The Weavers - Goodnight Irene

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  • @katerose1572
    @katerose1572 3 роки тому +897

    My grandmother would always add the lyric:
    “Sometimes she sleeps in pajamas,
    Sometimes she sleeps in a gown,
    But when they’re both in the laundry,
    Irene is the talk of the town” 😳😂

    • @mahamudalrabbi4774
      @mahamudalrabbi4774 3 роки тому +13

      😆😆

    • @Zaarin1
      @Zaarin1 3 роки тому +43

      It's from Bob Hope's parody of the song that he performed on his radio show with Bing Crosby and Judy Garland.

    • @Kamal_AL-Hinai
      @Kamal_AL-Hinai 3 роки тому +8

      @@garrybuicke1803
      Laughing my heart out is a wholesome phrase 🧡

    • @Imasheep999
      @Imasheep999 2 роки тому +15

      i dont know her but i think id like your grandmother alot

    • @jamescampbell1930
      @jamescampbell1930 2 роки тому +4

      I like lyric

  • @catharinethomas5797
    @catharinethomas5797 5 років тому +665

    My beautiful sister, Irene, died at 42. She was troubled. I still see her in my dreams.

    • @freedomatlast8756
      @freedomatlast8756 5 років тому +31

      God bless you and keep you.

    • @kystars
      @kystars 5 років тому +11

      @@freedomatlast8756 yes good words. God bless her and you too

    • @kystars
      @kystars 5 років тому +6

      God bless her and you too.

    • @justint.holljr.6746
      @justint.holljr.6746 5 років тому +19

      So many have the same story. My 93 year old father used to sing this to me when I was a child. It reminded him of his little sister, Irene, who died in childhood in the 30’s.

    • @maddixwells2024
      @maddixwells2024 4 роки тому +8

      May God be with you 🙏🙏🙏 sorry bout your sis

  • @julianromero7614
    @julianromero7614 3 роки тому +309

    Im so happy that they take a minute to pay their respects to leadbelly and explained how they learned it from him

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?

    • @aDDmoreJuiceTV
      @aDDmoreJuiceTV Рік тому +10

      WELL Said. Only months after Lead Belly's death, a cover of “Goodnight Irene” by the Weavers, a group that included his friend Pete Seeger, would hit No. 1 on the charts.

    • @dellis1313
      @dellis1313 Рік тому

      0:15

    • @nomadpi1
      @nomadpi1 Рік тому +1

      Know anything about Leadbelly?

  • @dougcrubaugh8434
    @dougcrubaugh8434 4 роки тому +313

    I lost my Dad in 1997 at the young age of 59. I was only 21. I remember in the house I grew up in. My Dad used to play and sing to this song. I'm 45 now and I will never get tired of hearing this song. Because it keeps my Dad close to my heart.

  • @russelmaltese9787
    @russelmaltese9787 3 роки тому +70

    Old folk music like this should always be preserved

  • @Zagyiz
    @Zagyiz 2 роки тому +71

    Two instruments plus 4 voices = a whole choir and orchestra. Rest in peace all four of you.

    • @fabiancorrea8279
      @fabiancorrea8279 4 місяці тому

      Add an accordion and Chello and you got yourself a Mexican folk band lol

  • @soccer4231
    @soccer4231 9 років тому +267

    I work at a nursing home and some woman sang this to my residents and it was beautiful.

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?

  • @esaiagonzalez
    @esaiagonzalez 8 років тому +498

    Growing up, before bed, my Grandma would always say "Good night Irene" to me and my mom and I never asked why. After she passed we found out that our great grandparents used to play this all the time for her as a kid. Ever since, my mom and I got in the habit of saying it to each other at night and when I turned 18 I got it tattooed across my shoulders in big, beautiful cursive script.

    • @returnofthespacecowgurl
      @returnofthespacecowgurl 8 років тому +26

      You have no idea im getting chills my great grandpa did the same thing!

