This is the national anthem of the Irish diaspora in America, there’s not one of us to whom this song does not resonate with, in a profoundly unique way. Bless Phil, The Pogues and the incomparable Shane MacGowan. Slainte.

God bless Phil and the absolutely magnificent Shane, I reckon they’re up there enjoying a pint or two and shaking the doors of heaven with this brilliant tune. RIP you gorgeous men, you are so missed but thankful for your music

Shane, Philip, and Daryl are gone, but the music they created will never be forgotten.

RIP Shane. By the grace of God go you. You are loved and will be missed.

Powerful song. Beyond underrated.

This is f_____g awesome RIP Shane ❤

Just fecking the best music and Lyrics coming out of London at that time. The Pogues & The Clash. RIP Joe Strummer

I have been a fan of the Pogues since the mid-80s and I have always thought that Shane MacGowan is one of the best songwriters of all time - but then it is a funny coincidence that my favourite Pogues-song (which is this one) is written by Phil Chevron. Goes to show you that there were more great songwriters in the Pogues than good ol' Shane.

Phil Chevron...a true soul brother. RIP

Ah the Pogues live, with Shane, the best thing in the world for making you happy and sometiems makin you cry at the same time!!

saw them for the first time in NYC on the 13th... and i have to say, not only the best show i've ever seen, but with Phil Chevron singing this, i almost cried

This song is one of the greatest ever

Philip will never be forgotten. R.I.P

This song means a lot to many people in Norway too. Between 1820 and 1920, around 800,000 Norwegians emigrated to the USA and Canada. Norway, together with Ireland with as many as two million emigrants, became the countries with the largest emigration in relation to the population. In 1820 it was 1 million people in Norway. In 1920 it was 2.5 mill.

thanks to my son for getting me hooked on the Pogues

My favourite Pogues song ever! Great version!

R.I.P we have lost another legend, but his songs will always be with us

Was at that gig. Outstanding.

RIP Phil Chevron. Your genius knew no bounds

Much love 💚🍀

A unique gang of lads some great songs both words and music . Who else comes close who else does or did such different performances with all included for the price.

Thi is The Song of Philip and one of the best of The Pogues.

When I got back to my empty room, I suppose I must have cried :( RIP Phil

may your soul travels in peace Shane om

May You have found what You were searching for😕 R.I.P. ARa 🖤💛

I captured and encoded it from a very rare (took forever to find a copy for sale) out-of-print laserdisc. And then I had to buy a laserdisc player just to play it. It was well worth the time and money, though.

RIGHTEOUS . AMEN. 🙏

i love this man

Simply a great song!

The island, it is silent now But the ghosts still haunt the waves And the torch lights up a famished man Who fortune could not save Did you work upon the railroad? Did you rid the streets of crime? Were your dollars from the White House? Were they from the Five-and-Dime? Did the old songs taunt or cheer you? And did they still make you cry? Did you count the months and years Or did your teardrops quickly dry? "Ah, no", says he, "it was not to be On a coffin ship I came here And I never even got so far That they could change my name" Thousands are sailing Across the western ocean To a land of opportunity That some of them will never see Fortune prevailing Across the western ocean Their bellies full Their spirits free They'll break the chains of poverty And they'll dance In Manhattan's desert twilight In the death of afternoon We stepped hand in hand on Broadway Like the first man on the moon And a blackbird broke the silence As you whistled it so sweet And in Brendan Behan's footsteps I danced up and down the street Then we said goodnight to Broadway Giving it our best regards Tipped our hats to Mister Cohen Dear old Times Square's favourite bard Then we raised a glass to JFK And a dozen more besides When I got back to my empty room I suppose I must have cried Thousands are sailing Again across the ocean Where the hand of opportunity Draws tickets in a lottery Postcards we're mailing Of sky light skies and oceans From rooms the daylight never sees And lights don't glow on Christmas trees And we danced to the music And we danced Thousands are sailing Across the western ocean Where the hand of opportunity Draws tickets in a lottery Where e'er we go, we celebrate The land that makes us refugees From fear of priests with empty plates From guilt and weeping effigies Still we dance to the music And we dance

Part of my history you said what I felt, rock in heaven Phil with all the other greats we have lost.

