Phil Lynott featuring Mark Knopfler - Ode to Liberty
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- An underappreciated gem from "The Philip Lynott Album" featuring Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits
Lyrics:
After checking all the lyrics sites I found that they all have the same set of lyrics filled with mistakes so I've fixed some of them but probably not all of them
The dream was not a vision
Or some premonition like we were told
It was no figment of the imagination
To prove that we could be bought or sold
The doctor of the diamond run
Could be revealed to the intelligent
But this is what i resent
Who cares for the ignorant, the intelligent
The cynics approach was must be
Who cares for anything in this whole wide world
Except me
And this opinion must not confuse the issue
My appearance, my condition, or state of delivery
I am stating the obvious
This is a protest
There must me a collusion
This is no Shakespearean speech
This is a statement
Made by one who can not practice what he preaches
The statue of liberty
Has engraved on it's wall
Give me your poor, give me your needy
Give me them all
We need something like this
For this world to coexist
It would be so easy
To act so pretentious
To act as if it was democracy
To act condescending
When in fact it's the world we're mending
And that's why i can't relax
Cause inside my coat it's a pistol that i pack
We must beware of a surprise nuclear attack
We must be ready to strike back
I'm not pretending
Our defenses, they need mending
We must leave those standing
Forget the third world is ending
Is starving, is crying
Is desolate, it's oh so late
I would dearly love to return
Through a mirror in twenty years
And learn what the future has in store for us
And if i learned that we lost
And there was no hope
For those that think
I would turn to drink
And drink is drugs
And drugs would help me sink
And like of boat, I'd float
I sail out to the sky
To the universe and back
Maybe to give it another try
I don't know why, why jack
Just to go further and farther
Just to learn, just to be nearer
Imagine what could have been if these two formed a band together. This and kings call are two of the most underrated songs ever
Phil said in an interview that he was really drunk when he recorded this song. He could not get the right mood and feeling in the song, so he went out drinking and went in the studio 5 O´clock in the morning..Its a really cool song.
Met him twice in 1982-83. He was a true rocker and a gentleman. RIP
you know, in Holland we have a saying: "drunkards and little children tell the truth"
je comprend mieux le timbre de la voix...sacré phil il nous manque..
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Great tune
What a lucky
Mark Knopfler and Phil Lynott, this must be a dream.
Exactly im such a big phil lynott fan. But phil with knopfler this its a dream duo❤️love this song🥰sry for my english😅🙈
They also done Kings Call together about Elvis dying!!!
Lynott with Knopfler? Guess greatness appreciates greatness.
Who is listening to this masterpiece in 2021?
You're a legend 😉
Always 2025..a genius
Who is listening to this classic from the Legend Phil lynott in 2018 miss you Philo every day 🇮🇪
James Greene
He has some catalogue of Poems and songs, ya wonder , Phil must have had lyrics in his head 24/7 , I bet he always had pen and paper in him all the time ?? They compliment each/other here!! 🎸🍀
Me.
I listen to this album all the time. Especially this amazing track.. I often think how wonderful it was to be blessed to hear knopfler and lynette together. What a combination of talents. Knopfler with his soulful playing and Phil's heart and soul delivery
@@1975480able Rob Callaghan sorry only getting to you mate was in hospital for a few months back on my feet again honestly Phil and Mark are pure class on this track such a beautiful song like you said everything that came out of Phil's mouth was pure poetry so sad to think that Phil got sick at Christmas and died shortly after I try and listen to the great man every day Best wishes Rob and happy new year
Who could pass on Phil and Mark?
I am sooooo in love with the sound of Mark's guitar!
Gem G me too. He is great.
Guitar and wonderfull words too
Same, he is my top favorite guitarist!
"I would dearly love to return/Through a mirror, in twenty years/And see what the future holds." He knew. Poor man. RIP.
My friend Phil Paris Lynott was a man for all seasons., If God gave you the gift of building your idea of the perfect rocker it would be Phil Paris Lynott, He was a direct descent of the ancient Irish warrior Cú Chulainn, the hound of Ulster. The blessed Phil was the cowboy, the porker player, the rocker, the wild Gipsey boy, the dancing Rudolph Valentino, the poet, the storyteller, the wise one, the lover,the lad how just got back to his town after his travels with many tales and stories to tells to his palls, the master wordsmith, the boy on the corner with his back to against the wall in the center of town with one leg bent and flat of foot placed on the wall for balance with cigaret in hand and a wing and glint in his eye for the passing girls. The man up front driving his warrior players in his band on. The vagabond of the western world, the teacher, the educator, the master musician. Listen to his words in Military Man, it will put a shiver down your back and make you think like never before about been guns and war.
