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Feb 22, 2008
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Video: The Ballad of Ronnie Drew

Official video of ‘The Ballad of Ronnie Drew’. Sláinte.

18 Comments

  • Tizer February 22, 2008 at 10:40 am

    Many thanks for posting that. Don’t know if it was just my pc at work but i missed 2/3 of the lyric and it sounded like they were trying to land a 747 through the middle of the song..easy!
    It’s not my fault i’m not Irish though. Phew.

  • Tizer February 22, 2008 at 10:40 am

    Many thanks for posting that. Don’t know if it was just my pc at work but i missed 2/3 of the lyric and it sounded like they were trying to land a 747 through the middle of the song..easy!
    It’s not my fault i’m not Irish though. Phew.

  • Caroline February 22, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    It’s not the greatest video, I know, but the only one I could find last night. Hopefully there’ll be a better rip somewhere soon. The song’s growing on me. The chorus is a bit… meh, but the rest’s not bad.

    We should do a ‘spot the famous Irish person’ list.

  • Caroline February 22, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    It’s not the greatest video, I know, but the only one I could find last night. Hopefully there’ll be a better rip somewhere soon. The song’s growing on me. The chorus is a bit… meh, but the rest’s not bad.

    We should do a ‘spot the famous Irish person’ list.

  • Caroline February 24, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Around 3:30 watch the guys (Jerry Fish and the guy out of Kila or is it the Republic of Loose?) in the back looking at Bono with a kind of mixture of awe and disgust ;-)

  • Caroline February 24, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Around 3:30 watch the guys (Jerry Fish and the guy out of Kila or is it the Republic of Loose?) in the back looking at Bono with a kind of mixture of awe and disgust ;-)

  • Jedi February 24, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Now Jerry and the other guy know how Larry feels. ;-)

    Nah, I think they’re either a) drunk, b) wanting to get drunk, or c) Bono’s plastered and is talking about a giant lemon for the Ronnie Drew music video.

  • Jedi February 24, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Now Jerry and the other guy know how Larry feels. ;-)

    Nah, I think they’re either a) drunk, b) wanting to get drunk, or c) Bono’s plastered and is talking about a giant lemon for the Ronnie Drew music video.

  • Shirley February 28, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Fab song, does sound like an aeroplane in the background but if you go to RTE Television you can hear it on The Late Late Show site. A great song full of life and personality just like the man himself.

  • Shirley February 28, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Fab song, does sound like an aeroplane in the background but if you go to RTE Television you can hear it on The Late Late Show site. A great song full of life and personality just like the man himself.

  • kevin Tuke February 28, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    grate song best of luck ronnie

  • kevin Tuke February 28, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    grate song best of luck ronnie

  • Marie April 19, 2008 at 8:43 pm

    The song is graet thank you

  • Marie April 19, 2008 at 8:43 pm

    The song is graet thank you

  • kathleen smith August 16, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Really sad to hear Ronnie Drew has passed away. He was a true legend. RIP

  • kathleen smith August 16, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Really sad to hear Ronnie Drew has passed away. He was a true legend. RIP

  • aine September 8, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    i love that song thanks for putting it up!!

  • aine September 8, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    i love that song thanks for putting it up!!

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