Michael Flatley's Celtic Tiger - A Call to Arms

[Pavlinkamalinka1]

Yea I love you Michale Flatley

[bheadh]

Beannacht De leat agus beannacht De le hannamacha na marbh! Ta suil agam go mbeidh me ansin an t'am eile. Ba mhaith liom ceoil agus damhsa. Go raibh maith agat. EIREANN GO DEO. Bhi me ag caoineadh nuair chuala me e sin.

[PWMMIR]

Are the Dancers in red sposed to be the redcoats?

[xristosdomini]

@PWMMIR Since he is playing "Rising of the Moon" on the bodhran and the Irish dudes seem to be wearing clothes from the period of the Irish war for Independence, I would think so.

[pcullen810]

Makes me proud to be a MICK.

[ConleagX]

AWESOME!

[rebelgabriel4308]

The best part starts at 1:10 LOVE THIS SONG. It gets you fired up.

[VampyOne]

I just want to know why everything has to end up being about ethnicity/origin. Can't we just enjoy(or not enjoy, as the case may be) the show for what it is? I personally thoroughly enjoyed it.

[rebelgabriel4308]

@VampyOne I agree, well said

[clearlogicify]

Flash random pictures of tigers in the background. Very Irish. Also the industrial era cap and leather pants go well with officer redcoats (in wigs and hand to hand combat!)... but then, why let history get in the way of this drivel. His dancing looks like a drunk guy, trying to stand on his feet. His fat ass and belly wobbling to counter balance the sway.

[xristosdomini]

@clearlogicify In other words, he looks authentically Irish, yeh?

[clearlogicify]

@xristosdomini You cannot say that. Youtube will give you a warning and remove that comment if you say that. The actively sensor now. Just an fyi.

[xristosdomini]

@clearlogicify Lol, if my Irish friend right next to me hadn't said it first, I probably wouldn't have either.

[logawfull]

@clearlogicify Yeah right, those You Tube police are breaking balls. Trolls be warned.

[rebelgabriel4308]

I love Celtic Tiger, to me it's a great show. Another masterpiece from Michael Flatley. As a fan you should love it, and not criticize.

[bbenjoe]

I love all the morons, who are just keep bitching instead of shutting up and enjoying the show.

[rebelgabriel4308]

@bbenjoe amen ta that!

[sluggo1776]

American Irish that is!

[TheUnknownHarbingers]

I loved lord of the dance.. how does Celtic Tiger compare?

[clearlogicify]

I mean, holy shit, it gets worse and worse with each second. It's simply astonishing how lame he is and gay in the worst possible way. Amazing. He's like david copperfield X 10

[rebelgabriel4308]

@clearlogicify Your a Dick, if you don't like it don't watch the videos. Moron

[clearlogicify]

@rebelgabriel4308 You're = you are. I didn't like the Tsunami, but watched the videos. Guess that makes me a moron.

Yeah, I am a dick, but I'm right.

Love his giggling belly as he dances to the rape of his national identity and history. Making plenty of cash exploiting the dumb audience. Good for him.

[clearlogicify]

The level of lameness of this guy is simple astonishing. Like watching a bad car accident, you cannot look away. I wonder if he's award of it. Like a retard knowing they're retarded, so painful.

Either way, this guy is a whole new level of self loving douchebaggery.

[TaraTriskel]

VENGAN A CHILE!!!!!

[doiniu]

wonderful.....................­...........



[fecker555]

I eat a hell of a lot of potatoes

[megan10188]

wats the music called at the end cause i have heard it before but i cant remember the name of the song

[WildDancer101]

@megan10188 an instrumental version of "rising of the moon"

[picheal]

what's this music called?

[bagies]

@picheal rising of the moon

[malcolmmcmartin]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[NAVYVICK]

still wonderin why a tiger?i thought it would be MIchael Flatley's celtic sheep.

[14695jj]

aite michael flatley is a bitch ass. the real tap dancer is bojangles all this work he did came from bojangles. bojangles is lord of the dance.

[gurlUBtripN]

I LOVE IT when he starts playing the bodhran!!!!!!!

[emeraldisle11]

For @shadowlight I am second Generation Irish mum English Dad Irish My blood IS Irish I I could not choose where I was born,,,, but I can chose my friends ;-) and dont ever underestimate the Irish ....

