This is the definnative anti war song, my grandfather somehow on his ship as a volounter got divererted to Egyp for training and and then spent next three years in Flanders, Ypres in trenches. Gassed, semi blinded and thanks Christ he made it back home here in Australia. I still have his diaries ,and more importantly, his wisdom about that stupidy of war. he died at the age of 98 years. before that pasing he used to get up on his "soap box " in any public domain and reagale those who who promote war as a pancea for ecnomic trouble.
Very sad Thankyou sharing your families story. I was in a pub in Rostevor Ireland ,and the band played this piece especially fo me being an Aussie abroad. I cried when i thanked them.
My ex-RAF pilot father had many personal war comments, as did his other ex=service friends I met. Not all positive either = no glory boys!. I used to sit on a bench as a little boy in the early 60s, wearing 2 WW1 medals, with 4 ex-WW1 guys who smoked their pipes and ciggies, as I talked my innocent heart out, they laughed and we talked about trout fishing in the River Frome (Dorset). My grandfather was 54 in 1914 and my father was born in 1915. My great-grandfather served in Ceylon, Hong Kong and the Crimea War, returning to Ireland wounded for the remaining 10 years of his remaining 21 years in the 95th Regt of Ft.
Simply love Ronnie - I bumped into him alone in a bar in Madrid in 1993, I heard his voice first and knew it was him even before I turned around - had 6 hours of drinking and blarney with him - one of the favourite moments of my life 🍻🥰
Without question the most poignant anti war song ever written. Sung by the greats Irish band that ever lived. RIP Ronnie Drew. Absolute legend. King of Ireland.
A fantastic anti war song, written by a Scotsman named Eric Bogle when he emigrated to Australia He also wrote the amazing no man’s land(green fields of France), quite possibly the two greatest anti war songs ever written
As an Aussie with proud Irish heritage, and 2 Grandfathers who fought, one in both WW’s the Other WW11, I can never listen to this song without crying a tear, these men and their songs are immortal. The words are beautiful and heartfelt and painful to hear, every true blue Aussie should know this song and the history behind our Irish forefathers, RIP to all those before me, I’ll be home some day
@@michaeldudley9189 thank you Michael, I’m an Aussie thru and thru, I always had a longing to move to Ireland, then I did my family tree and found that my great grandmother X 5 who came to Australia on the 2nd fleet was a McDonald from Dublin. My dream is to live out my days in Ireland, I love the history and the pride the Irish have in themselves and their history and songs. Thank you mate for your comment
My father couldn’t find any work in Ireland. He was one of 23 children. The only thing he could find to do was to join the British army. Fought in World War I, lost his left arm and right thumb and I do believe a small piece of his mind. Never spoke much of it even when pressed. Despite his infirmities, he managed to raise five kids on his own. My mother died when I was born and he was left with a passel of kids and four fingers. And with all that he still managed to do the job of a father and mother . God bless him. RIP Dad
As a veteran, Cold War and Viet Nam Era, this resonates frighteningly. WWI vets are long gone, and WWII vets nearly so. My generation of vets will soon dissappear, as our society collectively “forgets” and contributes little of nothing.
@@sigmaoctantis1892 Even 100 years after the senseless deaths of those soldiers, it still can bring tears to your eyes. If you can't understand that was the original posters point, then I dont know what to tell you buddy haha. Seems like you just had an enormous need to interject with a "hey hey look at me look at me" comment
You’ve got to admit , the standard of folk music has gone to a different level these past few decades , BUT you’ve got to admit , the Dubliners were always a class above , with the extraordinary high standard of vocalists , Ronnie drew , Luke Kelly , paddy Reilly , jim mc cann , ALL in the same band , Jesus , we weren’t half spoilt. And of course with a fiddle player of John sheehans class , and the cherry on the top , …..the wee man Barney …….god those WERE the days , my friends.
Sang this to my daughter every night when she was tiny. She used to say "daddy, sing carry your pack!" And she'd go silent and her eyes wouldn't leave mine as I did my best to hold the tune. She still loves the song and I think she always will. Point is, what are we without music but animals...
