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Non-Irish Bands who have made reference to Dublin in their lyrics?

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  • 15-06-2003 10:30am
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    Pigman II
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    Here's a few I can think of :

    (1) The Smiths - Panic ('Panic on the streets of Carlisle Dublin, Dundee, Humberside ')

    (2) Mansun - I can Only dissapoint you (I travelled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world...)

    (3) Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely (I walk through walls I float down the Liffey )

    Anybody know any others?


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    DerekD Goldfish
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    I know there is going to be a song called dublin on the new manic's album


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    roxy
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    There's a Beautiful South song that makes referene to the bottomg of Grafton St. But I can't recall which one now.


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    Sneakier2
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    Simple Minds did. I think the song was called "Real Life" but there's a line "Shane came from Dublin town from the old world so green..."

    www.shalka.com


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    playmate
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    know it aint da lyrics.....but good charlotte have da irish flag in da vid of their new song?!?
    :confused:


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    Funkstard
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    yeh saw that irish flag in their video too. it doesn't take away from the fact that they're absolute ****E


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    acquiescefc
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    Song called 'Dublin Airport' by Karmen

    Honest:D


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    acquiescefc
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    Or what about the gorgeous 'Dublin' by Prefab Sprout

    The chorus goes...

    'Dublin Dublin home of pretty Coleens'
    'Dublin Dublin, nurse of such bitter dreams'


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    Amnesiac
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    radiohead also mention the irish sea in "in limbo"...that's beside dublin...close enough?


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    roxy
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    In the Blur song This is a Low, Mr. Albarn mentions Malin Head.


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    Niall S.
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    Garth Brooks has a song called Ireland, don't know if there is any reference to Dublin made in it, I couldn't bring myself to listen to it.
    Despite it being the only stuff that I had to listen to in my brothers house when I was minding his kids on night and the TV was broken.

    Niall.


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    Sneakier2
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    They are the lyrics. I asked a mate, who's a big Simple Minds Fan, and he verified it for me so there.


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    Monkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 927 ✭✭✭Monkey


    Prerfab sprout were Irish.

    Johnny Cash - 40 shades of green


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    wolfbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭wolfbag


    House of Pain...all their songs...over and over and over again, until you get sick.


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    knobbles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 640 ✭✭✭knobbles


    Originally posted by Monkey
    Prerfab sprout were Irish.


    house of pain are "irish" too, aren't they!

    actually, prefrab sprout are from England,
    though with a name like Paddy maybe you can tell me something about the lead singers roots


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    SprostonGreen
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    Aussie singer....

    Paul Kelly - Every F**king city

    Foolishly I followed you to Dublin
    Like a ghost I walked the streets of Temple Bar
    And all the bright young things were throwing up their Guinness in the gutters
    And once I thought I saw you from afar
    Now I'm in a disco/nightclub in Helsinki
    And they're playing La Vida Loca once again
    And I can't believe I'm dancing to this crap but I'm a chance here
    Yeah, every ****ing city sounds the same


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    buzzerbuckley
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    actually sprout were and still are from Newcastle upon tyne........


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    buzzerbuckley
    Registered Users Posts: 524 ✭✭✭buzzerbuckley


    "under african sun or
    dublin rain
    necessities remain the same "


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