God bless the people of Free Derry. Ireland live on!!
@RichardJohnson-m6v Жыл бұрын
He is still alive at today 6th Sept 2023 he's 83 yrs old and recently sang in an Irish pub field's of Athenry after the funeral of songs writer Ian St John. He can still bash a song out today. He's my favourite singer of all time and I listen to him ever day.
@joelehane8138 ай бұрын
That would have been my birthday, would love to have been there!
@colindlynch2 жыл бұрын
In my memory I will always see The town that I have loved so well Where our school played ball by the gas yard wall And we laughed through the smoke and the smell Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane, Past ther gaol (jail) and down behind the fountain, Those were happy days in so many, many ways In the town I loved so well. In the early morning, the shirt factory horn Callde women from Creggan, the moor and the bog While their men on the dole played a mother's role Fed the children and then trained the dogs. And when times got tough, there was just about enough But they saw it through without complaining For deep inside was a burning pride In the town I loved so well There was music there in the Derry air Like a language that we all could understand I remember the day when I earned my first pay When I played in a small pick-up band There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth I was sad to leave it all behind me For I learned about life and I found a wife In the town I loved so well 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 breeze Now the army's installed by the old gas yard wall And the damded 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 Now the music's gone but they carry on For their spirit's been bruised, never broken They will not forget but their hearts are set On tomorrow and peace once again. For what's done is done and what's won is won And what's lost is lost and gone forever I can only pray for a bright, brand new day In the town I loved so well
@Cora3423 жыл бұрын
I lived in Brooklyn in 1994 and a Greek guy used to sing this note perfect. I met him in the knights of Columbus
@colettekeely63247 жыл бұрын
I have listened to this song for about 30+ years now and no-one sings it like Paddy Reilly - what a voice, makes me cry every time x
@rayferg49963 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of this song! I listened to it three time today already--Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and Paddy Reilly versions!
@incitingariot99252 жыл бұрын
Luke and Ronnie sang it well but I was raised on the paddy version. Even live against the prerecorded version there is no difference between the Paddy versions. Ronnie and Luke had their songs but this belongs to Drew.
@Wiggitywiggdogg Жыл бұрын
The Dubliners do a great version of it.
@tracieb4085 Жыл бұрын
@@incitingariot9925 I was raised on paddy version too
@KikaGuimaraes10 ай бұрын
@@ELIZABETHHUGHES-l7uPaddy is still alive, may Luke and Ronnie rest in peace.
@seanharkin89992 жыл бұрын
Around 40 years ago, not long out my teens, I went to Glasgow to see the Dubliners, who I'd heard of supported by Paddy Reilly (never heard of him, but the poster helpfully put in brackets "Town I loved so well" I knew that song) Sorry Dubliners, you were rotten telling people NOT to sing along, NOT to Shout requests. On popped Paddy, one man on stage and he had a very large Audience in the palm of his hand, sang this song, we couldn't sing for the tears, it was so beautiful. Someone shouted a song he'd say "just for you" mattered not a damm if that was going to be the next song anyway, Dubliners came on for encore Crowd chanted "bring on Paddy!" Fantastic!
@ChrisHorner_WCC8 жыл бұрын
Paddy's version of this song remains unmatched to this day.
@graham24587 жыл бұрын
Filip Veselý I'm sorry but Luke Kelly owns this song
@iammrfredrogersfan49307 жыл бұрын
Exactly! And thank you, machree01, for the video!!!
@GrissomLovesSara6 жыл бұрын
Agree. It's Paddy's all the way
@kingshamie13326 жыл бұрын
Nice paddy but your not a patch an Luke Kelly sorry paddy but Ireland knows it and so do you
@Loveandbullets16 жыл бұрын
LOL Paddy is the best irish tenor of all time
@cliffjobe75674 жыл бұрын
I saw Paddy Reilly 3 nights in a row at the Century Irish Pub, Falmouth, Cape Cod, in 1975. Bought this album, Town I Loved So Well and brought it back 600 miles to home on a Suzuki 550 motor cycle. Still have the album. First time I ever heard The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, was those nights.
