I rarely like covers - they do not seem to match the original. Billy is an exception - he just does this so well and with such feeling. Love this to pieces.
Just seems so much more heartfelt and sung from the gut than Van Morrison’s version....and then the pipes wow I’m not Scottish but they just hit you.... to quote Sir Walter Scott via Billy Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!
My Dad loved this version of the song and we played it at his funeral earlier this year. He was a big fan of Billy, and a man who was very proud of his Celtic roots.
I love Billy, a good man, he nearly killed me once, I swear I couldn't breath laughing at one of his jokes, my missus came running down the stairs thinking I was choking on something. Have a great retirement big fella.
Oh - and when the bagpipes start!! I know this really is Van's song but Billy's version is sooooooooooooooooo good! (Really I did NOT cry at the end, no sireee Bob). Wishing Billy all the luck in the world with his health struggles. We all love you, Billy!!
Donna Taggart, who's career seems to be on hold seems to be the best singer on every Irish tune she decides to record. Here's "Irish Heartbeat" ua-cam.com/video/YYNEeads_zQ/v-deo.html
Something Ancient in this ...... Billy is Scottish with an Irish element by parentage - The pipes are of Scottish Flavour ... The song is an Irish modern Lilt but but can be used by any ethic origin or anyone at all .... and yet I've got goosebumps - certainly in Ireland and I guess in Scotland too - this song hits at the heart - family ... maybe its a celtic thing but a damn good ditty none the less - wasn't bad ....was he
Went to see him live in 1994, and I never stopped laughing. This song still gives me goosebumps. The World Tour of Scotland is and always will be his crowning achievement, thanks Billy
Similar to the last comment, I heard this what.... 15 years ago when I watch the World Tour video, and it just came into my mind for unrelated reasons, and I found it in 20 seconds because I remember his voice crystal clear and had no trouble at all recalling the lyrics. The definition of a memorable performance of a song.
In history there can't be many people as multi talented as Billy, from a talented actor to one of the best and most unique comic geniuses of all time, his musical talent has had a tendency to be overlooked, this live version cover of a real iconic Van Morrison song has so much power and feeling from Billy's voice to the great backing singers to eventually the pipes to give it the anthem feel, never get tired of listening to this, bought the scottish world tour music cd on an import just so i could hear the full version, (before you tube). really glad to see Billy seems have found peace and solace in florida. Thanks for everything Big Yin, "your'e a one off"
I absolutely love this version. Brings back fab memories of myself & a good friend of mine. He is a legend both musically & as a comedian. No one else can beat him in my eyes. ❤
i tell billy all the time how much i love this version , lets just say with him hearing it from me he was truly humbled by it., the bagpipes really give it that edgy sound i so love hearing. , billy love you so much sweetheart !
This song, this one right here and so many others like it are a shining example of why the internet is so important. This song and all those others which make the hairs on the back of the neck of someone somewhere are now immortalised digitally and its vital to preserve that emotion.
Oh won't you stay Stay a while with your own ones Don't ever stray Stray so far from your own ones 'Cause the world is so cold Dont care nothing for your soul That you share with your own ones Don't rush away Rush away from your own ones Just one more day One more day with your own ones 'Cause the world is so cold Don't care nothing 'bout your soul That you share with your own ones There's a stranger And he's standing at your door Might be your best friend, might be your brother You may never know I'm going back Going back to my own ones Come back to talk Talk a while with my own ones 'Cause the world is so cold Don't care nothing 'bout your soul You share with your own ones Oh won't you stay One more day with your own ones Don't rush away Rush away from your own ones This old world is so cold, Don't care nothing for your soul You share with your own ones
Billy is one of those people whose singing voice strengthened over the years - love this version - superb. Peace and strength in your current issues Billy.
GENIUS HUMAN BEING UTILISING ALL OF THE GIFTS THAT HE HAS BEEN GIVEN! AND WE ALL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE INSIGHT AND TALENT OF THIS BILLY CONNOLLY MAN! DUDE!
Billy Connolly has made us laugh cry sigh and feel too on top of the world even on not so good days and howevr long the blessed lord grants extra days to and for mr Connolly we thank you from the bottom to the very top of our hearts and your dearest 1
Absolutely bloody brilliant Billy, love it...What a man and so many talents, his singing voice is like good wine better with age. Just for the record, it was great back in the day, fantastic now..