[meddows12345]

Personally, my ethnic background does define a part of who I am. Note u say A PART. Where my family comes from is important to me, but it does not seine part if who I am. My fathers family is from Ireland and I do consider myself to be part Irish. I realize that it is different than actually being born and raise in Ireland but that doesn't mean that I can't be proud of where my family comes from. Really how much of your ethnic background is a part of you will vary greatly from person to person,

[clearlogicify]

@meddows12345 You're as irish as apple pie, but that's a compliment. Just be thankful and try to forget the embarrassment you obviously feel. People with backgrounds from respectable countries actually have pride. Nazi lovin' drunks and down trodden idiots are something I don't blame you from wanting to forget. 

[meddows12345]

@clearlogicify to be perfectly honest with you, I'm not quite sure how to take that comment.

[juanpablofx]

the end song here is the beginning of "The 1916 Rising" /watch?v=sXyZKwk8QhE

[IxBitexRawr]

My goodness. When I see things like this, it makes me freakin' proud to be half-Irish and an Irish dancer. :D

[WildDancer101]

that music at the second half of this number certainly is encouraging, its like saying 'we won't take this sitting down! we will fight for our country and people, even if we die trying! let's get dancing!!!' good number

[NamishuHatake]

My favorite part.. ON YOUTUBE!! =D

[MultiJames95]

I love the drums in the show

[Baptkira]

what the name of the music at the end when he is palying is drums?

[eohare1000]

@Baptkira it sounds like men behind the wire but thats a rough guess

[Boko13]

@Baptkira The rising of the moon

[eohare1000]

@Baptkira can i change that last remark? its actually the wearing of the green

[reniam]

Yeah, this must have been the end of the craze. WTF? Is he supposed to be a Hell's Angel fighting 18th century English butlers? Ridiculous.

[v4552]

@reniam you think this is ridiculous? you should see how the villain from lord of the dance looks like in Michael's 2011 reinvision of it

[BabiegirlZee76]

@reniam i am assuming you know little about history and the English red coats like america fought them for freedom so did ireland also had to fight them.

[reniam]

@BabiegirlZee76 You assume incorrectly. Early American history has been a passion of mine since childhood and has nothing to do with my comment or, this video. The small clothes and powdered wigs do not match up with the early 20th century dress of the Irish. Not to mention the Tiger. It's a bad amalgamation set-up to play to Americans stereotypes and plays as a disney-type gimmick. This has none of the subtle power RD, or even LOTD did.

[clearlogicify]

@reniam We know it's far from authentic. The audience does not want authentic. Yes it's pathetic and grotesque.

[gymnasticsdancer4]

when was this done??

[ThirdCultureKidTCK]

I love the bodhran more than any other drum sound. Sends chills up my spine. I'm Irish/Scottish though, so perhaps it's genetic, lol!

[BobCassidy]

@ThirdCultureKidTCK No youre not, youre Canadian.

[echoshadowlight]

@BobCassidy the only people who are of Canadian ethnicity are the Native Americans and Inuit. Everyone else is the descendant of immigrants. For the majority of it's citizens, 'Canadian' is not their heritage.

[BobCassidy]

@echoshadowlight You are not Irish. You were not born there, you know nothing about the country. Stop pretending. Be open to your Canadian birth. Stop stealing from us!

[echoshadowlight]

@BobCassidy I find your reasoning odd. Are you saying that if you moved to Africa and had a child, they would be Ugandan, for example, not Irish? There's a difference between citizenship and ethnicity. Are you saying that a Pakistani teen born to Pakistani immigrant parents in Ireland is not Pakistani, but Irish? In reality it would be both - Pakistani by ethnicity and perhaps Irish by citizenship/birthplace.

[BobCassidy]

@echoshadowlight Thats it exactly. If a Pakistani has a child in ireland and the child lives there then he is of course Irish. Im in Japan, my kid is Japanese, if I move back to Ireland then she will be of mixed as she has spent time in both countries. Your blood doesnt make you who you are, your surroundings do.

