I think both John and Paul were equally good actually, but in different but complementary ways, McCartney is probably the most gifted songwriter in popular music ever, and John Lennon the most influential songwriter of all time. I also think George Harrison was a genius too, maybe a little less than the other two, but very underrated.
It's interesting to read back some comments on here; especially in light of knowing that some posers are not from England or Ireland. I wonder-and I'm not trying to e pugnacious or start an argument here-but I wonder if these same voices would be equally vocal at calls to give America back to the Indians? or Australia to the Aborigines? Isreal to the Palastinians? etc etc etc. There's nothing distinct here in the UK situation
@destructivedandy There is.Ulster is a provience of 9 countys,6 of which are under british rule.I Am against british "rule" in my country,i resist it....i fight for freedom.like the palastinians...IRA PLO ETA=GOD BLESS ALL FREEDOM FIGHTERS
@byrnenick73 Again, nothing distinct. As you yourself have just admitted quoting other freedom figting/terrorist/guerilla organisations. The point I'm making is there are many countries that have citizens within who consider their country to be unjustly ruled and yet from an outsider perspective they don't get the support or approval that some US posters say give the Irish/UK situation. As I say would the average American get behind a song saying give the US back to the indians? Of course not.
@byrnenick73 I'm well aware of the formation of Ulster and of course that's your opinion, but there's no way I could bless people who murder innocent men women and children. No way at all, and that stands for both .freedom fighters. and recognised milita of any country.
@TheIzabel11 It was a single in 1972 - not on an album, but when his archive series of re-issues gets to the Wild Life album it should be a bonus track on that.
@TheIzabel11 There was a thorough set of reissues of McCartney's stuff 1970-1986 in 1993 with bonus tracks that stuck this on "Wild Life", but unfortunately the reissues only came out in the UK. It was almost on Wingspan, on the "Hits" disc, but unfortunately, a car bombing caused it to be left off there. There's a bootleg set of the Complete UK Singles floating around online where you can find it currently, but the best bet would probably be to wait for the new reissues to get to "Wild Life".
@ezekialwheel Paul's mother was Catholic. His father was a protestant, but the son of a Catholic convert. I'm more an agnostic, atheist with an element of cowardice as a 'wise man' once said :).. If there is a God I'm yet to see the evidence, but hey rule out nothing eh. Maybe one day i will. Your post interested me more on the Historical lines rather than philosophical, which is always going to be a matter of personal beliefs anyway. History on the other hand can be traced, & proved tangeable.
@ezekialwheel The idea that scattered Isrealites at some point bred with these Japethitic tribes later down the line is not impossible of course, but totally unproven, and to an atheist like me isnsignifcant anyway. The British israelites twisted Dan a Celtic word (i.e the source of the Danube river, Tuathaa Danaan in ireland etc) to link themselves to Israel. They were jew hating racist loonies, not proper hsitorians, archealogists or scientists.
@ezekialwheel Saxons, Normans/Vikings came from a proto german branch of the Indo Europeans (Aryans/Japethites), they were cousins to the Celts. All these caucasians peoples were probably one around 5,000-2,5000 B.C In Armenia area, before seperating over time. Before that they link up to Semites around 8,000 B.C, Asians around 50,000-40,000 B.C, Africans 150,000-90,000 B.C Very simplified version of human history but essentially correct. lol
@ezekialwheel Load of tosh, from the 19th century British isrealite movement. Crackpots who influenced the nazis. Just cause somethings in print doesnt make it true. What is true is Ireland and England are largely the same ethnic mixpot of Germanics (Saxons/Normans/Vikings), Celts (Brytons/Gaels) and Non-Indo European Basque related Iron/bronze age peoples. Rthe Celts and German arn't that far away from eachother geenetically or lingusticially and have same Caucas Indo-European root.
@ezekialwheel . Many original Britons moved Westwards when the Romans invaded, but most tribes either accepted Roman rule or allied themselves to Rome. When the Romans left, various areas were invaded by Angles (hence Angleland), Jutes, Danes, Vikings and Saxons. The Normans invaded in 1066. In Scotland, there was no population until it was settled by Picts who were then killed off by invading Irish. So there really are no real 'Scots' , just Irish and later 'English' settlers.
@beatlesandbeyond I think the Picts definently have some Scythian origin, which other Celts lack. Bede recorded this when they were still around in 730 AD. There are many coincidental links. They certainly mixed with Celts heavily, probably both in both the migration towards the British Isels and once there. In fact a mix of Syctho-Celtic is probably true origin of Picts, just like modern 'Britians' are the result of a similar Celtic-Germanic mix.
@beatlesandbeyond i agree this is all nonsense...britain may as well hold on and keep ireland now...nothing will change and the union will always be...get over it...irish people...you are british....its fine just move on and go for a walk and watch a sun set, its the same all around the world...get over it...irish people annoy me !
A better response might just be for the Brits to get out and let Ireland sort out it's own issues and let Britian give em the 7 Bil without strings attached? As a good will gesture? Anyway, back to the music at hand, mate! ;)
@tate247 Go put your head back up your arse you idiot. irelands wanted it's freedom since,forever,or at least as far back as the 17th century,WAY before fools like you were born..and for you to have that kind of a statement just shows how ignorant and STUPID you are.they're in a four year plan,UK WILL GET IT'S FUCKING MONEY BACK.
@tate247 Britain wouldnt have the 7 Billion pounds to give ireland if there wernt allowed to go and print loads of new money and nothing said about it,
"The majority of Irish people still want independence and the majority in scotland, england and wales supports us!" What do you base that statement on? You're wrong - we only want people to live together in harmony. Both 'sides' in Northern Ireland don't appear to want the same. Religion + stupidity = chaos. People think the IRA were 'freedom fighters'. 'Freedom fighters' don't kill women & kids, deal in drugs, rob banks in the Republic or are enemies of the state they claim to be fighting for
@beatlesandbeyond Well said. I'm fed up of this fairytale image of the IRA as Richard Harris in a long coat giving xmas prezzies to orphaned children whose parents where killed by the Black and Tans before blowing up innocent lives and creating more orphans. Where were all these Pro IRA sentiments in the wake of 9/11 when the world declared war on all forms of terrorism? Suddenly it's safe to praise the IRA again now Bin Laden's dead
@beatlesandbeyond yeah cause forced emigration based on race is identical to wanting to remove a country from control of an empire. I don't even wholly agree with the liberate NI movement, but it's definitely not the same as the EDL BS.
