J. Raymond Carroll Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I KNOW that this does nothing for solving the JFK ASSASSINATION, but I would like to mark the passing of Tommy Makem, who played, along with the Clancy brothers from my native county, for JFK in a White House concert in 1962. http://www.searchthetube.com/5e8JMxdkOGI/T...hers_in_America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Raymond Carroll Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 (edited) The death of Tommy Makem leaves only Liam Clancy from the original group who played for JFK. For our friends down under, here is the greatest anti-war song ever written, by Scottish-Australian songwriter Eric Bogle: http://www.searchthetube.com/fdsIIeMlj9g/C...altzing_Matilda Edited August 5, 2007 by J. Raymond Carroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Bronstein Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 (edited) The death of Tommy Makem leaves only Liam Clancy from the original group who played for JFK. For our friends down under, here is the greatest anti-war song ever written, by Scottish-Australian songwriter Eric Bogel: http://www.searchthetube.com/fdsIIeMlj9g/C...altzing_Matilda Wow J. Ray. That is beyond description. Thank you for the link. I wonder if they performed that very song for President Kennedy. On edit: Whoops, guess not. It was written in 1972. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_The_Band_...altzing_Matilda Assuming this isn't CIA disinformation... Edited August 4, 2007 by Myra Bronstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Raymond Carroll Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 Wow J. Ray. That is beyond description.Thank you for the link. "So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun And they sent me away to the war." Surely among the greatest lines ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Raymond Carroll Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 I can't resist posting one more song in memory of Tommy Makem. Tommy is on the left, playing the 5-string banjo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJskIx7Xxw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Raymond Carroll Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 Tommy Makem sang this song for JFK in 1962, and it became the title of Ken O'Donnell's memoir of his time in the White House: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Bronstein Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I can't resist posting one more song in memory of Tommy Makem. Tommy is on the left, playing the 5-string banjo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJskIx7Xxw What a fun song. The essence of black comedy. And did they have fun singing it or what? Did ya catch the little eyebrow raise between Tommy and another member when he called the preacher "bloody sanctimonious"? There's a back story fer sure. I totally love them. They seem passionate about everything they sing. Thanks so much for posting these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Bronstein Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Tommy Makem sang this song for JFK in 1962, and it became the title of Ken O'Donnell's memoir of his time in the White House: Heartbreaking. They're rollin' out the guns again, Haroo, haroo, they're rollin' out the guns again, Haroo, haroo, they're rollin' out the guns again but they will never get our souls again, they will never get our souls again, Johnny I promise te ye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Bronstein Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 http://www.jfktimeline.com/headers/military/military.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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