Outstanding little scene! One of the best EVER in television history! Every once in awhile STNG toned-down the techno-babble and flashing lights, and gave its actors quiet understated little scenes like this.
Thank you for posting this! :D It's been so long since I've seen this episode, but the song has always been in my heart. It's nice to see that other people are as moved by this piece as I am. :)
One of the most touching scenes from all the Star Trek shows. Colm Meaney is such a brilliant actor, and Bob Gunton as well. (Gunton can sing wonderfully--he played Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of Evita.)
After all these years, this scene still brings tears to my eyes.
Colm Meany is great in this & so is Bob Gunton as Maxwell, he was better here than in Shawshank Redemption, and he was brilliant in Shawshank Redemption.
@poodledreams Agreed. This is just an aside, but since you brought up Shawshank, there are five actors in Shawshank who have also been in some iteration of Star Trek...five! I'm sure that as enhanced your life knowing that!
so where do they get the balls to play maxwell off as some tragic hero? this guy went nuts and murdered at least 650 people. and who's the first officer of the phoenix that didn't relive his ass? oh, but he sings a catchy tune so we're just supposed to forget his victims. i mean i got no love for the cardassians, but still.
A tragic hero isn't necessarily someone admirable. He's flawed -- in this case by letting vengeance destroy his life of honour. In no sense are this scene and his epiphany meant to redeem Maxwell. In fact, this scene isn't about Maxwell at all; it's about the price of war.
Incredibly powerfull scene. So simple, so toned down and so filled with emotion and meaning. It always amazed me, how you can pick any topic, anything at all, and find a Star Trek episode about it done in a meaningfull and poignant way. War, love, justice, friendship, religion, terrorism, death, mourning, torture, growing old, being young... take your pick and I bet that there is a Star Trek episode out there about, that could make you see the whole thing in a new light.
Colm Meaney and the character of Miles O'Brien was one of the best in TNG and also DS9. I don't know if it was Meaney's acting ability or the way the character was written, but he always seemed to be the most "real" of the ST characters--a guy you would like to have a drink with at the nearby bar or go out hunting with. He was an earthy yet practical man and not like the wusses the other characters were. A strong Irish guy. Go Irish!
@frantic1971 What I love about him is that he is as evolved as the other humans in the stories, but when push comes to shove and someone insults his wife, or threatens his life or his friends, he throws down hard.
@frantic1971 Amen! And being an O'Brien I like to pretend he's a descendant. Though I hope it took a while for the dark hair to die out of the family line.
@leggy1977 NO I mean you can fix the title. Sorry not trying to be mean. I have minor OCd. need to get it out sometimes lol. regardless, thanks for posting this, and also not cutting it off at the end like the other video of this on youtube
This show, which I already liked, introduced me to "The Minstral Boy." Thtat, in itself, justified the seried. The song is a tribute to anyone who fights for a just cause.
P.S. Though it may seem to be a paradox, one such cause is peade. Just don't use violence in this "fight."
I've always loved this song. I happened to be walking through the room when my dad was watching old Star Trek reruns and heard them singing and joined right in! I'm pretty sure my family thought I was crazy. :)
i love this version the most. i would like to hear him do the whole thing. both of them in fact (the other captain's backup singing helps)
its the tempo more than anything. the vocals are great but i love the tempo, so sullen and sombre dripping of sadness with a hinting of optimism..
i would like to hear the brobdingnagian bards do this song. their song "wild mountain thyme" also elicits similar feelings and i think they would do the song justice.
A very insperational and beautiful song. It calms my mind and invigorates my body. And i've always been drawn to songs from the Highland, having Scottish ancestry myself.
Thank you so much for posting this! It's one of my favorite Star Trek moments EVER - very touching! 'I'm not going to win this one, am I chief"? Rings the words of the gallant captain, doing what he knew he HAD to do to protect others even though it would cost him all he held dear. I still get choked up... brilliant piece of writing, directing, acting and singing. We need MORE of this!!!
"The minstrel fell, but the foe-man's chain could not bring his proud soul under. The Harp he loved ne'er spoke again, for he tore it's chords asunder. And Said no chains shall sully thee, thou soul of love and bravery. Thy songs were made for the pure and free, they shall never sound in slavery!"
