My great grandad fought in WW1 with the 16th Irish division as a Irish catholic He fought along side Ulster Protestants No religion in the trenches just young men fighting For each other to survive
Got me there, crying my eyes out in the kitchen. I hope you are okay and wish you the very best. Some dude who's crying in the kitchen. But it happens again and again and again
I'm french and during my kindness I lived by Pozières in the North of France and from the windows of my bedroom I saw a huge graveyard where english, scots, ANZAC soldiers were buried. The moon sihined ont the white graves...Now I'm 78 yers old and each 1st of july I remeberer this....
I'm 73 and thanks to my grandfather and all those other brave young men who fought and died ...because of them I've lived a blessed life...with children and grand children also a great grandchild.....this song has tears streaming down my face every time I hear it ...especially on 11th of November....I owe my life to those young men...
They gave their lives for £s and $ not for freedom or for future generations. They were blown apart and crippled for money. Read Marine Corp General Smedly Buttlers "War is a Racket". He was Americas most decorated Soldier.
As a 9 year old boy I Was forced to listen to this song by my dear father. Now I'm 40 with a family of my own I absolutely adore this song, can't listen without being overwhelmed. Everything about this song is just perfect.
A wonderful song - but this is the best version, in my opinion. Words by a Scotsman, sung by an Irishman and a head bowed by an Englishman. The Celts have the heart, which the Anglo-Saxons admire. My forebears were Lancashire Fusiliers who died at Gallipoli and Vimy Ridge. Please no more war.
Well said pal.I'm an Irish nationalist.But my family joined the fight against the Nazis.I also grew up in a small red brick terrace built by the British called Artillery Place in a former garrison town.
Of course there will be numerous sequels! 😜 Again and again and again and again... ( Consider the current Gaza debacle; I'm sure a sequel is already being scripted. 🤔)
A beautiful rendition. My uncle was killed in WW1, in 1917 two days after his 19th Birthday. Unfortunately I never met him although I have visited his grave in Northern France twice.
I know many of ‘the same type of people’ (myself included) who love this song. It’s a song about the utter pointlessness of the war. It’s in no way political. Don’t make sweeping generalisations about people.
You can't blame people for refusing to wear poppies. It's a symbol of the british forces. A military that has terrorised more countries than any other country. I'd feel pity for any soldier in a meaningless war, but I'd never wear a poppy, a swastika or a rising sun.
I've never been to war, I'm nearly seventy and I thank those young men that have allowed me to have a long life through their sacrifice. It brings me to tears thinking about them, and this song says it all. To one and all that fell I thankyou again and again.
I served 4 years in 2/2 USMC I was blessed also I did some embassy protection in 98 Albania closest to combat as I got this song brought tears to my eyes when I was a child growing up in Ireland and now almost 50 I still well up with tears when I listen to it I love the Fureys they were my first concert
My Grandfather died during World War 1 in France(July 16th) he captained an Irish Regiment, I play the song often, and have seen “The Fureys” many times in concert.
The beauty of this song as it doesn't matter your nationality, English,Scottish,Welsh,Irish, Australian, New Zealand or anything else, you can feel the pain at another young man who lost his life, his future and his sweetheart and was forgotten and this is a way to remember them all
Played this about 60 times in the last two days,its made me look at myself and the bigoted heart i have within me. Why oh why do we hate each other ,im a born again Christian and needed to hear this oh how i wish i could have saved him with my life instead of his and many others
All to go out to fight for those who can't stand up for them selves they are warriors and hero's and because of songs and music like this they will always be remembered Thanks to every man of every Nation that faught for us
My great grandfather fought for the British Army at the Battle of the Somme and survived. However he was killed when the Nazis bombed Belfast N.Ireland in 1941. Typical luck of my family. God bless you John Joseph Fisher ❤️🙏🏼 forever in our hearts.
This is THE most beautiful and poignant anti-war song I ever heard and this is the best version of it. The Fureys have completely nailed the spirit of the lyrics and the melody is perfectly paced and perfectly arranged.
Prefer the Dropkick Murphys version myself. It's between this and another Eric Bogle song for me "..... and the Band played Waltzing Matilda" is pretty good too.
Wow! I have never heard this song before. I am in the United States. Even after all these years a song such as this so well done can stir up so much visual images, horrors, pain, etc. to the depths of your soul. God bless all those who perished and suffered from all wars.
One of the best anti war songs of all time and flawlessly performed by the Furey Brothers. The last verse is particularly poignant and calls up a question brilliantly addressed by two Scottish authors, Docherty and McGregor in the their 2013 book Hidden History, The Secret origins of WW 1. " Do those who lie here know why did they die?"
Indeed, the singer songwriter Eric Bogle wrote a master piece, but it's real title is No Man's Land and the lyrics have been slightly changed to suit the Furey's vocals.
*Oh sweet Jesus Mary & Joseph this song breaks my heart 💔 it's one of my dad's favourites but a painful reminder of what our countries people have been through, all those who died, those tortured.. May long live all of the men, women and children who were befallen by such cruel people*..😔 🇮🇪 ☘️🍀
My da played the album "The Fureys' Finest" often when I was small and this song always made me sad, though I didn't know why. Now my da has passed it hits me even harder.
It's a Scottish song. You seem to be saying it takes Irish Musicians and heart to make a Scottish song good, and that sentiment screams of xenophobia and racism.
Amazing song! One of my Dad's favorites. Born in Ireland in 1931 and sadly gone from us since 2015. God rest you Dad and Happy Birthday in heaven on 12/16.❤️
@@christinequinn5355 Actually, you assume too much, everything's Irish these days, thanks to the Irish diaspora. My Scottish grandfather fought at the Somme & Ypres, he was badly wounded - his only son, sang this song.
