SCOTTISH SONGS ARE WILD! - Donald Where's Your Troosers?
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- A chat about the Scottish song, 'Donald Where's Your Troosers?' by Andy Stewart - a read through and discussion of the lyrics. Which other songs would you like to see videos about?
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'Donald Where's Your Troosers?' by Andy Stewart - • Andy Stewart - Donald ...
Also, Scots tend not to wear anything under their kilts. The wind is definitely blowing high, low and all over the shop
Yeah that's why I'm always excited whenever I go to Scotland xD
One I think probably most Scots know is "Bonnie Dundee", There's another one that's really good about a Scotsman who's had too much to drink, and a blue silk ribbon, but maybe the Google algorithm wouldn't let you do that one. . . .
Yeah, the whole song is a joke about what a Scotsman wears under his kilt. the blowing wing verse gives it away. Its a funny song. The Elvis part comes because at on time Elvis was big in the UK. 50's and early 60's. Many British musicians learned about Blues music from hearing Elvis. Evils was big into the blues for those that don't know and covered many blues songs.
I recommend everyone check out the rest of Andy Stewart music its good music. Some are covers; as he covers Mull Of Kintyre, which is a song by Paul McCartney when he was with the 70's band wings. He want to write a song about were he lived in Scotland.
I did download 2 Andy Stewart Compilation off of Amazon Donald Where's Your Trousers - The Andy Stewart Collection and Scottish Songs. Some pretty good music worth the time to listen too.
I found some good music from watching this video :D
"what's worn under a Scotsman's kilt?" " Nothing! It's all in perfect working order!"
@@MrDaveNorton >>> Good one...LOL
OOOOHHHHHHHHH
You cannae shove yer granny off a bus
Oh you cannae shove yer granny off a bus
Oh you cannae shove yer granny, cause she's yer mammy's mammy
Oh you cannae shove yer granny off a bus!
You can shove yer other granny off a bus
You can shove yer other granny off a bus
You can shove yer other granny, cause she's yer daddy's mammy
You can shove yer other granny off a bus!
That's the first song that comes to mind, I used to sing that all the time as a kid. I've always kinda wondered, why are you allowed shove the other granny? What's the thinking behind this song? 😂
Ma childhood song
Yes!! Or - Ye Cannae Fling Pieces
Gotta love those Scots.
"Donald Where's Your Troosers" is still number one on the Canadian charts. The Guess Who, Loverboy, Rush, The Tragically Hip and Nickelback cannot unseat it from the top spot! 👍👍
The Bollock Brothers did a punk rock version called “Count Dracula Where’s Your Trousers”.
Which other Scottish songs should I make videos about? 🎶
BeautyCreep maybe will you go lassie go? Not sure if it’s truly Scottish but it’s a good song anyway!
In A Big Country
tempted to say Hey, Johnnie Cope! or Campbeltown Loch
If it wasnae fur yer Wellies - Billy Connolly
Evil Scotsman - The Rockin' Jock
Here you (That'll be Right) - Neds Kru
500 miles - The Proclaimers
Billy Connolly sang a song about his granny going over a cliff. The man has a dark sense humor 😆
Andy's Stewart's Elivis impersonation is hilarious!
Would you want to cover folk songs like "Cam Ye O'er Frae France" or "Twa Corbies"? Or stick with pop songs like "Hoots Mon" or "Campbeltown Loch"?
Erin. I love this song! I'm 61, first heard this from my Canadian boyfriend in the 70s!! Thanks for the smiles and laughs today! I sang it when you said the lyrics and now I cant sop singing and smiling!!!
Omg 18 seconds in and already YES! That is suchs a lovely and cool idea! I'm already in love!
Enter the haggis does a great version of this song. My friends and i add it to our music sets here in California and the audience always enjoys it. Especially when we combine it with "what would you do with a drunken sailor?"
🎶“A Scotsman clad in kilt, left a bar one ev’nin fair, and one could tell by how he walked that he drunk more than his share...”🎶
The Drunk Scotsman.