Eric Bogle wrote not one but two of the greatest anti war songs of all time. Love the Dubliners, thought Ronnie was a great singer and no one sang with more soul and angst than Luke. John on fiddle and Barney on banjo. What a band, what a great rendition. Thank you. Slainte.
@ramon7289 It's about war, full stop. Focusing on WWI in the lyrics was because that war is so central to Australian nationalism. The ANZAC spirit was being deployed by supporters of Australian participation in the Vietnam war. So Bogle shot down their logic with this brilliant song
What a voice and what a song, epitomises the futility of war. If those that started wars had to fight them instead of sending others maybe there wouldn't be any.
Ronnie Drew. as Irish as taxes. Sleep well ye free spirit. Ronnie was the most true spirit of all us all. I hope he will bring the great Shane onton them green fields. Shane was a fighter... but he needs you now Ronnie. You are both 2 of the greatest this Green Island has ever produced.
This song is so relevant today......the truths need to be told..... the cycle s of repeating wars over the last thousands of years tells the same story .
Simply Stunning. Ronnie had the most distinctive voice to ever come out of Ireland and I must be honest and say that some of the songs he sang weren’t my favourite versions, but this is absolutely sublime and suits his voice perfectly. John Sheahan the last man standing from this line up and still to this day an amazing musician. The Dubliners are the greatest band to come out of Ireland, second to none. If only we could all go back nearly 60 years and do it all over again.
@@TheDublinersOfficial my name is Murphy born in London, my aunty from Sligo said to me always remember they stole are land but they could not steal our looks.
The way Drew tears up through most of this song and gives his soul are the embodiment of what true musical art is intended to represent. R.I.P the G.O.A.T
That`s the first time I have ever really listened to that song and as my old father would say "it would bring tears to a glass eye". Beautifully written/portrayed and should be taught in schools then maybe we would learn to respect each other a little bit more!
When I want to cry. Works all the time. What a beautiful song. I knew my granddad as an example of being maimed from the horrors of war, in his case WWII. He tried to tell us about it and his voice just broke.
I love when Ronnie comes to the chorus you can here the audience singing with him. There's a version of this show on youtube but it's not the full thing.
I Worked With The Dubliners A Number Of Times In The 1970's, Well I Say WORKED, They Sang While I Carried Case's Of Carlsberg Specials To Wet The Chords !!! Wonderful Musician's And Wonderful People !!!
One of my favourite periods in their career. After Ronnie's return, he was still full of energy. And Luke's illness was not yet too visible. When I first saw them live in 1986, they played this song and it became a favourite of mine. The first song of the night was "The Button Pusher". Just before the end of the Cold War.
I saw the Dubliners several times. they were always awesome. This song always makes me cry. The brutality of the First World War. Or any war should be repeated.
One of the best renditions of this song. Never forget, this song might be Australian, but our country was built with the sweat of many Irish immigrants. Éire go brách from Aus 🇦🇺🇮🇪
Thanks for uploading this. What a wonderful song so beautifully played and sang. The world is very fortunate to have had the likes of Ronnie and Luke making music for us. The music and their memories will live on forever.
I first heard this sung by Eric Bogle, so that I tend to associate his voice with it. But Ronnie Drew really gives it the respect it needs, it's a completely authentic interpretation.
The dizzy heights in terms of unity....a song written by a Scotsman, about an Australian/New Zealand commemorateive tradition, sung by an Irishman, acknowledging a war long forgotten by many....
Thank you so much! How wonderful it is to find a "new" clip of the Dubliners. RIP Luke, Ronnie and Barnie, and all the best to John. Your music means a lot! I hope you could upload the parts of this concert which weren't uploaded before, specially I wish you could upload "The Town I Loved So Well", which was performed magnificently by Luke at this concert, but can't be found anywhere, unfortunately. Greetings from Sudan.
Yes, we have The Town I Loved So Well from that concert and hope to upload it and some of the other missing songs. Great to see people from Sudan watching.