    • @kmsinclaire
      @kmsinclaire 6 років тому +17

      I'm drunk and that's absolutely beautiful

    • @ramongonzalez1564
      @ramongonzalez1564 6 років тому +7

      @@kmsinclaire I'm drunk right now too and I'm thinking the same thing.

    • @williamwalbek2931
      @williamwalbek2931 5 років тому +3

      Same here,...
      my grandmother always said this to us too!!

    • @runforitmarty6318
      @runforitmarty6318 5 років тому +2

      My grandma used the play this on the piano

  • @kimkileyfleer
    @kimkileyfleer 4 роки тому +179

    My grandmother's name was Irene, and this was played at her funeral. Thank you for this wonderful video. It put a smile on my face. Good night, Nanarene.

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?

  • @theresachiorazzi4571
    @theresachiorazzi4571 Рік тому +31

    I was walking home from the carnival in the fifties and for blocks away I heard Irene sung by the weavers a popular song at the time. ❤❤❤❤still love it.

  • @shelby7124
    @shelby7124 2 роки тому +67

    My grandma used to play this song in the car when I was very little. I didn’t know English that well back then, but I sung it with all my heart at the age of 5. Nowadays, I’m not in contact with my grandparents anymore due to family issues. But sometimes I like to listen to this song and cherish the good memories I have of us singing it together.

    • @karlyoung5089
      @karlyoung5089 2 роки тому +8

      Dear Shelby I hope y'all can work out your difference's. Family is the most important thing on earth. Best wishes.

    • @lacuevadegolum9448
      @lacuevadegolum9448 Рік тому +7

      Hope you can fix your troubles because family is the most important and their not gonna last forever sadly

    • @feedermonkey7233
      @feedermonkey7233 Рік тому +4

      An internet hug from someone who understands a split family. Hope you are well

    • @shelby7124
      @shelby7124 22 дні тому

      Thought I'd give a little update :)
      Me and my brother have been visiting our grandparents from time to time. The family issues are still there, but our parents respect that me and my brother want to see our grandparents every now and then. Last time we were there, my grandma handed me an old Ipod with all the songs we used to sing.

  • @TheBagORice
    @TheBagORice 9 років тому +359

    Thanks for posting this. My mom, Irene, celebrates her 89th birthday soon, and she always liked this song. I live far away, and am thinking of her tonight. Thanks again.

    • @SnappHF
      @SnappHF  9 років тому +21

      Neil Murray I am glad my fathers 8mm clips still can enjoy others after so many years after his passing. :)

    • @Sam53148
      @Sam53148 9 років тому +4

      Neil Murray Hope she has a nice birthday :-)

    • @TheBagORice
      @TheBagORice 9 років тому +7

      That was my mom accidentally posting on my account. But I'll pass the message on to my mother and my grandma had a good birthday. Thx :)

    • @JeevesReturns
      @JeevesReturns 8 років тому +14

      As I write this it's now 2016 and I'm wishing her a happy 90th.

    • @2326038
      @2326038 8 років тому +7

      Very thoughtful of you.

  • @Diane-s3z
    @Diane-s3z 3 місяці тому +7

    My dad sang this song all the time. I miss my dad. This song is special to me.

  • @nitropost
    @nitropost 6 років тому +114

    Mom passed away seven months ago at 92, her name was Irene and still remember her singing and humming this quite often when I was four or five , 65 odd years ago but still clear in my head and heart.

  • @EricPalladiniJr
    @EricPalladiniJr 7 років тому +80

    Thanks for this. A true American classic. Leadbelly deserves more credit than he has gotten over the years, but the Weavers recognized him.

    • @theDENIMMAN
      @theDENIMMAN 2 роки тому +9

      Leadbelly may be the nost influential American musician of the 20th century
      Him or Robert Johnson

    • @EricPalladiniJr
      @EricPalladiniJr 2 роки тому +2

      @@theDENIMMAN agreed

    • @aDDmoreJuiceTV
      @aDDmoreJuiceTV Рік тому +1

      INDEED!

