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  • Absolotutley perfect!

  • Love Love Love this song of P.L!

  • @emahoney : I easily could say "Chan iongnadh boladh nan sgadan a bhith den t-soitheach sam bi iad"or "Far an taine ‘n abhainn, ‘s ann as mò a fuaim" or "Chan i bhò ‘s àirde geum as mò bainne" :-)

    but wish you well "Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad" and Ná lagadh Dia do lámh....

  • Fantastic! Makes us smile.

    Phil is alive in this great performance.

  • quit yer bitchin,phil would have banged them along with sade, as a cover charge

  • 0:48 im in love..

  • Absolutely love this song!

  • phil wouda loved it and loved them!! he probaly wouda been shagin one or more of them too. long live the king of rock and roll...Phill Lynott

  • What a brilliant version, The Corrs are fantastic, and gorgeous!

  • I've heard Lynott, but The Corrs give a new level into this song. Brilliant.

  • Cracking version!

    Phil Lynott was a god! one of my heroes maybe..

    But I don't get why a bunch of over protective knobs dislike this cover and write bad stuff about it!

    it's a great version and I'm almost certan Phil would have loved this!

    and I'm not gonna lie the singer is a babe.

  • @Ferom79 Great comment, totally agree, this is so charming, a nice cover of a fantastic song, I bet Phil would have loved it.

  • fucking dope!

  • great cover of an amazing song and every one who dislikes this are just anoyed cos the corrs do a better cover than them. but im sorry to say phil is still god and you can never be better than him

  • Great version! Phil, we still miss you.

  • Best unplugged ever.

  • i prefer phil. but before u all ridicul.did u ever think she sang it out of respect? she wont get royalties from it.

  • probably the worse cover of any song but do this to Old Town is a crime against music

  • @scungemahoney

    beter stay & play with your "tech deck sesh"☻☻☻ as you uploaded that piece of art & beauty on your own channel..and leave comments on Lizzy & Phil to others....

    R U ready 2 rock.. do you know what I am talking about? ☼

    Knowing Phil, he would have said "gora mila maith agat" and loved it !

  • @GEMP59 you moron, I am as entitled as anyone to comment on the Corrs and their piece of crap

    and it is Go Raibh mile maith agat and for you Pog Mahone!!!!!

  • I prefer philips version, but this aint bad eighter it's very good, it's like you made the song your's.

  • I am a sucker for any Thin Lizzy cover. Do The Corrs write any of their own material?

  • did he found the trumpet on the bottom of a cerialbox? :D

  • Another ace by The Corrs - a fab platform for Andrea's amazing voice.

  • I love the Corrs and I love Phil even more. Great stuff!!

  • Sounds like pink taffy to me. Shallow and disappointing. But I never liked the Corrs much.

  • Would love to hear them together with Phil. It could be a good voice chemistry.

  • Andrea Corr is stunning... and breathtaking

  • Phil would love this.

  • philo is in the trumpet...

    he's in the olde town forever...

    Dublin is his.

  • Phil would so love this!

    And I suggest some of you read 'The Rocker', the biography written by Mark Putterford, so you'd understand that Phil Lynott wasn't just about Thin Lizzy and rocking out with twin guitars.

    If you think he was one-dimensional then clearly you don't get Phil Lynott.

  • im a lizzy fan but this is great love it.

  • Thumbs up from a die hard Lynott fan!

  • Fuckin shite,Phil is the legend!!

  • me gusta mucho la version..no me dan mas Los Corrs, pero la version es muy, muy buena, Phil estaria orgulloso!!!!!

     Un fan de Thin Lizzy y de Phil.....

  • I love this cover! Too bad the songs they wrote were mediocre as HELL. It's hard to dislike them because they're pretty to look at.

  • Phil would be proud of this,an absolutely brilliant cover,so many times a cover is crap,not this one!!! No Sir!!

  • I love Sharon's beautiful face. She has soo much class, love that in a woman!!

    Great group, great music

  • stunning, love it

  • who wouldnt want to be that tambourine (except Jim)?

  • i have to say i fall in love watching her sing a true irish beautiful girl .. i love ya xxxxx

  • many a night jim masturbated looking at his sisters getting dressed, lucky bastard lol

  • @scip0131

    Haha, but you are a dirty bastard, thinking this ;-)

  • Absolutely marvellous remake! Thanks for posting!

