Long Long Before Your Time - Brendan Grace, with his daughter Melanie

[@melaniegillespie4033]

I wanted to thank you all for your beautiful comments in honor of my dad. I’ve watched this video so many times since his recent passing and it just doesn’t feel real. I’m grateful for treasures like these and for you, his loyal fans, who have carried us thru a very difficult couple of weeks with your outpouring support. I don’t know myself how I managed to do Liveline the day he passed suffice it to say I know he’d have wanted me to. He never closed the doors on his fans and this was no exception. On behalf of my entire family, thank you for your support 💙🙏

[@machree01]

Sorry about you Dad Melanie, I remmeber watching Two Sides Of Grace when RTE first showed it in the 80's, with my Mum and Dad, the tears were running down our faces with laughter and taking a pain in the side, we laughed that much.That was the day I recorded it onto a video and we watched it every so often untill it was near played out, my niece named her dog Molly after one of the songs Irish Molly, he was a great entertainer, an original no bad language, a true gentleman, you can see from the comments what he meant to other people too, I know it will be hard for you's, my parents passed away this decade, it never goes away, but it might ease a bit, take care, my condolence to the Family circle

[@jamesmcgowan5747]

RIP Brendan from Glasgow Irish.

[@murth9252]

Great singer and lovely tribute to you Melanie, what a beautiful thing to be able to look back on. I just wanted to say that your Dad may not be here anymore but his legacy is still reaching people, I was playing his sketches to my mother who is unfortunately in the Hospice in the Curragh at the moment and it cheered her up a lot I have to say. I used to play them also for my father in law who died 2 years ago in the same Hospice, he was a big Brendan Grace fan and it used to give him a real boost watching those old clips. RIP Brendan, your memory and comedy legacy lives on. Peace & Love from Kildare

[@deirdrenolan7282]

Just watched him tonight with the forget me nots choir ..was so sad but amazing at the same time .may he RIP

[@helenstapleton3303]

Beautiful x

[@melodramakids]

Thank you for your lovely comments everyone. I'm Melanie, the little girl on the stool! I remember this night so vividly. I didn't understand the lyrics but I remember feeling sad probably because like someone mentioned in the comments he sang it with such emotion & I just felt happy I could be on stage with my him! It's a memory I'll treasure forever. Happy to say I still enjoy collaborating with my father to this day but my own sons steal the limelight with him these day! Many thanks & my dad is forever grateful to his loyal fans xxx

[@PEADARFLYNN]

I have meet Brendan your dad Eileen and Amanda on a few occasions in the past few years and not forgetting Terry my neighbour Amanda partner,all lovely people

[@castlebar67]

Dear Melanie Sorry I forgot to thank you for the nice CD of your dad you sent me thank you so much for it , I see you still have your maiden name , my sisters live in Dublin , they kept theirs as well , I see your dad still going strong bless him my English friends say he is very funny and talented man as do i bless you Patrick .

[@melodramakids]

You are most welcome my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@elizajohn5]

Hi Melanie, i have this beautiful song of you and your dad still on a video tape from christmas 1985. It was part of a christmas special your dad made with some excellent comedy sketches included. Hard to believe it is over 31 years ago, but though we all inevitably succumb to old mother time , we however can revisit our youth through music and memories and that part of our being remains ageless. Johnny Mcevoy a fellow Offaly man wrote this song, so beautiful yet so sad. But much beauty rose from the ashes of sadness. Thanks for this beautiful memory, best wishes Seán!

[@melodramakids]

+elizajohn5 thanks so much for that Sean! It's a treasured memory indeed. Hasn't time just flown by? And thanks for confirming the year! I was 7 years old and 32 years later, I remember it like yesterday.

[@vivianlemottee3291]

Fantastic rendition. Great video clip too. Little girl is beautiful.🇦🇺❤️🇮🇪

[@Darrenmc1990]

RIP to Brendan. One of Irelands best comedians there ever was.

[@larrybourke4848]

Your were the best we will mlss you

[@ianblinkybill4559]

Only found him this year. He can sing and tell jokes why are all the good ones gone to soon.

[@michaelflanagan6488]

There are comedians/entertainers and then there is Brendan Grace... an Irish Icon .... Rest in Peace Brendan and thanks for the many wonderful memories.

[@leeleef]

I met your Beautiful dad, a long time ago, In galway, he was absolutely amazing and everytime I saw him on the telly, I would love to tell everyone, I met Brendan Grace, and then I heard my uncle met him, and my great granny's surname was Grace, and they had a connection ❤💙♥💖

[@debrabibby4781]

Just came across this and listened either tears in my eyes what a funny loving caring talented man, have played it over and over again with tears in my eyes as I lost my dad too. Miss him every day. Rip Brendan and my heartfelt wishes to your family.

