Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - Schoolday's Over

[flats1916]

i actually masterbate to damiens music every nite super super guy lol

[DJSpinoza]

I love Luke Kelly but I got to say I prefer Damo's version.

[74dublin]

luke kelly was out out on his own. A pure golden voice. Nobody would try to be or sound like him.Sing the songs that he sung and keep his memory alive that`s all...

[eirebuck]

damo shows us all how it should be sang...poor auld luke would be embarrased

[fla1990]

@eirebuck why would luke be embarrassed?

[claney01]

settle down. This wasn't written by Luke Kelly, but by Ewan McColl. Like Kelly sang it well, as does Damien Dempsey. imo

[allegroferrigan]

Damo is a top class songwriter and sings from his heart. He is not trying to be Luke Kelly (who I named my son after by the way), he respects Luke Kelly too much. Go see Damo live before you judge!!

[Cuchulainn131]

Damo needs to grow a beard to fit in with the Dubliners and their tradition.

[Ravbo1]

@Cuchulainn131 and he need another voice - but one good thing - everybody can now see how good Luke was

[angelf1re]

Cannot listen to this after hearing Luke sing it. No doubt this guy is doing his best, but its a mere shadow of Luke's performance of it. Sorry.

[michael061282]

I don't want to saddle him with high expectations, but he's the next Luke Kelly, or as close as anyone will ever get to Luke Kelly

[CountryAndFolkMusic]

@Gumsheilds After Luke Kelly then yes

[cjb8037]

dunno what it is this cover just sounds better fairplay damo!!!!

[Rockybhoy67]

8 days left now

[Damotf]

i reckon luke would be proud.

[nigelbourke]

ok ok all you out their who dont like damo ----give me a shot go through my site done in mi back room and i ll be in Vicar street in no time ...come on ye feckers get voting for me

[mcanner25]

tupacs version is way better

[Gurrier]

Awesome...lose the conch shells though

[TheVictor1963]

this was excellent.

[nigelbourke]

i dont give feck what anyone says, damo has it; big time fair play

[danjoebali]

Cant stand a guy who rides coat tails of someone so genuine. Why not copy Bay Cit Rollers or something, not an Icon like LUKE. Makes my blood creep. He is utter SHOITE

[jgilla101]

@danjoebali 

[jgilla101]

@danjoebali knob head

[katoness]

Comparing Luke to Damien. Well theres not much of a difference. Damien does his own thing and sings the way he wants to sing. The same as Luke. Two different vocal ranges but both sincere, ballsy and honest. True working class heros. Damien lights up this town!

[ruthie10101010]

not as great a singer as Luke, but I don't care what anyone says, the long notes at the end of each line sound like Luke! especially at 3.19. same tone. great attempt at my fav Luke song.

[mcanner25]

TUPACS VERSION IS MUCH BETTER

[tadhgben14]

Brilliant interpretation of a classic song! Well done Damien!

[asIRISHasitgets]

thats schools out for summer hahaha brain dead !! haha

[relimes]

Didnt the beach boys do this song also? I know they did something about school and it might have been this one.

[Logikally]

dont think so. Would love to hear their version if they did tho

[badnewsadolf]

@relimes Be True To Your School is the song you're thinking of. I think.

[jollygreengiant7]

me and me sister r interviewin him before his gig in the axis on the 12th, cant wait

[patsy74]

Going to see him on Sunday night, cant wait, pure class!

[flats1916]

he is much better then tupac  at these songs

[DublinBhoy81]

hahahaha

[dublinirishkelt]

seen him once. great live ,,,will see him again ,,, luke would be proud

[sodaev]

Damo is de man. Fcuking rockin the place out. Have it.

[DOOLINJOHN]

well done damo !!!

[bellerace1]

Totally different voice to luke. as ronnie had, stop comparing people to luke as there is no comparison. let people have a chance.

[DOOLINJOHN]

WELL SAID !!!

[snowy0000000]

well said

[SeanyW1888]

awful,a disgrace to lukes version

[Dehnaldinho]

It amazes me how much stick Damo gets on these threads! All he is doin is carrying on the spirit of these songs and bringin them to a younger audience. He's carrying the torch and keeping it alive. I think Damo is well aware that Luke is the King. Its a tribute. Go Damo!