  • amazing

  • About this Cover v The Original debate ,it depends on what you heard first, music is a very personal idiom,rarely does a "Cover" do it for us,EG Norman Greebaum,s Spirit in the Sky and the Abomination that was Dr and the Medics, attempt,, i invite more comparisons of Original v Covers.Post here please.

  • More people view this than the original...Christ...that is sad

  • This is the only cover,of the great Phil Lynnot song that comes close to the original ,fantastic, wonderful,this version,true to Phils performance, elsewhere on this site.

  • Check out Andrea's laugh at 1:31.

  • Lets make it very clear that Mr. Random wouldn't get near Andrea but more probably a flea bath, and he would be tongueing some big butes in his Jail cell. lol

  • Much respect to the coors.. they did a good job with phil's song...LONG LIVE PHIL LYNOTT AND THIN LIZZY!!

  • den ville han godt ville have kunne li :-)

  • Wonderful Version!! This is real music here....Thin Lizzy4ever

  • gifted

  • BEST EVER love the song and the band ;;;;;

  • Love the piccolo trumpet!!

  • Happy birthday Philo!

  • A fabulous version of a Phil Lynott classic; one of many. Thanks for a super job girls and for and keeping the memory of Phil alive. Go the Irish !

  • you are such a bad boy lol. lol lol

  • @RandomSpewBros Yes she is smoking hot, but that is disgusting

  • @RandomSpewBros hahahaa

  • GREAT COVER !!! BRAVO PHIL,

    Ladies you look killer, and sound just as good!!!

  • you can tell andrea enjoys this song

  • el espíritu de Phil!

  • Fabulous cover

  • Wonderful Cover. I saw Lynott at the Monsters of Rock 1983 in Germany at one of the last two Thin Lizzy gigs. The rain blew everybody away, but when her entered the stage 30.000 people started to dance and jump.

    However, it has been the first time in my life that a short notice of someones death hit me so hard that I had to cry... and then they played that song in the radio. This version just hit me again.

  • Who cares ..At least about their personalities. It's a tribute to Phil..WHATS DISGRACEFUL ABOUT THAT !

  • Great version. Phil would be proud. Caroline is so cute.

  • It's a very faithful version. I think it's good.

  • Onwijs mooi nummer.. Ik krijg altijd energie van dit nummer.. :)

  • Great song. Trumpet not big enough!

  • Anyone have the original, respect and all because they obviously respect the lizzy but i need phils smirk y'know, if anyone has it please post it :)

  • It's already on YT

  • It's betterthan the Original.

    Great Song. I love it

  • I love this song! Thank you for uploading it. :)

    ~Summerbreeze

  • true he was a high king of ËIRE

  • thank you for posting this it is a great remake BRAVO!!!!!

  • Sorry,  and a wonderfull musically brother !

  • awesome ! three wonderfull girls with a legandary interpretation. Quality rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

  • Im in my bed, 300 meters away from Phil Lynott is buried. He was a hero.

  • go maith..

  • I like this because it shows what a great writer Phil was and how strong his songs were...

  • Ola,

    wonderfully

  • ouais ce titre est trop coll et les coors sont excellents

  • The trumpet solo is awesome

  • snapshotsid, get real it's not better than phil lynotts version.

  • Absolutely top. Better than Phil's version. Just a great song

  • No way is it better than Phil's version. Aside from a number of reasons, this one didn't have the awesome piano solo!

  • A brilliant cover version. Just ignore the retards who says otherwise. You are NOT a Philo fan if you can't appreciate a great tribute to his music. Period.

  • brutal!!! phil rules!

  • No they are not too popular in Ireland, maybe its to do with them being a family band and their wholesome image. Phil Lynott's version will always be the best, as the song really had a meaning when he sung it!

  • romance is over,this boy is cracinup.......

  • listen to the base fabulous

  • look at the girl at 2:54! she has a face like she would be seeing 3 angels!!!

  • So making a respectfull cover is shit?

    so

    nirvana covering david bowie ( the man who sold the world)

    five covering/remaking queen,

    all modern songs that will cover another song is shit?

    i think you are missing the point.

    Most of the times a cover isn't to improve the original, it's to praise the original song.

    it's not because they are bringing the song that everybody forgets who sang the original.

    The corrs aren't that bad at all... I'm not a hardcore fan but i like the music

  • You're so right. You should ask the idiots if they think that Lizzy's version of Whiskey In The Jar is shit as well. If they think all covers are shit, Whiskey must be included as well, right?

