Christy Moore "They Never Came Home" (1985)
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- The tragic "Stardust Fire" happened on 14 February 1981 during a Valentine's Day ball in the Dublin neighborhood of Artane. 48 local kids died and over 100 were severely injured.
Shortly after the "Ordinary Man" album release in 1985, Moore was found guilty of contempt of court and "They Never Came Home" was banned in protection of the Butterly family, owners of the "Stardust" venue.
Christy has just been proved justified today for this song. Justice at last.
Thats the song that Joe Duffy should have played at the end of his Liveline Programme today...not quotes from an English Poem to their War Dead.
Yes at last but it took way to long!!
Here from Qxir, never heard of this happening, such a horrible ordeal.
Edit: now we are all here from Fascinating Horror.
Same bro
Yep, me too.
Same here.
This song got me teared up.
Same
Same here. I feel that it's kinda strange that I'd heard of the Coconut Grove fire, a much older disaster, a decade or two ago and yet I'd not heard of the Stardust fire until less than a half hour ago. I guess it's surprising what you can miss when you're not from a certain country even when the event itself is quite tragic.
For my cousin, Marie, lest we forget.
I wish I could say something to help, but this comment needs a reply section so it won’t be buried. So we won’t forget…
@@DBSMoonMaster lest we forget about the 48 who died in the stardust
@@kentuckyisbestandworst9680 every 48 had many things in common
They came to relax, they had fathers,mothers, sisters, brothers, friends or neighbours to come home to, they were at the wrong place at the wrong time, a turn of bad luck that cost them their lives
Never 💚
Justice at last 🙏💚🍀
It’s a reverent song. I like Christy Moore. I think the song got banned for telling the truth that the rich wanted to hide. He is a true musician.
Truly respectful
It's sickening that Christy Moore got into huge trouble for this song, while the owners of the nightclub where so many lost their lives, responsible for many fire safety breaches including locked fire escapes, were PAID compensation. They should have faced charges of manslaughter!
Yes they and he (the owner) should have faced prosecution but like the line says : money talks and bullshit walks.....
sadly the 49th victim of the stardust tragedy was a woman who had kids at the disco,on hearing of the fire she left her home and spent the night on foot searching all the hospitals in dublin looking for her kids,God only knows what that poor woman went true in those dark hours as it all became too much and she died of a heart attack while searching,her kids surived the fire and were all at home in bed while the frantic search took their mother's life(alot of irish homes would not have phones in 1981),God Bless the victims and their families of the Stardust and shame on the Irish goverment who still to this day take's care of the "Fat Cats" and looks down on the everyday hard working people-The book "they never came home" is an interesting and heartbreaking account of the night of the stardust and the months and years after, sadly for all the wrong reasons!
+Michael Power great piece if knowledge there. Absolutely heartbreaking. May they never be forgotten
thank you,and may their memory live on!
Michael Power Never even knew this. I was wondering why a newspaper headline in the song showed 49.. how unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking :-( worst miscarriage of justice ever
+Michael Power Thanks. I didn't know about the mother.
There are so many heartbreaking stories, many of which will never be told.
Perhaps one of the worst was the guy who got out with his girlfriend and went back inside to carry 3 other badly injured people out. On his 4'th attempt he never came out again.
38 Collins Avenue here. I stood in the house of my neighbor as a child where two of her twin daughters never came home, what a beautifully constructed piece of music that will always remember the children that never came home.
40 years today. My you all rest in peace.
Justice at last.... God bless all the families ❤
I am glad to see a comment from today's verdict a great victory for Justice has been won today after 43 years of waiting
Don't usually complain about people disliking videos happy to have people hold their own opinions. But in this case I really must question the reasons for disliking this video.
Butterly and his family
As one person put it, "Idiots are a dime a dozen on You-Tube".
My two aunts were in Stardust, one 18, one 16.
