Don't Go/Hothouse Flowers

[ashleyc333]

jerrry fehily ! im proud to say im best friends with your daughter !! :) (hes the drummer) ur awesome stephen!! hehe private joke! keep on keeping on !! ur a ledgend !! =)

[GisellaUnforgotten73]

Happy New Year to you! I remember this song , it came out when I was 14. I was the odd one listening to Irish folk music in my classroom...So many memories!

[hoops814]

saw them at glastonbury in the early 90s fkn bang on,it was raining hard when they came on, then they played this song and the sun came out magic

[MissQuietRelxation]

I love this song but all my memories associated with it are sad ones. It reminds me of my Uncles who have passed away and of another memory from when I was a kid in the early 90s. I LOVE this song but I always cry at it :'(

[lji0507]

IT REMINDS ON EVERITHING GOOD....DAD,MOM,BROTHER,SEE...­.....WHY THEY DONT MAKE MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS?

[JackDoogan72]

nothing is more 80's than a screaming saxaphone!!! awesome

[GisellaUnforgotten73]

@JackDoogan72 So true!!

[JackDoogan72]

@GisellaUnforgotten73 Thanks it's good to receive a positive comment and not an argument!!! Have a happy new year

[draganche77]

Great song,reminds me of when I was 16 years old.

[GisellaUnforgotten73]

@draganche77 I take it, 77 is not the year of your birth....

[70719800]

Oh my dear these memories(a few pints) I was 17-18 when this came , loved it then still love it , really great band

[lji0507]

LIKE,LIKE AND LIKE

[kensington25]

One of my favourite songs :)

[Suspiciousbaglady]

Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Or... early 90's... they opened for Midnight Oil. What a great, amazing, phenomenal show!!! Love this, thanks!

[gusuk68]

Great Great Song...Those were the days!!!!

[EnjoyTheSurface]

great live band,,, soulful irish music....

:)

[lisaryan]

9 people are deaf

[Jonesmayes]

MY band is supporting the hot house flowers this summer! :D

[Jupiterconjunct]

@Jonesmayes AWESOME for you!!!!!

[imcoolnow]

@Jonesmayes lucky fucker

[jenni4claire]

I keep seeing them live when I get the chance and they never do the same show twice, and they are always fantastic.

[matheous77]

I saw them in Sydney a few years ago... It was the best show I had ever seen, the atmosphere was so unbelievable.. Their music was so beautiful, and they were so humble. I recommend anyone who has a chance to see them to go and do so, they will blow you away!

[Jonesmayes]

my band is gonna be supporting these guys this summer. :D

[AlanMcKennaVideos]

What year is this?

[hafax555]

i soo love this song its a rite tune from the 90,s

[Niceone009xx]

so gay

[freehee2]

Anybody out there think that Hothouse Flowers played a major influence to Mumford & Sons?

[textproduktion]

Aren't they Scotish?

[congress3]

@textproduktion No ya balls, they are Irish

[wernkebert]

best band of the 80,s

[BigBearLodge]

great song and band

[cb12ification]

Liam was SO HOT! :P

[Highercroft68]

@cb12ification Now I always thought Peter was more :))

[Highercroft68]

@cb12ification Sorry did reply before think it didn't post - I thought Peter more attractive though :))

[MrWorldparty]

the best feel good  tune from the flowers timeless

[TheTrilnp]

BEAUTIFUL

[wernkebert]

one of the best songs i have ever heart remind,s me on my youth (52)

[lottiebelottie]

I saw these guys singing this in the early 90;s at the Summer XS with INXS

[hunnol]

great song and great band and great memories, ehheheh....hey voiceoffear, I agree you, European Union is crap, is a bloody experiment of rich fuckers men to stole and appropiate of all money, and all material posesion of everybody.... banks and governments are working in this from many years ago in silence and in shadows, people must know this, but.....better for them is watching football or see TV shows or talk stupids things...I understand your point of view, man, I agree !!!

[theringsoffire]

Dear Mr "voiceoffear" The Irish would not have survived without the European Union.