An absolutely beautiful song! I am part Irish myself, I now live in Spain. The freedom of Europe was not easily won. The sun shines bright in the Costa Blanca for all of the fallen heroes now.
I have heard this song sung by one or two other artists, but nothing , in my mind stands up to this rendition by Finbar, l cannot stop a tear forming every time l hear this. For me the ultimate anti war song!
I sang this song today at church in honor of all those who paid that ultimate sacrifice - especially for those of my regiment (11th Armored Cavalry - Vietnam). There were few dry eyes - this rendition with Finbar Furey is magnificently orchestrated and masterfully sung.
Åh min Gud, den här sången och texten gick som en pil, rakt in i hjärtat.Tårarna rinner som en flod. Så viktigt att minnas alla de människor som miste sina liv både i första, och andra världskriget💗 Ett enastående framförande av den som sjunger, och de som spelar, TACK!
Quite Simply One Of The Greatest Songs Ever Written! First Heard It Played On Remembrance Day in 1993 in Albany Western Australia! Have loved it ever since Just Had To Find Out The Name Of This Wonderful Brilliant Song!🙂🧔🎙️🎸🎻🎼🎵🎶😔🙏🌺🇮🇪🏴
Why? This song isn't about Ireland or the Irish. It's about the generation of young men who were slaughtered on the Western front during WWI regardless of nationality.
@@swordbeach4709 It is, the singer-songwriter Eric Bogle said he wrote The Green Fields of France as a response to the anti-Irish sentiment in Britain back in the 70s. Bogle revealed he chose the name “Willie McBride” for the 19-year-old who features in the song because of its “Irish connotations”. Bogle told presenter Myles Dungan the song was a "subtle reminder" to British people that thousands of Irishmen had died in the first World War in the service of the British Empire.
@@5eurocups2005 Your claim that Eric Bogle "wrote The Green Fields of France as a response to the anti-Irish sentiment" is incorrect, he wrote the song after spending a few days walking through various WW1 cemeteries in France, and as he walked he thought about how interesting it would be if he could sit down and have a chat, so to speak, with one of the soldiers buried there, this is the reason why he wrote the song. Your claim about why he chose an Irish name was a completely separate decision and is most likely correct, but my point is that he had already decided to write an anti war song. It might seem that I am splitting hairs here but there is an important difference between writing the song "in response to the anti-Irish sentiment" as opposed to writing the song and at the same time "taking the opportunity to counter the anti-Irish sentiment by using an Irish soldier as it's focus" for the reasons you mentioned
@@swordbeach4709its an irish singer dont be presuming he thinks that, he can be proud if he wants to. And by the way there is an irish connection to this song he gave the soldier the name willie mcbride to counter the prevalent 'anti irish sentiment in britain at the time'
@@sean864 this sang was written by a scotsman in respect of all the fallen in a w11 cemetery he was visiting. a knew this sang when it first came out and he has never ever menioned the nationality of the sodjer. also, macbride is a scotttish name..
This song breaks my heart. Moves me to tears every time. As a serviceman with 5 operational tours under my belt (2 in Afghanistan) it just makes me think of the people we lost. It just cuts close to the bone.
i'm sobbing listening to this, since a child i listened to the fureys, such a sad song but how hauntingly beautiful, god just the music alone is so stunning, sweet sixteen is another one i love, so even us young ones know good music
The Fureys and Davie Arthur. The lonesome boatman, another one of my favourites , also been listening to as a child also seen live on more than one occasion. Brilliant, Peace and blessings.
4rth time . Euro 2016,, first time I visited so many battlefields, luckily I'd not heard of this tune otherwise I'd have crying my eyes out for three weeks. May your gods bless you Fureys, a beautiful tune
I am 75 years of age. My Uncle Tommy died at the Battle of Loos in 1915, aged just 17 years. What a waste of life, and still, we have wars. What a terrible world when we can't all live peacefully together.
Visited several battlefields and gravesides in Belgium and France since I first heard this song on my visit to Ireland in the 1970's and it still brings tears to my eyes.
I was born of generations of military men(and of women who fought also-in whatever capacity was necessary). This brings heartbreak to me,old as I am. I remember all those times standing at attention on armistice day. I remember how bewildering it was; I remember also how very wrong it felt.At that age ,I didn't know the word 'obscene'. War is obscene. Those young idealistic lads,their bereft mothers and sweethearts,their suffering families-how can we ever make it right for them again? I don't know how-do you? Anyway,thank you for this moving song.
Crying my eyes 👁️👁️ out here at ten past six in the morning thinking about my father, one the most beautiful poignant songs ever written 🌹💔🌹 Thankyou to every Soilder who fought for our freedom. The sacrifices they made for us and died being proud Irish men. WE LOVE YOU 🌹💔🌹 💚🇮🇪💚
This, I believe is the most beautiful & ultimate anti war song. Wonderful music & Davey's voice is pure magic. And yes, I do know they didn't write it but for me this is the very best version of it.
Very moving; my grandfather was killed in training for the War in 1915; he left a widow and my father. My other grandfather survived WW1 in France, and Salonika, and survived the Blitz in London during WW2. Then he lost a daughter, my Mother, too young. I salute the resilience of my ancestors and wish for nothing more or less than peace in my children's and grandchildren's time.
