Come Out Ye Black And Tans (Cover) Colm R. McGuinness

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[@immortalinwell5935]

These lyrics do not throw shade, they throw a folding chair. You love to see it.

[@domhnallkelly5084]

No shade.. just the whole of night 🤣🇮🇪

[@Demon_Slayer213]

Not night... THE ENTIRE BLOODY SOLAR SYSTEM.

[@kierannelson8548]

All except the last artificial verse.

[@Nyx_2142]

@@kierannelson8548 What the fuck is an "artificial verse"? Are they man-made as opposed to the other verses that grow on trees?

[@kierannelson8548]

The original fourth verse was about Northern Ireland and it had the same strength as the rest of the song: The time is coming fast, and will soon be here at last When North and South again belong to Erin, And when John Bull is gone, we'll all join in this song And the trumpets of freedom shall be blarin' In every version sung publicly, this verse is omitted or swapped with the watered-down version you see here because the original is not considered politically correct.

[@davebalda]

This makes me proud of being Irish. And I'm Italian

[@user-mh8rj8rf2b]

Same Bro =)) I'm Ukrainian XDD

[@asslesschips]

Same to both things AHSBSNHSHAGAHAGSHA Momento di ritrovo italico

[@sloggoth1]

Same here...well, I'm Irish and Italian, but same difference.

[@SkyCube.]

@@sloggoth1 Irish Italian gang

[@RugbyMeler]

This makes me Italian of being Irish. And I'm proud

[@Sapphire_Dicson_Official]

This song has "you're a coward and I'm going to tell you why you're a coward, FIGHT ME SIR!!!!" energy and I love it!

[@TheHarrisontemple]

Pretty sure the ira would call the British cunts rather then Sir but I feel ya lol

[@snwbrdbum14]

It's missing a verse other versions include that amplifies that energy: Come out, you British Huns, Come out and fight without your guns, Show your wife how you won medals up in Derry, You murdered 16 men, and you'll do the same again (or in other versions: You murdered 16 men, and you'll never do the same again), So go home and take your bloody army!

[@vanillaicecream2385]

"come out and fight me like a man" says the force which lost every open fight with the british

[@Sapphire_Dicson_Official]

@@vanillaicecream2385 ah, the human desire to look the British in the eye and say "you may have won every other time, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna stop trying to win"

[@sl_721]

@@vanillaicecream2385 is that why the IRA attacked soldiers, while the British forces attacked civilians?

[@RibbonRoulette]

Had whiskey for breakfast and dancing to this in my kitchen. No particular reason. Hope everyone has a blessed day. ❤

[@trustkill6761]

No particular reason at all 😉

[@TheHighSpaceWizard]

That's about as Irish as it gets lass.

[@loslingos1232]

lmao good

[@giofranco6887]

🥃 🥃 to the mole 🥃 🥃

[@graceanderson7933]

It sounds like you have a drinking problem

[@nikolazcardellach5795]

I love how Irish rebel songs make me feel staunchly patriotic of a nation I barely have any ties with.

[@danitron4096]

I'm redheaded, does that count?

[@averyn34]

thats because the IRA are based as hell

[@singletona082]

My blood traces back to England thorugh several branches of my family and I'm proudo f the Irish. England conquered half the damend world and Ireland sized up staring at 'em like 'I ain't heard no fookin bell.'

[@gurkkroleplay8830]

I'm American(Super-Melting Pot mostly of Italian, Swedish, Norweigian, Welsh, etc.), Irish, and German, the three groups which historically, really didn't like the brits.

[@nikolazcardellach5795]

@@gurkkroleplay8830 dude, the French and Spaniards historically hated and despised the English far more than the Americans or Germans ever did.

[@DietrichvonSachsen]

I remain in awe of Colm's vocal range. He's properly a bass, a baritone, and a tenor, not merely a bass who can increase pitch, which is no mean feat! It's amazing, and I kind of hate him for it. :p (I kid, naturally).

[@willtofish]

i think he would be categorized as a countertenor

[@DubiousDubs]

As impressive as he is, he's just a baritone with excellent mix. And for his lows he's said that in order to do them he gets wasted and the hangover gives him low notes. Nonetheless, a wonderful singer

[@DubiousDubs]

@@willtofish countertenor is a choice, not a voice type- it denotes somebody who sings classical songs in head voice almost exclusively, whoch colm does not

[@IoanCenturion]

I too am deeply jealous

[@vulmar1]

@@DubiousDubs thats pretty interesting, you cant really tell.