[BubbleKeize]

Well said, i couldnt agree with you more! :)

[Dehnaldinho]

Thanks Bubbles a bit of common sense I see.

[Adamgelston]

true that!, , i wouldnt be listenin to the dubliners if it wasnt for damo

[hyperguy79]

@Dehnaldinho spot on.



[delangemtb]

@Dehnaldinho here here. I'ver worked with Damo and he's a nice lad. He has some amount of songs in his head. He's keeping Irish music alive, especially for young people. Love this song.

[nigelbourke]

@delangemtb

i cant get enough of this right now ....bang on with you comment

[cheerydavie]

great attemt & tribute

[alanfaehamilton]

I met Damien with my son after his gig at Oran Mor in Glasgow 2 years ago.We met in the bar and spoke about Luke Kelly and sang a couple of verses of the Night Visiting Song.A great guy Damien!

[K34NO]

Does Any1 Kno Where I Can Download This..?

[belukaclimber]

Hurts my ears...

[MovePilo]

On Paddys Day i was sitting in the bar about 3pm with a pint of guinness and this song playing.

Good times :)

[clairetales1]

george murphy does a great cover of this song aswell

[mickeydip]

damien is a great songwriter no doubt

but to compare his voice with Luke kelly's

is going a bit far. this is a tribute fair play,

but the pasion that Luke sang with has to be earned. no put down intended.

[K21H]

ah damien ya should have left such a classic alone

[RUTIGKILLE]

well, he's good, but noone takes Luke Kelly in this.

[Carheenlea]

I love Luke Kelly, but I have to say, Damo`s version sneaks it. Powerful.

[sogreidhm]

Damien is the only person that comes close to filling Luke Kelly's shoes

[birdman404]

he dosent come close!!!

[birdman404]

hes a good singer but tries too hard to be luke kelly!

[K34NO]

He's Not Trying..Thats Just The Way He Sings

[antoWEX]

some preformer...............vicar steet new years night was just class

[BUTTERSPD05]

Damo is Irelands greatest hero. Endless respect

phil dublin

[Tony2581]

I'm a collector of coal mining songs. Does anyone have a mp3 file of this version of "Schoolday's Over" that you'd be willing to share? Best wishes, Tony

[donnaryt9]

Going to see ye new years eve Vicar St!!!!

Ahhh cant feckin wait!!

Ye ride ye haha!

Il be up the front damo look out for us! ha ;);) xx

[19buray75]

was in vicar street on thurs. damo creates a great atmosphere. the whole place was singing. what a night.  damo damo damo

[paultc111]

Damo your a great bit of stuff man. I cant put into words what your music means to me but every day I sing my cares away to your cds.

[JMD0429]

To me Damien embodies everything that is Dublin. His voice isn't the best, it isn't pretty; it is pure, proud, passionate, and powerful.

Great version of an old favourite.

[phatsamo]

lov him his music gets me by

[godamo10]

I was at a concert and ment him,and his concert is at world cafe live.

[jiblink08ireland]

CASTLEBAR NEXT WEEK

[wrongbelly]

this is good anyone know where you can see this guy perform?

[SpraypaintBackalley]

Stunning song, ably performed. Damo never overdoes it, just pays homage to the tune and its history.

[joeygsmom]

wow, what a sad song, I cant imagine sending my little boy off to the coal mines, but thats just what they did to my grandfather! God bless the poor desperate souls who did have to live this song.

[bigobriener]

if your a real music lover, you wouldn't compare him to luke kelly. Every irish traditional singer in the country sings these songs, kila, christy moore, cara dillon, dubliners, etc. He's an irish traditional musician, and this is what he does. And doing a brilliant job at it too. He's keeping our culture alive, and introducing it to a younger age of music lovers too. That hasnt being done in decades!!

[Teetee33]

I'm not Irish at all, and I think Damo has something absolutely priceless inside him that comes out to us when he opens his mouth. Is it a perfect voice? No, but then some of the best pop/rock singers don't have a "perfect" voice either. It's not always about that. It's the feeling that comes across. Damo is all about the feeling, the passion in his work. He's up there for all those who think they can't do it, aren't supposed to be able do it. Ireland should be proud of him. I sure am.