He stumbled on until he could no longer keep his feet. .
Then staggered off into the grass, to sleep beside the street.
I’m from Canada. Loved this when I was young and I remember every word!
I LOVE Donald Where's Your Troosers?, one day I work I was humming it and my boss started singing along it. :) I'm not surprised it reached #1 in Canada, I mean we have a province named Nova Scotia.
You look at Canadian History, and if the person isn't French, 9 times out of 10 their Scottish. Our first Prime Minister was from Glasgow, and he basically founded our country on booze.
You just sent me down a deep youtube hole about Andy Stewart. Please share some more classic Scottish songs, Erin!
My grandad is from Scotland and his name is Donald and he HATES when we song this song at him 😂
It would be number one in Canada lol.
I discovered Andy Stewart several years ago and love that song. It’s like a celebration of being Scottish. One of my favorites of his is “The Road and Miles to Dundee”. I would love to hear your interpretation of “ A Man’s a Man For A’ That”. That is one I struggle with. I can tell you love music and it’s wonderful to share that with us!
My grandmother from Scotland played this for us in the 60's. We liked the Elvis part.
My all the time favourite Scottish song. I usually blare it out in the car whenever I'm on my way home from Skye.
Definitely, do more Scottish song videos, they hold the soul and heritage of a wonderful place and people (and your entertaining way of explaining anything is always cheerie!) BTW my favorite Scottish bands are the Trashcan Sinatras (Wild Mountainside, Leave Me Alone), Camera Obscura and Travis, of course. Thanks again for posting your delightful takes on being Scottish
I'm late and probably the only person who would ever suggest this, but my vote goes to Hamish Imlach - Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice.
I don't really know any Scottish songs so I'm eager to hear more.
very good English accent. We had this song on a Scottish "folk" song record back when I was young, plus a record of The St Mary's Pipe Band (NSW)
Ooh!! This would be a great series! I definitely hope you continue!
I love that you work with old people I am 64 born and raised Detroit my maa which I called Mum insulting!lol ma glaswegian Grandpa a King Sergeant!! Born Edinborough my father was a American German served under Patton tank destroyer anyways you are an old soul !! I love those bits the stories I've Been Told.. I am a huge fan except for your period Bits lol. Grandpa McClain would say there are no Scots left but you could put them anywhere in the world it would not only survive but thrive he's doing a grand job please keep it up
😀Still got my granny's copy on vinyl from 1960👍
The B side is quite catchy as well
Oh, me too! I’ve worked as an activity director at nursing homes here in America for 18 years, And now I am a music teacher/performer for them. I would love to hear “ Melville Castle” translated, please.
I have a traditional kilt. I'm not scottish, I just think it's comfortable when it's 35 degrees (C) outside!
FWIW: I have never worn one, but it SEEMS like a kilt would be much more comfortable to wear....
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman yeah I have 3 now. When it's really hot the nice breeze gets under and it feels great.
I listened to Andy singing. Very cool doing the Elvis-style lyrics. I have no favorites so anything is great. I especially like your explanation/history of the lyrics.
I've already commented but this morning the song The Parting Glass was on my mind when I woke up. In 2016 we, we being my family, lost the matriarch of our family, my grandmother whose family is from Scotland. Historically I've been told we come from one of the communities settled in the Firth of Forth shorelines - whether north or south I'm not sure. We had The Parting Glass sung by the High Kings played on stereo at my Nan's funeral. I miss her immensely. I've since personally adopted it as our family song when someone passes on.I like the Ed Sheeran version best though to be honest, even if he is English lol. Hope ya don't mind, had to share my waking thoughts this morning
I really love 'Tae the Weaver's Gin Ye Go'. I get that in my head now and again. Andy M. Stewart & Manus Lunny.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣oh my God this is so funny!! Ive been subscribed for a long time and a patreon too Erin you are pure magic this is soo funny ❤️🏴🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love it! My family is from Scotland, but I haven’t heard any of these. Thank you, more when you can please.