[@melaniegillespie4033]

Thank you 🙏

[@juliemeally1115]

Its a beautiful clip Melinie and a lovely song. Thanks for your comment. Your dad is a wonderful man and Irish performer. So sad he passed on. Big loss to Ireland 🇮🇪 Rest in peace Brendan.

[@michaelberry1793]

Simply beautiful... RIP from wexford

[@verenamaharajah6082]

I’ve only recently discovered Brendan Grace thanks to KZbin. He’s really made me laugh but I’ve now found he was a lovely singer too.

[@machree01]

Thank you for the comment. He was one of a kind, unique, Ireland's number one.

[@silvioalgieri6218]

What a lovely memory of you and ur dearest Dad Melanie. He's a national treasure to us all. Thank you. Love Una. Xxxxx

[@tinakilleen42]

Thank you to Brendans family for allowing us to share his last moments . He was and always will be a national treasure ❤❤

[@patrickbluelinecollins]

I met your dad at a bar he was performing at in the 80s we were naval service personnel he was so nice and very friendly god bless him sadly gone too soon may he rest in peace.beautiful video.

[@drdecco1]

A father’s pure love for his daughter shines thru’ like a beacon - may he RIP, very sad Melanie but what a treasure..... I never met him in person but somehow my heart is bursting for the the kind of man & father he so obviously was.

[@bluegtturbo]

What a gentleman - and a great way to live a life - a generous decent family man who made people laugh and forget their worries for a while...

[@craig8436]

RIP to the great funny man and entertainer, my thoughts go out to his family. This is such a lovely memory x

[@JohnDoyle-wt1ec]

This a geniene love between father and daughter and father.althogh i would have loved to hear the small one singing

[@mariataheny1475]

Hi i meet Brendan Grace in Sligo and before his show i gave him a Micraleous Medal he was delighted with it may he Rest in Peace

[@nymphsfield2]

I sat beside Mr. Grace on an Aer Lingus flight many years ago. We chatted briefly. I was struck with his desire just to be at home with his family. A comic genius and a great singer. RIP

[@melaniegillespie4033]

This is amazing, thank you. He traveled home after every gig because he hated being away from us for any longer than he needed to be. He was as dedicated to his family as he was to his career. Sorely missed 🥹

[@judged7202]

RIP Brendan What a great choice of song you selected for you and your daughter ... a very special video of a fathers love God bless

[@johntheman6084]

Brendan Grace You were one of Irelands greatest singers and performers We miss you so much

[@PaulaMasterson-n4b]

You're beautiful Dad made a lasting impression in many of our lives xx

[@johnbethell1952]

This is so beautiful and the tears are in my eyes as i listen to this

[@o00scorpion00o]

I had the pleasure of Seeing Both Brendan Grace and Johnny McEvoy back I think in 1999 in The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. I was 19.

[@maryannc1910]

Such a lovely man. R.I.P, Brendan. You will be missed.

[@ursulaconway936]

Your late dad was a singer and made his fans very happy he did huge amount of charity work through out his own bad health and your own family helped him out which he enjoyed every moment of it more so he loved each one of ye special to your mom his own wife

[@Maryloubeeck1943]

Such a good man, funny man and a great singer. His KZbin videos are so funny!

[@EireFirst2024]

Aw stooooooop, every Christmas they bought me 1 of your dad's shows on dvd & well watching it became a traditional highlight of the day when we'd all sit down with a few gargles, breaking our shite laughing....heaven must be in tears now 😂😂😂 Forever loved & missed mo chara ❤️

[@machree01]

I would've put it on for my Mum and Dad, and the tears would be running down her cheeks with laughter, the video was near played out, Brendan was the best.

[@caoimhincowhig5926]

He has a beautiful voice. I love him singing the Dutch man. That's one of my favourite songs.