[echoshadowlight]

@BobCassidy I see where you're coming from. You don't believe in ethnicity. Great. But you don't have to be so uptight about it & run around attacking people who LIKE the bodhran & who made a side joke. One of my grandparents is Dutch; I love salt licorice, & I might make a joke that it's genetic. Dutch people shouldn't take that as an offense, but an honor, that I like their food so much. Take the stick out of your ass & calm down, instead of furthering the hotheaded/short-tempered stereotype.

[BobCassidy]

@echoshadowlight Read the comments here. Most are Americans or Canadians who claim to be Irish. I can almost hear them greet each other with a "top of the morning". Im embarrassed for you.

[reelirishboy5]

@echoshadowlight I have to agree with Bob Cassidy on this one. I was born in Ireland, raised there and I'm tired of Americans and Canadians claiming to be 'Irish' or 'part-Irish.' You are not us. We are not you. Stop claiming something for yourself that does not belong to you.

[spiritofthemustang]

@reelirishboy5 It seems both you and Bob Cassidy are differentiating between citizenship/birthplace, and ethnicity. I do agree that an argument can be made that ethnicity is an invalid term, just as nationality/citizenship can be argued to be invalid and borders artificial. Anyone can say either of our arguments are moot. But guess what? I think you should care more that someone appreciates the bodhran than that they claim to be of Irish ethnicity/descent (but not culture/citizenship!)

[whygothic]

he is slightly aged yeah...wobbly bits showing already..(am saying it nicely out of respects for the Irish hero, dont want to offend the wrong people).

[cierdo92]

@whygothic am sorry but could u do a full live show of irish dancin when u were 50 ?

[BobCassidy]

@whygothic He is American, not Irish.

[clearlogicify]

@whygothic older audience for this stuff, and they have a much harder time dealing with any tainting of their "heroes". They still think it's their right to not be offended and will try and censor with reports. Ironic, considering flabby's show theme.

[whygothic]

@clearlogicify Bahaha! I agree with you. Political correctness, down right to the wobbly bits.

[bbenjoe]

I hope Ireland will get back her language + Northern Ireland as well.

[Codarsnacht]

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON ABOUT??

Every single person in Ireland learns Irish from the age of 4/5 to 18 in school.Educate yourself.

[bbenjoe]

According to the census of 2006. 538,283 citizens of the Republic of Ireland declared himself as "everyday speaker" of the Gaeilge language, while the the poplulation of the country was around 4.3 million.

That's the 12.6% of the entire population. Do the maths. Educate yourself.

(Alternatively, knowing irish is one thing, and embracing it as your mother language is another)

[Codarsnacht]

yes "everyday" but the entire country is piratically fluent and can understand it perfectly.

It's a bilingual country,we do not use Irish as much as English but we do not need to get our language "back".What a thick statement to make.

[evilhazza]

Because what the Irish need is even more hatred towards Britain :D

[nelis54]

Hey psst u 2 he's irish and moved to chicago you should check his site dont tell any1 XD

[BritIrish]

dude he needs to keep the shirt on, to much on show, not good for a 50 something year old!!! amazing talented dancer tho

[nathanharper34]

u wish u looked as good as him when 50

[saq428]

Probably the biggtest prick that's ever come out of Ireland.

[Deathwysh]

Pssst... .he's actually from Chicago.

[amainde]

mighty good dancing. might horrible acting. as always.

[Omnipharious]

where is the rest?

one star.

[Omnipharious]

Celtic Tiger - The 1916 Rising

[hermionefan3]

Actually, this dance is in 2 separate parts. There's this part, "A Call to Arms", and then the second part is "The 1916 Rising".

[Omnipharious]

thanks, didn't know that..

[evilhazza]

The last thing you'd want to do is get a bunch of patriotic irish people riled up against us brits - when we're in the crowd :P Nevertheless, the quality of the dancing is excellent :)

[xvivaxvanityx]

i love the begining. it's so... ah...i'm looking for a word!

[sheppard67]

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen.

My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green.

My father was an Ulster man, proud Protestant was he.

My mother was a Catholic girl. From county Cork was she.

[DaireDubh]

Correct melody. Wrong words. It goes:

All along that singing river that black mass of men was seen,

High above their shining weapons flew their own beloved green.

"Death to every foe and traitor! Whistle out the marching tune."

And hurrah my boys for freedom; 'tis the rising of the moon". Tis the rising of the moon, tis the rising of the moon And hurrah my boys for freedom; 'Tis the rising of the moon".