My elder aunt was trampled on and had holes in her arms from all the high heels, but she crawled out and went to hospital and left the same night, especially because of the hundreds of other victims/survivors in the hospitals.
My younger aunt was carried out by a man and was taken to hospital. She was in a coma for 3 months and was in hospital for 6. Her arms were scarce of skin and had the doctors had to get skin from her legs to put on her arms, and her bandages had to be changed every four hours. They're both doing well now, but it's heartbreaking to think of the families who never saw their relatives ever again! Or received any compensation when the owner, Eamon Butterly did! What a disgrace!
R.I.P to the 48 who never came home!
Their was really 49 some poor woman went around to all the hospitals looking for her kids and ended up haven a heart attack and the kids left early they were at home in bed while she was out looking for them
@@martinosullivan7926 I remember when I first heard about this remember that horrible fire in Carrick mines I believe it was and the news made reference to Star Dust and I asked my dad what was Star dust and he told me what happened in that nightclub in Artane Dublin on The 14th of February 1981 and from that day on wards every time I hear of a bad fire tragedy I think of Stardust like Grenfell and the Russian shopping mall in the last one I mentioned at over 40 children died as the fire burned the cinema
Eamon Butterly will get his justice in hell, and deserves to be there for eternity.
God rest all the souls who lost their lives. 🙏🏼 And too the family's that were torn apart on that awful night of "1981". Shame on the irish government and politicians. Then and Now..!!!!!!!..
Gone But Never Forgotten. 🙏🏼
Your aunts were lucky, by the sounds of it. I know that sounds crass, but they both eventually came home.
I was only about 12 when I first heard a fella sing this at a house party for my sister ,1988, I think. I was too young to remember the tragedy but the song stuck in my mind all the years, yesterday I heard it first time ever on the radio . What a sad and unnecessary tragedy. At last they ve some justice . Well done Christy Moore
I play this song ever year R.I.P. everyone be safe
Christy Moore - a man of honour and integrity. Go raibh maith agat a chara.
My granda was a fireman and had to work on that horrible night. Can never understand how he could have went back to work after that night.
A big hug to the families of the 48 they finally got the justise they deserved ❤❤ ynwa😢😢
brilliant song. christy dedicated this to the hillsborough 96 when i saw him recently.
Weep at the utter sadness of thIs song as only Christy Moore could convey.
Christy described exactly how it was and unfortunately still is!! Rich favour the rich, screw the rest!
Rest in heaven ⭐️ my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the 48 children, who never came home 😭
Hard to believe this song got banned. :(
Great Ballad from the Bould Christy
May the Stardust Victims Rest In Peace.
God Be With the Families
Just a chilling song. Amazing to think the club owners never faced any accountability for locking the fire exits.
You think that's bad, Christy Moore got sued by the butterlys, the butterlys argued the fire exits weren't the only thing, admitting they locked the victims in, they argued the main reason people died was because they went to the stardust, AND THEY FUCKING WON THE LAWSUIT AND MADE MORE MONEY OFF OF MOORE ON TOP THE THE INSURANCE FROM THE PLACE BURNING DOWN
This still happens to this day. Every single nightclub I go to has about twice as many people as the building can hold, it's impossible to move around in any of them, and open exits are usually few and far between.
This is just BEGGING to happen again unless our government steps up and introduces proper laws about the number of people allowed in one building, and the number and accessibility of fire exits, the more the better.
I was too young but have followed the story and I have to admire the strength of the families and the sheer anger that butterly who owned it took no responsibility for chains on fire exits bars on toilet windows and he collected insurance money soon after while families were pawned off with an insult and to make it worse the same owners family tried to open up a new place on the same spot and had the neck to want to call it the stardust 😡🙄
Justice and truth at last 🙏💚🍀
I'll never forget this. Every year on Valentine's day I think about those poor kids and their families. Most of them were around the same age as me. I hope their families have some peace.
