randomsk8border (October 1, 2008 at 10:22 pm)

he was only 19

colummcclelland90 (October 1, 2008 at 8:04 pm)

the song is about the Tyneside Irish Brigade that was in france on July 1 1916, 1000 men died while they were advance upon Avoca Valley, however they had to go through no mans land and was attacked by the Germans. had to clear that up.There were also a few scotsmen in Brigade

krackbaby1 (September 28, 2008 at 8:54 pm)

classic tune, still prefer the davey arthur version no 1s done it better thn him its on here somewhere

pareman32 (September 28, 2008 at 5:13 am)

one im not american im proud to be canadian and i agrea with you im not saying it would have bean a good thin for it to hapen like that im just saying IF it would have heppend like that it would have bean realy diff and your right about some stuff but there is nothing rong with germans there not all nazis. nazis are the prob...

accepting (September 24, 2008 at 5:51 pm)

love it who ever or what ever war its in honour of,doesnt matter there is no status there all hereos

Milford06 (September 23, 2008 at 10:41 am)

As the Scotish Anthem says Those days are past now,And in the pastthey must remain,But we can still rise now,And be the nation again, and this is what that song is saying we must learn from the past not live in it and sadly todays superpowers have not

Milford06 (September 23, 2008 at 10:39 am)

Spot on Kizza thats excatly what the song is trying to show and we found the meaning of it in Ireland in the North. Thats the what should be associated with this song. Irish have suffered so much through out her History only in2006 was Peace brought to my Land in nearly over 800+ years of foregin rule

hcpunkloser (September 22, 2008 at 1:28 am)

This song brought back memories of me mom telling me of my great uncle that died in WWI "The War To End All Wars". There's something about this song that moves me in a way no other song does and maybe that was the emotion Eric Bogle was hoping for when he wrote it. It's sad really that in all these years we've learned nothing and still can't get along. I still hold out hope for a peaceful world, but that hope seems to be getting fainter with each passing day.

Russianguy1943 (September 21, 2008 at 3:45 am)

If Germany wonthe war, then the Germans would have conquered france. Then Italy would have fallen. England would have been bled dry of thier youngest and best. Eastern Europe and the Balkans wouldn't have been able to mount a successful defense. All that remained to be swallowed by the German War Machine is Russia. The last thing my great-grandfather wanted was Germans walking around in Moscow. So, you arragant american fool, think before you go shootin' off your mouth.

Russianguy1943 (September 21, 2008 at 3:40 am)

I disagree