Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band

[porschetorch]

What's Miley Cyrus doing in the suggestions?

[celticdancer392]

it's Belfast, not Brooklyn...

[Redcom001]

If I'm ever in a band, we'd TOTALLY hit the local Draft Barn and switch "Brockton" (Massachusetts) with "BROOKLYN" (NEW YORK, BRO!!!) and "Van Diemen's Land" (Austrailia) with "RIKERS ISLAND", local folks would love it, awesome drinking ballad.

[SpawtAwnProductions]

I love the Murphy's version of this! Will be singing the original Belfast version tonight in a drunken state after a mental Céilidh here in Scotland!

[sophminx]

LOL! I LIVE IN BROCTON!

[albe2905]

@sophminx :D:D:D nice.

[NationGentaObrien]

nice, love Irish Punk Rock :)

[MrSwanny182]

God Bless Neil Lennon the Celtic Manager. Don't give into terrorist scum You'll never walk alone, hail hail the Celts are here.

[scowner4]

Irish people are the greatest

[agathepowerify]

She'll fill you with whiskey and porter

Until you're not able to stand

[alexamerling20]

@agathepowerify hahaha love that line XD

[fporche]

BROKE TOWN ALL DAY

[ScottyRawdy]

BROCKTON BABY !!! Brockton MASS Represent bitches.. WHAT WHAT WHAT !!!!

[Caseymb2]

Just met Ken Casey tonight...epic win!!

[kpetee86]

@Caseymb2 lucky bastard:D

[Herzblut1990]

GB is one of my favorite Countries I want to live...And especially in Ireland!

Greets from Germany

[ddmagnan]

So come on all you jolly young fellows. I'd have you take warning by me....

Now when ever you're out on the liqour, beware of the pretty Colleen.

She'll fill you with whiskey and porter until you are not able to stand.

And the next thing you know you've landed in Van Dieman's Land

[chisox100]

2 people couldnt follow the black velvet band

[138hyde]

i have this on a 7 inch and the 12 inch of the irish rovers

[Redcom001]

Why is it whenever I drink whiskey I feel the urge to sing this song?

[kwg2392]

BROCKTON

[wegrady3]

it was the irish rovers did it before dubliners in 60s and before that it was a isish folk song done over 100 years ago just like molly malone

[Redcom001]

Yar, the Irish make some of the best drinking songs in the world, I'll tell ya what.

[MegaRochford]

this is shit compared to the dubliners version :(

[zapper922]

@MegaRochford the dubliners are more traditional while these guys are more rock oriented so this is just the version with their little twist to it, no ones forcing you to listen to it

[SoCalize]

52 Denton st. 2 blocks from Rocky Marcianos gym. 508 til I die.

[centuriontaxi]

The Dubliners said .............In a neat little town they called Belfast..........why did the Dropkicks change it?.............Dont matter tho this is a fucking great song.

[lunasspecto]

@centuriontaxi The Dropkick Murphys changed the town because they wanted to make this song their own. (Brockton is a town in the Boston area, which is the proud home of the Dropkick Murphys.)

[thelog400]

@centuriontaxi they changed it cuz Dropkick Murphys come from Brockton

[DutchBitch01]

fuuuuck i LOVE this song!

[hugo720]

i'm quite puzzled as to how you guys have managed to start talking about the recession.

[ridinCNjunk]

i don't know what the fuck you are all talking about it has nothing to do with the us in anyway it's about the old ass days in the british isle when if you got convicted of damn near anything they take you out of you're home away from family and friends and ship your ass off to australia

[TheKrijgsvrouwe]

yea thats right its van diemensland. named after a dutchman. There are many dutch names in australia like arnhemland. If you were a criminal you were send to australia to work there in a prison camp and if you did really well and was a good boy you were alloud to make your own home ouside the camp

[Franki397]

dubliners for ever

[jefflund]

The original is a bit dull, but not all remakes are better. For instance Rocky Road to Dublin is better than murphys remake.

[Notides360]

Thats a matter of opinion, I prefer the original of this song, and the remake of Rocky Road to Dublin.

[kur0ki]

Agreed. I like both versions thou. Really depends on your Opion or in my case. who im drinking with haha

[hanshotfirst1138]

The Murphys attempts at rocking up old Irish folk numbers take some getting used to, but some (Fields of Athenry, Finnegan's Wake) are lots of fun, IMO.

[pwyndam]

@hanshotfirst1138 Does it? Not if you have roots in punk rock.

[hanshotfirst1138]

@pwyndam I guess that depends on whether or not you're used to hearing the Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers around the house ;). I enjoy this version, it was just a bit odd to hear at first.

[pwyndam]

@hanshotfirst1138 I see your point, and I apologize for coming off a bit gruff. All the best to you and have a great weekend! I'm going to Dublin Square tonight in the gaslamp of San Diego to watch my new Irish Folk Punk pub rock band The Fooks play. I should be joining them on stage in a couple more weeks.

[pwyndam]

@hanshotfirst1138 Busy learning the songs. They do a ton of Irish traditional standards, some revved up, others in a more traditional vein. Fun stuff. The have a Facebook and Myspace page up if you want to check them out.

[psychodora12354]

if u are more into rock then this version is for u in my personal opinion i prefer the original

[ViciousAzel]

I love this song ! The chorus always makes me want to sing along :P

[kanmanop]

this has to be my favorite version of this song by far!

