A Man's A Man for A' That

[dulcinaandgnome]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful ode to humanity.

Burns, a man for all seasons, a defender of liberty and equality.

:)

[fivenaumans]

3:10 Where is that picture from? I've seen it fairly often. Who took the picture, and who is in it?

[jsberks]

Socialist Great Britain!

[MarvellousMuffin]

This should have been our national anthem.

[DonegalRaymie201]

@MarvellousMuffin

It may be yet, if yous have any sense, and no that terrible dirge "Flower of Scotland"!

Can ye no imagine your National sides lift after singing this man??

[MarvellousMuffin]

@DonegalRaymie201

I have to say that I would be quite embarassed if Flower of Scotland represented Scotland officially.

[MegaHappygrandma]

We are all "JOCK TAMSONS BAIRNS " and proud to be Celts so sad you cannot discuss a true talent without bringing Religion into the equation ....

[MegaHappygrandma]

We are all "JOCK TAMSONS BAIRNS " and proud to be Celts so sad you cannot discuss a true talent without bringing Religion into the equation ....

[InkStorm1]

Happy burthday rabbie !

[JIOOOO]

this blows

[habanaman]

never a truer word.

[euan14]

Scotland is so close now to achieving its Independence and freedom, and the sooner we get our country back the better!!

Don't let the unionists stop Scotland's march to freedom, VOTE YES FOR INDEPENDENCE!!!

[dalem]

Is Scotland's dependance a really good idea? It's going to exclude us from Europe, if you ask most Europeans where Scotland is they usually say "oh isn't that in England?"

We have no market to become a completely independant country; even though we are technically.

[mrsbruce]

@dalem

Balls, why would we be exclude from Europe, and most Europeans I've spoken to have a better knowledge of Scotland than you obviously have. As for economics, the last (suppressed) report said we would do pretty good.

Maybe we are living in different planets, thank the Gods mine is the real world...

[dalem]

@mrsbruce In what sense do you mean we'd do well? I'm a student, and if we separated from England, I'd have to pay tuition fees, as the income the Government uses for that actually comes from English tax-payers, too...

[ConCon75]

Makes me so happy to hear this.

I hope Scotland gets independence soon, although i was born there i feel more N.Irish (Ulster Scots) I hope our wee country follows ye's out the Union.

But nae to unite with tha rest o' Ireland coz that bollocks

[paul1916]

Scotland and Ireland - freedom.

No such country as N. Ireland.

[ConCon75]

shut the fuck up you dirty bigoted bastard.

Come over an say that...scum like you are the biggest hypocrytes alive...

[paul1916]

@ConCon75 Burns was an anti-royal patriot and admired Irish Nationalism.

Look in bigot. Ireland for the Irish.

[ConCon75]

@paul1916

Im the bigot? hardly mate you need to wake up lad and realise that im a Scottish and Ulster Nationalist you know those types of nationalism that dont involve undemocratically annexing a country?

[eekybee66]

if you love scotland so much why did you leave

[paul1916]

@ConCon75

Undemocratically annexing a country - you don't do irony.

Which part of the 9 counties of Ulster are you from? Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan?

Planter.

[iTzScadey100]

@ConCon75 I'm in the same boat as you, born in Scotland, Live in Northern Ireland now but always class myself as Scottish first, I wouldn't like to see the union broke, but it's up to the people after all, but Northern Ireland could definitely not survive as an independent country, we are safe as a country under the U.K, if we joined the republic we would be jumpin on a sinking ship

[ConCon75]

@iTzScadey100 I agree I have no animosity towards Ireland, it just isnt my country, obviously as has been engineered by the British most Scots and Ulstermen are working in the public sector, if N.Ireland was to somehow wean itself of Britains teat, then independence could be workable but not untill then.