[RoofTable]

GET A GRIP ON YOUR LIFE!!! Damo is doing what Damo does best..He's going back to the grass roots of Trad music, Has released 4 savage albums that no one could have any ri-ra with, And for the Dubliners to Play with Dammo is more of a honour for them to know that the Sean Ceoil is Fos Beo!!! I Know & I Fell that Damo is no tryin to "BEAT" Luke at anythin!! But thru Damo there is a new lease of life to Trad Music!!! Sean Ceoil is Fos Beo!!!

DAMO DONAGHMEDE 13... ABU!!!

[LeftWingMofo]

I love this song - never fails to raise the hairs on the back of my neck - and I think Damien Dempsey does it justice.

[wockydoran]

good stuff boss!

[caitlin21meeenie]

go on damo ya sexy legend ;)

[RailwayFreak071]

Give it up Damo!Id love to see you one day face to face,'cos id have ya moidered and annoyed in the space of ten minutes!

[beanhead1996]

Luke Kelly is a legend,no doubt about that & Damien aint trying to be like him at all,he is doing his own thing which I think is just sheer brilliance.And I love the way he has brought this song up a key or two.....it works superbly and is still an amazing song.

[sugarpaddy08]

its not a case of whos better Dempsey or Kelly , just appreciate the music , either way its a hell of a lot better than listening to some afro american that thinks hes some kind of drug dealing gangster ... oops "gangsta" talking his way thru a "song".. muddafukka ....if anyone of you ever come across Dempsey singing the Beatles classic "Norwegian wood",with Sharon Shannon , then u,ll truely appreciate how good a singer he is ......maybe not as good as Luke.. but far more talented than Emenem

[soconnell1981]

I am Irish, proud to be Irish! But the sh!te that some people come out with is unreal.. Luke Kelly is a legend, Damien Dempsey is on the same path and hopefully will continue to be a great ambassador of Ireland while staying true to himself and his own unique style. Why can't be appreciate the talent we have an stop knocking our own, cptautumn was bang on, Dempsey never claimed to be a Luke Kelly wannabe.. and never will! Best of luck to Dempsey and long may Kelly be remembered!

[stephenmoroney]

kelly oeil is a woMAN.fuckn know it all,NOT,so like some1 said go wank off to luke........irish wana b

[dublinchaz]

Go on the damo,can't beat Luke Kelly but this is pretty damn good!

[carlow65]

say that to his face triplemac13

[triplemac13]

dempsey,dempsey,dempsey..i just dont get it. might be great craic back at a party. but hes no singer..

[DYLANMAHER]

i love this song its fucking brilliant i have to say its time you were learning the pit mans job and earning the pit mans pay

go on ya good thing

[carlow65]

feck them all damo

[hughbooze]

Who cares who the best singer is the fact is he caught yer imagination or you would not have listened to him.He is an entertainer pure and simple and a great one at that.Magic performance to a magic song.

[dublingero]

go on damo! fuck the begrudgers thats what i say! the man is class. his doesnt claim to be the best singer ever. his voice is unique. to the people with their negative comments.... listen to COLONY... THE APPLE OF MY EYE... MASAI...GREAT GEALS OF IRELAND...HOLD ME...SING ALL OUR CARES AWAY and come back to me.so long suckers!!!!!

[mcanner25]

this is class would put owl luke smelly to shame

[captainautumn1]

I cannot believe the negativity shown by some people in commenting this clip.

First of all, Damien, himself, never claimed to be a modern day Luke Kelly; lazy media types lumbered him with that tag. All he said was that he was inspired by him. No crime in that.

Secondly, would he Dubliners play backing to they did not think he was doing the song justice? I think not.

Finally, 'He's never going to let those negative vibes or comments get through to his psyche.' So don't bother trying

[EdmundIrishKilmacow]

Damien Dempsey is a unique singer.. His voice envokes power and meaning.. He must be good if the Dubliners and Phil Coulter invited him onto the show.. He will never be as good as Luke Kelly. Nobody can..But he still remains one of Ireland's top performers.

[dmcpromotions]

This is brutal, have never heard worse!

[aoibhemc]

A brilliant song, performed by a very average and over rated ballad voice. He sounds as if he is in pain or something.