  • shit

  • whatever I like it

  • here is only a shit and it's you !!

  • First: i listened th original version

    Second: i'm not irish and i don't mind about if the corrs were a bunch of geebags. i only listen music.

    Third: i think that you can say all that you think with a little bit of respect.

    that's all.

  • CORRECT!

  • what a bunch of fucking morons you two are, eh?

  • phil lynott was a great singer. However Phillip Lynott was one of the greatest bass players and composers/arrangers that has ever lived, personally i feel he was on a par with jaco on a melodic/composition basis!

  • CORRS FOREVER

  • Well it does work,but I still prefer Phil.

  • Yo nunca he escuchado la versión original pero ahora la escucharé. Me encanta The Corrs y si ellos tocan una canción de otro compositor y encima éste ha fallecido es porque será para hacerle un tributo y porque lo considerarán buen música no??, proque si no, porque iban a tocar una canción de un músico que no les atrae??es obvio!

  • Fair play to ya andrews sachs!

  • it is a good version...but i like the original

  • Alaa , yo me pensaba qe lo de "hola" lo dcia solo virginia xD

    M encanta esta cancioon^^

  • The corrs la cantan mejor que nadie son los mejores ta amo andrea corr

  • search in YouTube>> "OLD TOWN VIRGINIA VERSION ESTUDIO" ...♥

  • yes the corrs have realised that this is a great melody.cant fault them for that but the man who wrote the song with the emotion and life experience behind it deserves the total respect of a true artist. special dude

  • This cover version really is lacking. Listen to the original all you Corrs fans. You will realize the desperation in the voice of Phil Lynott. He knew how to write and play from the heart. He was a genius who was able to put his feelings into words and play and sing from his heart. This version lacks all of that. It has no unique style to it like a cover should have. I am not knocking the Corrs just realizing how this song which is a depressing song ends up becoming joyous

  • I agree, although one can certainly take the spin on it that since it is a posthumous recording that it is perhaps annunciated in a celebratory nature, in the context of Phil's artistic contributions. One should definitely hear the original recording first, though, and be acquainted with Phil's musical career and life as a cultural icon to really decode and absorb the subtle meanings in the music.

  • This version has phil smiling in heaven it's great! The corrs are simply great!

  • Who is Phil Lynott?

  • Phil wrote and sang this song during his 'solo' career after fronting Thin Lizzy. One of the best frontmen in rock n roll history,.. ~ T.Von.

  • I'm powerfully tempted to call you a Philistine. "Who is Phil Lynott," Indeed!

  • who is phil lynott, are you kidding me.Phil was one of the alltime greatest rockers ever.Nott only a prolific song writer but an insperation to a generation of rock and roll artests to come.smashing pumpkins,the corrs,slash,jon bon jovi,metalica,huie lewis,bob geldof,henry rollins and many more have all either done cover songs or ceited phil as a influance.lizzy belongs in the hall.p.s. I suck at spelling i know

  • Phil's version of Old Town was laden w/desperation and emotion that this version clearly lacks. This isnt a 'knock' on the Corrs persay, just an observation. They're pop queens, and Phil was a hardened rock n roll legend who had a mountain of vices to deal with. If I never hear this version again, thats fine, Phil's version I NEED to hear from time to time,.. God Bless Phil Lynott. ~ T.Von Swine.

  • A great song always deserves to be sung.

    I think Phil would have enjoyed this and he'd have had one of his cheeky grins watching the very sexy Andrea Corr having a go. Music is not a competition...

  • And i encourage people who aren't Irish to down on the Corrs all they want.

  • Sick. Sick. Sick....

    Sick...

    I'm Irish.

    SICK.

  • Ok so it's not Phill (the man) Lynott but it's a nice cover n tribute to a musical genius

  • BRavo!

  • I just love the solo trumpet..brings tears!!

  • it's always a matter of taste and it's clear that nothing can reach the level of the original version of a song. but does it mean that it's forbidden for others to interpret and cover it, just because it's a dogma that the original should be left as it should be?

    Music is supposed to connect people throughout and I personally think that the Corrs knew what "challenge" this song from Phil would be. so it's cool that they at least took the effort to sing it.