@beatlesandbeyond no, but consider that the English are an amalgam of Celts, Anglians, Saxons, Norsemen (both the Danish and the Normandy brand) to name but a few. I suggest giving England to those that care to live there in spite of the bad weather and the horrific cooking habits. Great country though, but one that achieved its greatness - also in music - exactly BECAUSE it was an amalgam of cultures and peoples
I'm sure that if some of you had seen your Nation's women and kids blown up by cowards you'd resent someone like Macca or Lennon seeming to show support for terrorism. History shows that Irish Celts invaded Scotland and killed off the Picts, before thier decendants returned home to Northern Ireland. Wrong how the Northern Irish situation may appear, in no way did it justify the 3,000 deaths and 10.000+ injuries and multi billions of £s wasted. This from someone with Irish blood in his veins
This was rightfully banned from airplay by UK Radio Stations. Macca seems confused - being anti-English in this, yet continuing to love England so much he lives mostly in Sussex, accepts a Knighthood and respects HM the Queen
@subg88 Just asking, are you American? It's just that no one in the UK would use the term Irish-English, it's not like the US and their Irish-American status (which is a bit of a tenous link for some Americans seeing as their Irish heritage maybe well over a century or more back) A vast number of Liverpudlians, Mancunians and North West UK residents in general are from Irish stock in their ancestory, but they would all say they were British/English not Irish-English.
@subg88 Yes and John was part Welsh as well..Johns mother Julia was a Stanley and of Welsh descent..its funny how this song still didnt stop him from being Knighted by the Queen Of England many years later..I guess she never heard this track :0 }>
Paul was born in Liverpool, England, but into an Irish family. The father was from County Monaghan Ireland. His surname ,McCartney, is a very typical Irish name. John Lennon was also from Irish geneology. The grandfather was from Ireland and his father's family were Liverpool Irish (i.e. born to Irish immigrants in Liverpool). Lennon really derives from Irish Gaelic name 'Lenihan'..
why argue over events that have long since been done and talked about? give Peace a chance as Lennon said. All the Beatles tried ot do was encourage freedom and peace for persecuted people and people being ruled by cruelty, the Beatles never wencouraged violence and hate- only reolving issues in a peaceful way.
this must be the only number 1 paul doesnt mention much in his catalogue!,wonder what the british thaught of this song since the beatles where the darlings of the uk back in their day..
Man where did you dig this up from, good stuff. Yeah the studio version of this song is a bonus track on Wildlife but that's one of the Wings albums I've avoided buying as yet but it may be ok? Cheers for posting.
Indeed, "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" was released PRIOR to "Mary Had A Little Lamb." And, indeed, this was his way of saying, "so, ya gonna ban THIS one, too?"
@Beanziebopper yes, true. Pauil did write alot of banned music. same with the whoel beatles group- Russia banned it all, but that ban only increased listenng and helped cause the peopel to revolt and demand democracy. Many historians wrote about the Beatles' world influence in politics. a fact; Paul Mccartney wrote the album "Ram" after another album of his got banned. Ram was full of peaceful music, as paul's way to say, " I can write stuff you won't ban" "i dare u to ban a kids' album"
GizziesGirl2 - ah, not - you! if i'm mistaken so is paul and I quote ya idiot; "some saw ireland back to the irish as a way of erasing the unpleasant feelings coming from releasing a nursery rhyme set to music."
Great to see this video from way back when ... when it was incendiary to produce such a song - so that the BBC banned it. A valid question: 'How would you like it if on the way to work you were stopped by Irish soldiers?' HOWEVER, since then, what destroyed Ireland is greed, plus outsiders who went into business and building masses of buildings in Eire on the back of the Euro. So this video reminds me of more hopeful days.
Fact is, Ireland isn't united against British occupation because Catholic Irish have always persecuted the Protestants within Ireland. Thus the Irish are on both sides of the war. Hence the issue. No one wants a solution, they want even. Stop fighting other peoples battles, especially when they are both in the wrong.
That made no sense. The I.R.A do persecute Protestant Irish. Are you going to sit there and say that they don't, aren't, and haven't? If so, I can't help you. Educate yourself.
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Ahem. I'm American and you're Irish.. Now that such a thing is out of the way, when you could of just looked at my profile to tell my nationality, what was your point?
You are excused. The video is about abuse of a people by an imperial power. Can't they just give Ireland back to the Irish? Can't you imperialists be civilised?
What is PWND anyway? I don't feel like learning abr. language.
Great find with this footage!! Shame Paul didn't branch out and do a little more "political material" in the 35 years or so following this... who was doing the camera work, one of his kids or Martha the dog??
DangerousPervert your pathetic attempt at insulting is truly sad. go look up englands history and then start typing. Chopping heads and drawing and quartering isnt so angelic is it now?
Like the british are innocent???? how many innocent people did they touture and murder? They invented horrible pain inflicting machines like the iron maiden lol oh yea they are great. And by the way the english are the ones with really bad teeth. Haven't they ever heard of a dentist? Dont waste your time insulting people, your horrible at it
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Shut the fuck up, the lot of you. The British live in utter fear of their vocal Muslim minority; the Irish need to fix their teeth and stop beating their wives and blowing their priests. None of you are a fucking prize. And that Colombian geez is beyond retarded.
Delusions of grandeur, I'm afraid. Have you seen the state your country is in?, your government will be completely bankrupt within 5 years and by then you'll be a police state. At least we're only a population of 4 million with plenty of land and food.
