as a proud scot. let me take his chance to say sorry for what we did to your proud country. for the lives that has been lost on both sides. we should be so ashamed.
Alan is a legend - I have listened to him all over the world - he is the BEST live performer there is alive. From McCormacks in Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon to Fraziers in Dublin across to Spain and as far as the USA. Don't judge him on this song - HE IS A LEGEND - a true son of Ireland......... Your friend forever Alan - Tommy from Baile Atha Cliath
believe me little person :P it is very nice for me now in the north bit of ireland lol as we have very close to total control :) lol , ofc all thanks to sinn fein and the i.r.a freedom fighters lololol :)
@MrStruth WHY DID ENGLAND INVADE IRELAND ?IRELAND DIDNT INVADE ENGLAND,WHY DID'NT ENGLAND JUST GET OUT OF IRELAND?WHY DID IT START MOVING ENGLISH PEOPLE INTO IRELAND WHILE OCCUPYING IRELAND?WE KNOW WHY,THERE IS NO ESCAPING ITAND THANKS TO THIS GREAT SONG AND TALENTED SINGERS LIKE LUKE KELLY THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET,JUST LIKE THE SONG SAYS.
In my memory I will always see The town that I have loved so well Where our school played ball by the old Gasyard wall And we laughed through the smoke and the smell Going home in the rain running up the dark lane Past the jail and down behind the Fountain Those were happy days in so many many ways In the town I loved so well In the early morning the shirt-factory horn Called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog While the men on the dole played the mother's role Fed the children and then walked(?) the dogs And when times got rough there was just about enough But they saw it through without complaining For deep inside is a burning pride For the town I loved so well There was music there in the Free Derry air Like a language that we could all understand I remember the day when I earned my first pay As we played in that old Republican band There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth I was sad to leave it all behind me For I'd learned 'bout life and I've found myself a wife Back in the town I loved so well But when I returned how my eyes they burned Just to see how this town could be brought to its knees By these armoured cars and the bombed-out bars And the gas that hangs on to every breeze Now the army it’s installed by that old Gasyard wall And the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher With their tanks and their guns, oh my god what have they done To the town I loved so well Now the music's gone but we still carry on For their spirit's been bruised never broken We’ll not forget - still their hearts, they are set On tomorrow and peace once again For what's done is done and what's won is won And what's lost is lost and gone forever I can only pray for a bright brand new day In the town I loved so well
I've been visiting Donegal for over 40 years and know every word of this classic. That aside, times have now changed for the better.....but I am still reminded of my roots which shaped my exterior (tough and honest). Long live the good man. ",Tomorrow and peace once again" is OUR goal!
omg :( i love your choice of word`s :( not . oh and what`s a pikey ? aint that a fish lolol :P i been called many thing`s :) but never a fish lol , oh and BTW i`m not that stinky lol :P i do shower from time to time :) so i`m quite clean tbh :) but let`s not get away from the great i.r.a freedom fighter`s achievement`s :P lol , i bet you and your people will not ever forget them :P .
Pikey is a pejorative slang term used to refer to people who are of the Traveller Community. Among English Romani Gypsies the term pikey refers to a Traveler that is not Romani.
I can guarantee you Phil would not be best pleased with this cover. He has always maintained his distance from the hard-line Republican music scene(!) if you want to hear Phil play this at his best, then come check out my page. Sat in the conservatory of his Bray (Co. Wicklow) home and footage of him wandering round Derry with his son. Regards GC88
ok thank you :P well that or these people should wind their neck`s in :P lol like i said im a pure bred Romany gypsy :P on all sides lol . but ofc i was born and bred in ireland :P that makes me an Irish gypo ? :) aww well :P some silly little people never learn :)
I can't believe they changed the words... It's one thing to slaughter the song (Shebeen should stick to Disband the RUC et al) BUT to change the lyrics to give it a more Republican slant is just a disgrace to the man and his brilliant composition...
FROM A PROUD IRISH MAN IN GALWAY ..UP THE RA
Best ‘raw’version, sung from the heart with passion☘️🇮🇪🍀🇳🇬67⭐️
love how he shouts out crudely in "the town i loved so well" part,god bless him
as a proud scot. let me take his chance to say sorry for what we did to your proud country. for the lives that has been lost on both sides. we should be so ashamed.
best band in the world sings from heart and soul had the privilege of meeting once love shebeen
Alan is a legend - I have listened to him all over the world - he is the BEST live performer there is alive. From McCormacks in Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon to Fraziers in Dublin across to Spain and as far as the USA.
Don't judge him on this song - HE IS A LEGEND - a true son of Ireland.........
Your friend forever Alan - Tommy from Baile Atha Cliath
everytime a listen to this a get that feeeeeeeeling buzzzzzzzing love it what a tune up the RA TIOCFAIDH-AR-LA 🍀
That last verse is so powerful 😢
That's nice. I am glad you are happy. All people should be free to choose their own desitny
GOD BLESS IRELAND AND SCOTLAND
jmjmmdtmjmjmj
I
old.
Derry the best place in the whole world bar none!!
these boys are the awesome god i miss being there
when i have a drink n lisren 2 this .. it gets me emotional UP DA RA
theirs always a wee tear when tis song comes on UP THE RA
That's nice. I'm glad you are sorting things out. Don't let the man get you down.
great song Shebeen !
good song sheebeen up the ra
Last MA standing!