[@yvonnekearns245]

What a beautiful song and sung with his daughter Melanie. Just beautiful Res in peace Brendan

[@christinemurphy3048]

Still watching in 2019 Brendan is a true Irish treasure he has a fantastic voice I cud listen to him all day

[@annedelaney3324]

Such a lovely man, husband nd father, rip brendan, ul be missed x

[@waltercrawford1934]

Beautiful song and sung with great feeling by Brendan. 10/10

[@PaddyCollins-w3f]

Had the pleasure of meeting him

[@tommorrissey5023]

Beautifully sang rest on peace Brendan 👏👏👏

[@teadyconnolly9590]

Hi all I will never forget the first time I went for a walk with Brendan when he used to come to Scarriff in the South West of Ireland and he Big black van was backed into to get all the Gear set up for the performance that night and I was there and I went for a walk with Brendan down through the big Hotel car park and I just couldn't believe this the first time this happened and I collected all his cassettes he had brought out and I have these memories when I was young child and this happened everytime Brendan came to Scarriff and I was just still can't get over his passing and what he done for my Mother when my Dad passed away in 2007 but I wasn't there then because of my illness and if he had known then of the same connection's Thanks for everything Brendan I know you are still with us in Mind, Heart, and Soul I am not able to tell anyone about this situation it's too hard to take this thanks Brendan for your help and time going back and giving me these Beautiful Memories of our past lives I won't even think I will see my 50th Birthday

[@stevebirmingham9650]

Brendan you have a wonderful voice so easy to listen to, you were a very funny man but also blessed with a fantastic voice bless you, sadly miissed RIP Brendan

[@elizabethkennedy9552]

He was a great man and well missed by lots of people

[@samuelkilfedder308]

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[@maycoats4901]

Lovely. Very touching. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏xxxxx

[@eileenhayes2606]

Rest in peace Brendan, you used your gifts to give us a lift, thank you, what an amazing singing voice and memory you had. I returned home the day you passed to find the book of jokes you gave me in Tuam on my bed, so I feasted on them and laughed myself to sleep. Don't know how the book got there, keep up those surprises from your place of rest

[@freddyodonohoe2644]

Lovely song 🇮🇪 great voice for it rip man 🙏🙏🍀

[@dianescotter8089]

❤️this heard it many years ago .... memories,...time goes by so quickly

[@johndoyle2795]

Great to see Brendan , great guy we were friends for years from the very early days when we were young fella's , not met up for a few years as i now live in Spain. Regards as ever Brendan

[@jpsconstruction5703]

Sorry for your lose Melanie. Hope when u watch this video it brings u back to happy times. Rip Brendan

[@francisoboyle]

A very talented and funny comedian but never realised how brilliant a singer he was👌

[@samirml2000jam]

Brendan Grace A Great love and respect from Afghanistan to you.😥😥😍😍

[@brendancollinscollins7442]

Thanks for everything a legend

[@peternolan4807]

Great song, lovely voice brendan had,

[@markmcdonagh9655]

I remember as a young teenager doing the Bottler skits. To this day I still use this phrase stup, are ya stupped.. form the Grada pulling the joy riders. "Who was driving?. "None of us we were all in the back!"

[@seannolan5751]

Thanks for the memories Brendan, RIP .

[@JohnJohn-un6fk]

Brandon you legend may God find you a good bed in heaven you legend I am a member of the Travelling community and may I say this song was sung beautifully with your daughter god bless her we have enjoyed many years of your good laughter and singing so sad that it has come to the end but it's about time upstairs gets a bit of laughter as well god bless you and your family all the best

[@mogadishusneeze]

A National Treasure. R.I.P.

[@andreabenu2565]

I'm German, but I spend some time in Ireland and I fortuntly got Tickets for that Concert, I'll always remenber it, It was realy great, Thank you for uploading the Songs, because the Tape I buyed was broken.

[@thomaskeighran8115]

What an amazing artist , Sooooo Talented , my wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Him several times on cruzes to the Carriban

[@mmsm1960]

I have always loved this song, and Brendan's version of it. He has such a lovely voice, and I was able to find a couple of LP's and CD's with him singing. The LP that has this song on it, if I remember correctly has a photo from this video with Brendan and Melanie on the cover. Have seen Brendan many times from Wexford to San Diego and love the show every time!

[@machree01]

Thanks for the comment, the LP was named Two Sides of Grace.

[@jamesobrien6675]

Fab voice.lovely father,daughter connection.

[@danielmurphy9215]

legend himself was a treasure to our country

[@yvonnecurran1573]

Melanie I saw your Dad at the Clontarf Castle where I was a waitress at his Cabaret. Then I saw him in Baghdad where I worked then in Chicago where I live and back in the Gaeity. He was a wonderful comedian a beautiful singer and a lovely person. Yvonne Curran

[@johnryan9630]

The love in Brendan's eyes for you No need to say anything else👍

[@N1611n]

Beautiful!

[@myrnarae72]

I’m so sorry for your loss!!

[@AnnetteMurphyger]

RIP Brendan. Your star of David was beautiful as was the song with Melanie.

[@annebarrett3559]

Thanks for the memories RIP Brendan saw u last in Keadeen Hotel in Janurary was great thinking of all ur family at this sad time

[@thomaskeighran8115]

What a beautiful ballad , I had the pleasure of meeting Brendan on an Irish Cruze.