It would be better to keep your mouth shut rather than expose your typical ignorance.

[natty0804892381]

any other old sod want to share their dreary, uninspiring memories of this song with us?

[PeterBensen]

@voicesoffear What's your point? Hot House Flowers is an Irish band..... And they just get of a plain at 2:38 till 2:39...... Is that publicity for Ryanair?????

[iamearthbornami]

love this*****

[TheSandsie13]

love this song. but  i like liam when he sings in the old language. does anyone else remember the "lovejoy" episode hothouse flowers did?

[lisaroberts1971]

Yep - happy memories :) x

[ColumRogers]

It's just a beautiful song.

[lottiebelottie]

I saw them sing this at the Summer Xs in 1991 at Wembley! Brilliant!!!

[jimmyvirtue]

iv never seen this video jus remember vaguely walkin around back stage the honarary irishman of john borrowman copenhagen in the 90's. lots of beer.... n stuff... god bless those days

[daffodil97]

to paul thanks for last night great night thanks

[daffodil97]

for paul dove --best wishes dont be a stranger and thanks for last night--- top drawer company

[TheSandsie13]

i forgot aobut these guys until midge ure mentioned liam.  part of my mispent youth.

[kensington25]

One of my all time favourite songs. Thanks for this :)

[lizzielh]

Love you, my T xxx

[neilandfi]

Just about my top festy tune of all time. HHF played Glasto on a sunny evening. The day before had been like a monsoon, and this was just perfect.

Still is.

[wendysenr]

すてきな思い出でした

[sIILymims]

FUCKING GREAT !

[GreenHifi8]

What a shame such crappy audio for such a great song!

[ColumRogers]

This song is beautiful.

[jazzmanEE]

dedicated to a sweet aussie girl ;)

[loughneagh72]

back there again......simple times

[sIILymims]

this song always makes me so damn happy =D

[comeinnorway]

I'm not sure if people are aware but this song was first broadcast as the interval entertainment for the 1988 Eurovision, hosted by Ireland. It was the year that Celine Dion won the contest.

For those who aren't aware; Eurovision is the world's biggest musical event where about 40 European countries select a song to compete and viewers in each country vote for the songs. Of course in 1988 it was a lot small with only about 18 countries, before the break up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.

[shrew972]

@comeinnorway wasn't it a contestant in that Eurovision??

[comeinnorway]

@shrew972 No. It wasn't a contestant, but the interval act. The contest was hosted in Ireland that year - the actual Irish entry was Take Him Home by Jump The Gun which came 8th. I am positive that Hothouse Flowers never competed in the Irish National Finals to select the country's entry.

I am pretty sure that Don't Go was far more successful commercial than Take Him Home.

[okee9]

@shrew972 A lot of people thought that and some thought it won the contest but it was only the interval act the same as Riverdance was.

[LilyLemony]

Saw these guys in 1988 in an HMV in Canada. My mom just sent me a pic of Liam from the event. If anyone wants a scan, message me. :)

[creepycooper]

Saw these guys in the party in the park in Dublin around 88-89, they where really good i suppose when your billing with the likes of James and a lot of the Britpop giants of the time they had to perform and my word they did, good honest track.

[AyeWeCan]

loved this song when it came out - saw them perform it in Glasgow. Still great to hear

[goannadream]

These fellas were in Perth, Australia. Not only do they make beautiful music but they relate to the locals where they can and are just real. Lovely Irish boys.

[freekmunky1]

saw em in montreal 88... some venue on St Dennis i fink???... memories shot.. but this was a fuckin wicked gig... was just b4 the jazz festival??????

[jonnycomehome]

I remember having this single 45. It´s a good song. Strange video... they´re on the beach, next moment they are playing in the snow on a mountain lodge.

[82Sioux]

Love this song..Great Memories.

[harleygough]

New interview with Liam O Maonlai of the Hothouse Flowers on:

circlemagazine(dot)co(dot)uk

[doroteinamama]

odlično!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fr2ncm9]

Talent isn't all you need to become world famous. You have to be in the right place at the right time.

