Luke Kelly The Blantyre Explosion

[bravemnk2]

His voice is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. It gives me chills when he sings this song.

[IdleAl]

Wonderful.

[catsdinner1]

this is seriously one of his best recordings,, what an amasing song

[catsdinner1]

does anyone know the history to this song????? is it an english folk song????? it beautiful,, would be nice to know the history

[heehawluck1]

@catsdinner1 It is a song about the disaster in High Blantyre, Scotland .... over 300 were killed.

[paulvev]

My great grandfather was one of the rescuers. I've got the photos.

[thcthc]

@paulvev upload ! preserve the memory !

god bless

[poolfan69]

what twat dislikes this?

[kellyoneill]

@poolfan69 lol love this comment :)

[lanternchikk]

@poolfan69 Someone whose head is woolly on the inside, that's who.

[lanternchikk]

@poolfan69 Someone whose head is woolly on the inside, that's who.

[poolfan69]

@lanternchikk Very true

[marg52too]

i love your voice. you have a true scottish singing voice. i would by your music if it were for sale.

[kellyoneill]

@marg52too Lukes Music is for sale :)

[pinhead1304]

@marg52too and he's irish

[uptheprovos1888]

@marg52too he's irish

[lfcmacker]

@marg52too your mistaken but that's Luke Kelly a true Irish singing voice  proud to be Irish (:

[irkofan]

Me eyes are watering.

[Bethol07]

B/TYRE NUMBA 1

[boscoesarmy]

Chossudovsky

[grodhagen]

What's all this crap all the time on YuoTube about A is better than B yaya yada.

It's not a f--ing Top 10.

Just enjoy these postings, or not, but enough of the cheap editorials!

[schiple]

The picture is beautiful because Luke is beautiful.

[ml191172]

If you could strike a match along Luke Kellys voice, it would shurely light up

[roryrug]

christy moores version the best. But Luke a legend

[theoneandtheone]

Hi, is Christy's version on youtube?

[roryrug]

not that i know off. His version on the Ordinary Man album which is available on I Tunes.

[tony10396861]

@roryrug Come on, no one has ever sang a song that Luke sang better than him

[hammpo]

This is brilliant. Love it.

[4391159]

luke kelly the best along with ronnie drew

[fenian08]

bit of a gathering here tonight in mine, playing a bit of music and an auld chat. i just played this and the hole room went into silence.....powerful stuff..well done that man

[lanternchikk]

Goosebumps.

[PILGARLIC42]

Pure magic ...R.I.P....Luke.

[PapaSpeel]

Long live That Blantyre. Well done that man.

[koikoiboi]

Wow - that is some song, and some singer!

[petekay62]

The man was a true legend, Lord rest you easy Luke...

[dayo1075]

Best trad singer ever

[celticoffspring]

I never tire of listening to this fantastic singer.Someone like Luke Kelly only comes along once in a lifetime if we are lucky.

[barcelona36]

A great labour song, and who else could sing it better?

[celticoffspring]

The best Celtic singer ever,R.I.P. God Bless You Luke Kelly

[BR1DOI888]

Is that Celtic as in Keltic or Celtic as in the Celtic Football Club, or both?? lol just an ongoing debate with my wife ;)

[celticoffspring]

Both

[kellyoneill]

Pish Off!!!!

[BR1DOI888]

just cos am right babes hehe xx a luv u xx

[gazzanyc]

This is my Granny's new year song. Every year, no fail, party downer. I'm feeling a wee bit homesick, in New York, been away for 12 years. Greetin ma wee heart oot an gittin pished on belhaven and some "cheaper than grants" whiskey. I'm fae wishae, ma granny's fae Blantyre, ma granda was a miner and he died before I was born. gonna look for "we are the romans" next to cheer masel up. had a nice moment tho poster. ta

[koikoiboi]

Aww your granny sounds great - bless!

[dubb1995]

The grief and pain of an entire community encapsulated in the voice of one man. It's all there, pain, sympathy and anger, delivered by the greatest singer there ever was. If ever a man was put on this earth to sing, it was Luke Kelly.

[OscarLimaMike]

It's hard typing drunk isn't it? ha ha ha

[BR1DOI888]

Babes, man do we owe Lukey all we have, or dont have as it may be, am nothin without you, kiss

[Weetikveelwelkenaam]

This is a beautiful song, it nearly ranks with 'do not scorn his simplicity', imo the best song he ever did

Thanks a lot for posting!

[mrkvamaster]

I think this is as far as it goes in terms of music being a tool for expressing emotion

[duckman9791]

the more I get to hear luck's music the more I respect him. may his memory live on through all his fans.

[kellyoneill]

Amen!

[celticmyst8]

lovely. I recorded this song as well, btw. hugs

[kellyoneill]

just listened to your version,

you have a lovely voice,

:) this song changed my life!

[BR1DOI888]

God Bless YouFor This Song Lukey Bhoy ;)

[kellyoneill]

Why is that????

[BR1DOI888]

oh, a donno hehe ;)

[OscarLimaMike]

Go raibh maith agat

[OscarLimaMike]

My God this is Beautiful.....sláinte

[Bri1888]

still love thisone :)

[opaldove]

How dare you dis Luke!! He was (and still is) the best folk singer that ever lived. Wanna thick lip?? LOL

[thehun666]

it sounds that way:)

[FuckGooTube]

straight back in tehre too :)

[setra1968]

tyreboisyabas..... your a twat!!! don't dis luke....!!!!! he's a legend

[nortybutniceone]

Wonderful.

[fenix182]

the Murphy sang about in that song was related to my great-gran, she used to sing this song a lot. I'm from Blantyre too born and bred :)

[tyreboisyabas]

this guy cannae sing for shit but am from blantyre an a had family that died in that explosion.

[kellyoneill]

will ya feck off, nobody can sing like luke!

[BJL1888]

Y.S.T

Where ur ye fae in Tyre??

[Hamish1690]

young street elite club shite bags

[antoconno]

Are you having a laugh?? Luke Kelly is a legend of a folk singer. Raw Emotion is one way to describe his vocals! Check out "Scorn not his simplicity".

[thehun666]

Are you deaf!

[kellyoneill]

he has to be !

[HaulAwayJoe]

dissing luke kelly is like slapping god in the face

[OscarLimaMike]

Worse...

[bazzasangel]

What more can you say, the man was a legend, "Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord

and let perpetual light shine upon him;

May he rest in peace. Amen "

[StartbahnWest]

I Love it.

Luke is the best, the victims were perfectly tributed.

[RichyTheHobo]

Sensational. So unbelievably sad...but what a voice.

[marcstrat]

Luke Kelly,you're the best.R.I.P.

[alfonsgoffin]

The greatest of all "Luke"

[joem6770]

brilliant

[baldeno7]

hail hail

[Brido1888]

Fuckin brilliant man/hen av been trying to get at copy of this for at least 15 years, can play it on, but only heard it once when I was 10 or 11.