[@thekentuckyrifleman]

I sang this at an Irish pub in Lexington Kentucky. The bar erupted in chorus fantastically. Most fun I've had in a long time. Fàilte

[@ResoundGuy]

Learning this song for school

[@BelenusValikonis]

Well howdy, fellow Kentuckian! o/ That sounds like an amazing memory.

[@natashahipperson8604]

Well done ❤

[@tatianalyulkin410]

On the day of my funeral they're gónna be blasting this masterpiece up and down the Península.

[@AFCN7]

Now this... this I have been waiting for. Ridiculously catchy Irish song sung by the modern day Celtic bard? Count me in!

[@nicksieben7701]

As an American, I give nothing but respect, gratitude, and valour to the people of Ireland. Top of the mornin' to yah my brothers from afar! 🇺🇸🇮🇪

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

Respect to you sir.. although we never say top of the morning in ireland 😂

[@Talsbynians]

I can assure you the Irish would resist American imperialism the exact same way they resisted English imperialism

[@nicksieben7701]

​@@TalsbyniansGood thing American Imperialism is no longer a thing. But yeah, you're right.

[@nicksieben7701]

​@@SmcdMcd-d2kAh, alrighty, thought some country side Irish folk say that, my bad!! 😂😂

[@Talsbynians]

@@nicksieben7701I think your inability to recognize the way in which America carries its imperialism tells me you’re the exact same as the British the ira were resisting.

[@loganolson9537]

Not an ounce of Irish in me. Yet ol' Erin's Isle and her tale sings to my very soul. COME OUT YE BLACK 'N' TANS!!! 🇮🇪 🔥🔥

[@wildrose7653]

Wow. Didn't expect the cover to have that starting slow rythm. But it's been an amazing surprise, gave it a war-call vibe. And as for the rest, wholesome performance and voice blending as usual

[@TheMichellemo]

It's a song that supports Irish Rebels it should feel like a war-call.

[@InquisitorJack]

It is literally and explicitly a war-call. The Rising of the Moon is another one.

[@madameolivia9998]

i think I got what Wild Rose meant

[@salvationsplace]

loved the slow start

[@Ifyouonlyknew70]

It's a good performance but I don't think "wholesome" is the proper word for a prorebel song.

[@Nmc01236]

A bit late, but here are the lyrics for anyone interested: I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums did beat And those loving English feet they walked all over us And every single night when me da' would come home tight He'd invite the neighbours out with this chorus Oh, come out ye' black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra Come let us hear you tell How you slandered great Parnell When you thought him well and truly persecuted Where are the sneers and jeers That you loudly let us hear When our leaders of sixteen were executed Oh, come out ye' black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra Come tell us how you slew Them old Arabs two by two Like Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows How bravely you faced one With your sixteen pounder gun And you frightened them damn natives to their marrow Oh, come out ye' black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra Now the time is comin' fast And I think them days are here When each English seánín will run before us And if there'll be a need Then our kids wil sing, "Godspeed!" With a verse or two of singin' this fine chorus Oh, come out ye' black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra Oh, come out ye' black and tans Come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra

[@PeterEvans_music]

This is much better than to automatic transcription

[@alank247]

Some corrections: When you thought him well and truly persecuted Where are the sneers and jeers When each English Seáneen will run before us (this version, not the original)

[@Nmc01236]

@@alank247 Thanks! Those spots were a bit hard to tell what exactly he was saying, so I just went with what I thought I heard. I'll make the changes!

[@kylirfisher]

biggots not natives only issue

[@Liptowww]

And also it's English Yeomman, not seánín

[@TomCraye]

Speaking as an Englishman, I've always loved this song, and this is a perfect rendition, the passion and justifiable hate comes through perfectly, but I hate that it's not something I can listen to in public... I suspect it wouldn't go well for me

[@djdonkeyface5451]

😂😂😂

[@raidertheconqueror3818]

same here mate iv always liked this song the Passion the Irish have whilst we have none and makes me want do some Rebel songs

[@pipthelimey]

How do you think I feel? My great grandfather was a literal Black and Tan. He got his medals at Ypres, but jobs weren’t there after the war in Yorkshire. So he ended up with the RIC. Fast forward and my dad marries an American descended from Irish rebels who fought with Wolfe Tone, and I get to feel VERY confused on St. Patrick’s Day

[@magnagazoo4863]

Its nice being American now and then. :P I would have to explain the back story to people before they would get it.