So your mother died in the blitz to you are at least 80 and your mother was how old? Don't try to put sod stories like this, it's not noble it's disgusting
I am old now, but when I was young there were many survivors of the "Great War" and their sons and nephews and nieces who had taken part in what many historians consider to be round two of the same conflict. Plus. widows who's only memory was a silver cross and a fading photograph in a cracked leather frame praying that their fatherless children would never have to go to war. A very strong ballad indeed,
This song is an absolute classic it's my favorite and there is no mistaking Finbar's vocals the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck as he sings the song and the shivers are going down my spine, and the tears are running down my face and it happens everytime i listen to the song but it won't stop me from listening to it i grew up listening to the Furey's and Davy Arthur.
I first heard this as a 14/15-year old 'pot man' at the Galtymore in Cricklewood, NW2, - 40+ years ago. To this day it makes me shed a tear. Such an eternal and relevant song. Every 11th at 11:00 I hum this to myself. We don't learn do we... :(
I can’t remember the first time I heard this song, I grew up listening to it. It is probably the most emotive song I’ve ever heard, beautifully sung, by far the best version 👍🏻
A heartbraking version this is! One of the best anti-war songs. It really moves me. I am a Norwegian. Soldier. Officer. Retired colonel. My grandpa emigrated to USA. In 1910. And was called upon in 1916. Was in 90th division in France the last year of the war. He was in a machingunbattallion. Wounded, but survived. He never spoke of what he experienced there
I was always going to be in the Army. As a kid my parents got me to read “All Quiet on the Western Front” and played me this song, thinking it would discourage me. But like The Red Badge of Courage,...I had to see the elephant. I spent 20 years as an Airborne Infantryman and had amazing experiences and made amazing friends.....many of whom are dead. I do not regret my time....but this song brings my friends, who are never far, right in front of me. What a high price to pay.
During the 2nd world war my Grandmother’s brother was drowned by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore. The Family who he stayed with for sometime while stationed over there helped protect him until that fateful night and he was able to send letters home to my grandmother because of them. That Singaporean family later wrote to advise my Grandmother what had happened and even sent a heartfelt letter to her along with his belongings. She also received the official letter that he was missing in action and his body was never found but she knew from what the family told her that there was no hope. Although she never met them in person, that gave her great comfort with losing a brother that was just 17 and had lied about his age to enter the war. They sent letters to each other for a good many years after too. I’ve never really shared this with anyone and it is nye on 20 years since my dear Grandmother’s passing. It just seems appropriate with Anzac Day tomorrow here in Australia.
It's a poignant tribute to all those young lives sacrificed. It brought me to a closer feeling for my Grandmother's loss of her eldest beloved brother - and how her grieving Mother kept a candle burning for her lost son until the day she died. Moving too is the corresponding original tale, "Es ist and der Zeit" (Hannes Wader sings,) explaining how their young men were lied to; glorifying the carnage on all sides. And as that says, they are still lying to us today; breeding hatred to encourage more pointless conflicts.
I used to sing this song with my friend when he played the guitar. Moves me to tears everytime I hear it now. I've been to the battlefields in France it's such a humbling experience. 😢 it's such a powerful song.
I saw the Fureys play this at D`Lacey`s house in Cork many years ago when i was on holiday in Ireland.What wonderful memories of such wonderful hospitality.I hope my health allows me to return once again
Cant stop listening to this-never heard such a poignant message so beautifully sung-can picture the scene so clearly and gives me the shivers and adore Finbar's voice
@@lindy-loucullen4226 C. S. Lewis, “The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.”
Merci à ces hommes qui ont donné leurs vies pour nous défendre ! For their memories and that we never again have to send these young men to death in the green fields ! Merci !
“Young Willy Mc Bride, I can’t help wondering why, do those who lie here know why did they die? And, did they believe, when they answered the call, that this war would end all wars?” This verse is wonderfully written, it really makes you think: ‘ did those who went over the top across the Somme River, did they really believe that they were fighting the “ war to end all wars”?
I agree with you, this beautiful, poignant song should bring forth tears from a stone. The truth, I fear, however, is that that the forces of war, the Churches, the Armed Forces, The Great and the Good, will continue to condemn the young to die for as long as they have influence. The common people, those who pay the price, count for nothing. Bounty.
@@TheFearghus2 Both factions of Irishmen died during the war. The song is just as touching to the Loyalist as it is to us Republicans. Don't start a flame war. Our end goal is a united Ireland. Not a repeat of The Troubles.
My Great Great Uncles fought and died at YPRES. One was German and one was Irish. Fought on different sides of the same battle. Very proud of them both. My dad has visited the graves in Belgium. Truly harrowing war. Peace brothers and sisters.
That's some family history to have . It seems it happened a lot more than we know . They we're made of strong stuff . They built the world we have today. My brother n friends done up the German POW Graveyard in Eire as there's a lot of them that stayed on here to live in peace & see how life could've been for them . Yes always keep their name's & stories alive Lest we forget . Tanx
@@paulbolton2129 , no he did not. Scots Australian Eric Bogle wrote this in 1975. He also wrote 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' in 1971. The man's a National Living Treasure in both Scotland and Australia.
Unbelievable rendition of this beautiful song. My grandparents were only in WWII, but I can only imagine, just based on their recollection of that war, just how bad and how significant the Great War was.
I obviously wasn't there for the war. I've never served in the military. But damn, how I cry every time I hear this song. On the 100th anniversary of the ending of this conflict, may every scar heal. That every casualty of this terror may have found some peace.
Just gave this beautiful song another listen after the recent 11/11/11 commemorations. It's probably the most poignant of any songs about the war, with heartbreaking lyrics wonderfully encapsulated with the wistful strings of what sounds like a mandolin, I'm sure Irish folk reading this will put me straight if it's another instrument. RIP to all the lads who so selflessly gave their lives, my love for them will never fade.