As a Yankee from across the sea, please do more of these! i happens to know this one but I would have fun learning about other songs. 😊
I just listened to this one plus a couple of others that showed up on the side, he's definitely a strong folk singer with traditional Scottish instruments. The songs are very meaningful and interesting to listen to. Thanks for sharing this with us. One song showed his album covers in which one had 100 favorite Scottish songs! Oh boy you'd have your hands full if you did all of them 😉
When you talk about Scottish music my mind immediately goes to Julie Fowlis who mostly sings in Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) but here in this video it's obviously a bit different lol Imagine Americans adopting and fitting Donald where's yir troosers to take the piss out of... well you know lol This was a fun video idea
How about Aye Waukin O? I love the Eddi Reader version but have never been sure of the lyrics.
💜💜💜 thanks for video💜💜💜 I glad you did Andy Stewart .💜 I remember the song but not all the words💜💜💜💜
A very funny song but the onley scottish music i ever heard was on the telly lol ages ago ;-)
Still have my kilt - Lamont tartan. It's more like a mini-kilt right now!
As for songs growing up in Edinburgh -- "If it wisnae fer yer wellies, where wuid ye be????"
Which is a parody of this song: th-cam.com/video/Ix_fIy5zgv0/w-d-xo.html
I would imagine Robert Burns would be on the list. Maybe a few times. 😃
Loved this! I think one we all want to hear is "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" hahah
My favorite: The Drunk Scotsman. I love, love the lyrics and it puts always a smile into my face. :))
I love Ò Fhluir na h-Albann which I was told is Scottish Gaelic. it's got a nice tune and it sounds like Flower of Scotland. Please tell me it is. I love that song.
My Favourite Scottish song is the wild mountain thyme. I also really like a song called can ye sew cushions which is a lullaby that was sung by the wives of Scottish fishermen.
Oh, and the dark island, I adore that one, it's beautiful.
The Skye Boat Song.Sung in Gaelic like my gran did for me.
Beannaich Dia i
My favorites are Loch Lomond and also the Skye Boat Song.
This is great. I've never heard a Scottish song before this video. I was reminded of the college lectures I had about Robert Burns: Tam o'Shanter. They were also fun, like this video.
Oh the struggle to read the lyrics when you have the melody already stuck in your head :D
Great video idea!
Not necessarily a 'Scottish song' but one of my favourite songs ever is "Foreign Thoughts" by There Will be Fireworks
Andy Stewart's song reached #1 in Canada?
_"He's a LUMBERJACK and he's oh-KAY..."_
😊😊😊😊
This was fun! 😅 Can't say I heard this one before but it will probably be in my head for the rest of the day! If you want song suggestions then Wild Mountain Thyme, and Loch Lomond would be great tunes to do next. Though I've always been partial to the Brick Layer's Song. This was grand!
Alright. Just listened to it and it is amazing
More like this please!!!! Too funny!!! Anything Scotland!!!!!!
Ha ha ha, yeah, I love this song!!!! Enter the Haggis made a version of it, and I JAM OUT to that tune when I'm in my car. Their version is a bit different from Andy Stewart's version, though. Here are the lyrics:
Well I just came down from the Isle of Skye
I'm no very big and I'm awful shy
The lassies shout as I go by
Donald where's yer troosers?
Let the wind blow high let the wind blow low
Through the streets in my kilt I go
All the lassies shout hello!
Donald where's yer troosers?
A lassie took me to a ball
and it was slippery in the hall
I was afraid that I might fall
'cause I wizny wearin' troosers
To wear the kilt is my delight
I'm never wrong 'cause I'm always right
the Highlanders would get a fright if they saw
me wearing troosers
When I was driving in my car
I went downtown to Kenny's bar
fifteen scotches, five cigars
and left without my troosers.
A good tune, this is!!!!
I love that song!
erin deserves a medal for no singing as she was reading it through......i wasn't even saying anything and all a suddon i realise i was whistling the tune
This was great, you’ll have to do either the Jeely piece song or Bonnie wee Jeanie McCall!
