Come out ye black and tans was the first Irish rebel song I ever heard which introduced me to Irish history. I absolutely love Ireland, the history, the people, the culture, everything! also the songs are amazing.
Same actually, I remember it was Easter 2022 when we were travelling up to Scotland. We made a playlist of Scottish songs, when suddenly this came on and I absolutely loved the accent and lyrics. Thats when I fell in love with rebel music. ❤❤❤🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I’m of Irish descent but live in the US many friends and family members sent money to the IRA. The struggle of Northern Ireland between the British dates back prior to 1916 to almost a millennium since the Anglo-Norman invasion. The IRA even had funding from Gaddafi who was known to support and group resistant to tyrannical British rule. Ireland has a rich history. Ireland has the most geniuses per capita and the Druids were respected by Greco-Roman empire. Ireland was one of the only countries in Europe to not be conquered by Rome
Superek są te piosenki . Kawał histori Irlandii ,można wiele się dowiedzieć o skomplikowanej sytuacji Dzięki chłopaku. BO też jestem Irlandcxzykiem który woli pośpiewać pobawić niż Niż te gatki szmatki wielu ambon I trybun zbawicieli.
About the German Army video: It is notable that it was the Army of East Germany that performed this song. Maybe the socialists saw a potential ally in Irish rebels if the Cold War had ever escalated in Europe.
You forgot to mention that it was Winston Churchill who came up with the idea of recruiting ex-squaddies as police 'Cadets'-that was their literal title!
Part 1 Thank you for the explanation. Davy! You noticed that the German Army was singing this song. The Army you meant is the NVA. The "National People's Army". Dunno how to translate it better. It was the Army of the former GDR (Eastern Germany). The NVA, as the GDR, was part of the eastern communist block and brother in arms of the Soviet Army. As an 18 years old boy I was forced to serve the NVA because I was living in the GDR. So the lyrics in the "German version“ are basically about the "soviet sons" who have to leave to serve army. It's meant that they only have to go because of the western army forces. The father in this song, a Soviet farmer, and his son, who is brought by him to a train station, would love to do their acres/ fields than to prepare for war. After all the "German version" is a sentimental communist propaganda song. The great Irish song was abused from my point of view.
*The great Irish song was abused from my point of view.* you can't do worse than us americans. we turned "Johnny i hardly knew ye", an anti-war song about the horrors of war and the toll it takes on a soldier's body and life, and turned it into "When johnny comes marching home", a war/enlistment propaganda song glorifying soldiers as war heros and rock stars who get parties in their honor and get all the girls.
Whilst there is no doubt it's a rousing number, we should be quite clear about the troubling origins of the song. Behan is basically admitting that his father was a drunken bully who intimidated his protestant neighbours in Dublin, long after the War of Independence. These people belonged to a small and vulnerable minority community who were entitled to live in peace. Whatever about their previous political allegiance they were now Irish citizens of the new independent Irish state and they were being threatened in their own homes by a swaggering drunken boor. It's exactly the same triumphalist gobsh!tery that we would rightly condemn among the Orangemen in the North, and it doesn't speak well about life for protestant/unionists in early independent Ireland.
@@danieljoseph369 It's a bigoted anti-protestant song, about a drunk bullying his minority neighbours long after the end of the conflict, Behan makes that perfectly clear from the lyrics and the context.
@@michaelh9554 nothing to do with protestants as Black and Tans aren't all protestants. It was opposing the Windsor/Saxe-Coburg & Gotha's(Bavarian Illuminati) colonialism.
@@michaelh9554songs and films are mostly fiction or historically tweaked. Perhaps Dominic fictionised it or had heard of Stephen doing this during war time so included it. You're assuming something.
After the war of independence many of those who fought in it were blacklisted. Meaning they could not get employment anywhere in Ireland. A lot of them went to America for work.
Hallo, I'm a German student and songs like this made me learn about Irish history. We learned NOTHING about it at school, only a little bit about the UK. I asked my history teacher a week ago. I will teach my class about it hopefully next week. Thanks for your content🤗 and sorry for my bad English 😅
Heard this song (Colm R. McGuinness cover) for the first time about 2 weeks ago and now I’m hooked on the history of the Anglo-Irish wars. We don’t get taught about any of this in English schools!
