QuoteWheres Richie Kavanagh, Aon focail?
The first Irish song to reach No. 1 in the UK was actually Diane by The Bachelors about 15 or 16 years before hand.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
But never checking your facts is not a new phenomenon is it?
Wheres Richie Kavanagh, Aon focail?
Fatima Mansions: Only Losers Take the Bus.
That Petrol Emotion: V2
Damien Dempsey: Spraypaint Backalley.
And did Spacehopper ever get around to releasing anything?
There are also a lot of (ahem) second generation Irish acts, but we probably don't want to have that conversation here.
I found myself hitting the skip button so often on that Tom Dunne Best of Irish that I ended up burning a copy minus half of it.
Out went Sineads p1ssy-eyed mauling of a Prince song, out went Sinead AND Shanes mauling of 'Haunted'.
Why oh why is it everytime The Golden Horde have something on a comp it has to be 'Friends in fcuking Time' -the worst song on their album by a country mile. 100 Boys? Never Came Down? Paula? Lisa? Now I'm Gone? Have a Scene? or if it has to be a ballady one ...'Over Here'.
Stick Religious Persuasion or Reality Row by Andy White on their too. Now there's a northern accent that isn't so twee it makes you want to kill ..unlike say Snow Patrol.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
the crayons - bringing the conversation down
and better revelino song from that film " I went down" slowish
name escapes me!
Sheesh I am really disappointed in the Limerick contingent not suggesting this band.
Love Me Simple TUESDAY BLUE !
Christalmighty, there's been an awful lot of cack Irish acts over the years hasn't there.(with a few honourable exceptions on the list above) And,and and and - this really won't do. Three pages in and NOT ONE effing mention of the best Irish band there's ever been. The mighty Stars of Heaven. Tons of classic tunes. Take your pick from "Sacred Heart Hotel" "So You Know" "Widows Walk" " 2 O'Clock Waltz" .....I could go on and on. Better still, just do yourself a favour. If you don't own any of their albums and you have a soul and any sort of musical taste go out and buy "Sacred Heart Hotel" and "Speak Slowly" They were both released on CD for the first time last year so they should be still readily available. There's also a superb compilation "Unfinished Dreaming" which contains most of their other recordings not on the 2 albums, might be harder to come by though. Really, trust me folks, I can't recommend this band highly enough. There, I feel better now
Cactus World News - The Bridge
The Fountainhead - Rhythm Method
Toasted Heretic - Galway Bay
( " the sun goes down on Galway Bay while the daughter goes down on me..." Larry Gogan choked when he played thses imortal words on his radio show)
The Cranberries - Zombie
The Pale - Butterfly
Those Nervous Animals - My friend John
Luka Bloom - I Need Love (classy cover version)
Of all of the above, I's love to get hold of The Pale & The Fountainhead on CD.
Nobody suggested Westlife, Six or those two red setters from Athlone who were in the Eurovision
Nobody knows us, we don't care
What about any track at all from microdisneys 'the clock comes down the
stairs ' or while we're on the subject :clarke & jones from the slowest clock.is it just me or have we forgotten slf altogether
God there is some good stuff there. What about some Juliet Turner her duet with that tosspot Brian Kennedy on I hope that I dont fall in love is classic.
As for forgetting Relish....shame on you! Their "Its You I'm Thinking of" is one of the most beautiful Irish songs of all time.
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