I'm not sure what I love more: the fact that you keep coming back for more abuse like a broken dog (i.e., Irishman); or that, despite your fear (excuse me, "hatred") of America, you are familiar with even the most mundane aspects of our culture.PWN'D!!!
eh, pot calls kettle black I think. I don't hate America, I just hate your oligarchs and your ignorance, however it's clear you hate Irish people and maybe a few more races too. I think you overstate your influence with the word "fear" but that's typical Imperialist American exceptionalism. The world does not fear you, it pities you.
A 39 year old "adult" using web phrases like "PWN'D!!!" is rather sad but kind of proves my point.
"39"? Son, I'm 40! I work in media so I picked up on the lingo ignorant larvae like you tend to use.
"it's clear you hate Irish people and maybe a few more races too."
Perhaps. Or perhaps I can't resist the opportunity to pick on an emotionally imature netjerk who just has to convince others how awful and hateful they are. Boo hoo. What real life actions have you taken to make the world a better place?
As I said, I love the fact that you keep coming back for more. You = fail to the 10th power.
Looks like I hit a nerve there, D. Pervert. I don't use the "lingo" in case you haven't noticed and I'm 35 and I've worked in "media" and TV for 11 years, what's your excuse?
"As I said, I love the fact that you keep coming back for more. You = fail to the 10th power."
As I said, " Pott calls Kettle black" and ditch the lingo, just because it makes you feel younger is no excuse.
"Pot" does not give one a belly; you must be thinking of the drink that constantly afflicts your dreary race. And better my mom's hard tit than the pummeled milk bags of your own dear ma.
Speaking of "win", I'm off on a book tour, matey. Have fun re-running American TV in Oirland.
Let me guess your book is full of such phrases as: "PWN'D!!!" "LOL", "WIN", "FAIL" etc. A Bestseller I'm sure.
Milk comes in cartons here, not bags, you're thinking of Spain, then again, you lot were never too good at geography, you keep invading the wrong countries.
"Nah, I only use that stuff when talking to the retarded (Irish)."
Takes on to know one.
As a director and editor of documentaries, my name has been on screen enough without it being "in print" as well. As to your "literary" venture, don't spread yourself too thin, your limited talent will snap.
You're ashamed of my mother's tits? Don't be, beggars can't be choosers.
God help you.. calling anyone retarded.. you must be a NAZI.. Oh .. and GOD SAVE IRELAND. Fair play to Macca. Give Ireland back to the Irish. Beannacht De ort.. only God can help you
very similar to the melody to lennon's "luck of the irish." most saw Paul as burnishing his bona fides because he'd taken a shellacking for "mary had a little lamb."
Erm...not. Paul released Mary Had a Little Lamb because Give Ireland Back to the Irish had already been BANNED by the BBC. You have the order mixed up. This was not released as an attempt to gain credibility, because it came BEFORE Mary Had a Little Lamb.
@GizziesGirl2 yes u are right. Paul wrote 'amry had a little lamb' on the album 'Ram' a harmless album, made for kids in a way, and paul dared anyone to ban kids' music after baning his other politicial songs like "hi hi hi" "Give Ireland Back" "back in the USSR" and ohters.
give ireland to me id sell it to the germans for a pfennig and ship it in parts over to germany.. id leave limerick and dublin out in the atlantic tho...
Oh how the irish suffer. Do you know they get british money with their giro's. I mean, how cruel can we brits be. Even the decent people in ireland don't want the republician scum. Ulster is British. No Surrender. Rule Brittiania.
@samger02 Ulster is a province, Now If you asked the people of ulster, the people of Antrim, Down, Armagh, DERRY, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan, the majority would say join with the republic.
cool down? do you not understand that the song is about the oppression and treatment of my people? cool down he says. let your people suffer what mine have/are and then tell me to cool down
I disagree. Lennon's myth is bigger because of his untimely/tragic death etc, but Paul has a much better post beatles body of work and to call him a "decent" songwriter is the understatement of the century. This man is arguably the biggest celebrity in the world and the king of rock and roll.
The Irish people have never voted on the creation of the UK for a start. in 1918 the whole island voted for Independence. The majority of Irish people still want independence and the majority in scotland, england and wales supports us!
oh yes, that is why the IRA and gerry adams are fighting so hard to become a part of the UK. yeap, they can't wait to fly that union jack ya dumb fuck/
why the hell would ANY irish person want that? we all want a free, united ireland (although it will undoubtedly never happen, as the North is making too much money for England to ever give it up).
Im all for a full republic and all but in fairness to people whos families have lived in the North for generations and considered themselves to be british, it'd be an unfair movement to part them from Britain at this stage in time! Its too late for that.. If we were to do so we'd be re-enacting what britain originally done to us
Well why don't you come to Canada ya' pigs. :/
Alleycat744 2 months ago
I think both John and Paul were equally good actually, but in different but complementary ways, McCartney is probably the most gifted songwriter in popular music ever, and John Lennon the most influential songwriter of all time. I also think George Harrison was a genius too, maybe a little less than the other two, but very underrated.
