The Green Fields of France - The Fureys (live)

No Man's Land" (also known as "The Green Fields of France" and "Willie McBride") is a song written in 1976 by Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War I. The video is set to the song the Green Fields of France by the Fureys. The Fureys sing this song live.

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[Baileylondon]

Im from Belfast and my dad stills sings this song when I go home from england, its an amazing song and even though we are republicans it is an amazing song that remembers all those young men who died at the hands of war. may they rest in peace.

[alvyandannie]

full marks to who ever put this video to this song its a masterpiece regards ,mr abneyhall

[Salubesame]

Wonderful Video

I only wonder why on so many graves they thanks Jesus for having been killed!!!

I'm not atheist

[substituteband]

great! - but why is the bass out of time with the rest of the band; was it added afterwards?

[bristolcityifcation]

LIONS LED BY DONKEYS !!! NUFF SAID !!! MAY ALL YOUR GENERATION THAT WAS BUTCHERED REST IN PEACE !! EVEN THE GERMANSWERE IN THE SAME BOAT !! PAWNS IN A POLITICAL GAME !!! REMIND YOU OF SOMETHING NOW ? THINK ON !!! FROM A EX SOLDIER IN THE BRITISH ARMY 2 PARA THAT REALISED WHAT THE GAME WAS BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE FOR ME !! MAYBE NOT FOR LOTS OF MY COMRADES !!!! CAMERON WHY DONT YOU GO TO AFGHANISTAN AND SEE WHAT ITS REALLY LIKE ? RESPECT THE TROOPS FUCK THE GOVERNMENT !!

[pirateboy01]

The Furey's werent poliical. Not to be confused with The Wolfe Tones. :)

[buddyzzyp]

Amazing stuff. I'm an old empire Brit who'll wave the Union Jack at the drop of a hat, but that puts it all into crystal clear perspective. Us humans have got bigger fish to fry than worrying about each other's nationality, politics and religion. The nationalist Irish bloke below said the same thing as I am, perhaps better, so if we two can get along, anyone can. Let's bury the past, not our young men.

War. What is it good for?

[stevegale1948]

It's so sad that the metal on war memorials paying tribute to these guys can be stolen to be sold as scrap. German British I don't care sort it as most people do without fighting or are our leaders binge drinking?

[MrBradipo73]

@Baileylondon fair play to your dad, peace should be every sane person's priority. Some wars are just because they're fought for just causes, wasn't the case with WW1. As E. Blackadder said: "We had a war because it was too much of an effort not to have one"....

[scousadan]

@Copperfishireland oh yer haha ino them tar mate ;)

its just one of the feureys other's songs red rose cafe me mum said its about the IRA haha

[Copperfishireland]

@scousadan No bud, ur thinkin of the wolfe tones

[josparkes1]

Very beautiful and a fitting epitaph to the fallen who gave all !