Now I'm Easy - Jim Brannigan

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  • Опубліковано 22 сер 2009
  • Written by Eric Bogle and sung here by Jim Brannigan, The Cocky Song tells the life story of a Scottish immigrant who settled in Australia's outback. Like many of Eric Bogle's works, it speaks to the harsh realities of life. In this case, the farmers who scraped a meager existence off the sparse, scorched earth that is Australia's outback.
    At the time this song was written (1976) the price of beef was so low that cattle ranchers were forced to drive their cattle into mass graves. They simply could not afford to transport them to the abattoirs
    and yet I as a young man, living on minimum wage could easily afford to eat steak on a daily basis.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 58

  • @lizritchie7223
    @lizritchie7223 23 дні тому +2

    Beautiful, Ronnie Drew also sings this with passion❤

  • @user-nt3jo5ck1v
    @user-nt3jo5ck1v 2 місяці тому +5

    Lovely song, sad,,,, beautiful singer ❤

  • @frankjohnston-rr6iu
    @frankjohnston-rr6iu 7 місяців тому +11

    Fantastic, a sad Story in song

  • @frankjohnston-rr6iu
    @frankjohnston-rr6iu 6 місяців тому +12

    The story of irish and Scottish tough settlers ,hard times

  • @AnthonyMcTigue
    @AnthonyMcTigue 11 місяців тому +12

    SANG FROM THE HEART ONLY FEW CAN DO THIS BORN WITH THIS GIFT NATURE

  • @kathleenkeane4364
    @kathleenkeane4364 10 місяців тому +9

    Beautiful accent. Lovely song.

  • @gerardmcmahon695
    @gerardmcmahon695 Рік тому +9

    I sing this song..that a top class performance..

  • @user-nt3jo5ck1v
    @user-nt3jo5ck1v 2 місяці тому +4

    Lovely voice ❤️

  • @williammaguire9066
    @williammaguire9066 2 місяці тому +3

    Beautiful ❤️❤️

  • @joedooley1014
    @joedooley1014 3 місяці тому +3

    Well sang and lovelytrue song

  • @andreasfink339
    @andreasfink339 8 місяців тому +5

    A long time ago I was at a concert in Cape Breton.

  • @njoyingtube1
    @njoyingtube1 2 місяці тому +6

    Ear medicine .

  • @charlottedowling2241
    @charlottedowling2241 3 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful 🤩

  • @MrGerrymagic
    @MrGerrymagic 11 місяців тому +5

    Wow wonderful singing of this song.

  • @martinmcnulty820
    @martinmcnulty820 Рік тому +11

    Great version Jim and fine lyrics by Eric Bogle

  • @olliemoy8954
    @olliemoy8954 4 місяці тому +10

    I known this fantastic song very well but never heard this gentleman singing..beautiful voice great tone

  • @paddyman2796
    @paddyman2796 3 місяці тому +3

    Amazing

  • @h2oboater
    @h2oboater 11 місяців тому +11

    Just stumbled upon this video , the song I know well , but Wow !!
    Great video and an absolutely fantastic job singing it .....
    👍👍👍👍👍
    😊😊😊😊😊

    • @angusmckenzie9622
      @angusmckenzie9622 11 місяців тому +4

      @h2oboater "Just stumbled upon this video , the s..." Me too, albeit a couple of days later. The song was written by a Scot and is best sung by one. I'm of the first generation of 7/8 of my families to be born in a city, to the best of my knowledge and that's in both Australia and Ireland. One set of my grandparents still had a primitive farm north of Adelaide and I spent some of my childhood with them, no motor cars or electricity and entertainment Sunday mass, there and back by horse and jinker, with Grandpa riding in to make room for the "childer". The rural pioneer part of our history gets forgotten but it formed our country and our culture. Eric Bogle is a genius, in his songs, he's captured the foundations of our country.

