Luke Kelly 25 years Dead

Pangea

Luke Kelly, (17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984)
R.I.P

Its a shame that this man or the Dubliners does not get any radio play ,not even for his 25th anniversey.
Rest in Peace

Michael Collins

Thanks for the reminder.

What a singer he was. I have many recordings of him and he never misses a note. But he wasn't content just to sing the songs, he had to be relevent, and he tried to effect change for the better. That's the ultimate job of the folk singer really. And Luke the ultimate example.

I'd love to see what he'd say about the world and the country we live in today. We need more of his kind around now, for sure...

The documentary 'Luke' was probably the sadest thing I ever saw.

"Come on people let your life begin
Come on now let sun shine in
Come on people let your life begin
Let it in, Let it in..."

lanternchikk

I'm listening to Lukey's version of "The Lifeboat Mona" right now. Positively haunting!

Pollythene Pam

couldn't agree more. he's missed.

mobby

Luke Kelly RIP

vibez

I have onlt recently given Luke's music the time it deserves and I find it hard to listen to anything else..........

LEGEND

lanternchikk

I'd like to recommend the book "Luke Kelly: A Memoir" by Des Geraghty.

I am in love with Luke's voice. He had such charisma too, and was such an intense person...and maybe this sounds all kinds of wrong, but I think he wasn't unattractive either...!:o

Whiskey Devil

The Greatest Ever.

neil_hosey

Michael Collins wrote: »

Thanks for the reminder.

I'd love to see what he'd say about the world and the country we live in today. We need more of his kind around now, for sure...
"

I actually find it very interesting that a good number of the songs he sung are still relative now, and maybe even more so these days. I remember when bush headed to afganistan, the one line that stuck in my mind was the last line from "the button pusher"... "you dont have to kill the whole bloody lot just to make the people free"

his legacy will never be forgotten.

Gerk11

The best tribute song to Luke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txH2Sbot9As

fitz0

Michael Collins wrote: »

Thanks for the reminder.

What a singer he was. I have many recordings of him and he never misses a note. But he wasn't content just to sing the songs, he had to be relevent, and he tried to effect change for the better. That's the ultimate job of the folk singer really. And Luke the ultimate example.

I'd love to see what he'd say about the world and the country we live in today. We need more of his kind around now, for sure...

The documentary 'Luke' was probably the sadest thing I ever saw.

"Come on people let your life begin
Come on now let sun shine in
Come on people let your life begin
Let it in, Let it in..."

Do you have an imdb link to this documentary? Can't seem to find it at all.

lanternchikk

The documentary about Luke is here.

Michael Collins

fitz0 wrote: »

Do you have an imdb link to this documentary? Can't seem to find it at all.

Doesn't seem to be on the IMDB. I'm not suprised really as it took me ages to track it down a number of years ago.

It was produced by Ferndale Films. More info can be found here http://www.ferndalefilms.com/documentary_luke.htm

Michael Collins

lanternchikk wrote: »

The documentary about Luke is here.

Excellent work there lanternchikk...

seanybiker

he was some legend alrigt. Only person ever to make a ginger fro on a white man work.

lanternchikk

Michael Collins wrote: »

Excellent work there lanternchikk...

To be fair, it wasn't me who uploaded it. It was Kels (kellyoneill on Youtube).

seanybiker wrote: »

he was some legend alrigt. Only person ever to make a ginger fro on a white man work.

Heheh, gotta love Luke's ginger 'fro!:D And his habit of bathing in coddle.;)

ccarr

i would first like to tank lanternchikk for suplying the link
fanstic video, wish i was around to see him play
im just wondering does any one no where i got get a dawnload are cd with the song 'scorn not his simplicity'

Dyr

Was only listening to his version of the shoals of herring earlier, powerful shtuff