Songs to learn and sing

[James]

think we did irish live acts before and up and coming bands etc

making an irish music compilation to send abroad to someone

so far got:

The Blades - DownMarket
The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm
Whipping Boy - We dont need nobody else
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
Fat lady Sings - Arclight
Horslips- An Dearg Doom
Phil Lynott - Old Town
Frames - Revelate
Something Happens - Daisychain
Turn - In Position
Therapy - Going Nowhere
Golden Horde - Friends in Time
BellX1 - Alphabet Soup
Fred - Parsnip Song
Wallmark - Melodies and Lines
Blotooth - Give up the dayjob
Mic Christopher - Listen Girl
Frank and Walters - After-all


can fit on another 2 or 3 ..any suggestions?

[Schumi]

Something by the Undertones I reckon.

[Ruairi]

undertones - teenage kicks

Rory - banker's blues (on the blueprint album, fcuking magic)

Mickey Harte - we've got the world

Sultans - where's me jumper


Rulers of the planet - phone number (not sure if their EP is on release, but they're pure mad like)
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Can you do me up a copy too head?*

And you have to have Mickey Harte on an Irish music compilation


[SIZE=1]*not that I condone that copyin music sorta thing[/SIZE]

[James]

jeasus yea the sultans

ok will add on
Sultans of Ping - Veronica

am no phooking way having mickey joe phooking harte on any compilation i make

[wws]

undertones - its gonna happen

Katell Kaenig Beautiful day

The Pogues - Body of an American

Luke Kelly - Days

Taste - Same Ol Story

Into the Mystic Van Morison

[James]

anyone know / remember were Rollerskate skinny irish?
if so

RollerSkate Skinny - Speed to my side is gona be added

also
Revilino - Step on High

[James]

Originally posted by Conor74
Who in the name of Jesus are "Blotooth" and "Wallmark"? Forget them bands that gig in the Lobby...!!!

are dublin bands (hence the me broadening horizons , and afaik they have never yet played in the lobby conor 74

[James]

Originally posted by Conor74
Jesus man, why don't you just send them the brown woollen jumper, flares and big hair altogether?

thats a whole other compilation cd conor
all the sing songwriter heads are on that

[Dodge]

In fairness lads most of these are on Tom Dunne's top 30 Irish compilation album.

Very good it is too

[James]

yeah whata know tom dunne has good taste
i was using that as a starting point to get me thinking like
will prob have most of them changed by end of the day

changing frames song to Pavement Tune

[pineapple stu]

What about the first Irish song to reach No. 1 in the UK?

Rat Trap by the Boomtown Rats.

[SÓC]

Defo one of the Undertones songs, Jimmy Jimmy is the best IMO.

[tiktok]

great list james, my two cents on acts you've left out....

Ash: Kung Fu
Paddy Casey: Whatever gets you through
Pelvis: Hang my Hat
JJ72: Algeria
David Kitt: Song from Hope St.
Mark Geary: Volunteer
Lir: Good cake bad cake
Power of Dreams: The joke's on me
The Walls: Bone Deep
Damien Rice: The professor
Hothouse flowers: Don't Go
Energy orchard: Belfast
Engine Alley: Mrs Winder
Watercress: Stars shine on
The Pale: Butterfly
The four of us: Change
Kerbdog: Sally

you've no girlies so....
Sinead O'Connor: no man's woman
Nina Hynes: Universal
Gemma Hayes: Hanging around

i'd change the mic christopher song to curious notion though.

serious kudos to conor by the way for suggesting town to town by microdisney, have to have the undertones on too.

[James]

ok ok ok
songs to learn and sing is now gone double cd
with artwork to follow

not sure bout universal form nina hynes though
was thinking sleep tv ice-cream or mono-prix

also missed: devine comedy - something for the weekend

watercress, kittser, engine alley all guduns
looking for some juniper oldies also

i'm changing that mic christopher song by the hour
now thinking i've got your back

[James]

dance smance bah
conor list us a few i'll check em out and include it

heard those roskyopp feens at witnness and they sounded pretty good btw

[tiktok]

'i've got your back' is a good choice from mic......

and by the way i forgot...