  • @michaeljohnston6527
    @michaeljohnston6527 Рік тому +5

    savage love the accent

  • @frankjohnston-rr6iu
    @frankjohnston-rr6iu 7 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic song sung beautiful, and how hard a life it is

  • @moneymay3247
    @moneymay3247 3 роки тому +6

    This is golden

  • @TrishaKelly-bo8qc
    @TrishaKelly-bo8qc 11 місяців тому +7

    Ths is the first Tim I have EVER Hard This Song 🎵 AND it is love ❤️ Thaks you for playing it from A Toomevara person in lreland ❤

  • @anthonymctigue9038
    @anthonymctigue9038 Рік тому +5

    WELL SANG GOOD MAN

  • @user-pn8qq5fs2j
    @user-pn8qq5fs2j 11 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful

  • @paddymcdaid3447
    @paddymcdaid3447 3 роки тому +5

    Fan tas tic sirbest version. 🐶woof. 👍👍👍

  • @vanessamccarthy5919
    @vanessamccarthy5919 Рік тому +4

    Just lovely. Thank you

  • @user-ni5vz6tj3t
    @user-ni5vz6tj3t Рік тому +4

    A work of genius 😊🎉

  • @jameskenny8954
    @jameskenny8954 3 роки тому +7

    Lovely singing and a great song

  • @michaelosullivan1892
    @michaelosullivan1892 Рік тому +3

    Excellent
    Beautiful
    ☘️🇮🇪🥃

  • @patrickcolvin4478
    @patrickcolvin4478 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautifully sung☘️☘️

  • @glennpayne704
    @glennpayne704 3 роки тому +5

    Great rendition

  • @patrickmac2799
    @patrickmac2799 4 роки тому +8

    one of the best songs written

  • @1958wvpicker
    @1958wvpicker 11 років тому +8

    Howdy Jim
    Greetings From The Mountains Of West Virginia
    This Was Magnificent
    Stay Cool
    Rich

  • @greybirdo
    @greybirdo 2 роки тому +5

    Nice work with the pics to go along with the song. You captured the land I love so much and which, from time to time, has terrified me.

  • @grizzlybear4
    @grizzlybear4 3 роки тому +4

    Love this. Thank you.

  • @kwaichangcaine8234
    @kwaichangcaine8234 Місяць тому

    Great job ! To rival the Pecker Dunne

  • @martinwalshe5657
    @martinwalshe5657 9 років тому +5

    fab, well done jim

  • @nozecone
    @nozecone 14 років тому +5

    Great stuff, Jim!

  • @donsaregood
    @donsaregood 11 років тому +4

    Well done - reminds me of Eric!!

  • @joemdee
    @joemdee 5 років тому +8

    Brilliant version. Loved it.

    • @joemdee
      @joemdee 3 роки тому +2

      Loved it sung in a Scottish accent just like the original. Do you sing live in Scotland and if so where?

    • @johnglawson3720
      @johnglawson3720 3 роки тому

      @@joemdee Cape Breton

    • @joemdee
      @joemdee 3 роки тому

      @@johnglawson3720 that’s a long way from Kinbrace in Sutherland where I’m sitting.

    • @lizritchie7223
      @lizritchie7223 Рік тому

      As good as Ronnie Drew❤🇮🇪

    • @JimLaddie
      @JimLaddie  Рік тому

      @@joemdee I'm from Airdrie.

  • @JimLaddie
    @JimLaddie  15 років тому +4

    I was going to do "Down by the Glenside" on the "Highway of Tears Album".
    Maybe on the next one.
    Good suggestion.

  • @greysgirl199
    @greysgirl199 15 років тому +4

    Great job Jim as always :)

  • @joemdee
    @joemdee 3 роки тому +2

    I wish you would have a go at the old Corries song ‘The Hills of Ardmorn”. I think you have the voice for it.

  • @thomasforkan358
    @thomasforkan358 3 роки тому +2

    Very good

  • @cassywagner7971
    @cassywagner7971 Рік тому +1

    Back on Cape Breton Jim
    Still have the keychain

    • @JimLaddie
      @JimLaddie  Рік тому

      Still using it.

    • @JimLaddie
      @JimLaddie  Рік тому

      Just uploaded a short video for you. "Morning Coffee".

  • @aviturner814
    @aviturner814 9 років тому +3

    He is my friend dad