I've just been back there to bury my Mum.This song will never let me forget where i was brought up(on which ever side).Londonderry is my birhplace and will always be my first love.
Thank you so much for such a lovely photos! ♥ Freedom and peace for United Ireland and all smalllanded but big hearted countries like me own Georgia! ♥ Man, Luke! ♥
I’m Russian, and I fell in love with this song… and Now I understand when I translated it… it’s not only a pretty simple melody, it has a great sense… words in this song are great…it seems like it’s about my country in 1941-45. Brothers, you earned to be independent and free. God save the IRiSH
TOP TOP class video, worthy tv program! Thank you, Bevanit. Its an example of a sad story of loved places full of joy an beauty, that are maimed through hatred and war.
beautiful song, phil coulter, derry legend, lovely that, the town that i have loved so well...love me that dachshund in irish gear @ adn the gaelic footy right thereafter..'tis fine..makes jillybean feel fine...ta fer the glory buckles;)...yer homeland (& mine) is but a legend of fineness & goodness & splendour...erin go bragh, aye~
From the first time i heard this song it became my favorite irish song. Sometimes i´m singing "together with Phil" and on other days i got tears in my eyes, listening it. Thanks for the video, greetings from germany.
Dose anyone remember a version of this song sung by a blind guy? I think it was late 70's to 80's the singer I think had lost a eye by a plastic bullet? I was only young but I remember my granda sending the 7" record to my dad when we lived in England. Anyway any help would be great cheers 👍
No person would want to see their home town turned into a battle field, so over all, I cannot see this as a political song, "Oh my God what have they done" seems to be a response to the both sides of the conflict and the destruction done by their fighting. Such a sad song, but with an element of hope in it.
Think it a beautiful song, dont see it being about polatical alliances at all, and l have family in n.i. More about the horrific affects of violent conflict and military occupation, where all suffer. Saw the dubliners locally in the 60s, thought they were the best live act l ever heard, luke kelly a great live singer,with rousing and emotive songs, the whole band being brilliant musicians also. This song and travelling people, are sung beautifully by Kelly.
jaysus my ma woulda killed us for robbin her cushions! lol loved the lampost swings, member how some kids would go too fast and get wrapped around the pole themselves? haha
Wrong. It's a harsh criticism of the Northern Ireland conflict: "But when I returned how my eyes have burned to see how a town could be brought to its knees By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars and the gas that hangs on to every tree Now the army's installed by that old gasyard wall and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done to the town I loved so well"
Good slideshow indeed and you just picked up the right version of the song. But some random pictures like the guiness or the sportspicture ruined the atmosphere...
ABSOLUTELY nothing... It's a beautiful ballard about Phil growing up in his home town and the love he has for his hometown. Nothing more! As you can see from Phil's music he has tried to stear clear of Republicanism in general. The only 'Rebel' song he has pened was 'Free The People', with Bill Martin, in 1971. GC88
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I've just been back there to bury my Mum.This song will never let me forget where i was brought up(on which ever side).Londonderry is my birhplace and will always be my first love.
Thank you so much for such a lovely photos! ♥
Freedom and peace for United Ireland and all smalllanded but big hearted countries like me own Georgia! ♥
Man, Luke! ♥
Beautiful song.................and yet sooo sad. Much love to all my Irish brothers and sisters across the ocean.
a beautiful song
Love this song.
Very pleasant song and still better voice.
this songs tears me up! He paints such a vivid picture...I just couldn't imagine a town going through all this! God bless them
This song reminds me of my childhood growing up in 'Lower Bennett Street'.Playing football in Riverview Park.Beatiful.
I’m Russian, and I fell in love with this song… and Now I understand when I translated it… it’s not only a pretty simple melody, it has a great sense… words in this song are great…it seems like it’s about my country in 1941-45. Brothers, you earned to be independent and free. God save the IRiSH
TOP TOP class video, worthy tv program! Thank you, Bevanit. Its an example of a sad story of loved places full of joy an beauty, that are maimed through hatred and war.
beautiful song, phil coulter, derry legend, lovely that, the town that i have loved so well...love me that dachshund in irish gear @ adn the gaelic footy right thereafter..'tis fine..makes jillybean feel fine...ta fer the glory buckles;)...yer homeland (& mine) is but a legend of fineness & goodness & splendour...erin go bragh, aye~
Everytime I hear it, it makes me proud to be from Doire - "deep inside there was a burning pride"
Beautiful, touching song....very sad but with a ray of hope at the end!
From the first time i heard this song it became my favorite irish song. Sometimes i´m singing "together with Phil" and on other days i got tears in my eyes, listening it. Thanks for the video, greetings from germany.
Wow
Missing you, Luke!
Think this video really somes it all up, thank you for posted it.
Derry. Thank you!!
I almost cryed when I heard it is a sad song
Awesome!
One of the best so called "rebel - songs"!
Fine job mate. Liked the pic of Georgie Best at the very end.
Makes me misty!
A truer song has never been sung.
Brilliant song UP THE RA !!!!!!!!!!!
Dose anyone remember a version of this song sung by a blind guy? I think it was late 70's to 80's the singer I think had lost a eye by a plastic bullet? I was only young but I remember my granda sending the 7" record to my dad when we lived in England.
Anyway any help would be great cheers 👍
Up the "32"
love the way you showed both sides. not pro Brit or pro Irish just showed as the city is.
26+6= 1 Eire Abu - Free Derry
No person would want to see their home town turned into a battle field, so over all, I cannot see this as a political song, "Oh my God what have they done" seems to be a response to the both sides of the conflict and the destruction done by their fighting. Such a sad song, but with an element of hope in it.
Think it a beautiful song, dont see it being about polatical alliances at all, and l have family in n.i. More about the horrific affects
of violent conflict and military occupation, where all suffer.
Saw the dubliners locally in the 60s, thought they were the best live act l ever heard, luke kelly a great live singer,with rousing and emotive songs, the whole band being brilliant musicians also.
This song and travelling people, are sung beautifully by Kelly.
jaysus my ma woulda killed us for robbin her cushions! lol loved the lampost swings, member how some kids would go too fast and get wrapped around the pole themselves? haha
derry
Wrong. It's a harsh criticism of the Northern Ireland conflict:
"But when I returned how my eyes have burned
to see how a town could be brought to its knees
By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars
and the gas that hangs on to every tree
Now the army's installed by that old gasyard wall
and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done to the town I loved so well"
Good slideshow indeed and you just picked up the right version of the song. But some random pictures like the guiness or the sportspicture ruined the atmosphere...
Your not Irish are you? The pictures on this are so ill informed it would be comical if they weren't so offensive.
Stupid video for this fantastic song!
ABSOLUTELY nothing...
It's a beautiful ballard about Phil growing up in his home town and the love he has for his hometown. Nothing more!
As you can see from Phil's music he has tried to stear clear of Republicanism in general. The only 'Rebel' song he has pened was 'Free The People', with Bill Martin, in 1971.
GC88
could u tell me wot republicanism has to do with this song?
Wrong. It's a criticism of any nationalism.