Like Franzy and Miles McClagan afore me, the mighty generous PoetSquib has asked me to write a wee article about a song that means a lot to me.
It won't hurt or take you long to click here, read my bit and then watch the video. It'll make you wish you were sitting at a pub somewhere in Ireland.
6 comments:
Oh Kath . .looka moi, looka moi . . .sorry . . can't share your love of that one I guess it's a case of 'you had to be there!' nice review tho! Closest I'll ever get to liking diddly dee music is the Drop Kick Murphy's (and not one of them is Irish!)
At first I thought you meant "I used to love her" by the rolling stones, but then I read you review and watched the video. Yes, I did. Even though it took all of 23 minutes to load. The song's not bad. I've never heard anything by The Saw Doctors before, but I'm going to do a limewire search and see if they've got anything I can add to my mp3 player.
I think my favourite Irish band remain the Swarbriggs, the inspiration for Father Teds "My Lovely Horse"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1fyIeWdXIk
Outstanding!
I'll have to look up the Dropkick Murphys - if only because they have such a great band name, Baino.
River - you are indeed a true and dedicated champion. I could burn you a CD instead?
Miles - you are correct my man. Memo to self - need to find some Father Ted DVDs to watch after the footy finals season when stupid sportscasters try to pretend that we should be excited about horse racing.
That's okay Kath. I'll listen to what I find on limewire, if I really like the stuff I'll just add to the mp3, maybe eventually burn a cd.
Ah Jasus, the Saw Doctors. That was their big hit alright, they've had a few more and are still hanging around the scene a bit. The sogn was considered a bit risque for its time in Ireland, hence it sold like hotcakes. Innocent times.
Another of their great ones is the 'Hay Wrap' which celebrates making hay. Sheer poetry. Ahem.
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Hay-Wrap-lyrics-The-Saw-Doctors/747E25C1513AD79F48256CCD0025C6A1
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