The Parting Glass - Shane McGowan

[RIProrygallagher]

He's magic. The one and only, we will never see the likes of him again.

[BernieMAC141]

Good Man, Shane, Good Man!

[TheMyrjan]

From The Netherlands.I Love Shane.

Thank You.

[westone4u]

Yes,he is a rare human,more human than most,god blees you shane!

[xxdanny]

a bad shane has more sole than any shite that you will see in this day and age.



[funkypotamus]

What a cunt

[jm72th]

Poet

[26pinkmist]

no matter how old and worn down shane gets hes always legend

[funkypotamus]

The state of that lad!

[hautelick]

Utterly ramshackle, but there is a beauty,poignancy and truth in his voice that only the greatest singers and artists possess.

Fucking beautiful.

[novascot60]

Shane's a genius!

[MyUlster]

take shane for who he is a grate man . a singer ,actor, friend and hold him up for all . time is short . miss ya liam !

[jros83]

@MyUlster he's a "grate" man? So he likes grates? what kind of grates? wrought iron? steel?

[blumenthol]

pathetic - sorry - 

[GoingToPasalacqua12]

there are 2 ways people look at this, i reckon about 95% of people see a drunken old bastard rambling senselessly into a microphone, whereas the rest of us see something beautiful and completely unsurpassed by any of the drivel that people call music nowadays. God Bless You Shane MacGowan.

[FrancisMacShane]

@GoingToPasalacqua12 Spot on. Saol fada Seán Mac Gabhann!

[DesertCFMike]

@GoingToPasalacqua12 thank you.

[ScottInVa1760]

@GoingToPasalacqua12 Absolutely no doubt Shane is a musical genius.

[Mozzer232]

@GoingToPasalacqua12 I'm not going to lie. This is one of the greatest YouTube comments ever...

[GoingToPasalacqua12]

truly a pleasure to listen to

[onaughto]

from now on.. this song shall be sung like this! captured the spirit exactly. long live Shane.

[mdwo01]

Sad to see such a great talent brought low

But Shane is Shane Still Brilliant but again Sad

[tedtedted87]

@mdwo01 so true, the pogues started off with such potential, it seems like after 'rum sodomy and the lash' they never reached the heights they could have. so unfortunate but still god bless shane mcgowan, a poet

[stflaw]

Shane looks totally dissipated, and doesn't sound so great, either. What a shame, Shane.

[wildrolf]

4 people have psychological problems

[Bekkerken]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

in Flemisch ... ZALIG !!!!

Happy St. Patrick's day !!!

[Bekkerken]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

in Flemisch ... ZALIG !!!!

[couthyband]

This song is deceptively difficult. Ronnie Drew changed the words as he sang it because he sang it just as it came and so fine and clear. Liam Clancy sings it perfect as perfect can be but aul shane has my heart...

[bdfeil]

Oh come on, get real. This stinks

[aaaaaarghh]

He's drunk like hell, but still gives an outstandig performance!

[ebolucion]

how drunk is him? LOL

[ryanhertz]

"Shane MacGowan cannot die because he is in fact the Angel of Death"

[13081742]

The man can't walk or talk but still sings like a legend every time

[lexicondevilfilms]

shane is the best...

[DanijelVikernesCado]

fuck i love him hahaha

[zombiewoofN]

This performance is one of the best I have ever seen of any song by anyone. Shane sings with his heart. Yes, it's sad that he is drunk all the time and can't remember some of the words but this about being sad and getting old and you can tell that he feels what he is singing. beautiful song.

[nicx66]

what a beautiful voice

[reporunner]

^jetzt fühl ich mich verstanden, danke Shane

[TheCaindingle]

thats one of the clancey bros singing with shane if im not wrong

[rmm413c]

@TheCaindingle Yeah, that's the late, great Liam Clancy with Shane. It was actually Liam's concert. Shane was the guest artist.

[TheJimmyNewc]

Never mind all the people who left their homes and paid their money to see this song casually and selfishly fucked.

[1811po]

@TheJimmyNewc this man is a fekin legend

[TheJimmyNewc]

@1811po I know. Unfortunately for him his legendary status does not excuse him from performing like this.

[brelfan]

Guessing you have to be from Ireland to appreciate this. Doesn't translate well in some other English speaking countries, I bet. Rather watch a wasted Russian.

[barakaldo55]

completely wasted, but everybody loves shane.

[stylinnprofylin]

Shane is a legend man what a talent.

[SimonOHooligan]

we heard it all before he will probaly outlive you!! Good bless you now fuck of to bed

[darkklaxxon1]

The last stages of a dying alcoholic. Its a damn shame, I love his music and talent, but to watch that is a shame... that was awful.

[snowpatroler99]

What a moment! All the heart and guts in world Shane - Take a bow, you deserve it.

[mikeyjud]

Life is a waste of time,

Time is a waste of life,

Get wasted all the time,

And you'll have the time of your life!

Superb performance despite being a little 'sedated'

[albertcorn]

drunk but a great performance, love it

[gowayyadirt]

Shane is a legend.. missed  a few words in this but still a great performance......A writer of remarkable songs ...long live shane

[parade0000]

Hes always off his face performing this song lol Nice upload.

[dhalloran88]

@parade0000 always off his face when performing. period. don't get me wrong, though. i love his work. there is something about his messy demeanor that utterly enthralls me. he's clearly not ALL there, but he's still an inherently quick-witted fellow. you need only look at his recovery @2:40 . admittedly not the smoothest, but nonetheless reasonably quick. even when he is off his face, still a class A entertainer

[parade0000]

Yeah I seen him last year perform and he was sober and singing like a bird, he has a recored verison of this song aswell and hes drunk on that too lol