Whiskey On A Sunday , The Dubliners

[tripdefect87]

My mom's boyfriend way WAY back in 1999-2000 had introduced us to napster on our sluggish dial up computer

This was the very first pirated song I ever listened to and of course, it holds a very special place in my heart for that

Great tune too

[hrabnya]

Great stuff, Ronnie has a voice of gold, but innit Bevington Bush instead of Beggar's Bush?

[sunbabybull]

almost every sunday i wake up thinking of this song

[callo50]

so good that i cant stop from playing it from tracy bk

[kennybraun1]

wuddya look at the big green eyes on the great man in this picture

[Duffguy242]

"Whiskey on a Sunday" is a song written by Glyn Hughes (1932–1972), which became popular during the second British folk revival. It is sometimes called "The Ballad of Seth Davy". The song laments the death in 1902 of a performer, Seth Davy, who sang and performed with a set of "dancing dolls" outside a public house in Liverpool. Seth Davy was in fact a Jamaican who performed outside the Bevington Bush Hotel around the turn of the century.

[winniebee112]

ill have a hangover for monday.x

[BrotherLeader]

Come day go day Comrade..!

[sompting37]

Another English folk song , nicked by those Nazi collaborators

[DesertEagle404]

@sompting37

He introduces it as a song about a man from Liverpool, which part of that do you have a problem with exactly?

[EbsNhexz]

@DesertEagle404 I don't really get what his issue is, North West England is mostly Anglo-Irish in culture without any hate mixed in, the song is about a Jamaican man as well..its all the same over here.

[adakenna]

@sompting37 ha ha retard :)

[tomio444]

yes and Whiskey is Irish, so who nicked what?@sompting37

[funkwolf1]

@sompting37 bands nick songs all the time get use to it since it's how music travels around the world

[vickynerdface]

their beards are just too impressive

[XcRaZySh1tX]

Thats a damn fine picture.

[bearswilleatme]

Irish Rovers have the easiest version to follow for a mainstream American audience. It's a great song, the way they immortalize someone who would have otherwise been forgotten despite his talent. Such a song theme is extremely important to keep alive. There are people who deserve to be remembered but sadly are not.

[sandinmyears1]

Irish Rovers did this song best.

[celtic4ever18]

rip ciaran bourke tin whistler like me

[BassPlayer13x]

proud to be almost 100% irish

[celtic4ever18]

@BassPlayer13x proud to be a wee irish 6.25 % thats enough for me

my great grandfather who was half irish half english told me i got the looks of his father

[MrAmadaeus]

@celtic4ever18 Being Oirsh is a cancer.

Stick to yer English side. Rather than this Oirish crap to be sure!! The English have much more class. The Oirish are a bunch of useless Gypos.

GSTQ

[TH3H4IRYRH1NO]

@MrAmadaeus interesting thought but next time keep it to yourself.

[MrAmadaeus]

@TH3H4IRYRH1NO That would be against my Human rights surely to be sure? Settle down and have a potato, to be sure

[snappa52]

@MrAmadaeus actually being a tool of the queen is worse. the anglish colonizers act more like a cancer than the Irish do

[MrAmadaeus]

@snappa52 That's not very nice since we've given you ungrateful Gypos £7Billion. To be sure

[snappa52]

@MrAmadaeus i'm an American douche bag, and we've given you colonizers helluva lot more than that, to be sure

[PUNKROCKINTHISSHIT]

@MrAmadaeus yes indeed your "cuntry" emphasize cunt. would not be much more than a pile o rock if not for the americans, the french, and the irish. argue that point oh wise and ignorant one.

[celtic4ever18]

@BassPlayer13x irish father

[Noddy1690]

Folk should be in Church on Sunday and not getting drunk!

[MrCedarPawn]

@Noddy1690 A good Irish Catholic can do both :)

[unionofonion]

@Noddy1690 and who says they can't be in church AND drinking on sunday at the same time?

That's a dual solution.