My great grandad fought in WW1 with the 16th Irish division as a Irish catholic He fought along side Ulster Protestants No religion in the trenches just young men fighting For each other to survive
I'm 14 and think this is the best song of all time. Truly a moving song for our veterans who gave their life to people they didn't know😢
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They give their lives for you and the people of the future so you can enjoy your life and future generations.
Hey, my Catholic family went. Did their duty.
Uncle was gassed. Wheel chair his whole life. All be for even my mother.
despite listening to this song for 40 plus years, it still can move me to tears. such a powerful song.
Got me there, crying my eyes out in the kitchen.
I hope you are okay and wish you the very best.
Some dude who's crying in the kitchen.
But it happens again and again and again
Everytime. God rest all those that died in vain.
Yeah it's magnificent. The seminal anti war song & Davey's voice is pure magic.
The pipes sounds in anguish. It's stunning
same
I'm french and during my kindness I lived by Pozières in the North of France and from the windows of my bedroom I saw a huge graveyard where english, scots, ANZAC soldiers were buried. The moon sihined ont the white graves...Now I'm 78 yers old and each 1st of july I remeberer this....
Thank you, I had family that fought there. Anzacs for ever ❤
In 1916 Ireland fought in all those WW1 battles (same with the Welsh).
4:21
Did these men die for nothing 😢
Love and peace
I am 78 now and this is the first time I have ever heard this beautiful true wonderful song,God bless them all
I've had it with me, all my 51 years.... And it made me an anti war , anti soldier immediately.
The sheer futility
And the grief.
@@darrenshevlin4879😮😮
ion is the most beautiful and poignant
This song, especially this version by the Fureys, never fails to move me to tears. Powerful
Listen to christy dignam sing it ❤
Tommy Makems rendition is the best imo.
@@Mama_Mia84 I was commenting on the song rather than any particular version. IMO you can't beat the original version by writer Eric Bogle.
'to a whole generation that where butchered and damed'. I think is one of the most accurate lines ever written
A great copy of a Eric Bogle song
I'm 73 and thanks to my grandfather and all those other brave young men who fought and died ...because of them I've lived a blessed life...with children and grand children also a great grandchild.....this song has tears streaming down my face every time I hear it ...especially on 11th of November....I owe my life to those young men...
They gave their lives for £s and $ not for freedom or for future generations. They were blown apart and crippled for money. Read Marine Corp General Smedly Buttlers "War is a Racket". He was Americas most decorated Soldier.
As a 9 year old boy I Was forced to listen to this song by my dear father. Now I'm 40 with a family of my own I absolutely adore this song, can't listen without being overwhelmed. Everything about this song is just perfect.
A wonderful song - but this is the best version, in my opinion. Words by a Scotsman, sung by an Irishman and a head bowed by an Englishman. The Celts have the heart, which the Anglo-Saxons admire. My forebears were Lancashire Fusiliers who died at Gallipoli and Vimy Ridge. Please no more war.
Well said pal.I'm an Irish nationalist.But my family joined the fight against the Nazis.I also grew up in a small red brick terrace built by the British called Artillery Place in a former garrison town.
wonderful words.
I heard Eric Bogle sing it in the early seventies. Unforgettable. Tiny folk club in South Australia.❤
Amen 🙏
Of course there will be numerous sequels! 😜 Again and again and again and again...
( Consider the current Gaza debacle; I'm sure a sequel is already being scripted. 🤔)
Can anyone listen to this song without being moved? I am not ashamed to say that I cry every time I hear it.
I do as well, Gerard. It's an emotional tune. How can you not shed a tear?
Me too so true of so many young boys, thank you Finbar for singing so well x
Me, too. I don't think I could ever learn it. I would cry singing it.
You are not alone and only someone with no soul could not be moved by it...
Anyone who is not in tears listening to this I never wish to meet.
One of my favourite songs of all time. Bravo again and again.
A beautiful rendition. My uncle was killed in WW1, in 1917 two days after his 19th Birthday. Unfortunately I never met him although I have visited his grave in Northern France twice.
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God bless him for his sacrifice. 😢
A hero god bless
I am sure he and all the rest of the men buried in in foreign lands because they had to fight they belie
Total respect 🌹🎖️
How 461 People Can Dislike This Beautiful Song Is Beyond Belief!😡
Possibly the same type of people who are against wearing poppies.
Or they just clicked on the song and don't like this type of mysic 🙂
I know many of ‘the same type of people’ (myself included) who love this song. It’s a song about the utter pointlessness of the war. It’s in no way political. Don’t make sweeping generalisations about people.
They are the people that have been brain washed 🙄
You can't blame people for refusing to wear poppies. It's a symbol of the british forces. A military that has terrorised more countries than any other country. I'd feel pity for any soldier in a meaningless war, but I'd never wear a poppy, a swastika or a rising sun.
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I've never been to war, I'm nearly seventy and I thank those young men that have allowed me to have a long life through their sacrifice. It brings me to tears thinking about them, and this song says it all. To one and all that fell I thankyou again and again.
I served 4 years in 2/2 USMC I was blessed also I did some embassy protection in 98 Albania closest to combat as I got this song brought tears to my eyes when I was a child growing up in Ireland and now almost 50 I still well up with tears when I listen to it I love the Fureys they were my first concert
Well said
@@robashton5254 Many thanks
I’d like to say thank you too 🌺
Without men like you, our species wouldn't be here Grandfather.
Always reminds me of my friend Paul. Many times we listened to this while having a few beers. RIP Paul. Miss you mate.
My Grandfather died during World War 1 in France(July 16th) he captained an Irish Regiment, I play the song often, and have seen “The Fureys” many times in concert.
