The Dubliners-Black Velvet band

[InOmniaParatus83]

This is the irish spirit! Many greetings from Greece!

[PeroxideMonsterr]

YEOW. Proud to be Irish.

[themightyrara]

I like the way that women are always devious in Dubliners tunes

[bluesteelsaxophone]

love this song- got my whole rugby team singing it as our tour song

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[laughingowl28]

I love love love this song!!! long live the Dubliners and Irish folk music!

[edpauk95]

some tune this is

[ProvosAttYourDoor]

what I dont get,  if he was down broadway new york, why would the law send him to australia?

[CraigMurray1991]

:)

[ferret630]

they re talking about Tasmania

[duggy51]

Traditional music. Can't beat it.

[IrishGunnerx]

How could you dislike a classic song ?

[stu82pid]

Music at its best........

[heath118118]

@jacobisraelforever my grandmothers maiden name was McLoughlin which i know is a coat of arms because she had a huge picture (more a poster) in her basement of a ton of coat of arms and she had it actually on a plaque in the bathroom but i recognize the name O'Halloran also from that poster <@SeamusMochi

[ParkLaneYidos]

DEREK CHISORA.

[ShtoryBuachailli]

3 people were betrayed by the Black Velvet Band

[jacobisraelforever]

Irish and proud. And traceable, unlike most American's who claim to be. O'Hagan and O'Kennedy here.

[SeamusMochi]

@jacobisraelforever I was able to trace my family to the O'Hallorans, who were servants. But Irish none the less.

[IrishBhoy85]

IRISH AND PROUD!!

[twiggypeerzingz]

@IrishBhoy85 me too :P

[crazyawsome9]

i don't know why i like this song so much. it's perfect

[zefer14]

We where taught this song in primary school in the 70s in Australia, we where all of Irish decent.

[jiggyturbojim]

My GodFather , So Proud,shame he did`nt see his dream of a united Ireland. Will We ever?

[xsophia97x]

GO ON THE IRISH......gotta love us :D

[dataminer999]

@xsophia97x Nah, not really. Truth be told, I'm more ashamed of my countrymen and their behaviour and sense of entitlement. We're all the same under God's eyes.

[annie482000]

I remember my schoolfriends thinking I was mad for liking this when I first heard it back in the late 60s. I've liked it ever since. I didn't realise at the time that I am of Irish descent, on my paternal Great-grandfather's side. He came from Dublin and settled in London as a young man, and died before WW1. Thanks for posting, darrin42. I'll never tire of hearing this song!

[mate72hoursfishing]

GO IRELAND

[hanshotfirst1138]

What's a good Dubliners collection? I love their music and I'm looking to pick up at least a compilation of some sort with all the stone-cold classics.

[NIJoe6]

RIP Luke Kelly

[polliana66]

@NIJoe6 r.i.p.LUKEx his irish eyes were alway's smiling xxxxx

[justmejewels711]

I can't see or hear anything! ;(

[annmirrorr]

God love Ireland!

[irishmckiddo]

the only voices you can really hear at the chorus was that of ronnies and lukes,

[jolyjacktar]

Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and the rest of the Dubliners do my favorite versions of most Irish classics. Love this piece. Rest in Peace Luke and Ronnie

[machidaboy]

Boy, that guitar work at the beginning really makes the song!

[M0wbray]

@machidaboy That will be a banjo then!

[sgtmnx]

I bought 4 of the Dubliners Cd in the Dublin airport on my way to Iraq. All my buddies thought that I was crazy. By the time we left that shit hole country, they had put the cd onto their computers. Proud of my Irish heritage. Great music

[wabblum99]

@sgtmnx and who made iraq a shithole country yeah use did scumbags

[Zalgar151]

@wabblum99 The country is a desert, don't remember us doing that.

[sgtmnx]

I bought four of the Dubliners Cd's in the Dublin airport. We were on our way to Iraq. All my buddies thought that I was crazy, by the time we left that shit hole. They had all put the Cd onto their computers. Great band. Proud of my Irish heritage.

