It's pretty crazy how a bored 12 year old sitting in his boy room decided one evening to upload this masterpiece to TH-cam just for fun.. And now 11 years later I have brought together 2.6 million people to my video. That's half the population of my home country! Although it's all thanks to Gary Moore but thank you for watching!
I'm one of the Nightwish fans who found this while doing some research for a musical project I'm doing. I had always suspected this was a cover song, but figured it was an old folk song. I'm very surprised how rockin the original is. Thanks for uploading this so long ago and I'm glad you've gotten so many views out of it.
That's awesome 👌you're welcome and thank you! Occasionally when I hear a decent new song on the radio the beat is usually made from an old 80s pop song. And it's fun finding that out after you hear the new one so I understand your excitement!
Yup. Grew up listening to the Nightwish version, didn't even know it was a cover. I think I first found Gary Moore's version only 2 years ago (more or less)
A super song, have it on my personal speaker, as soon as has finished I play it again and again, brilliant song, I listen to the song around 24 times a day can’t stop, gets more exiting every time I play it, super Gary moore
Listened to Tarja Turunen singing this for over 10 years, without realizing that was a cover. ahahah This is even better. Love the raw emotion in his voice, it really adds to the story told in the song.
Das war noch Musik wie ich sie liebe! Vermisse sowas heute! Er hat einen schönen Tod gehabt. Einfach hingelegt und eingeschlafen - für immer! Leider zu früh! Er hätte gut noch 20 Jahren leben können! Gehört zu meinen Lieblingsgitarristen!
chirashimonster yes because Gary Moore, a Northern Ireland born musician, who was well known for playing heavy metal in the 80’s or as he called “widdly widdly up and down the neck fast shite” was playing an English folk rock song?
@@CowLandKing I don't know that there's audio of it, I read it in a guitar magazine about a year ago and I also don't particularly remember what magazine it was, but you might find it if you look it up, along with Eric bell because he was involved somehow
This is one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. So many guitar heros overindulges themselves in their skills and produce these technical wonders running for dwo minutes, but so often they forget about melody, mood, brevity. Here we have 15 seconds of pure genius. I love these shors solos. Some guitarists were wonderful at this. DIO solos were often like this, Faith No More solos were often like this, even on the latest Anthrax record there's this song "For All Kings" that is a similar wonder. I love these.
The prisoner is Mark Ryan, who was Nasir in the Showtime series Robin of Sherwood from the mid 80s, and was in the Transformers movies and video games as several voices, including Bumblebee.
It's very possible that it might not be the same Tim Burton. One of the sound engineers for TV gameshow Catchphrase was called Adrian Smith, who is also a guitarist for Iron Maiden. I'd like to think it was the same man, and maybe it was, but I won't kid myself at the same time.
I like those 'uniform haircuts' in this video :joy: - It was the times... then.... but I love the creativity in his music and most of all the uniqueness. You always recognize him, wherever you come across one of his songs on the radio or elsewhere.
Nightwish sucks balls. The best Nighwish songs are instrumental. I hate that chick's vocals. That being said, their music is awesome and she has an amazing voice. I just wish they kept it separate... :D
Didnt know theres a nightwish version either xD But man.. i cant find this version of the song anywhere other than youtube.. all other versions have different solo and this version's solo is my favorite!
What an absolutely GREAT song! I love Celtic/Irish music and this melds the ancient with the modern in a way that is often attempted, but seldom accomplished. i can't believe I lived through the 80s without hearing this. Can't wait to hear the rest of the tracks on the album.
From Gary Moore's "Wild Frontier" album from 1987, one of the most underrated masculine albums of all time. It described the complex political environment of Northern Ireland in a way that people can relate to (the album was dedicated to Philip Lynott, Gary being from Belfast, had a great synergy with the "darkest son of Ireland". songwriting and guitar playing is off the charts, this was Moore in his creative Apex as far as I'm concerned.
This is not the same guitar solo (begins at 2:47 and ends at 3:17) as on the LP (begins at 2:28 and ends at 3:14 ), the original (the LP-version) is much better than this or the live versions.