The beauty of this song as it doesn't matter your nationality, English,Scottish,Welsh,Irish, Australian, New Zealand or anything else, you can feel the pain at another young man who lost his life, his future and his sweetheart and was forgotten and this is a way to remember them all
Absolutely buddy, very well said.
Couldn't put it any Better well said
Its hurting right now, i hear this, blink and stifle my tears . RIP
@@calbobz that’s the most Scottish comment ever. Of course the English understand
Remember the boys in northern ireland both unionist and nationalist
I first heard this as a young kid. The words left me stunned. 30yrs later it still makes me cry. One of the finest songs ever to be written.
Played this about 60 times in the last two days,its made me look at myself and the bigoted heart i have within me. Why oh why do we hate each other ,im a born again Christian and needed to hear this oh how i wish i could have saved him with my life instead of his and many others
My Grandad was one of those who's sacrifice was in vain, he is buried in Grandcourt Military Cemetery in France. This song tells it all.
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All to go out to fight for those who can't stand up for them selves they are warriors and hero's and because of songs and music like this they will always be remembered Thanks to every man of every Nation that faught for us
May he have all the blessings of God placed upon his soul
@@becki6328 Ppppppppppppp
My great grandfather fought for the British Army at the Battle of the Somme and survived. However he was killed when the Nazis bombed Belfast N.Ireland in 1941. Typical luck of my family. God bless you John Joseph Fisher ❤️🙏🏼 forever in our hearts.
once a hero, always a hero
Beautiful. Love the Fureys ... they bring you along with your heart. Makes one mindful ❤
So true Liz, so true…. I’ve seen them about a dozen times live on stage. 😀
After all those years, this version still gives me the shivers. I have to be carefull when to play it, because I can still cry my eyes out.
Can't wait to see that beautiful country
i no me to
so do i
Me 2.💚
so do i drop stuff st andrews church tarvin chester lest we forget
This is THE most beautiful and poignant anti-war song I ever heard and this is the best version of it. The Fureys have completely nailed the spirit of the lyrics and the melody is perfectly paced and perfectly arranged.
Prefer the Dropkick Murphys version myself. It's between this and another Eric Bogle song for me "..... and the Band played Waltzing Matilda" is pretty good too.
Finbar did a beautiful duet version with Christy Dignam that just tears me up: th-cam.com/video/ofhao4SHXGo/w-d-xo.html
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SCOTSMAN Eric BOGLE deserves every accolade for this anti war song. what a brilliant writer. I am SO proud of him
Wow! I have never heard this song before. I am in the United States. Even after all these years a song such as this so well done can stir up so much visual images, horrors, pain, etc. to the depths of your soul. God bless all those who perished and suffered from all wars.
Nobody could do this song like Fureys and David Arthur.The EMOTION of the voice!💚
One of the best anti war songs of all time and flawlessly performed by the Furey Brothers. The last verse is particularly poignant and calls up a question brilliantly addressed by two Scottish authors, Docherty and McGregor in the their 2013 book Hidden History, The Secret origins of WW 1. " Do those who lie here know why did they die?"
Indeed, the singer songwriter Eric Bogle wrote a master piece, but it's real title is No Man's Land and the lyrics have been slightly changed to suit the Furey's vocals.
Great song and love the Fureys but I wish they would sing the correct words.
Very gifted musician and songwriter.
One the third day they rose 🌹 again xxx
*Oh sweet Jesus Mary & Joseph this song breaks my heart 💔 it's one of my dad's favourites but a painful reminder of what our countries people have been through, all those who died, those tortured.. May long live all of the men, women and children who were befallen by such cruel people*..😔 🇮🇪 ☘️🍀
My great great grandmother brother was john miney victoria cross
My da played the album "The Fureys' Finest" often when I was small and this song always made me sad, though I didn't know why. Now my da has passed it hits me even harder.
I love how the Irish musicians and heart, can take a song far away and beyond ... beautiful
It's a Scottish song. You seem to be saying it takes Irish Musicians and heart to make a Scottish song good, and that sentiment screams of xenophobia and racism.
@@glenbe4026 You are silly.
Australian- Scottish Song...some person who wrote " the band played waltzing matilda" Eric Bogle
@@glenbe4026 and Rod for Grace?
Hi Finoula, yes best version from the Fureys and Davy Arthur without a doubt, totally agree with you.
Amazing song! One of my Dad's favorites. Born in Ireland in 1931 and sadly gone from us since 2015. God rest you Dad and Happy Birthday in heaven on 12/16.❤️
My late dad used to sing this too, the singer songwriter is the Scotsman, Eric Bogle. It's not an Irish song.
@@coffee6783 I think we all know that.
@@christinequinn5355 Actually, you assume too much, everything's Irish these days, thanks to the Irish diaspora. My Scottish grandfather fought at the Somme & Ypres, he was badly wounded - his only son, sang this song.
@@coffee6783this is an irish singer and we are proud people, thats why people are talking about ireland thats it. Stop being so touchy.
An absolutely beautiful song! I am part Irish myself, I now live in Spain. The freedom of Europe was not easily won. The sun shines bright in the Costa Blanca for all of the fallen heroes now.
I have heard this song sung by one or two other artists, but nothing , in my mind stands up to this rendition by Finbar, l cannot stop a tear forming every time l hear this. For me the ultimate anti war song!
Listen to Eric Bogle - they guy who wrote it.
@@joline2730 Just did.......not a patch on Finbars!
@@nancytimmins2436 nothing beats the original version. Not even close.