PhillyDippy5 4 months ago
It's interesting to read back some comments on here; especially in light of knowing that some posers are not from England or Ireland. I wonder-and I'm not trying to e pugnacious or start an argument here-but I wonder if these same voices would be equally vocal at calls to give America back to the Indians? or Australia to the Aborigines? Isreal to the Palastinians? etc etc etc. There's nothing distinct here in the UK situation
destructivedandy 5 months ago 7
@destructivedandy There is.Ulster is a provience of 9 countys,6 of which are under british rule.I Am against british "rule" in my country,i resist it....i fight for freedom.like the palastinians...IRA PLO ETA=GOD BLESS ALL FREEDOM FIGHTERS
byrnenick73 1 month ago
@byrnenick73 Again, nothing distinct. As you yourself have just admitted quoting other freedom figting/terrorist/guerilla organisations. The point I'm making is there are many countries that have citizens within who consider their country to be unjustly ruled and yet from an outsider perspective they don't get the support or approval that some US posters say give the Irish/UK situation. As I say would the average American get behind a song saying give the US back to the indians? Of course not.
destructivedandy 1 month ago
@byrnenick73 I'm well aware of the formation of Ulster and of course that's your opinion, but there's no way I could bless people who murder innocent men women and children. No way at all, and that stands for both .freedom fighters. and recognised milita of any country.
destructivedandy 1 month ago
Didn't stop you acccepting the knighthood did it Paul? Or to remain in England? Hypocrite alert
destructivedandy 5 months ago
Give Ireland back to the Irish?THEY WOULDNT KNOW WHAT THE FUCK TO DO WITH IT hahahahahaha
onlyjoetee 5 months ago
this song sucked balls..and band sounds horrible...
ChiroQuacker 7 months ago
actually scots irish english!
utahan15 7 months ago
What album would this be on? My dad has Wings Greatest and its not on there. Where would it be?????
TheIzabel11 7 months ago
@TheIzabel11 It was a single in 1972 - not on an album, but when his archive series of re-issues gets to the Wild Life album it should be a bonus track on that.
LODGE4444 7 months ago
@TheIzabel11 Wild Life with the extra tracks
jerrymeza 6 months ago
@TheIzabel11 There was a thorough set of reissues of McCartney's stuff 1970-1986 in 1993 with bonus tracks that stuck this on "Wild Life", but unfortunately the reissues only came out in the UK. It was almost on Wingspan, on the "Hits" disc, but unfortunately, a car bombing caused it to be left off there. There's a bootleg set of the Complete UK Singles floating around online where you can find it currently, but the best bet would probably be to wait for the new reissues to get to "Wild Life".
TotzthePlaid 5 months ago
EMI redilgitalize this!!!!!!!! PLEASE
odannon 8 months ago
Where is the debate? Paul was the brains behind the Beatles, but John had the voice, but what has thast to do with this?
SparkyHughes33 8 months ago
@SparkyHughes33 Gah, Paul was a tad better than John at singing. He could sing in so many different voices and had a large range.
itsbridgetlogann 7 months ago
Where is the debate?
SparkyHughes33 8 months ago
@ezekialwheel Paul's mother was Catholic. His father was a protestant, but the son of a Catholic convert. I'm more an agnostic, atheist with an element of cowardice as a 'wise man' once said :).. If there is a God I'm yet to see the evidence, but hey rule out nothing eh. Maybe one day i will. Your post interested me more on the Historical lines rather than philosophical, which is always going to be a matter of personal beliefs anyway. History on the other hand can be traced, & proved tangeable.
jacksbacksucker 9 months ago
@ezekialwheel The idea that scattered Isrealites at some point bred with these Japethitic tribes later down the line is not impossible of course, but totally unproven, and to an atheist like me isnsignifcant anyway. The British israelites twisted Dan a Celtic word (i.e the source of the Danube river, Tuathaa Danaan in ireland etc) to link themselves to Israel. They were jew hating racist loonies, not proper hsitorians, archealogists or scientists.
jacksbacksucker 9 months ago
@ezekialwheel Saxons, Normans/Vikings came from a proto german branch of the Indo Europeans (Aryans/Japethites), they were cousins to the Celts. All these caucasians peoples were probably one around 5,000-2,5000 B.C In Armenia area, before seperating over time. Before that they link up to Semites around 8,000 B.C, Asians around 50,000-40,000 B.C, Africans 150,000-90,000 B.C Very simplified version of human history but essentially correct. lol
jacksbacksucker 9 months ago
@ezekialwheel Load of tosh, from the 19th century British isrealite movement. Crackpots who influenced the nazis. Just cause somethings in print doesnt make it true. What is true is Ireland and England are largely the same ethnic mixpot of Germanics (Saxons/Normans/Vikings), Celts (Brytons/Gaels) and Non-Indo European Basque related Iron/bronze age peoples. Rthe Celts and German arn't that far away from eachother geenetically or lingusticially and have same Caucas Indo-European root.
jacksbacksucker 9 months ago
@ezekialwheel . Many original Britons moved Westwards when the Romans invaded, but most tribes either accepted Roman rule or allied themselves to Rome. When the Romans left, various areas were invaded by Angles (hence Angleland), Jutes, Danes, Vikings and Saxons. The Normans invaded in 1066. In Scotland, there was no population until it was settled by Picts who were then killed off by invading Irish. So there really are no real 'Scots' , just Irish and later 'English' settlers.
beatlesandbeyond 9 months ago
@beatlesandbeyond I think the Picts definently have some Scythian origin, which other Celts lack. Bede recorded this when they were still around in 730 AD. There are many coincidental links. They certainly mixed with Celts heavily, probably both in both the migration towards the British Isels and once there. In fact a mix of Syctho-Celtic is probably true origin of Picts, just like modern 'Britians' are the result of a similar Celtic-Germanic mix.
jacksbacksucker 9 months ago
Pity he didn't sing a song about giving America back to the Indians - oh hold on.... that's different isn't it... because it's America!
beatlesandbeyond 10 months ago 2
@beatlesandbeyond i agree this is all nonsense...britain may as well hold on and keep ireland now...nothing will change and the union will always be...get over it...irish people...you are british....its fine just move on and go for a walk and watch a sun set, its the same all around the world...get over it...irish people annoy me !
datfunk69 10 months ago
Awesome video! Where did you get this footage?
singleh27 10 months ago
Sound is pretty bad but I love the video!
jimidee33 11 months ago
Loved this, thanks for sharing!
659theman 1 year ago
There was more Irish amongst those 4 lads from Liverpool than English.
SuperQuater 1 year ago
Why are the Brits STILL in Ireland? It's absurd.