[@magnagazoo4863]

@@pipthelimey Many Americans that know their history are conflicted on St. Pats. :)

[@brandon_crow1291]

I love how you can just see the pride on his face and hear it in his voice.

[@thebobbalo1]

The only way to sing this song! Tiocfaidh ar la

[@genericcomplaininggamer6206]

me:"I have alot of Irish pride" my friend:" you are native American what are you talking about" me:"I don't know"

[@rahjeel]

You should've told your friend "this is just like the reverse The Last Of The Mohicans"

[@ChrisCowhig]

There's a little Irish spirit in everyone. Out of curiosity what native people are you from? We have a long lasting link to the Choctaw people as they sent money when we had the Famine. We have a monument to them for this act of kindness.

[@TheHarrisontemple]

@@ChrisCowhig I've got Irish and scotch along with Cherokee in me with a few other things lol

[@maxxor-overworldhero6730]

@@TheHarrisontemple The blood of both Dubthach and Clan Cumming runs through my veins, as well as Senaca Tribe, Iroquois Nation through my Great Uncle Buddy.

[@TheHarrisontemple]

@@maxxor-overworldhero6730 well aren't we just two pees in a pod kinsman

[@HandOfThemis]

Seeing as you smashed this out of the park, I would kill to hear your rendition of "The Foggy Dew" [10 month later edit]: And so it was. Nice work!

[@AimlessSavant]

Imagine a cover for Green Fields of France, and The Town I Loved So Well. Just. Aghhh

[@Rocketcustompaints]

I second this

[@joshuameadus7861]

This. The Foggy Dew was meant for this type of singing.

[@viceroy2466]

Yes. That's a fantastic song.

[@Xaevryn]

hear hear! I vote for this as well!

[@wintersking4290]

Up! Awake! To Arms!

[@srig3649]

As an Indian, I like to think that we and the Irish are step siblings of sorts. United by their (very similar) histories

[@Colonel_Bat_Guano]

It's the same with all victims of imperialism

[@gamerknown]

@@Colonel_Bat_Guano Which country is East Jerusalem in

[@Colonel_Bat_Guano]

@@gamerknown Falastin Viva viva palestina

[@cremil1285]

the most celebrated national holiday in the world is independence day... from the British.

[@OptimisticAudience]

Listening to this today specifically for no reason.

[@Sentinel_Soul]

the reason is because it fucking slaps

[@Blueee51]

What was the specific no reason?

[@nitrrogen2628]

@@Blueee51 the queen died when he wrote this

[@Blueee51]

@@nitrrogen2628 wait its already been a month? I thought she died like last week?

[@nitrrogen2628]

@@Blueee51 yeah

[@USS-Texas3214]

As a Scottish descendent I have to say you Irish have some good tunes

[@damian-795]

❤

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

FRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMM!!!

[@Truthwillalwayswinoverlies]

It was the Irish gaels who brang Gaeilge Gaelic to Scotland and the Isle of man and parts of Wales the Scottish were pics from picland spoke pictish wipe out by the Saxons Irish gaels called it Albain mac MC ní ó all irish Gael blood the Highlands bare strong Irish Gael blood Tál 🇮🇪 ⚓

[@kratosboy5557]

As a Celt our people averaged the Oppression of the Brits

[@Xocoa]

As do the scots

[@drdagonator3544]

The tone at the start~ its just mwah. The slower speed feels like ots a flash back looking upon the feilds really putting into prespective the time period this song calls to. Solem at the start and powerful in its call picking up steam and pushing into a driving beat that won't back down. From start to finish~ amazing

[@nightkil13r]

The imagery it invokes. Such a well done rendition.

[@fpbenke]

OMG ... Really look forward, Thats what a modern classic should be

[@Bluthegamingjunkie]

This song invokes emotion in any freedom-loving person the world over. Colm, as usual, is phenomenal!

[@invisiblewizard2538]

As a thoroughly mixed Irish-British man and a pacifist to boot, it's sad to me that anyone felt this song had to be written - but by feck it's a bloody good tune, and you bring it on home! Oppression never does anyone any good.

[@craighalbert2248]

Most powerful rendition I ever listened to. Blessings from Florida USA.

[@Dismas444]

I love how much it drips with contempt. Basically it boils down to "let's see how tough you are without your heavy artillery, you cowards". Love it.

[@bobbyboyderecords]

They would have been speaking German if it was not for the brave Englishman. The Irish don't fight in wars as historically they were a lazy and often quite drunk nation. Now the EU rules them and because the Irish were the world's biggest economic migrants they have now let the world's migrants into live which is nice.