@@23715 I know I can, I’d love to move out of here, unfortunately I don’t have the finances to do so ,, I’m a recovering addict, hopefully I can move away one day 👍🏻
All I will say is my great uncle had to leave Ireland a wanted man... He escaped to America by going to England 😂Canada😂 to the USA. 😂😂😂 He did fight in WW1 for America.
The Black and Tans remind me a lot of the Freikorps from Weimar Germany. The Freikorps were militias of WWI veterans who were fairly decent fighters from their experiences of the trenches, but without the command structure and discipline of a proper army, they often behaved like gangs of brutal thugs.
I was mentioned to an Irishman in Dublin that the Black and Tans were like the early Texas Rangers, both were Protestants, but the Rangers were heavily maned by descendants ofUlstermen and Scots-Irish. They both had had a habit of indiscriminately killin innocent people there Irish Catholics, here Mexican Americans.
I discovered this song soon after the queen's death (since I fell quite alot of contempt around her death, plus I'm french so I have quite alot of reasons to hate the british).
Hey Davy, the only video I found was a short clip where the East German Military was singing the song, explained in Russian 😅 So funny! 😂 Thank you for pointing that out! 😁💚
Well, considering the fact that the Black and Tans are back and are now being called Azov or Tornado or Ajdar...I fully identify with the Irish Rebs and use " Sinn Fein " all the time. Remember Joe Devlin from Columbo? Well, I'm definitely a poetess and a Ukrainian Antifa Reb.
My grandparents came to the US in the early 20th Century. Do I celebrate St Patrick's Day? No. When I was younger would I go to a "English Pub" and start shit on Bloody Sunday? Yep. I went right past being my father to being my grandparents. :) Tiocfaidh ár lá.
If you like this song id encourage you to listen to up the provos by David rovicks it's about the life of France's Hugh's one of my heroes and a great song
Part 3 It's ridiculous that I have to split my posting into three parts. I'm trying to post this since 1 week... Here's the "German version". It's sung by the so called Oktober Klub. Oktober Klub was a more or less governmental singing club in the GDR for propaganda songs. Its members were selected very well because the should have been role models for the rest of rest of the 16 million inhabitants of the GDR. Nobody I know was listening unsolicited to their songs. th-cam.com/video/Ra84rIqzGFw/w-d-xo.html
Finally someone explained to the ether , aye this was also one of the first rebel songs ive heard that got me into all of this and also into you and your channels tiktok and stuff . it just has something in it that has heart and soul of a good song a man would stand behind it
All right,mate.I've just been looking it up,I mean the "german version" of Come Out Ye Black And Tans.Obviously it was sung by the eastern german army,from the GDR,ye know?As we all know,the GDR doesn't excist anymore.
Just checked. This was the former GDR army. Polish comment in the back. I didn't even understand what they were singing. Pls ignore this "german" Desaster
The actual tune Dominic Behan used for the song was called Rosc Catha na Mumhan and was written by Piaras Mac Gearailt from Ballykinealyin east Cork in the 1700's.
Can u explaine this please Come tell us how you slew them poor Arabs two by two, Like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows, How you bravely faced each one with your 16-pounder gun, And you frightened them poor natives to their marrow
Davy you are brilliant. I have been seeing you on reels from tic tok. I am a son of an Irish Family, Mom was from Mayo, Dad from Cork. Our families were scattered to the four corners due to the IRA & their involvement. I have subscribed. Your a fine man.
Great explanation. I hear talking about the troubles in Ireland is like talking about the national socialists in Germany (People aren’t too fond of talking about it). That’s just what I hear and I haven’t been able to get anyone to confirm if it’s true or not.
Not Irish, but I think any population who has been oppressed by a larger international bully can appreciate and empathize with this song and other Rebel tunes
I always wonder about one thing: in irish pubs in germany, you can order a drink called "The black and tans", its a mix of stout and ale...because i read Dan Breens Bio, i was pretty shocked about it. Do you know why they serve something like that?
Hi! Can you explain what the lyrics mean with "show your wife how won medals down in Flanders?" Which battle or achievement is it about and what's the context?
Is it just me who considers someone giving you a "black and tan" beer as a veiled insult? I know I've done it when I really don't like someone because of this association.