HoraceLime 1 year ago 2
@HoraceLime ok then give britain back the 7billion pounds it give to ireland last week
tate247 1 year ago
A better response might just be for the Brits to get out and let Ireland sort out it's own issues and let Britian give em the 7 Bil without strings attached? As a good will gesture? Anyway, back to the music at hand, mate! ;)
HoraceLime 1 year ago
@tate247 Go put your head back up your arse you idiot. irelands wanted it's freedom since,forever,or at least as far back as the 17th century,WAY before fools like you were born..and for you to have that kind of a statement just shows how ignorant and STUPID you are.they're in a four year plan,UK WILL GET IT'S FUCKING MONEY BACK.
It's all to do with GREED.
KeepinItRealMofo 1 year ago
@tate247 Britain wouldnt have the 7 Billion pounds to give ireland if there wernt allowed to go and print loads of new money and nothing said about it,
ImGREENMAN 1 year ago
Jimmy Mcculloch joined Wings in 1974, this video's from 1972.
flaxonx3 1 year ago
Give Ireland back to the Irish! There is no stopping~the Irish will take it~so just give it back!
meabhe77 1 year ago
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I wish Paul had died of lung cancer like George Harrison. So glad Linda died of cancer.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready You gotta be a Mexican.
cindercronkit 1 year ago
@cindercronkit No he's a loyalist racist pig
StateofMotion81 1 year ago 3
Jaysus Linda's not bad on the guitar!
utubalicious2 1 year ago
@utubalicious2 LOL,,,,thats mean!
silencetraitors 1 year ago
@utubalicious2 , hope you are joking: it's Harry McCulloch (sadly he died some year ago)!
John580814 1 year ago
@John580814 surely you mean young jimmy mCculloh he was a ledgend in greenock at 13
sixtiesarewe 1 year ago
@utubalicious2 Linda is playing keyboard, not guitar.
slimshine953 1 year ago
Le canzoni di Paul vien voglia di cantarle e suonarle tutte anche se non ne capisci le parole! Saluti dall'Italia.
francescotuba 1 year ago
"The majority of Irish people still want independence and the majority in scotland, england and wales supports us!" What do you base that statement on? You're wrong - we only want people to live together in harmony. Both 'sides' in Northern Ireland don't appear to want the same. Religion + stupidity = chaos. People think the IRA were 'freedom fighters'. 'Freedom fighters' don't kill women & kids, deal in drugs, rob banks in the Republic or are enemies of the state they claim to be fighting for
beatlesandbeyond 1 year ago 2
@beatlesandbeyond Well said. I'm fed up of this fairytale image of the IRA as Richard Harris in a long coat giving xmas prezzies to orphaned children whose parents where killed by the Black and Tans before blowing up innocent lives and creating more orphans. Where were all these Pro IRA sentiments in the wake of 9/11 when the world declared war on all forms of terrorism? Suddenly it's safe to praise the IRA again now Bin Laden's dead
destructivedandy 5 months ago
I wish someone would give ENGLAND back to the ENGLISH. I bet some idiot now thinks that's racist......
beatlesandbeyond 1 year ago 3
@beatlesandbeyond yeah cause forced emigration based on race is identical to wanting to remove a country from control of an empire. I don't even wholly agree with the liberate NI movement, but it's definitely not the same as the EDL BS.
richardshort2001 2 months ago
@beatlesandbeyond no, but consider that the English are an amalgam of Celts, Anglians, Saxons, Norsemen (both the Danish and the Normandy brand) to name but a few. I suggest giving England to those that care to live there in spite of the bad weather and the horrific cooking habits. Great country though, but one that achieved its greatness - also in music - exactly BECAUSE it was an amalgam of cultures and peoples
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beatlesandbeyond 1 year ago
I'm sure that if some of you had seen your Nation's women and kids blown up by cowards you'd resent someone like Macca or Lennon seeming to show support for terrorism. History shows that Irish Celts invaded Scotland and killed off the Picts, before thier decendants returned home to Northern Ireland. Wrong how the Northern Irish situation may appear, in no way did it justify the 3,000 deaths and 10.000+ injuries and multi billions of £s wasted. This from someone with Irish blood in his veins
beatlesandbeyond 1 year ago
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Paul saw the wrong in the islands. Good for him.
Ballyhook 1 year ago
Paul saw the wrong in the islands. Good for him.
Ballyhook 1 year ago
Sell out Wanker
mac7455 1 year ago
This was rightfully banned from airplay by UK Radio Stations. Macca seems confused - being anti-English in this, yet continuing to love England so much he lives mostly in Sussex, accepts a Knighthood and respects HM the Queen
beatlesandbeyond 1 year ago
@beatlesandbeyond Why should an opinion be banned from UK Radio? McCartney was never anti-English, he was just anti-oppression.
macunfraidh 1 year ago
@beatlesandbeyond You can love your country but not your countries foreign policy.
darkoanton5 10 months ago
Isso sim é raridade...um verdadeiro ensaio sem microfone...GOOOD!
mahprofessor 1 year ago
stunner post
H4rryF 1 year ago
Is Paul scott or Irish ?? I am from Russia and I'm intersted to know that!!
TheRostovondon 1 year ago
@TheRostovondon hes from Liverpool
graveshiftd 1 year ago
@TheRostovondon John and Paul were both Irish-English, i.e. English of Irish descent.
subg88 1 year ago 6
@subg88 Just asking, are you American? It's just that no one in the UK would use the term Irish-English, it's not like the US and their Irish-American status (which is a bit of a tenous link for some Americans seeing as their Irish heritage maybe well over a century or more back) A vast number of Liverpudlians, Mancunians and North West UK residents in general are from Irish stock in their ancestory, but they would all say they were British/English not Irish-English.
destructivedandy 5 months ago
@subg88 Yes and John was part Welsh as well..Johns mother Julia was a Stanley and of Welsh descent..its funny how this song still didnt stop him from being Knighted by the Queen Of England many years later..I guess she never heard this track :0 }>
smasherhits 5 months ago
@subg88 So was George Harrison. Lennon considered himself Irish.
bridgetoofar2 4 months ago 2
@TheRostovondon
Paul was born in Liverpool, England, but into an Irish family. The father was from County Monaghan Ireland. His surname ,McCartney, is a very typical Irish name. John Lennon was also from Irish geneology. The grandfather was from Ireland and his father's family were Liverpool Irish (i.e. born to Irish immigrants in Liverpool). Lennon really derives from Irish Gaelic name 'Lenihan'..
