The Green Fields Of France sung by the Corries

[@christinainglis7430]

Who on earth disliked this moving song more poignant to my family as a my great uncle was killed in action in 1915 aged 23.

[@carolmoscicke4958]

What a beautiful tribute to the men who fought and died in WWI. I cry every time I hear this song, and the images in this video bring it all home. War is hell, but sometimes necessary to keep evil at bay. Well done.

[@araidenfreudianharpy]

This song is beautifully tragic, thanks to Mercat Tours for introducing me! I feel it really represents the tragedy, the horror of the war. Here's to hoping the fallen have found peace.

[@robbiecampbell9831]

lovely and heartbreaking peace of music 😤

[@robbiecampbell9831]

+Robbie Campbell what an awful war my hope is that it wina happen again i was brought up wee the corries ma greatgrandfather served in france belgium seirra leone formed the camron highlanders at invergordon captain james brander dundar

[@yambasz]

if ye dinnae feel that thurs sumhin wrang wi ye,

[@brawladdie1]

I completely agree with you. I think the problem is that those in power know how best to exploit motivations and impulses in young males (and increasingly females) who do not see themselves as victims until it is too late.

[@johnwishart2653]

Lest we forget. Beautiful, moving song. For the British soldiers, sailors and airmen/women and all who fell in the waste of life that was WW1.

[@maggiedavidson8062]

beautiful song,lest we forget. 😢😢😢

[@MissHistory92]

Very very poignant, thank you for posting this. It really brings home the harsh realities of war.

[@remc70]

This song represents of the lied, deceptions, falsehood, fabrication and delusion of grander, for whatever reason, the chronology of man

[@gaconnochie]

Don't get what Creosote's problem is? Any British person hearing the term "Home Nations" would know that what was being talked about is the four constituent parts of the UK!!!

[@nbenefiel]

an entire generation died. So we could do it again in 15 years

[@jvaughnp]

Amazingly brave and mournful

[@brawladdie1]

@laceystacey13 You should be disgusted. It would be strange if you weren't.

[@TheDutchinforres]

Then ..... What have we learned from this insanity?

[@lauralaura2293]

We only can learn in wars there are no winners .... everybody is losing!

[@Ryven1]

Dad never spoke much of his experiences; he said those who did had seen little action. It affected him all his life. In my generation, so many young men died fighting in Vietnam for what?? It's not like the Vietnamese were going to invade and take us over . . . most people just want to live their lives, raise their families, find some joy at the end of the day. The arms makers, though . . . the Masters of War as Dylan said . . . it's all money and 'power over', when it should be 'power to' . . .

[@Ryven1]

I feel that people need to face what it is that we do to our young men; until we do, we will continue to abuse them in horrible ways. If we are willing to allow this, we should at least have the guts to deal with the consequences, don't you think?

[@brawladdie1]

I used to think that all people in the world wanted basically the same thing: a safe and happy life for them and their children and their children's children. That was before Al Qaeda came on the scene and disproved my naive hypothesis. As a contemporary of Vietnam, I saw that war as a futile disaster, like Afghanistan at present. I don't know how you protect people against themselves if they willingly participate. At least, many did question that war and refused to be compelled to take part.

[@Ryven1]

I feel strongly about this, so thanks for the comment. I worked for a man some years ago who was in that war; he was lucky and stationed in the Caribbean to watch for submarines. His was an easy war. However, his brother died at Vimy Ridge and if you read Pierre Berton's "Vimy", you get a pretty good picture of that battle and that war. My Dad fought from the foot of Italy up to the Netherlands during WWII; he arrived home in Canada on his 21st birthday; finally legal to vote and drink . . .

[@kevinblanch]

unite the CLANS AGAIN;;

[@VMA225]

Well Done !!!

[@kevtherev999]

Great effort on the video. Thanks

[@peterwincklerkrog]

Denne sang bringer tårene frem i mine øjne.

[@alistairgray5219]

how many will die in what is called war we dont need anymore

[@remc70]

Same stink, differnt war.

[@cymruisrael]

Willie McBride is just as much an Irish name as it is a Scottish name.

[@gilbertmoyes2918]

Every country has a Willie McBribe sad to say. When we learn.

[@robsargent4]

@TheMiller2142 me too

[@gallica3]

Well Done!

[@murphy98]

DJ DEZ

[@humanotwoleg]

reality bites deep

[@blazerivialle1349]

Yeah, be grateful you weren't actually there to see it. The soldiers saw worse than that so keep your thoughts to yourself.

[@annecomputer737]

So poignant

[@MrConan89]

If you google the question, as I did, you may find the article in the "Scotsman", Scotland's national newpaper, headlined "Great War worst for Scots troops 'a myth'." Blacks in the USA like to peddle the myth that their ranks suffered a greater percentage of deaths than whites in Vietnam. Again, according to what I have read, this is not true. Anyway, as much as liked the Corries, this version is insipid. Give me Eric Bogle performing any day in his strong Scottish voice. He wrote it.

[@mindyourownbusinessfatty]

I cannot agree with the posters comments. The biggest proportion of deaths in the first world war were from Newfoundland, which was a B.O.T at the time. To try and gain some petty nationalist advantage from the madness of war can only come from someone who has never experienced the slaughter and pity. War is futile regardless of where you were born.

[@brawladdie1]

You obviously haven't understood that the term "home nations" refers specifically to the nations of Britain. I'm well aware of the level of Canadian sacrifice and the lack of its adequate recognition, but it's insulting for you to suggest I am making a petty nationalist point. It is worth reminding everyone in Britain that Scotland lost 12 per cent of its soldiers in the war, a fact that had a profound effect on its society and needs to be taken into account whenever Scotland's contribution to British history is evaluated

[@mindyourownbusinessfatty]

brawladdie1 You show your ignorance, a BOT is a home nation and in 1914-1918 Newfoundland was not part of Canada. In addition a third of all soldiers in Scottish regiments were English or other dominion. You are talking rubbish and merely trying to make a petty nationalist point. You are despicable, do you think that being mown down by a machine gun or shelled witless has anything to do with nationality. PATHETIC.

[@mindyourownbusinessfatty]

brawladdie1 If you must insist on making petty nationalist points, then make them about the Scotsman Douglas Haig who by his incompetence slaughtered half a million Englishmen.

[@brawladdie1]

24414330 Well, thank you for enlightening me, because until now I had no idea that a B.O.T. counted as one of the home nations of the United Kingdom. Nor did I realise I was despicable. If you don't mind, I'll continue to base my introductory comment on statements made by reputable historians, none of whom mention Newfoundland.

[@brawladdie1]

24414330 You've been watching too many dramas, if not comedies.