Montserrat Volcano 1-7-07 2 Days Before Evacuation

[dublin0850]

Canada does not celebrate ST.Patricks day by having a holiday on March 17

[2whiteroses]

OK, You asked for a change of music, so maybe this is a better choice... As previously mentioned, YouTube prevented us from using "Back To the Island" by Toots and the Maytals, so we had to choose something of theirs.... It looks like they've added many more choices since we originally posted, so here's a reggae alternative to the Irish sounding diddy. And this one is appropriately entitled for Montserrat, "You Just Can't Keep Me Down."

[buaileamscith]

This isnt even proper Irish music some americans singing what the think Irish music is.

[chlpatent]

Shots taken from Bishop's View Road (minute 2:38) are close to my house Villa Evermay built by my parents in '76 and often rented to Air Studios from '79 to '89. Jimmy Buffet's group stayed at the house in '79 while recording. The Climax Blues Band also stayed at the house while on Montserrat recording the LP Real to Reel - on the inside cover is a photo taken from the balcony at sunset where the band and crew had set up tables and furniture for dinner. Three miles from the volcano dome, btw.

[godivabiz]

Beautiful Island... I have been there twice...But up with this Lame ass song....

[stratsfinestsocagyal]

my beautfiul island missing it so much

[Shells969]

I used to live there. It was called the Emerald Isle.

But I don't know why they would play a song like this here, it is totally misplaced. Reggae or calypso or steel drum would be more appropriate.

[2whiteroses]

@Shells969 During your time living on The Rock, you must not have absorbed the Irish connection the island has. It's the only place outside of Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick's Day as a national holiday.... Hence the music.... Actually, we originally had Buffett's "I Don't Know Where I'm Going to Go When the Volcano Blows," (which Buffett wrote on island for his Volcano LP recorded at George Martin's Montserrat Air Studios) for the music, but YT removed it....

[kryss12345671]

@2whiteroses in canada we celebrate st. patricks as a national holiday.....

[Chillednfunked]

@Shells969 You just answered your own statement - Emerald Isle!!! Like Ireland, it's because the coastline looked similar. If you lived there you would surely know that?

[kblakru021]

i use to live there

[richgirl1234567890]

omg well im suspose to do a presentation on montserrat and it seemed boring at first but i didnt realize that montserrat is so beautiful and interesting and i hope i get a A in my presentation

[afbofficial]

i flew over monterrat on boxing day 06, amazing sight as it threw out tonnes of ash in giant plumes of smoke. amazing.. simply wonderful

[marilynrolonrivera]

cada vez que el volcan hace erupcion las cenizas llegan hasta mi casa en Puerto Rico

[SuperStephx]

w'ere doing about that in geog now im doing a case study on it this minuite

[clahar08]

lol

[JimmyPageIsALegend]

lol same :)

[CoolDudeJim]

The most awesome video ever!!!!!!!! we did a project in school about this. Love the song!!

[futsteps]

I was just there in December and as i always say best place on god's green earth. The place was nice i enjoys myself.

[hemogibin]

thats my name!!!!!!!

[docsdk]

I went to school on Montserrat for 2 years......great video by mcdonald that shows how plymouth and island was before and after valcano.......it is also great that they have reguilt the northern part of the island...........I feel so sad for all the locals--they got virtually no help from their government(but the same is in the US with katrina--governments should be ashamed!!).........I hope Montserrat can be rebuilt---it is a beautiful island.......sincerely, kermie aka steve

[SewellyTV]

Poor Montserrat! just read up about the history of the country, 13000 to 4500 population, so sad! hope the economy is rebuilt and the population grows again!

[QBee0]

My grand parents country. :o(

[lilmarmaid2rocks]

manserrat is right next to my country antigua it rocks you can see monseratt from antigua

[flytallerkin]

the capital, Plymouth has no residents in it because of the volcano. Montserrat is the smallest country in North America and has only 10,000 people living in it. (I did a report about it for school)

[geowal19]

not now only 4500

[Alihix]

Where do get that Montserrat is in North America?

[kingsacker]

carribbean

[ChristopherYnot]

Poor Montserrat, I love this song who is it i want it oh great video. gets 5 stars from me.

[Alihix]

The song was recorded by Jimmy Buffet in Montserrat at "Air Studios" which was owned by George Martin (Manager of the Beatles) The studio was closed after hurricane Hugo hit in 1989

[JaxieBoy]

I thought nobody lived there after the 1997 eruption.

Guess I was wrong.

[caribbeancuteness]

yh u r ....i live there and its still home still nice still paradise

[nobojo]

Don't want to land in Guantanamo gulag

Don't want to land in no Abu Graib

Don't want to land on no Hillary Clinton

Or on Cheney's shooting range.

I don't know where I'm a-gonna go when the whole country blow!

[omvermont]

Brings back memories...I hope our home will still be there when we go back! Evacuating Old Towne was so sad...

[pdmoney]

great song...poor Montserrat!