MegaGuitarman2010 1 year ago
make paul mc cartney prime minister of england i say (i am irish tho!)
weezerpleaser18 1 year ago 6
@weezerpleaser18 He wouldn't have the balls to stop islamic immigration.
dobrautero 6 months ago
HEY 4FabBeatles,
If you proof-read your posts, they'd be easier to read. THANKS!
I have the dyslexia with my keyboard sometimes also.
KWZAD 1 year ago 2
I just posted an illicit song to a British webSite. Oops. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to but before I could think ... I hit .... "post"
My profound apologies to the Queen. ;-)
sparkyization 1 year ago
Henry McCullough is the greatest guitar player ever.
conceptworld 1 year ago
Yoko is the worst women ever, lol. I like LInda.
DAVWAVE 1 year ago
why argue over events that have long since been done and talked about? give Peace a chance as Lennon said. All the Beatles tried ot do was encourage freedom and peace for persecuted people and people being ruled by cruelty, the Beatles never wencouraged violence and hate- only reolving issues in a peaceful way.
4FabBEATLES 1 year ago 2
Huh? I say let's argue all we want, but not come to blows. Are your for real?
DAVWAVE 1 year ago
this is crap. john lennon's irish songs are far better.
kilomeister 1 year ago
this must be the only number 1 paul doesnt mention much in his catalogue!,wonder what the british thaught of this song since the beatles where the darlings of the uk back in their day..
tiger5455 2 years ago
Man where did you dig this up from, good stuff. Yeah the studio version of this song is a bonus track on Wildlife but that's one of the Wings albums I've avoided buying as yet but it may be ok? Cheers for posting.
DCHurlford1 2 years ago
Indeed, "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" was released PRIOR to "Mary Had A Little Lamb." And, indeed, this was his way of saying, "so, ya gonna ban THIS one, too?"
Beanziebopper 2 years ago 3
@Beanziebopper yes, true. Pauil did write alot of banned music. same with the whoel beatles group- Russia banned it all, but that ban only increased listenng and helped cause the peopel to revolt and demand democracy. Many historians wrote about the Beatles' world influence in politics. a fact; Paul Mccartney wrote the album "Ram" after another album of his got banned. Ram was full of peaceful music, as paul's way to say, " I can write stuff you won't ban" "i dare u to ban a kids' album"
4FabBEATLES 1 year ago
@Beanziebopper Paul made BBC look like the idiots trhey were....And Mary did have a little Lamb
69MC97gc 1 year ago
yeah yeah
VICTOR28CHARLIE 2 years ago
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
horse460 2 years ago 41
GizziesGirl2 - ah, not - you! if i'm mistaken so is paul and I quote ya idiot; "some saw ireland back to the irish as a way of erasing the unpleasant feelings coming from releasing a nursery rhyme set to music."
back to your mall security work!
caesarcerf 2 years ago
Great to see this video from way back when ... when it was incendiary to produce such a song - so that the BBC banned it. A valid question: 'How would you like it if on the way to work you were stopped by Irish soldiers?' HOWEVER, since then, what destroyed Ireland is greed, plus outsiders who went into business and building masses of buildings in Eire on the back of the Euro. So this video reminds me of more hopeful days.
zephyrquartz 2 years ago
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1958seltaeb 2 years ago
Fact is, Ireland isn't united against British occupation because Catholic Irish have always persecuted the Protestants within Ireland. Thus the Irish are on both sides of the war. Hence the issue. No one wants a solution, they want even. Stop fighting other peoples battles, especially when they are both in the wrong.
Ryomoto 2 years ago
'Scuse you, Were not the protestants in "british" uniforms with LEGALLY held guns persecuting Irish Catholics? Get REAL my friend. Peace
horse460 2 years ago
That made no sense. The I.R.A do persecute Protestant Irish. Are you going to sit there and say that they don't, aren't, and haven't? If so, I can't help you. Educate yourself.
Ryomoto 2 years ago
Ahem. I'm Irish and you are?????? or what part of history to you come from? google ireland and protestants . Agus peace aris mo chairde x
horse460 2 years ago 2
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Ahem. I'm American and you're Irish.. Now that such a thing is out of the way, when you could of just looked at my profile to tell my nationality, what was your point?
Moron.
Ryomoto 2 years ago
@Ryomoto If you're american, you have no clue about irelands afairs, so don't think you do.
Fucking idiot
Cozaa360 2 years ago
@Cozaa360 Peace comes from within, then spreads outward. Peace be with you, always.
Ryomoto 2 years ago
Excuse me, what's going on here? What's all this abuse? Can't you people be civilised?
This is a rare Paul McCartney video to enjoy, not to hurl abuse at people you don't know.
hawkeye4ever 2 years ago
You are excused. The video is about abuse of a people by an imperial power. Can't they just give Ireland back to the Irish? Can't you imperialists be civilised?
What is PWND anyway? I don't feel like learning abr. language.
TVaDaR 2 years ago 2
F THE IRISH
rabbithog 2 years ago
FREE the Irish?
burlearth 2 years ago
Thanks so much for sharing !
paulreeve 2 years ago 2
Great find with this footage!! Shame Paul didn't branch out and do a little more "political material" in the 35 years or so following this... who was doing the camera work, one of his kids or Martha the dog??
purdy0707 2 years ago
GREAT!!! little gem you have here...Thank you for sharing....stay gold
christopher9usa 2 years ago 2
WOW! This is KILLER! Everyone just stop bitching. It was a commentary on the time. Appreciate it for what it is!
shelley9000 2 years ago
Is that Linda McCartney on guitar?