I’m English born from a family with Irish connections; my auntie married an Irish fella from Dublin, and they settled down in London. Whenever we visited them we used to play their records (we didn’t have a record player) and there was one I really loved, which I thought was just traditional music. I would turn it up full blast and my older brother would get all nervous and turn it down. To this day Im not sure of the song titles but one was about a jolly plough boy, and going “off to Dublin in the green,” and another was about tearing a red white and blue handkerchief in half.
Very informative! Would love a deep dive into The Fields Of Athenry - might not be a traditional rebel song, but one with deep connection to the troubles. From the dubliners to Dropkick murphys to fans of the celtics...
"Where are the sneers and jeers that you loudly let us hear when our leaders of sixteen were executed" - A reference to the Easter Rising if I'm not mistaken.
Thank you! At last someone with some bloody common sense who actually understands what the song is really all about. It is of course a semi autobiographical song about Dominic's father Stephen (or Frank as he was known by his family or Rosie by his old IRA comrades) and his family living at 14 Russell Street (Next to the despicable and cruel slum landlady Granny Christine English at number 13 who was Stephens real life mother and the boys grandmother) in the late 1920's to the mid 1930's. The term Black and Tans was of course only used as a form of insult to some of the neighbours as Frank (or Stephen a staunch anti treaty republican) comes out drunk from Jimmy Gills pub and is nothing whatsoever to do with the real Black and Tans during the WOI.
@@danieljoseph369 Thats an interesting statement, so Christine English who was a slum landlady, never charged her tenants any rent? Where are you getting that information from please?
@@danieljoseph369 Well that contradicts all the other written evidence from the Behan's like TofT etc. I don't think there is any way a slum lady would lets all her tenants live FOC in her houses? That is just ridiculous. Find me some written evidence of this please as I am very interested in life in Russell Street up until 1936.
Fantastic video! Very informative and to the point! Do you have a video on the Irish Rebel Song “Kinky Boots”? Would love to know the context and meaning behind some of the historical references!
True story - My parents-in-law were visiting Ireland sometime in the mid 70s and on their 1st full day after arriving, they decided to go walking and see the sights. My father-in-law; who at the time, knew absolutely nothing about Irish history, came down to the lobby wearing a nice black golf shirt and a freshly pressed pair of tan trousers. One of the hotel staff approached him and, in the most diplomatic and discreet manner they could, explained to him that his attire was perhaps not the most appropriate choice for walking around Dublin. They said - ya know; you probably won't have any trouble but, why take a chance? He went back upstairs, changed into white and blue, and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his Irish vacation. I got a hoot out of him retelling the story years later.
Colm Mcguiness has a fantastic version on his TH-cam channel. I'd recommend checking it out if you haven't yet. (he also did a celctic punk style version which is fun but not as good IMO)
2:37 I have found the video you refered there: th-cam.com/video/eTolnKwAb5E/w-d-xo.html. It's apparently during a meeting or joint training between soldiers of the National People's Army of the GDR and (I think so because the film has a voice-over in Russian) soviet soldiers stationed in East Germany.
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Come out ye black and tans was the first Irish rebel song I ever heard which introduced me to Irish history. I absolutely love Ireland, the history, the people, the culture, everything! also the songs are amazing.
What a great introduction to Irish history! 😁
Same actually, I remember it was Easter 2022 when we were travelling up to Scotland. We made a playlist of Scottish songs, when suddenly this came on and I absolutely loved the accent and lyrics. Thats when I fell in love with rebel music. ❤❤❤🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I’m of Irish descent but live in the US many friends and family members sent money to the IRA. The struggle of Northern Ireland between the British dates back prior to 1916 to almost a millennium since the Anglo-Norman invasion. The IRA even had funding from Gaddafi who was known to support and group resistant to tyrannical British rule. Ireland has a rich history. Ireland has the most geniuses per capita and the Druids were respected by Greco-Roman empire. Ireland was one of the only countries in Europe to not be conquered by Rome
It was mine too, as being 25% Irish, it is one of my favorites! 🇮🇪🇮🇪
davy, It is said the that the title Black and Tans was first used as a nickname for the Scarteen Hounds, a pack in Knocklong in County Limerick
Black n Tan was a slur in my household, growing up in GB in the 70's. My father used it against anyone who riled him .... Loving the channel!! ☘✊☘
Great channel Davy, just subscribed. Paul (London)
Paul, thanks so much! Really appreciate it buddy 😊
I have a question, will there be a video talking about the exact contrast song nicknamed "Bring back the Black and Tans"?
