The song and the mood was so different from whatever I heard on the radio in the Netherlands back then. Didn't understand a word or what it was about at all. Just the atmosphere it brought of something ancient and eternal, the angelic voice, the music really really special , to this day.
How is it possible that Maire Brennan still sings with such an angelic voice. It leaves me spellbound every time , from the moment she utters the very first notes. Now I finally know what the lyrics mean, it makes me love the Gaelic language even more: imho this language can even make your own passing a magical event. So haunting and so beautiful.
Given that Enya is a sister (and was once a Clannad member), that's one heck of a talented family. The scenery is pretty special too, just as beautiful and ethereal as the music.
Visited Leo’s Tavern in the early 90s one glorious weekend. This brings back great memories. Leo was there, sang a few songs and the young woman behind the bar was unmistakably a family member.
Always loved that song from the first time I heard it. That cool guitar riff at the beginning and the way she sang it, still sings it. I never get tired of hearing it.
When there is talent you don't need a big voice. Both Moya and Enya have quiet voices yet their renditions are incredibly powerful. Plus the quality of the music compositions and arrangements.
Piercing, haunting. Perfection. I'd listen to this anytime. First hearing in a film left me in awe that will never pass away. Few songs can do that. Never tiring, as some other Celtic performances can be. Just the sound of the Gaelic lyric summons all the history of that land, the people who've lived and died there. Such a pure, eternal sound here. Such a gorgeous group. I always loved Enya's music, but this feels like a chorus of angels singing truth about human experience.
Much credit to U2 for using Harry’s Game in the intro of their Under a Blood Red Sky/Red Rocks concert. A very evocative mood. It became the intro of their Unforgettable Fire tour shows as well, I think.
Thanks. I used to know that, lol. I'll have to revisit that disc. I saw that War tour. 1983 , Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver. The one we're Bono thought he'd hang from the balcony and drop himself to the floor until he realized how far down it was. Had to be rescued by his security guy. My roommate's girlfriend got pulled up on stage for the obligatory slow dance with Bono. 11 days later, they played Red Rocks. Epic memories.
U2 used it for a number of tours. When I went to see Clannad in Berkeley in the 80s, I wondered if they would return the favor. The house lights went down and the intro to Where the Streets Have No Name led the band to the stage.
Clannad makes you emote, thier music in galic really sooths the soul it touches a part of your heart a lot of people didn't realise they had. I love the harmonies, when you listen it's like getting a hug ( if that makes sense?)
Decades later the intense power of this song is still so overwhelming , so hauntingly poignant it has the power to make people shead a tear. Long may it live in our hearts 🙏❤️🇬🇧 Nov twenty four ☮️
Ah. One year later in 1984, Robin of Sherwood TV series. The musical score was written by Clannad. Fond memories of two seasons. Jason Connery sucked in the third. ;)
"This music is incredible, I have to check the credits ......Clannad? No idea who they are. Maybe they do soundtracks, I can't imagine they've recorded anything. " Then, one day I turned on MTV in the middle of what had to be a commercial, because they don't play music this enthralling. Then I hear Bono. WTF? My collection of Clannad albums began on my next trip to a record store.
One of my all-time favorite groups since I discovered them, by accident, in 1985. I pulled their LP Macalla out of a trash can at the Top 40 radio station I worked at then, and it remained spinning on my turntable for months!
When young i cycled with my first KogaMiyata Worldtraveler the Ring of Kerry and Ring of Baera , when having on my steering wheel a cassette player playing the music of Clannad ( imagine the atmosphere ) , and visiting also the then unknown Skellig Islands 🤢Seasickness. The whole trip seen 10 cars max. , fantastic trip ….fantastic people .
I saw them in calgary..when I was 19...went to a party with one of the great irish boys who played 1979 1979 1980...beautiful people from kelowna..BC ...God bliss ya.
I have seen them perform a few times. It was wonderful. A traveling musical family, and that made their concerts always feel special -- different than a band.
Enya has some songs but there's not an equal to Harry's Game in my opinion. Odd thing that I used to fall asleep with this song when I was a child, yet it was a song based on a passage about the death. I just always found it so calming, especially at times when you have hundred things floating in your head and you need to first get into a zen like state of mind before you finally fall asleep.
So agree I often sing this (well my version!) when I'm deeply moved by and alone in the natural world day or night ........... never knew the words but the sun and moon are so appropriate as is the journey .............. Beautiful. Enjoy
If that latter excerpt is from TOTP in the 80s, it's a credit to them that like Simply Red and even an early Iron Maiden, they were bold enough to not hide idly behind studio wizardry. Instead, they all played live...without a net. Now that's the mark of quality if you ask me. And what an evocative track to boot. Distilled emotion in a musical framework indeed.
