Streets of Belfast - 1950's and 1960's - Northern Ireland

[@scottscott232]

I visited Belfast in the 1980s, and I absolutely loved it. I as a black guy was visiting a friend from Donaghadee, and he showed me all over Belfast. All I remember was that people were very friendly, chilled out, and loved a drink. It was the first time that I ever got drunk.

[@DrusillaC]

Love it, both the song and the pics! A light-hearted look at a very friendly city where people don't take life too seriously.

[@barneyrubbles2485]

the trolly buses i boddemt out when they turned to go up the rock # 11 bus same with the desil buses also. i lived there for almost 20yrs, before going to canada in dec 72.. IS MY OLD HIGHSCHOOL STILL THERE, ST. THOMAS'S. I WAS THE GRAD CLASS OF 1969. mc connell would remember me from then.

[@STRANGFORD1]

had an argument with Frank Mitchell yesterday, he couldn't believe what Belfast used to be like, with all those big shops, beuatiful buildings, love to post this off to him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vickimckeown5953]

We have this record....A favourite that is for sure..Great humour. Still remember all the words. James Young if I am correct..

[@flyingkeyframes]

This is a lot of fun to watch. A lot of the routes you see here were still going in 2003 before the Metro rebrand - 12 Falls (later 82 now 10j), 33 Cregagh (now 6a), 83 Ormeau (now 7b). Not on my 2003 map are 18 Fortwilliam , 2 Castle Junction, 5 or 6.

[@DiecastMovies]

Great to see all those old trams - love the music too

[@luusa14]

i love this song it`s so crazy

[@DominicMagliocco]

First, i remember thon song well. This is a fantastic video. As a child I lived near Ardoyne Depot and my nextdoor neighbour was an inspector on the buses. Good job....

[@lesja2309]

harno

[@Moghra7]

The song was done by a local group back then, called "Clubsound". I had to ask an old friend from Belfast.... her Dad had this record and we thought it was so naughty at the time! :-)

[@glenng]

Wow. I recognised the top of Bingnian Drive on the Glen Road immediately and St. Theresa's church in the background. I'm 52 now and I even remember those cables.

[@roisin252]

I went to St.Teresa’s Primary. Remember how the cables used to come loose and they had to reconnect them!

[@roisin252]

Theresa

[@cookieangel735]

pics are amazing

[@bigmick8929]

this wee song is class

[@elizabethfreeman7649]

Fantastic social and transport history, that is also humorous with song!!

[@jaggme]

The Trams were withdrawn in 1954. The Trolleybuses were withdrawn in 1968

[@Ulsterbusman129]

jaggme the trolleybuses were the trams replacement

[@ludwigsongs]

Funny i was just looking for that song when I saw this video... excellent!! It IS Clubsound from the album Clubsound Capers - this was the U105 presenter George Jones' band. I've saw them doing this live!

[@hanlunlun]

I'v been to dublin once, the hostel manager told me that the ppl in Belfast don't like tourist very much... and he suggested me not stay there over night ... however I dont believe hime I love Irish ... or British anyway :P and thank you for your hospitality :)

[@6Shylock]

I actually remember this song! I left in 1973 so must've been recorded before that? I can't believe I actually remembered all the words and could sing along to the whole thing without a missed word..........Scary!

[@1pixiecat]

yes, it was Clubsound - they used to play the Abercorn

[@superprick3]

Well just old enough to remember them outside Belfast Telegraph (Royal Avenue ) and it was Christmas

[@MoyaMorrisEnneagram]

:)) great video brought back lovely memories, thanks for posting

[@Drifty40]

Love the old George Jones, Clubsound Capers song. 😄 👍

[@divibandit]

Great song, James Young did a version of this. The photos are from a book called 'Streets of Belfast'

[@dotkomtom]

Bollocks, he never did. I wrote it and sang it.

[@sarawife1]

tommy- Thomas Hi Tommy, long time no see. I still remember when we were doing a Fair in the Halfway House that was very badly attended you summed it up as "The best kept secret since Pearl Harbour" - still quote you to this day!! Best, Rupert (MacHenry).

[@dotkomtom]

Hey Rupert, good to hear from you, never know who you meet when trolling the ether. I am on Facebook also a lot of my stuff on my site [e-mail]

[@Brendymac1]

Love it....great collection of pics...and that song...HA HA!!

[@jimsimpson1006]

Clubsound.

[@hypnoticni]

How could anyone think it was Jimmy Young. Its Clubsound, and fratures the Origional Tommy Thomas and Geordie Jones. It's available on CD from the origional LP The cover has the lads in cartoon on the cover with an areaplane ; Shanhill Airwways This was written by Tommy Thomas , the origional drummer and a veyr very clever man . It was ironic at the time as a Mr. Rhana ,noe one of the wealtiest Indian Gentleman and property owners in the city and only arrivd in Belfast .