Wild music!!! RIP Shane 🙏

Always simply profound indeed ;)

R.I.P. Phil Chevron - great music and great lyrics

I love this song. I really do.

I suppose I must have cried.. RIP big man

Philip agus Shane Na Pogues is fearr!

Ole pogues y ole esta cancion... Viva irlanda y españa ....cojones!!

Then we raised a glass to the pogues And a dozen more besides.... tonight I'm drinking for mr Shane

RIP❤ Go on dancing to the music

sheer genius! slainte All!

RIP Phil Chevron. Who else is still listening to this as 2020 winds down?

One final song for St. Patrick's Day.

this songs lives in cork city

This song reminds me of my great great Grandfather whos parents put him on the ship alone when he was just a little boy. Remind myself that when im having a "hard" time.

Thousands classic

thousands are sailing is so fucking great. anyone who knows the song i will cover their tab all night.

great song great vid. cheers

Yer a feckin legend Shane, youll not go far alone

RIP Shane MacGowan Poured one out for you tonight....

amazinggg

WD thankx

R.I.P. Phil's great song.

A sad day for music. RIP

Brilliant

ShastaOrange, you really did alot to put this video on here, and a great video it was. Thanks.

Memories

♥️

RIP Phil. xxxx

Happy St. Patrick's Day ♣ :)

In my opinion there have been only two European bands "living their music on stage": The Pogues and "Hubert von Goisern & die Alpinkatzen".

Fucking beautiful.

RIP Shane💔

Im Irish ad i fuckin love this song.

Rest un peace

klasse - ansteckend

rip fella x

killer

Quérote shane! From Galicia

rip

shane rules what a rob roy in modern times. what would be the the usa without great irish and german guys ??

Philip Chevron WROTE THIS! :)

great fucking song

I'm here .. plenty of work here in west texas

RIP Philip Chevron!

I was born about a half a month after this was filmed.. lol

R.I.P Philip .

Steve Lillywhite even says Philip Chevron wrote it before the song starts.

@harpozeppo Agreed, although not exactly in evidence in this video. This song was entirely written by Philip Chevron. Credit where credit is due!

The Song is not Written by Shane MCGowan and The Pogues but by Phil Chevron

'Then we raised a glass to jfk And a dozen more besides When I got back to my empty room I suppose I must have cried' Great song...where's my beer?!?

Fare thee well Mr. Phil Chevron

@harpozeppo absolutely agree

R.I.P. KRALJU..,GDJE GOD DA JESI POZDRAV IZ HRVATSKE !!!!

damn i love pogues, especially this song! chevron really is a great man... great skills, great voice, great performance... and apperantly great songwriter :D one thing i dont get... why do so many ppl think it neccisary to piss at everyone that says a bad word bout the pogues, or even just makes a minor mistake? :S

@harpozeppo Philip Chevron wrote this song, but your statement is true none the less!

Calm down cobber I was just gently takin the piss.I'm French Italian,Scottish and Irish myself.A proper mongrel.I get along with everyone.And there are not too many people who I have met that I couldnt get along with.(admittedly sometimes with a bit of effort )I have good mates who are Micks and they have been mates of mine for ever.

R.I.P. Phil Chevron.

Bye Phil. X

@harpozeppo Shane didn't write this. But yeah, he is amazing.

not their songs? Shane is great man, he has taken many songs and given them his interpretation. Please tell me what song Shane has written, dont mention fairy tale...not him........

holy shit...look at the grill on that guy! lol!

@Bayer76 Phil Chevron is a member of the Pogues ....

太牛逼了

Seconded!

phil chevron wrote this song..steve lilywhite explains at the beginning..peace and love..

jesus it starts toothake just from watch the video...

@alchoholic20 Yeah, we're as free as we're allowed to be.

@harpozeppo Ironic, this song was completely written by Phil Chevron, Shane had nothing to do with it.

shane is the best, fuck the rest!greetings from croatia