Superek są te piosenki . Kawał histori Irlandii ,można wiele się dowiedzieć o skomplikowanej sytuacji Dzięki chłopaku. BO też jestem Irlandcxzykiem który woli pośpiewać pobawić niż Niż te gatki szmatki wielu ambon I trybun zbawicieli.
Absolutely love this song 💚🤍❤️🇮🇪🏴🥰🍀🍀🍀
About the German Army video: It is notable that it was the Army of East Germany that performed this song. Maybe the socialists saw a potential ally in Irish rebels if the Cold War had ever escalated in Europe.
I'm an English construction worker and the Irish lads would call me a tan bastard ya!. Love the Irish.
You forgot to mention that it was Winston Churchill who came up with the idea of recruiting ex-squaddies as police 'Cadets'-that was their literal title!
True
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Part 1
Thank you for the explanation. Davy! You noticed that the German Army was singing this song. The Army you meant is the NVA. The "National People's Army". Dunno how to translate it better. It was the Army of the former GDR (Eastern Germany). The NVA, as the GDR, was part of the eastern communist block and brother in arms of the Soviet Army. As an 18 years old boy I was forced to serve the NVA because I was living in the GDR. So the lyrics in the "German version“ are basically about the "soviet sons" who have to leave to serve army. It's meant that they only have to go because of the western army forces. The father in this song, a Soviet farmer, and his son, who is brought by him to a train station, would love to do their acres/ fields than to prepare for war. After all the "German version" is a sentimental communist propaganda song. The great Irish song was abused from my point of view.
*The great Irish song was abused from my point of view.*
you can't do worse than us americans. we turned "Johnny i hardly knew ye", an anti-war song about the horrors of war and the toll it takes on a soldier's body and life, and turned it into "When johnny comes marching home", a war/enlistment propaganda song glorifying soldiers as war heros and rock stars who get parties in their honor and get all the girls.
I would say so the IRA were not communists
Whilst there is no doubt it's a rousing number, we should be quite clear about the troubling origins of the song.
Behan is basically admitting that his father was a drunken bully who intimidated his protestant neighbours in Dublin, long after the War of Independence. These people belonged to a small and vulnerable minority community who were entitled to live in peace. Whatever about their previous political allegiance they were now Irish citizens of the new independent Irish state and they were being threatened in their own homes by a swaggering drunken boor.
It's exactly the same triumphalist gobsh!tery that we would rightly condemn among the Orangemen in the North, and it doesn't speak well about life for protestant/unionists in early independent Ireland.
Black & Tans were catholics & protestants. Black & Tans were unionists who were the enemy of republicans.
Some catholics were unionists too. The whole of Ireland isn't/wasn't free, so they were the enemy still.
@@danieljoseph369 It's a bigoted anti-protestant song, about a drunk bullying his minority neighbours long after the end of the conflict, Behan makes that perfectly clear from the lyrics and the context.
@@michaelh9554 nothing to do with protestants as Black and Tans aren't all protestants. It was opposing the Windsor/Saxe-Coburg & Gotha's(Bavarian Illuminati) colonialism.
@@michaelh9554songs and films are mostly fiction or historically tweaked. Perhaps Dominic fictionised it or had heard of Stephen doing this during war time so included it. You're assuming something.
My grandad was a provo that moved the U.S.A, he taught me a lot of Irish songs. This one is one of my favorites
It’s one of the best tunes for sure!
"A Provo that moved to the U.S.A., …" you say, and I say he was NO Provo.
Sethx Did he kneecap kids when he went to the US.
Or blow up any pubs with innocent people in .
Or did he leave that behind him in ireland??
They was trendy Provo lol@@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk
After the war of independence many of those who fought in it were blacklisted. Meaning they could not get employment anywhere in Ireland. A lot of them went to America for work.
Hallo,
I'm a German student and songs like this made me learn about Irish history. We learned NOTHING about it at school, only a little bit about the UK. I asked my history teacher a week ago. I will teach my class about it hopefully next week.
