Big Tom "Forty Shades Of Green"

Big Tom "Forty Shades Of Green"
Roundwood park , London 1986

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[FANADBHOY]

Great song and how fitting to be sung by Big Tom, one of Irelands best.

[barmbrackthecat]

for all the nay sayers look it up JOHNNY CASH DID write this...

[castlebar67]

sorry huppy puppy but you are wrong firstly big tom was'nt sing in ireland in the 50's he recorded his first song gentle mother in eire in 1966, and he never wrote any songs atall as johnny mc cauley wrote a lot of his songs and he adopted many others like most singers do. regards .

[billstar01]

yes and try a video with someone singing about the misty blue hills of tirie its flat as as a pancake see billy connelly an a/with an a plane you will get it

[djpuffthethird]

Lol , the guy sounds like Frank Carson !

I remember an old family friend called Alec Lyons years ago , I think he came origionaly from Galway. He used to listen to big tom.

[peggyb1998]

Ireland, you have a true treasure with Big Tom McBride. Want to visit your beautiful land for I am of Irish decent. Love It.

[candw87]

@huppypuppy When he was in Ireland in 1951 he sang it there for the first time after he wrote it

[candw87]

Johnny Cash wrote this in 1951check onyou tube Johnny Cash he tells you about when he wrote it

[barmbrackthecat]

@huppypuppy yes Johnny Cash did write it.but at that time he only saw Ireland from the plane

[huppypuppy]

Originally written by Johnny Cash after a trip to Ireland!