@@dieyng, I’ve actually thought about how Moore’s hit me and that’s the only word I could think of. It’s definitely got a masculine feel to it. Can’t really explain why, but I do agree with @CCoyle-f3sym.
+Clint Dlowrev it makes me wish I was Irish for some reason, always loved Gary Moore, superb guitar player and one of the greatest of all time but also a great singer too
I cant believe i was 16 when this was out, wow, not only was Gary one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived, he had a great voice and i remember the huge crush i had on him :) what a guy he was x
..That's correct!! It was top of the charts in Europe in 1987-1988 and your Nightwish were'nt even born yet and they are just copying and always listen original first... The best guitar-solo you'll ever heard and I was about 6-7 of age when my uncle played it from tape .. I will never forget it - the best solo.. 🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍
When I was a teenager, I used to take my Sony Walkman after diner and go walking in company of Gary Moore,s tapes... It was an amazing music, such as Parisien walkways, the loner, still got the blues and so on... I'm so nostalgic to that wonderful Era...
it takes so long time to realize what a fucking good song mr moore written! today young people are overwhelmed with so many notes :-) david guetta needs only 3 :-) RIP Gary
In my opioinion- that is the one of the best and everlasting songs ever made! And don`t forget Gary is/was concidered as one one of the best quitar players EVER! Rest in up there, Gary!
Gary Moore was the first concert I ever went to in Belfast can't remember the date it was a long time ago and it was brilliant R. I. P GARY MOORE YOU ARE SADLY MISSED FROM SCULLY LFC.
You might recognise who plays the guy in the video who gets banged up and sent away to the penal colonies if you're a fan of 80s British fantasy dramas - that's Mark Ryan who played Nasir the Saracen in the series _Robin of Sherwood._
My guitar teacher tortured me with this song back in the end of the eighties, demanding me to play along , including Gary´s solo. Now Gary and my guitar teacher are both dead...sometimes , life sux.
A masterpiece and a Diamond!!! Overwehlming und Wunderschön und Wunderbar!!! 😂❤❤❤!!! I am Michael Matthias Frohn Mühlstroh und Jesus Christus!!! Make my day, Gary Moore!!!
They came for him one winter's night. Arrested, he was bound. They said there'd been a robbery, his pistol had been found. They marched him to the station house, he waited till the dawn. And as they led him to the dock, he knew that he'd been wronged. "You stand accused of robbery, " he heard the bailiff say. He knew without an alibi, tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom. Over the hills and far away, for ten long years he'll count the days. Over the mountains and the seas, a prisoner's life for him there'll be. He knew that it would cost him dear, but yet he dare not say. Just where he'd been that fateful night, a secret it must stay. He had to fight back tears of rage. His heart beat like a drum. For with the wife of his best friend, he spent his final night of freedom. Over the hills and far away, he swears he will return one day. Far from the mountains and the seas, back in her arms again he'll be. Over the hills and far away. Over the hills and, over the hills and, over the hills and far away. Each night within his prison cell, he looks out through the bars. He reads the letters that she wrote. One day he'll know the taste of freedom. Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the seas, back in his arms again she'll be. Over the hills and far away, he swears he will return one day. As sure as the river reach the seas, back in his arms is where she'll be. Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the sea, back in her arms is where he'll be. Over the hills, over the hills and far away. Over the hills, over the hills and far away
@@ShadowMage3D Don't be such a moralizer. At least he still had the decency not to betray his secret lover to save himself a trip to Van Diemen's Land. Perhaps she was a poor Irish Colleen forced into a marriage with a rich old man. Who would deny her a little love?
This is actual music. So many guitarists just knuckefuck the fretboard for 40 seconds between the second and third verse and call it a solo. This isn't that, it's actual talent and skill.
Yep, that quick lick of palm-muted descending notes, and the perfectly-placed pinch harmonics. Wonderful dynamics tastefully packed in a 16 second solo.
