Beautiful video. It capture the bleakness of feeling. The attempt and foolhardyness, the giving of everything you have to give, and in the end, its all for nought.
Maybe he is not trying to compete with Luke Kelly or anyone else. By singing this he is spreading a beautiful song and introducing the music and poetry to a new audience. Why does he have to meet anyone's musical standards? He has earned the right to do sing what he wants at this stage, and we enjoy it
I know exactly who he is talking about. The crazy...sexy..insanely good fuck...brown haired irish broad that has always had me wrapped around her little finger.
This is the version sung with the chieftains "irish Heartbeat" the cd is now out of print which is a shame as other songs on the album such as irish heartbeat and carrickfergus and my lagan love are fantastic. Certainly this version of Raglan Road by VM is the best in my opinion.
@Jake14451 Um .. OK. But Kelly was using Kavanagh's words and the music from Fáinne Geal an Lae. And anyone rendering Van Morrison's voice singing anything as 'pure sh*t' is either an attention-seeking contrarian or a soulless, tin-eared hack, in my unoriginal opinion. Go mbeidh an tádh leat, Jakey.
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TheMadamGeorge 3 weeks ago
slower version than vans original.
TheLadyjazzy1 1 month ago
Beautiful...love Van the Man's music-Slainte!
blue29eyes 1 month ago 4
Thank you for posting.........and OUCH!
oldiron2007 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Well made video...it pays good tribute to an amazing singer/songwriter; your efforts are greatly appreciated,
MUTANTELF5G 2 months ago in playlist Van Morrison
@Jake14451 Luke Kelly is a singer, Van is a great artist!
gsdsteve 3 months ago
Brilliant artist , my favorite in fact .Can't get any better than this .
steveribbs16 4 months ago
Thanks for the upload buddy Lukey sounds angry about her
Poor Van sounds heart broken
EoinH84 4 months ago
first time I see 0 deslikes.. and I shush now
wholetthedoggo 5 months ago in playlist Van Morrison
Van Morrison & Chieftains
nunzioonmytube 5 months ago
I love this song :D I have been looking for this version for forever! Thanks for the upload
bluecrow95 6 months ago
Beautiful video. It capture the bleakness of feeling. The attempt and foolhardyness, the giving of everything you have to give, and in the end, its all for nought.
Lenashee 6 months ago
Amazing song, fantastic vid.Thankyou!
Megalodon990 6 months ago
Thunderin' Jaysus the boy's got something.
Nilbop 7 months ago 2
Wrong end of Belfast, fella!
mccullaghjp 7 months ago
How can anyone not love this?
zo219 9 months ago
Van the man was, is and will always be the greatest. God bless the troubadour of Sandy Row
nabooster 9 months ago 10
I love Van the Man. And I love the song. But the two of them together isn't great. Just my opinion.
macunfraidh 9 months ago
Not really my cup of tea
tony10396861 10 months ago
Who can't love this...even tone deaf folks all they have to do is touch the speakers and they will LOVE it.....
catfishbates1 10 months ago
Maybe he is not trying to compete with Luke Kelly or anyone else. By singing this he is spreading a beautiful song and introducing the music and poetry to a new audience. Why does he have to meet anyone's musical standards? He has earned the right to do sing what he wants at this stage, and we enjoy it
dubodec 10 months ago 2
@dubodec im with you more people need to hear this
toot2two 2 months ago
good, good work nescio :-)
alekwlodarz 11 months ago
Like Kellys version is better. Van morrisson murders most irish songs he sings he should stick to his own music.
Jake14451 1 year ago
@Jake14451 if you want to hear this being murdered listen to Roger Daltry version ...and Luke Kellys is the best i agree
toot2two 2 months ago
Love it
JanMelet 1 year ago
You did a good job with the video. Thanks, I love VM. x
derailedpoet 1 year ago
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoooooooooooooooooo freakin' beautifullllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
redldarlin 1 year ago
I can't explain this, but every time I hear this song I think of the American poet, Emily Dickinson.
ingenuitas 1 year ago
I love this...thanks for posting
moosmuszynskk 1 year ago
I know exactly who he is talking about. The crazy...sexy..insanely good fuck...brown haired irish broad that has always had me wrapped around her little finger.
YoungRato1 1 year ago
I exactly who he is talking about.
YoungRato1 1 year ago
Love this song, actually, the entire CD.
vtmary 1 year ago
This is the version sung with the chieftains "irish Heartbeat" the cd is now out of print which is a shame as other songs on the album such as irish heartbeat and carrickfergus and my lagan love are fantastic. Certainly this version of Raglan Road by VM is the best in my opinion.
MsPeterbyers 1 year ago 2
@MsPeterbyers This version is pure Sh*t compared to luke kellys. Who is afterall the original singer.
Jake14451 1 year ago
@Jake14451 Um .. OK. But Kelly was using Kavanagh's words and the music from Fáinne Geal an Lae. And anyone rendering Van Morrison's voice singing anything as 'pure sh*t' is either an attention-seeking contrarian or a soulless, tin-eared hack, in my unoriginal opinion. Go mbeidh an tádh leat, Jakey.
ocan1033 1 year ago 7
He does Kavanagh proud. It takes a soul singer to rip poetry from the page and stuff it right into your heart. The man is unreal....simply unreal.
OffyDoavy 1 year ago
@OffyDoavy It's just that the man found his Philosopher's Stone, laddie. turns all the lead.., into gold.
NytFlyt59 1 year ago
Thanks for your comments.
nescio235 1 year ago 3
WOW
FRATZROCKET 1 year ago
Best version of this song great posting thanks
jacksons1950 1 year ago 3
magic.
i can't love this enough. thank you.
gypsyfw 1 year ago
thanks for upload, i hope it will survive for a while
angryveryoldman 1 year ago