[adric137]

great song

[Deadboy360]

I remember this song from and was used in the Australian film The Little Convict!!! =D awesome song and awesome movie!!! =D

[Thomas05091942]

To Ronnie and the boys: It has been some time since we got together. One day soon we will meet again and I will be sure to bring my guitar, Irish Bouzouki, Irish Tenor Banjo, and my low and high whistles. Please keep a pint ready for me.

[Jerkwaad]

better than whisky in the jar in my oppinnions!

[Thomas05091942]

@Jerkwaad

It is so great the Metalica did not ruin this piece!  :) It has a happy lilt to it.

[celtic4ever18]

@Jerkwaad whisky in the jar is way better

[theirishroverlad]

R.I.P Ronnie Drew...You are missed

[PoeticRyan]

I wish they made music like this still and No Voice will ever compare to Ronnie Drew

[PandamonicMind]

so true i wish d same thing. deres nothin like it n e more

[cali805couple]

i wish more people knew how great music like this is.music these days just doesnt compare..

[000musicisawesome000]

This song is in an Old Australian movie, the little convict!...sung by Rolf Harris...Awesome version by the Dubliners!!!!

[TheNightwatchman]

I like that Flogging Molly incorporated this into Factory Girls. Both are great songs.

It's better when you actually understand the meaning behind whiskey on a Sunday.

[dancalvin1983]

this reminds me of my nan and grandad :-( xxxxx i miss them

[dancalvin1983]

ohh,i love this irish,,,,,,,irish good bless

[blogward]

Magic, thank for posting

[christoir246]

THE REBEL is the best dubliners song

[pednox]

the rebel is very moving but it is from padraig pearse. ronnie drews voice tells it well

[Bachu1]

Wow, they look so young in the picture.

[senluijr]

@Bachu1 I would guess they are still in their thirties it is a testament to how good they were that they were a band for so long. I only wish I could have got to see them.

[adamrep128]

this song reminds me of my grandad :D

[tauman5]

benmdaviesuk i 2nd that i got lots of irish in my family yet me and my da is Scouse me ma is from irland but she died 3 year ago but she up with st peter now :)

[benmdaviesuk]

As you hear from ronnie, this song is about a man in Liverpool. Many Irish songs are about Liverpool e.g the Leaving of Liverpool, My Liverpool Home, the Rocky road to dublin and Old Paddy On The Railway for example all mention Liverpool. Me and my Sister are Scouse, But our parents are Irish, and this is a major Pattern in Liverpool, i dont know nobody from liverpool who hasnt got irish roots.The Liverbuildings are acutally the irish ambassy.the Scouse seem more Irish then they are English.

[bigmanio]

I remember watching ROLF HARRIS singing and playing the said instrument on tv years ago, also the "wild colonial boy" both fantastic versions which I have too,

[CIDERBOB82]

I have been lookin for the rolf haris version of this song for years, any idea where i can get it?

[BrodEirennach90]

Not* Bad.

[BrodEirennach90]

No Bad.

[yonderis]

Flogging Molly need to just get flogged. And that's a more polite way of saying what I wanted to.

This (Ronnie Drew's) version (and the Dubliners) is and should be the difinitive version.

[BadDreamHouse]

I can't defend Flogging Molly, but I will defend Dropkick Murphys (I've noticed from other comments, not yours in particular) Murphys sing about Irish/Scottish roots, and cover some classic tunes. If they can expose/inspire some listeners to look up the old classics, then they're doing a service to Ronnie, the Pogues etc. Anybody who tries to compare the aforementioned to Murphys or Flogging Molly are trying to compare apples to mangoes, and should be disregarded; but the intent is honest. IMO

[BebopHS]

So many bands have done versions, and takes on this song, don't just go after flogging molly because of there popularity, I listen to the dubliners, pogues, flogging molly. You know what you can do if you don't like em? not listen to em.

[fullthrottlemf]

Very much agree, if not for Flogging Molly, I would not have found this!

[Gillhoolee]

Ronnie's voice will last for ever.

[volvagia1987]

screw the yanks

[McBournaigh]

thats right oooooomaly. tell the yanks about irishway.