When Gary played he was on fire 🔥 and there is no better example of his talent than this. It's March 2022 and I still miss him. The music world is a quieter place without his magic.
we 100% percent agree !and what great musicians / bands ( he inspired ) played with ! I never meet him , but everybody says what a great guy he was , to share music chit chat with , if he had the time to spare ! TRUE CLASS !/ LEGEND ! .
All the poseurs in the comments talking about Nightwish this, Nightwish that and me, as a guitar nerd, I´m just: "That is a mighty fine, blue, vintage PRS Custom that Gary is rocking here." Wonder where this and the other 2 PRS guitars (the classic white & ruby red) from the "Wild Frontier" music video are nowadays.
Why are Irish artists able to create such wonderful songs and tunes that give us such a sense of fortitude? Powerful vocals, melodies with melancholy, everything is beautiful.
1000,s of years of practise,over 30,000 songs from all over Europe can be tied directly back to Ireland,,it has some of the most ancient culture on the planet.
A great musician that we never forget, we just can't forget him, he will stay immortal in our hearts for centuries. Rest in peace Gary Moore, your name and your music is a living legend. Death is not the end, is just a beginning
I love this song, the actor who played the arrested man also played Nazier in Robin of Sherwood the TV series. Took me two watches of the video to recognise who it was.
Let’s set aside the Nightwish comments, how about there’s a huge moral to this song. if you dare to risk it all - be a man, and get ready to bare the consequences for the things you’ve done. Or just don’t let that extra taste of fun ruin it all...it’s your choice.
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It's pretty crazy how a bored 12 year old sitting in his boy room decided one evening to upload this masterpiece to TH-cam just for fun.. And now 11 years later I have brought together 2.6 million people to my video. That's half the population of my home country!
Although it's all thanks to Gary Moore but thank you for watching!
I'm one of the Nightwish fans who found this while doing some research for a musical project I'm doing. I had always suspected this was a cover song, but figured it was an old folk song. I'm very surprised how rockin the original is. Thanks for uploading this so long ago and I'm glad you've gotten so many views out of it.
That's awesome 👌you're welcome and thank you! Occasionally when I hear a decent new song on the radio the beat is usually made from an old 80s pop song. And it's fun finding that out after you hear the new one so I understand your excitement!
ey 5 million population country brother.
Balkans?
@@stilldimm4110 finland!
@@MrGhostrider19 ah, I thought Finland had more people
I have heard this song from Nightwish since 2006, and now in 2024 I know the original song... Who in the same situation??? 😅
Bit weird that we're all just back on Nightwish like its 2006 and also curious enough to hear the original in 2024. What is this connectivity
it is I
Not the same but similar 🙂
kmon dude…
Yup. Grew up listening to the Nightwish version, didn't even know it was a cover. I think I first found Gary Moore's version only 2 years ago (more or less)
Who is here in 2024?
Me! And I was when it came out in the 80s! Love it!
Hi :)
Always hear 👍🏻🤘🏻
Iamhere
👍🏻💯
I am 66 from sweden and still love this song ❤❤❤❤
John Hiatt my total respect for this great guy and musician I knew his music since 1973 now I'm 66 and still his songs are with me
One of the most underrated artists ever, RIP Gary Moore. You are sorely missed.
One of the greatest guitarists and songwriters ever, for my money.
Gary Moore is anything but underrated!
So much talent sadly lost R I P
Never, ever underrated ever !!
Brilliant guitarist, lyricists and vocals.
Now at rest..
Australia ❤️
He was a very good guitarist, he could play. 😊
Why do traditional Irish and heavy metal mix so freakin' well?
The Garden of Eatin because Celtic music is meant to be put to a pulsing heavy drum :)
Magic, innit.
Folk in general mixes very well with metal. I've listened to a lot of it from a lot of different countries and there's some real awesomeness out there
They don't.
the irish are fucking metal, that's why
Long live king! Fly over the hills and far away! You're immortal through your masterpieces!
The glorious decade when a song & music video can tell a marvelous story!
I have been listening since 87. No body means no body can beat Gary Moore
A super song, have it on my personal speaker, as soon as has finished I play it again and again, brilliant song, I listen to the song around 24 times a day can’t stop, gets more exiting every time I play it, super Gary moore
Damn, i listened the Nightwish for over 10 years without knowing there's an original...