Thanks for your content🤗 and sorry for my bad English 😅
You used perfect English
Cool and u have great English
Yeah
Yeah
@@gavdev Thanks. I was very bad in English at school. But I spend my free time on it the last months. 😊
You have an amazing channel, absolutely keep it up. Irish history needs to be remembered!
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Heard this song (Colm R. McGuinness cover) for the first time about 2 weeks ago and now I’m hooked on the history of the Anglo-Irish wars. We don’t get taught about any of this in English schools!
Delighted you are enjoying the history! 😁
There are ton of other Irish songs not rebel related that have deep meaning and history behind them that could also be discussed. Good stuff Davy!!
Absolutely Eddie. I’ll be covering everything really! Thanks a million man 😁
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@@23715 unfortunately this is where I was born
@@23715 I know I can, I’d love to move out of here, unfortunately I don’t have the finances to do so ,, I’m a recovering addict, hopefully I can move away one day 👍🏻
Who knew three chords and some genuine feelings could be that powerful, eh? Thanks for posting,
Thank you 😁
Good video but you should have mentioned that the Blacks and Tans were ordered to Ireland by Churchill.
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All I will say is my great uncle had to leave Ireland a wanted man... He escaped to America by going to England 😂Canada😂 to the USA. 😂😂😂 He did fight in WW1 for America.
Come Out Ye Black and Tans!
Come Out and Fight me Like a Man!! 🇮🇪
The Black and Tans remind me a lot of the Freikorps from Weimar Germany. The Freikorps were militias of WWI veterans who were fairly decent fighters from their experiences of the trenches, but without the command structure and discipline of a proper army, they often behaved like gangs of brutal thugs.
I was mentioned to an Irishman in Dublin that the Black and Tans were like the early Texas Rangers, both were Protestants, but the Rangers were heavily maned by descendants ofUlstermen and Scots-Irish. They both had had a habit of indiscriminately killin innocent people there Irish Catholics, here Mexican Americans.
I discovered this song soon after the queen's death (since I fell quite alot of contempt around her death, plus I'm french so I have quite alot of reasons to hate the british).
With good reason
It’s killeshandra not killeshanders to anyone who is not from Ireland who may have been singing this song to themselves
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Hey Davy, the only video I found was a short clip where the East German Military was singing the song, explained in Russian 😅 So funny! 😂 Thank you for pointing that out! 😁💚
Hope you enjoyed it! 😁💚
Well, considering the fact that the Black and Tans are back and are now being called Azov or Tornado or Ajdar...I fully identify with the Irish Rebs and use " Sinn Fein " all the time. Remember Joe Devlin from Columbo? Well, I'm definitely a poetess and a Ukrainian Antifa Reb.
Come out you black and tans and fight me like a man🇨🇮👍
Any American's here who Think they are Irish 😂😂
No reason to shame those of us with great pride in where we come from
I am. Have dual passports and residency. My Mother was born there. ☘️
Irish as Paddy's pig as my Irish grandmother used to say. How bout yourself?
That the Black and Tans adorned themselves with the garb of the Nazi SA has not gone unnoticed. (or was it the the other way 'round?)
My grandparents came to the US in the early 20th Century. Do I celebrate St Patrick's Day? No. When I was younger would I go to a "English Pub" and start shit on Bloody Sunday? Yep. I went right past being my father to being my grandparents. :) Tiocfaidh ár lá.
Maybe I should write new lyrics in Russian for the Donbass Antifa Rebs?
If you like this song id encourage you to listen to up the provos by David rovicks it's about the life of France's Hugh's one of my heroes and a great song
David Rovics is a great rebel folk singer and songwriter.
His songs about Palestine really blow me away.
Part 3
It's ridiculous that I have to split my posting into three parts. I'm trying to post this since 1 week...
Here's the "German version". It's sung by the so called Oktober Klub. Oktober Klub was a more or less governmental singing club in the GDR for propaganda songs. Its members were selected very well because the should have been role models for the rest of rest of the 16 million inhabitants of the GDR. Nobody I know was listening unsolicited to their songs.
th-cam.com/video/Ra84rIqzGFw/w-d-xo.html
Finally someone explained to the ether , aye this was also one of the first rebel songs ive heard that got me into all of this and also into you and your channels tiktok and stuff . it just has something in it that has heart and soul of a good song a man would stand behind it
Thank you 😁
My grandfather wad shot by the Belfast black n tans
Bloody Brit bastards
All right,mate.I've just been looking it up,I mean the "german version" of Come Out Ye Black And Tans.Obviously it was sung by the eastern german army,from the GDR,ye know?As we all know,the GDR doesn't excist anymore.