@@TheDublinersOfficial May I ask if the Town I loved so well is going to get uploaded? I'm sure many of us would love to listen to it. I greatly appreciate what you do. Cheers!
@@TheDublinersOfficial Yeah think was 1980 the concert is half hr long but sure their was more tracks then that trying for years to get rte to release more dubliners footage specially from the 70s cuz they had their own show on rte but its never bn released shame
I’ve just listened to the Original from Eric Bogle who wrote this poignant,haunting song that takes the glory out of all wars only it’s aftermath and the scars a war leaves behind whether that’s physical or mentally or both 🤷♂️😢on a lighter note Ronnie sings it the finest ❤️👍
Mate, a wonderful song written by Eric Bogle about the ANZACs at Gallipoli…….Lest we forget. Eric - a great Scotsman and Australian. Grüße aus Australien.
One of the saddest songs ever written yet somehow it soothes the soul to hear it sung so beautifully by a fucking legend. Rest in peace Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, and to all the working people who have died at the whim of the wealthy aristocrat. May we one day turn the tide and take control of this fucking cannibalistic machine we call a society.
Antes de enteder a letra desta linda cançao ja me emocionava muito. Agora que consegui a traduçao, muito mais. Vamos sempre estar ao lado dos pacificos, dos inocentes e contra a guerra, que ao final nào existem vencedores só derrotados...
I’ve never seen this footage before. Thanks for uploading. I can’t imagine being conscripted to fight in a foreign war and have everything taken from you.
Australia did not have coscription during WWI, only volunteers. I can highly recommend the TV series "ANZACS" and "ANZAC Girls"; in addition to the movies "Gallipoli" and"The Lighthorsemen", for an impression of Australia in WWI. Thaks to Dubliners for a great version of the song....
@@Lassisvulgaris: Interestingly, the Turks earned the Australians' respect for their courage (and I think vice versa) so that, Turkish soldiers and their descendants are now part of Anzac Day parades in Australia. At the time Bogle wrote "The band played Waltzing Matilda" it was about even odds that Anzac Day parades would fade away entirely, the numbers of participants were going down (and not just due to the attrition of age, people were choosing not to march, or not to form part of the audience). We've had several wars, (Iraq I & II and Afghanistan) since then, so that's created a lot more combat veterans and the world is a lot more right-wing and therefore militaristic than it was back in the late 70s/early 80s. The Anzac Day memorials are a lot more inclusive than they used to be. As noted above, a respected enemy is included in the parade. Women and our indigenous soldiers are also included - they used not to be.
😢😢😮Beautiful 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🕊️🕊️🕊️👍🙏🥰⛓️⛓️God bless Ronnie Drew and Co 😢l will always love them l grew up with them my Dad took me too see them every time they were on tour 😂😂❤❤they where brilliant xxxxx
i remember at school in england in the 1960/s we were made to sing that in music lessons .....only the jolly waltzing matilda bit ,no mention of the true meaning a very moving song
There are 2 songs. Waltzing Matilda, which you would have sung in the 60s, often claimed to be Australia’s unofficial anthem. It was written by poet Banjo Petterson , & tells of a rover who drowns himself rather than being arrested after stealing a sheep. The last verse starts “And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong…” Eric Bogle wrote “And the Band played Waltzing Matilda” during the Vietnam War, telling the story of a WW1 soldier hearing the old song being played during his life. A snippet of the 1st song is used at the very end, but with modified words “Their ghosts” etc
My maternal grandfather was in the ANZACS in Gallipoli and later on the Western Front. Despite getting shot he thankfully survived. He died when I was very young so I never really knew him, this song however somehow makes me feel closer to him. Maybe because it describes the living hell he must have gone through.
The whole world darkened without Ronnie Drew's remarkable eyes and unique voice.
Yes - dimmed a bit
Those eyes? I only ever saw in my father. Crazy scares the hell out of me but oh my daze. A legend
The sadness of the song shows in his eyes, God bless him.