I didnt know Nightwish;s version is a cover either. I should have paid more attention and read the credits for the song on Nighwish;s album
Metal Mania In future?
no way
Me too.
я к тому же считаю что это лучшая песня у Nightwish )))
Gary Moore has got to the the most underrated musician and singer ever. Beautiful and extremely talented man
Listened to Tarja Turunen singing this for over 10 years, without realizing that was a cover. ahahah This is even better. Love the raw emotion in his voice, it really adds to the story told in the song.
Legends never die !!!!!! RIP Gary !!!!!! Still 2020
Crazy how important this guy is for future rock and metal sound
F your metal crap
Das war noch Musik wie ich sie liebe! Vermisse sowas heute! Er hat einen schönen Tod gehabt. Einfach hingelegt und eingeschlafen - für immer! Leider zu früh! Er hätte gut noch 20 Jahren leben können! Gehört zu meinen Lieblingsgitarristen!
Nothing better than Irish folk and heavy metal mixed together. God bless Gary Moore!
Show me a list of specifics, to know metal from other genres. Like how much guitar is in a song, or how fast the drums go...
Kai Foxx it is rock, and is English folk ...
chirashimonster yes because Gary Moore, a Northern Ireland born musician, who was well known for playing heavy metal in the 80’s or as he called “widdly widdly up and down the neck fast shite” was playing an English folk rock song?
@@darkfruitsstan is there an interview where I can hear him say those words? 😂
@@CowLandKing I don't know that there's audio of it, I read it in a guitar magazine about a year ago and I also don't particularly remember what magazine it was, but you might find it if you look it up, along with Eric bell because he was involved somehow
Bought this cassette tape when it came out in 1987. 30 years later I still love it.
This is one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. So many guitar heros overindulges themselves in their skills and produce these technical wonders running for dwo minutes, but so often they forget about melody, mood, brevity. Here we have 15 seconds of pure genius. I love these shors solos. Some guitarists were wonderful at this. DIO solos were often like this, Faith No More solos were often like this, even on the latest Anthrax record there's this song "For All Kings" that is a similar wonder. I love these.
so true !
It was a special solo that I loved for years, so melodic, & heavy with the ' tapping ' bit 😮
1987
RIP Gary, first song I heard and its fucking mind-blowing
I dont know why Tim Burton directed this video but it is beautiful
..well, he directed this video, because it's one of the best of Gary Moore and top of the charts in Europe in 1987-1988..
where did you learn that
The prisoner is Mark Ryan, who was Nasir in the Showtime series Robin of Sherwood from the mid 80s, and was in the Transformers movies and video games as several voices, including Bumblebee.
It's very possible that it might not be the same Tim Burton.
One of the sound engineers for TV gameshow Catchphrase was called Adrian Smith, who is also a guitarist for Iron Maiden. I'd like to think it was the same man, and maybe it was, but I won't kid myself at the same time.
I love nightwish version but Gary Moore is the mastermind behind one of my favorite songs.
That woman butchers this song.
I’m afraid that this ANTHEM belongs to #GaryMoore!
1987
I like those 'uniform haircuts' in this video :joy: -
It was the times... then....
but I love the creativity in his music and most of all the uniqueness. You always recognize him, wherever you come across one of his songs on the radio or elsewhere.
An truly underrated classic
*Oldschool!!!* you have to be exceptionally gifted to invent such a melody...
..Well, Gary had this magical guitar he had bough in late 1970's and just listen it how he plays it - music to my ears.. 🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍👍
That melody is old as fuck
1987
Nightwish's version is good.
But this version rocks and is one of the best songs I heard in a while.
Van Howling Gary Moore wrote the original.and it is his song and not a version .but original.
@@andrewlynch5165 You've embarrassed yourself there. It's a traditional British folk song. Led Zeppelin popularised it in 1973.