The bagpipes are wonderful especially with this song. I used to be in a bagpipe band. I have been looking for this song for years but didnt know it was called Irish Heartbeat! Well done Billy, another no.1 perhaps!!! I have just published a book about olden times in post war Ireland called, 'As Good As I Got' and the words of this song epitamize it. You made me cry. I keep playing it over and over again. Bless you Billy. You have taken me back home!! WOW
I can see and hear why his wife loves him so. The pictures show his heart and soul. I love him too. Can't stop watching. Thanks to everyone who has ever uploaded Billy. He helps me survive.
I just found this version and fell in love with it. I’d heard the original, as it was played in a video, and then this. With the help of a friend I managed to get an .mp3 version of it. YES!
the hook and melody of this stirring song rouses only passion its such a gem sung by an exponent of meteoric comedic talent that outshines all he has done to date.
This song reminds me of my son who married an American lass,and lives over there,,never forget where you have come from son,Ireland will always be home🇮🇪☘️
I rarely like covers - they do not seem to match the original. Billy is an exception - he just does this so well and with such feeling. Love this to pieces.
indah007 I'm on my way
AMEN.. SO BEAUTIFUL.. 👍
Just seems so much more heartfelt and sung from the gut than Van Morrison’s version....and then the pipes wow I’m not Scottish but they just hit you.... to quote Sir Walter Scott via Billy
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
He's not covering it... He wrote it, and he was the first to record it... Why do people think that he's covering it.??????
@@michaelhurley7001 van morrison wrote this song irish heartbeat
My Dad loved this version of the song and we played it at his funeral earlier this year. He was a big fan of Billy, and a man who was very proud of his Celtic roots.
I want this at my funeral - as loud as they can
One day I’ll get through this song without welling up 🤦♂️
2:11 every Scot must shiver at this section. Goosebumps big time , proud of my heritage
Rightly so, best wishes from Ireland, home of the Uileann pipes, I also get goosebumps when I hear them.
a real celtic voice
Billy has made this his own. From Ireland ☘️
Hon Mayo.
Billy Connolly does the best cover of this song that I have ever heard.
It's not a cover.. Written and produced by Billy Connolly....
So True!! My late mother went on a vacation to Scotland and she brought me back the one song CD I cherish it!
@@michaelhurley7001 Van Morrison
@@michaelhurley7001 Van Morrison
FACT!
2:48 This is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Van the man sang it well, but I doff my cap to Sir Billy, fantastic.
Played this at my Dads funeral in Aberdeen,,,,,,,, best send off ever! Thanks Billy!
I love Billy, a good man, he nearly killed me once, I swear I couldn't breath laughing at one of his jokes, my missus came running down the stairs thinking I was choking on something. Have a great retirement big fella.
They broke the mould when they made billy, sheer genius!
Takes my heart back to my mother and my uncle Bernard in Fife ❤
Billy Connolly version is greatest and the man greatest comedy we will ever have greatest man in the world
Better than Anyone else. Simply the Best.
Oh - and when the bagpipes start!! I know this really is Van's song but Billy's version is sooooooooooooooooo good! (Really I did NOT cry at the end, no sireee Bob). Wishing Billy all the luck in the world with his health struggles. We all love you, Billy!!
It does make you fill up.
Reminds me of my late father who loved this version, Billy and Bagpipes in general.
I always go to pieces when the bagpipes start.
I thought I was the only one. Always gets me choked up and I won't lie, I do get a year or two happening. Thanks guys for sharing.
Billy's cover is the best version of this song that I have heard. Great tune
Donna Taggart, who's career seems to be on hold seems to be the best singer on every Irish tune she decides to record. Here's "Irish Heartbeat" ua-cam.com/video/YYNEeads_zQ/v-deo.html
Thanks Edinburgh ❤
All the best in 2023 to the world from Scotland
Billy sings this better than anyone,and when the bagpipes come in,gives me goosebumps.
What a legend. The only person on the planet who can make me laugh when I feel deeply sad. Thank you Mr Billy Connolly.
Beautiful my hero Billy he had tea in my house in Ireland great memories
Something Ancient in this ...... Billy is Scottish with an Irish element by parentage - The pipes are of Scottish Flavour ... The song is an Irish modern Lilt but but can be used by any ethic origin or anyone at all .... and yet I've got goosebumps - certainly in Ireland and I guess in Scotland too - this song hits at the heart - family ... maybe its a celtic thing but a damn good ditty none the less - wasn't bad ....was he
Thank you Billy stay well and look after your self
Went to see him live in 1994, and I never stopped laughing. This song still gives me goosebumps. The World Tour of Scotland is and always will be his crowning achievement, thanks Billy
It still makes me want to weep. It’s so moving when the pipes start.