[@georgedennison6618]

Fantastic!

[@jimsimpson1006]

I was in a friend’s house in 1971 and he played the 7 inch single of that song by Clubsound. We thought it was hilarious.

[@robinparkes9]

Very funny. Couldn't be anyone else but Clubsound. The photos are great.

[@vinilla901]

great video thanks for posting

[@isobelwatters9402]

Tommy Thomas and the club sound.

[@daividmorrow8767]

The song is by Clubsound.

[@6Shylock]

Ahh, James Young , no wonder I membered it so well! I've listened to him a lot! Behind the Barricades - some songs woulda brought tears 2 yr eyes... 1 specially recall...Why can't wee Davy go & play wit Pat O"Shea? There was another which I can partly recall...goes something like" I joined the army to see the world to gain Fame and Glory, but instead of Hong Kong, something went wrong and now its a different story...... about the British soldiers sent to Northern Ireland...anyone know the rest?

[@screengodess1]

Brilliant!!!

[@smajy]

It was 'Tommy Thomas and Clubsound' it's called " Belfast Belfast " & the b side is called " The Professionals " 0n the Emerald record label 1971 ( EME 2454 - MD. 1154 ). I know cos I have two 7" singles of it in front of me.

[@cookieangel735]

brilliant love it

[@malcolmcampbell1968]

fantastic upload thanx

[@margarethoward627]

I WON MISS IRISH LINEN TITLE WHEN I LIVED IN CHURCH STREET EAST

[@jackd166]

My Grandmother used to work in the BEA airlines shop at 4:50

[@MrBoxmusic90]

i HAVE searched for years for this haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@sprocket2389]

Clubsound ! Got the album ! Even better I have two of them lol

[@Yonne11]

the soundtrack was recorded by clubsound.

[@trialprice]

brill been lookin for something of clubsound have you any more please many thanks class kelly coal boat at the queens quey great stuff

[@jimlynch8744]

Belfast Belfast was composed and performed by Tommy Thomas with some bits with George Jones

[@patrickfitzsimmons6359]

Asked by a woman called mrs McVickers,do you have such a thing as bullet proof knickers.

[@cookieangel735]

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it

[@astridiato]

Great pictures, do they still have the trolleybuses? and horses? don't know who sings. Love the eaccent !

[@Packyboy]

Yes they do have the horses and the trolley buses and a wee boy walking behind the horses picking up all the shite.🥸

[@harrybaker7390]

Very funny. I really enjoyed this.

[@PatrickDempsey1976]

v good Harry!

[@pharbi1]

hello? hello? can ya hear me? aye thats it, thats it nae! this is andy mcfadden broadcastin to ya on 253 mega farts and two bicycles! hahahhaaahahaahahha brilliant memories

[@dotkomtom]

This was written and sung by Tommy Thomas, incidental voice by George Jones. Check...... Tommy's Ulster Fry

[@CouncilOfWolves]

Lyrics and music by Clubsound.

[@medic041282]

The song is Tommy Thomas and the club sound , belfast belfast..

[@77wallasey]

This NOT James Young! It is The Clubsound who were the resident band in the Abercorn with George Jones.

[@scottfloyd2260]

good job

[@makenaanderson508]

My great granda used to sell bullet proof knickers

[@gracemcmahon6760]

belfast u r always home 2 me !!

[@gracemcmahon6760]

there coming back thnx translink for making them again there making them in 2014

[@hanlunlun]

the long is so cute

[@imransharif443]

Nice

[@cryptostorm76]

so funny i live in gilnahirk first mention proud :)

[@BIGINSF]

You would be very welcome. Join me in October when I go home and I'll be your tour guide. haha

[@BelfastBob55]

mavrtxgt is quite correct The track listng reads 'Tommy Thomas and Clubsound'

[@pavelrobin7951]

:-))) Well - this was my first you tube/movie/information I have got from INTERNET after confirming my employment in UK - Belfast :-))) I have neve benn in Belfast begore that ... :-DD lovly

[@MikePColeStudioPro]

AWESOME!!!! Innit :-))))

[@jamestodd1876]

Club sound did it George Jones is featured on the track

[@DancingBear2010Music]

Got it first time, I thought everyone would recognise it instantly. Probably banned now....politically incorrect!!!!

[@mikedrown2721]

YEEESSS!

[@wafflecart]

Is it bad saying it looked better then than it does now? Where did the trams go :(

[@francismadden8561]

If you're out of work you can get the brew. 02:50 the bus to Woodstock and Cregagh, Where Van the man Morrison and George Best grew up. Billy Harrison.

[@marketmade]

lol ...class wee tune ....5*

[@margarethoward627]

i lived in church street east born there

[@angels77100]

Margaret Howard Hmm. No you didn't! Very much doubt that you ever did! Why do people make stuff up about themselves? Smh.

