Uploaded by ChrisCasseroles on Jan 7, 2008
Behan discusses James Connolly and the 1916 rebellion in Dublin - pausing only to ramble about Chinese socialism - while performing a couple of personal compositions, including his haunting prison ballad (The Auld Triangle) and another song recounting his involvement in an IRA operation at the tender age of 14 (Bonfire on the Border).
The recording was apparently aimed at an American audience and Behan clearly relishes talking of Lenin in connection with the Rising: "I hope the record is not smashed at the point of mentioning his name," he quips.
Perhaps this comment was only half in jest as it was released during the 1950s at the height of the anti-communist hysteria in the US.
I was disappointed to find such a dearth of Behan material on YouTube, so decided to put something together. Hope you enjoy it although it was Brendan who did the hard work, so here's to his memory and an Phoblacht abu!
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Behan wrote some great stuff, like "The Hostage" and "The Queer Fellow." But I wonder whether he recorded ANY interview while sober. He sounds more than a wee bit full o' the cratur here --
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@RichardElden I've heard you are a fat useless disgrace who likes men. So what! Brendan Behan was a great writer. What are you dickhead?
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@RichardElden the token orange jaffa cake queen lover arrives on the scene
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@mogbasterd fuck you
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@coirpeach1 freestaters haw!?
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@mogbasterd Yep im afraid so,as well as that all the army barracks are still British owned..
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@crc778Hypnodoc i hate dubs but this guy is a champ
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@coirpeach1 no way??????seriously?????
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The Irish government still pay tax to the Brits for the G.P.O...........
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How could you have spoken to Mr. Behan? he died in March 1964.
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LUKEJAMESBARRETT 3 years ago 6
Brendan Behan described himself as: "an alcoholic with a writing problem."
procommenter 3 years ago 6