The Fureys & Davey Arthur - When you Were Sweet Sixteen ~ Very Rare Music Video

[StollyDolly]

OH MY FECKIN GOD ..... Beautiful .... saw them rakes of times,, this son just brings me to my knees .. thank you so much xxxx

[rondeco]

The video was shot in a little village called Dunlavin in Co Wicklow in Ireland.

[connollypa5]

Is that Finbar singing the song or Davey Arthur,just beutifull.

[tartanwheelz]

The Vid was made for Top of the Pops a weekly BBC production based on shakers and movers in the UK Charts, The year 1981, it certainly has that dreadfully naff early 80's music video about it? :-)

[theirishman2011]

Probably one of the best love songs ever written and no man will ever sing it better than Finbar Furey does here.

[sledgehead7000]

f--king beautiful

[Grumpsish]

Really nice

[rizlaod]

It was written by a tipperary man named jim thorton

[betz1511]

The music and singing touches my soul. So beautiful.

[midnightwalker2712]

The girls name is anne-marie elliott. I know cos she was mentioned on the album

[liamthedream]

Way back at the turn of the last century, John Thornton was a vaudaville performer, his wife asked him "John, do you still love me"? he replied "I love you as I loved you when you were sweet sixteen". She replied "Wow, that sounds like a song, you should write one. He took up the gauntlet and the rest as they say is History. At the time, it was the first song to sell a Million sheet music copies. Al Jolson made it popular in his day...

[liamthedream]

Way back at the turn of the last century, John Thornton was a vaudaville performer, his wife asked him "John, do you still love me"? he replied "I love you as I loved you when you were sweet sixteen". She replied "Wow, that sounds like a song, you should write one. He took up the gauntlet and the rest as they say is History. At the time, it was the first song to sell a Million sheet music copies. Al Jolson made it popular as did Perry Como later on and the Fureys broke in to

[wew0nitfivetimes]

This is an absolute classic - brilliant stuff. Who wrote this????

[333collo]

a great old song

[Superindigoman]

Hits the soul

[myson754]

thissong will always  brings bk memories of my da who never could come to terms with the loss of his firs son who sadly passed away at sweet 16,god bless you da and big bro.miss yous loads

[Gurrier]

Just wondering what video this was taken off?

[bennevisplace]

Magic

[eddybaby58]

Nice amps!

[showaddy11]

thats big time. hail

[BILLYnKAREN]

Thank you Furey brothers and Davey, you make all the old songs beautiful. Peace to all.

[TRIXIEDOG1]

Fantastic version of a very old song, well done lads !

[malura40]

lovely song

[Floonder]

This is one of those songs you wish that you were good enough to have written,

simply brilliant.

Love it.

[muddlepond]

I absolutely love this song. Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and gives me goose pimples.

[26sammyk]

love dis song, 1st dance at our wedding,

[multimercedes]

I love this song with all my heart. so beautiful it brings me to tears. and i want to marry the girl in the video.... who is she?

[brianofoz]

Love these boys and love this song.

[GlasgowCeltic88]

Oh wow....

[rammers2006]

my childhood listening to this at my grandparents at xmas / new year..... played over and over.... all the talking, shouting and joking always ceased and this was endeared in pure silence.... those strident banjo notes have echoes through my life ever since..... tearful and timeless!!!!

[caedoodle]

God. This brings right back to being a kid again.

[paddyfureyforever]

I am a Furey,  this is what we do...

[silvercastlemartin]

this is beautiful..touches the soul!!!

[70Tartanboy]

Great song evoking memories

[conordeegan]

The video of the girl running on the green and going in the door of the big house was shot on Dunlavin Green in West Wicklow. The house used to the be Perochial house. Thanks for posting - brough back some memories for my dad

[loum0206]

the best band ever and what a song

[MarkMercurius]

Thankyou very much to whoever posted this lovely contribution to the seventies music era here on Youtube.............

[ajondyh]

Wow this is probabaly 70's looking at their young faces... Is that Davey Arthur playing the guitar PMSL

[cockneyneil]

superb, timeless.

[357HFC]

@cockneyneil Doubt anyone could have used less words to say so much.

[machree01]

Now that is a rare one, around about 1982, great playing and singing from the lads, thanks for posting it.

[UrharRar]

Great song nice video, thanks for posting,