When I was a boy watching this series I must have seen ever single episode. But even then I never thought of it much beyond being a cool science fiction Show, Gadgets and flashing light's and all that. Only now after I started watching it again for the first time in probably 15 years have i been astonished in the absolute quality of acting and moral this series had to give. only now do I realize This show isn't necessarily about "exploring strange new worlds" But rather exploring the human heart
I like the fact the Colin ends by singing on his own.. Beautiful episode-Made me look into the songs origin-it was written by Thomas Moore-an Irishman. Thanks for posting
The minstrel boy to the war has gone In the ranks of death you will find him His father's sword he is girded on And his wild harp slung behind him "Land of song", cried the warrior bard "Though all the world betrays thee One sword at least thy roads shall guard One faithful heart shall praise thee" The minstrel fell but the foeman's sword Could not bring that proud soul under The harp he loved never spoke again For he tore its cords asunder
Thanks for this. One of if not my all time favourite moment in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It's just so human and there were few moments in TNG that touched me as much as this little scene did.
Miles Edward O'Brien became one of my favourite Star Trek characters because he was just a regular, salt-of-the-earth, working guy and family man. Definitely one of the most human humans in ST in my humble opinion because he just seemed like he could have easily been a 21st century guy too.
ive never heard of the minstrel boy before...that was the first time i heard it & fell in love with that song. & their voices go pretty well together!
In the episode the cardassian observer is shocked to learn that Picard is willing to fire on a federation ship...but what he doesn't learn till much much later is that the federation bands together far faster and far stronger.
Naw... Probably just "quietly" removed from service... But probably brought back in some capacity a few years later when he was proven right. (Dominion War)
@Mysenthrope This would be my assumption as well. In this episode, Captain Maxwell was considered a "Renegade", but he was absolutely correct in his accusations that the Cardassians were rearming their citizens and building up for a new conflict.
A song for warrior-poets. A song for the hopeless cause. A song for the warfighter who suffers the lose of comrades. Remember those who lay down their lives for what they believe in.
cromwell is my little sock puppet,i pull the strings a little to the right and he dances to my tune,a little to the left and he responds in exactly the way i had predicted him too,it is easy to predict his his dumb comments,he cannot handle brainstormers like us,poor little sock puppet,LMAO
I have already responded to this remark dipshit, check the comment I left for the minstrel boy video, once again you have repeated yourself with the same dull irrelevant facts once I have you cornered you, pathetic.
£600,000,000 lol yeah the british government would like to continue workig with Surrey Sarelite Technology Ltd, the operative word here of course being "like"
i'm sure you'd "like" to see it happen, but in the midst of a massive global reccession just how likely is this to happen, i'll believe it when I see it lol what a joker.
YOUR THE ONE WHO BROUGHT UP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH !! and sidetracked us into a seperate argument. LOL I merely gave examples of Irelands participation in space exploration, and stop trying to draw attention away from your obvious stupidity by pointing out one or two typo's on my part.
Did you you have to google that one, coz they'd have had to use ESA rockets to LAUNCH as britain doesn't have any LAUNCH capabilities of it's own does it?
And think you were making such a fuss about the independence of your space programme earlier. lol
Well if that's the british approach to space exploration you'll never get anything up there, what do you propose using catapults? How can you have space program without scientific research, that's got to be the dumbest thing you've said yet, I tried telling you that you were'nt very bright.
All that crap you mentioned by your own admission was launched by the americans, that's like saying i've buit wings for a plane but I need someone else to build the plane that will get them in the air.
Just some of the programs Ireland is involved with under the ESA
Satelite Communications (ARTES)
Satelite Navigation (GALILEO)
Space Transportation Programmes (Ariane v)
General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)
Space science experiments (PRODEX)
European Life and Physical Sciences Programme (ELIPS)
and all that british shit you mentioned, by your own admission was launched by the americans, which proves my point you stupid fog breathing british bastard.
yeah, and you'll be cleaning the americans for them if you brits ever want to get into space, let's face it it's the only way you ever will. just take alook at what happened to that beagle 1 probe you sent to mars, lol better to get it there in several pieces than not at all I guess lol So much for british technical engineering lol
Awh come on, who's been giving my anti Cardasian remarks the thumbs down, that shit was funny, you are all trying to learn to speak Klingon, as if it were a real language, which is truly sad. lol
I thought this episode was disgraceful, it portayed Cardasians in a very negative light, and the writers clearly demonstrated their anti Cardasian bigotry throughout, as a Cardasian living and working here on Earth I must say that I was deeply offended by this and I would have thought that we were beyond this sort of negative typecasting in this day and age, I mean you all seem to love the Klingons so much, your'e all learning their language, so why can't you just give my people a fucking break
Weyoun was a prick and he got his just deserts at the hands of Garak, and anyway we'll have Cardassia rebuilt in no time while you pathetic Bajoran farmers are still in the process of rebuiling your pitifull planet after our occupation.