He is thought of in equal terms as many of Irelands previous greats, Oscar Wild, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Patrick Kavanagh, Brendan Behan, Jonathan Swift, Edna O'Brien,Thomas Moore, Lady Gregory, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Lady Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, George Bernard Shaw, Seán O'Casey etc Phill was a man for all seasons and anyone would have been as proud as punch to have been called his pall
Phil and Thin Lizzy music, poems and stories will be listened to in several hundreds years’ time. Mark my words on this I will be proven right on this.
You will be right.
james bradshaw your getting carried away with your imagination on phil...????
Well written.
Magical Mark Knopfler guitar sound.
Wow ...
Magical Phil vocal
that tone
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Phil was a Poet , a Great musician and , above all, He gave every young Irish musician , learning to play guitar , a goal , to play music and be heard . ....... legend !
Chris mc crossan i degree☯️
At the age of 16 I wrote this Lyrics on my wardrobe. One of the best lyrics in Rock History. Philip was a true Poet!
One of Phil's most profound songs which I think was so overlooked, unless you bought his albums & heard it
They also done The Kings Call together about Elvis dying... the drums throughout that song really make it!!!
I met Phil through this song that played a lot on a Rock radio here in Brazil at the time of its release. From there I researched a lot about him, more and more enchanted by his incredible talent. He was a fantastic poet and I love this song. Phil is alive, more alive than ever in each of his songs.
bom relato, ele era grande! baita letrista, excelente músico!
I must agree. I feel his presence in all his music, more than any other singer. Thanks for saying he’s alive. He is ❤️
My brother and I jammed this song daily. Fave off the album. Still cry when we get deep about the music, the lyrics, .... We are hundreds of miles apart now but we still jam it ... toasting the Greatest of All Time
My brother & I
One of the best songs of all time. Phil's voice along with Mark's guitar, and the lyrics, it is a dream made reality. Never get tired of hearing this song one more time, and another....
I adore this song. Discovered Thin Lizzy when I was 14. Almost 40 years later and, they remain my all time favorite band.
Your choice is to be commended.
I'm stating the obvious,this song and Thin Lizzy are the greatest ever!
One of my greatest regrets is not seeing Thin Lizzy on stage.Such a sad passing RIP Phil.
He was right on the money i wish he was here 32 years after his passing like he wished in this song.. he would be happy to see that Mark Knophler and Dire Straits made it in to the H0F..Lizzy should be there but , well you know. Phil's songs transcend any honors that can be given out and the joy he still brings!! ☘❤🖤☘⚘ rest well, you are the first one i want to greet when i get to heaven.. thank U, forever 🎸
Mark and Phil are a god send...rip phil
Phil was, without a doubt, the real GEM, the best thing to ever come out of Ireland! And there is quite a lot of good stuff coming out of that green coin...
Sérgio Gomes de Abreu Guinness, Brian O'Driscoll, Irish Whiskeys, Fields of Athenry,
Geogie Best
Rory Gallagher
The king of irish rock x x
More relevant now than ever before.
The man with the golden touch, once mark knopfler gets involved with a song it goes from good to great
Two genius with the same passion and the same talent, the love for music...what a great song !!!
Phil and mark de la pure sucreries..merci..
Mark makes everything better. Great talent Lynott.
Dream combo. Unbelievable.
Mark Knopfler s distinctive twang . Great song
This song touches my heart.
Young people , please understand this song!
How come this song was never No1 in the charts ??
Cuando dos genios se juntan solo puede surgir buena musica
This is just brilliant..Phil and Mark..what a duo.. the drums were good too..seems an unlikely pairing..imagine if they made an album together!! Wow..anyway we have this and Kings Call..timeless ..underated..awesone!!!!!
Ah me, Phil Lynott, what a major dude. I love this song, and really rate this solo album. Still got it on vinyl somewhere.
Pure magic!!
Been searching for this song for a long time- heard it only 1 time back
around '93-`94 on our local (progressive) radio station 99.1=WHFS and
was fortunate enough to record it onto cassette from the radio station.
What a talent and legend Phil Lynott was. He left us way too
early. At least we still have his music. Remmember Phil.
Thank you so much for posting this.
Not so often listening song by Phil and Knopfler but damn great every Day a week 👍😀🇸🇪🇮🇪
How true even now!! You’re missed Phil !!! God love ❤️ you, and Thank you 🙏.
Wonderful❤
Great song,from philo's second solo album which i only found out about a year ago.Was weird going into a record store to buy a new album from phillip Lynott,touch of sadness,bitter sweet feeling really.Old town video clip always brings a tear to my eye,esp when he walks off into the distance,heart wrenching,can't imagine how it would feel for his dear mum and those close to him.Over 25 years since we lost him,such an incredible talent.Philo was and always will be my HERO.We miss you mate :(
stewart watling Hi, I live in the West of Ireland and have the privilege of meeting Phil's Ma Philomena. As you could imagine, she is a very proud,sweet,kind lady and inspiring in her constant dedication to making sure his Art was never forgotten. The Love for his fans is real and genuine, I also met the still amazing Brian Downey playing drums at a Rory Gallagher tribute gig. I approached him afterward and hearing it was my birthday, he bought me a drink! I was already in heaven as a drummer I never thought I would see him play live.He did 1 Lizzy song, I think it was Fighting. He is low key and seems quiet in person, he plays fast but not hitting hard very free flowing style. The music lives on and even today some teenagers are getting into it so Phil would love that.