[Jabtied269]

Im sure there was a point to that rather impressive list, but it nearly put me to sleep.

[gr8tist1]

thank you, prof, tht was very enlightening.

[99nirvanafan99]

even though this has nothing to do with the fuckin song

but the economy was both the gov and the publics fault the gov was blowing off money on the war n the public was spending money that they dident have.

[ravagedflesh]

@99nirvanafan99 yup. and the adjustable rate mortgages that the banks were happy to give to people who didn't have enough money to actually mortgage the house over time. also, out sourcing screwed us over by reducing the amount of american jobs and having a debt to china for products manufactured over there.

[centuriontaxi]

gud thing about this song is that it tells us lads dont trust a woman.ha ha

[dischordianjoy]

Actually, it's a cover of a very old traditional Irish song that the Dubliners also sang.

[manfromthedailymail]

and as much as i enjoy the dropkick murphys it hurts me to hear them ruin such great songs from my beautiful much loved homeland

[paintballkid4]

its not ruining it, its making it a different style

[gr8tist1]

I understand ur point, but they're trying 2 make it betr

[guitarhero250]

Covers arent meant to be better then the original song. Its more of a tribute

[dieorbuy]

@guitarhero250 n

[lanci122]

@guitarhero250 its kinda hard to argue jeff buckley's cover of hallelujah and jimi's cover of all along the watchtower...

[PrinzEugenMCMLXXXIII]

@guitarhero250 Yes, but when the cover sounds like shit, it stops being a tribute. It's more like an insult. :P

[PKBChaz]

@dischordianjoy

And the Irish rovers

[PKBChaz]

@dischordianjoy And the Irish rovers

[zapper922]

@dischordianjoy ya along with just about every other irish band lol

[pup2613]

@dischordianjoy i like the older song tho they changed the words a bit and sounds sloppy

[mcruefan101]

luv this all the way

[meredithsboy09]

1 of their best in my opinion :D

[Liamski06]

Enjoy the song lads, be cool, be safe, be economically viable. Christ, just fuckin' live, my man. Fuck em all and breathe. Tiocfaidh whatever!

[manfromthedailymail]

oi just so everyone knows this is a old and popular irish tune about belfast ireland not brockton MA. this song has nothing to do with brockton nor boston nor any part of Massachusetts. i love the dropkick murphys and i have since i moved to the states from dublin however i hate when the change classic irish tunes to fit the states

[timily25]

I live in Brockton MA, cool,

[caktusjack1976]

the rite words of that song is anit little town called belfast not brockton!!!!!

[racedriver52]

i listen to this song when i wake up every morning

[Eisregenrammstein]

thank's for uploading this great song!

[racedriver52]

to all of everybody that cares about this stupid myth lets comment so much that it gets this thing off the page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oregonflatland]

i saw that same article. only about 30 good years left in this country. Actually not even that many the way we are going. and those stats only count population growth. they don't factor in white flight, emmigration...which will skyrocket just like it is now in england and south africa. I predict whites will be a minority around 2030-2035.

[TheOneWhoHasNoName]

you make it sound like it's a problem.

[oregonflatland]

uhh yeah obviously it is a problem. who do you think is responsible for the economy, who has the most buying power, pays the most taxes, established business and industry across the country? without them, the u.s. does not exist.

[coolio436]

The dumbasses bank/insurance/US citizen spent money they didn't have. Thats what ruined the economy you ignorant bastard.

[oregonflatland]

who said anything about the ruined economy? who's ignorant?

[Pbrock67]

the govt ruined the economy by higher taxes and wars we didnt need to be involved in plus paying the irs for a debt that was repayed a hundred years ago blame the govt not the public

[ravagedflesh]

@Pbrock67 um no. a lot of the debt from this recession stems from banks giving people low adjustable rate mortgages which fluctuate over time meaning that the interest rates rise. the banks really had no discretion as to who they gave these loans to, so a lot of people were unable to pay it off, which means the bank lost money, and then when they lose money, they lay off people. another reason is because of outsourcing jobs to china

[oregonflatland]

in fact, it could be the greatest problem the united states has ever faced.

[TheOneWhoHasNoName]

I'm not convinced, seems awfully black/white to me (no pun intended)

[oregonflatland]

well when america collapses and the people are left to fend for themselves, don't expect the blacks, browns, and yellows to extend a hand to you. in fact, i wouldn't be suprised if the only ones you could turn to also happen to be white.

[nairobie]

the problem is that people think that white, black, brown, yellow or white is what matters, tho that is the ultimate demise of humanity. we are all pink on the inside, now there you have something that matters.

i really do hope everyone that have your ideals choke on them for without hate this place might actually be bearable.

[bohsmb78]

give it an american and irish theme in the band name

[squidjuice666]

Hmm im just wondering but why is this band called "dropkick" :P

[secretasianman098]

dont question it just enjoy the music

[Oloooooooool]

It just sounds cool.

[jackfoley93]

its actully a story peolple aroudn boston tell about an old hospitle that supposadly you go to if u pass out in the street and they band said that if they ever got together that would be thier name

[NarpytheCrimeDog]

*Sigh* Childhood stories of Dropkick Murphy, which change depending on which band member you ask.

[Ndkindagurl94]

yupp its greattt

[jpow54321]

great song

[AlexMarkey]

Great shit. Thanks!

[polarisdw]

great song

[Ndkindagurl94]

This song ROCKS

[WidowMaker18]

hell yea dude!