Also note that this theme song for O'Brien carries over in the series finale of DS9. A few bars comes out when he picks up one of the Alamo model figures and departs for good.
one of the reasons i loved star trek was the multi cultural element. and i don't mean humans and romulans, i mean the way different human traditions were all made out to be just different human traditions. as an Irishman i'm biased and i love O'Brien, especially in the episodes where the writers go out of their way to put across his traditions. but i love that his best friend on DS9 was Bashir, an Englishman. All just human!
This is my favorite Miles O'Brien episode from either series. Next Gen or DS9. Though "Trials and Tribbleations" (DS9) was great with him meeting Scotty and becoming his ally in the bar fight.
Both Colm Meaney and guest star Bob Gunton were excellent in this episode, and the writing was just wonderful. Meaney really showed his stuff acting wise in this, makes me wish he'd gotten more to do!
Also this set up his backstory with the Cardassians, leading to him going to Deep Space Nine!
youre right I apologize.Its likely there were originally gaelic lyrics that were coopted into english.A similar song is butternut hill. The tv series sharpe is full of them if youre interested.
Thomas Moore to be exact, in remembrance of friends lost during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The song became very popular with the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War and police/fire dept's with strong Irish presence.
When Maxwell says, "I'm not going to win this one, am I, Chief?" you can see how good an actor Meaney is when he replies, "No, sir," ruefully. A good moment between old comrades. Sad and touching. And of course, Bob Gunton is another terrific actor with a good singing voice -- he played Sweeney Todd in the musical.
but picard had to do his duty and bring him in, it's sad that ppl that see war, are ignored, when it finally comes, then they can speak, until then, they are forced silent...
NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING! YOU JUST DON'T TURN IT OFF! IT WASN'T MY WAR! YOU ASKED ME, I DIDN'T ASK YOU!
katey1dog 4 days ago
i wanna hear him sing the full version...
tuseroni 1 week ago
I fucking love O'Brien.
Hazzarddu 1 month ago
I have to admit, I always get a little misty eyed when I watch this scene.
What a great show. Even though it's been almost 20 years since it's been on the air, I still find it as enjoyable as I did way back then.
Effedup 1 month ago
Now I have to watch "The Wounded" again. Love this song and Love the episode!
TheMontanaDave 1 month ago
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Outstanding little scene! One of the best EVER in television history! Every once in awhile STNG toned-down the techno-babble and flashing lights, and gave its actors quiet understated little scenes like this.
delavalmilker 2 months ago
one of my favorite moments in any startrek episode
PVTJFarrell 3 months ago
– The Wounded (1991) … Capt. Benjamin Maxwell is where this comes from
MrLRL68 3 months ago
– The Wounded (1991) … Capt. Benjamin Maxwell
MrLRL68 3 months ago
51,025 views. That just not enough. Not anywhere near.
leahcimrac 4 months ago
Very nice video. Thanks for uploading and what a great song. I'm performing this on guitar soon and I'll reply to this video when its up.
leahcimrac 4 months ago
Thank you for posting this! :D It's been so long since I've seen this episode, but the song has always been in my heart. It's nice to see that other people are as moved by this piece as I am. :)
Spectrechic 4 months ago
Absolutely moving.
TheSolomoja 4 months ago
yep one of the best TNG moments!
boyzwiththemosttoyz 5 months ago
One of the most touching scenes from all the Star Trek shows. Colm Meaney is such a brilliant actor, and Bob Gunton as well. (Gunton can sing wonderfully--he played Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of Evita.)
After all these years, this scene still brings tears to my eyes.
slycoldreynardine 5 months ago
It's the warden from Shawshank! Haha
I loved this scene, great song too :)
TheDarkFrontier 5 months ago
Regardless of how you feel about Star Trek as a whole, this is a beautiful (and rare) television moment....
chuckyvee70 5 months ago
Colm Meaney should get more work.
GriffinPilgrim 6 months ago
@GriffinPilgrim He's in tons of movies. I think he is pretty well respected.
ChaosRevolution 4 months ago
@ChaosRevolution I know. But he should get more!