What about rap music
Yes 😢
This is the definnative anti war song, my grandfather somehow on his ship as a volounter got divererted to Egyp for training and and then spent next three years in Flanders, Ypres in trenches. Gassed, semi blinded and thanks Christ he made it back home here in Australia. I still have his diaries ,and more importantly, his wisdom about that stupidy of war. he died at the age of 98 years. before that pasing he used to get up on his "soap box " in any public domain and reagale those who who promote war as a pancea for ecnomic trouble.
The politicians start the wars and send us to war. You won't find a politician in the frontline. Cowards!! Regards from an Angolan war veteran
Very sad Thankyou sharing your families story. I was in a pub in Rostevor Ireland ,and the band played this piece especially fo me being an Aussie abroad. I cried when i thanked them.
So true, i once was a nato infantriman, war is a way for riches to get richers.
@@fredericlaplante6959 spot on mate.jpj
My ex-RAF pilot father had many personal war comments, as did his other ex=service friends I met. Not all positive either = no glory boys!. I used to sit on a bench as a little boy in the early 60s, wearing 2 WW1 medals, with 4 ex-WW1 guys who smoked their pipes and ciggies, as I talked my innocent heart out, they laughed and we talked about trout fishing in the River Frome (Dorset). My grandfather was 54 in 1914 and my father was born in 1915. My great-grandfather served in Ceylon, Hong Kong and the Crimea War, returning to Ireland wounded for the remaining 10 years of his remaining 21 years in the 95th Regt of Ft.
The best folk musicians in the world, ever. Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly had voices that spoke to my heart every time.
so true
yes it !!!!
Absolute!👍🏽
Everytime
If everybody listened to folk/bluegrass the world would be a better place.
Simply love Ronnie - I bumped into him alone in a bar in Madrid in 1993, I heard his voice first and knew it was him even before I turned around - had 6 hours of drinking and blarney with him - one of the favourite moments of my life 🍻🥰
Hi Mike, thanks for sharing your memories. Its always nice to hear these stories.
What an amazing experience! I am jealous! Something awe inspiring about him. Wish I’d had the same honour.
Great! Lucky you!
Incredibly jealous! That sounds like one hell of a time and memory
Now THATS a major bucket list ticked!
There will never be again a singer like ronnie drew
Without question the most poignant anti war song ever written. Sung by the greats Irish band that ever lived. RIP Ronnie Drew. Absolute legend. King of Ireland.
Damn right! But nobody ever listen's to the message.
A fantastic anti war song, written by a Scotsman named Eric Bogle when he emigrated to Australia
He also wrote the amazing no man’s land(green fields of France), quite possibly the two greatest anti war songs ever written
Remembering Gallipoli......my country........Rest in peace Aussies.......you are our sons.
As an Aussie with proud Irish heritage, and 2 Grandfathers who fought, one in both WW’s the
Other WW11, I can never listen to this song without crying a tear, these men and their songs are immortal. The words are beautiful and heartfelt and painful to hear, every true blue Aussie should know this song and the history behind our Irish forefathers, RIP to all those before me, I’ll be home some day
Thank you for your family's service
Good on yer mate.
@@michaeldudley9189 thank you Michael, I’m an Aussie thru and thru, I always had a longing to move to Ireland, then I did my family tree and found that my great grandmother X 5 who came to Australia on the 2nd fleet was a McDonald from Dublin. My dream is to live out my days in Ireland, I love the history and the pride the Irish have in themselves and their history and songs. Thank you mate for your comment
@@francis888ful thank you brother
I will be praying you step foot on Ireland's shore 🙏 Take care of yourself.
My father couldn’t find any work in Ireland. He was one of 23 children. The only thing he could find to do was to join the British army.
Fought in World War I, lost his left arm and right thumb and I do believe a small piece of his mind.
Never spoke much of it even when pressed.
Despite his infirmities, he managed to raise five kids on his own. My mother died when I was born and he was left with a passel of kids and four fingers.
And with all that he still managed to do the job of a father and mother .
God bless him.