@machree014 жыл бұрын
That's great, he released that album in 1975, i bought it ion Cassette, thanks for sharing
@davidpeters253 Жыл бұрын
Please play this masterpiece over and over again,thanks again and again ! Dave Peters.
@stephenmcconville87434 жыл бұрын
this was my das funeral song! this tune made the funeral perfect and made me pround be be his son..... R.I.P
@Bottle_of_water19 ай бұрын
My mum's funeral song, so poignant. Painful and soothing at the same time
@dennisoconnor4643 жыл бұрын
Speechless..... God I’m Happy I’m Irish! Erin Go Bragh!!
@nepouretrelibre9 жыл бұрын
This song is fantastic, thank you very much mister Paddy Reilly... from Algéria, i am Kabylo-Canadien. i'am to be free!!
@scotta.56817 жыл бұрын
Paddy Reilly has a magnificent voice - a true Irish troubadour. I listen to his music all of the time and it still brings tears to my eyes. So sad he's no longer with us. :(
@machree017 жыл бұрын
Scott Andreacci thanks for commenting, Paddy is still alive
@scotta.56817 жыл бұрын
Really??????? omg - I thought he was gone! That's a bit embarrassing lol A friend of mine had told me he died years ago from a heart attack. I wonder if he confused him with someone else? Thank you so much for letting me know. I've been listening to him for many years and love his voice. Once again, thank you! :)
@paulinedraper9807 жыл бұрын
machree01 Thank goodness for that!
@justinw947 Жыл бұрын
this guys voice is unreal
@mmckw18 жыл бұрын
Perhaps this is the definition of the word "beautiful"
@SJ-li6ho3 жыл бұрын
My dad sang this. A cockney living in rural Galway. 5k walked through the house to respect him.
@paulymullo Жыл бұрын
The town i loved so well,Paddy Reilly sings it brilliant,as all irish singers,luke kelly,the dubliners,all brilliant,great song
@TheKevin52xmx4 жыл бұрын
i sang it on the streets of germany for 7 years back in the 90s,ah what a mad time,Best aduinece
@maycoats4901 Жыл бұрын
Love that song. Thank you Paddy Reilly 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@stephenkonefal276 Жыл бұрын
Well done..emotional...what's done is done
@Demusicman214 жыл бұрын
just listen to the lyrics. who else can tell an irish ballad about any irish town. the best ever to tell a story through song.
@martyarmstrong58717 жыл бұрын
Dark Dark days... Amdbetter and better...
@Mickman0073 жыл бұрын
A trully perfect Irish artist sure.
@mactcampbell2 жыл бұрын
Pure and simple. Just an acustic guitar for accompaniment. Paddy was one of a generation of talented, dedicated, Irish singers that were very passionate about their folk songs and they sang them in that fashion.
@johnmullin1188 Жыл бұрын
What you never heard Kelly sing this beautiful song it was his God bless you 😊
@richardyanco32297 ай бұрын
Saw and listened to Paddy many times at the Beachcomber in Wollaston (Quincy) Mass. Also in Melrose, Mass. Always Terrific. He insisted on quiet as he was prone to get "lost" remembering the lyrics.
@m.vincentmcbride25719 жыл бұрын
Always brings a tear to my eye, my dad used to sing this to me as a child - roots where would we be without them!
@richardmavin82557 жыл бұрын
M. Vincent McBride sometimes a beautiful tree grows up in another's garden, seeds cast on the winds but it's beautiful blossom inspires its longing for its home soil
@aldetect10 жыл бұрын
I have always loved Paddy and enjoyed meeting him in NY/NJ many years ago. From this English / Irish man, I thank you for such wonderful music.
@PatrickHealy10 жыл бұрын
There's a bar named after him in NYC
@mega69527 жыл бұрын
En underbar låt, som jag har underbara minnen till. Som påverkat mitt liv.
