The Pale - Butterfly

[markkeogh18]

Thats the best use of a mandolin in a pop song ever. Am I right in thinking these guys were pretty big in Hungary or thereabouts?

[elless27]

classic!! saw them in d Metroland Waterford City in 1993...great gig....

[Irishschumi]

a CLASSIC



[TheSK2x]

My vacancy of shoulders is the reason I have... FLLLOOOOOOOOOOOWWWNNN

[MrSecretagent123]

seen them in the Olympia and was blown away

[miollll]

they played about 2 years ago in my home town

[pidgbeag]

i agree with scubockie, these guys were shit cool and unfortunately for them, probably way ahead of their time! thanks for posting. anyone know what they are doing now?

[richnwood2000]

Great memories with this song. Thanks for posting.

[spudntfc]

holy shit i havent heard this in years - bring back the beat box!!

[WyzDat]

Classic Dublin Music

[MrDel000]

This brings back memories, class song, they doin any gigs lately?

[mpdalyful]

here is what killed off the indigenous music scene in ireland. U2, the cranberries and boyzone and westlife oh and the corrs. but what is gas is that louis walsh of all people compalains that irish radio stations dont play enough irish music. or maybe its his records not being played. but irish stations have rotas that dont allow them to play new irish music. only chart music.

[SHAYDJ08]

wow what a class song

[Bonnyma]

I saw Mathew from 2 m distance on United Islands festival in Prague. Unforgettable!

[XSanQuentinX]

1 word - BRILLIANT !!!

[philpotno7]

great band from my hey day

[77pob]

Ah the memories of Breen's in the '90's!

[stephendavid1]

what ever happened to this band

[basquma]

saw them a few times in 90's - the Olympia & The Purty loft - great sons

[stephendavid1]

@basquma what ever happened to them

[basquma]

saw them a few times in 90's - the Olympia & The Purty loft - great sons

[Eoinposse]

This video is 18 years old now.

It's even older than me.

[loughneagh72]

Saw these guys in Sligo in 93, what a show, never danced so much, where are you now?

[fireweasel]

Superb song - just popped back into my head this evening after all these years.

[TheRonnievegas]

FANTASTIC TUNE (kept me sane in RTC)college of knowledge.

god bless HENRYS 90s

[looneyirish]

god this brings back the 90s, fuk i miss them, my sis loved this song, i still have it on tape. god dam retard factor, bring back bands

[scubockie]

what is wrong with the irish music industry companies letting talent like this fade away,shame on island records,mcd,mother records,universal,sony or even imro. bring back the pale,frank and walters,sack,brilliant trees and an emotional fish!!??!!??proper talent

[billymcbobby]

my guitar teacher was in the pale from 2000-2006. he is fucking AMAZING at playing and singing and he just wasting his talent teaching. its real sad :(

[fal72]

have to agree! but having danced in gorbys to this many a night in 93! Were the bands better back then, cactus world news, light a bif fire, sultans, happens etc or is it just rose tinted glasses? will the kids now think the same in 2028? will fight like apes, two door c club etc be held in the same reverence just like my sisters do with horselips, the blades etc etc

[elzeebud]

@scubockie I so agree with you. No-one realised how much talent was floating around back then, as fans we loved loved loved it all, and they never got the recognition they deserved. But this is the great thing about youtube and the internet now, because the music will not be forgotten!!!

[elzeebud]

@scubockie and he used to dance in dresses too!!!

[joecc6]

was this from '94?

I remember lying in bed one night, being about 14..

and being woken up a drunken friend, singing this song all the way home - about 3 miles from the local nighterie. Unique song...

[scubockie]

anyone know the guitar chords for this song?????

[scubockie]

im going to listen to it again folks. it deserves a second,thrid,fourth...........­listen

[claraghpunk]

class band :)

[mingonuts]

When Ireland had Art to be proud of .Great song.

[Randleire]

Any idea where i could get a download of this?

[gaelswed]

brings back great memories of seeing them in my home town of waterford city ireland in 92,living in sweden for the last 14 yrs now and my swedish wife thinks their amazing,believe their still touring,SWEET!