Bryndles79 2 years ago
raw and radical version!
russrob3 2 years ago
This song was composed immediately after the Bloody Sunday in 1972 and must be understood in that context. Today's situation is very different.
Sesamox 2 years ago
I remember seeing this as a kid on late night TV...thanks for the time travel! cool song too
swacbro 2 years ago
McCartney is an irsh name.
Motarmstrong 2 years ago
DangerousPervert your pathetic attempt at insulting is truly sad. go look up englands history and then start typing. Chopping heads and drawing and quartering isnt so angelic is it now?
riggs19781 2 years ago
Like the british are innocent???? how many innocent people did they touture and murder? They invented horrible pain inflicting machines like the iron maiden lol oh yea they are great. And by the way the english are the ones with really bad teeth. Haven't they ever heard of a dentist? Dont waste your time insulting people, your horrible at it
riggs19781 2 years ago
lol
riggs19781 2 years ago
Paul McCartney has my respect for this song.
He wasn't so coward as many people said.
guantinelfango 2 years ago 7
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Shut the fuck up, the lot of you. The British live in utter fear of their vocal Muslim minority; the Irish need to fix their teeth and stop beating their wives and blowing their priests. None of you are a fucking prize. And that Colombian geez is beyond retarded.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
go and get re-education
trueirishman123 2 years ago
"Re-education"? I'll leave that to your "Catholic Marxist" butt buddies in the IRA.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
as opposed to your colonialist master to which you are a subject.
burlearth 2 years ago
Colonialist masters? You mean AMERICANS? Damn right I'm your colonialist master, you tater turd.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
Delusions of grandeur, I'm afraid. Have you seen the state your country is in?, your government will be completely bankrupt within 5 years and by then you'll be a police state. At least we're only a population of 4 million with plenty of land and food.
burlearth 2 years ago
"At least we're only a population of 4 million with plenty of land and food."
Oh, so THAT'S why I see so many Oirish in this "bankrupt" land, fixing my toilet, my roof, my cocktails. Ireland = fail = you
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
You drink cocktails, sorry didn't know I was replying to a bitch.
They're "fixing" cos as a country you don't have the brains & are too fat to see your own limbs.
burlearth 2 years ago
Wow. Looks like I hit a nerve there, Seamus. Let me soothe you with the dulcet strains of your ancient language:
"Oide toite tooralooraloora. Whiskey wife-beater closet homosexual sure n'begora."
To repeat as well as sum up: Ireland=fail=you. Prove me wrong, paddy.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
Never realised you'd be a homophobe too.
I laugh, for you will soon be 'neath a jackboot of indentured servitude.
Land of the free?...me arse.
You can now return to watching episodes of Family Guy for your education.
burlearth 2 years ago
I'm not sure what I love more: the fact that you keep coming back for more abuse like a broken dog (i.e., Irishman); or that, despite your fear (excuse me, "hatred") of America, you are familiar with even the most mundane aspects of our culture.PWN'D!!!
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
eh, pot calls kettle black I think. I don't hate America, I just hate your oligarchs and your ignorance, however it's clear you hate Irish people and maybe a few more races too. I think you overstate your influence with the word "fear" but that's typical Imperialist American exceptionalism. The world does not fear you, it pities you.
A 39 year old "adult" using web phrases like "PWN'D!!!" is rather sad but kind of proves my point.
burlearth 2 years ago
"39"? Son, I'm 40! I work in media so I picked up on the lingo ignorant larvae like you tend to use.
"it's clear you hate Irish people and maybe a few more races too."
Perhaps. Or perhaps I can't resist the opportunity to pick on an emotionally imature netjerk who just has to convince others how awful and hateful they are. Boo hoo. What real life actions have you taken to make the world a better place?
As I said, I love the fact that you keep coming back for more. You = fail to the 10th power.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
Looks like I hit a nerve there, D. Pervert. I don't use the "lingo" in case you haven't noticed and I'm 35 and I've worked in "media" and TV for 11 years, what's your excuse?
"As I said, I love the fact that you keep coming back for more. You = fail to the 10th power."
As I said, " Pott calls Kettle black" and ditch the lingo, just because it makes you feel younger is no excuse.
burlearth 2 years ago
Ah, yet you keep coming back to weep like a bitch. And I keep racking up wins.
And it's "pot" with one "T", Friar O'Media...I mean, Paddy O' Furniture.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
Even your retorts are bad. How'z the "pot" belly old man?
The last "win" you had was when you sucked your mother's hard tit.
burlearth 2 years ago
"Pot" does not give one a belly; you must be thinking of the drink that constantly afflicts your dreary race. And better my mom's hard tit than the pummeled milk bags of your own dear ma.
Speaking of "win", I'm off on a book tour, matey. Have fun re-running American TV in Oirland.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
Let me guess your book is full of such phrases as: "PWN'D!!!" "LOL", "WIN", "FAIL" etc. A Bestseller I'm sure.
Milk comes in cartons here, not bags, you're thinking of Spain, then again, you lot were never too good at geography, you keep invading the wrong countries.
burlearth 2 years ago
Nah, I only use that stuff when talking to the retarded (Irish). Feel free to cast stones when you get published (as if).
And your poor off the cuff quip does naught to remedy my shaming revelation about your mom's saggy tits.
DangerousPervert 2 years ago
"Nah, I only use that stuff when talking to the retarded (Irish)."
Takes on to know one.
As a director and editor of documentaries, my name has been on screen enough without it being "in print" as well. As to your "literary" venture, don't spread yourself too thin, your limited talent will snap.