[jimmynorcal]

Ronnie and Luke were some of the greatest voices ever recorded! Such sincerity and emotion in every song sung. God bless Ronnie, Luke, and Ciaran!!!

[oooooomaly]

Listen sligo... The Dubliners and The Pouges influensed the U.S. band Flogging Molly. Molly idolized the former two, that's why The Dubliners is one of the best Irish bands in the world boyo jinks. You want world class Irish music you have to turn to Ireland not Amerikay. Oh yea, Fuck the English...

[Deadboy360]

@oooooomaly some English bands are ok but I prefer proper music XD songs about life and land is so much better =) this song brings me back to the Australian film "The Little Convict" when it was reshown on TV in my era =) all about Irish Convicts who were sent to Australia because it was a prison colony back then =/

I myself am half-Irish and I don't like the sound of convicts being sent to one island just to serve time even if they're guilty of a petty crime =/

[DefeatedElitist]

@oooooomaly Was agreeing with you up until your last line. We're all grown ups here, let's act like it, shall we?

[PassageOfChrist]

@oooooomaly Fuck the English? What the hell is it with you lot? Get the fuck over it.

[1PintLasher]

@PassageOfChrist I'm Irish and I agree, the troubles are over so go to the pub and complain about somethin else!!

Ya'd get sick of this Irish English nonsense, we're all people, people. You'll find goodness and badness no matter where ya go in this world.

Thumbs up if your Irish and you're not a PREJUDICE BASTARD.

It wasn't the current generation of English that fucked us over and guess what? Crimes aren't passed down from one generation to the next so just chill out and light up a joint r smtn

[obscurebandfan]

@1PintLasher You are a genius sir, I went to Ireland the previous Summer and hung out at pubs and even the older folks had no hatred for the Brits, the Irish have forgiving hearts. :)

Guinness Forever.

[wisard734]

the song "factory girls" by flogging molly has some of these lyrics halfway in

[steom888]

no the greatest.

[oooooomaly]

one o' the greatest Irish bands in the whole wide world!

[mrchitown29]

These lads ARE great, but i dunno, The Irish Rovers had a rather great rendition of this.. Their spin on many of the traditional tunes are memorable.. Lilly the pink, liverpool lou, the unicorn ect..

[wisard734]

flogging molly, ever listen to them? i think their better

[oooooomaly]

Of course, anybody who's irish listen to em, I said ONE of the greatest Irish bands, the other bein' of course the Pogues...

[Isthistakenn]

Flogging Molly? holy shit are you serious, let me guess you're a yank....

No actual Irish people like that flogging molly/ dropkicks murphys crap above the real thing (the dubliners among others) thus the shitty sales in Ireland, they're more about taking popular Irish songs, putting a slight spin on them and selling them to the US market.

[BeboppHS]

Flogging molly is alot more punk/rock as dubliners are a touch more classical they just appeal to different people. Also, america has alot more people then ireland, I'd image they'd sell more here.

[Isthistakenn]

Obviously I wasn't comparing sales with the US that would be retarded, I meant they sell fuck all here, most people wouldn't have even heard of them, trust me I know from bringing them up in conversation and getting puzzled looks

[Thebluebridgetroll]

@wisard734 NO. They're good, I like them, but they have no traditional Irish music under their belt. The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Mahones, The Irish Rovers, ALL better. Flogging Molly is good, and I love em. But they aren't traditional, so they aren't nearly as good. Now, Dropkick Murphys, yes, they do some of the traditional songs, but they fuck em up awful bad, so I say screw the murphys, listen to Flogging Molly, but IDOLIZE the more traditional groups. A lesson to ye all.

[rifleman1122]

what does that have to do with this vid? Obama will get whats comin to him but nobody came here to hear that

[mrchitown29]

lmfao! He probably had one too many Guinesses. How do think the topic of religion and politics usually gets started out of the blue?

[beggo321]

Ronnie Drew was and still is the voice of Dublin

[fanofLukeKelly]

RIP Ronnie you will be sadly missed.

[23barrio3]

the 7/02/2009/ victoire.

