It’s one of the Bard of Scotland’s great poems, sung by Andy M. Stewart with Gerry Butler as Rabbie Burns. 18th and 19th century Scottish paintings and etchings were adapted as the background, and a number of actresses portray Burns’ wife and many loves. One can only hope that the movie about the life of Robert Burns will one day be made. If anyone can do it, Gerry Butler is the man.
its a fair to assume that but time has made many mistakes. for example he didnt write auld lang syne. he just wrote down a traditional (he said this in his diaries). he was called robin or robert.
its just commonly beleived he was called rabbie
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@aaron234567890987643 its common sense why when you look at his grave it says rabbie now im pretty sure if his christian name was RObert they would have put robert and not Rabbie
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wish Tom would sing this to me
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great poetry
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This song is amazing…I’m just disappointed that it’s not on iTunes or Amazon….
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@Liozzo Just wanted to apologize for asking earlier for the artists. D’uh, they are listed at the end of the video. I was so taken away with the song, I never watched to the end until tonight. Thanks again for posting this, it’s superb. Sigh.
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This is so achingly beautiful, thank you for posting it. I agree, Gerry is the man to play Burns, I hope we get to see that, and well done. A favor? I’d love to know the name of some of the pictures/artists you used, if you have that info. If not, I’ll just enjoy my newly marked favorite.
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i would love to hear a version sung by gerry butler… we know he can do it, phantom of the opera, ps. i love you..
i hope they make the movie too!
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makes me want to fall in love
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There is a version by a 1970s Scottish folk band called 5 hand Reel – having listened to many versions I still think that the 5 hand reel version is the best one that I’ve heard – I saw them play in Newcastle in the 1970s and I recently found a CD of the original albums – well worth checking out
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Ok, Yeah, this poem is a love poem, but Don’t roses die? Really! They do, so “love” dies too, if he loved the girl so much, why compare it to a rose? I know this was written in 1794 poem, but yah, it still doesn’t make a lot of sense. I’m saying this because we read it in skool
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This video was made years ago anticipating the film Burns, a long-standing pet project of Gerard Butler. Julia Stiles had been cast as Jean Armour, with others mentioned for Clarinda and Highland Mary, etc. These are photoshopped Scottish works of art with for Burns’ face (Butler) and for his many loves (Stiles, Mary McCormack, Catherine McCormack, Samantha Morton). Several may be of Scottish origin, but they have a decidedly “modern” look to them. Couldn’t alter that.
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Absolutely beautiful..best version I’ve heard so far !
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Try Eddi Reader’s version
My best version.
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I APOLIGISE …..
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my comment wasn’t meant to be disrespectful, take it easy buddy
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I’m Scottish and haven’t seen many non-white women in our paintings. I don’t recognise any of these paintings so who knows how Scottish they are.
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this is not about paintings….this about beautiful music by a genious….so with respect get off this sight…..
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@ChemDesther Check, McKellar, not McKellen.
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This is the best version I’ve found on YouTube. Better than choral versions, better than Isla St. Clair, better than Kenneth McKellen, better than Eva Cassidy.
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some of the paintings of women arent’ exactly of “white” women I think. Can somebody clarify and confirm this? Did Scottish painters (or men) have a fetish for non-white women?
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i listen to this song, i listen to my country,if i were anywhere else on this plant,i would long for my scotland,my mother is old,brother jim.
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Wish someone would sing this to me… **sigh**
So beautiful.
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Classic
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So lovely
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