[@Kiwi-ys7je]

This rendition is a legendary one!! Drink and enjoy today and give em hell when you wake tomorrow. Much love from Armenia, can imagine the glee you feel when you listen to this one tonight. ❤️❤️🇦🇲❤️🇮🇪❤️❤️

[@CelestialDraconis]

REJOICE, IRELAND.

[@mikerichardson499]

An Englishman, an Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman walk into a bar. They spend the evening ripping each other to shreds with merciless humour. They come out really good mates. I’m glad that today, for most, this is the reality.

[@fancyphantom8103]

You'd be suprised how many irish despise the english.

[@eldermillennial8330]

@@fancyphantom8103 Ah, what’s the point anymore. Half the reason was for the faith and Rome has failed them with the modernist crap since Operation Gladio, which the great Irish Catholic hero, Monsignor Huge O’Flarrety, accidentally and very ironically helped initiate when he naively trusted the CIA knew what they were doing. The other half was their fundamental identity, which is being thrown away for “diversity”.

[@kcdodger]

...Yeeeaaaahhhhhhh that's not true.

[@sambmortimer]

​@@fancyphantom8103 I think that's more something you Americans assume to be true than is actually true. As someone from Ireland, I don't know anyone who conflates modern English people with those responsible for what happened back in the day. Plenty of us go to each other's countries for work, & something like 20% of Brits have recent Irish ancestry. Unless you're talking about Irish-Americans, in which case... those people have a very outdated and romantic grasp of being Irish.

[@johnpauldwyer2034]

Definitely adding this to the St Patrick’s day play list🔥🍀🇮🇪🍻

[@jboessneck5132]

🍀? Oh dear. 🤐

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

@@jboessneck5132 Care to elaborate?

[@DeadNotSleeping789]

Happy St Paddy's Day :)

[@jboessneck5132]

Happy St. Paddy's ☘️🍻

[@zaamin2003]

Hell, this is going in my everyday playlist 😩

[@gilgameshv9tv]

I’m an American 4 generations removed from my Irish heritage but man do these songs stir something within me.

[@hungrymusicwolf]

I am Dutch through and through yet this song really does do it, doesn't it.

[@fareschikhi8630]

I am Algerian, I literally shiver whenever I hear this

[@miquedoolin2396]

i feel like there's a deep ancestral spite for the British Empire across many countries that makes everyone who hears these songs a little bit Irish at the moment of hearing it lol

[@quinntessential3684]

I know what you mean - I have Irish heritage but whenever it gets to this subject I definitely feel Irish

[@Cloak_N_Dagger]

Until only a couple years ago when the family got some DNA testing done, I only had a dusting of red in my otherwise brown beard and a fair many red haired cousins to clue me in to my Irish heritage, but man, I embrace it heavier than even the heritage I grew up absolutely certain of, lol. The Irish are a hardy folk who've seen their way through a whole lot of shit and I'd count it as a blessing to even have "Is there Irish in my heritage?" be a reasonable question.

[@javelinnia3203]

Amazing!!! Colm, I am Ukrainian and your songs have been keeping my spirit strong through these 19 days of war. If you can, please consider covering a kozak battle song, for example Ой у лузі червона калина. This song became one of the symbols of our resistance. Upd: Thank you, brothers!!! 💙💛

[@MiniPaintAdventurer]

Take heart, Brother and fight on!

[@spmoran4703]

This song is in defiance of bullies. Ireland kicked the bullies out . And eventually you also will get the peace and respect you deserve.

[@MCKevin289]

In the words of Bobby Sands, “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children”. Tiocfaidh ár lá san Úcráin🇮🇪🇺🇦

[@raidertheconqueror3818]

we don't like Communist statist muppets and we all know the Irish had enough of the British they all need to up and leave the EU that's dictatorship and I don't support Ukraine full of corruption and money laundering

[@exiledadrian103]

I second this!

[@ristoh1420]

God damn i love the layering of vocals on the chorus. Gives me chills man

[@johnmcclellan9020]

What a master piece of a song. If the words don't move you then you have no soul.

[@neleadler8200]

Yes! I was hoping for this song.Thank you so much for sharing your incredible voice and passion with us.

[@semaluhtounuyulohowwah-lw8xu]

This makes me proud of being Irish. And I’m Hungarian.

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

We welcome you

[@mcdakwater3966]

I just listened to this song and the next thing I knew, Colm was making a cover of it!!! I can't wait!