Nightwish sucks balls. The best Nighwish songs are instrumental. I hate that chick's vocals. That being said, their music is awesome and she has an amazing voice. I just wish they kept it separate... :D
If you put the speed of this song at 1.25x it becomes the same speed as Nightwish’s version
Rock is rock, metal is metal
Long live both them!🎵 🎸
Seems like I'm the only person who found Nightwish because of this song and not the other way around.
I found this song because of Patty Gurdy's cover ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I came back to gary moore because of powerwolf's cover of out in the fields. I have however, listened before
Didnt know theres a nightwish version either xD But man.. i cant find this version of the song anywhere other than youtube.. all other versions have different solo and this version's solo is my favorite!
@@sunnysea24 love her version much more than Nightwish’s
hehe, i very much enjoyed this music long before Nightwish ever was a thing :)
What an absolutely GREAT song! I love Celtic/Irish music and this melds the ancient with the modern in a way that is often attempted, but seldom accomplished. i can't believe I lived through the 80s without hearing this. Can't wait to hear the rest of the tracks on the album.
the heart of this song is English. But works well with the Irish arrangement.
This is not the original LP version
1987
Gary was a great guitarist sadly missed , loved this video shows his unique talents as one of the best .
From Gary Moore's "Wild Frontier" album from 1987, one of the most underrated masculine albums of all time. It described the complex political environment of Northern Ireland in a way that people can relate to (the album was dedicated to Philip Lynott, Gary being from Belfast, had a great synergy with the "darkest son of Ireland". songwriting and guitar playing is off the charts, this was Moore in his creative Apex as far as I'm concerned.
You should hear himself and Phil singing out in the fields fucking fantastic
This is not the same guitar solo (begins at 2:47 and ends at 3:17) as on the LP (begins at 2:28 and ends at 3:14 ), the original (the LP-version) is much better than this or the live versions.
What exactly is a masculine album? That's a weird way to describe it.
@@dieyng, I’ve actually thought about how Moore’s hit me and that’s the only word I could think of. It’s definitely got a masculine feel to it. Can’t really explain why, but I do agree with @CCoyle-f3sym.
There is no way to describe how much I love this song.
+Clint Dlowrev me too
+Clint Dlowrev it makes me wish I was Irish for some reason, always loved Gary Moore, superb guitar player and one of the greatest of all time but also a great singer too
Whole album, man...
Good description
I cant believe i was 16 when this was out, wow, not only was Gary one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived, he had a great voice and i remember the huge crush i had on him :) what a guy he was x
I was addicted to Nightwish' version... But now that I found that, I reached the sky!
..That's correct!! It was top of the charts in Europe in 1987-1988 and your Nightwish were'nt even born yet and they are just copying and always listen original first... The best guitar-solo you'll ever heard and I was about 6-7 of age when my uncle played it from tape .. I will never forget it - the best solo.. 🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍
1987
When I was a teenager, I used to take my Sony Walkman after diner and go walking in company of Gary Moore,s tapes... It was an amazing music, such as Parisien walkways, the loner, still got the blues and so on... I'm so nostalgic to that wonderful Era...
Found this at the age of 26 just now. How did I never know about this masterpiece. 💪🔥
I found this song in Highschool
1987
Hes phenomenal. great vocals. One of the best guitarists ever. i love his music. Solo and with Thin Lizzy
For new generations' information: This song belongs to neither Nightwish nor Gary Moore. it's Irish folk song like Whiskey in the Jar.
I played bass with the drummer from Nightwish. A remarkable talent.
Irish songs is death. 1600. Antigua & Montserratu. 😂😂😂😂
Gee, ya dont say?
Just heard this on my spotify and I was floored. Nothing goes better with rock and metal than folk music. Thanks For Posting This Awesome Song!
Childhood memories!
it takes so long time to realize what a fucking good song mr moore written! today young people are overwhelmed with so many notes :-) david guetta needs only 3 :-) RIP Gary
Gary Moore has did one of the best Irish Rock Albums ever, he played the hottest guitar in history, dirty and with feeling
That's why I bought his LP "Wild frontier" in beginnings of 2000's and this song was best I've ever heard since 1988..
He was a genius. Sadly gone way too early. RIP.
1987
Astonished people don't realize this song was Gary Moore!!