RIP Dad
You must be very old then? Born in the 1930ies I suppose?
R.I.P to your father people from that era were solemn did,nt brag and were great patrons of their respective countries. Truly forgotten hero's.
Every crazy war mongering politician should be made to Listen to this song. So sad a song but so true words . God bless Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners
And after they listen to the song they should be sent off to fight in the war.
Ronnie’s version is GOAT. Raw and haunting. His voice is grizzled and ghostly.
As a veteran, Cold War and Viet Nam Era, this resonates frighteningly. WWI vets are long gone, and WWII vets nearly so. My generation of vets will soon dissappear, as our society collectively “forgets” and contributes little of nothing.
thankyou lewis as a daughter of russian parents that escaped into china and then into australia,,,you did contribute,, and i for one appreciate it
Brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear the brilliantly gravely voice of Ronnie Drew sing this. Nobody sang it better in my humble opinion. 🥹
I'm surprised he doesn't start crying everytime he sings it tbh
Shane just pips him!
My love and deepest admiration for the greatest Folk band in history!
My respects from Brazil!
Beautifully said.
Even over a hundred years later, this song can bring tears to your eyes.
This song was written in 1971.
By a Scotsman
@@sigmaoctantis1892 But the events its about happened over hundred years ago. Jesus...use your logic!
@@markomaran9753 The song WAS written in 1971. Where is the fault in my logic?
@@sigmaoctantis1892 Even 100 years after the senseless deaths of those soldiers, it still can bring tears to your eyes. If you can't understand that was the original posters point, then I dont know what to tell you buddy haha. Seems like you just had an enormous need to interject with a "hey hey look at me look at me" comment
You’ve got to admit , the standard of folk music has gone to a different level these past few decades , BUT you’ve got to admit , the Dubliners were always a class above , with the extraordinary high standard of vocalists , Ronnie drew , Luke Kelly , paddy Reilly , jim mc cann , ALL in the same band , Jesus , we weren’t half spoilt. And of course with a fiddle player of John sheehans class , and the cherry on the top , …..the wee man Barney …….god those WERE the days , my friends.
Sang this to my daughter every night when she was tiny. She used to say "daddy, sing carry your pack!" And she'd go silent and her eyes wouldn't leave mine as I did my best to hold the tune.
She still loves the song and I think she always will.
Point is, what are we without music but animals...
What a fabulous memory! 💪✊👍
Eric Bogle wrote not one but two of the greatest anti war songs of all time. Love the Dubliners, thought Ronnie was a great singer and no one sang with more soul and angst than Luke. John on fiddle and Barney on banjo. What a band, what a great rendition. Thank you. Slainte.
It's about the first WW.
Ronnie sings with such passion❤
@ramon7289 It's about war, full stop. Focusing on WWI in the lyrics was because that war is so central to Australian nationalism. The ANZAC spirit was being deployed by supporters of Australian participation in the Vietnam war. So Bogle shot down their logic with this brilliant song
Ronnie's dark voice is one of the best ,if not *the* best versions of this song ,props
16 year old from Kansas
Your music is the greatest!
Its lovely to see a new generation enjoying The Dubliner music.
What a voice and what a song, epitomises the futility of war. If those that started wars had to fight them instead of sending others maybe there wouldn't be any.
Ronnie Drew a man of truth. bless him.
I am 37. My mom listened to this. I am a metalhead, but still love this.
didn't ask
im a metalhead too but as you said there is something about this that cant be ignored,,i think it is respect for our elders and what they went through
Ronnie Drew. as Irish as taxes. Sleep well ye free spirit. Ronnie was the most true spirit of all us all. I hope he will bring the great Shane onton them green fields.
Shane was a fighter... but he needs you now Ronnie. You are both 2 of the greatest this Green Island has ever produced.
This song is so relevant today......the truths need to be told..... the cycle s of repeating wars over the last thousands of years tells the same story .
what a line up, Ronnie, lukey, barney & john
This is a beautiful rendition of Eric Bogle’s definitive song.