[maxwellbetts]

What ever happened to HHF? I saw them live in the 80's and they were great. Looking at them now with all my musical history they're still great! Why aren't they along side pearl jam?

[fyreflyintheskye]

They're still doing very well and touring. I catch once a year when they come to Mass and NH and every show is even better than the last. Liam is an absolute gorgeous angel... the rest of the boys are awesome, too, but you know :^)

[Viperkal]

This a great song! Loved it for many years. It reminds me of ' In the Night ' by Basia Bulat, another excellent song.

[Briah82]

Fancy him like fuck

[hunterswalk68]

now ur spekin my lingo treeeffffic

[liaro1257]

awesome song!

[Christine140195]

i love this song.

x

[mira4611]

One of my all-time favorite songs!

[feehilicious]

Ireland never ceases to turn out outstanding music.Awesome!!!!!I love Ireland, and the accent is to die for:)

[DemonicCathode]

Yeah we rock!!!

:P

Except for U2, Westlife and to an extent, Boyzone.

What accent is your favourite? There are about 40 different accents...from each county :P

[feehilicious]

oops, naughty, they happen to be my favourites.haha.and dublin accent rules.xxno hard feelings,ey.

[DemonicCathode]

Haha, I was gonna say no hard feelings...till you mentioned the dub accent...just kidding.

You should hear the Cork accent

:P

[peakdavid]

This is one of the most inspired songs I've ever heard. It is joyful, but the shadows of death are there. The melody and LIam's voice are like from another world. I heard it first on a Monday when a friend brought it to me to listen. He said, "I've been listening to it continuously for 48 hours." I believed him. A very special song.

[marion2697]

Funny, I know this song for about 15 years or more, and I still am addicted to it! It's from the album "People" which contains more fantastic songs! My favorite of this album is : "If you go",

maybe you should listen it too...

[peakdavid]

Thanks, marion. Yes, know "If you go" well and have it on my favorites here at YouTube. Thanks for the rec!

[marion2697]

Oh your welcome, it's nice to meet somebody who likes the Hothouse Flowers too! Because here in Holland none of my friends know them, ha ha! Have a nice day, bye!

[helmuthoorn]

lk ken ze ook hoor.

Dit liedje past goed bij een mooie zomermorgen in Noord Overijsse en de geur van hooi, water en koeien die wordt aangedragen door een zoele wind, terwijl een leeuwerik jubelend hoger en hoger vliegt.

[cosmicgirl97]

thank you..the song of youth

[Ghostorchid2]

Don't Go..Suzie:)...

[sultana63again]

silly girl.... wherever I go, I will never leave you.... Never!

[Awesomeisacoolword]

cant wait to see these guys tonight its going to be awsome

[miley5566]

great song - group later exposed as self-indulgent smuggies and everything bad about ireland; meanwhile "My Lovely Horse" bought back the high ground.

[soupstonedublin]

Hothouse Flowers are playing in McCormacks Balscadden Balbriggan Sat 11th July Doors 9:30pm Support by Soupstone.

[RUBBERMOOG]

Great band live. Leo Barnes the sax player (no longer with them) was a right twat though, i spoke to him and he was a pure cock.

[UlyssesRP]

this group have a song "the end of the road"??

Excuse me for my bad english..

[DALRY1]

Say the Flowers supporting Runrig on the banks of loch Lomond, mid summers day, 1991 (could be wrong about the year), standing ovation, well deserved., hope to hear from others who were there.

[beandolan]

Is that a ryanair flight he gets off?!

Didnt know they were around that long!

[andjjeo]

This is sooooooo good!

Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia!

[24165897]

greetings to you ...

gotta love serbia....

[jzeerod]

when are they coming to CANADA EH?

[rooster954]

seen them in sligo 88,big battle the same night

[Sunshynne99]

GREAT song...great songwriting.. always loved these guys...saw them in the US '88? ( ah..younger days...) and I remember they were on Letterman at some point. Always wanted to see them again...

