greatest ever irish songs

**max power** · 22/08/2004, 2:42 AM

just home from another hard night playin tunes to drunk and had a great night for once. Played a lot of irish stuff....

so with that in ming i'm wondering what are people 5 fav songs from an irish artist ( in no order), its a bit late for me to think of them now....but i will post my choices tomorrow...

ah i'll put in two to get the ball rolling,

1.the golden horde-friends in time...great tune, played it tonight and it got some reaction

2. Luke Kelly- scorne not his simplicity ( think thats what its called )..haunting song showing music at its most simple

3. Christy moore - black is the colour...same as luke kelly, simple and beautiful

4. The Stunning-brewing up a storm...the sound of my youth and memoried of Féile in Thurles

5. the Undertones-teenage kicks...an anthem event today

so there are my five, all shapes and sizes in there.....knockinh on the door also were,

an emotional fish - celebrate

U2 - far away so close

paddy reilly - fields of athenry ( best version of the real national anthem )

your thoughts please.....

**dortie** · 22/08/2004, 11:53 AM

Streets of New York
Boys of the old brigade
Sean South
Fields of Athenry

Wolfe Tones

**max power** · 22/08/2004, 3:14 PM

typical wolfe tones fan.......can't count, only 4 there

**dortie** · 22/08/2004, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by max power

typical wolfe tones fan.......can't count, only 4 there

Too many to mention lad, thats all

**tiktok** · 22/08/2004, 5:10 PM

Friends in Time - The Golden Horde
We don't need nobody else - Whipping Boy
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Volunteer - Mark Geary
Where's me jumper - Sultans of Ping FC

**ccfcgirl** · 22/08/2004, 5:22 PM

sweet sixteen by the fureys
island liam brady

**dortie** · 22/08/2004, 5:40 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Our national anthem in Derry

**max power** · 22/08/2004, 5:44 PM

makes a change from god save the queen

**dortie** · 22/08/2004, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by max power

makes a change from god save the queen

Next time your in Derry make sure you let me know, I will provide a microphone for you to repeat that statement

**max power** · 22/08/2004, 6:40 PM

said worse over the mic in the strand...........

**dortie** · 22/08/2004, 6:49 PM

Originally Posted by max power

said worse over the mic in the strand...........

Something tells me your making that up. On the other hand if you did they probably just shrugged you off as some backward FG loving redneck

**gustavo** · 22/08/2004, 10:20 PM

i wud go for in no order

u2 new years day
jj72 snow
sultans of ping wheres me jumper
ash goldfinger
saw doctors n17

thecorner · 23/08/2004, 3:45 AM

sultans of ping---2 pints of rasa
sultans of ping---give him a ball and a yard of grass
frank and walters-after all
u2--------------the unforgettable fire
something happens---hello,hello,hello

**ccfcman** · 23/08/2004, 8:49 AM

ash-oh yeah
snowpatrol-run
u2-bloody sunday
spfc-where me jumpa?
therapy-diane
the 'tones-my favourite cousin

**Pauro 76** · 23/08/2004, 9:01 AM

U2 - Where the streets have no name
Ash - Oh Yeah
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Whipping Boy - When We Were Young
Sultans of Ping - Wheres Me Jumper
Frank n Walters - After All
Snow Patrol - Chocolate
JJ72 - October Swimmer
Therapy - Nowhere
The Stunning - Brewing Up A Storm
Six - Theres A Whole Lot of Loving Going On

**the 12 th man** · 23/08/2004, 9:19 AM

hot house flowers:halleluiah jordan
horslips:dearg doom
thin lizzy:wild one
d-ream:ur the best thing
u2:bad

**Peadar** · 23/08/2004, 9:26 AM

Rock/Modern
Phil Lynott - Old Town
U2 - Bad
Bagatelle - Summer in Dublin
Mary Black - No Frontiers (Jimmy McCarthy)
The Pogues and Kirsty McColl - Fairytale of New York

Traditional
Christy Moore - Nancy Spain
Dolores Keane - Caledonia (Don't know who wrote this or if it's Irish)
The Dubliners - A Song For Ireland
The Chieftains feat. Sinéad O'Connor - The Foggy Dew (The Long Black Veil)
The Furey's - Grace (Sean/Frank O’Meara) (open to correction on the singers)

**Rathfarnham Utd** · 23/08/2004, 9:51 AM

Again, no particular order-

With or without you- U2
Rocky road to Dublin- Paddy Rielly
Dancin' in the moonlight- Thin Lizzy
Lonesome Boatman - Fureys
Abide with me- John McCormack

**green goblin** · 23/08/2004, 10:04 AM

Frank and walters- Happy Busman.
Thin Lizzy- The Boys are back in Town.
Undertones- Mars bar
Dubliners- McAlpines Fusilers
Christy Moore- the crack was ninety in the isle of Man
Celtic FC supporters any and everywhere- Fields of Athenry
Andy White- Religious Persuasion
Pogues - Fairytale of New York. yeah, they're not really Irish blather blather...
Sultans of Ping-Kick me with your leather boots.
My Dad circa 1973- The lonely Banna Strand.
U2- I will follow.
Stiff Little Fingers- Alterantive Ulster
Rudi- Big Time
Boomtown Rats- Rat Trap.
All the boys and girls in green in Japan/Korea- absolutely anything at all. Ya sounded feckin beautiful, the lot of yers!