Luke Kelly - Kelly The Boy From Killane

[sirin987]

ya boyya



[johnhamilton08]

The Epic Beard Club!

[blue24boy]

Dr gave me a prescription, a dose of the Dubliners a least twice a day i must have overdosed i feel 110% better

[Thrawn6211]

@blue24boy Unlike other medicines, you can't overdose on this.

[unothisshit2010]

what a mop

[MrBilliebobjoe101]

This is a great tune to wake up to in the morning, the passion in Luke Kelly is immense, he is a true legend.

[LaughPatrick]

Wish I had Lukes hair

[uncleplugs]

Was he really over seven feet tall? About the same height as Dikembe Mutumbo? In that era he would have festered in a circus, no gallant band would have made him leader.

[feanor22]

@uncleplugs with some inches to spare ;)

[Gaz10t]

dat hair

[Isllwyn]

Kelly O'Neil, yi dae us proud lassie ^^

[kellyoneill]

@Isllwyn Thanking you :) x

[rogiestewie]

Never forgotten!Straight to the heart.working class people get behind him.

[rockrocks66]

Kelly's hair makes it look like a halo. Proof that he was sent from heaven.

[irishgeal1]

kelly from killane, kelly o neill, and luke kelly, thats the best kellys ireland could ask for.

[MJKelly1]

@irishgeal1 Don't forget me! ;)

[redbirdjazzz]

Phil Coulter: "Always, always in the forefront, leading the charge was that voice again.

I refuse to think of Luke Kelly in the past tense. He will always be a part of Irish music and Luke's songs will always be his songs only...In the days, weeks and months ahead I will listen again and again to Luke's records. I will cry a little, I will remember a lot, and I will savour every moment.

And I will still get goosepimples every time I hear that voice again."

[61emerald]

full of fantastic musicians

[88McCloskey]

his version of every traditional irish music song i just better than every other version of every single song. that make sense?

[KingArtur67]

Without fail..... the camera change at 6 secs in will always make me smirk. That barnet man, top dog.

[thrredone]

That band's full f fantastic beards.

[b2kessler]

luke live all time in my heart ,for me the voice from ireland

[b2kessler]

luke live all time in my heart ,for  me the voice from ireland

[diggotya]

his sheer genuis will nver be equaled again.

[FretboardToAsh]

John is not white, hurray!

[alanmicks]

tune.



[BLACKFLANIGAN]

Showin' you Boys what a White Afro looks like.

[Postie218]

@BLACKFLANIGAN LOL, there's got to be a better name for that hair than "Afro". Quite a respectable head of hair none the less.

[BLACKFLANIGAN]

@Postie218 I got it! A Fella wrote on another video about Luke's hair. He put that it's a "O'Fro"

[Postie218]

@BLACKFLANIGAN Perfect !!

[tedtedted87]

honest to god this makes me want to drink some creamy porter

[gangabv15]

Luke Kelly The Best

[lanternchikk]

@irishgeal1 Agree completely!! :)

[psykophaz]

@irishgeal1

'Cause he looks like the sun ? =P

[yoyojedijcfaolcom]

...Hagrid's ginger cousin?

[slapshot37GNR]

Wow...a singer who can sing just as good live as in a studio, well good can't describe Luke Kelly. I'd bet my college savings Luke wouldn't fuck-up during the superbowl.

[MYBIGKINDHEART]

how much fucking hair does this guy bloody want

[torque234]

Ireland's Chuck Norris

[joeygsmom]

@torque234 if by chance, you mean " totally kick-ass-awesome" then I agree!

[torque234]

@joeygsmom absolutely

[lovenrockets]

Love men who do not fear HAIR!! No better than Luke and the Dubliners - rebels they are for certain!

[scamptheman]

your the muppet jezx21.this is a classic song.

[tommythompson364]

John Kelly the boy from Killane according to the song had gold curly hair and was seven feet tall

Luke Kelly i don't know how tall he is but he has Gold curly hair

am i the only one thinking about this

[KroM234]

Hail Luke!