Never heard of Nightwish. Hooray for the 80's, a brilliant time for music ❤
A played in a band with a good friend Barrie Roberts who was the drummer in. Ightwish.
Course you did
In my opioinion- that is the one of the best and everlasting songs ever made! And don`t forget Gary is/was concidered as one one of the best quitar players EVER! Rest in up there, Gary!
Gary Moore was the first concert I ever went to in Belfast can't remember the date it was a long time ago and it was brilliant R. I. P GARY MOORE YOU ARE SADLY MISSED FROM SCULLY LFC.
This is my jam! R.I.P Gary Moore ❤
Is this some kind of joke?
@@duxxxhm No he died for real.
1987
Morjesta:D
Playing a PRS in 1987. Must have been one of the first top guitar players to play this brand
You might recognise who plays the guy in the video who gets banged up and sent away to the penal colonies if you're a fan of 80s British fantasy dramas - that's Mark Ryan who played Nasir the Saracen in the series _Robin of Sherwood._
gracias por la informacion. y habre visto el video 1000 veces. me encantan estos detalles.
Gary.....du bist und bleibst der beste....
Was ich tue ist auch in diesem Leben wieder eine globale Leistung.
Ich sterbe. Aber vergessen tue ich nie.
My guitar teacher tortured me with this song back in the end of the eighties, demanding me to play along , including Gary´s solo. Now Gary and my guitar teacher are both dead...sometimes , life sux.
Time for you to "torture" the next generation?
Miss Gary Moore!
INDEED!
This song packs more story, drama and excitement into 4 minutes and 20 seconds than modern Hollywood can in a two hour, multi-million dollar movie...
Yep!!
Pretty sure it was his best friend who did it, after he found the gun of the protagonist in his bedroom.
@@KeeperofPeace2011 do you think his friend has killed himself?
In Hollyweird film the main character would be black, gay and a woman, and the cops would be middle age white men who are stupid.
Its Dylan-esque in its storytelling
Such a powerful song. Such a powerful voice. 10 out of 10 will not suffice. It gets a, over 9000 out of 10.
A masterpiece and a Diamond!!! Overwehlming und Wunderschön und Wunderbar!!! 😂❤❤❤!!! I am Michael Matthias Frohn Mühlstroh und Jesus Christus!!! Make my day, Gary Moore!!!
R.I.P such an amazing artist.
They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the station house,
he waited till the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery, "
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
As sure as the river reach the seas,
back in his arms is where she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the sea,
back in her arms is where he'll be.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away
Excelente canción. 😎.
mujer bonita ;)
Traditional Irish music and hard rock meet so well because they are about hurt, revenge, and longing. And maybe hope...
I remember when the album came out with this song ... I was absolutely mesmerized.
With a wife & a best friend like that... who needs enemies?
IKR?...
Thank you. Honestly, that line sort of poisons the song for me.
Like he deserved what he got, after that.
Good question.
@@ShadowMage3D Don't be such a moralizer. At least he still had the decency not to betray his secret lover to save himself a trip to Van Diemen's Land. Perhaps she was a poor Irish Colleen forced into a marriage with a rich old man. Who would deny her a little love?
I like this version the most
Unsurpassed guitar solo here....open your ears and listen to the syncopation, the phrasing and the accuracy.
This is actual music. So many guitarists just knuckefuck the fretboard for 40 seconds between the second and third verse and call it a solo. This isn't that, it's actual talent and skill.
Yep, that quick lick of palm-muted descending notes, and the perfectly-placed pinch harmonics. Wonderful dynamics tastefully packed in a 16 second solo.
1987
Thanks for the Awesome party nights GM ❤❤😃
Underappreciated Artist!
Watching this in 2032 while waiting for repairs to the flux capacitor. :)
+michaelkeeble1 LOL.
yeah, the flux capacitor does many problems...
tarja
See, this is why I prefer the Chronosphere.
You should have got the Reverse bi flo prism its so much better.
When Gary played he was on fire 🔥 and there is no better example of his talent than this. It's March 2022 and I still miss him. The music world is a quieter place without his magic.