[@marrowsmiscellaneous7593]

Bet this & more covers are gonna blow up this year.

[@highfivedog2336]

Especially with the death of the queen

[@PUREHOZER]

@@highfivedog2336 fuck the monarchy

[@jackmeyers7805]

Here's hoping lol

[@isuckatusernames4297]

speaking off, anyone knows what's up with the package in my car ?

[@turbo11]

@@isuckatusernames4297 don't start it

[@lani1792]

I was checking out the wiki page for this song and someone added your cover to it!

[@ColmRMcGuinness]

That’s class!!

[@cleanixx5343]

Have never heard of this one but it’s Colm sooo It’s always a delight! See y’all tomorrow people ❤️

[@allglorytothefather4186]

It’s a song sung by Irish rebels who were unhappy with British rule. The Black and Tans is actually a reference to the colors of British WW1 uniforms.

[@cleanixx5343]

@@allglorytothefather4186 Ah that makes a lot of sense! I love how it’s a similar era to Wayfaring Stranger

[@MiniPaintAdventurer]

@@allglorytothefather4186 actually it’s a reference to the uniforms worn by the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish war of independence. These were the ones who rolled up on Bloody Sunday to a crowd watching a football game and machine gunned down about 30 people. And that’s why we sing, “fight me like a man.”

[@allglorytothefather4186]

@@MiniPaintAdventurer for the longest time I thought it was for the British uniforms in WW1, especially when they sang “Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders”

[@MiniPaintAdventurer]

@@allglorytothefather4186 the history of this song is hazy since it was written well after the war of independence. It’s even written from the perspective of someone who didn’t live through it, but is watching their father who’s drunk and yelling at the neighbors about his time in the war. Black and Tans eventually became a term for all Irish traitors who supported the British rule.

[@yeet-viewer3029]

Amazing! I was listening to it having sounds of shelling in background, really breathtaking effect. Greetings from Kyiv!

[@lynnaround]

I hope you stay safe!! Слава Україні!

[@yeet-viewer3029]

@@lynnaround героям слава! thanks for your kindness. safety is relative, there are towns and cities shelled more heavily than us. At least we still have Internet)))

[@disconnected7737]

Stay safe friend, glory to ukraine

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

@@yeet-viewer3029 Are you a member of the Ukrainian Parliament?

[@yeet-viewer3029]

@@johannesmajamaki2626 no, why?)))

[@Rammstein0963.]

Everyone's favorite Irish singer, covers one of the best Irish songs ever? I can so get behind this, good on you Colm 😇✌️

[@pedrovergara7594]

This came up on my Spotify shuffle as I was reading the good news of the day. Made me grin.

[@loslingos1232]

The Queen died because she heard this epic version of the song.

[@Wattywatasaurus]

Absolutely love these classics, sung by a modern musician! You should totally do “The Wind that Shakes the Barley” next!

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

I really appreciate hearing singers with impressive highs and/or lows sing mid range. I feel so many amazing basses or tenors get shoehorned into singing only in the extremes of their range instead of acknowledging that in order to be a truly good bass or tenor you, first and foremost, must be a good singer.

[@josepharte]

From Galway to Galilee, our peoples will be free!

[@Minutman_97]

I am kurdish. Greetings to Ireland and wonerfull irish people! I love you so much. Hail united Ireland!

[@isabelfrattoni9680]

All my love and respect to the irish people who never surrendered . Isabel , Buenos Aires , Argentina

[@Robbikelly]

All the same for the Argentines. The respect and honour shown towards the great Admiral William Brown has always made me feel like we are sister countries in a lot of ways. Sligo, Ireland.

[@isabelfrattoni9680]

@@Robbikelly adm.William Brown was a brave warrior and a heroe. Since we go to school , argentinian children we study what he did , the honorable and decent man he was. There was a terrible tragedy in his life and he ended his days in sadness And the irish descendents (they are many in this country) , those inmigrants that came poor and worked hard , told the story of their far green country . We allways felt close to Irish people. Saludos cordiales a usted y a su pueblo.

[@FoxyBard]

Nobody: Irish people on 8/9/22:

[@jeremiahbrothers8346]

"Come out Ye Black and Tans Come out and fight me like a man" love this song ,can't wait!!!!

[@nicholasbova9909]

"WE'RE IN THE HOME OF THE ENEMY, KATHLEEN!"

[@MCKevin289]

8,000 years Kathleen!!

