The Dubliners and The Pogues "Mountain Dew"

[rojblake82]

The Spinners also sang this song, and it was ace in billions of ways.

[TheOneLeggedDog]

The pogues are just amazing :)

[FretboardToAsh]

Damn the director for not putting the camera on Ronnie's dancing.

[fredflinkas]

@FretboardToAsh

....totally agree...

[JohnPreston0157]

love watching Eamonn dancing;-D

[drkenia]

SHANE IS IDOL!!!!!

[TheKylemac]

this is my favourite song to sing when im drunk

[beanoboo]

@TheKylemac Yeah, I know what you mean. This song makes me want to try out some of that moonshine they're talking about. You know somebody was sauced on some of that mountain dew and happy as hell because of it when they wrote this song 100+ years or so ago.

[IvIw2STiiTCH]

@beanoboo its 90 per cent lol

[gabornadele]

@beanoboo I've tried poteen, great time was had by all !!!

[TheLordOden]

@gabornadele it would help if you spelled poitín right...

[vegasindigo]

@TheLordOden it is spelled poitin, poteen and potcheen, you idiot! I'm an Irishman, I know how to spell it and what it is.

[TheLordOden]

@vegasindigo oh? hmm, maybe you should check your information...poteen and potcheen are the ANGLICIZED versions...and you call yourself an irishman...maybe an English sympathizer, but not much else...

[drgrl]

Look how fresh and adorable Shane is, while Ronnie remains always the same , like any icon should.

[jimmylad53]

Seems like the vocals are lip synced to me. If you play this version and the recorded version at exactly the same time, every syllable sounds exactly the same.

[mitch26]

@jimmylad53 read the comments, mate. Straight from the horse's mouth:)

[mitch26]

For folks wondering whether this show was lip synced >>>

"According to Phillip Chevron, "It varied from TV show to TV show. This one

(clip in question) has live vocals from Ronnie and Shane while the musicians are

miming." The show this appearence is from is "Sunday Night at the Gaiety".

[welshperson123]

i love the way they stand with their hands in their pockets!

[bridgetoofar2]

this is obviously a favourite of Shane McGowans, when he mentioned it in his classic Fairytale of New York...

And then he sang a song

The Rare Auld Mountain Dew

I turned my face away

And dreamed about you.

[onlythedonie]

Sorry, but thats not luke, its the great Ronnie Drew rip.. Check out Irish Rover..

[redcrowdemon]

Memorable indeed from two of the world's most loveable bands. A marriage brewed in heaven. Love the way Luke always sings with hands in pockets (apart from his little jig and hand-clap moment - but he can't wait to get back to his normal pose), and Shane does it too - no fag or drink anywhere in sight. Most curious..

[mitch26]

back then they had no cause to do it for Shane's sake it was simply the way that most acts were done at the time. R&R was still a brat for network TV back then and over half the vids from this period were all lip synced.

[Damotf]

what do ya call the lad with the fuzzy hair that played with the dubliners. hes gas

[mitch26]

I'm sure that someone will come along with that, but he looks a lot like Larry from the 3 Stooges....

[KildareDan]

His name is Eamonn Campbell.A good friend of mine.

[mitch26]

If you see him around, might you ask whether the band was lip syncing here? I'm assuming they are as I see no boom or mikes of any kind, but there's been a lot of discussion here and there and it would be good to know. Best regards to Eamonn and the band.

[Aristurtle89]

great song- i've got the 7' vinyl single! do you know where i can find the mp3? Pogues & Dubliners are my 2 favorite bands, when they combine forces they cant be beat :)

[mitch26]

There's a mythical Pogues site where all Pogues Mp3's might be found, alas no one is cluing me in though surely my fandom is legendary and I should be deserving....

[Aristurtle89]

there's also a mythical acid house track they recorded during the Peace & Love sessions called 'Contact Yourself'

[mitch26]

Wasn't Shane trying to get the band to change formats at the time? I remember hearing something about that....

[johnwillpage]

execellent song , loved it in 1986 got the single in GB, got on the new remasted cd ,If i should fall from Grace with God,  no moreUS politics please , we are british ans not bothered about american politics

[mitch26]

Not to worry if the post isn't about the music or bands I'm not approving the comments anymore.