[esinedaw]

A celtic tiger lies in the heart of many people there you live, seems to me that the wishes of freedom are strong in their hearts. May be is what this show is about. very good dancers and music.

[longhrons1]

is there more cause i want to see the rest of the clip

[bbenjoe]

Type this: Celtic Tiger - The 1916 Rising

[longhrons1]

thanks

[essayel]

Why have the guys in uniform coats got the Scottish lion on their chests? I'd have thought the English one would be more appropriate.

[WickedHuldra]

I know that Flatley is a very talented man, but for jesus sake, WHY does he always have to show off his chest??

[matt247ryan]

sure be jaysus begorra an dont ya know sure if you had a chest like dat wouldn't you be showin' it off too all de way down o'connell street?

flatley chest available at all good retailers price £20.95 batteries not included

[greenlady13]

Oh Christ, this is the most cheesiest "Irish" thing I've ever seen. Its a bit embarrassing to watch, really. :P

[SupernautG]

@greenlady13 Very horrible. Flatley is from Chicago and this has all t he hallmarks of Irish American St Paddy's day Parade jingoism geared for tourists from America visiting the London theater who don't know any better. I think anyway. My fellow Americans love cheese.

[lugh100]

Both songs using the same tunes are patriotic Irish songs. The Wearing of the Green is a political comment song but The Rising of the Moon is a call to arms and action.

[chaoscleaner]

weeee....

HALF of this video is missing...

[Rosetree87]

Just look for "The 1916 Rising" that's the part following this one ;-)

[IrishLincoln]

nah this wasn't political at all

[dennis13spartan]

Its wearing of the green, the rising of the moon is just another piss willy song wich used the melody of the wearing of the green,it just had different lyrics.

[Chubbyoslo]

what is the bagpipe tune called?

[dennis13spartan]

The wearing of the green

[Morrianna08]

Where did Michael's tight leather go???  But. still the sexy guy and the amazing music/dnce combination.

[AMason8634]

Great!

[ScottishAngel45]

Wow! It would be brill if the scottish and irish people joined up and did a dance like that to the redcoats on stage!

[tigeress407]

THAT would be the most anti english thing i've seen ... and patriotic as this scene is ... the irish and scottish should join up and have a big highland/irish dance show in trafalgar sqaure ....that would be fairly anti-english XD

[koddswollop]

thats probably the most anti english thing ive ever seen lol

[daggerspine2k7]

lmao i know.

[cometirish]

Me too! I love the look on the Redcoats' faces when the pipes start playing! Funny stuff.

[bbenjoe]

A great intro for a great fight scene, 'hajrá!' irish people!

[BellaSparrow]

they're tap dance fighting!

haha sorry..had to put that in there...i do love this video...

i <3 michael! ;)

[Emikero]

not tap...irish

there is a MASSIVE difference.

lol

im irish

Irish men and Irish women...

lol

and to think i was brought up in England!!

XD

[AaronShaunBrennan]

A Gun would have worked better! Great Video!

[cheezymouse3]

they did in the past

[MatIrish]

irish people dont eat potatoes dat much i only hav potatoes wen i hav chips

[irishoforiel]

No they dont eat all potatoes lol!Thats a stereotype!

[MrIrishcowboy]

@irishoforiel not to mention that the irish weren't the only ones who grew potatos but the native american also grew them as well

[GreenDay1981]

Flatley is a true Celtic tiger.

[redonblue]

I'm 0% Irish, but I think I might try and become 100% Irish. Then I will try to become 200% Irish. Is it true that they only eat potatoes? I love potatoes. Potatoes are so Irish.

[krissyeh]

@redonblue. Potatoes did no originate in Ireland, they originally come from the highlands of Ecuador and Peru.

[aantonella68]

WOW!

[3Elvis]

Erin Go Braugh

[irishdancinmusician]

wooooo go the irish!!!:-D

[Andrada1992]

mann I want to go to this show, but is he in doing that in Berlin?? I dont know :(

I could cry, really...I adore him!

[Sanjayas1andonly]

i was at this concert!

[muffles12]

what drum is that???

[saoirse3473]

a bodhran...

[Sanjayas1andonly]

i love irish music! we are 2% Irish!