Billy Connolly is will be greatest comedian that can perform stand up and sing and act
I am an avid Van Morrison fan. Van,love you. But Billy absolutely killed. HeaRtfwlt and emotional. I wept
The Genius Billy Connolly At Work! : Thanks Dude!
We tend to forget that Billy was , and remains, one hell of a damn fine musical talent. Irish Scots .. love ' em to bits.
I do love and appreciate his musician talent even more before his art as a comedian. I wish he had done more music. (sorry for bad englisch)
Beautiful Billy ❤️ thank you from an Irish lass.
Up Limerick ☘️😉
Thanks Billy. As a scouser, this song somehow feels like it also has a home here. 😊
Billy has kept me laughing for years, even till it HURT !
Once again, Billy captures the essence of this song,and sings it from the heart...a shared heritage Ike most of us...The Big Yin...
Billy Connolly is my hero growing up and this song is one of a million reasons why I respect the big yin
This song really my soul🏴
Absolutely bloody brilliant
Well said
I've loved this song since his "World Tour of Scotland" series in 1994 and it is unequalled in it's ability to move me.
I still watch it to this day!
I first heard this version in that programme too and the bagpipes finish me off every time - absolute perfection
I've been hunting for this for 24 years! Heard it when I was 4/5 from the video
Similar to the last comment, I heard this what.... 15 years ago when I watch the World Tour video, and it just came into my mind for unrelated reasons, and I found it in 20 seconds because I remember his voice crystal clear and had no trouble at all recalling the lyrics. The definition of a memorable performance of a song.
I'm German by birth, but scottish by 💙..and you, Mr.Billy Connolly bring me to tears, every single time, i hear that song...Luv ya!!💙
In history there can't be many people as multi talented as Billy, from a talented actor to one of the best and most unique comic geniuses of all time, his musical talent has had a tendency to be overlooked, this live version cover of a real iconic Van Morrison song has so much power and feeling from Billy's voice to the great backing singers to eventually the pipes to give it the anthem feel, never get tired of listening to this, bought the scottish world tour music cd on an import just so i could hear the full version, (before you tube). really glad to see Billy seems have found peace and solace in florida. Thanks for everything Big Yin, "your'e a one off"
This is the best ever. Billy sings this with his heart and soul. Love it.
beautiful reply and 100 percent true
Absolutely fantastic love this man. xx
I absolutely love this version. Brings back fab memories of myself & a good friend of mine. He is a legend both musically & as a comedian. No one else can beat him in my eyes. ❤
Whoever dislikes this has lost their soul!
Simply the best Van Morrison song of all time
but sang with the emotion of a true Scot
We love the big yin!!
Very rare a cover outshines the original.
And this is one of those cases. Xxx
This song is brilliant , love billys singing and the feeling coming from this , Awesome
i tell billy all the time how much i love this version , lets just say with him hearing it from me he was truly humbled by it., the bagpipes really give it that edgy sound i so love hearing. , billy love you so much sweetheart !
Played this at my mum's funeral and the amount of people who asked what it was amazed me 100 times better than the original in my humble opinion
Oh how I do love Billy Connolly.
This song, this one right here and so many others like it are a shining example of why the internet is so important. This song and all those others which make the hairs on the back of the neck of someone somewhere are now immortalised digitally and its vital to preserve that emotion.
I was in the audience, hairs stood up on the back of my neck amazing
Was it at the castle? I'd give a kidney just to see decent footage of it!
+Paul Clarke it was at the playhouse
Cool- cheers man
I wish I had been there.....WOW!
This must have been one of life’s very best moments 🙂
BIG YIN!!! One of the funniest men to ever grace this world.
Goosebumps every single time!
I usually hate bagpipes but they sound perfect here. I always hate leaving Scotland...
Have to say, goosebumps
This is off the scale fantastic.
