Simple Minds feat Jimmy Johnstone - Dirty old town

Jimmy "Jinky" Johnstone (ex football player by Celtic Glasgow)and Simple Minds play "Dirty old Town" a traditional song by Ewan McColl.
Jinky died for motor neurone disease (in italiano sclerosi laterale amiotrofica, ovvero SLA).
Goodby, Jinky.

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[adamlil147]

im rangers man thru and thru,but dis wee man is a legend rest in peace jinky

[antonymcfeat]

5 years ago today, lord of the wing, jinky RIP

[macunfraidh]

@DocLibertos I noticed that too. And then sings in an American accent!

[timdalf]

@adamlil147 Kind words- he was a stone cold genius, wasn't he? I miss, even as a die-hard Celtic man, Davie Cooper. Follow and hail, m8

[timdalf]

Hail hail your memory. We will not see your like again.

[CruijffNo1]

Best Scottish player ever.. 3 scumbags clicked dislike, I wonder which team they support lol

[Sunburst75]

As a Rangers supporter I saw Jinky many times when I was a boy. I remember nobody could get the ball off him :-), he was a genius and a great character too. Sad that 4 of Scotland's greatest ever players are no longer with us, RIP Jimmy Johnstone, Billy Bremner, Davie Cooper and Jim Baxter. Legends whose memories will stay with us for ever.

[iHaxorus]

@adamlil147 well said man, i understand when rangers fans put abuse on proper rebel songs cause thats what celts and gers fans have done for years but i've seen people posting shite about jinky, happy to see rangers fans like you

[aroundaboutnow]

Scottish Legend !

[moghirl]

I don't cry easily, but listening to this moved me emotionally so much .. looking back down memory lane .. I was honoured to see Jimmy play every week all through the late 60's early 70's .. it seemed as if the ball was attached to his boot by a piece of invisable elastic .. he'd go round a man .. then go back and beat him twice just for the hell of it beacause he could .. what a legend .. a lovely man .. god rest you Jinky .. gone but NEVER forgotten ! !

[24327355]

As a bluenose ,Iv got so say, He put us to the sword every now and then, Quite simply, whit a man.

[DocLibertos]

Always funny to hear Jim Kerr speaking with his original accent as I heard him on french TV speaking with almost no accent. He spoke Italian too that day.