[iTzScadey100]

@ConCon75 fair enough, it would be nice if we could grow econically to support ourselves but most of us over here are proudly british and want to keep the union that our forefathers fought to stay a part of and indeed were murdered for it, i'm born and bred in an orange family with both parents having been in the orange order, my mother from here and my father scottish, i was bron in scotland so im proudly scottish, but having lived here most of my life, i assosciate it as home

[ConCon75]

@iTzScadey100 I'm from an orange backround as well however my father left the order when I was a child. Britain have done nothing but use our loyality to them with nothing in return.

[AyeWeCan]

nice take - check oot Sheena Wellington's version at the Parly in 1999. The fist time on YouTube - I've just posted for Rabbie;s big day. Help spread the word.

I prefer your version - honest. It's at the riigt temoo - but you dont have Sheena's supporting cast!

'A the best - and have a great day. I'm sure you will. Justy heading off to Alloway, then Mauchline, then Glasgow Catherdral for a memorial service. Then...the pub - one Rabbie drank in in Muckhhart, Clackmannanshire!

[paul1916]

Ulster - including Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal?! Annexing a country - you really don't do irony ya feekin half wit planter.

[DylanandJohn]

an a that

[Forest1239879]

Did Burns write the song, aswell as the lyrics?

[drumfisk]

No, he set his lyrics to a 'traditional' folk melody. This is a modern arrangement, but the melody is unchanged.

[jockmcconn]

Absolute magic!

[oleary67xxxxx]

He was a Nationalist and Socialist.

[largschap]

who says he wasn't?????

[largschap]

Of course everyone knows Burns was a MASON

[LeftSock06]

Um, so? I don't care if he drank turpentine. What a gifted poet!

[DonKhoi]

Sure, a poem written by our Rabbie with so many masonic ideas within, egalitarian too. LOVE IT! You think this poem inspired Karl Marx also? A few years later liberalism (?), socialism, and communism arose. You can see the Masonic Triangle closing up an All-Seeing(?) Eye giving out shining beams of knowledge topping the Pyramid on the American one-dollar note. God in Whom Founding Fathers truth may be from DEIST or even PAGAN beliefs, not the Abrahamic God.

[settemesi]

my dear it seems a "simple" meditation : a man is a man not for his conditions but for His "Humanity".Always the true poet has a deep deep deep consciousness of every word he uses and every sound of the Word and Burns is a great poet and prophet. This song is wanderful

[sasukeisthemoprince]

Hey this was brilliant who was this rendition by?

[drumfisk]

This version is by The McCalmans.

[sasukeisthemoprince]

Thank you ^^

[paul1916]

Mon the Hoops

[ghostpiper1]

He was a brilliant man, I'm glad I can call him a brother, stand square Rabbie, you'll never be forgotten.

[t4texas]

Happy Burns Night to all!!

[madpict]

an aa that says the picts o free pictlands love yer roots an aa that

[Amiduffer]

Very good. Thanks. Please check out my version of the song if ye please.

[jollyroger1990]

The honest man, tho e'er sae poor, is king o men for a' that.

[jamesbyker]

thanks .canny say any more...but great song..who wrote the lyrics...

[drumfisk]

Robert Burns :)He is regarded as a poet, but a great number of his 'poems' were actually written as songs.

[jamesbyker]

sorry i realy knew that was being a little sarcastic

[doccface]

Awesome.

His finest work :)

[beatityatube]

Sheer class! This should be the Scottish National Anthem without question. I've saw the McCalman's live a couple of times and never found them all that great live. Their recordings always sound better IMHO. This however is a good recording of what is probably Burns' greatest work.

[charlie1306]

Bro. Burns finest work IMHO

[drumfisk]

It's one of my favourites too :) This version is by The McCalmans.

[beatityatube]

So mote it be, brother Charlie.

[subseaseven]

we meet upon the level and part upon the square

[gmgers1970]

Rabbie Burns, "a man of the common people" good post sir

[drumfisk]

Cheers, mate :)

[nach0king]

Awesome. Thank you.

[drumfisk]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it :)