GriffinPilgrim 4 months ago
Very moving, this is the way it should be sung, to fighting men at peace and remembering.
candr 8 months ago
Thank you for posting this!
TheBrownAndTheGrey 9 months ago 6
@TheBrownAndTheGrey
It was a pleasure :)
leggy1977 8 months ago
I'm going to cry. lol
majnemesis 9 months ago
Colm Meany is great in this & so is Bob Gunton as Maxwell, he was better here than in Shawshank Redemption, and he was brilliant in Shawshank Redemption.
poodledreams 9 months ago
@poodledreams Agreed. This is just an aside, but since you brought up Shawshank, there are five actors in Shawshank who have also been in some iteration of Star Trek...five! I'm sure that as enhanced your life knowing that!
chineolee 9 months ago
I hope they let this guy out for the Dominion War!
86koza86 9 months ago 3
@86koza86 Let him have a warriors death.
sabregunner 8 months ago
I have the overwhelming feeling to hug O'Brien :)
sakurastar2k7 10 months ago
so where do they get the balls to play maxwell off as some tragic hero? this guy went nuts and murdered at least 650 people. and who's the first officer of the phoenix that didn't relive his ass? oh, but he sings a catchy tune so we're just supposed to forget his victims. i mean i got no love for the cardassians, but still.
AMC2283 10 months ago
@AMC2283
A tragic hero isn't necessarily someone admirable. He's flawed -- in this case by letting vengeance destroy his life of honour. In no sense are this scene and his epiphany meant to redeem Maxwell. In fact, this scene isn't about Maxwell at all; it's about the price of war.
LordOfTheGnus 10 months ago 2
Love it. Call it corny but it brings a tear to me eye v
TheSolomoja 10 months ago
Incredibly powerfull scene. So simple, so toned down and so filled with emotion and meaning. It always amazed me, how you can pick any topic, anything at all, and find a Star Trek episode about it done in a meaningfull and poignant way. War, love, justice, friendship, religion, terrorism, death, mourning, torture, growing old, being young... take your pick and I bet that there is a Star Trek episode out there about, that could make you see the whole thing in a new light.
Brejan 11 months ago 2
Best version of Minstrel Boy I've heard!! And O'Brien's finest moment in TNG, too!
dbstovall0930 1 year ago
Colm Meaney and the character of Miles O'Brien was one of the best in TNG and also DS9. I don't know if it was Meaney's acting ability or the way the character was written, but he always seemed to be the most "real" of the ST characters--a guy you would like to have a drink with at the nearby bar or go out hunting with. He was an earthy yet practical man and not like the wusses the other characters were. A strong Irish guy. Go Irish!
frantic1971 1 year ago 16
@frantic1971 What I love about him is that he is as evolved as the other humans in the stories, but when push comes to shove and someone insults his wife, or threatens his life or his friends, he throws down hard.
Lerathe 2 months ago
@frantic1971 Amen! And being an O'Brien I like to pretend he's a descendant. Though I hope it took a while for the dark hair to die out of the family line.
SG1Mitchell 2 months ago
@frantic1971 of course ye want tae go fur a drink wi him he is a gentleman fae gods own country Eire! Erin go bragh!
judgefatboy 2 weeks ago
The best scene and by far the absolute best version of Minstre Boy
NoBalogne 1 year ago
spelt o'brien wrong
starfleetcc 1 year ago 5
@starfleetcc
You're right... A mistake.
leggy1977 1 year ago
@leggy1977 You can fix it.
SG1Mitchell 4 months ago
@leggy1977 But one you can fix.
SG1Mitchell 2 months ago
@SG1Mitchell But I have already fixed that :)
leggy1977 2 months ago
@leggy1977 NO I mean you can fix the title. Sorry not trying to be mean. I have minor OCd. need to get it out sometimes lol. regardless, thanks for posting this, and also not cutting it off at the end like the other video of this on youtube
SG1Mitchell 2 months ago
@starfleetcc You spelled "spelled" wrong.
BIHMFsc 6 months ago
@BIHMFsc lol yes i did. haha
AdmiraITuvok 6 months ago
My favorite scene of all the Trek shows. It just brought me to tears.
slycoldreynardine 1 year ago
Q'Plah, Ben Maxwell.
kokobaboko 1 year ago
One of the greatest scenes in ALL of Trek lore.
katey1dog 1 year ago 3
Enter the Haggis has an awesome cover of this
Jabberwocky010 1 year ago
This show, which I already liked, introduced me to "The Minstral Boy." Thtat, in itself, justified the seried. The song is a tribute to anyone who fights for a just cause.