Ally bally, ally bally bee! Still such a tune, my wee niece loves it.
Wow Erin brilliant idea :) I was 6 years old when I first heard this and it's always been a favourite of mine. My all time favourite though also by Any Stewart is A Scottish Soldier :)
i am sorry sorry sorry i missed it almost for a day! what a day loss!!!....but i am about to enjoy it right now...
This was my first time hearing this song and I instantly fell in love. My husband and my youngest son are both named Donald so I had to share with them. I don't know any scottish songs, most of the ones that come to mind are Irish I think. Either way I did enjoy this video and can't wait for your next one 😁.
the irish sing a lot of scottish songs, old and new.
Yes do more songs. Please and thank you 🙂
An absolute great song to start this video off with. Of course I'm partialbecause of the name and the fact that I am from Canada 🇨🇦
I would walk 500 miles to watch more of your videos! And maybe 500 more. 😉 (Previously the only Scottish song I was familiar with...)
Love this song! How about Loch Lomond?
Please do more of these omg 😱 😆
Hahaha, awesome. I had to sing and surprisingly you were reciting it almost to time 😂
Another Brilliant vid ,Erin..what about the wee Kircubright centipede.
also, yes, maybe do a favourite Scottish songs list?
Thanks for sharing my favourite is deacon blue dignity
I wear a kilt to work everyday and my coworkers keep playing that song everyday lol
My song!👏👏😁🏴
I’m all for more songs. Especially the mostly scots ones 🤣
Singing it now 🤪🤣 Also... Hi! Newer Scottish TH-camr here. Been watching yer vids for years.x
Thanks Erin
More more please!
I love this song, I never knew he was inspired by a trip to the toilet *chuckles* this is another song that I could see being inspired by real circumstances "The Scotsman
" Bryan Bowers. . . .keep up the good works👍👍
👍👍👍👍👍 Best video ever. Please do more!
Interesting thanks for sharing Erin... 😂😂 it’s posted on TH-cam....it’s is hilarious.
More Scottish songs videos please! I love Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
what about the muckin o geordies byre
Do a video on Niteworks - Air Fàir an Là. I love that song!
I had to laugh when he started singing like Elvis.🤣 I liked this video, you should make more like it. 👍
I like your wee posh English accent you did there too LOL
my wife askes me that question all the time... I started wearing only Kilts aobut 8 months ago... I have no plan on going back to Troosers.
Lovely voice!
awesome idea
Hey Erin. Da used to sing this at home, and we used to laugh our heads off. Please do more songs with Scot's words. Also, Da used to say something like " It's a broo nit tanit". I knae that's most probably wrong, but do you knae of any sayings similar.
Is “What do ya do with a drunken sailor Scottish, or Irish 🤷♂️. It would be fun to do it either way.
Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter!
According to Hugill, in _Shanties of the Seven Seas,_ p. 109, the tune "is from a traditional Irish dance, as well as a march tune." He doesn't say what those tunes are. He also says that it was used on the ships of the East India Company (which was abolished in the 1850s), so it is quite old. I don't think it makes sense to attribute many, if any, shanties and sea songs to a specific nationality. Crews were quite mixed. Many such songs show definite African influences.
The Irish rovers version is very good!
shall we have more please! seriously enjoy your content.... what’s a better word for ladies? I say gals at times and folks just look at me. Would lass lassies possibly work?
I could tell you where they are but I won't Erin 😂😂😉
The only way that story about him sitting on the toilet could be more appropriate is if it got to number 2 on the charts
Thanks
I would like to watch more videos like this if you have time :D
Erin... you mention in the beginning of your videos that a lot of people watch your videos who are not subscribbed. This is likely because many of them watch from an Apple TV device and although not impossible to find and hit the subscribe button, it is a pain in the arse to do it. Hope this helps...
My girlfriends favourite is Dougie maclean Caledonia
Skye boat and Highland Cathedral.
Robert Burns - I Hae A Wife O' My Ain! :D