14 Feb 2020 you will be remembered and loved forever 😢💔
And 43 years later the day the families got some jusitice. #48thatnevercamehome
What a peaceful song may they rest in peace
we will never let them be forgotten; poor kids out for a dance and the chance of a snog
i was 10 when i heard my friend said did you hear about the fire? i hadn't went home and knew right away there was something wrong (this in the days before 24/7 news and internet) and the radio was on but there was no music no chat just a DJ talking in his normal voice as news came in of the deaths and injuries
even in the school the next few week the teaches were different. i think they were in shocked as was the whole country. remember these are my memories from a 10 year old
then things turned to anger; when i came out that doors were padlocked and so and that (can't say what i really want to say) saying he will rebuild not one bit of sorrow for the kids that died and their families all he thought about was his insurance and how hard done by he was
people still are waiting for the truth to come out
This brought tears to my eyes. My God. No words.
Beautiful song about a dark day in irish history
I was supposed to go to this ball as I had moved from Coolock to Drumcondra and was going to hook up with some old friends. I never got to go and they never got to come back
My uncle christy ryan helped save lots of people in that fire
christy and christy onley told the true story
living in Ausralia since 1976 a moment i will
never forgett RIP amen.
Never Forgotten ❤
My thoughts sprayers go out to the victims, survivors and families especially on this day. Indeed Kilmore west , Coolock, Artane and surrounding areas shall never forget. RIP
Such a great song and such a sad story ,My thoughts are with the families :(
Powerfully moving song
Give the familes the justice they deserve so they can greive for thier loved ones.My thoughts prayers are with the family and freinds of the 48 who never came home may they RIP❤❤
30th Anniversary today - RIP, May God forever hold you all dearly.
Fair play christy , the 48 people, may they RIP,
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Cookstown brang me here😪 god bless every last soul r.i.p
Their precious memories live on 💚💚💚
Doesn't feel like 31 Years ago tonight. 48 young people went out to enjoy some dancing, they never came home... R.I.P.
"Your Silent Face"
A thought that never changes
Remains a stupid lie
It's never been quite the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement, no colors
Just silence
Rise and fall of shame
A search that shall remain
We asked you what you'd seen
You said you didn't care
Sound formed in a vacuum
May seem a waste of time
It's always been just the same
No hearing or breathing
No movement no lyrics
Just nothing
What's this? What's a New Order fan doing in a place like this?
I thought that song was written about Ian Curtis and not about a tragic incident that occurred in a different country?
how lucky i was that night we were just on our way down and were stopped and sent back R I P MY FRIENDS
Beautiful song about a terrible tragedy.
As haunting as ever never fails to bring a tear to my eye as do many of the masters tunes
disc was banned and the guilty were never punished (in fact they got a payoff) -- so goes it in our society
So after 43 years justice is done God forgive all the politicians Judges and the state for letting the families Mothers Father's brothers and sisters have to go so long for them to admit that yea they were murdered the dogs on the street knew may they all finally rest in peace xxx
the butterly family shouldve been thrown into prison, but no. ireland's corrupt government didnt allow that
So sad and it happens again and again all over the world.
Rudolf Aigner Every government hides the history. So, it's bound to repeat itself. Very sad situations all over!
can't believe it my uncle would be 49 this year the youngest brother my dad lost
such a nice song, sadly it's still banned so other singers couldn't cover the song
Is it banned just in Ireland?
Came here from Qxir's video about the Stardust.
Finally, justice for the families and victims unlawfully killed
A very poignant song. I remember this happening. Caused shock throughout Ireland..
no comments i cry love this song love the message peace 4 all the 1
see this video the first time. I knew the song and saw in the gallery in Dublin a nice painting that rember this tragedy.
I cant believe they band this sing when it has such a sad story
It was banned because it criticized the owners for chaining the doors shut, and the government for an investigation that in the end favored the owners of the club over the victims and their families, and it's seen by both the Stardust owners and the Irish Government as being libelous, i.e. they banned it because it criticized the owners for things that were their fault (chained exits for example) and the government for favoring the owners.