P.S. Though it may seem to be a paradox, one such cause is peade. Just don't use violence in this "fight."
Arillane 1 year ago
I've always loved this song. I happened to be walking through the room when my dad was watching old Star Trek reruns and heard them singing and joined right in! I'm pretty sure my family thought I was crazy. :)
dreadedjollyroger 1 year ago 3
i love this version the most. i would like to hear him do the whole thing. both of them in fact (the other captain's backup singing helps)
its the tempo more than anything. the vocals are great but i love the tempo, so sullen and sombre dripping of sadness with a hinting of optimism..
i would like to hear the brobdingnagian bards do this song. their song "wild mountain thyme" also elicits similar feelings and i think they would do the song justice.
tuseroni 1 year ago
A very insperational and beautiful song. It calms my mind and invigorates my body. And i've always been drawn to songs from the Highland, having Scottish ancestry myself.
Savagebeast369 1 year ago 2
@Savagebeast369 even though the song is Irish...
dslmc 1 year ago 2
A bittersweet moment that echos real life.
artgal80 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this! It's one of my favorite Star Trek moments EVER - very touching! 'I'm not going to win this one, am I chief"? Rings the words of the gallant captain, doing what he knew he HAD to do to protect others even though it would cost him all he held dear. I still get choked up... brilliant piece of writing, directing, acting and singing. We need MORE of this!!!
Just4Meeeee 1 year ago
"The minstrel fell, but the foe-man's chain could not bring his proud soul under. The Harp he loved ne'er spoke again, for he tore it's chords asunder. And Said no chains shall sully thee, thou soul of love and bravery. Thy songs were made for the pure and free, they shall never sound in slavery!"
krisvires 1 year ago 4
I play the trombone and I watched this the other night and it is now part of my trombone assignment. LOL ! : )
tiswabley 1 year ago
The best scene in TNG.Gives me the chills
DF0302 1 year ago 4
Best Star Trek scene EVER.
34601k 1 year ago 9
When I was a boy watching this series I must have seen ever single episode. But even then I never thought of it much beyond being a cool science fiction Show, Gadgets and flashing light's and all that. Only now after I started watching it again for the first time in probably 15 years have i been astonished in the absolute quality of acting and moral this series had to give. only now do I realize This show isn't necessarily about "exploring strange new worlds" But rather exploring the human heart
superjump01 1 year ago
I like the fact the Colin ends by singing on his own.. Beautiful episode-Made me look into the songs origin-it was written by Thomas Moore-an Irishman. Thanks for posting
sufiron 1 year ago
@sufiron It's Colm not Colin.
OpeningSalvoe 1 year ago
vixenfinder 1 year ago
What with all the trekkies out there, I am somewhat surprised that this doesn't have more views... It is by and large one of the best scenes ever!
ivanstojic 1 year ago
O'Brian must suffer...
aekagsr 1 year ago 2
@aekagsr O'Brien must suffer. Don't know who this O'Brian was...
TehCheese 1 year ago
One of my favorite scenes from the series.
"I'm not gonna win this one, am I chief"
"No sir"
So well delivered
goob67896 1 year ago 7
It's one of my faverites aswell, IMHO they really convey the feeling of 2 old soilders remembering past battles.
mnewf2002 1 year ago 5
Beautiful scene!
pm2424 1 year ago
Scenes like this are why TNG RULES!
RevTekkX 1 year ago 6
This is the first time I ever heard 'Minstrel Boy' and it's stuck with me ever since.
The understated, almost mournful way O'Brien sings it gives it so much weight; it completes the scene.
trevorzlee 1 year ago 12
Same with me! I remember this song from this episode, heard the tune again recently, and then searched for it on here! :)
Dulcimerist 1 year ago
@trevorzlee
The same with me. It has been one of my favorites ever since.
Liftedkilt 1 year ago
I always think of the scene whenever I know I'm royally screwed. LOL Thank you for posting.
MarkAnthony27 1 year ago 2
in the words of Jimmy Rabbitte sr ( played by meaney ) in the movie the comitments " U2 must be fuckin shittin themselves" ,
dubbigot 2 years ago 3
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Thanks for this. One of if not my all time favourite moment in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It's just so human and there were few moments in TNG that touched me as much as this little scene did.