That depends. Many bands and artists simply can not afford what it takes to recreate their studio productions live. So if the music can not be recreated faithfully, it will suffer undue harsh criticism as a result.
I'm English but I've always felt a connection with Ireland and the Irish, I listen to a lot of Irish music, pretty sure if I do my family tree it will end up in Ireland at some point
I've always loved the the music, the landscapes, wildness, lore and pubs and felt the same way too and having done some family tree work it's confirmed! Enjoy
@@DrWhom The Scottish ( not the English ) have been in Ireland longer than the white man in America , hundreds of years longer. They know the Catholics despise them and want them to leave their own land that their Great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great Grandfather fought and died for. The Republic (and you)need to show some love instead of hatred to them and leave history in the past.
How original. Someone complaining about Bono. You know your just like those that constantly complain about Justin Bieber. I come across more moaners than Bieber content. Why don't you go do something creative and see where you get? Yeah, thought so.
@@DrWhom I think I may have read another comment on another video about screwing over on a deal about the hotel or something. Sorry if you had a bad experience.
Maire or Moya Brennan has a beautiful voice. Check out her lovely (solo) song 'Oro' (under the name Maire Brennan), which was sampled in the dance song 'The World' by Pulp Victim. Also very beautiful: her solo song 'Perfect Time' (under the name Moya Brennan). ua-cam.com/video/QoId3ijVTps/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/JEWZkQcO62s/v-deo.html
The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad. G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse
It was a novel by Gerald Seymour set in Belfast. The plot involved an IRA man who shot a British cabinet minister in London. The British send in their own assassin, an army captain named Harry, to hunt the man down in Belfast. It was a good book and the song is from the TV adaptation. I don't know if it is available on DVD as I haven't seen it since the 1980s.
Very Irish, very Gaelic.... Except for the Heineken sign on Leo's pub... :-P Are the Irish finally fed up with that brown coughing syrup they call beer over there? ;-)
The song and the mood was so different from whatever I heard on the radio in the Netherlands back then. Didn't understand a word or what it was about at all. Just the atmosphere it brought of something ancient and eternal, the angelic voice, the music really really special , to this day.
How is it possible that Maire Brennan still sings with such an angelic voice. It leaves me spellbound every time , from the moment she utters the very first notes. Now I finally know what the lyrics mean, it makes me love the Gaelic language even more: imho this language can even make your own passing a magical event. So haunting and so beautiful.
Given that Enya is a sister (and was once a Clannad member), that's one heck of a talented family. The scenery is pretty special too, just as beautiful and ethereal as the music.
Truer words have never been spoken
Very impressive indeed
Such a beautiful voice , I've been a fan since the early 80's and still am !!
Her voice is beautiful still.
You can't see she's up to her seventies.
Visited Leo’s Tavern in the early 90s one glorious weekend. This brings back great memories. Leo was there, sang a few songs and the young woman behind the bar was unmistakably a family member.
Magic place but I am biased his wife is a cousin to my mother
One of my all time favorite groups.
BTW, they are Enya's brothers and sister.
I knew she was connected to it somewhere.
Always loved that song from the first time I heard it. That cool guitar riff at the beginning and the way she sang it, still sings it. I never get tired of hearing it.
God you could listen to moya Brennan singing all day... Beautifully haunting that gives you chills..fantastic
Clannad are fantastic.
When there is talent you don't need a big voice. Both Moya and Enya have quiet voices yet their renditions are incredibly powerful. Plus the quality of the music compositions and arrangements.
Haunting and beautiful.
Piercing, haunting. Perfection. I'd listen to this anytime. First hearing in a film left me in awe that will never pass away. Few songs can do that. Never tiring, as some other Celtic performances can be. Just the sound of the Gaelic lyric summons all the history of that land, the people who've lived and died there. Such a pure, eternal sound here. Such a gorgeous group. I always loved Enya's music, but this feels like a chorus of angels singing truth about human experience.
Beautifully put and of course I agree. Enjoy
Much credit to U2 for using Harry’s Game in the intro of their Under a Blood Red Sky/Red Rocks concert.
A very evocative mood.
It became the intro of their Unforgettable Fire tour shows as well,
I think.
They also did a guest appearance on that Clannad album.
Check out the track In A Lifetime
Carl Fisher Yes,
although it’s just Bono on that track,
called In a Lifetime.
