I think James Joyce would have loved Tom Clancy's reading from Finnegan's Wake. It is called the most impenetrable book in all of literature but Tom Clancy shows that it a story about characters who lived in Dublin before Leviticus had committed deuteronomy. Joyce was a fine singer and his writings are filled with lyrics from popular songs, especially Ulysses, the story of a man married to an opera singer having an "entanglement" with her impressario.
I remember going tomy towns local coffee shop (canadian) and there was an Irish guy who came over to work the summer. He overheard me listening to Flogging Molly through my headphones while I placed my order, and gave me 70% off my coffee, the pride irish people have for their culture is something so unique and admirable
i discovered them watching "no direction home: bob dylan" by martin scorsese, and i have to say that this was when songs were good. a song had a real story back then unlike the boring songs of today by the majority of "musicians/artists" . this is just my opinion though.
I think your version is censored too: "thunderin' Jesus, do you think I'm dead?" makes the most sense because of the connection to the resurrection theme (and for the very same reason it is too sacrilegious for the censor to let it pass).
@@user-anonymous-01234 Yet, I think that at that time they would hardly have written down the "thundering Jesus" version, even if it was the one actually used. It would have been considered too blasphemous. "Tare and ages" sounds censored to me. But... who knows?!
They knew their targeted audience, Irish-Americans. The Dubliners knew theirs, the more rousing Dutch and Germans. Irish culture will travel anywhere so long as you package it according to the audience. Both savvy bands, and equally excellent. 💚☘
Only for a short time. There are many similar bands around today keeping the repertoire alive both at home and abroad. Search for any Irish song on TH-cam and you'll find a long list of them performing across Ireland, the US and Europe.
Good to see the lads in their early days. There will never be any group like them.
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I think James Joyce would have loved Tom Clancy's reading from Finnegan's Wake. It is called the most impenetrable book in all of literature but Tom Clancy shows that it a story about characters who lived in Dublin before Leviticus had committed deuteronomy.
Joyce was a fine singer and his writings are filled with lyrics from popular songs, especially Ulysses, the story of a man married to an opera singer having an "entanglement" with her impressario.
I remember going tomy towns local coffee shop (canadian) and there was an Irish guy who came over to work the summer. He overheard me listening to Flogging Molly through my headphones while I placed my order, and gave me 70% off my coffee, the pride irish people have for their culture is something so unique and admirable
A truly classic!!!
Who couldn't enjoy a song about whiskey also known as the water of life
Eye, thas good craic that is.
A fine rendition.
Very much so. Too bad for the (self-?)censored lyrics at the end.
I love that song when working
I love The. Clancy Brothers and Tommy makem im the Biggest Fan im doing a Docmunetary of The Clancy Brothers and tommy makem
My Irish grandpa met them
LEGENDS!!!
Nice
i discovered them watching "no direction home: bob dylan" by martin scorsese, and i have to say that this was when songs were good. a song had a real story back then unlike the boring songs of today by the majority of "musicians/artists" . this is just my opinion though.
YEH SINCE WOODSTOCK FOR 30 YEAR AMERICANS HAD FANTASTIC MUSIC BUT NOW ALL GONE....WATCH LAYLA MCCALLA..
@@tuforu4 great song
I liked it, except for the phrase: Thunder and lightning, do you think I'm dead? I always learnt it as: in ainm Dé, in the name of God.
I think your version is censored too: "thunderin' Jesus, do you think I'm dead?" makes the most sense because of the connection to the resurrection theme (and for the very same reason it is too sacrilegious for the censor to let it pass).
@@lucassiccardi8764 There's still a copy of the text from 1864 that says the original phrase is "tare and ages" (meaning "Tears and wounds of Christ")
@@user-anonymous-01234 Yet, I think that at that time they would hardly have written down the "thundering Jesus" version, even if it was the one actually used. It would have been considered too blasphemous. "Tare and ages" sounds censored to me.
But... who knows?!
Anyone know of CD I want
to purchase Clancy Brothers performing O'Reilly's daughter + Tim Finnegan's Wake?
Their quite a bit more polished compared to the Dubliners these lot.
They knew their targeted audience, Irish-Americans. The Dubliners knew theirs, the more rousing Dutch and Germans. Irish culture will travel anywhere so long as you package it according to the audience. Both savvy bands, and equally excellent. 💚☘
what's this from?
Wtf tuning and voicing is that
A great cultural vaccum was created when we lost their wonderful lads!
Only for a short time. There are many similar bands around today keeping the repertoire alive both at home and abroad. Search for any Irish song on TH-cam and you'll find a long list of them performing across Ireland, the US and Europe.