Thanks to Nightwish's cover of this song that I found the original....
I am so used to the Nightwish version by now,that I had to check out the original for a change;);
Kirsten Richards yeah its gary moore who made this song. Not nightwish
me too
Which one do you like best?
Simon Buckley i like gary moore, not nightwish. Nightwish ruined this song
Thanks for posting this.
Gary Moore Over The Hills And Far Away 1987
You don't have to be a good singer if you're already a good guitarist. But you still can :)
No one ever had such a sweeter guitar tone than Gary. One of a kind.
Real legend. R.I.P. Gary Moore.
Irish Folk + Metal? Yes please!!!
Love from Sweden
that fucking solo gets me every time
GOD DO WE MISS GARY , AND HIS POWER MUSIC ! .
Richard Ward This guy pretty much forged power metal.
(indirectly, but still. Legendary)
we 100% percent agree !and what great musicians / bands ( he inspired ) played with ! I never meet him , but everybody says what a great guy he was , to share music chit chat with , if he had the time to spare ! TRUE CLASS !/ LEGEND ! .
TheSporehacker he didn't...the first powermetal Band ever was savatage
1987
Dear Gary Rip,we miss you forever!!!
Amazing Song!Touch my Heart!❤️❤️🖤
Krásná muzika rád jsem Garyho poslouchal a poslouchám. 😎🇨🇿👍
All the poseurs in the comments talking about Nightwish this, Nightwish that and me, as a guitar nerd, I´m just: "That is a mighty fine, blue, vintage PRS Custom that Gary is rocking here."
Wonder where this and the other 2 PRS guitars (the classic white & ruby red) from the "Wild Frontier" music video are nowadays.
Epic song!
TheBranchez Year, that's right!
1987
Came here from Nightwish, thinking this was a Nightwish original. 80s music is my favorite, and I have to say this is fucking legendary
TheChaotiCake The song is a very very old folk song.
Garry Kitchin No, this was created by Gary Moore
@@ankihansen2489 No, it's a reworking of an English, 17th century folk song as Garry said.
Nightwish are a Finnish rock band. They could never do anything original, by definition.
@@junior4654junior Nope, the lyrics are not even the same
Got to feel fired up listening to this classic!
Meraviglioso, stupendo Gary.
At long last, this mv is the evidence that the characters in this song had indeed a happy ending. I can now be at peace xD
2:47 THE SOUND OF IRELAND!!!
That's for sure - love it too from Estonia.. ;)
Why are Irish artists able to create such wonderful songs and tunes that give us such a sense of fortitude? Powerful vocals, melodies with melancholy, everything is beautiful.
The Irish are wordsmiths.
1000,s of years of practise,over 30,000 songs from all over Europe can be tied directly back to Ireland,,it has some of the most ancient culture on the planet.
Cuz potatoes
Out of spite! 😂
...died too young and will never be forgotten...
Thank you nightwish!! Year I was born...... amazing song
descanse en paz un guitarrista magnífico
Vicente garcia alexandre ,por fin alguien que escribe en español,🇪🇸
A great musician that we never forget, we just can't forget him, he will stay immortal in our hearts for centuries. Rest in peace Gary Moore, your name and your music is a living legend. Death is not the end, is just a beginning
I love this song, the actor who played the arrested man also played Nazier in Robin of Sherwood the TV series. Took me two watches of the video to recognise who it was.
Great talent.sadly missed R.l.P..Gary Moore
Show pra nunca se esquecer na vida!!!
Let’s set aside the Nightwish comments, how about there’s a huge moral to this song. if you dare to risk it all - be a man, and get ready to bare the consequences for the things you’ve done. Or just don’t let that extra taste of fun ruin it all...it’s your choice.
Damn Gary, such a loss. But I can't stop laughing at Mark Ryan from Robin of Sherwood as the guy in jail.
Good spot I noticed that too!
Indeed... but I love him for a role of Nasir :)
Beautiful Celtic Rock song by Gary Moore.♥️
When I was Young I could play this solo RIP off
Gary Moore what a great song i keep on my playlist