[Azurey82]

Awww this reminds me of my grandfather! He use to sing this to me all the time as a child. He was born in Ireland and came to America in 1930. He sang so many Irish folk songs to me but this one was always my fav. Love & miss him soo much :(

[wheatley88hayter87]

this is without a doubt the best version of this song!

[TheWheatley88]

this is definitly the best version of this song without a doubt!

[TheWheatley88]

this is definitly the best version of this song without a doubt!

[imo07]

this is the original version, very raw its lovely my grandad always sings this when hes drunk :P

[blackbutwhiteguy]

good song one that both me and my grandfather like

[combatcommand]

The Dubliners = fantasticness at it's best.

But.... I still prefer Hugh Morrison's version.

[MrLeo346]

do the dubliners the 1 disliker should be shot then raped several times

[tredsmurf]

Brilliant

[josparkes1]

Great song by the Dubliners !

[TheJlfp2008]

awsome song

good version

[TheMerseyBoy]

Got to know this after hearing me Ma and Da playing this in our house when growing up in Liverpool. Kids in the street all knew the words.

[monseblabla]

The Dubliners is the best irish band ever!!!

[wildcat100]

LOL

[1010raven]

Me and me friend luv dis song but we would like it if there were lyrics on this video :) :D

[Bernardthecheesecake]

it is just me, or is this video silent ? -,-

[Bernardthecheesecake]

why no audio....?

[Jhirdy1]

I heard this on the radio today & it took me back to my lunchtimes in an Irish bar in Birkenhead when I was first kissed by a "real" woman....(who was the owners daughter...) Long time ago now....

[della8701]

happy st pats day to all,gutted im wrkin til 8 so im not on the pop :( av a drink for me!

[xxmarialxx]

my granda fav song its ooo good! best irish flk song imo

[rurbert]

On St. Patricks Day we all become Irish for a day in America. We go crazy over this music...a good time for sure.

[tommylad1231]

You just cant beat this! Eirin go brach!

[jpolacchi]

Where can I download this song by the Dubliners and a few others?I'm looking for *good* downloads.

[tommylad1231]

@jpolacchi, Check out my vid on how to extract audio from youtube videos. Its quick and simple.

[towpin]

By's, Over here in Newfoundland, we are a mixture of English, Irish & Scottish. Excellent music.

[andreiiy]

keeep the irrish at heart! scotts are good too but the english is not so good:P;)

[bubblegumtwix]

This is why I love being Irish...even if I'm just a quarter! This music is absolutely fantastic!

[Arjakszatrija]

Great song!!!

[CaptainAtheist]

I liked this song so much :) that I convinced my band to do a cover

[TheIrateRepublican]

bohemianwriter1-----

An excellent little tune. Thanks for the link. I've listened to it several times. I look forward to reading your book.

TIR

[kirstiedale3]

Dad ...i love you ...i promised i would play this when you left..........I LOVE YOU DAD x kirstie x

[kirstiedale3]

No.........my dad died and i sang this song to him why he was dying.

[loard14]

ho sorry then il delet my coment

[kirstiedale3]

....i only put *left*....because i dont like the word dead...its too final.......thankyou for removing your comment ...x kirstie x

[bluebrothersi]

respect xx

[kirstiedale3]

Thankyou blue xx

[jimmydeboy]

we sang this when we were kids, memories foreever. rip luke

[jimworkman6]

super.god bless belfast

[MrPozzoz]

Its song from Norfolk in England actually .

[northeromen]

HAIL!!! I'm from Norwich in Norfolk :p

[patrickspoint]

The opening line of the song is: "In a neat little town they call Belfast." How can it be from Norfolk?

[CanadianCalabo]

@patrickspoint belfast, northern ireland.

[patrickspoint]

I think you misunderstood me. Of course I know that Belfast is in Northern Ireland. My remark was addressed to a previous comment, which stated that this song was from Norfolk, England. So I simply asked the question - since the first line of the song is, "In a neat little town they call Belfast," how can it be from Norfolk.