  • @lisagrant1431
    @lisagrant1431 3 роки тому +26

    Worked in a nursing home. The folks just loved this song. Their eyes got warm and they were lighthearted listening and singing to this. It warmed my heart, too. I always liked this song after that.

  • @ejjeh000
    @ejjeh000 2 роки тому +24

    Crazy how we can listen to songs like these after so many years after their recordings

  • @aplila
    @aplila 2 роки тому +59

    It’s strange to feel nostalgia for a song you’ve never heard before…

    • @Afalstein
      @Afalstein 10 місяців тому +2

      Well, on the one hand, it's a song that very directly references nostalgia--the desire for an "Irene" that once was and now no longer is. But on the other hand, that's the marvelous power of music--the power to evoke emotions through tones and melodies.

  • @eileenhuber8001
    @eileenhuber8001 10 місяців тому +3

    I've had many WWII and Korean War Veterans sing this to me at the many Veterans events I volunteered at for over 14 years. Always made my heart smile to hear them sing to me.

  • @VuongQuocQuocCa
    @VuongQuocQuocCa 6 років тому +116

    Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
    Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
    I'll see you in my dreams
    Last Saturday night I got married
    Me and my wife settled down
    Now, me and my wife are parted
    I'm gonna take a little stroll downtown
    But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
    Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
    I'll see you in my dreams
    Sometimes I live in the country
    And sometimes I live in town
    Sometimes I take a great notion
    To jump into the river and drown
    But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
    Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
    I'll see you in my dreams
    Stop ramblin'. Stop your gamblin'
    Stop staying out late at night
    Go home to your wife and family
    Stay there by the fireside, bright
    But Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight
    Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene
    I'll see you in my dreams

    • @lisalassie8408
      @lisalassie8408 2 роки тому +2

      There are some other verses floating around, including these sung by Leadbelly..
      "I asked your mother for you
      She told me that you was too young
      I wish dear Lord that I'd never seen your face
      I'm sorry you ever were born"
      "I love Irene, God knows I do
      I love her 'til the sea runs dry
      If Irene turns her back on me
      I'm gonna take morphine and die"

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?

  • @marilynlowen4757
    @marilynlowen4757 7 років тому +194

    thank you for keeping wonderful song alive on youtube. My mother is 100 years old and she used to listen to this song. Tonight I played it for her to help her go to sleep. She says thank you and she is having a good bedtime song thanks to your generosity & thoughtfulness.

    • @liamanakin8628
      @liamanakin8628 3 роки тому +5

      Hello Marilyn, How are you doing?

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi there,how are you doing,how is the weather over there?

    • @mark2017
      @mark2017 2 роки тому +4

      I so remember this song. It was my mother's favorite song. She died at 66 in 1989. It was on an album we had.

    • @MuhammadAli-hs5mn
      @MuhammadAli-hs5mn 2 роки тому

      @@mark2017 is this a joke I can't tell?

    • @mark2017
      @mark2017 2 роки тому +1

      @@MuhammadAli-hs5mn opps, was 1989.

  • @robertharper4666
    @robertharper4666 3 роки тому +16

    Fantastic. The Weavers when they were young. They inspired me nearly 60 years ago. The world needs a group like the Weavers now.

  • @texasbluegrassfan
    @texasbluegrassfan Рік тому +31

    Takes me back 77 years, when I was 13 and on a long trip with my grandparents. Whenever we'd stop for a meal, I would always drop a nickle in the jukebox to hear this song.

    • @terme-nator_
      @terme-nator_ Рік тому +5

      Wow that’s amazing cheers to 90 more 🤣

    • @IronOre3
      @IronOre3 4 місяці тому +1

      Wow! I’m sure you’ve seen alot, & alot of changes in the world from those times in comparison to now

  • @murrayvandyke448
    @murrayvandyke448 2 роки тому +16

    The Weavers at Carnegie Hall was one of my favorite albums as a child in the late 50s. This and Pete's version of 'Greensleeves' were the one's I loved the best.

  • @Abegoldhatch
    @Abegoldhatch 3 місяці тому +2

    Greatest Folk Band Ever. Thanks for honouring LeadBelly for his immortal masterpiece.