[milky761]

I really don't know how anyone can a bad word about Luke Kelly,the man was and still is an Irish legend..he sang with power and passion and I can't imagine him being happy with some of this shit talk,just leave it lads

[iwasborntohunt357]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moongoose86]

this was one of his last performances :(

[jezx21]

lol he kinda reminds me of animal off the muppet show

[ausy77]

@jezx21 your a very sad person,keep your negative comments to yourself fool

[ausy77]

@jezx21 whats your problem,your clearly a fool,keep your derogatory comments to yourself asshole

[jezx21]

@ausy77 should take a bit of your own advice. i like the band. just because he reminds me of the animal doesnt mean i dont like him ya fuckn mick bastard.

[6Mor6Goth6]

@jezx21 well, maybe you should have written that ALL in order to avoid such missunderstandings? I mean "you look like a hairy puppet" isn't exactly a compliment, at least not as far as i know...

[Dezenaambestaatal]

What a power and pride in his voice. Wow

[KingArtur67]

He looks like a Lion and sings like a King...... LAD

[irishgeal1]

ffs luke, try and sing badly in 1 of your songs and give us a chance,

[MrThelegend95]

Who are the 2 feckin' eegits who pressed Dislike???

[nipplebrady1988]

@MrThelegend95 some nut who thort it daid dis-i-like lol

[MrThelegend95]

@nipplebrady1988 Lol so true

[stuckIMR]

What part of ireland was luke from ?:L

[Pdunnoable]

Makes me even more proud to be a Wexford man!

[stuckIMR]

a nice fast pase song,always cheers me up :P,god bless luke kelly !!

[cindydintn]

His hair was ALWAYS magnificent. Like a lion's mane!

[stuckIMR]

@cindydintn

he pulls it of though :L

[cindydintn]

@stuckIMR Absolutely!

[AgroDuckDespenser]

man, that hair, FUCKING AMAZING

[joeygsmom]

For the record, I am a 20-something American woman who grew up surrounded by the influence of boybands, plastic surgery and reality tv. To me Luke was beautiful, his spirit shines through, and his voice is like no other on earth.

Just saying .

[funkwolf1]

@joeygsmom good to know that admist the chaos of false order luke's true idea of order shines through

[opaldove]

@joeygsmom You are so right joeygsmom!!  Luke was, is and always will be amazing.

[kachahaan]

@joeygsmom

definitely you understand life now. To hell with the artificals. Life must be lived in real and the spirits must me felt else you are dead.

[Noodles74958]

@joeygsmom i agree with u he is a true legend and his legacy stiil lives on in every pub i go 2.

[dbd1353]

Man, two people didn't lke this..they must be of English stock..Irish music doesn't get better than this..RIP Luke Kelly, my late Irish mas favorite traditional singer..Plus, he was a redhead..gotta love 'em..

[troyez]

@dbd1353

I'm from English stock and I love this band! Those naysayers must be teenyboppers.

[OfficialArmonist]

They severed his head and kicked it down the street

Then the peasants a riot did start

And they buried his bones 'neath an old Blackthorn tree

And the worms never gnawed at his heart

[jayanjes]

only one luke may he live evermore in his music!!

[WILLIENO7]

it dosent get any better than this 5 irish legends makes me so proud to be irish even in these dark times

[thebl1ZzaRd]

0:28 | Is that Ronnie Drew ?!

[spartan55874]

@thebl1ZzaRd yep sure is

[hauke182]

@thebl1ZzaRd BIER????

[sheaprodigy]

@thebl1ZzaRd are you mad?its luke kelly

[Paulfieldz]

Look a the wild head on him.. let the brits try and tell him they want to control Ireland

lol

[nipplebrady1988]

he looks like he is haveing the time of his life!!

[CatboxDesign]

Don Henley looks terrible...lol j/k  great singer and great song.

Irish rule

[nipplebrady1988]

has ronnie got a black eye?

[Sklavier]

This is great!!! Thank you!!!

[thelash1000]

Just makes you want to get drunk

[iwasborntohunt357]

This song always cheers me up

[angelf1re]

Luke in full flow, brilliant video kellyoniell.

[fatslugz]

how old ar ya kelly?

[TheDiarmaidable]

Legend 

[MusicMadGuy2010]

Probably the best two and a half minutes of folk music ever filmed, a wonderful performance from Kelly and the Dubliners...