@@sandsbola Rubbish. This is the best version
@@benitolonard4441 no, it's rubbish
I sang this song today at church in honor of all those who paid that ultimate sacrifice - especially for those of my regiment (11th Armored Cavalry - Vietnam). There were few dry eyes - this rendition with Finbar Furey is magnificently orchestrated and masterfully sung.
Åh min Gud, den här sången och texten gick som en pil, rakt in i hjärtat.Tårarna rinner som en flod. Så viktigt att minnas alla de människor som miste sina liv både i första, och andra världskriget💗
Ett enastående framförande av den som sjunger, och de som spelar, TACK!
Quite Simply One Of The Greatest Songs Ever Written! First Heard It Played On Remembrance Day in 1993 in Albany Western Australia! Have loved it ever since Just Had To Find Out The Name Of This Wonderful Brilliant Song!🙂🧔🎙️🎸🎻🎼🎵🎶😔🙏🌺🇮🇪🏴
The toughest of men will cry at this song, English born but makes me proud of my Irish blood from cavan, absolutely beautiful song
Why? This song isn't about Ireland or the Irish. It's about the generation of young men who were slaughtered on the Western front during WWI regardless of nationality.
@@swordbeach4709 It is, the singer-songwriter Eric Bogle said he wrote The Green Fields of France as a response to the anti-Irish sentiment in Britain back in the 70s. Bogle revealed he chose the name “Willie McBride” for the 19-year-old who features in the song because of its “Irish connotations”. Bogle told presenter Myles Dungan the song was a "subtle reminder" to British people that thousands of Irishmen had died in the first World War in the service of the British Empire.
@@5eurocups2005 Your claim that Eric Bogle "wrote The Green Fields of France as a response to the anti-Irish sentiment" is incorrect, he wrote the song after spending a few days walking through various WW1 cemeteries in France, and as he walked he thought about how interesting it would be if he could sit down and have a chat, so to speak, with one of the soldiers buried there, this is the reason why he wrote the song. Your claim about why he chose an Irish name was a completely separate decision and is most likely correct, but my point is that he had already decided to write an anti war song. It might seem that I am splitting hairs here but there is an important difference between writing the song "in response to the anti-Irish sentiment" as opposed to writing the song and at the same time "taking the opportunity to counter the anti-Irish sentiment by using an Irish soldier as it's focus" for the reasons you mentioned
@@swordbeach4709its an irish singer dont be presuming he thinks that, he can be proud if he wants to. And by the way there is an irish connection to this song he gave the soldier the name willie mcbride to counter the prevalent 'anti irish sentiment in britain at the time'
@@sean864 this sang was written by a scotsman in respect of all the fallen in a w11 cemetery he was visiting. a knew this sang when it first came out and he has never ever menioned the nationality of the sodjer. also, macbride is a scotttish name..
This song breaks my heart. Moves me to tears every time. As a serviceman with 5 operational tours under my belt (2 in Afghanistan) it just makes me think of the people we lost. It just cuts close to the bone.
i'm sobbing listening to this, since a child i listened to the fureys, such a sad song but how hauntingly beautiful, god just the music alone is so stunning, sweet sixteen is another one i love, so even us young ones know good music
The Fureys and Davie Arthur.
The lonesome boatman, another one of my favourites , also been listening to as a child also seen live on more than one occasion.
Brilliant, Peace and blessings.
@@surality How right you are. Beauty in anything overcomes age or prejudice.
My parents would play the Fureys as we went for day trips. We'd all sing 'Red Rose cafe' in the car on the way back from trips to Exmoor and Cornwall.
Great song
Finbar Furey seems somehow to precisely present the feeling of every song he sings and the music fits exactly !
4rth time . Euro 2016,, first time I visited so many battlefields, luckily I'd not heard of this tune otherwise I'd have crying my eyes out for three weeks. May your gods bless you Fureys, a beautiful tune
I am 75 years of age. My Uncle Tommy died at the Battle of Loos in 1915, aged just 17 years. What a waste of life, and still, we have wars. What a terrible world when we can't all live peacefully together.
Iv listened to this 4 times one after another and each time im sure it gets sadder ... never forget !!
Me and the lads went the somme this year ,and we sung this at willie McBride's grave with a tear in our eyes ,RESPECT ,to the fallen
Which graveyard in the Somme is there a Willie McBride grave?
@Jimmy Ireland thank you.
Oh Tim xx
@@brianstevens7789 There is W. McBride at the cemetery at the Plogsteert Memorial to the missing. That is Belgium but close o the French border.
This is a Scottish song about a Scots man not Irish sorry
Beautifully and emotionally sang by Finbar......great recording and playing by Fury’s and Davy Arthur. I’ve never not been moved by this song 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The futility of war bless them all a waste of human life
Too bad about your spelling
Visited several battlefields and gravesides in Belgium and France since I first heard this song on my visit to Ireland in the 1970's and it still brings tears to my eyes.
I was born of generations of military men(and of women who fought also-in whatever capacity was necessary). This brings heartbreak to me,old as I am. I remember all those times standing at attention on armistice day. I remember how bewildering it was; I remember also how very wrong it felt.At that age ,I didn't know the word 'obscene'. War is obscene. Those young idealistic lads,their bereft mothers and sweethearts,their suffering families-how can we ever make it right for them again? I don't know how-do you? Anyway,thank you for this moving song.
How true! How beautiful?! How tearful also! Gorgeous music and meaning!
How sad. He was only 19. What a waste of human life.