  • @fastcam72
    @fastcam72 4 роки тому +21

    My grama was irene. My grampa would always play this at the end of any party. Both gone and this song always get to me. But brings back all the good times

  • @princessposy2629
    @princessposy2629 Рік тому +14

    One of the happiest days of my life was when I was able to see the Weavers in concert. Pete had left them by then, but the show was still awesome. When they sang Good Night, Irene, I got tears in my eyes. It brought back happy memories of my teen years when it was popular. We sang it in the car on trips all the time. What a wonderful group of singers the Weavers were. Thank you, SnappHF for posting this.

  • @glendagaskin151
    @glendagaskin151 Рік тому +4

    My beloved aunt was Irene. Loved her so. Missing her as I listen. Thank you.

  • @Tarlach
    @Tarlach 28 днів тому +1

    i've been singing this the last few days and decided to look it up, thank you for this.... I'm 79 so remember it from my childhood.

  • @Yotts23
    @Yotts23 6 років тому +21

    I miss my grandmother she was the light in this world of darkness.... Im going to keep listening to this song in name of her. and pass it on to the next generation

  • @jamesrancourt7150
    @jamesrancourt7150 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm 77 and I fondly remember this song from my childhood.

  • @duntalkin
    @duntalkin 7 місяців тому +9

    My grandfather used to sing this to my grandmother her name was Irene they've been gone now, 50 years, but I still remember them with Love ❤️ 😍

  • @williamfunggoldenoldiesfan6758
    @williamfunggoldenoldiesfan6758 4 роки тому +7

    First memory of my grandma she was 4 when this came out in 1953!! She remembers her mother sing this song and heard this on radio at only 4!

  • @kellyannpreston9799
    @kellyannpreston9799 8 років тому +18

    I love this so much- when I was a child,(years ago), my grandma would put this record on and we would sing and dance in my bedroom. I miss her so much !!

  • @CanisLupus4844
    @CanisLupus4844 Рік тому +2

    Thank-you for posting this great old video.. It is much appreciated. Vielen dank.

  • @willyjoerockhead
    @willyjoerockhead 8 місяців тому +20

    I read that the lady in this group, Ronnie Gilbert, almost got expelled from school because she refused to wear blackface in her drama class. She was way ahead of her time.

    • @gerardmazzarese9363
      @gerardmazzarese9363 4 місяці тому

      Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. White people have been listening to and copying the style of black artists forever. Black face, in the past, was just a form of imitation and artistic expression. I do not think whites were making fun of blacks, and I do not think blacks were offended in the past. Remember the movie (White Girls)? Two black guys dressed up in White Face. I was not offended. It was one of the funniest movies ever.

  • @IKurtC
    @IKurtC Рік тому +1

    im relief that all this great songs . geatr performance. like leadbelly will live on meanwhile there is people like us that even after almost 100 years still listening and admiring this songs... the future of music still have hope

  • @tvviewer4500
    @tvviewer4500 2 роки тому +6

    Whenever I hear Good Night Irene I realize that song will live on for hundreds of years. Some long past away voice echoing through time bouncing off souls until time ends.

  • @rickytamallett2283
    @rickytamallett2283 2 роки тому +5

    My grandmother used to sing this to me. Loved it. Still my favorite memory.

  • @paulgerkin2851
    @paulgerkin2851 Місяць тому +2

    Thank for posting ! Wonderful !

  • @alonzomourning33
    @alonzomourning33 5 років тому +8

    Thank you Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and The Weavers. Without you, there never would have been a Peter, Paul, and Mary!

  • @globalman
    @globalman 9 років тому +49

    Thank you. You gave me more than a smile but brought a moment of real joy to my heart. This is a treasure. I was a tot when this song became a radio hit. It remains burned into my memory and I remember singing it with my grandmother perhaps I was 4 to 5 years old.