Thanks. I used to know that, lol.
I'll have to revisit that disc.
I saw that War tour. 1983 , Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver. The one we're Bono thought he'd hang from the balcony and drop himself to the floor until he realized how far down it was. Had to be rescued by his security guy.
My roommate's girlfriend got pulled up on stage for the obligatory slow dance with Bono.
11 days later, they played Red Rocks.
Epic memories.
Carl Fisher Epic indeed...
and a little bit Spinal Tap...also epic..
U2 used it for a number of tours. When I went to see Clannad in Berkeley in the 80s, I wondered if they would return the favor. The house lights went down and the intro to Where the Streets Have No Name led the band to the stage.
Love the Irish accent: Filleming it; beyuutiful! ;)
Loved this since I first heard it 20 years ago!
One of my favourites of all time.
I saw them live in the late 80's in london.
Clannad makes you emote, thier music in galic really sooths the soul it touches a part of your heart a lot of people didn't realise they had. I love the harmonies, when you listen it's like getting a hug ( if that makes sense?)
Decades later the intense power of this song is still so overwhelming , so hauntingly poignant it has the power to make people shead a tear. Long may it live in our hearts 🙏❤️🇬🇧 Nov twenty four ☮️
Her speaking voice is also beautiful.
Ah. One year later in 1984, Robin of Sherwood TV series. The musical score was written by Clannad. Fond memories of two seasons. Jason Connery sucked in the third. ;)
Connery absolutely sucked but the music retained its quality.
robin hood soundtrack is absolute masterpiece
"This music is incredible, I have to check the credits ......Clannad? No idea who they are. Maybe they do soundtracks, I can't imagine they've recorded anything. "
Then, one day I turned on MTV in the middle of what had to be a commercial, because they don't play music this enthralling. Then I hear Bono. WTF? My collection of Clannad albums began on my next trip to a record store.
The hooded man....
And Michael Praed got murdered by Moldovan rebels in Dynasty IIRC.
One of my all-time favorite groups since I discovered them, by accident, in 1985. I pulled their LP Macalla out of a trash can at the Top 40 radio station I worked at then, and it remained spinning on my turntable for months!
What a terrible thing for someone to throw the album away.
Absolutely beautiful song.
Wonderful music !
When young i cycled with my first KogaMiyata Worldtraveler the Ring of Kerry and Ring of Baera , when having on my steering wheel a cassette player playing the music of Clannad ( imagine the atmosphere ) , and visiting also the then unknown Skellig Islands 🤢Seasickness. The whole trip seen 10 cars max. , fantastic trip ….fantastic people .
My jaw dropped to the floor when she sang it there standing in the living room.
Wow!!
Just watched Harry’s game again very good
Still beautiful then and now!
still makes the hairs rise on my arms outstanding song
Fabulous natural talent..................in the DNA.
Gets me every single time. Thanks!
I love you, Clannad!
I saw them in calgary..when I was 19...went to a party with one of the great irish boys who played 1979 1979 1980...beautiful people from kelowna..BC ...God bliss ya.
what beautyful Musicians, beautyful Culture
Sounds so ethereal, euphonious.
I go and Google euphonious and I deeply agree with your comment! Enjoy
I bought their greatest hits double cd case when you still bought cd's. All songs are great to listen to.
Mijn vader maakte me bekend met dit nummer toen ik nog een klein meisje was. Nog steeds een van mijn favoriete nummers.
fascinating band (and one more reason to visit Ireland)
i still have the vinyl singel , a beautiful song..
Great video of this classic song 😊
Cuts to the heart to this day their music. Special.
Amazing piece of music 👏👏👏👌
I have seen them perform a few times. It was wonderful. A traveling musical family, and that made their concerts always feel special -- different than a band.
The book "Harry's game" is a must read for anyone who reads literature.
Beautiful song. Magically beautiful.
Amazing track.
Clannad music: perfect to calm the mood.
Enya has some songs but there's not an equal to Harry's Game in my opinion. Odd thing that I used to fall asleep with this song when I was a child, yet it was a song based on a passage about the death. I just always found it so calming, especially at times when you have hundred things floating in your head and you need to first get into a zen like state of mind before you finally fall asleep.
I think Cursum Perficio or The Memory Of Trees or even the quiet 'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile could give it a run for its money.
Amazing
It is really astonishing. I haven't heard this song for ages but instantly blood shot in my face and I shivered. Really amazing voice and music.
A beatiful haunting song,mxy 90 year old mother cryswhen she hears this beautiful hurt of being Irish
Sacred, hymn-like.