Miles Edward O'Brien became one of my favourite Star Trek characters because he was just a regular, salt-of-the-earth, working guy and family man. Definitely one of the most human humans in ST in my humble opinion because he just seemed like he could have easily been a 21st century guy too.
Alan1701b 2 years ago 2
I love this scene, and this song. TNG FTW!
SleeperCell38 2 years ago
just FYI, its actually o'brien, not o'brian. ;)
great video, great patriotic song.
jdhrtl 2 years ago 2
I really like this scene. It is probably one of the best of all Star Trek's
aletrescincosiete 2 years ago 33
Always stuck in my mind as well
enterprise0987 2 years ago 3
This scene always stuck with me
BigV329 2 years ago 6
O'Brian was one of the best characters in Next Gen.
jhohen03 2 years ago 8
The best version I've heard of "The Minstrel Boy", I only wish I could find an MP3 (to purchase) of this rendition.
The orchestral piece in the background at approx 1:07 onwards also sounds very good.
Eikinskialdi 2 years ago 53
@Eikinskialdi You could always download the free version of realplayer and then use the realplayer downloader to download and then convert it to mp3!
tomas22ie 1 year ago
@Eikinskialdi +1, better than 99 percent of other renditions of this song.
testy462 9 months ago
Another episode orchaestrated by the Great Storyteller Ronald D Moore
:)
AirelonTrading 2 years ago 4
Thia is an Irish song
not an American song
It was written by the Irish bard, Thomas Moore
mangaire1 2 years ago 5
Where does anyone claim it was written by an American?
kkmacleod 2 years ago 7
Apparently a third verse was added to the tune by an unknown American.
RorySPQR 2 years ago
yeah, but that verse also sucks compared to the rest of the song
yoktor 2 years ago
ive never heard of the minstrel boy before...that was the first time i heard it & fell in love with that song. & their voices go pretty well together!
mystiquesword 2 years ago 3
In the episode the cardassian observer is shocked to learn that Picard is willing to fire on a federation ship...but what he doesn't learn till much much later is that the federation bands together far faster and far stronger.
knfstarfire 2 years ago 2
Excellent video. Probably my favorite version of the song (also the first time I heard it...).
LiGohan 2 years ago
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Ah Jaysus O'Brian, cut out that aul singin and pour us a pint.
mtanz0 2 years ago
What happened to Captain Maxwell?
stewban007 2 years ago 3
Court Marshall i think...
trizzo1234 2 years ago
correct!
He went peacefully back to the Enterprise.
But he made his point.
Picard knew the cardassians were smuggling weapons...
Trombone1991 2 years ago 4
he was probably tried and imprisoned for his renegade actions against the Federation and the Cardassians.
RifleVision 2 years ago
Naw... Probably just "quietly" removed from service... But probably brought back in some capacity a few years later when he was proven right. (Dominion War)
Mysenthrope 2 years ago
@Mysenthrope This would be my assumption as well. In this episode, Captain Maxwell was considered a "Renegade", but he was absolutely correct in his accusations that the Cardassians were rearming their citizens and building up for a new conflict.
darkthunder84 2 years ago
Easily the most beautiful scene in the entire series, reflecting on their dead friend.
RomanRower 2 years ago 10
I Agree, but for me out of everything that shines, the song 'Inner Light' from the episode 'Lessons' is the most amazing.
trizzo1234 2 years ago 4
Yeah man! I agree, The minstrel boy has a special place in my heart but the Inner Light theme gets me every time
Thestigmademedoit 2 years ago
A song for warrior-poets. A song for the hopeless cause. A song for the warfighter who suffers the lose of comrades. Remember those who lay down their lives for what they believe in.
USAirKav 2 years ago 10
a warp core that we invented before you spoonhead
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
cromwell is my little sock puppet,i pull the strings a little to the right and he dances to my tune,a little to the left and he responds in exactly the way i had predicted him too,it is easy to predict his his dumb comments,he cannot handle brainstormers like us,poor little sock puppet,LMAO
k1971C 2 years ago
Everything
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
I have already responded to this remark dipshit, check the comment I left for the minstrel boy video, once again you have repeated yourself with the same dull irrelevant facts once I have you cornered you, pathetic.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago 2
£600,000,000 lol yeah the british government would like to continue workig with Surrey Sarelite Technology Ltd, the operative word here of course being "like"
i'm sure you'd "like" to see it happen, but in the midst of a massive global reccession just how likely is this to happen, i'll believe it when I see it lol what a joker.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago 2
YOUR THE ONE WHO BROUGHT UP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH !! and sidetracked us into a seperate argument. LOL I merely gave examples of Irelands participation in space exploration, and stop trying to draw attention away from your obvious stupidity by pointing out one or two typo's on my part.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago 2
Did you you have to google that one, coz they'd have had to use ESA rockets to LAUNCH as britain doesn't have any LAUNCH capabilities of it's own does it?
