The Corries The Dawning of The Day

[robsargent4]

Roy was always a good songwriter as well as performer.

[Grouter12]

Scotland the brave aint our nathional anthem u nut. Jacobite Highlander

[AyeWeCan]

so on the money 40 years on

[TARTANCAM]

who wrote the tune???? iain 40

[rosswatt1979]

roy wrote the lyrics

[Drewhelen]

Roy wrote the words and music. The arrangement was a joint effort.

Haven't heard it for ages - so true even in 2009.

[Beringorn]

I would like to say : you are very wrong §thelonegoover§ the people you see in this vid are the essence of scottish city life and i fee very honored to have met some of them

[tententsdrinker]

Donald Dewar? Wee Eck? Who are ya? The Dawn is Coming! People power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thelonegroover]

I grew up with this generation, and the people in the pub scene sum up all that was wrong with Scotland (then) and is still wrong in the present day. The Corries' message in the song is quite simple....take responsibility for you own country and future!....unfortunately since the song was writen in the late 1980's there's no evidence that anybody in Scottish society is prepared to do that.

[alacas69]

Speak for yourself.

[Ayeshteni]

The election of the present Scottish government and the bloody nose Labour will be getting in Glasgow East tonight, may prove your argument wrong. ;)

[bcnsco]

There's no use in thinking thats it too late for changing,

There's no use in thinking its not up to YOU.

Independence now.

[originaljockney]

we get independance,, they keep Nicky Campbell.  Bliss

[hafpipe]

Now here is a good contender for the Scottish National Anthem.

[rangersguy68]

hafpipe thats a smashin statement buddy aye lets have dawning of the day as out anthem

[wallace500001]

SCOTLAND WILL AGAIN BE FREE .

Believe it.

It's coming soon .

[BillDFC]

Let Scotland flourish!

[baasuxgt]

BRILLIANT

[madpict]

free pictlands forever

[bobbyshambles]

After all that effort why did we let the wall fall.

[TheBruce1314]

Brilliant. one of my favourite corries songs.

Fairly stirs the blood:)

[cheerydavie]

a another of Roy's great songs he was singer joke teller instrumentists

[XYZLOPHONE]

scottish law for the scottish people bring the

[ldlamd]

Brilliant song..

ROLL ON INDEPENDANCE

[SaintJimmy671]

This is the 1st time I've heard this Corries song and it's already my favourite. The lyrics are spot on. Independence isn't far off now! Makes you want to fly the flag, and stand up for Scotland!

[scrimmy82]

STILL IN OUR HOMELAND THE FOREIGNER RULES!!

Roy got that one right, 50 years on not much has changed

[fergiewergie]

This should be our national anthem, much more appropriate than F.o.S

[mcaroy68]

I agree top marks to Iain40.

[grae911]

dont be daft - we dont have a scottish national anthem Scotland the brave was written by an englishman for the commonwealth games. dawning of the Day would be a great anthem but Flower of scotland gives me a lump in my throat

[balmore101]

@grae911

Just a correction. Scotland the Brave was written by Cliff Hanley Scottish writer and broadcaster, born Glasgow 1922 brought up in Shettleston. Worked in Glasgow all his life.

[robsargent4]

@grae911 I've always liked Flower of Scotlas as well, but if a national anthem has to be chanted rather than sung, with various additions to the lyrics sung in between the real lyrics, then I don't think it should be our national anthem, much as I'd like it. Actually I think we might as well abolish national anthems & just sing whatever song we feel like singing on the occassion. We should have an official tune though, maybe the theme tune from the Archers. What d'you mean I've been watching too

[robsargent4]

@grae911 much Billy Connolly?

[bidhalbasaor]

These lyrics are outstanding!

Scotland will flourish once again!!