Oh won't you stay
Stay a while with your own ones
Don't ever stray
Stray so far from your own ones
'Cause the world is so cold
Dont care nothing for your soul
That you share with your own ones
Don't rush away
Rush away from your own ones
Just one more day
One more day with your own ones
'Cause the world is so cold
Don't care nothing 'bout your soul
That you share with your own ones
There's a stranger
And he's standing at your door
Might be your best friend, might be your brother
You may never know
I'm going back
Going back to my own ones
Come back to talk
Talk a while with my own ones
'Cause the world is so cold
Don't care nothing 'bout your soul
You share with your own ones
Oh won't you stay
One more day with your own ones
Don't rush away
Rush away from your own ones
This old world is so cold,
Don't care nothing for your soul
You share with your own ones
And I'm PRAYING that Billy makes a swift recovery and finds peace...just like he has given me w/ this SONG!!! :)
OMG this cover is briliant
Billy is one of those people whose singing voice strengthened over the years - love this version - superb.
Peace and strength in your current issues Billy.
Amazing Billy! Love you!
Superb! And those pipes. Perfect song for the brilliant Billy to sing. Love it!
Truely a great cover of a great song, by a great comedian, singer, person and Scotsman. ON YER SEL BIG YIN!
pipes get me every time
Coolest man on the street.
Billy Hoping & Wishing You All The Best..💕LEGEND
This version is brilliant, but when the pipes come in, it kicks it up to another level: tears and a honey heart!
Yeah it was brilliant before the pipes start, but when they do it goes stratospheric!
As an Irishman this song is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever
Carry on 😁🇮🇪
🍀
Absolutely. Up Limerick 🇮🇪☘️
Hon Mayo.
GENIUS HUMAN BEING UTILISING ALL OF THE GIFTS THAT HE HAS BEEN GIVEN! AND WE ALL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE INSIGHT AND TALENT OF THIS BILLY CONNOLLY MAN! DUDE!
Billy Connolly has made us laugh cry sigh and feel too on top of the world even on not so good days and howevr long the blessed lord grants extra days to and for mr Connolly we thank you from the bottom to the very top of our hearts and your dearest 1
Absolutely bloody brilliant Billy, love it...What a man and so many talents, his singing voice is like good wine better with age. Just for the record, it was great back in the day, fantastic now..
Just come across this 💙💙💙! Thanks Billy, you are one of the best 🤗💝
my brother plays the pipes EXTREMELY WELL. I love him so much, this song makes me think of him.
Absolute brilliant song big billy nails it 💚🏴
I put a comment on 3 years ago,still gives me the goosebumps when I hear it.
Me too
The bagpipes are wonderful especially with this song. I used to be in a bagpipe band. I have been looking for this song for years but didnt know it was called Irish Heartbeat! Well done Billy, another no.1 perhaps!!! I have just published a book about olden times in post war Ireland called, 'As Good As I Got' and the words of this song epitamize it. You made me cry. I keep playing it over and over again. Bless you Billy. You have taken me back home!! WOW
I love this song and I like the way Billy Connolly sings it
Best version ever.. what a singer..
And the bagpipes. Fantastic!
Definitely!
I can see and hear why his wife loves him so. The pictures show his heart and soul. I love him too. Can't stop watching. Thanks to everyone who has ever uploaded Billy. He helps me survive.
Loved this song from the moment i heard it...i love IRELAND AND THE IRISH..
This song & the way Billy sings it is amazing!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
I just found this version and fell in love with it. I’d heard the original, as it was played in a video, and then this. With the help of a friend I managed to get an .mp3 version of it. YES!
This version of van Morrison's Irish heartbeat is wonderful Billy plainly underestimates himself here.
Love the passion in your throat Billy xxx
He's such a goony bird, when I'm sad I listen to him and I laugh till I cry. AND THE BAGPIPES!
loves ya big yin.x
Billy,My God you have such a fantastic voice.
the hook and melody of this stirring song rouses only passion its such a gem sung by an exponent of meteoric comedic talent that outshines all he has done to date.
you sing well big yin,,,,,, all the best and love to you and your family your a true Scots legend.
wow!!!! breathtaking!!!
Great job Mr Connolly.
Steven, Thank-you so much for posting this!!
This song reminds me of my son who married an American lass,and lives over there,,never forget where you have come from son,Ireland will always be home🇮🇪☘️
Is that you ma ;)
Yes it's Ma,welcome home son 😉☘️🇮🇪
This sure lifts an Irish heart... Thankyou
YOU CANNOT " BEAT " THE SOUL OF THE CELTS
Talented man.....Legend
Well billy you got the recognition you deserve,congratulations and take care.
Cover versions rarely do justice to the original but Billy 's version dare I say is better by far
delma nulty Agreed Delma; I've loved this song since his "World Tour of Scotland" series in 1994 and it is unequalled in it's ability to move me.
Definitely
Love it.....with the pipes - cant be any better!
Brilliant song