And think you were making such a fuss about the independence of your space programme earlier. lol
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago 2
Scientific research does'nt count? lol
Well if that's the british approach to space exploration you'll never get anything up there, what do you propose using catapults? How can you have space program without scientific research, that's got to be the dumbest thing you've said yet, I tried telling you that you were'nt very bright.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
All that crap you mentioned by your own admission was launched by the americans, that's like saying i've buit wings for a plane but I need someone else to build the plane that will get them in the air.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago 2
Just some of the programs Ireland is involved with under the ESA
Satelite Communications (ARTES)
Satelite Navigation (GALILEO)
Space Transportation Programmes (Ariane v)
General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)
Space science experiments (PRODEX)
European Life and Physical Sciences Programme (ELIPS)
and all that british shit you mentioned, by your own admission was launched by the americans, which proves my point you stupid fog breathing british bastard.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
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CptBenjaminSisko 2 years ago
yeah, and you'll be cleaning the americans for them if you brits ever want to get into space, let's face it it's the only way you ever will. just take alook at what happened to that beagle 1 probe you sent to mars, lol better to get it there in several pieces than not at all I guess lol So much for british technical engineering lol
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
Awh come on, who's been giving my anti Cardasian remarks the thumbs down, that shit was funny, you are all trying to learn to speak Klingon, as if it were a real language, which is truly sad. lol
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
I thought this episode was disgraceful, it portayed Cardasians in a very negative light, and the writers clearly demonstrated their anti Cardasian bigotry throughout, as a Cardasian living and working here on Earth I must say that I was deeply offended by this and I would have thought that we were beyond this sort of negative typecasting in this day and age, I mean you all seem to love the Klingons so much, your'e all learning their language, so why can't you just give my people a fucking break
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
you sir, need to leave you're parents basement and take a look at the real world, especially if you believe that your a cardasian.
apophos2000 2 years ago
Oh go buy yourself a sense of humor.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
cardassinas are spoon headed scum. I would drown their young at birth if i could.
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
lol that was a deeply offensive remark, how dare you, you little maggot munchuing ferengi turd.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
Oh im sorry. I forgot youre a noble people who kiss dominion ass and have no planet now that weyoun destroyed it. Bajor forever!!!!!
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
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CptBenjaminSisko 2 years ago
yeah but all trekkies are crazy by definition
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
Weyoun was a prick and he got his just deserts at the hands of Garak, and anyway we'll have Cardassia rebuilt in no time while you pathetic Bajoran farmers are still in the process of rebuiling your pitifull planet after our occupation.
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
pitiful. we were sailing lightships while you Kardashians were still slithering in caves. Besides garak loved a noble bajoran woman ziyal
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
It's spelt Cardassians and lightships are what's pitiful no warp core lol
OpeningSalvoe 2 years ago
@OpeningSalvoe Worf killed Weyoun...
specom 1 year ago
@specom That was only one version of Weyoun, he was finished off for good by Garak.
OpeningSalvoe 1 year ago
@OpeningSalvoe Realized that 5 minutes after I posted.
specom 1 year ago
lolyour hillarious
CptBenjaminSisko 2 years ago
Thanks for all the comments, people.
Although I have no Irish or English blood, I liked this song very much, and was delighted to upload the video :)
leggy1977 2 years ago 16
this was the best scene in the entire series.
reelg964 2 years ago 2
Also note that this theme song for O'Brien carries over in the series finale of DS9. A few bars comes out when he picks up one of the Alamo model figures and departs for good.
kkmacleod 3 years ago 5
Captain Maxwell was right
volper1690 3 years ago 5
one of the reasons i loved star trek was the multi cultural element. and i don't mean humans and romulans, i mean the way different human traditions were all made out to be just different human traditions. as an Irishman i'm biased and i love O'Brien, especially in the episodes where the writers go out of their way to put across his traditions. but i love that his best friend on DS9 was Bashir, an Englishman. All just human!
cameramanAL 3 years ago 8
this is probably one of the best episodes of the star trek frnachise for the conflict love this scene
lordofmyarse 3 years ago 6
This is one of my favourite scenes of star trek ever, thanks for uploading it
TrekkyRudd 3 years ago 46
@TrekkyRudd
One of mine also.