[moonysmistress]

missed* o.O

[SUEBRDSHW]

does anyone have the rolf harris version

[HARDSTYLETUNEZ101]

Legends!!

[djdcrazy]

whiskey on a sunday hangover on a monday recover for tuesday maybe we'll be sober someday ha ha makes me proud to be Irish does this song great

[mattimus00matt]

indeed my friend!

[Thomas5880]

I haven't heard this song since I was a kid, and that was from wattching "The Little Convict" with Rolf Harris.

I always remembered it but I could never remember the words properly, that was until I found it here. I cried when I finally heard it again, cried for poor Seth Davy.

Now Ronnie Drew passed away like poor Seth Davy, sad really and I'm not even Irish. Thanks for the song, I know it now off by heart, but it'll be one of my favorites from now on.

[clonoesbiggeek]

couldve seen the dubliners in tha craic theatre coalisland

[jibster94]

this is a good song to help you if your sad it realy is :)

[beIshazzar]

Glenn Hughes is the singer of Mortician

and Ronnie Drew won a fight between himself and a mortician at his autopsy

RIP

[beIshazzar]

wait cancel the first part, I got Mortician and Village People mixed up... (????)

[tevyethemad]

The great thing about Irish music is that most bands have overlapping songs, but no two bands sound the same. For instance The High Kings will never quite sound like the old Dubliners because they dont have Ronnie Drew, god bless his soul.

[Kelt1c71]

Don't care how many versions are out there. This, for me , is the best.

God bless you Ronnie Drew.

[Sparten456]

R.I.P Ronnie

[SirAngstAlott]

Laa laa laa whiskey on a sunday... I like Jameson whiskey and guiness as hell ^^

-Cookie™-

[akbuk88]

One of ireland's finest rip ronnie.

proud to be irish alwas have always will.

[tbirdtadhg]

To those out there who can fathom the loss of this hero, weep with joy for the good times

[JMD0429]

God speed Ronnie Drew.

[darkmass48]

learned the song on st. pattys day.

[b01168]

i used these lyrics for my gcse music composition and i have just listened to the original and my version is very different, its slow and depressing.

[jackchisel]

This is one of the songs i learnt on me mams knee, and other low joints.....Great !!!

[fallopeanutube]

orrr why did uncle jim and uncle paddy die so soon, my childhood days ring with their jolly voices singing along with my dad to these songs...to uncle jim and uncle paddy, i cherish you both in my heart.

[suzayyy64]

I also remember the Rolf Harris version, I think he had a little puppet thing with him if I'm not mistaken but it was really good. Sad song really

[button1ginger1]

Wierdly, I've seen Ken Dodd do a version of this song - live (I'm sad enough to pay to see him) and recorded for television.

I suppose it's the Liverpool thing

[LOLtoXD]

yeah his version was much more sombre tho ... i liked it a lot

[WhenIrishEyes]

Splendid

[mrblushy]

Did Danny Doyle or Johnny McEvoy do a version of this back in the "70s,sounded a bit smoother than this one which is nice if you like it raw,thanks for posting catalpa.

[catalpa]

Danny Doyle, yes it was a lovely version Danny done, Christy Moore also recorded it in his hay-day

[theirishroverlad]

many tanks catalpa for dis here. heh dis song makes me sad every time i hear it, to tink dat he only got a drop on sunday. ah well makes me tankful it does. hahah

[dancalvin1983]

love this songgggggg

[brownstowngirl]

Haunting....must 'live on'...

[POPOderneger]

Very beautiful song

[whammysam]

There is something about this song that yougot to love.. I keep singing it to my baby boy.

[babybookworm003]

its a catchy tune

[whammysam]

What about fridays and saturdays.. only butter milk then too?

[babybookworm003]

well he probably could only scrape enough coins by sunday for whiskey

[wipwipwoo]

brilliant story, brilliant song

[ThomWithKawliga]

i like whiskey on sundays

[lincolnmoviefan]

At last, somebody has uploaded this beautiful song :) Many thanks!

[Kathaarsis]

I've always wanted to hear this song. Thank you.