Still brings tears to my eyes.
Simply Stunning. Ronnie had the most distinctive voice to ever come out of Ireland and I must be honest and say that some of the songs he sang weren’t my favourite versions, but this is absolutely sublime and suits his voice perfectly.
John Sheahan the last man standing from this line up and still to this day an amazing musician.
The Dubliners are the greatest band to come out of Ireland, second to none. If only we could all go back nearly 60 years and do it all over again.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting
@@TheDublinersOfficial my name is Murphy born in London, my aunty from Sligo said to me always remember they stole are land but they could not steal our looks.
The Dubliners always +1.
Love from Holland.
Here Holland too! Ik ook!! 😉
One of the very best voices for this great ballad. In my opinion there’s no better version.
Yes, a perfect choice for Ronnie's voice.
The pogues do a class version
Ronnie and Luke like having George best and maradona in the same team outstanding ☘️
Maybe Eric Bogle does it just a wee bit better but this is pretty good.
The way Drew tears up through most of this song and gives his soul are the embodiment of what true musical art is intended to represent. R.I.P the G.O.A.T
I could listen to this song again and again and again. The way its sung, Luke Kelly with the privlage by his actions. Nobody else sung it better.
My Grandfather B Company, South Wales Borderers survived Gallipoli, and the Somme, whenever I hear this song I think of him
God bless you and thank you to all members of the ANZAC, you are not forgotten
That`s the first time I have ever really listened to that song and as my old father would say "it would bring tears to a glass eye". Beautifully written/portrayed and should be taught in schools then maybe we would learn to respect each other a little bit more!
When I'm feeling nostalgic they're my go to band
Me too!
Hi it's a long time since I've been out of Ireland but that is a song that brings back memories thank
McKenna
Thanks for posting. Ronnie did a wonderful job on this song. Powerful.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Yes one of the best Irish folk bands
These are the tightest band or at least one of the best ever pure class every note. Gone but never forgotten
Beautiful they were the best of the best miss you fellas!!! God bless your families!!!
Great, gut-wrenching version of a very emotional song. Fantastic!!
The finest rendition of a beautiful song.
Maybe Eric Bogle's?
Thank you for the awesome video 📹 from southafrica .. Ronnie was one of a kind.
Yes he was. Nice to see friends from South Africa watching!
amazing song by Scottish/Australian songwriter Eric Bogle and performed by one of the best bands.
When I want to cry. Works all the time. What a beautiful song. I knew my granddad as an example of being maimed from the horrors of war, in his case WWII. He tried to tell us about it and his voice just broke.
I love when Ronnie comes to the chorus you can here the audience singing with him. There's a version of this show on youtube but it's not the full thing.
He have some of the missing tracks from this show and hope to upload them.
@@TheDublinersOfficial weila waila, the town I loved so well, mandoline and fiddle maybe too? Wat woud be the time of this whole concert?
Absolutely brilliant as usual from The Dubliners pure artists 🏴💚
Thanks for watching.
Some voices are unique and one of a kind and so was Ronnie Drew's ❤
I Worked With The Dubliners A Number Of Times In The 1970's, Well I Say WORKED, They Sang While I Carried Case's Of Carlsberg Specials To Wet The Chords !!! Wonderful Musician's And Wonderful People !!!
One of my favourite periods in their career. After Ronnie's return, he was still full of energy. And Luke's illness was not yet too visible. When I first saw them live in 1986, they played this song and it became a favourite of mine. The first song of the night was "The Button Pusher". Just before the end of the Cold War.
Only a great storyteller can capture and transmit the feelings and meaning of such a song through music and voice.
Every word sung with feeling and conviction.
Utterly gut wrenching.
Greatest anti-war song ever written.
Im so glad we still remember
the late great ronnie drew missed by all what a voice we all lost
New to me, but this is real music! Why do radio stations ignore such marvellous music like this?!
Ireland had more genres music than the rest of whole Europe together.
They would be seen as to white for modern dee jays.Most dee jays are puffs.