An emotional fish: Celebrate
Blink: It's not my fault
My bloody Valentine: Swallow
Rollerskate Skinny: Speed to my side
Whipping Boy: Twinkle
Wilde Oscars: Love Song
The Prayer Boat: Saved
The Plague Monkeys: White Feather
Devlins: Almost made you smile
Scheer: Wish you were dead
Gavin Friday: Angel

you'd forget we produced so many good acts...
and you should probably throw on something by U2

anybody remember Heart and Soul by No sweat??

[tiktok]

sure throw in 'Wake Up' by the fourth dimension for Conor.

he'll be delighted, lovely Kerry boys they are!!!!

69 police by david holmes might be a better choice though.

[James]

A House - I'll Always Be Grateful
An emotional fish: Celebrate
Ash: Kung Fu
Aslan - This is
BellX1 - Alphabet Soup
Blink: It's not my fault
Blotooth - Give up the dayjob
Cry Before Dawn - Gone Forever
Damien Rice: The professor
David holmes - 69 Police
David Kitt: Song from Hope St.
devine comedy - something for the weekend
Devlins: Almost made you smile
Energy orchard: Belfast
Engine Alley: Mrs Winder
Fat lady Sings - Arclight
frames - Pavement Tune
Frames - Revelate
Frank and Walters - After-all
Fred - Parsnip Song
Gavin Friday: Angel
Gemma Hayes: Hanging around
Golden Horde - Friends in Time
Horslips- An Dearg Doom
Hothouse flowers: Don't Go
Into the Mystic Van Morison
JJ72: Algeria
Katell Kaenig Beautiful day
Kerbdog: Sally
Lir: Good cake bad cake
Luke Kelly - Days
Mark Geary: Volunteer
Mic christopher- i've got your back
Mic Christopher - Listen Girl
Mickey Harte - we've got the world
Microdisney - Town to Town
My bloody Valentine: Swallow
nina hynes mono-prix
Nina Hynes: Universal
Paddy Casey: Whatever gets you through
Pelvis: Hang my Hat
Phil Lynott - Old Town
Power of Dreams: The joke's on me
Revilino - Step on High
RollerSkate Skinny - Speed to my side is gona be added
Rollerskate Skinny: Speed to my side
Rory - banker's blues (on the blueprint album, fcuking magic)
Scheer: Wish you were dead
Sinead O'Connor: no man's woman
Something Happens - Daisychain
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
Sultans - where's me jumper
Sultans of Ping - Veronica
Taste - Same Ol Story
The Adventures - Broken Land
The Blades - DownMarket
The four of us: Change
The fourth dimension 'Wake Up' by
The Pale: Butterfly
The Plague Monkeys: White Feather
The Pogues - Body of an American
The Prayer Boat: Saved
The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm
The Walls: Bone Deep
Therapy - Going Nowhere
Those Nervous Animals - My Friend John
Turn - In Position
undertones - its gonna happen
undertones - teenage kicks
Wallmark - Melodies and Lines
Watercress: Stars shine on
Whipping Boy - We dont need nobody else
Whipping Boy: Twinkle
Wilde Oscars: Love Song


missing anything ?

[pineapple stu]

No U2?

Still reckon you can't have an Irish compilation without the Rats, especially given what they did for the image of Irish music.

[tiktok]

Conor, i'm surprised you haven't demanded a song from the albert reynolds led showband era

how about 'house with the whitewashed gable' by joe dolan or 'the hucklebuck' by brendan bowyer to round out the list.

p_stu is right, the rats deserve their place.

here's a test for the muso's though.....
how about aidan walsh's 'the eagles have landed' or 'rock my crazy head'?