[rosscheeks]

so hhf in aberdare a few years ago brill love to see them again in wales

[harleygough]

Yeh they are still going, saw them in N Ireland last spring. They have tour dates up on their site.

[vladaservis]

The best song EVER in Serbia.Thanks man:)

[NancyDrewe]

OMG, I forgot how much I love this song and this band. It's been way too long. Thanks.

[derrycelt1888]

What a great song, seen these guys live in Derry 1988 or 89 ( memory going lol ) song as good now as it ever was, thanks for posting.

[phoenix1916]

This takes me back to the 80's, barmy summer evening and carefree times of innocents, why do we have to grow up????

[Kolohe427]

@phoenix1916 ~ I feel the same. The only time that I ever bought an album (cassette at the time!) from an unknown (to me) artist after hearing only one song was after I heard "Don't Go" way back when. It is fantastic to hear them again. Wha-? I was a TEENAGER back then?

[mininggeneral]

@phoenix1916 Man, u're so awfully right; summer nights, cans of beer, my first car with the only decent thing being the cassette (!) stereo player; cause I bought it new lol. And.....the overall sensation that we would never grow up; that was for other people....

I still have their vinyl album. I remember my daughter asking, some years ago, what these "thin books" were on the shelf.... time did pass by :-)

[phoenix1916]

@mininggeneral They cant take our memories!! : 0 )

[wernkebert]

@phoenix1916 you re absalutlie right sorry for my poor english.

[waterunderthemoon]

i love this song.. are these guys still around..they are sooo good. beautiful.

[mymadrona]

Ahhh, 1988...I travelled around Europe that year. This song totally reminds me of that.

[McCainTheTurdburglar]

LOL! Me too. I visited Ireland and seem to recall this band was really popular in Dublin. Part of me wants to go back......in time! :-)

[Viperkal]

Love this song! Always felt happy listening to this song. In the Night by Basia Bulat is another outstanding tune with a similar feel good factor.

[askidolap]

Thank you for posting this, excellent song. Brings back memories, great times I've had.

[ThisCharmingFan]

What a classic song from a great Irish band.

[chrisconnolly57]

Jerry Fehily (Drummer) - If only other musicians loved their art as much as he did. A pure gentleman & a great musician. Folks, it's not all about the money. No musician ever picked up & learned their instrument to make money........

[TheScarlet93]

@chrisconnolly57 i am proud to call him my father!

[91en]

finaly i have found this brilliant video/song

[dificilhardhart]

lucille young: perfect

[benmoo1462]

OMG!! This tops my all time fav song list...thanks for the post I am officialy 12yrs old singing to moms record

[DaveDaRave1980]

I'd totally forgotten how much I loved this songand hearing it again now reminds me of a mis-spent youth - I was only 7 when it came out, and it was featured on "Now 12", the opening track on side two... How long ago it all seems now... Feel all nostalgic for 1988

[LucilleJung]

great song, right stuff, right words, impeccable...A good, bearable:))) portion of melancholy and.. loss...

[Foilnamon]

classic....

[trulymadlyme]

This is one of my dads favourite songs, and now one of mine....5/5

[draganche77]

Molim te,Molim te,Molim te.....vrati me u srednju školu!!!!!!!! Sjajna stvar,tako nostalgična!!!!

[perkypuppet]

man i had such a crush on the lead singer...

[myunclesnephew]

the singer looks like Heath Ledger

[orangejuicedrink]

cians dad

[genikegami]

yes, cians dad is singing. just about 20 years ago.

[phoenix1916]

@genikegami Cian who???

[WARISHELL09]

@phoenix1916 Blocking coward

[redbette]

what happened to them cracking song and the singer is tres sexy :-)

[ClaiomhMor]

Excellent song ok.

Brings me back to my college days. Actually saw Liam busking on Grafton street one day!

[milky0ne]

it's a song that makes you feel young. I've felt a scirocco blowing on my face and hope my kids experience some of the joy that I've had in my life.