Suga free Kookies ikr Bob geldof writes a song based off a school shooting in America yet that dosent get banned
RIP lads
Christy Moore is a legend
Ten people have forgotten the suffering and pain.
cinemacrazy eamonn butterly never knew what suffering & pain was he never lost anyone belong to him in that fire :-(
Please god the victims of the fire in Brazil will not have to wait so long for justice.
Christy Moore is to Ireland what Gordon Lightfoot is to Canada. You're both heroes to me.
I'm American and totally support this 🙌 we love Gordon here, too! ❤️
can anyone give me a list of the music they'd play at his club before it was burned? I'm doing some research, thanks.
i was too young 2 understand was going on ....but from w.germany whit broken englsh all my love and hope...its a trauma 4 all humans ....egal wann und wo das leben ist halt numalson,,,,thx at christy 4 this liryks.......
So feckin sad :'( Always thinking of those poor kids xx
40 years on still no answers or justice
i heard an intresting fact about this song. this song was banned from the air ways because of the controvercie over the lyrics "fire exit were chained"
posting a day late but will never forget , prayers from boston to home ,
Came because of Sinead. I am learning. What a great new find for me. I have much to learn it seems.
32 years ago.. hard to believe !!
The song was included on Christy's 1985 album, Ordinary man, but the song was removed after a court case taken by the owners of the stardust nightclub. It was replaced by a song called, ' Another song is born'. The new song was a reference to the other song being banned. Christy was right all along.
Right from day one "our laws favour the rich or so it appears "
48 and one woman who was out looking for kids all that night going from hospital to hospital who passed away we don't for get that easy ..
I always thought it was 48 who died but a newspaper clip in this video said 49? Was this lady the 49th then?
@@angel_on_the_edge8084 yes
Remembering that night 34 years ago tonight .. Féadfaidh siad chuid eile i síocháin
Your mad as fuck u got tha off google images
forever in our hearts
Here from Qxir 😢
SO SAD SO MANY DIED R.I.P
Tease children who lost their lives will never be forgotten
Thoughts and prayers are with all the families who are still waiting for justice. JFT48
So sad everthank you
God bless the victims, their families, & our firefighters.
Came here after today's Qxir video today.
There were no bouncers there that fatal night. My nan was there and that's why the doors were locked
There was a shitload of bouncers. You aren't 'weird' just misinformed.
There was bouncers there doors were locked to stop people getting in without paying get the right information
And didn't every word he uttered in the song come true. The politicians from the same political parties are now just doing what their predecessors did and have done since, nothing but shed crocodile tears. I hope all the families receive a full apology from the state and whoever allowed (gave permission) for the issue of the club licence be held liable. Even though the state say the laws today are sufficient, they are not. A fire Officer on a complaint been made, should be able to enter a premises and shut it down without having to go to the courts.
rip everybody
Shocking to think that 20 years later the nightclub in the Plaza hotel in Tallaght were also chaining the fire exits.
RIP the innocent victims of corporate & official criminality
Why was this song banned, Charlie bird is incredible it's been 36 year's and still no answer's why is this still a cover-up in 2017.
Justice for all....
.....not just the wealthy!
41 years ago today R.I.P to all the 48
oh man waht a song... ich hope that noewone diesen schmnerz erleiden muss.. aber leider ist es in in den news every day. every day... greetings from w germany and still my respect 4 ever,......
May they stay Forever Young.
32 years next week rip to those people who died they will never be forgotten
No one knows what started the fire but we do know some of fire exits where chained locked,trapping those young people inside.
Banned to save the asses of the guilty...
Yep, the only accountability for the fire came against the guy who wrote a song about.
It wasn't banned because he mentions the fire exits being chained.... its because he says about the amount of money that was given to the owner and his family and that no money came to the mothers and fathers who lost a child/children in the fire.