[AnDubh67]

RIP Ronnie Drew

[joeygsmom]

and to think in the US we only knew "mountain dew" as a supercaffeinated soda...this rocks!!!

[MACLEA1987]

Well you need to get out of the drudgery of mainstream US mind control because I was born and raised in Missouri and I knew Mountain Dew was another form of moonshine/white lighting/ whiskey before I knew a corporation stole its name for a soda.

[mitch26]

she must be a Republican....

[MACLEA1987]

Now I know more Republicans who know what Mountain Dew is. Your liberal Democrats who are spoon fed MTV, MSNBC, ABC, and CBS.

[mitch26]

That's not true and you can't believe anything Republicans say, not since Watergate anyway. 'sides we're watching all those adult cable shows Republicans keep trying to censor. No one has watched MTV in ages. That's it though, I'm not gonna argue with a hillbilly from Missouri.

[MACLEA1987]

Been a while since I was called a hillbilly, but with that aside it is obvious that there is enough ignorance in both parties Republicans can't be believed to be the only ones ruining this country. Look at the Democrats and their ties with the Auto unions and how the American auto companies can't turn a profit anymore because they have to pay three guys 50 dollars an hour to make sure that a machine has put four tires on a car.

[caoimhghain]

People....people! Republicans and democrats are both idiots.

[mitch26]

unfortunately we're the idiots, we need a new government., this one is broken beyond repair.

[caoimhghain]

Less is better ;)

[LilHimeLorelei]

I think we all just need to a good drink of a little REAL mt dew, and hug.

That sounds like a way better plan that fighting on youtube comments. ^^

This song is awesome by the way!

[hiccup2398]

YEOOOOOOOOOOOO! ya boy ya!

you showed them gobshights! :L

[BRUCEMACNUFC]

God bless both men because theyve changed Irish music

I love the dubliners and pogues

[joxter74]

Never saw this one, just heard the song. Thanx so fuckin' much!!

[54spiritedwill54]

another great video off these two masterful bands

[SirCoughsalot]

It's WONDERFUL! More, more!

[barbviola]

RIP Ronnie Drew

[parakarter]

Give me more!! More!! More!! Yer right, praskovia13 - our man Ronnie never mimes!! :o)

What a party atmosphere - Brill!

Is this out on video, by any chance? Please ignore my ignorance.

[praskovia13]

Right on Partaker, is this out on vid? there u go Partaker, ur not alone,if i find it i'll mail ya

[dape]

actually upon second viewing it kinda does looked synced bah! oh well if it is it's still amazing. if it isn't even better! still great video!

[dape]

lol this one ain't mimed you can tell cause shane fucks up in the beginning by singing the first line haha! no lip syncing. at least not on this vid lol

oh and Ronnie Drew dancing = Pure fucking godliness haha

great vid!!

[CPShuckerz]

Beat that!

[radioactivemanphilc]

Great music.

[praskovia13]

also, yer man the legend Ronnie Drew never mimes

[NoahRitchie]

@praskovia13 yeah, your right, you hear him start singing at 0:06 , it sounds like he joins in at "grasses"

[praskovia13]

wrong ultimate these guys r as good if not sometimes better live

[hartyfarty69]

every mans an Irishman ...and those that aint wish that they were!

[ultimatekev]

it's mimed you do realize?

[matskigudjohnson]

Its obviously not dumbcunt.

[SirCoughsalot]

I can't ever see Ronnie miming. That's just not him. Who ever knew he was such a great dancer? :D

[fh041205]

Yes definately. Where's the whistle coming from, for a start. Watch Shane singing, its ridiculously obvious.

[Koldborn]

Thanks. Really great footage of two great bands

[praskovia13]

wow Ronnie Drew dancin? great post, ty

[Kathaarsis]

Hah, first time I've ever seen Ronnie dance.

[OztarAntoine]

Same for me !

These legends are just having fun and that's fecking nice !

Thanks for all those rare footage Mitch !

[spunkkey]

another great video off these two masterful bands