Just checked. This was the former GDR army. Polish comment in the back. I didn't even understand what they were singing. Pls ignore this "german" Desaster
Was Black and Tan also a drink? Half Scottish heavy/90s and half Sweetheart Stout or similar?
My grandfather first introduced me to this song and my mother used to sing it around the house. It’s always been one of my favorites for that reason.
The actual tune Dominic Behan used for the song was called Rosc Catha na Mumhan and was written by Piaras Mac Gearailt from Ballykinealyin east Cork in the 1700's.
Thanks for the info.
Can u explaine this please
Come tell us how you slew them poor Arabs two by two,
Like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows,
How you bravely faced each one with your 16-pounder gun,
And you frightened them poor natives to their marrow
3 the way it was meant to be from the start
What is the meaning behind the execution on the leaders on 16?
Davy can you do skibbereen
Davy you are brilliant. I have been seeing you on reels from tic tok. I am a son of an Irish Family, Mom was from Mayo, Dad from Cork. Our families were scattered to the four corners due to the IRA & their involvement. I have subscribed. Your a fine man.
Kevin, thanks so much. I’m delighted that you’re enjoying your Irish history! Really appreciate you! 🇮🇪
Great explanation!!!
Barrys column please.
All them Tans ,Regulars and quislings couldn't beat Barrys column.
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Irish are some of the best singers for some odd reason. It's in their blood
True that haha!
@@davyholden Jeff Buckley comes to mind first for me. That's a lot others. Chris Cornell was Irish too.
I agree
Great explanation. I hear talking about the troubles in Ireland is like talking about the national socialists in Germany (People aren’t too fond of talking about it). That’s just what I hear and I haven’t been able to get anyone to confirm if it’s true or not.
I like the Alan Partridge version
I have a photo of my family members in uniform…I can’t tell which side they fought on though
Not Irish, but I think any population who has been oppressed by a larger international bully can appreciate and empathize with this song and other Rebel tunes
Why does every TH-camr have purple lights and the same editing?
Growing up in the Liberties in Dublin I remember me Da walking home from the Lark singing this often. Love the channel btw Davy some great stuff ;)
I don't know should I ask this in comment but
I want to know history behind "johnston's motor car" Who is Johnston and what happened
I always wonder about one thing: in irish pubs in germany, you can order a drink called "The black and tans", its a mix of stout and ale...because i read Dan Breens Bio, i was pretty shocked about it. Do you know why they serve something like that?
It's the colour of it, that's all.
Don't call it a Black and Tan in Ireland, it's a Half and Half
@@Seamus322 mate, id never touched that stuff. I was just wondering. Its like calling a german drink "The SS". Only idiots eould otder that.
As a weirdo, most of these trivial knowledge I acquired through wikipedia. It's good to see more perspectives on the song
interestingly it was East Germany that sang it
Hi! Can you explain what the lyrics mean with "show your wife how won medals down in Flanders?" Which battle or achievement is it about and what's the context?
Flanders were a big battlefield area during WW1 I'm France Belgium area
I love u Davy I’m from Donegal and this is a great video 🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀
can you cover David Bowies Rebel rebel?
Is it just me who considers someone giving you a "black and tan" beer as a veiled insult? I know I've done it when I really don't like someone because of this association.
I’m English born from a family with Irish connections; my auntie married an Irish fella from Dublin, and they settled down in London. Whenever we visited them we used to play their records (we didn’t have a record player) and there was one I really loved, which I thought was just traditional music. I would turn it up full blast and my older brother would get all nervous and turn it down. To this day Im not sure of the song titles but one was about a jolly plough boy, and going “off to Dublin in the green,” and another was about tearing a red white and blue handkerchief in half.
Come out ye black 'n tans by the GDR army is the greatest You Tube video ever. 😂
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Have you herd ower version from newfoundland from the. Irish decendents
this video is longer then the song by 20 seconds
I fell in love with Wolfe tones like a decade ago, and never stopped loving them. Such a unique vibe, always lifts my spirit
I love anything that’s anti-bri’ish
Very informative!
