The Corries - Strangest Dream

[sicklyabilities]

Is Accent Is Priceless!

[joseph13gowry]

a song that can bring peace to a troubled soul

[egallagher41]

Welcome to Scotland

We fight the wars of the world

and for the World we fight

to put an end to war.

To be a free man, join us

to be a slave ignore us

But to be a man heed us

and listen

For soldiers fight for peace

not for war

[hawickman]

Why can't we learn

[FCGDAEB54321]

oh, I love the Corries...

I think we should do this for Remembrance Day next year. it's really sweet. :)

[MJPICKify]

MAN!! Phew, I wish!!

[Thompsonf1001]

if only

[nissanhybrid]

think of of my late dad / love tis song

[tomhamilton8]

if only

[bmrti]

luvly stuff

[kirkwallboy]

They were a great team, the Corries. Like a warm rainbow mirrored in a cold dark loch.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

They were awesome

[billio010]

A great song if only it could be real.

[arjomac]

In case of any disputes, the song can be credited to the late Ed McCurdy.

[carollizc]

@arjomac I actually heard Ed McCurdy sing this at the 25th Mariposa Festival. It was a great night, the best music you could imagine, under the stars, and free beer Molson had sponsored the event, and performers and volunteers got the free beer. Ed was one of the reasons I didn't hesitate when asked to volunteer, though.

[newfiefiddler]

This is my favorite version.

[calligalli25]

This would be the greatest dream!

[kev2596]

Pity it will only ever be a dream

[tomhamilton8]

aye the politicans will never learn will they?

[babbi43]

So beautiful!

[BillDFC]

They will never listen......

[DejaVuSu]

beautiful song......

nice one Esam!!

[starstyx]

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel made this song........perfect.

Perfection just got better.

[Thomaszz85]

They did not.

[nissanhybrid]

my dad loved this music / and so do i / you can not beat it /

[kirkwallboy]

I would have loved to have seen them playing live.

[shakeyjnr]

they were as good as it gets

[howdofolks]

UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL SONG

[guitardode]

nice harmonys from this greatly missed duo the words mean much the music carries it

[san11day]

with all the conflicts going on around the world our leaders should listen to the words of the song and maybe learn something

[mountainvoyager]

very good chan ed mcurdy was a scotsman...and indeed he was....peace to yi

[thistlewarrior]

It doesnt matter who wrote it or what nationality they were its a song for all humanity and its the words that count, just wish our wise and noble leaders would take heed!

[cceah]

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream was written by Ed McCurdy, who was Canadian, and has been sung by many, including Joan Baez. A great song, still relevant all these years after it was written.

[hanlina]

Ross 616, all I know is that songs and tunes have been travelling back and forwards between Scotland & Ireland for hundereds of years due to our close connections, maybe it's now happening between Scotland and America, who knows, not yersel!

[BillDFC]

We all miss Roy.

[alisonmyers]

Simon & Garfunkel do a lovely version of this too.

[ross616]

i recently heard craigh mo criah (probably spelt wrong) by charlie and the bhoys, and it has the same tune as this. what i want to know is, which version came first? and i am not sugesting charlie and the bhoys are the original singers, before you say

[Sammitje]

Is would singed the paper !!

beautiful song ! *tears *

[slapp1976]

i would like to thank the codnor and district pipe band and also my pipe major stu scott .for teaching me this wonderful tune...which i now play on the pipes

[peaceonearth108]

beautiful.

thank you and God bless you...

[albagobrach]

please led the lads come home!

[slainte2u]

Does anyone know of a poem that is sometimes recited before this song is sung. I heard it once but I cant remember what it was, or who sung it. It fitted the song really well though.

[oddball1711]

The poem is called 'Peace' which John Denver recited before singing his version. It was on You Tube but seems to have disappeared

[toftmf]

The Corries don't do many non-trad. songs, do they? Are there some I can't remember [besides some humorous ones] or have never heard?

[Getinnnn]

Let's "Be the Nation Again" and be a peacful people:An example to the World.

[Mocko500]

I want that played at my funeral

[sonoffergus]

so be it alba gu bragh

[slapp1976]

i play this lovly tune on my bagpipes,,and i played this tune at my friend funeral,,,,

[m3sdup]

am in tears fr sum reason..maybe the music..maybe the words...maybe the idea of that strangest dream of world peace. simply beautiful!:)

[Tzavros]

All the Corries music is brilliant. Supreme talant

[ScottishLiberty]

Pure dead brilliant