[EdmundIrishKilmacow]

Brilliant song..... Nothing else to say

[dublingero]

damo is not an average singer or nothing like it! hes a brilliant performer and he gives it 110 percent in all his gigs. i doubt if youve ever seen him live before have you? he would put a lot of so called better artists to shame.

[FLSAAA06]

sounds even better when you hear him sing it in the flesh.great song.lukes songs will last forever.

[duubled]

a modern day luke kelly u just cant beat that kind of music keep your modern crap oldies but goldies

[aoibhemc]

Modern day Luke Kelly, he hasn't got a note! FFS, the worst singing I have ever heard, you must be tone deaf!

[dublingero]

fair play to damo he is a class act! he hasnt forgotten where he came from unlike a certain eejit that sings in U2 thats off trying to save the world.

[carlow65]

stop living in the past.luke was the man of his day, damien is the man for today.

[dmcpromotions]

If you want to hear a modern day Luke Kelly, do a search for The Legend of Luke Kelly on You Tube, or Chris Kavanagh....you will hear one of the finest ballad voices in Ireland today, much better that Damien Dempsey.

[kingofhome23]

Think you might have missed the point a little bit. . . .

[carlow65]

great stuff

[jemser08]

you must be very proud damo makin me proud to be a dub and there aint much around at the moment doin that keep her lit

[joe198600]

all i can say is dat damo ur a ledgend,and u proved d critics wrong...

[buckoirl]

if there was a man to fill the shoe's of the irreplaceble luke kelly its damo.......go damo reppin for donaghmede

[mcanner25]

the man is class cant wait 2 here a rainy nite in soho

[nailshardas]

Fantastic.. He does a good job here. Ive heard him do other stuff that i didnt think was as good, like the night visiting song on here aswell.. But this is brilliant.

[univibe64]

Very good effort by Damo to fill the boots of the Legendary Luke Kelly, well done

[Gurrier]

Poor Damo must be nervous as all heck

[mclunitic]

Damien dempsey is no luke kelly but hes the only irish singer that comes close to luke kelly, he does this song very well imo..

[aoibhemc]

You must be tone deaf, Dempsey is feckin useless!

[sammcc102]

i say fair play to him, he is a good singer but no luke kelly, look who he is around him, id sing myself with that lot if i had the chance

[theseClownShoes]

Love this guy to bits. How and eva. Luke Kelly's voice would shake the very bricks of the building your sitting in as you read this. Damo would have problems shakin a wendy house. He is a class song writer and thats where it ends. Down with that sort of thing damo!!!

[Doniedaff]

Damien Dempsey is not trying to be anyone. He is himself, he just happens to be singing a song sung by Luke Kelly in the past. His own music would blow you away.

Has he a naturally good singing voice? No, not really, but with singers like him, it's not about pronunciation and having a sweet voice. Johnny Cash didn't have a perfect voice either, neither did Bob Dylan and certainly not Ronnie Drew, but I could listen to all 4 of them all day.

[danmilanman]

Damo is an absolute legend.

Luke Kelly was an absolute legend.

Damo is the luke of this century

[MarkMKelly]

To all you Yanks slating Damien Dempsey's voice you have no idea what a DUBLINER is so fuck off and listen to your Beach Boys albums. One of the most honest voices in music today. Right up there with the best ever.

[aoibhemc]

One of the poorest voices in Irish music today, absolute joke. And yes, I am Irish! How the f**k can you say he is up their with the best, if I didn't know better, I would have thought there was something wrong with him! Absolute shite!

[Anndraalba]

I enjoy both versions of this song. Remember though it is not Luke Kelly's song, he reccorded it yes, but the song was written by Ewan McColl.

[bigtim1955]

I have now read all comments, I still stand with what i have said, he interprets Lukes song wonderfully. No one can replace Luke, but this guy pays a fair tribute#

[bigtim1955]

I am the greatest Dubliners fan, especially Luke Kelly, but to compare two great singers is rather like asking some one to name their favourite food.

If Damien had not already established a good name for himself, and if he was born a bit earlier maybe he might be "The next Luke Kelly", I think he handles Lukes songs in a way which would make Luke proud. I also love his own songs, sung under his own right

[theboyme82]

fair play damo....pure class

[mcanner25]

check out damien dempsey the jar song wich was just up loaded class

[gerrymcg82]

Damien Dempsey is great but he is no Luke Kelly. I love the sound of the uilleann pipes on this song.