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Fantastic song, and amazing guitar work from Mark as always, shame they didn't do more work together than this and King's Call.
PHILL, você foi grande!!!😍😍😍 From Brasil..
two legends..
I thiñk one and only...Anders.. This music Will neverdie..God bless all of you
touches my heart, r.i.p philip xxx
Two great musicians together in one of the most beautiful protestsongs I have ever known. Thanks for uplaoding, I was so pleasantly surprised to find it here on YT where it was all this time without me knowing.... So glad I found it, thanks for uploading.....
only a dream; it will never happen again ! what a song
true sing and song writer, perfect compination ,with mr. Knoffler, love it
I remember him still I' ll always will..
This is the best of his two solo albums. Phil's death was a great loss. I love it, thanks for posting it.
there are no words to say just how good this is flippin awesome lyrics and guitar work. i LOVE it.
Ta Phil, you have healed me into the light and out of the dark again. RIP Mate. where did the last 30years go. so fast.
so fast again, these last 6 hours you have had me in the light again.
@@tracy-paulobrien9368 to someone who cannot practise what he preaches.
Mark knopfler great guitarist.
LEGEND
what harmony between two artists.
Phil Lynott was fantastic. I agree he died to early. Listen to Phil and Gary Moore in Military Man.
One of my favorites...
Never really taken the time to get into Lynott's solo stuff, but songs like this make me determined to do it one day.
Very prophetic he was please come back or we can come to you and chat in the next life >>> 🙏
Two masters \mm/
mark knopfler should have been bowing to the best lyricist of his time
Phil was AWESOME but Knopfler bows to no one :)
@@NG-Lespaul He should bow to the quality songwriter he once was, before all those tedious solo albums.
No one in the history of music has ever controlled their own destiny quite like Mark . Always kept his head despite the traps of mega stardom.
Mark never made a bad album
to hell with MTV. Phil Lynott is the star of Ode to Liberty
Adel Houdrouge : Thanks. Beautiful. Just 👍 just 👍just 👍
Bought this album on release, love Knopflers stuff combine that with Phils great voice - perfect thanks for posting - dont have a player anymore ;)
I love this song, it really makes me think, and its uplifting. Especially in this dark patch of my, and everyone else's lives.
Thanks for uploading.
100 % know out with this sonog.. two genius in one time..woow
This is real Music not the crap you hear now
I absolutely love Phill ❤❤❤
Amazing !! Wish they had made an whole album
So current now!
The Irish Bob Dylan u n marvellous
Intelligent.. ,we were in Cork To act and love.
the words the feelings just get me personally, wat can I say .
your privates, in my words, are not needed to be personal to be for me. Your words od.
Brilliant, been a long time since I heard this song. Thanks
wonderfull music
just beautiful
Dos genios juntos, = obra maestra
Fabulous music
Great thoughtful Lyrics..
Look up ‘The King’s Call’ by them. Sensational ❤
Genialny kawalek,to juz tyle lat.pamietam jeszcze jak byl na liscie przebojów,miejscajuz nie pamietam...
Wonderful.
Great collaboration ....
Awesome and overwhelming theme, thanks
Sensacional, Phil e Mark detonam!
Thank you for sharing this beauty
Phil Lynott - Mark Knopfler - puro
Era un genio, perdonanos Phill, te dimos muy poco y tu nos diste tanto,
Wszystko sie zgadza. Philo kapitalnie i Mark dotrzymuje kroku! Swietny numer!
Al escuchar a mark tocar es....me da vida.nadie como el. Jamás habrá otro como el.hace llorar la guitarra.
Phil could put his swing on anything ... kings call is a great tune also..they defo worked well together
That one dislike is deaf.
adlovett98 Sadly, it is now 13. What do they know? Nothing about what good music is.
Happy birthday Dude. you got soul
Perfekt !👍
O Philip é uma lenda nunca existiu e jamais existira uma pessoa como ele. penas que as lendas vão embora tão cedo e nos deixam as suas lembranças,,, bom se ele estivesse aqui agora para podermos ouvilo cantar muitas musicas linda... tank you ver mart.... TIAGO MORAES BRASIL... very good...bay
ooooo great to hear this again!
Also see King's Call from the first Phil solo album.
As everyone goes apes.. over the SultansOfSwing played sideways guitar, can a moment be spared to acknowledge the tasteful drumming?