You're ashamed of my mother's tits? Don't be, beggars can't be choosers.
burlearth 2 years ago
Only an Englishman would fantasize about an old woman's tits.
bigshoes123321 2 years ago
God help you.. calling anyone retarded.. you must be a NAZI.. Oh .. and GOD SAVE IRELAND. Fair play to Macca. Give Ireland back to the Irish. Beannacht De ort.. only God can help you
theRuby54 2 years ago
you prejudgemental idiot!
SChique00 2 years ago
very similar to the melody to lennon's "luck of the irish." most saw Paul as burnishing his bona fides because he'd taken a shellacking for "mary had a little lamb."
caesarcerf 2 years ago
Erm...not. Paul released Mary Had a Little Lamb because Give Ireland Back to the Irish had already been BANNED by the BBC. You have the order mixed up. This was not released as an attempt to gain credibility, because it came BEFORE Mary Had a Little Lamb.
GizziesGirl2 2 years ago 2
@GizziesGirl2 yes u are right. Paul wrote 'amry had a little lamb' on the album 'Ram' a harmless album, made for kids in a way, and paul dared anyone to ban kids' music after baning his other politicial songs like "hi hi hi" "Give Ireland Back" "back in the USSR" and ohters.
4FabBEATLES 1 year ago
We are still British. Just ask the sinners who they claim their expenses off.
samger02 2 years ago
amoooo a Paul McCartney
GrOoviBiLbi 2 years ago
"Give Ireland back to the Irish!" Indeed! SINN FEIN!
Melchersson 2 years ago
give ireland to me id sell it to the germans for a pfennig and ship it in parts over to germany.. id leave limerick and dublin out in the atlantic tho...
ah paul mc cartney wasgreat
redbiddy500 2 years ago
if I remember correctly, this song was banned world wide the day it was released. Mac wrote it after hearing about some more murders in Ireland
musicman5440 2 years ago 2
enfin cette chanson que je voulais entendre depuis longtemps et qui a dû être retirée du répertoire
ben77114gaut 2 years ago
...lol is youtube really where the irish will make their last stand...heres hoping...
if we get revenge now; i daresay we'd be a little too late and a lot of people would scratch their heads and wonder why we did it at all...
ZanJesticularCancer 2 years ago
America FUCK YEAH ! comin back to save the mother fuckin day!
rdawggowns 2 years ago
Oh how the irish suffer. Do you know they get british money with their giro's. I mean, how cruel can we brits be. Even the decent people in ireland don't want the republician scum. Ulster is British. No Surrender. Rule Brittiania.
samger02 2 years ago
Ulster is Irish,the reunification of Eire is inevitable ,imperialism will fall
logan1776 2 years ago 2
@samger02 Ulster is a province, Now If you asked the people of ulster, the people of Antrim, Down, Armagh, DERRY, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan, the majority would say join with the republic.
frasssaa 1 year ago
fuck the english scum we suffered for years and who won you all know where to stick your flag toicfadh ar la brits out
rogand7 2 years ago
if you had the luck of the irish you'd be sorry and wish you was dead, if you had the luck of the irish you would wish you was english instead
432F01 2 years ago
ask mick jagger about the irish
khavarian 2 years ago
why should I ask mick jagger about the Irish?
logan1776 2 years ago
shut the fuck up
calicolombiano82 2 years ago
Cool down and enjoy your music !
Ganeschar 2 years ago
cool down? do you not understand that the song is about the oppression and treatment of my people? cool down he says. let your people suffer what mine have/are and then tell me to cool down
calicolombiano82 2 years ago
Write a blog.
Ryuukazi 2 years ago
Fucking awsome
Thewhothebeatles 2 years ago 2
I like this song better than Johns also. A lot of feeling in it.
Thetwoofus02 2 years ago 2
I have to say as much as Paul is great and a decent songwriter etc, I think he is continiously in John's shadow
i.e johns 'luck of the irish' or this...er protest song?
sometimes I can understand people when they say John was the beatles
ow4744 3 years ago
I disagree. Lennon's myth is bigger because of his untimely/tragic death etc, but Paul has a much better post beatles body of work and to call him a "decent" songwriter is the understatement of the century. This man is arguably the biggest celebrity in the world and the king of rock and roll.
mikedemilo 2 years ago
Give TIBET to the TIBETANS
Ganeschar 3 years ago
this is about ireland so shut the fuck up
calicolombiano82 2 years ago
Too much anger for your small brain. Watch it kid. It just might explode. Ed
BonelessSausage 3 years ago
I'll kick your drunken ass you piece of bowel movement . Ed
BonelessSausage 3 years ago
But the Irish people want to be part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
ballynafeighbluedog 3 years ago
The Irish people have never voted on the creation of the UK for a start. in 1918 the whole island voted for Independence. The majority of Irish people still want independence and the majority in scotland, england and wales supports us!
TomBarry192I 3 years ago
you best be jokeing nigger
IrishGamingSociety 2 years ago
oh yes, that is why the IRA and gerry adams are fighting so hard to become a part of the UK. yeap, they can't wait to fly that union jack ya dumb fuck/
calicolombiano82 2 years ago
@ballnafeighbluedog
why the hell would ANY irish person want that? we all want a free, united ireland (although it will undoubtedly never happen, as the North is making too much money for England to ever give it up).
SChique00 2 years ago
I actually like this song better, lirically in especially, than Lennon's The Luck of the Irish. I've always found that one a little... too moaning...
Crisstti 3 years ago
this is an incredible video.
mattbisatool 3 years ago 4
I think youre the twat
JohnLennonIRA 3 years ago 3
i wonder if they were in paul's house..
bickie22 3 years ago 2
This clip was filmed at Paul's farm in Scotland and I believe it originally aired during one of Paul's specials on NBC back in the early 70's.
jdbchrist 3 years ago 3
sounds like something lennon might have written...
sylvanderelict 3 years ago
Im all for a full republic and all but in fairness to people whos families have lived in the North for generations and considered themselves to be british, it'd be an unfair movement to part them from Britain at this stage in time! Its too late for that.. If we were to do so we'd be re-enacting what britain originally done to us
jayzus 3 years ago