Christy Dignam performing This Is on Nighthawks in 1988. RIP.

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1. Amazing voice

2. A massive loss to Ireland

3. This Is came on the radio a while back and it’s genuinely a great song. RIP

4. One song. Just the one.

5. Iconic song by any stretch, one of Ireland’s absolute finest.

6. The lad was certainly able to hold a note.

7. Sounds different without the fella in the white tshirt

8. Christy had his demons but he was a top bloke who mellowed with age,I remember seeing him on the Late Show with Finbar Fury when they both did a duet of The Green Fields Of France which still haunts my musical mind.Farewell Christy & fly high.

9. Damn, chills, may he rest in peace.

10. This is class

11. Great loss but come on this performance wouldn’t get past the first round in xfactor

12. Brilliant. RIP.

13. I dont think i ever heard that man sing. beautiful voice.

14. R.i.p. Christy, truly one of the greatest irish singers of his generation.

15. I remember watching that performance on TV that night. He’ll be missed.

16. What a beautiful voice he had. RIP Christy

17. Perfect loop

18. Just read his autobiography. So much joy mixed with sorrow. His lowest point wasn’t even the drugs or illness, it was being reduced to playing week in week out for pennies as a pub band.

    Glad they found a bit of a redemption and hero status in the last few years because early noughties Ireland had no real love for Christy. His final line in the book was about how he never sold his soul. Don’t think anyone can argue that.

19. Nighthawks was fantastic. It should have lasted longer than the Late Late Show but politics ended it

    [https://www.thejournal.ie/charlie-nighthawks-1886096-Jan2015/](https://www.thejournal.ie/charlie-nighthawks-1886096-Jan2015/)

20. It’s such a shame he fell into addiction. Great singer and this song is unreal. RiP

21. That’s the Christy That could have been a superstar. His life story should be used a lesson on the dangers of heroin

22. Many many moons ago I worked in the Sheiling hotel.

    Aslan played there a LOT (which they were far far too good for the place), but my memories of Christy are just of someone with a hell of a voice, who swore the place up!

23. Great acoustic version. His voice is in fine fettle there. Thanks for posting.

24. Saw this a few months ago on YouTube. It’s just captivating

25. Really lovely guy, the whole band are. Met them a few times over the years and they were always very nice.

    Used to do photos for them at gigs and would always stay and get to shoot the whole gig.

26. He really did have the pipes. God rest.

27. “Poor effort” – Dave Fanny.

28. There’s certain notes that only Christy can hit and absolutely nail.

29. Nighthawks. Feckin hell would you ever stop reminding me of the 80s

30. I’ve got pins and needles listening to it. This song is amazing. Gotta throw it on loop this morning. Thanks for sharing this video, my mate would love this too.

31. He’s such a good singer. I’m going to get obliterated for this, but if he had a better band around him he could have been a superstar.

    Just a very pub-rock energy that I got from aslan. He really pulled them up, not the other way round.