Would love a deep dive into The Fields Of Athenry - might not be a traditional rebel song, but one with deep connection to the troubles. From the dubliners to Dropkick murphys to fans of the celtics...
I’ll absolutely do that Kieran. I have done it on TikTok but I’ll do a TH-cam video on it 😊
supporting ireland since 1916
Ireland forever their war of independence a real David against Goliath type struggle
"Where are the sneers and jeers that you loudly let us hear when our leaders of sixteen were executed" - A reference to the Easter Rising if I'm not mistaken.
Wow. My father loved this song well. And now I get it.
Gallipoli the fureys
Come out ye black and trans
I think you should do an episode on The Patriot Game by Dominic Behan.
Absolutely!
East German Army, to be clear!
How about the Man from Mullingar? My dad would sing that every St Patrick’s Day?
Big thanks from the US! I plan on getting over there one of these days.
Whats the reference to an arab massacre tho
Love them irish deasent
Not too many men in those ranks. It's not there fault but England sent its poor quality puffs
They were really some of them highly decorated ex officers from ww 1
Ireland has been fighting the English for centuries and have not fallen and will never Ireland will be free one day 🇮🇪
I never knew what happened @ Killashandra, thanks for the info.
Crossey and Cummings gave me thisn,
Wolfetones 1981 when we wad spreading mud up the wall.
Thank you! At last someone with some bloody common sense who actually understands what the song is really all about. It is of course a semi autobiographical song about Dominic's father Stephen (or Frank as he was known by his family or Rosie by his old IRA comrades) and his family living at 14 Russell Street (Next to the despicable and cruel slum landlady Granny Christine English at number 13 who was Stephens real life mother and the boys grandmother) in the late 1920's to the mid 1930's. The term Black and Tans was of course only used as a form of insult to some of the neighbours as Frank (or Stephen a staunch anti treaty republican) comes out drunk from Jimmy Gills pub and is nothing whatsoever to do with the real Black and Tans during the WOI.
Thank you so much for the info 😁
Granny English does have a bad reputation but she didn't charge them rent.
@@danieljoseph369 Thats an interesting statement, so Christine English who was a slum landlady, never charged her tenants any rent? Where are you getting that information from please?
@@skippership7 my Great Nan Behan admitted on live TV my Great Great Nan English held the purse strings and I've heard it banded about.
@@danieljoseph369 Well that contradicts all the other written evidence from the Behan's like TofT etc. I don't think there is any way a slum lady would lets all her tenants live FOC in her houses? That is just ridiculous. Find me some written evidence of this please as I am very interested in life in Russell Street up until 1936.
Fantastic video! Very informative and to the point! Do you have a video on the Irish Rebel Song “Kinky Boots”? Would love to know the context and meaning behind some of the historical references!
True story -
My parents-in-law were visiting Ireland sometime in the mid 70s and on their 1st full day after arriving, they decided to go walking and see the sights. My father-in-law; who at the time, knew absolutely nothing about Irish history, came down to the lobby wearing a nice black golf shirt and a freshly pressed pair of tan trousers.
One of the hotel staff approached him and, in the most diplomatic and discreet manner they could, explained to him that his attire was perhaps not the most appropriate choice for walking around Dublin. They said - ya know; you probably won't have any trouble but, why take a chance?
He went back upstairs, changed into white and blue, and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of his Irish vacation. I got a hoot out of him retelling the story years later.
One of my favorite songs, and well explained.
Are you familiar with ''The Patriot Game?'' The Clancys sang it.
Davy, if you could break down The Boys from the County Cork it would be most appreciated. Your video was very informative.
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Colm Mcguiness has a fantastic version on his TH-cam channel. I'd recommend checking it out if you haven't yet. (he also did a celctic punk style version which is fun but not as good IMO)
2:37 I have found the video you refered there: th-cam.com/video/eTolnKwAb5E/w-d-xo.html. It's apparently during a meeting or joint training between soldiers of the National People's Army of the GDR and (I think so because the film has a voice-over in Russian) soviet soldiers stationed in East Germany.
I'm very familiar with the Black and Tans. These days they're called Azov.