@@geraldneary5758Your views are almost as shite as your spelling. 😂
Listen to John‘s fiddle play, it makes the song unique!
Mein absoluter Favorit ist dieser Song. Vielen Dank
Thank you so much for this video - many greetings from Germany 🍀!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. Greetings from Ireland
The best version ever of this song
That great anti-war song sounding so true by Ronnie’s excellent voice and delivery.
Thank you for uploading this, it's possibly the most moving versions of this song.
Glad you liked it.
Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather today?
Zo mooi om naar te luisteren.
Ronnie‘s voice in this era of the Dubs was at the top. In combination with Luke‘s or later with Sean‘s simple fantastic and unique!
Beautiful 💚
Glad you liked it!
This song made me cry
I saw the Dubliners several times. they were always awesome. This song always makes me cry.
The brutality of the First World War. Or any war should be repeated.
One of the best renditions of this song. Never forget, this song might be Australian, but our country was built with the sweat of many Irish immigrants.
Éire go brách from Aus 🇦🇺🇮🇪
It was written by a Scot.
Was just about to say that Erin go Bragh and Soar Alba 🏴🇮🇪🇺🇦
@aethelstanabromowicz1981 Eric Bogle became an Australian but he was a Scot.
This touches my heart. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for uploading this. What a wonderful song so beautifully played and sang.
The world is very fortunate to have had the likes of Ronnie and Luke making music for us. The music and their memories will live on forever.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
I get shivers when I hear this song and especially when I hear Ronnie Drew (RIP) giving it his characteristics.
I first heard this sung by Eric Bogle, so that I tend to associate his voice with it. But Ronnie Drew really gives it the respect it needs, it's a completely authentic interpretation.
The dizzy heights in terms of unity....a song written by a Scotsman, about an Australian/New Zealand commemorateive tradition, sung by an Irishman, acknowledging a war long forgotten by many....
HEAR THE WORDS!!!!!!!!!! HEART BREAKING
Another great song by Eric Bogle!
Ronnie Drew has a Voice that draws the listener in...The Dubliners were such a fantastic Group of Lads.
Thanks for your comments and for watching.
It's remarkable how deeply a bunch of bearded Irishmen can touch so many
The fascinating voices are unique Switzerland also loves the Dubliners
Great to see fans from Switzerland on the channel. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much! How wonderful it is to find a "new" clip of the Dubliners. RIP Luke, Ronnie and Barnie, and all the best to John. Your music means a lot!
I hope you could upload the parts of this concert which weren't uploaded before, specially I wish you could upload "The Town I Loved So Well", which was performed magnificently by Luke at this concert, but can't be found anywhere, unfortunately.
Greetings from Sudan.
Yes, we have The Town I Loved So Well from that concert and hope to upload it and some of the other missing songs. Great to see people from Sudan watching.
Thuis is EXACTLY what I found! More of thuis concert. That 24 minutes on youtube is not the 'full concert'.
@@TheDublinersOfficial I wait for it too!! 😉
@@TheDublinersOfficial May I ask if the Town I loved so well is going to get uploaded? I'm sure many of us would love to listen to it. I greatly appreciate what you do. Cheers!
Class this was not on concert live from gaiety for years thank you for getting it back brilliant song from one of our best ever groups
You are very welcome. We hope to add more tracks from that concert.
@@TheDublinersOfficial Yeah think was 1980 the concert is half hr long but sure their was more tracks then that trying for years to get rte to release more dubliners footage specially from the 70s cuz they had their own show on rte but its never bn released shame
@@stephenheffernan6261 I read it was recorded in May of 1979 on RTE and they send it out in March of 1980.
And from instrumental side it is simple wonderful!
I’ve just listened to the Original from Eric Bogle who wrote this poignant,haunting song that takes the glory out of all wars only it’s aftermath and the scars a war leaves behind whether that’s physical or mentally or both 🤷♂️😢on a lighter note Ronnie sings it the finest ❤️👍
Shane does it a justice...
Beautiful!
They will go down in history just like Yates and Joyce.