  • @skrahzgutstomp5584
    @skrahzgutstomp5584 2 роки тому +6

    So my uncle says "Goodnight Irene!" Whenever I sink a ship in world of warships, or whenever it's bedtime or if we're watching boxing or MMA and someone gets knocked out. Always wondered where it was from, and then today I'm playing Bioshock infinite and I hear this song playing in an area at the start of the game; which sent me here and I've enjoyed reading all of your stories about loved ones and times past.

  • @irenegraham6216
    @irenegraham6216 5 років тому +15

    Kid was
    I was born 5 months after. my dad was killed in a coal mining accidennt. This was one of his favourite songs of the times. And my mother called me Irene in his memory.
    called me Irene in his memory

  • @JinjaBoy834
    @JinjaBoy834 7 місяців тому +3

    When I was a aide, I took care of an lady called Irene..she loved this song and always sung along and wept when it played on the radio...took care of her husband first and the family let me care for her too when he passed on .all together, 7 years . .
    Will always remember her ❤

  • @aminatasalih1109
    @aminatasalih1109 8 років тому +1

    I work in a nursing home, and there is this lady every time I help her to bed she sings this song to me, i fell in love with this song ever since, so I had to look it up. Its our little song and it makes us both happy

  • @Gronk895
    @Gronk895 5 років тому +7

    My grandmother Irene grew up right next to a university in Canada and the fraternity next door used to sing this song at 10pm to her annoyance!

  • @matthewstates8221
    @matthewstates8221 4 роки тому +18

    I sat by my grandmas grave and i sang this too the night after night i had a dream where she was sitting by me and singing this song

  • @Cablecol
    @Cablecol 10 місяців тому +1

    Great intro regarding legendary Leadbelly.

  • @kacythomas7436
    @kacythomas7436 Рік тому +2

    You posted this 8 years ago, but it reminded me tonight of a time when I was a young teenager in the 50's, so thank you.

  • @granpajames
    @granpajames 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for posting this classic...

  • @lilithrogers1
    @lilithrogers1 9 років тому +5

    So amazingly young in this film. Thanks for this. Miss you Ronnie and Pete and all.

  • @mrittu1989
    @mrittu1989 3 роки тому +6

    Loved the introductory tribute to Leadbelly! Rest in peace all legends..

  • @AlejandroGarcia-qk5om
    @AlejandroGarcia-qk5om 9 років тому +530

    Awful classy of The Weaves to credit Leadbelly for the song he wrote and first performed. Not many other white performers did that for their black inspirations at the time.

    • @CashPresley32
      @CashPresley32 9 років тому +41

      There those who did though like Johnny Cash, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.

    • @kcsunshine6122
      @kcsunshine6122 8 років тому +25

      +Alejandro Garcia Leadbelly performed many many songs he learned from white people, too. He didnt credit them he just played it. it is Not necessary everytime someone plays a song written by someone of a different race to mention it.

    • @argylehenricksson4987
      @argylehenricksson4987 8 років тому +10

      I agree with everyone here. It warms my heart to see people who actually give a shit about others.

    • @maryanethompson4583
      @maryanethompson4583 8 років тому

      Alejandro Garcia

    • @ELVIS1975T
      @ELVIS1975T 7 років тому +13

      That was the moment that made me hit the "like" button.

  • @johnnymac8680
    @johnnymac8680 4 роки тому +1

    Now approaching 70, I have such fond memories of my mother singing this song to me when I was very young.

  • @Jubal918
    @Jubal918 8 років тому +18

    After knowing Alan Lomax for a short while, I was shown who Lead Belly was and what he was known for. During the late 1960s, I became aware of "The Weavers" and their music. "Good Night Irene" became one of my staples in my performances. My thanks to Huddie Ledbetter and, then Texas Governor Pat Neff, for the music I grew up with. R. I. P. Weavers. You are remembered.