God bless you all over in Ireland Bobby sands
I am all for my family who are in Ireland some where and goo
God bless you all in Ireland God bless Bobby sandy 5/5/81
music in the free drerry air
That's nice, good for you.
up the RA!!! 🍀 🍀
LOL, I love that expression "Wind your neck in" LOL, that made me grin.
if god could do one thing i would ask him to make us all perfect.
podgie,legend,seen you loads times,especialy the famous squirrewl bar,cheers for making mems,UTR
This song is so special too me and my rebel friends hail hail
believe me little person :P it is very nice for me now in the north bit of ireland lol as we have very close to total control :) lol , ofc all thanks to sinn fein and the i.r.a freedom fighters lololol :)
you on drugs high or just stupid?
Thomas Hagan missed but will never be forgotten 🍀💚please guide we tommy to talk and walk my hearts bursting 💚🍀
EIRINN GO BRAGH!!!! =D
UP THE REBEL'S
BRILL PODGIE N BHOYS
if you bhoyos don’t update online i’m seriously think go back bless you all and in gods hands be protected , safe, and keep on love to your all
ofc i fight for Ireland :P and ofc i die for and in Ireland :)
God bless bobby sands!
great wee tune 🎶 up the RA!!!
Up the fuckin ra 🍀🍀🍀
@MrStruth WHY DID ENGLAND INVADE IRELAND ?IRELAND DIDNT INVADE ENGLAND,WHY DID'NT ENGLAND JUST GET OUT OF IRELAND?WHY DID IT START MOVING ENGLISH PEOPLE INTO IRELAND WHILE OCCUPYING IRELAND?WE KNOW WHY,THERE IS NO ESCAPING ITAND THANKS TO THIS GREAT SONG AND TALENTED SINGERS LIKE LUKE KELLY THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET,JUST LIKE THE SONG SAYS.
In my memory I will always see
The town that I have loved so well
Where our school played ball by the old Gasyard wall
And we laughed through the smoke and the smell
Going home in the rain running up the dark lane
Past the jail and down behind the Fountain
Those were happy days in so many many ways
In the town I loved so well
In the early morning the shirt-factory horn
Called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog
While the men on the dole played the mother's role
Fed the children and then walked(?) the dogs
And when times got rough there was just about enough
But they saw it through without complaining
For deep inside is a burning pride
For the town I loved so well
There was music there in the Free Derry air
Like a language that we could all understand
I remember the day when I earned my first pay
As we played in that old Republican band
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
I was sad to leave it all behind me
For I'd learned 'bout life and I've found myself a wife
Back in the town I loved so well
But when I returned how my eyes they burned
Just to see how this town could be brought to its knees
By these armoured cars and the bombed-out bars
And the gas that hangs on to every breeze
Now the army it’s installed by that old Gasyard wall
And the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
With their tanks and their guns, oh my god what have they done
To the town I loved so well
Now the music's gone but we still carry on
For their spirit's been bruised never broken
We’ll not forget - still their hearts, they are set
On tomorrow and peace once again
For what's done is done and what's won is won
And what's lost is lost and gone forever
I can only pray for a bright brand new day
In the town I loved so well
I've been visiting Donegal for over 40 years and know every word of this classic. That aside, times have now changed for the better.....but I am still reminded of my roots which shaped my exterior (tough and honest). Long live the good man. ",Tomorrow and peace once again" is OUR goal!
Cornelius i posted the lyrics for myself because I’m an Irish American just learning these great classics 😁 ☘️
Cornelius such beautiful music with a beautiful message and yes may the peace last forever
@@Bmyt612 good man yourself, as the Irish say 👍☘☘
@@cornelius3642 It's not a Donegal song
omg :( i love your choice of word`s :( not . oh and what`s a pikey ? aint that a fish lolol :P i been called many thing`s :) but never a fish lol , oh and BTW i`m not that stinky lol :P i do shower from time to time :) so i`m quite clean tbh :) but let`s not get away from the great i.r.a freedom fighter`s achievement`s :P lol , i bet you and your people will not ever forget them :P .
murdered a good derry song
razza219
Being a Londoner from very Irish parents, I can enjoy this version but prefer the Dubliners all day long, but keep up the good work!!
Utility of8😦😥
Derry me second home next to Glasgow TAL32
Pikey is a pejorative slang term used to refer to people who are of the Traveller Community. Among English Romani Gypsies the term pikey refers to a Traveler that is not Romani.
indianwithadot beware I love the pikey! As a gypsy lynott Killarney!
UTR
Free germany
Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪💚
FREE DERRY BABES
I can guarantee you Phil would not be best pleased with this cover. He has always maintained his distance from the hard-line Republican music scene(!)
if you want to hear Phil play this at his best, then come check out my page. Sat in the conservatory of his Bray (Co. Wicklow) home and footage of him wandering round Derry with his son.
Regards GC88
Good song, but can't hear it very well on here.
A brilliant song absolutely destroyed.Luke would turn in his grave.
ynwa ftq
:P you will never be that lucky to ever meet some one as well bred as me , gypo`s like me are few and far between :) but anyway , :) whatever :P
man*
ok thank you :P well that or these people should wind their neck`s in :P lol like i said im a pure bred Romany gypsy :P on all sides lol . but ofc i was born and bred in ireland :P that makes me an Irish gypo ? :) aww well :P some silly little people never learn :)
Has he got hiccups ??? ... regretfully nothing like the original ...
@scoobyycv drugs have destroyed your brain..... xD
I can't believe they changed the words... It's one thing to slaughter the song (Shebeen should stick to Disband the RUC et al) BUT to change the lyrics to give it a more Republican slant is just a disgrace to the man and his brilliant composition...
rubbish singers loooooooooooooooord :( good musicians tho