[napalmko]

2 people are tone deaf and have a fekkin limp to boot.

[coletteconroy]

legend tis lukey :)

[TheDiarmaidable]

Aye this is how ye sing an play a song .. ner weil er be matched!!

[WillieGannon]

Should be compulsory listening for our children!

No Peers!

[zulawoo]

Luke kelly.. Possible the ugliest man who ever lived.. with the best voice that ever was on this planet...

Brilliant

[kellyoneill]

@zulawoo lol sure you dont mean THE sexiest?

[oskhen85]

@kellyoneill Well, at least he's definitely one of the men with most fascinating hair. In this video, at least.

But whatta voice!

[guarunteedubliner]

@kellyoneill Second sexiest. :P

[DancesWithLlamas]

@zulawoo I respectfuly disagree. He has the face of a hard celtic warrior, noble and with eyes of mercy.

[dbd1353]

@DancesWithLlamas

Damn right he does..People who say he is ugly have never really seen ugly..

[ReturnOfTheSkunk]

@zulawoo if you think that, you should see shane mcgowan. haha

[TheAbsolutMoose]

@zulawoo Clearly you've never seen Shane McGowan of The Pogues...

[EZEEKEEL]

@zulawoo

Luke Kelly ugly??? I am pretty sure Shane McGowan takes the cake of ugly irish singers, pre-new teeth that is...but yea, great talent in both men.

[CountryAndFolkMusic]

@zulawoo He's fucking handsome

[metallifreak77]

@zulawoo Haha, maybe for his hair, but I don't see the man as ugly at all... I think Shane from the pogues has that covered... haha! but yes, brilliant voice!

[miszugene]

@zulawoo

Do not worry with negative voices. They haven't understood what you wanted to say. I think I do. +

[EvilIrishNinjaPirate]

@zulawoo Ugly? He looks like a Celtic king of yore. Up with Luke!

[praskovia13]

@zulawoo ugly, beauty comes from within too. did u ever see his wife? i'd certainly not say no either, with respect we should remember we have 2 ears 2 eyes but 1 gob for a reason, to be used in proportion,

'

[TheBarnicoat]

@zulawoo You are clearly an idiot. Hvae you not seen the Pogues before? LOL

[MindsOnParade]

@zulawoo God Bless You x you will learn soon hopefully...

[5791866]

@zulawoo Ugly(or is it beauty) is only skin deep. It's the passion and conviction he presented that seperated him from the phonies!!! Luke Kelly was the Real Deal!!!

[PETERSNOTGAY08]

up de dubs ha

[diarmuidh]

Bargy is a barony of south County Wexford..it´s properly pronounced with a hard g sound 

[trueformvalor]

Oh my God, I love Luke's hair. It's as iconic as Bob Ross's awesome fro. XD

[geofflovett]

As we all seem to agree Luke was a one off,however dont fotget the daddy of them all.Pecker Dunne.

[stevie064]

@geofflovett this is the pecker dunne jr. here. good comment my friend. luke and the pecker were best buds do

[jakatori2]

Beards rule!

They are a chicky magnet!

[poshknacker]

Luke is a man, he is simple in his needs and great in his deeds. I use the present tense because that's where he resides, in my heart.

[keithymush]

Luke was a fuckin' beautiful, bad-ass, Irish Wolf Hound. Powerful. Owooooooo!!!

[MegaMargare]

another one my da sang

[irishgeal1]

ive never heard so much proud irishness bursting out of a singer.

[dbd1353]

@irishgeal1

absolutely right..My late ma never liked to mention that she was 3/4 Irish, except on a few songs, like this one..Luke Kelly was her favorite Irish singer..

[Tusalu]

Does he sing "Fling your beavers aloft?"

[darkvole]

@Tusalu Beaver skin hats.....

[Lisnageeragh]

@Tusalu  Yes

[casperld]

Just look at Luke, he sings every word as if it was happening to him! It is amazing to watch.

[casperld]

Simply magical.

[irishgirl48]

RIP beautiful Luke - singing with the angels now

[celticboxingfan]

LOCH GARMAN ABU !!!!! LE CROI AGUS LAMBH !

