Paul Kelly - Bradman (Official Video) 

In Bradmans first test, he went for 18, and for 1.

Well said champ. Im raisin a glass for legends like paul ned john redgum vincent and urself cheers

My old boss is married to an Aus women and showed me this song, said her father talked to him about Bradman and what he meant to Australians and Australia. Absolute legend and a wonderfully beautiful tune here obviously. Found out later that my Grandfather was named after Bradman. Born in 1932, Wiltshire UK... and he wasn’t even into Cricket.. his parents must have been, or I dunno , some of my great relatives did move to Aus around then, so maybe it was to do with that, but either way, had an influence on my great grandparents.. But I’m back here for the umpteenth time to listen to the lyrics to write a song about my housemates cat, whom he brought back from Aus due to covid , couldn’t give the cat up in Aus cos he was worried it would be put down. So paid £4’000 to get him back summer 2020.. not a great time. But he’s here and he’s rather lovely and remarkable and unique in ways I can’t explain... (the cat... my mate is the same , known him all my life ) but this cat was in the bath the other day whilst I started filling it... and just stood in the water drinking it with wet feet.. :) Anyway he is called Frank. Which is my other grandads name. Don and Frank. Two great Australian legends. He was more than just a Cat, Man He’s something like a guide.. I’ll maybe comeback if I think of anymore, i should probably sleep as it’s 5 am here, Frank walked over my testicles and woke me up... Have a good one guys. Love ya all. X

We still massively over-emphasise sporting achievements in terms of self-worth. It is certainly something, though, I don't think anyone else would understand except maybe New Zealand and South Africa.

Ok

Many good test players got dropped early in their careers

Exactly

So all indians players start at 15

And his last got out for a duck!

Tez Howes yep, written for THE most brilliant batsman EVER.

It's OUR American Pie [Don McLean], longer than a memory, and bigger than a town....

I agree Tez. Your description of the lyic, the metre etc. is absolutely a bulls eye description of the song, the recording and the performance. It would be on my Desert Island Disc selection that;s for sure. I've lost count of the number of times I've played it. What you could gave added is the montage of films and photos. You could not ask for a better "video" of the song.

@@Khakhees Both songs brilliant tributes in their own right; one a deceased legend, and the other a living legend, at the times of their respective recordings. So to our next point of contention: fucking light plane crashes in the USA, and the number of rock stars that were taken from us! What if Buddy Holly lived? He had a tight band, and solid songwriting collaborators. They charted well in 1957, however failed to have a massive hit in 1958. Regardless, all bands toured solidly in those early days, so exposure to fans would have kept them popular and in the public eye. But the Crickets would have had to keep churning the new songs out and hopefully a couple of them would top the charts, in the years before Beatles and the Beach Boys effectively dominated the market. Still, I rate him just behind John Lennon, and Jim Croce, as the greatest losses to popular music in the 20th century.

It's not just an Australian masterpiece. It's a universal masterpiece worth of any of the great singer/songwriters Dylan, Springsteen etc. etc.

sir don created cricket

Umm?🤔 Not quite, but he and The Invincibles certainly enriched the lives of many Australians living in hard times both pre and post WWII. 🙂

@@anthonyquinn6009 ohh please , this guy would sing a song about poop

@@mickzplace3937 and he'd make it sound interesting

2020!

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Nately22 brilliant songwriter for a brilliant batsman 👍🏏🇦🇺

As many of us Aussies, love traditional Irish tunes as well, rest assured. Even if you took away the lyrics and the story, the three chord melody still stands alone.

@@thedys70 Gday mate thank you for replying Paul i have worked with as a sound engineer now retired not like him love him top bloke mate

@@ahoytheremate1954 always great to hear from the pros who have worked with Paul.

Agreed

You might like “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”, then, as well.

It's a real quote too, not just poetic songwriting

In his 80's Bradman said unequivocally that Eddie Gilbert was by far the fastest bowler he ever faced or saw in all his years. He also said that he was unfairly no balled out of the game because he was Aboriginal

I'll second that

Archie Roach was the fastest bowler Bradman ever faced. By his own words. A disgrace for Australian cricket the way he was treated.

He's one of us without competent adversary competition means nothing

Imo his final innings duck makes the myth even more legendary and even more perfectly Aussie Bradman's duck is like Mel Gibson's character dying at the end of Gallipoli, it's not about what they did it's about their spirit

except with Paul, you can actually understand what he is singing....

Put in more comments. And like them all. Flog.

I was going to post exactly the same sentiment. Best tribute song to a sportsman. Number 2 would be In Zaire about Muhammed Ali.

Paul is our Bob Dylan; I'd suggest it's only his unexceptional vocals which perhaps stopped him charting overseas

CFAN123 in the latest ashes series,Steve Smith was 3/4 if the Aussie side 👍👍👍👍

@@shantrok Steve Smith can go fuck himself. Cheating bastard

It is indeed a brilliant song Marc. I discovered it on youtube a few years ago and must have streamed it a 100 times or more.

Paul Kelly grew up in the same basic area that Bradman resided in; the Eastern Suburbs of Adelaide

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here.

Thirty five years for me. I don't listen to Paul Kelly too much as it hurts how much i miss the place and what are still my best friends. (mind you it's not "my" Australia any more)

I’m sitting here 12,000 miles away dreaming of going back home 🇦🇺.......been gone a long time ,will know almost no one there anymore but how I long to get home ,well it will be by this Xmas or next one fingers xd .God bless

@@lepanhman envy you

Kevin Thompson its true cricket today has an unfair advantage because all the facets of the games have been to score lots of runs in a hurry it's players like David warner who scored 100 in a session and I'm not saying that take no skill I'm saying it takes less skill then making 100 back then and the new generation is focused on these players and forgetting about who made the game the way it is. instead you have t20 where now every kid wants to smash every thing for the ropes. I saw a kid a while a go bat all game and make 3 and he was almost in tears because of it and I just believe if it was played like it was back then there would no more temper tantrums like Mitchell Starc and no more un sports manlike acts like complaining about LBWs back then if you were given out you walked no questions asked. And sorry if I went on and on but I feel like today's game is going down the toilet

i was thinking something similar but watching the ashes changed my mind. so many young people! its like t20 needed to happen to just get people into cricket again.. and now theyve developed enough patience to watch a test! i hope at least. test cricket is the most rewarding to watch i think.. as long as you watch it all!!

im not a fan of the amount of technology either. the culture of the game has certainly changed. its amazing to think the batsman used to ask the fielder if he caught it!!

Thank you for replying to my message. I think your points are valid. I suppose what I was trying to say was today's players would be shocked by playing with bats that had a small sweet spot and having to bat on poorer wickets. They would've failed initially but of course they would eventually have evolved to the conditions. I would like to see modern players go up agsinst these conditions. One of my favourite memories of a test match is Bruce Laird taking on the West Indies on a sinking hot day on a cracking pitch and making a hundred. When hitting a four meant middling it and driving it through fielders, driving just to miss it. I miss those tough days. There is no doubt that Warner or Smith could do after they got used to the conditions.

I asked Paul to play it at a gig decades ago. He said "it's a great song isn't it". Huge smile on his face. He then added "probably not tonight, it kinda doesn't fit with the crowd" ????. He was gigging in a nightclub in Wagga.

I'm Adelaide born and bred mum and dad from UK. He's our boy too more than just Australian