[MusicAgent]

I went on tour with Liam and the boys back in the day.. We had a blast.. Glaudia ( the backup singer) and I drove them Nuts!!!. Leo is great, peter is awesome.. all are wonderful.. Wish they would come back to the states

[scottw74pipedown]

is it just my computer (quite possible) or is there something up with the sound on this?

[shavencunt]

bono is gay

[ACHTUNGBABY55]

What music ar u into if its anything like u it must be shit. u2 ,Hot House ar true grates of Irish music get a life and a grip NR

[shavencunt]

the stone roses

[Oliboliboobar]

Very underrated band. Bono loved them. Wish they'd knocked out a couple more classics in their own time.

[elboertjie]

So true. I enjoyed their music a lot. Especially the song 'This is it (your soul)'.

Brings back fond memories of fond times.

[BEB2903]

Great song, always reminds me of dancing on the sand on Kuredu, always makes me smile!

[bang70]

Sharon Moore loves this song... xx

[martcarey]

Great band,hard to believe its 20 years ago! Good to see they were using Ryanair even then!

[OYANOYA]

Great band.Great voice.Great song.

[lavverlylad]

Just go listen to the real Van Morrison.

[feedthegoat44]

Vedran.  Please stay.

[wideheadofknowledge]

Nothing like as good as I remember.

[m6michelle]

i know this band keiran dave liam and fiachhna

[PALUMPALAM]

unfortunately they weren't falling into line with their success

ever after this.

Damn this band is or was amazing.

Did ya ever hear ever listen to the song "if you go"?

excellent!!!!!!!

[anne241163]

My new friend Caro just put "if you go" on youtube for us, great song and sound!

[kattakethat]

what the hell are they singing?

[anne241163]

Liam wrote this song for a friend who was dying (he said so on tv). Find the text at:

lyrics hothouse flowers don't go!

[okee9]

This is the Eurovison video i think, hence all the different countries, ireland were hosting the Eurovison that year and this was the filler between the songs and voting, a lot of people thought this song won.

[Referendaris]

I remember this as the original video ( I allways wanted to dance in the snow like that). Doesn't matter, briljant song!

[awryhighlander]

yeah was shown at euro vision, but wasn;t an entry, was a competition for irish bands to appear these guys won

[anne241163]

There was an other video with this song, the quality was much better. Where did it go? This one hurts my ears. Great song though.

[Outstep31]

Great 80's & 90's classic's Up to 15 "Now,, compilations of various artists

in my playlist, for anybody

who wants 2 watch excellent music vid's.

NOW 1 to 8. Now 12 to 13_ 20_23_35_56.

COMING SOON Now_29_ 38_ 59

[greenspaceship]

peter o toole . . .Legend. . .

Know him well and his son

Doolin is class at soccer plays 4 valencia F.C

[milky0ne]

just makes me feel 16 again listening to this

[whywhywhydelia]

I seen these live at reading festival in the late 80s, love this song and they were brilliant live!!

[nicdhana]

Wow, I'd forgotten how much I like this one. Bought the album when it first came out, after hearing this song just once. Been listening to Liam's amazing traditional music recently, but this reminded me how much I also love his work in English with HF.

[goldtop68]

I cried shitload of tears to this song..

But she did go...

[maxleek]

She did go and so did mine at the time....glad someone gets it

[goldtop68]

never recovered from that one..

my heart was gone forever..

That song kills me every time ;(((

[westhamjames]

the dude tht plays the guiter, my best m8 is his dad!

[Gerrynz]

Brilliant, great sound

[pinocio123]

FANTASTIC

[TRINITATI]

Wonderful melody! Gorgeous lyric! I would give my right arm to qrite a song like that...

I thank the Lord who gives such a gift for a man...

[Houxty1]

Hothouse Flowers have always been so refreshing in this over-commercialised age.

If you want music played with a genuine passion and love that can only come direct from the heart then this is the band for you!

If you like your idols to be manufactured and obsessed with celebrity status then stop reading and leave immediately.

You are definitely in the wrong place:-)