The Fureys - Green Fields of France

[gabrielreliat]

I'm french and during my kindness I lived by Pozières in the North of France and from the windows of my bedroom I saw a huge graveyard where english, scots, ANZAC soldiers were buried. The moon sihined ont the white graves...Now I'm 78 yers old and each 1st of july I remeberer this....

[russellbuchanan]

I am 78 now and this is the first time I have ever heard this beautiful true wonderful song, God bless them all

[tarajohnson]

I'm 14 and think this is the best song of all time. Truly a moving song for our veterans who gave their life to people they didn't know😢

[LilyFisher]

My great grandfather fought for the British Army at the Battle of the Somme and survived. However he was killed when the Nazis bombed Belfast N.Ireland in 1941. Typical luck of my family. God bless you John Joseph Fisher ❤️🙏🏼 forever in our hearts.

[scottwallace]

The beauty of this song as it doesn't matter your nationality, English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian, New Zealand or anything else, you can feel the pain at another young man who lost his life, his future and his sweetheart and was forgotten and this is a way to remember them all

[anneclaffey]

This song, especially this version by the Fureys, never fails to move me to tears. Powerful

[nosnibor]

A wonderful song - but this is the best version, in my opinion. Words by a Scotsman, sung by an Irishman and a head bowed by an Englishman. The Celts have the heart, which the Anglo-Saxons admire. My forebears were Lancashire Fusiliers who died at Gallipoli and Vimy Ridge. Please no more war.

[ibyxfgq]

My great grandad fought in WW1 with the 16th Irish division as a Irish catholic He fought along side Ulster Protestants No religion in the trenches just young men fighting For each other to survive

[stevo]

despite listening to this song for 40 plus years, it still can move me to tears. such a powerful song.

[jjwatcher]

My Grandad was one of those who's sacrifice was in vain, he is buried in Grandcourt Military Cemetery in France. This song tells it all.

[jessesands]

How 461 People Can Dislike This Beautiful Song Is Beyond Belief!😡

[karencusack]

'to a whole generation that where butchered and damed'. I think is one of the most accurate lines ever written

[gerardanthonymooney]

Can anyone listen to this song without being moved? I am not ashamed to say that I cry every time I hear it.

[donallen]

My Grandfather died during World War 1 in France(July 16th) he captained an Irish Regiment, I play the song often, and have seen “The Fureys” many times in concert.

[darrylbuckett]

I've never been to war, I'm nearly seventy and I thank those young men that have allowed me to have a long life through their sacrifice. It brings me to tears thinking about them, and this song says it all. To one and all that fell I thankyou again and again.

[frankhornby]

I'm 73 and thanks to my grandfather and all those other brave young men who fought and died ...because of them I've lived a blessed life...with children and grand children also a great song has tears streaming down my face every time I hear it ...especially on 11th of November....I owe my life to those young men...

[davidpickering]

A beautiful rendition. My uncle was killed in WW1, in 1917 two days after his 19th Birthday. Unfortunately I never met him although I have visited his grave in Northern France twice.

[alanburns]

As a 9 year old boy I Was forced to listen to this song by my dear father. Now I'm 40 with a family of my own I absolutely adore this song, can't listen without being overwhelmed. Everything about this song is just perfect.

[martinallen]

The toughest of men will cry at this song, English born but makes me proud of my Irish blood from cavan, absolutely beautiful song

[martinmaher]

One of the best anti war songs of all time and flawlessly performed by the Furey Brothers. The last verse is particularly poignant and calls up a question brilliantly addressed by two Scottish authors, Docherty and McGregor in the their 2013 book Hidden History, The Secret origins of WW 1. " Do those who lie here know why did they die?"