[@gerardvalente6712]

I remember I was in Ireland for a holiday I was down on the Cliffs there was a gift shop there I bought a cassette called Grace Before and After, I decided to visit my Mam in Dublin and played the tape, hilarious the best skit was the Irish Astronauts I nearly run off the road near the Curragh, Great memory,. I couldn't spell the Cliffs of ?

[@machree01]

Was it The Cliffs of Moher

[@jimosullivan4866]

Don't know if you would remember this particular occasion , But one sunday morning at mass in st Agatha's church in Milton , myself and your dad cut out of mass early , were having a big chat , a kind of a load chat in the back entrance , you came running out , we got an earful from you to stay quite , Fond memories

[@teddy42424]

u have a fine voice..an a daughter as pretty as thre leaves in spring begining to bloom..many blessings

[@michaeloriordan7395]

Beautiful singer

[@dianescotter8089]

Miss this with my dad ❤️ but he's always with me ...,....if only eh dad ❤️x

[@seanguiheen6410]

A genius gone! a funny man (never a crude expletive used)will be sorely missed by is loving close family,and fans worldwide,Ar Dheis De Go raibh A Anam

[@castlebar67]

my god brendan you can sing great you were about as well when i at school and so indeed was johnny mc avoy in 1966 it was not many singers about way back then .

[@noramurray8320]

RIP. You are a Legend. Loved xxxx☘☘

[@elaineleonard3144]

Rip Brendan a lovely song

[@castlebar67]

HI Well Brendan you were around when i was at school too , but johnny was around since 1966 . like your singing lots .

[@blackknight238]

R.I.P Brendan legend

[@coletteconroy]

excellent !!!

[@johnnystrain5922]

Dreams

[@lydiacampbell3057]

Happy Birthday Dad Miss u RIP love u always xxx

[@margaretrobinson211]

I will always remember the first time I heard Brendan .the 'one about the Chinese Rest.an takeaway.My friends an I laughed so much.Awhle ago I watchrd the video again .sn decoded to Google" him .an the I read the very very sad news.He was a lovely man( I knew this even though I never had the good luck to meet him) He was never crude yet he was so funny ,I loved to hear him sing .Bet you are still entertaining them "above" !! RIP.Brendan.You are being missed.

[@denisoconnor6343]

Johnnie is still going strong . R I P Brendan

[@helenstapleton3303]

Brendan a real entertainer, the intelligence to engage all ages. The last man sadly gone with real values on the global stage.

[@tedlawton1192]

Ireland’s greatest entertainer sadly missed rip

[@michaeldineen8324]

This is the best cover version of this song, that I know.

[@irishfightingmen7421]

Lovely song.nice singer brendan👌

[@laetitialogan2002]

Lovely...dads girl...

[@austinfox7474]

Remember well, also bishops in new york and orlando florida always gentleman RIP big man

[@conhoran8217]

BeautifulMelanie Be. very proud of your Dad Con Horan Newbridge Kildare

[@brianlawlor8692]

RIP LEGEND 🙏

[@antonfernando8409]

Sweet.

[@nathelondon3719]

Brendan Grace was a great singer besides a great comedian. A great son, husband, father and friend. And he’s rocking that Star of David ✡️ . He must have had a Jewish friend. RIP.

[@user-xy6ey7fc6f]

What a legend...

[@74DERMO]

Legend ❤️🇮🇪

[@annaelvisfanno1434]

I'm actually in tears. he sang this beautifully. is this version released on cd does anyone know?

[@brettsmith1946]

Hello Just wondering what The situation is about the songs from amazing Brendan grace from the 1980s are you able to find them for me. Best Wishes Brett

[@eileennestor9274]

Lovely but a sad song... Brendan you sing it well

[@mauricemcfadden2481]

a great song

[@belenahow]

He had a great voice

[@honestjohn9730]

Fuck I don't often cry. Good man Brendan.

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Keep the head up John, this song will do that to a man.

[@honestjohn9730]

A man who can't cry isn't a man. God bless, John.

[@johnmcdonagh4172]

R.i.p Brendan

[@tomecsc]

RIP Brendan, sorry Johnny McEvoy fans, but I think this version is the best. Brendan had a beautiful voice

[@johnbethell1952]

R.I.P. Brendan

[@breedadoherty7225]

So cute RIP Brendan

[@brettsmith1946]

Hello Just wondering what situation is now Are you able to find Songs No problem if not Just want to know Best wishes

[@marianbuffini5230]

maybe ask another time or look it up online? i think the family have enough to deal with right now pet