@richardyanco32297 жыл бұрын
Not sure if he still owns it.
@marytresham9164 Жыл бұрын
I loved that town and in dreams forever ... my always
@joelehane8138 ай бұрын
Wonderful song and voice. Was the missing verse deliberate? ...There was music there in the Derry air....
@johnking51747 жыл бұрын
I am from Derry and this song gets me every time
@markrhodes54742 жыл бұрын
Fantastic singer Paddy Reilly
@GrissomLovesSara12 жыл бұрын
Paddy! I love you!! Sing to me forever please. So great!
@mrmacygrey3 жыл бұрын
When it gets you everytime, that's when you know it's a master piece. Grandad introduced me to so many great songs, that I've shared with my own boys.
@BillyBob-yb5ht Жыл бұрын
Wonderful magical song and voice.
@sallycharton67889 ай бұрын
Beautiful song
@gertaabo476 жыл бұрын
I am Danish but i love this song wonderful singer.
@johnkeane7151 Жыл бұрын
❤great song, excellent singer. ☘️⚘️
@patrickdunne87352 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant version of a great song
@vasilesora176011 жыл бұрын
Great song and great artist! - from Romania
@kyleiange2 жыл бұрын
A legend singer and performer 👍🎤🎶🇮🇪💚
@thomasconway84068 жыл бұрын
So many memories , explode from such a lovely but sad song.
@ambervale10009 жыл бұрын
This is the best you can get from a Irish folk singer*keep it going Pat.
@macker3311 жыл бұрын
Paddy reilly is the best version
@kingoshua8 жыл бұрын
Irish music at its very best
@kennysmith83583 жыл бұрын
An amazing song sang so well .
@billbrady88877 жыл бұрын
greatest version...Paddy Reilly is the best
@Fortuna_Magica6 жыл бұрын
Try Luke Kellys version you might change your oppinion but yes paddy does it well..
@gaggymott91594 жыл бұрын
Absolutely unparalleled. FLAWLESS! ❤❤❤
@irish9boy2 жыл бұрын
The best version.
@autonlmatic4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful song by such a great singer.
@CyprianVox3332 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how much one song can transport you to a time and place you’ve never been before. You know it only through your parent’s stories and music ALWAYS MUSIC.
@melboudreau20368 жыл бұрын
Love everything Paddy Reilly ever sang. He's the best!
@ansbieleveld-bb2oe Жыл бұрын
Never forgotten
@paddyf51343 жыл бұрын
Quality... What a voice
@clive39403 жыл бұрын
In my memory I will always see The town that I have loved so well Where our school played ball by the gasyard wall And we laughed through the smoke and the smell Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane Past the jail and down behind the fountain Those were happy days in so many, many ways In the town I loved so well In the early morning the shirt factory horn Called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog While the men on the dole played a mother's role, Fed the children and then trained the dogs And when times got tough there was just about enough But they saw it through without complaining For deep inside was a burning pride In the town I loved so well There was music there in the Derry air Like a language that we all could understand I remember the day when I earned my first pay And I played in a small pick-up band There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth I was sad to leave it all behind me For I learned about life and I'd found a wife In the town I loved so well 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 Now the music's gone but they carry on For their spirit's been bruised, never broken They will not forget but their hearts are set On tomorrow and peace once again For what's done is done and what's won is won And what's lost is lost and gone forever I can only pray for a bright, brand new day In the town I loved so well Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Phil Coulter
@catherinemcgaughey80508 жыл бұрын
great singer love that song i sing my self at gigs
@davidgibbs72323 жыл бұрын
What a lovely song and a lovely voice.
@craigthompson63207 жыл бұрын
What a song
@Ferika757 жыл бұрын
quelle voix puissante - love it
@michaeldynes7713 жыл бұрын
Perfect song,Perfect singer/story teller.
@patriciadavidson67655 жыл бұрын
A class act is our Paddy Reilly. A singer of magnificence ☘️💚
@SFXJohn12 жыл бұрын
what a great song love this version
@russellvidot64975 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC
@2FmDJ9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song! Great insight into the past!