Crying my eyes 👁️👁️ out here at ten past six in the morning thinking about my father, one the most beautiful poignant songs ever written 🌹💔🌹 Thankyou to every Soilder who fought for our freedom. The sacrifices they made for us and died being proud Irish men. WE LOVE YOU 🌹💔🌹 💚🇮🇪💚
This, I believe is the most beautiful & ultimate anti war song. Wonderful music & Davey's voice is pure magic. And yes, I do know they didn't write it but for me this is the very best version of it.
Think it only finbar singing on this sure l heard him tell a.story about the day they done it in one take in London no rehearsal sat down played it
today i remember them
not with a smile
nor with a drink
but with a tear
and a broken heart
If anyones got to your post and not got a tear , thee be no heart, I couldn't see the little thing to tap,
Many many hearts were broken , it’s no shame to add our hearts .
Very moving; my grandfather was killed in training for the War in 1915; he left a widow and my father. My other grandfather survived WW1 in France, and Salonika, and survived the Blitz in London during WW2. Then he lost a daughter, my Mother, too young. I salute the resilience of my ancestors and wish for nothing more or less than peace in my children's and grandchildren's time.
That would be nice. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening.
So your mother died in the blitz to you are at least 80 and your mother was how old? Don't try to put sod stories like this, it's not noble it's disgusting
@@cmr8227 he never implies she died in the blitz
@@gerardfallon2845 my mistake but still dose not add up
@@cmr8227 I can see it being real. Assuming this this guy is 50-ish?
Remember the fallen -and never forget who sent them. The rich who stayed home in comfort
Respect and R.I.P
@@therichestmaninbabylon7942 The politicians are the muppets of the rich,
*this song would bring tears to a glass eye* 😢 🇮🇪☘️🍀
It's doing it to me now Jac Crossan Stewart ☘☘🍀🍀
Absolutely the best version
I am old now, but when I was young there were many survivors of the "Great War" and their sons and nephews and nieces who had taken part in what many historians consider to be round two of the same conflict. Plus. widows who's only memory was a silver cross and a fading photograph in a cracked leather frame praying that their fatherless children would never have to go to war. A very strong ballad indeed,
@@aldeshotoffice Nah Eric Bogle does the best
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This song is an absolute classic it's my favorite and there is no mistaking Finbar's vocals the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck as he sings the song and the shivers are going down my spine, and the tears are running down my face and it happens everytime i listen to the song but it won't stop me from listening to it i grew up listening to the Furey's and Davy Arthur.
I first heard this as a 14/15-year old 'pot man' at the Galtymore in Cricklewood, NW2, - 40+ years ago. To this day it makes me shed a tear. Such an eternal and relevant song. Every 11th at 11:00 I hum this to myself. We don't learn do we... :(
I can’t remember the first time I heard this song, I grew up listening to it. It is probably the most emotive song I’ve ever heard, beautifully sung, by far the best version 👍🏻
This is one of the most beautiful and poignant songs I have ever heard. We saw the furies last year and they were so good.
A heartbraking version this is! One of the best anti-war songs. It really moves me. I am a Norwegian. Soldier. Officer. Retired colonel. My grandpa emigrated to USA. In 1910. And was called upon in 1916. Was in 90th division in France the last year of the war. He was in a machingunbattallion. Wounded, but survived. He never spoke of what he experienced there
There is no use in talking of war. The ones who fought already know and the ones who haven't cannot understand.
My grand father was also a machine gunner in the 1st Great War but he never ever spoke to us,his grand children about that great tragedy.
Scots wrote this and it is ANTI
God bless them all.
Fantastic song bless you for sharing your video 🇮🇪☘️💋 Derek from Dublin 🇮🇪
I was always going to be in the Army. As a kid my parents got me to read “All Quiet on the Western Front” and played me this song, thinking it would discourage me. But like The Red Badge of Courage,...I had to see the elephant. I spent 20 years as an Airborne Infantryman and had amazing experiences and made amazing friends.....many of whom are dead. I do not regret my time....but this song brings my friends, who are never far, right in front of me. What a high price to pay.
Thank you deeply and widely for your service, conviction, and compassion. And your willingness.
God bless you sir.
And war ends wars?
During the 2nd world war my Grandmother’s brother was drowned by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore.
The Family who he stayed with for sometime while stationed over there helped protect him until that fateful night and he was able to send letters home to my grandmother because of them.
That Singaporean family later wrote to advise my Grandmother what had happened and even sent a heartfelt letter to her along with his belongings.
She also received the official letter that he was missing in action and his body was never found but she knew from what the family told her that there was no hope.
Although she never met them in person, that gave her great comfort with losing a brother that was just 17 and had lied about his age to enter the war.
They sent letters to each other for a good many years after too.
I’ve never really shared this with anyone and it is nye on 20 years since my dear Grandmother’s passing.
It just seems appropriate with Anzac Day tomorrow here in Australia.
It's a poignant tribute to all those young lives sacrificed. It brought me to a closer feeling for my Grandmother's loss of her eldest beloved brother - and how her grieving Mother kept a candle burning for her lost son until the day she died. Moving too is the corresponding original tale, "Es ist and der Zeit" (Hannes Wader sings,) explaining how their young men were lied to; glorifying the carnage on all sides. And as that says, they are still lying to us today; breeding hatred to encourage more pointless conflicts.
I used to sing this song with my friend when he played the guitar. Moves me to tears everytime I hear it now. I've been to the battlefields in France it's such a humbling experience. 😢 it's such a powerful song.
Went to see the Fureys in March with my Dad in North wales the best experience the stories told of how the songs came about. Beautiful songs
South Wales now ha
William. I am crying now! It is a most moving and powerful song with so much truth. If only the world leaders of today could hear it and be moved.
