,song about unrequited love ever written.

[1pronsias1]

i have only two albums is it that they played live not recording

[CaiRynn]

I love Luke Kelly's voice so much. And this song, I still get goosebumps. Proud to be Irish and for my family to have known the man himself.

[YerLadWhoLived]

HON THE RA

[stemurtagh]

Why is it that every time an Irish song is on youtube arseholes have to come on arguing about the "The Brits" or the IRA or" fenian" or "orange bastards"? Just listen to the song, its beautiful

[annekee99]

rowwen heze - november!!



[kelticmist1]

Luke Kelly owns this song, end of..

[hussler112]

ya man sounds like you're VERY proud of Ireland all right,you make it sound like you wanna cum all over the flag, if you wanna sound like you're proud,try saying things that actually has connotations with being proud of something,you just sound like,(sorry for the language by the way,its still early so i cant really think of anything else) a pussy dude,stop making us sound like arrogant shitheads!

[TheSmac37]

@hussler112 dick

[Gamberist]

Luke Kelly is very good

[irishgeal1]

acappella, only the worlds best can do it.

[ae86diffin]

32 people are orange

[petergrennan1]

Nice, put on the tube to listen to sum luke kelly n get an ear raping that is jason derulo

[canureadthissir]

32 people dont have EARS!

[mustang2816]

The 32 people who dont like this should not be allowed listen to music

[JamieCFurbo]

32 people didnt see the danger

[billyhunchback]

@JamieCFurbo 32 Counties are Ireland.

[MrPadward]

32 people don't know good music

[DiscJockeyHourihane]

32 people are english.

[porkybhoy1]

over a million hits 32 donkeys what more can be said !!!!!!!!

[malzaroli]

i sing this to my daughter every night and she sleeps like she should A BABY

[dogs1905]

I just sit back and lap this up. It couldn't get any better.

[irishblood62]

ah to be irish god was good to us for a nation of few we give this world so much, in return we ask for nothing, to live in peace to listen to the world's greatest balladear's times are tough now and dark day;s befall us all , we are resilient folk and will as a nation rise once more, the bankers and banks did for us all the shower of shites, live long in every paddy's heart luke the legend you never knew you was.

[CaiRynn]

@irishblood62 Glad to see some fellow Irishmen saying stuff like this. I agree with every word.

[1pronsias1]

@CaiRynn good is good

[shankeed]

sucha sad story love is hard work specially when they dont love you back

[crustyjuggler83]

christ that ad was torture



[nickkelleher77]

I love ur tunes Kelly, if it wasnt for u we wouldnt be listening to certain tunes, PAT on the back, forgive me english for I am Irish

[RottingYoda]

Im going through a fairly ruff aul break up and this brought me to tears. Powerful stuff

[CoPilot247]

@RottingYoda dONT WORRY ABOUT IT

[cathalmco]

This song is quit simply beautiful. There are so many versions but This one is the most moving.

[xKzPxTR]

a teacher in my school called Larry McGuiness, this was his favourite song and when he died last year it was played in my school, he was a teacher in Colaiste Cholim For 30 odd years ,

[beargrylls46]

pity i cant like it a million times

[olliephelan]

@MsOccular he uses tarts  , as a word play ..the queen of hearts has her pick of any man .....and can reject decent men for superficial heroes with superficial qualities , hence the suggestion of tarts .

[trevber]

this is d greatest song in d history of eire, luke kelly at his best , what more do people want when they search irish music

[thebigfella221]

@trevber elvis presley

[olliephelan]

@thebigfella221 but you wont find ELVIS in a search for irish music !

[olliephelan]

@thebigfella221 but you wont find ELVIS in a search for irish music !

[MrCjapjohnson]

let grief be a falling leaf.. such beautiful words

[MrCjapjohnson]

let grief be a falling leaf.. such beautiful w

ords

[her2talk2]

One day I will come to Ireland!  I shall, return to honor the land of my ancestors who left her shores in 1600. Thank you.

[thebigfella221]

@her2talk2 yeah you should come over irish people are very welcoming, wer you livin now

[her2talk2]

@thebigfella221 ...I live in Texas. Its not Ireland with all that green! However, I love Texas with her shades of brown on browns, tans and blue blue sky as far as the eye can see!.

[huughjarse]

This song is about Hilda Moriarty from Dingle, Co. Kerry .

She was doing Medicine in UCD.

" Paddy " Kavenagh met her on Raglan Rd. & she introduced herself to the great poet, - she knew of his writings, & asked him " why don't you write poems about people, - instead of the countryside...??? "

He said ;- " I'll write a poem about YOU ..! "

Benedict Kiely heard kavenagh recite the poem in a pub, & saw the rhythm fitted " Fainne Geal an Lae "

He asked Luke Kelly to sing it.

- History

[erniesullivan]

any one who took the time to day they disliked this song is a total asshole. suicide would be to good for such swine. Unless they threw themselves into a wood shredder.

[29sundog]

i'm homesick now what a singer when I land in mBaile Atha cliath I kiss the ground............

[IRELAND921]

Haven't heard lukes voice in a while went cold turkey im sorry people but im hooked again.

[GeorgesBarras]

When that pipe comes in, amazing.

[polmaccaba01]

HI JENNIFER!

[BISTOMANISHOME]

I feel good that over 1 million people like this track . just shows that true music will live on :-)

[cscdigitalgraphics]

Just imagine sitting in an Irish pub drinking a Guinness while this song is playing.... Life doesn't get better than that.

[hardynacks]

@cscdigitalgraphics your obvously american

[toiletboyify]

I'm 15 and I've listened to Luke from the age of 5 :) A true legend ! :)

[alakazambitch]

Irish i guess I am my last nAME IS RAGLAN !! what till i return 2 my castle 2 !

[MrCrispian]

The Dubliners wer allways up to help the travelers,in the late 60's my dad put on show at the Abbey Theatre,in aid of the travelers,the band would wave their fee and give a great show...then back to the house for plenty o' porter.

[FayeShaye]

shivers...everytime x

[rancidlight]

I love this song at the scene were Brendan Gleeson dies!

Who knows which film i'm talking about?

[kellyoneill]

@rancidlight In Bruges :)