  • @nancyfaustjenkins
    @nancyfaustjenkins Рік тому +1

    I heard the name Irene and suddenly this song was brought to mind. My dad lived waltzes and i recall him singing this . My ling term memory kicked in ! Ill bet it's been 70 years since i heard this.
    Thank you for posting it!
    Nancy F Jenkins

    • @nancyfaustjenkins
      @nancyfaustjenkins Рік тому

      P.s. My dad was born in Sweden. Perhaps that explains his love of waltzes. N. Soderberg Jenkins

  • @Imyrluv66
    @Imyrluv66 7 років тому +7

    When I was a little girl I would listen to this on my folks wind up record player. It was on 78 and I was fascinated. It was also one of my favorites. Thanks for posting. .

    • @davidmoore9150
      @davidmoore9150 2 роки тому

      Hi dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?

  • @evesepe1625
    @evesepe1625 5 років тому +5

    Love this song. It brings back wonderful memories of when my father use to sing this song when I was growing up. He passed away many years ago, I am glad I came across this today. Thank you.

  • @beverlygaskin9629
    @beverlygaskin9629 3 роки тому +4

    My dad used to sing this to my baby brother……great memories….now I sing this to my cat…when he hears me he comes and snuggles with me….every night…..

  • @nomadpi1
    @nomadpi1 Рік тому +1

    I'm four-score years now, and this song has sang thru my memories since I was a young boy. Even as a young boy, hearing this song by the Weavers produced a thoughtful melancholy in me. It has the quality to make a person stop and think, as the lyrics tell a story of a person's life not turning out as they thought their life would be. Good night Irene.

  • @TheGuerrillaPoet
    @TheGuerrillaPoet 9 років тому +57

    Rest in peace, Ronnie Gilbert....

  • @Dragonlew
    @Dragonlew Рік тому +2

    One of my old favorites!!! I love it!!! ENCORE! ENCORE!

  • @arabionjames9290
    @arabionjames9290 2 роки тому +1

    I once heard my father singing this song in the 60's. I tuned in just to hear it.
    I miss my father. My grandfather to.

  • @charlotteclarke7256
    @charlotteclarke7256 3 роки тому +6

    Love this. Happy almost 86th birthday to my Grandma Irene!! I'll have to sing this one to her and see if she remembers it! ❤

    • @carolynking1625
      @carolynking1625 3 роки тому +1

      So did she remember and enjoy your singing it??

    • @nspector
      @nspector 2 роки тому +2

      She will. : )

  • @ChosenHighPriestess
    @ChosenHighPriestess 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for the message ❤🌏🌎🌍

  • @neptune8898
    @neptune8898 7 років тому +6

    Love this song, my grandfather showed it to me and I fell in love with it.

  • @shaneequa128
    @shaneequa128 Рік тому +2

    The song my best friend and beloved life partner used to play on the piano when it was time for the guests to leave the party. I miss him every day, RIP Johnny.

  • @jodacious46
    @jodacious46 4 роки тому +1

    I remember Mama and Daddy dancing to this...I also remember asking a violinist to play this to our table - Kent & Janice Wyatt, Glenda and me...at a GSC meeting in Birmingham, AL long away and far away...

  • @sarahkrakauer7320
    @sarahkrakauer7320 3 роки тому +1

    i was born in 2005 but i grew up on these songs. my paretns put this song on before i would go to bed. this song is a huge part of my life. so sad that our kids wont know these beautiful amazing songs.

  • @UpTown584
    @UpTown584 3 роки тому +6

    The lady has a very beautiful voice!

  • @lennyyang3141
    @lennyyang3141 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this clip. This song was also top 1 on the billboard charts for thirteen weeks in 1950.

  • @tupelo3296
    @tupelo3296 3 роки тому +1

    Klasse, dass die Weavers Ledbelly erwähnen!
    Und das in einer Zeit, in der das sicher nicht gewünscht war......
    M. R.

  • @CR-ty5eg
    @CR-ty5eg 5 днів тому

    thank you so much for uploading it. Appreciated.

  • @violetviolet116
    @violetviolet116 7 років тому +2

    I'm 27 only, my name is Irene. I love this song. Thanks a lot.)

  • @richardpuz5814
    @richardpuz5814 7 років тому +2

    I grew up with this song when in junior high school. Loved it then and I still do.