I saw the Fureys play this at D`Lacey`s house in Cork many years ago when i was on holiday in Ireland.What wonderful memories of such wonderful hospitality.I hope my health allows me to return once again
Lest we forget.Those dead people who fought and died.RIP
Cant stop listening to this-never heard such a poignant message so beautifully sung-can picture the scene so clearly and gives me the shivers and adore Finbar's voice
Molly, look up "Liam Clancy" when the band played waltzing matilda. Same poignancy
My dad liked this song this song reminds me of him 😢
Glad to see this great song is still "alive" and going around. Even the youngest generation of singers are still singing it.
Superb version of this wonderful song. I first heard it about eight years ago. Really moves me every time.
"a whole generation butchered and damned" says it all.
Thank God someone is listening to the poets and writers who feel what has happened for years. Look at our world full of hatred.
Yeah it was.. Certain years if you were born back then was a death sentence... And for what? The 1%
I would give my right arm to hear Shane Macgowan sing that line.
morts pour rien!
@@lindy-loucullen4226 C. S. Lewis,
“The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.”
Just great so emotional and unfortunately still ongoing for so many families - The Fureys capture all the feelings - just beautiful.
Today is 11th Nov 22 . I am ex 45 Royal marine and served in Afghanistan. This song cuts deep
Heart breaking,2024, again and again and again and again, will we ever learn 😢
this is the best rendition of is powerful song.. thank you
No matter how profound a remembrance's speech can be, nothing will match this song to make you realise how lucky we are to live a peaceful life.
I love this mans voice it is beautiful and perfect for the song.
Capturing history in a song. Beautiful!
Merci à ces hommes qui ont donné leurs vies pour nous défendre ! For their memories and that we never again have to send these young men to death in the green fields ! Merci !
Amen to that. Best wishes from England 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
This recording/performance/arrangement is a 10 and can never be bettered. Iconic.
My great uncle was one of the fallen. Born on the shankill but was an irishman through and through
“Young Willy Mc Bride, I can’t help wondering why, do those who lie here know why did they die? And, did they believe, when they answered the call, that this war would end all wars?”
This verse is wonderfully written, it really makes you think: ‘ did those who went over the top across the Somme River, did they really believe that they were fighting the “ war to end all wars”?
The best version by far , it would bring tears from a stone !
it does
Them Boston Paddy's, aka the Dropkick Murphy's cover not only brings tears to the eyes , it grabs your heart and rips it clean out of your chest
I agree with you, this beautiful, poignant song should bring forth tears from a stone. The truth, I fear, however, is that that the forces of war, the Churches, the Armed Forces, The Great and the Good, will continue to condemn the young to die for as long as they have influence. The common people, those who pay the price, count for nothing. Bounty.
What a perfect. Tone and voice for this one of the saddest of songs I know of
@@TheFearghus2 Both factions of Irishmen died during the war. The song is just as touching to the Loyalist as it is to us Republicans. Don't start a flame war. Our end goal is a united Ireland. Not a repeat of The Troubles.
I'm 63 and I have been lucky not to have to go war I owe these brave n men women forgiving me a peaceful life you will never be FORGOTTEN
To who ever did this video, I take my hat off to you . Fury's are great.
It breaks my heart every time I hear it. "Man's blind indifference to his fellow man" . How true that is.
Absolutely Legendary. Thanks for this upload.
My Great Great Uncles fought and died at YPRES. One was German and one was Irish. Fought on different sides of the same battle. Very proud of them both. My dad has visited the graves in Belgium. Truly harrowing war. Peace brothers and sisters.
That's some family history to have . It seems it happened a lot more than we know . They we're made of strong stuff . They built the world we have today. My brother n friends done up the German POW Graveyard in Eire as there's a lot of them that stayed on here to live in peace & see how life could've been for them . Yes always keep their name's & stories alive Lest we forget . Tanx
This is beautiful song, the lyrics are so good they were written in gold. Love it.
How genuine can you create? Just gorgeous!
Still makes me bawl like a child.
Makes me cry this song beautiful song RIP TO ALL THE SOLDIERS LIST ARE KILLED IN ACTION
I play this song to remind me of the sacrifices young men paid ..... and still do in war still today in the world x
Possibly the most touching and saddest song ever, wonderfully perfomed here.....
WRITTEN BY scotsman ERIC bogle
So true
@@susanlittlejohn8054 thanks for info great song
Scottish song
Eric Bogle's masterpiece; a truly great rendition by the Fureys ...
Finbar Fury wrote the song not Eric bogle
@@paulbolton2129 so confident and so wrong en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(Eric_Bogle_song)
@@paulbolton2129 Eric Bogle.
@@paulbolton2129 , no he did not. Scots Australian Eric Bogle wrote this in 1975. He also wrote 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' in 1971. The man's a National Living Treasure in both Scotland and Australia.
This is the best and most moving version. Period.
Unbelievable rendition of this beautiful song. My grandparents were only in WWII, but I can only imagine, just based on their recollection of that war, just how bad and how significant the Great War was.
I obviously wasn't there for the war. I've never served in the military. But damn, how I cry every time I hear this song. On the 100th anniversary of the ending of this conflict, may every scar heal. That every casualty of this terror may have found some peace.
Just gave this beautiful song another listen after the recent 11/11/11 commemorations. It's probably
the most poignant of any songs about the war, with heartbreaking lyrics wonderfully encapsulated with
the wistful strings of what sounds like a mandolin, I'm sure Irish folk reading this will put me straight if it's another instrument.
RIP to all the lads who so selflessly gave their lives, my love for them will never fade.
Heard this song for the first time when visiting Ireland in '79. It blew me away then as it does today. I'm afraid the world will never change.