[LuClancy]

I don't get it. Butterfly?? One of two things: beautiful, or butter and flies..bleh!! This song is completely unrelated??? Anyone shed some light? Or not.

[Kenga68]

Great song! Good lyrics and fantastic music. Never heard it before. Thanks, thanks, thanks for posting! Happy to find out!

[mepatjd]

Great song for back in the day. It deserved to do better. Still sounds fresh, good to see the video.

[scubockie]

i totally agree

[180nodor180]

we should start a radio campaign and get it back in the charts any one up for it ?

[Thesidsnake]

If this had some air play it would be back in the charts

[jen260980]

Agree totally, heard it on National radio today and looked it up here, what a brilliant song, re release it guys..... definite hit..

[77pob]

Absolutely. They played in Waterford last year and the whole town turned out just to hear this!

[fadeawayinwestla]

@Thesidsnake someone should feature it in a movie - could be huge still.

[jeremylloyd7]

Fantastic.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[180nodor180]

luv this seen them bout 10 times:P

[aquapinkkev]

this is my ultimate fave, love it love it love it xxx Jen, Tara, Ceri and Eve

[aquapinkkev]

Andy, this is my ultimate fave! love it love it love it xxxxx Jen

[steelundergrounder]

deadly stuff

[Zfilmz]

how d fuckdo u guys only hav 29 subscribers? i remember this song frm wen i was a baby, me ma nd da used to go to yer gigs

[MrTandinos]

love it 5 stars

[onlygoodmusic1]

a song that you just fall for over and over!!

[deirdrenifhaolain]

brilliant

[seanomarcaigh]

Thank God to see a name in Irish other than my own!!

[deirdrenifhaolain]

brilliant.one of the greatest

[ozzieb121]

Class

[ozzieb121]

Top song. They played at the xmas ball in ucd when this song was in the charts (1992 i think). The stunning & the sultans of ping fc played same gig. Excellent night. Did matt appear in the film "the snapper"?. Legends

[katoness]

Yeah he was in the snapper he had the one line "no me first"

[dreamboatdave]

hash days in 92 ...clonliff road....good days

[tandinos]

new album out .......PROPER ORDER...

[KsSalvatore]

i love this song *-* its class ^^ The Pale rocks ^^ 5 / 5

[bredaahern]

Great song! I remember my sister walking all the way home from Ballybunion one night they played in the Atlantic!!!!!!!!!!

[MeetTheEnd]

Awesome!

[ANWL]

Legends, class song, class band, class musicians........... no more needs to be said !

[joolslee]

Used to sing along to this with my kids in the car ... we must have looked demented lol ... love it!!

[Aliciatheoneandonly]

I love this song. I came to know of The Pale long ago in a foggy Carshalton Winter. John, after all this years, I still miss our conversations.

[snusmumrikken76]

great song!! Totally underrated songwriters!! they are brilliant and I am still a big fan!! .. and i have the same surname as the guy on the mandolin!! we're 2nd cousins!! YAY

[LuminousGuy]

I bought this cd single at the time. Great tune....

[redstarmark]

The Pale are still here!!!! New album out....contents of a shipwreck...I think its called!!! Great band!

[jimdoyles]

be a butterfly

[LuminousGuy]

God i bought this cd single at the time. Great song........

[jimdoyles]

class

[jimdoyles]

nice i like it

[masonchat]

could anyone send me a copy of this please, brings back so many memories , cant get it on limewire

[SHAYDJ08]

i may have it

[milesfr0mh0me]

sinead o'connor has no top on, wohwooo!

[steob221264]

Good one!!!

[michelledowling]

brill song

[michelledowling]

best song ever???

[theonlysoupdragon]

They played at my Uni! I stormed the stage! They were lovely to me! Sad they were such a short lived band. Nice blokes too!

[tandinos]

man there still at it ...an playin in Dublin in ireland ,whealans of wexford street 30 may 08 ..

[milesfr0mh0me]

they're still a band! someone was telling me they were on the podge & rodge show. they have a new album too but i haven't heard it. i saw them play the new single on that music show that's in irish. it was great, they still have that bajo-like instrument.

[irishmusiccentral]

the intro to this song is beautiful..

[Halftommy]

such a tune.

[B2KIrishk9]

cool