Omg! I gonna cry! Be safe !
My granda was gassed twice in the dardanelles, then his ship home was sunk, it, s still there ❤
Just beautiful
Glad you linked it.
Mate, a wonderful song written by Eric Bogle about the ANZACs at Gallipoli…….Lest we forget. Eric - a great Scotsman and Australian. Grüße aus Australien.
Pity Eric didn't mention Anzac Cove, instead of Suvla Bay. He said it was too hard to rhyme. Dylan would not have had that problem.
@@wellsy1954 I agree. Suvla Bay was primarily a British (not ANZAC) operation. Still, this song has such meaning in spite of that one phrase.
Best songs always written by Eric Bogle
this makes me so sad and my eyes fill with tears. To hell with any war!
An epic rendition
One of the saddest songs ever written yet somehow it soothes the soul to hear it sung so beautifully by a fucking legend. Rest in peace Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, and to all the working people who have died at the whim of the wealthy aristocrat. May we one day turn the tide and take control of this fucking cannibalistic machine we call a society.
Music with a soul
Antes de enteder a letra desta linda cançao ja me emocionava muito. Agora que consegui a traduçao, muito mais. Vamos sempre estar ao lado dos pacificos, dos inocentes e contra a guerra, que ao final nào existem vencedores só derrotados...
I’ve never seen this footage before. Thanks for uploading.
I can’t imagine being conscripted to fight in a foreign war and have everything taken from you.
We're always trying to source little gems that haven't been seen before. From time to time we get lucky. Thanks for watching.
Australia did not have coscription during WWI, only volunteers. I can highly recommend the TV series "ANZACS" and "ANZAC Girls"; in addition to the movies "Gallipoli" and"The Lighthorsemen", for an impression of Australia in WWI.
Thaks to Dubliners for a great version of the song....
There's also the Turkish movie "Canakkale", from the Turkish point of view.
@@Lassisvulgaris: Interestingly, the Turks earned the Australians' respect for their courage (and I think vice versa) so that, Turkish soldiers and their descendants are now part of Anzac Day parades in Australia.
At the time Bogle wrote "The band played Waltzing Matilda" it was about even odds that Anzac Day parades would fade away entirely, the numbers of participants were going down (and not just due to the attrition of age, people were choosing not to march, or not to form part of the audience). We've had several wars, (Iraq I & II and Afghanistan) since then, so that's created a lot more combat veterans and the world is a lot more right-wing and therefore militaristic than it was back in the late 70s/early 80s.
The Anzac Day memorials are a lot more inclusive than they used to be. As noted above, a respected enemy is included in the parade. Women and our indigenous soldiers are also included - they used not to be.
@@resourcedragon Quite so. Just a shame that the Turks and Greeks are not be able to be better friends, since both are members of NATO....
Tears every time.
Some songs are timeless
😢😢😮Beautiful 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🕊️🕊️🕊️👍🙏🥰⛓️⛓️God bless Ronnie Drew and Co 😢l will always love them l grew up with them my Dad took me too see them every time they were on tour 😂😂❤❤they where brilliant xxxxx
Legends forever!
i remember at school in england in the 1960/s we were made to sing that in music lessons .....only the jolly waltzing matilda bit ,no mention of the true meaning a very moving song
There are 2 songs.
Waltzing Matilda, which you would have sung in the 60s, often claimed to be Australia’s unofficial anthem. It was written by poet Banjo Petterson , & tells of a rover who drowns himself rather than being arrested after stealing a sheep. The last verse starts “And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong…”
Eric Bogle wrote “And the Band played Waltzing Matilda” during the Vietnam War, telling the story of a WW1 soldier hearing the old song being played during his life. A snippet of the 1st song is used at the very end, but with modified words “Their ghosts” etc
My maternal grandfather was in the ANZACS in Gallipoli and later on the Western Front. Despite getting shot he thankfully survived. He died when I was very young so I never really knew him, this song however somehow makes me feel closer to him. Maybe because it describes the living hell he must have gone through.