[@sf1822]

I see you're a man of culture as well

[@kimnichols7946]

I love your crisp diction and how the words come out as a challenge even if one isn’t listening to the lyrics specifically. I can hear the calling out in your voice, not just the words you’re saying. Strong work. I feel a little awkward posting new song suggestions in the comments of a newly released video, but I’m not sure how else to do it: Have you considered doing a rendition of Lark in the Morning? It’s a good spring time song and I haven’t heard many singers (aside from the Dubliners) put up their own versions. Another potential for fun is the song “The Old Dun Cow.” Nothing like drinking yourselves blind in the basement while the pub burns down above you. All the best 😊

[@TheSuluhope]

Go to sea no more and Darby O'Leary would also be great to hear.

[@davidyoungquist6074]

Requested this one from a singer from Dublin out here in a pub in Gig Harbor, Washington. I don't think he was expecting this from a refined, genteel place like Gig. I told him later I'm from backwoods Illinois and a lot of us Hillbillies run with Irish blood. He rocked this song, but I don't know the other patrons that night appreciated it as much.

[@KRRooga66]

I'm not to familiar with my Irish heritage but thanks to my grandparents who I met for the 1st time this year im really starting to embrace it more and this song really hits me definitely proud of my Irish roots can't wait to visit Ireland one day 🙏🏻

[@nataliefbehler]

Wow, that second to last chorus when the instruments dropped out gave me goosebumps! I'm majorly impressed with your vocal control to keep those mordents (or turns?) so clean.

[@thegreatstorieswastaken]

NO WAY! I listen to this song everyday. Can't wait to hear it!

[@stephaniecowans3646]

By the Goddess. . . is there an instrument that this lad CAN'T play? You never cease to amaze me, Colm!

[@inspectorbutters166]

This was so Irish, all the beer in my fridge turned into Guinness

[@daytonthorpe4885]

Ha! My wife is literally related to Michael Colins. I love this shit. She was singing Lizzy's in a box all day long. This makes me smile.

[@nicholaselliott339]

Natural Irish twang, check! Time changes during the song that keep your toes bopping, check! Handsome devil who keeps us all entertained and impressed with each new song, check! Thanks for the fun delivery of this one Colm!

[@Elena-lu7tl]

I LOVE this song!! I cannot wait to hear your version! Update: This is now my FAVORITE. Listening on repeat.

[@anarchessthorson3556]

The Queen died today, seems a good time to come back to this song

[@Doughnadstevenz]

Brother, every time I listen to this, the last part of the song chokes me. May everyone live in freedom and happiness. May the righteous hand of strong men and justice crush those who wish to enslave.

[@Lucidiasans]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOO!!! I appreciate the vocal growl, It feels aggressive and like a damn threat, AS IT SHOULD! FUCK YES!

[@Clancysway]

When the chorus started. Goosebumps.

[@amberorion1549]

Coming back here to celebrate a certain passing. : 3

[@Rackalackberto]

Oh hell, yeah! I fricking love that song. Can already tell this is gonna be a good one.

[@sardinianleftist]

Sardinian lad here, lovely to hear this. It gets sang in our language with modified lyrics. Respect to all the Irish lads from Sardinia

[@tokaroth9466]

Yes, Polish people also listen to this on this day without a reason

[@theathenian3967]

We stand with you.From a Greek .we admire you .You are like us …Rebel spirits .Rise up .

[@Tylerdakoh]

I came straight back after I heard of the news me boys.

[@taxmasterp2316]

What an amazing day to celebrate 🍾 🥂 🎉

[@bluemexicananimations571]

Right at 1:30 go to the top and set the speed at 1.25x....... trust me...... you won't regret it

[@dsdgjj]

a fine melody to enjoy on this fine day of September 8th 2022 😘😘

[@sokuhatake9093]

I'm so mad this version isn't avaliable on spotify anymore. Just gone only the metal cover left. I liked this version tf spotify yall get pissy his cover was out preforming the originals?!

[@microchrist6122]

HERE WE GO! 🇮🇪

[@americancowboyfromwyoming6720]

Proud of my Irish heritage. THE REPUBLIC FOREVER!!!🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@lorddaver5729]

And I am proud of my Scottish heritage. An reason why I shouldn't be? Do you think being Irish makes you a better person than me?

[@lorddaver5729]

@@firetv2169 This doesn't answer the question I asked.