Ptbinstock 1 year ago
This is my favorite Miles O'Brien episode from either series. Next Gen or DS9. Though "Trials and Tribbleations" (DS9) was great with him meeting Scotty and becoming his ally in the bar fight.
Both Colm Meaney and guest star Bob Gunton were excellent in this episode, and the writing was just wonderful. Meaney really showed his stuff acting wise in this, makes me wish he'd gotten more to do!
Also this set up his backstory with the Cardassians, leading to him going to Deep Space Nine!
DEP717 3 years ago 8
thank you newgalwaygirl :)
hpa2005 3 years ago
Jesus but bob gunton is young and trim here. This is only a year before shawshank.
t5y665yrty56 3 years ago
More like 10 years before.
eastwhite 3 years ago
episode the wounded 1991 shawshank 1994
t5y665yrty56 3 years ago 2
you're right. I was thinking of greenmile for some reason (Stephen King prison movies I guess).
eastwhite 3 years ago
youre right I apologize.Its likely there were originally gaelic lyrics that were coopted into english.A similar song is butternut hill. The tv series sharpe is full of them if youre interested.
t5y665yrty56 3 years ago
Great video for CW3 O'Brien & ST:TNG
INDYANDY4C 3 years ago 4
Hey who knew Colm Meaney could sing?! A credit to Irish people everywhere. Great video.
newgalwaygirl 3 years ago 5
I agree with irishrazorhogan
hpa2005 3 years ago
british = cardassians!!
irishrazorhogan 3 years ago 6
its a british song , amadan
t5y665yrty56 3 years ago
its an irish song but possibly used by irish regiments fighting for the brits....still irish though
irishrazorhogan 3 years ago 5
it was written by an irishman
hpa2005 3 years ago
Thomas Moore to be exact, in remembrance of friends lost during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The song became very popular with the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War and police/fire dept's with strong Irish presence.
JuanCha1228 2 years ago 3
yep
hpa2005 2 years ago
you got that from patriot4913
Shumankingsnake 2 years ago
In that case the irish are the jemhadar fighting for an organization they despise.
t5y665yrty56 3 years ago
and Thomas Moore's legend will out live us all , to think he wrote this song in the spare of the moment , another great Irishman
ewelmcc 3 years ago
i know their not the same actor but chief o brien looks like ralph malph from happy days
gjelpd001 3 years ago
When Maxwell says, "I'm not going to win this one, am I, Chief?" you can see how good an actor Meaney is when he replies, "No, sir," ruefully. A good moment between old comrades. Sad and touching. And of course, Bob Gunton is another terrific actor with a good singing voice -- he played Sweeney Todd in the musical.
AriesTRam 3 years ago 4
in the end capt Maxwell was right the cardassiens were planing on a war with the federation
christianbrink1985 3 years ago
this labeled the cardassians as scumbags
gjelpd001 3 years ago
but picard had to do his duty and bring him in, it's sad that ppl that see war, are ignored, when it finally comes, then they can speak, until then, they are forced silent...
Jshaw71 3 years ago
in my opinion, one of the best moments in Star Trek
hpa2005 3 years ago 8
agreed
Jshaw71 3 years ago
thanks for this upload, i have been looking for this for a long time, great scene, again thanks for the video
Jshaw71 3 years ago 6
Awesome!! I have this song posted too.. I knew it was good, but they have it in Star Trek, so it's automatically awesome.
skiffman5889 3 years ago 6
The minstrel boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him;
His father's sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;
"Land of Song!" cried the warrior bard,
"Tho' all the world betrays thee,
One sword, at least, thy right shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"
thebeano1985 4 years ago 8
Thanks!
IamConnorMacLeod 3 years ago
The minstrel boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him;
His father's sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;
"Land of Song!" cried the warrior bard,
"Tho' all the world betrays thee,
One sword, at least, thy right shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"
thebeano1985 4 years ago 5
The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain
Could not bring that proud soul under;
The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again,
For he tore its chords asunder;
And said "No chains shall sully thee,
Thou soul of love and brav'ry!
Thy songs were made for the pure and free
They shall never sound in slavery!
thebeano1985 4 years ago 5
It looks like Mike Hukabee
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