[sirwigger]

the guy's singing is not the worst but it doesn't come close to when luke is singing this song...have to agree with samm, what's with the piano and the drumms???

[Dratpak]

phil coulter is bloody shite

[DERRYIRELAND]

You're right, and a bollox into the bargain!

[sammcc102]

the backing music is shite, drums and piano are nothing to do with the dubs

[gally2304]

fucking shite sounds like his voice is breaking hahahaahahah hes a joke. luke sang this perfect, no one will ever do any of his songs justice so they shudnt bother. when luke sang a song it was done it was perfect. hes a dirty nacker damien is.

[pobg]

your shite you tosser this is a clissic sung brilliantly by a fucking legend

[raphael2176]

If this is a joke I don't find it funny. This bloke is brutal.

[raphael2176]

Fucken disgracful. If he is the best then god help us. Listen closly, this bloke is out of key all through the song. Luke must be turning in his grave.

[pobg]

you dont know what your talking about

[dubliner85]

Couldn't agree more

[gally2304]

hes a victim of shamness simple as wat a shit version

[pobg]

its a tribute you knob

[mcanner25]

great job did owl luke smellu proud

[sammcc102]

he murdered that song

[kellyoneill]

Agreed!!!

[pobg]

howeya kellyoneill i love all your vids of luke kelly watch them all the time but youll have to learn to appreciate the damo chap anyone that can see he's the best alive today then you probibly dont have the foggiest

[kellyoneill]

No Offence kidda, but i dont have to learn to do anything, you like who you like and i like who i like, simple as!

[pobg]

listen to the colony or factories or ghosts of overdoses and give it a chance

[stephenmoroney]

enuf said...................

[hazydayz]

jesus look damo does a great job here as far as im concerned. u dont like it? why comment? listen to da original if u can find it or failng that u or ur mates version. why shit on someone else?

[folan81]

I think he does a good job...i mean Kelly is a legend...its great to hear kellys somgs being sang....fair play to Dempsey!

[BR1DOI888]

Dempsey is a knob man, no even fit tae lick the shit off Lukey's shoes!!!

[mcanner25]

kellyoneil u can go and suck the dubliners wringly old SACKS check DAMO out in concert he a savage

[flats1916]

mccaner23 you dirty smell bag we dont need d likes of leavin ur sleezy comments its redtube ur lookin kellyoneil is bringin d best of luke so fuck off u pervert

[kellyoneill]

:) Thanking you.

[kellyoneill]

savage my arse!

he is a muppet!

lol and just for the record the dubs arnt that great either!!!!

[stephenmoroney]

ya's call yourselfs irish,cop on yous lot,lukes a legend,my fav also,but from a different era,damien dempsey is a living legend,if you listened to his lyrics properly yous would understand,for god sake he also irish yous should b proud of em,not slaging em off......my god i wouldnt turn my back on any of ya's.yous are all a disgrace slaging each other off

[kellyoneill]

as it happens im not irish!!!!!

[BR1DOI888]

here man, that's called transferrance, if your havin wet dreams about Lukey and can't bring yourself to admit it, it's your fault, not Kellyoneill's!! On second thoughts maybe Dempsey is more your type after all!!!

[dubliner85]

that's just Damien of course, the Dubs are always great

[dubliner85]

Sorry so say but this has to be the worst performance of this song i've ever heard

[1911613]

(KELLYONEILL) A go and wank off to luke kelly then yeah cunt.

[kellyoneill]

lol that would be impossible ya prat!!!!!

[kellyoneill]

somebody shoot the wanker!!!

[flats1916]

lol

[mcanner25]

pure class wipes the floor with luke kelly lol

[flats1916]

mcanner he s good ye but he doesnt come close to luke kelly you gimp

[kellyoneill]

shouldnt even be allowed to sing a luke song, this gobshite just insults lukes memory the wanker!!!!!!!

[pureirish07]

vinny check this one out

[pureirish07]

DAMO DAMO DAMO

[pureirish07]

DAMO DAMO DAMO

[paddykelsall]

Great stuff.

Brilliant use of the pipes. They can be overused sometimes - but perfect here - so harmonic.

[thischarmingman84]

just great thanks:)