[@briandavion]

@firetv2169 I suspect he knows as much as a guy with the handle "American cowboy from wyoming"

[@loveeveryone114]

❤

[@phantomthiefirwin9631]

I rushed to the comments just like you did. Tiocfaidh ár lá

[@kart9857]

Éire go Brách!

[@explodojones]

Especially lovely today.

[@pixelbros1280]

Wow, was never expecting a cover for this song. Can’t wait to see them Black and Tans fighting like a man

[@evelyncooper724]

The black and tans were the side that did fight like men. The IRA fought like cowards who relied on ambushes and bombing innocent children.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@evelyncooper724 bombing innocent children could certainly be done without, but what's so bad about ambushing?

[@TheCannibalLlama]

@@evelyncooper724 the IRA used questionable methods to get their independence but the British had zero claim to Ireland other than the fact some parasite in a crown said so

[@TheCannibalLlama]

On top of that the modern ira is a far cry from what they originated as. The English monarchy had zero claim to any land that the said they did. They just took over. That’s fucked up

[@doggydog6795]

@@evelyncooper724 ever heard of bloody Sunday? in 1972 British soldiers fired live ammunition into an unarmed group of protestors killing 14 and injuring many more. don't know about you but firing into a crowd of unarmed civilians doesn't show bravery or strength does it?

[@boughtdeadbyChrist]

Colm, you nailed this song, b'y! My family's from Nova Scotia, my roots are deeply Scottish, and I have several years of vocal training. As such, I can say I've never before heard a cover of this song that combines both amazing vocal skill AND really tapping into the heartfelt emotion of many of the Irish people at the time when the revolt against the English was happening. As a cousin to the Irish, I really feel the passionate lament over injustices, giving way to anger and looking to the IRA for a way to vindicate them. Not saying I necessarily agree with the ethics of that approach, but the way you sing this song certainly helps me to better enter into the minds and hearts of the people at that time - a people living in a very dark and terribly oppressive situation. Thank-you for your work!

[@Reverendshot777]

The IRA the song refers to is not the same IRA that were involved in the Troubles. The old IRA was a civilian and military resistance against english occupation. It wasn't a a civilian murdering terrorist gang the way it became.

[@l00nybin]

When the IRA started, they were sorely needed to fight the injustices that the British were leveling against the Irish. The problem came after Ireland won independence, and the IRA wouldn't accept the fact that the citizens in northern Ireland actually chose to stay with the UK, and they eventually became a terrorist group that dishonored all the hard-fought freedom the group had originally bled for. My Irish ancestors had to leave during the potato famine thanks to no help from the English, and they experienced plenty of persecution here in the US since they were Catholic, so this song tends to stir up some feisty emotions in me.

[@tonyodonnell7189]

@@Reverendshot777 the IRA in the Troubles was a direct response to the loyalist terrorist scum, UFF , UVF and later the british army, august 12 1969, battle of the bogside where 3 days of hell and 1500 catholic homes burnt in belfast, and the thousands that fled south for protection filmed coming off the trains in Dublin shouted at the TV cameras "where were the IRA to protect them", so if you want to say something, talk about the murdering protestant terrorist scum.

[@wetblubber]

@@l00nybin so yer great great grand daddy had a 3rd cousin who was discriminated? Boo feckin hoo. you have no idea what growing up in a divided Ireland was like

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

​@@Reverendshot777 Eh no, you don't know what you are talking about. The IRA first of all came back because Catholics had no rights and were being burned out of their homes and Dominic Behan who wrote the song was against partition between North and Southern Ireland. His brother Brendan fought in those "It wasn't a a civilian murdering terrorist gang the way it became." as you call it. Britain lead the biggest firebombing campaign against civilians that has ever existed in History in Iraq and their reason for committing that atrocity was that it would cost too much to put boots on the ground in Iraq. By the term Britain made 'terrorists' they are literally the biggest terrorists that have ever fucking lived.

[@kauejuniorneckel606]

It was my hymn for walking through the Derry streets. Lovely city.

[@OpenBiolabsGuy]

You're singing all the Irish songs I grew up listened to as a child. My father would play them on blast at home.

[@OxTheHerdzz]

HERE WE GO BOYS

[@Freezinggreece2]

This and Óró Sé Do Bhaitha 'Bhaila inspired me to learn Irish. Get in touch with my heritage.