  • no se si me entendereis pero esta versión es pura MIERDA, BASURA. Phil lynott es arte y sentimientos....y sobre todo talento.....pero esta niña imbécil de los corrs .....SOLO DAN GANAS DE VOMITAR....QUE ASCO THE CORRS

    LYNOTT FOREVER

    BEEEEEEEEE

    MUUUUUUUUU

  • Andrea Corr y The Corrs son grandes artistas y compositores, no hace falta faltarles el respeto.

    Seguro que Lynott se avergonzaría d tener un fan como tú, deberías star contento d q esta sea una cancion digna d ser versionada.Esto es un tributo a él y no intenta superarlo, seguro q lynott sta contento en el cielo d ver q su obra sea versionada por músicos así y cantada por una chica tan talentosa y guapa.

    Recuerda que la MÚSICA no es una NO ES UNA COMPETICIÓN. Los malos fans la convertis en tal.

  • pure unadultarated shite... Philo must be turning in his grave!

  • lol, thats blasphemey, but this seriously is shit

  • Couldn't agree more!!

  • It's only a tribute, It doesn't try to be better than the original song.

    Philo must be happy with this tribute.

  • I think the same, Quique40. I add : No need to insult the Corrs, they just show their respect. If it was shit they wouldn't have sing it, right ? Now you can appreciate this version or not, we don't forget Phyl Linott's amazing talent.

  • A travesty. This is what happens when Culchies do Dublin. Stick to the twee, begorrah tunes you seem to have mastered, girls.

  • ok im irish and absolutly love this song by phil. but the corrs did an excelent job. andrea has a beautiful voice and as wardlaw said if u are not irish dnt say shit

  • whos irish here if ur not dnt make a comment but if u are lizzy u cnt beat but still its respect to try

  • theres not in the least as much emotion and meaning as was in the original version by phil lynott. they dont do the song justice at all with their version.

  • my point exactly 81unneaed... the emotion is non existant in this version - this is sung like that sweet little girl from that 80s show house on the praire.. all pure, sweet, saccharine.. and mushy.. godawful.. i have only harsh words for this version

  • You are partly right about the lack of emotion, lads, but, given the legacy of the song i.e. Phil singing the song about his own problems and his tragically passing away relatively soon afterwards means that no cover version will ever do it real justice.

    That said, I still think that that's just her way of singing it. It shows just how much talent she has that she can take on this song and produce a version that is halfways decent in a different way.

  • when phil sings, he does it with all his heart. when you listen to the original you feel the emotions that once he did. this girl is only trying to do her best, the vocals are good, but they don't express any emotions, this is the differance.

  • sorry i'm with phil lynott 1949 - this is a pack of shit - no justification or excuse offered - absolutely shit. if u think this is better than the original, there is something seriously wrong with you..

  • Just listened to this and Lynott back to back, and........I think the Corrs version is better executed, more emotional and better in every way.

  • well,to quote the song itself, i'm cracking up and breaking down,after hearing this, thank girls for butchering a beautiful song .

    for all those who think corrs have done a good cover - i ask you - listen to phil's song then listen to the corrs immediately after. What a difference in emotions that they bring about. phil's version is just stupendous, not just technically,vocals, harmonies, but the whole way he conveys his emotions through poetry and song.

    this version is diabolical, limp & flat

  • Phil called, he wants his song back.

  • greaat copy of a true irish classic,lovr the piccolo trumpet solo by ronan,,nice work

  • not

  • yes IrishBRNUSMarine a great version of this great song,they have been true to its original intent,not bastardised it like so many other "covers" phil would have been proud indeed

  • 1 word SHIT

  • I think this version would be one PL loved because of the Irish elements given to it...

  • Ok version but just a copy, should have done something different

  • pile a shite..

    a bad version by a bad band of a great song by a great artist

  • An absolute abomination.... One of the best Irish rock songs given the predictably twee and saccharin Coors 'once over'. All its grit, poignancy and relevance of the original is lost. They should have just covered Lizzy's 'Sarah'. Terrible.

  • a great interpretation of a great artist!!!

  • give it a rest! Phil woulda' luved the remake AND the gals!! This was a man who was down to earth even giving a yng Adam Clayton the time o'day for advice on starting a band! An' that ws after knockin' on his door at 9am!! Phil woulda' been just goin' to bed! Don't hate...it wasn't Phil's style and it shouldn't be yours!! RIP, Phil...we ALL luv ya!!

    I think Gipieboy's comments are what makes the educted Irish people stand out from the uneducated Irish people. .