  • @oliverjohnson9443
    @oliverjohnson9443 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful...this comments, this video..this is life....... i love u guys.. greetings from Croatia, God bless

  • @harrodsfan
    @harrodsfan Рік тому +2

    My mother would often sing this song. Rip mum.

  • @papabniang7527
    @papabniang7527 2 місяці тому

    I don’t care what others think
    80’s songs are the best

    • @dans9463
      @dans9463 Місяць тому

      You are right.
      Folks who are in their 80s plus performed the best music.

  • @talexb
    @talexb 4 роки тому +1

    My parents had the recording of this group performing at Carnegie Hall -- it's probably one of the first records I can remember playing, over and over. Simple folks songs that anyone could sing, and you could sing the melody or make up your own part. How wonderful was that.

  • @johnprice7303
    @johnprice7303 8 років тому +14

    Thank you a million times for posting this! it has brought back so many memories of my Irish childhood!

  • @irenewilliams5993
    @irenewilliams5993 6 років тому +5

    Growing up and still to this day, every older person I meet, once I tell them my name they start singing this song to me.

  • @kristopherbruns7674
    @kristopherbruns7674 8 років тому +2

    Thank you for posting this song. I'm studying musical history and I wanted to find this song and I'm very glad that this was available. Thank you.

  • @johnmwarr
    @johnmwarr 8 років тому +23

    The Glorious theme tune of Bristol Rovers Football Club in England.Just promoted to League 1 of the Football League at the end of the 2015-2016 Season!Come on you Blues!!!!!!

  • @pdf716
    @pdf716 7 років тому +3

    My Mom was named Macy Irene but went by Irene. She passed away 02/25/17 and I miss her. She was so sweet.

  • @pecahndasmu
    @pecahndasmu 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for uploading this.
    My father used to play his upright Bass and my Mom on piano. They played this song when I was much younger. This song reminds me of them a lot.
    I miss them.

  • @richardwlytle
    @richardwlytle 9 років тому +2

    Thank you for posting it. I love watching it over many times. It's so beautiful.

  • @robertooi5106
    @robertooi5106 3 роки тому +1

    I remember this song I used to hear in my younger days. Thank you.

  • @williamhenry9609
    @williamhenry9609 5 років тому +2

    My Aunty and Uncle had an old green jalopy of a truck they called "Irene". Whenever I hear this song I always think of them both. RIP.

  • @Newfiebay
    @Newfiebay 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful, timeless song

  • @darryelperry5676
    @darryelperry5676 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for publishing this. These old films are priceless. This one is so clear and beautiful.

  • @cbgbstew4072
    @cbgbstew4072 Рік тому +2

    My grandma’s name was Irene and she passed 10 years ago today. My mom and I just enjoyed this song with a sip of grandma’s favorite drink: brandy and cherry juice ❤

  • @stephenpeirce1369
    @stephenpeirce1369 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks to people like you oldieis get a lot of enjoyment so thank you

  • @chriswideman1218
    @chriswideman1218 3 роки тому +2

    This rarely gets played on the radio nowadays. My local radio station WCRS 1450AM ( greenwood sc) played this version.

  • @tangobango9653
    @tangobango9653 7 років тому +3

    My late Aunt Irene’s favorite song. RIP Auntie.

  • @feedermonkey7233
    @feedermonkey7233 Рік тому +3

    This is Fantastic! Thank you so much! My Mom raised us with so much music including the Weavers. This made us all smile and brought back so many memories. Thank you!🤗

  • @ManiaDepressiaBand
    @ManiaDepressiaBand 8 років тому +4

    my mother was trying to hum this song fir us and i found it it for her
    thanks for the upload

  • @johnderby8921
    @johnderby8921 6 місяців тому

    One great oldie played by a very skilled group. Never get tired of it. Fun to get the old tenor banjo going and play along. NH

  • @normanmunns4743
    @normanmunns4743 2 роки тому +6

    What a truly beautiful voice that woman had

  • @adislavchev
    @adislavchev 8 років тому +9

    Thanks for putting this on youtube its great