[@margarethoward627]

angels77100 i was born bread in church street EASTinNO78 n026 MY GRANDMOTHER LIVED MRS GLOVER MY MOTHER WAS LUCY FERGUSON MY SINGLE NAME WAS MARGARET GLOVER FERGUSON WHY WOULD I WANT TO LIE ABOUT IT HOW DARE YOU

[@angels77100]

Margaret Howard Ok Margaret. Let's move on for Christ's sake! This country! Some people!

[@jimmybelfast]

Belfast Belfast by Clubsound

[@CityMancBusGroup]

The sound track was sung by Jimmy Young aka "Our Jimmy"

[@raftonpounder6696]

No it wasn’t. That’s Clubsound.

[@samwallace7313]

Definitely not James Young.

[@williammarshall6301]

My mum lived in spruce st in the 50s and 60s her name was Isa Crooks . Does anyone remember her ?

[@thedukeofantioch]

oh so funny

[@cryptostorm76]

BELFAST BY A GROUP CALLED CLUBSOUND

[@jimsimpson1006]

Andy McFadden and his funky wee band.

[@paulallenMacca]

What street is that with the Red Phone Box in it.

[@noreenhughes5609]

College Square East. The facade of the College of Technology, Belfast (now John Bell House, student accomodation) can just be seen on the left, the road running off to the right is Wellington Place.

[@paulallenMacca]

Thanks for the info I’d love to see footage of Soudan Street.

[@sammymegaw]

The Club Sound

[@EffectiveoffshoreIreland]

It was George Jones and Clubsound!

[@DebraWenlock]

All the photos used in the slideshow featured in a book called 'Streets of Belfast' by Mark Kennedy and published in 2003 by Ian Allen. They have been used here uncredited and without the permission of the copyright holders.

[@BreakerBreakerYeo]

Sooooo they are for people to see the video is good history stop yapping you oul bat ye 😂

[@karlacarmichael2664]

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's third single in August 1987. The song's hook is a repeating guitar arpeggio using a delay effect, played during the song's introduction and again at the end. Lead vocalist Bono wrote the lyrics in response to the notion that it is possible to identify a person's religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly in Belfast. During the band's difficulties recording the song, producer Brian Eno considered erasing the song's tapes to have them start from scratch.

[@gutworm686]

Karla Carmichael it’s written about New York. The streets there have no names just numbers. 5th Avenue etcetera.

[@Packyboy]

What’s this got to do with anything😂

[@tedmac8049]

What drug are you on?

[@Packyboy]

@@tedmac8049 None of your business

[@marmac4483]

​@@PackyboyI loved that song Belfast Belfast is a wonderful town I actually forgot about it made laugh cheered me up no end you couldn't sing it now

[@roibaird7]

the recording is by BELFAST P laysounds I think lol

[@oml81mm]

Think it is Clubsound with George Jones

[@990drifter]

if it were my guess I'd say Clubsound, lol, 100%

[@tripletree5976]

You r hilarious also Lol

[@jandominique007]

just get here because of Frank Mitchell..Anyone else?

[@GlentoranMark]

Looks like the Black Man statue opposite the Technical College. Political correctness wouldn't allow such songs nowadays.

[@thebandit3055]

That song 🤣😂🤣

[@RandomnessTube.]

it sounds like the streets of india whith that soundtrack lol

[@jimisback]

Can't remember what the black double decker was for?

[@db50]

jimisback It's a tram....navy blue and crème.

[@jimisback]

Got ye !

[@seanmcilwee3175]

staffbus1

[@dotkomtom]

@sylvia1954ful James Young never sung so he did'nt, it was Tommy Thomas so it was, he wrote all the comedy so he did and I'm Tommy Thomas so I am

[@Tehgoat]

George Jones and Clubsound

[@switchitoff1]

Hate to say this but,george Jones and clubsound are still funny.not too PC but funny and relevent.

[@seanycage2610]

Austin Currie for food minister lol

[@sylvia1954ful]

James young sang this i think but Clubsound recorded it !!!!!! Lucky Knickers i believe its called

[@samwallace7313]

Sorry Sylvia, he didn't. Tommy Thomas wrote it and sang it with Clubsound.

[@sP-cd5nq]

The singer's accent seems indian

[@lesja2309]

гарно

[@bilstew]

@geoffwhite100 That could be true but the Irish ones with black eyes could have got them in a fight with Rinty Monaghan.

[@cewboo2633]

So true 😂 😂

[@NICaolanBradley]

Are you moving to NI

[@paulthebob]

Where is the Statue at 3:25??

[@Chris201076]

The city in these photos is a different place entirely, the mere passage of years cannot account for the sense of rupture. I guess that's what happens when people spend 30 years blowing the fuck out of their own city.