@tjipmeulen95711 ай бұрын
Paddy Reilly, wat een prachtig mooie stem.
@jpcbrother7 жыл бұрын
Epic.... no other word can describe this
@bumblebeejimmy5 жыл бұрын
Paddy has a beautiful voice, an amazing rendition. Phil Coulter wrote this song, but Luke Kelly owns it.
@Ferika757 жыл бұрын
quelle voix puissante ! amazing !
@machree017 жыл бұрын
Erika Fischer he has indeed.
@katiecoynemypsychiceyes6662 жыл бұрын
Wow, never heard this version (I know, right) Brilliant voice.
@Ms2blackcats2 ай бұрын
I wish someone would find a friend of mine from Derry. I haven't heard from him in ten years. Richard where are you. I've asked the football league .
@johnconnelly75699 жыл бұрын
great song
@octoberknight65006 жыл бұрын
I remember my younger sibling singing that song.
@anelladambrosio25134 жыл бұрын
E un piacere ascoltarti!! Paddy!! La tua voce e incantevole!!!😀😍😍😍😘😘🎸🌟🌲⛄buone feste!!!
@nondepouk10 жыл бұрын
Marvelous !!!
@jl5712 жыл бұрын
Sing it Paddy me boy....Great singin me friend...Great song too....Jack
@johnbenmour83168 жыл бұрын
makes me think about Brooklyn
@marytresham9164 Жыл бұрын
Still always xxx
@custodiofigueira54972 жыл бұрын
Talent et voix exceptionnelle toujours au rdv
@aasnaald12 жыл бұрын
timeless
@litom62512 жыл бұрын
Superb
@goonbetzy11 жыл бұрын
Chizzy raff what a song
@goddambitch1212 жыл бұрын
fantastic
@NothernBug12 жыл бұрын
the great tradition in ireland of songs and the dancing make me envy you so much. but it might not have been if life hade been easier on your country. everything costs.
@katarinaboskovic29277 жыл бұрын
my grandpa told me that Belgrade was city of factories and cars. Now it is the town of drug dealers rappists and homless men from Syria. We will help that poor people
@diosantana26595 жыл бұрын
Katarina Boskovic...much of Europe is going that way because nobody worried about the borders
@trevormadden43016 жыл бұрын
Mighty. Rise it up there Paddy
@hippyskin64906 жыл бұрын
the best
@Elmwood-ze3cr7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@fanmaxis30042 жыл бұрын
Oll Paddy
@jasminkaindl72228 жыл бұрын
derry no london derry. odin
@castlebar678 жыл бұрын
Hi exactly Jasmin thank you
@CJ-uo9cd4 жыл бұрын
Jasmin Kaindl Odin, lol thanks
@ChiefCowpie3 жыл бұрын
Love the Derriers
@seanfitzgerald90748 жыл бұрын
Quality tune
@KikaGuimaraes10 ай бұрын
What is wrong with some people??? Paddy is alive!
@calfan4life6 ай бұрын
Saints Patricks Day 2024
@sofepuphunter11417 жыл бұрын
My Granny's song
@elisemcgill96248 жыл бұрын
the best version ever;lucky to see him in Greenock Town Hall.A firm favorite in Republican Port Glasgow
@Ravbo112 жыл бұрын
are now going to listen to the only version of this song - Luke Kelly
@darkiee6912 жыл бұрын
He missed one verse, the one thata starts "there was music there in the Derry air".
@billyjoel11424 жыл бұрын
takin politics out it
@susangallagher651110 жыл бұрын
Derry will never the english soilders and what they did.
@alangraham796710 жыл бұрын
and we, the law abiding people, will never get McGuinness, for all his murders, sad bt true Susan ... and he played a significant role that day too
@Cora3423 жыл бұрын
@@alangraham7967 nice to see someone respond to a comment in such a mannerly way and still make your point. Well done sir.