[@maxy1172]

As a Scotsman i understand that some Irish may not like me but honestly as I have grown up and realised and learned I cant help but support the Irish republic not just as a person of Celtic descent but as a man who believes the cause was just and that the crown must go for all the Celtic nations too survive

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

No no.. the irish love the Scots

[@frankm.2850]

Little background for those who don’t know, the reference to winning medals down in Flanders is a reference to the battles of Flanders Fields, a pair of battles from the First World War in 1914 and 1915 near a place called Ypres (eeps). The second battle was the first use of chemical weapons by the Germans and saw almost sixty thousand British casualties over nine days.

[@boudiccam4417]

This is my favourite recording of this song. Hands down. It’s on my traditional playlist on Apple

[@bibimir]

Perfect song for today.

[@duescaymania2940]

The absolute range of his voice always amazes me

[@emrisrex]

I've always loved the Irish

[@deathxxbed3291]

Popular one today huh

[@jmnypop]

The Queen been really quiet since she heard this four days ago

[@juliacornejo7802]

Is there an instrument this man can't play?? You are INCREDIBLE in so many levels!!!

[@junglesoflustria158]

Talked about this song to an older British ex-pat friend of mine. He broke out into tears and shook his head when I shared this. "Shame, shame" is all he had to say. He said he, and all his people, should deeply apologize to the Irish, and the actions in "The Troubles" blackened the names of the veterans who served in the Black and Tans. Poor men, trying to cobble together a living after coming home from a terrible war, following orders and doing wrongs. To all you Irish, from us in Canada, I salute you.

[@gwendelmarisjz4601]

Lmao yeah right.

[@skippership7]

Sounds like a load of bullshite to me. Did you both not know that the song has absolutely nothing to do with the British or the Black and Tans or the troubles in the north and even the war of independence. Why would he cry as the song is just a dispute between Irish neighbours in 1928, 6 years after the black and Tans were disbanded.

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

​@@skippership7 nothing to do with the black and tans... and yet what's the name of the song? seriously my guy, if you're gonna troll do better. this is just pathetic

[@skippership7]

​@@elizabethmcwhorter3445 "My guy" and "troll" how patronising and misguided are you and its you that is being "pathetic". Of course it's nothing to do with the real Black and Tans, "think about it" how could it be? Ask your self the following by listening to the..."bloody lyrics"... in the very first verse. 1. So, "what year" does the song start? "I was born in a Dublin street" =192? what? 2. Who were the "loyal drums" in the street? 3. What Dublin street is the song about? 4. What is the name of "me da" coming home "tight" in the song? (he has 3 names but any one of them will do) 5. Which pub had he been drinking at? 6. Who were "the loving English feet that walked all over us" in the song? Now let's see how much Irish history you really know about one of Ireland most famous families by answering the questions for yourself, which will then lead to only one conclusion = it ain't about 1920-1922 or the WOI or the real Black and Tans!...Off you go then, give me the answers!

[@skippership7]

@@elizabethmcwhorter3445 When someone calls me "pathetic" and a "troll" I think I deserve an explanation as to why you are saying that. That's just common courtesy where I come from or, at least show me that YOU know what the song is really all about by answering the questions I asked you...But you can't can you? The song is not about the WOI or the real Black and Tans, it starts in 1928 "as the lyrics say" = Oct 1928 when Dominic was born and 6 years after the Black and Tans had been disbanded. Thats Dominc Behan by the way... the bloke who wrote the bloody song as a tribute to his father... ex IRA and anti treaty man Stephen Behan...you know also the father of Brendan Behan one of Ireland greatest writers...you know the one who wrote that famous play about his cruel and despicable slum landlady real life grandmother "Mrs Christine English"...the mother-in-law to Kathleen Behan...you know the sister of Peadar Kearney...you know the bloke who wrote the Irish Nation Anthem...and is all about life at 14 Russell Street from 1928 to 1936. So do you want to do the honourable thing and apologise to me now?

[@willrogers3793]

As an American mongrel who has no idea where half his family tree came from, this song resonates with me far more than I think it should. Excellent performance by the way, I think yours might be the finest rendition of this song I’ve yet heard.

[@willrogers3793]

@The Silenced I like that one too, although my favorite version is a bit more spicy than the one most people have heard. 😉

[@rocistone6570]

Of all the renditions of this song I can find here, this one is my favourite. I think the musical delivery is correct for the spirit of the song. Something that gets overlooked in many other performances.

[@waydegardner7373]

As we sat in a pub in Dublin back in 2020 listening to traditional Irish music and having a pint, we felt so connected with our roots and headed back to Texas wondering when we would get the chance to go back. So friendly, so warm and then this…. This will stir the blood of anyone with a hint of Irish in their blood. Gives me chills.