[MrTruepaddy]

...was there life on this earth before the dubs and ronnie and luke????

[birthofeternity]

Isn't this The Dubliners and not just Luke Kelly? :D

[eddyreck]

@birthofeternity strictly it is the dubliners but i think the video is named because this song like many others has been released on albums by luke kelly

, not the dubliners. the dubliners were and still are a pioneering group and luke kelly is the voice that drove it, along with ronnie's of course. r.i.p. luke, ronnie and ciaran.

[Lisnageeragh]

@eddyreck The Dublners were a very talented group Barney/ banjo..Luke/ Song Ronnie/ stage presence, Skeahan/ fiddle...each in the top league of their own performance. My own favourite was Luke ..great singer ..great interpretation..combined with a sort of street bardic quality ....I'm glad to have heard him live ...and regret only once. My favourites were Joe Hill an rap the Green Flag Round Me Boys RIP

[TheBirdMamma]

dis nigga hairs b crazy.....all fluffy n shit Daaaaaaaaaaayyyyummmmmm

[christoir246]

@TheBirdMamma ha ha,fukn luv ur comment

[schiple]

Every time I watch this I am just blown away by the magnificence that is Luke Kelly, and I listen to Luke every day.

[kevkillkenny]

,My favourite luke song, The last time i saw him on stage was at the tameside theatre near Manchester 1983.  The Dubliners finished the show with this song, The last time i ever saw luke. That was a long time ago, but his voice is still in my head. I hardly miss a day without listening to luke. Keep up the good work, the videos are great.

[irishgeal1]

welcome to irish folk.

[BPSkinhead]

There was a time, Luke consisted only of hair and beard. :-)

R.i.P. Luke, r.i.P. Ronnie

[conlaoch2011]

Aye there ye ave Luke.

[MrTruepaddy]

...absolutely magical...just a wonder of nature these guys....god save Ireland....

[rogiestewie]

Admire the people who rise above the old etonians and their fags.

[darlingbudsofmay57]

i love this one!!

[barflyme]

brilliant greatest ballad singer

[irishgeal1]

ah beautiful luke, give it to them tans.

[TheWembleymod]

awesome reminds me of great days in the seventies aT THE RISING SUN SUDBURY HILL GOD BLESS LUKE

[michaeldore]

From a time when Irishmen were allowed enjoy themselves without having to look over their shoulders...

[MsDodo117]

@elboxo I totally agree

[wwwogamede]

@Frankieireland maybe its because of our own folk music. Have you listen to that? There is worse, but not much.

greetings from germany^^

[relimes]

Did Luke get electricuted?

[k1a1t1h1y1]

i am loving all that red hair, muuwaaah, rip luke kelly

[Frankieireland]

it's crazy that the germans got so into this type of music. Fair play to them. Is anyone in germany still into this?? or is it just us gaels again??

[mtounian]

@Frankieireland Does someone in the US count? I doubt a day goes by where I don't blast this video, among others of Luke and the boys.

[MsDodo117]

Another german says "hi", love this music, espacially the "old" dubs with luke,ronnie,ciarian, barnie and john.

[elboxo]

Luk is Irelands greatest son that all should enjoy

[elboxo]

Luke is Irelands greatest son solidified by this song

[ramus76]

@Frankieireland

the dubliners are still touring austria and germany annually, and their shows are usually sold out. also, munich hosts one of Europe's largest st patrick's day parades....

[GammelDoener]

@Frankieireland its because irish folk touch hearts and minds no matters where u from .singers like luke warry rare, i hate that crappy mainstream top ten shit today and im 33 .

[neohip]

@GammelDoener

People felt the same thing 100 years ago!.

That is why the 60's/early 70's is considered a "golden age".

[jimmytwilight]

My father stipulated in his will that the bagpiper at his funeral play this song.

[TheLastAlpacasaurus]

Kelly O'Neill,

Thanks for posting these videos up. As a fellow O'Neill I must say they're all down right blessed!

[LordOfTheCelts]

LOL I have hair just like Mr. Kelly! hahahaha finally another Irishman with a blond fro!

[BilboBaggins555]

hahahaha As do I my friend! Finally another person with a blond afro... irish fro.... either way! :-)

Cheers!