[CanadianCalabo]

@patrickspoint Ah. Well england and ireland certainly have history, so my guess would be a connection through that. sorry i misunderstood you.

[sonderkommando2]

a very good version....sounds like it comes from the 60's "album" "revolution"

[wisard734]

Very fun to sing along with!

[DerTod87]

thx 2 that, the dubliners got me throu some really hard times in live

[AliceHastie313]

This is brilliant! Love the chorus.

[80sfist]

tiochfaid ar la

[ipodliiistxx]

i love this song. My mom and my uncle danced to this at his wedding. so many good memories (:

[Beyonce12100]

Loveee this song it reminds me of when my grandad used to colect me from school and he used to have this tape with all 60's songs on..:D and luke kelly...and it brings back memories love youuu Ireland x

[fanoel77]

this is such a great loving song xx love to you all

[helmuthoorn]

Undoubtedly the greatgrandchildren of the original writer and singer of this great song are all happy and prosperous in Aussieland now. God is just.

[JoeNo33]

Great stuff! I'm playing a Patty's Day gig on Tuesday and I've been using this exact version that you posted to learn this song. Out of all the tunes I'm doing I think this is my favorite... Thanks!

[plymd]

But you can't beat the fields of Athenry!for a good ol sing song!

[JoeNo33]

Thanks, I checked it out. A great ballad!

[Fretkillr]

A classic no doubt and this is a good version. I just heard it on the radio and it was with the entire live audience singing along on the choruses and that's what I'm looking for on youtube. Live Dubliners.

[henrycrumm]

hahaha i LOVE this song, my friend, my mum and i used to sing it on th way back from brownies hahaha :D not that i go any more. got chucked out -_-'

[KnoxYouth]

No offense to the Dropkick Murphy's, but this version is much better.

I love this song!

[sheafferhistorian]

Luke Kelly actually sings the song, rather than scream it. There are better versions on youtube of Luke singing this live.

[TelEvangelistHentai]

true that! when paople scream, its not really celtic rock...

[JLucRob]

@sheafferhistorian  Is it Luke singing in this one?

[recurveninja]

@sheafferhistorian But, you see, the Irish scream everything.

Lol, you probably don't even remember posting that. G'Day.

[MacMan282]

@recurveninja ? you troll, I've yet to hear an Irishman scream anything at me. Maybe incoherent mumbles, but never screaming.

[recurveninja]

@MacMan282 It was a joke.

[DoojeenDoonican]

@sheafferhistorian

Not that this reording is too faulty!

[StonerCreaney]

@KnoxYouth the dubliners fuckin rulee

[TheFacelessActivist]

@KnoxYouth

The Dropkick Murphys does rock mainly, playing this song with an electric guitar just sounds streamy and depressing, so there's not much to offend, since, they can't help it.

[hanshotfirst1138]

@KnoxYouth The Dropkicks are fun and they are what they are, but I don't think that anyone in the band would argue for a second that they can match the magisterial brilliance of Ronnie Drew or Luke Kelly. Their hearts are in the right place and they've got the right spirit, of course, and their rendition is just as valid, but it's sort of like putting the best of modern tech against a classic. There's nothing wrong with it, but there's magic here that just can't be recaptured. It's indefinable.

[djdragoneyes]

@hanshotfirst1138 Beautifully said, mate

[hanshotfirst1138]

@hanshotfirst1138 Incidentally, the Murphy's version of this song is the most-played song I have at the moment in my iTunes account. I love their rendition, and I'm in no way knocking it at all.

[conorucd]

@hanshotfirst1138 no their heart is not in the right place an Irish rapper Rob Kelly sampled "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" and they made him take it down because he did no t pay royalties yet they did the same thing by taking traditional irish music.

[CrackWarrior]

@KnoxYouth no respect to them because this version came first :)

[supermadrevs]

legend of a song, love it!

[Davemaas]

The best version of this song I've heard so far!

[babes1888]

Excellent

[doombringer117]

i love this song!! thanks for uploading :D