So agree I often sing this (well my version!) when I'm deeply moved by and alone in the natural world day or night ........... never knew the words but the sun and moon are so appropriate as is the journey .............. Beautiful. Enjoy
This song carried me to sleep so very many nights away from my family.
I saw Clannad play live in a church. They where spellbinding.
I love this so much
pure moods cd i found this wonderful song . i have 1,2.and three how many more are there ...
Clannad is the highest quality of talent ever
Bono is such a pain in the arse.
Harry's game is a supeb book and the series was great.
Also featured in "Patriot Games" 1992
If that latter excerpt is from TOTP in the 80s, it's a credit to them that like Simply Red and even an early Iron Maiden, they were bold enough to not hide idly behind studio wizardry. Instead, they all played live...without a net. Now that's the mark of quality if you ask me. And what an evocative track to boot. Distilled emotion in a musical framework indeed.
That depends. Many bands and artists simply can not afford what it takes to recreate their studio productions live. So if the music can not be recreated faithfully, it will suffer undue harsh criticism as a result.
So atmospheric....
Enya and Clannad . Best use of a Roland Juno 60 synthesizer EVER
I'm surprised Chicane didn’t get a quick mention
In my opinion he changed the theme so much, that you hardly can recognize it anymore
I'm English but I've always felt a connection with Ireland and the Irish, I listen to a lot of Irish music, pretty sure if I do my family tree it will end up in Ireland at some point
I've always loved the the music, the landscapes, wildness, lore and pubs and felt the same way too and having done some family tree work it's confirmed! Enjoy
the English connection with Ireland is one of suppression, pillaging, laying waste...
@@DrWhom The Scottish ( not the English ) have been in Ireland longer than the white man in America , hundreds of years longer. They know the Catholics despise them and want them to leave their own land that their Great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great Grandfather fought and died for.
The Republic (and you)need to show some love instead of hatred to them and leave history in the past.
... And that translation in to english; the passage you highlighted in the book; is ?
Why is there a conversation happening in the right speaker?
In The Netherlands, this song gained it's fame from a Whiskey commercial on Dutch T.V.
My god! Can Bono possibly get any more insufferable?
How original. Someone complaining about Bono. You know your just like those that constantly complain about Justin Bieber. I come across more moaners than Bieber content.
Why don't you go do something creative and see where you get?
Yeah, thought so.
@@quirkypurple I know a thing or two about Bono's business practices, unfortunately, the hard way too, I can tell you.
And the haters have it right.
@@DrWhom I think I may have read another comment on another video about screwing over on a deal about the hotel or something.
Sorry if you had a bad experience.
@@quirkypurple wait justin bieber and bono do go in one sentence (yr right). oh and btw bono did lose his chops. just a political (pc) clown now
Bono has become a real life parody of the 80's televangelists.
Like Genesis sang: "Do as i say, don't do as i do"
That mystical Irish music makes me think of huge violent battles between the clans resulting in many chopped off heads.
Maire or Moya Brennan has a beautiful voice. Check out her lovely (solo) song 'Oro' (under the name Maire Brennan), which was sampled in the dance song 'The World' by Pulp Victim. Also very beautiful: her solo song 'Perfect Time' (under the name Moya Brennan).
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what's with the chatter in the background? it's very annoying when one listens with headphones.
Robin , the hooded man !!
The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.
G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse
great... a language i cant speak, subbed in a language I cant speak! (lol)
Chuckle chuckle me too! www.celticlyricscorner.net/clannad/theme.htm Might help? Enjoy
But why is it called Harry’s game
It was a novel by Gerald Seymour set in Belfast. The plot involved an IRA man who shot a British cabinet minister in London. The British send in their own assassin, an army captain named Harry, to hunt the man down in Belfast. It was a good book and the song is from the TV adaptation. I don't know if it is available on DVD as I haven't seen it since the 1980s.
TIL - This is song Chicane sampled to make Saltwater.
"They took it off the airwaves..." unreal
Not in England in de 70's and 80's. They also banned a song from Paul MacCartney.
Interesting.
Sounds so close to Scandinavian languages
Gle mhath. TIR CONAIL Uabhasach breagha nach eil
eader Erinn agus Alba tha mi Gael.
Bho Alba
Slainte.
Northern Ireland to the irish!!!
Prima
Ar fheabhas :)
Very Irish, very Gaelic.... Except for the Heineken sign on Leo's pub... :-P Are the Irish finally fed up with that brown coughing syrup they call beer over there? ;-)
Bono,Christ..
Wow these potato farmers sure can sing.