Best 20 Irish songs so far....

TheGreenGiant

Ok not sure if this is in the right place but basically I would love to get a playlist of about 20 songs from Irish bands whether it be old or new. Songs that would be fairly known and that you can sing along to. Any genre is cool. Would love to see peoples opinions and ideas.:)

For starters I will go along with Paddy Casey with the song 'not Out To Get You'

Kold

Do you want the best or do you want well known and something you can sing along to? Mutually exclusive imo.

TheGreenGiant

basically just something you can sing along to...it didn't have to be like top of the charts or anything like that. Its just there are so many good Irish bands out there at the moment, is hard to keep track of them all. But like I said it doesn't have to be present. it can be bands from years ago

Kold

My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow.

drunkmonkey

dis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch4sLDBBQYE

and that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxP2bQaGs8c

loveissucide

Morning Rise-Whipping Boy

DerekD Goldfish

Well if your looking for relativity well known songs that you can sing along to you and are good you are limiting things slightly

Microdisney- Town to Town
That Petrol Emotion- Creeping to the Cross
Rollerskare Skinny- Speed to my side
The Blades-Downmarket
Whipping Boy-When we were young
A House- Kick me again Jesus
An Emotional Fish - Celebrate
Alphastates-Sometimes
Barry McCormack - On the evening of the epiphany
Still Little Fingers- Alternative Ulster
NPB-Feeding Frenzy
Divine Comedy - Songs of love
Fat Lady Sings-Arclight
Fatima Mansions- Blues for Ceauseseu
Feargal is the Applejack- Come on home
Therapy?-Diane
Cathy Davy-Come Over
Frank and Walters - Fashion Crisis hits new york
Kerbdog-Dummycrusher
LIR-Some Folks are truly evil
Last Post- Something tells me
The Pogues- Boys from the county hell
Stump-Charlton Heston
Sultans of Ping- Where's me jumper

Xavi6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_LsQaNsdCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnOIVFchNbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szUeXBaOfl4

Spiritoftheseventies

TheGreenGiant wrote: »

Ok not sure if this is in the right place but basically I would love to get a playlist of about 20 songs from Irish bands whether it be old or new. Songs that would be fairly known and that you can sing along to. Any genre is cool. Would love to see peoples opinions and ideas.:)

For starters I will go along with Paddy Casey with the song 'not Out To Get You'

okay my list
1. Fear or Favour- Fat lady sings
2. Ghost of a chance-the Blades
4. Hardly ever wrong-The Would be's
5. It's all good-Damien Dempsey
6 Lille-Lisa Hannigan
7. Big Decision-That Petrol Emotion
8. Where's me Jumper- Sultan's of Ping
9. Faithful Departed - Radiators from space
10. Endless Art- A House
11. Clothes of Pride-Stars of Heaven
12. Petrol (Hello, hello)- Something Happens
14. Town to Town-Microdisney
15. Looking for Jude/Hey day- Mic Christopher
16. Liberty Belle-Autamata
17. Maybe this is not love- Joe Chester
18. No place to hide-Declan O'Rourke
19. Reconnect- Director
20 Tomorrow's Paper-Mick Flannery
21. Lucky one- Paddy Casey
If I had to chose one it would be "hardly ever wrong" by the Would Be's. A favourite of the late John Peel and for me the most original of lot. Still sounds great after all these years. As for singalong songs definitely its all good by Damien Dempsey. A legend and It can't be said often enough.

Bubs101

The Undertones and Ash are British

Theresalwaysone

An Irish singer and a well known song:

Glen Hansard, Everytime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2nSSWGWBis

Spiritoftheseventies

Bubs101 wrote: »

The Undertones and Ash are British

Undertones, Ash, That Petrol Emotion all from Northern Ireland. Which is still Ireland for me. Not going to go down that road but suggest Bubs withdraw that remark as it politicizes this thread.

efb

Bubs101 wrote: »

The Undertones and Ash are British

Good Friday Agreement anyone?

Spiritoftheseventies

efb wrote: »

Good Friday Agreement anyone?

Yes not happy at all with Bubs post. It always been a given than band who are from this island, either north or south, are Irish. Ash, Undertones, Therapy (Would Be's from Cavan). We shouldn't have to put up with posts like that. Out and out trolling IMO.

Spiritoftheseventies

Okay folks to get back to the topic in hand.
Irish songs that fit the genre of singalong
1. Its all good-Damien Dempsey
2. July -Mundy
3. Hey day-Mic Christopher
4. I used to love her/n17- Saw Doctors

whatawaster

Sweet thing - Van Morrisson
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
Goldfinger - Ash
Soon - My Bloody Valentine
Rainy Night in Soho - Pogues (half irish)
Venitian Blinds - Future Kings of Spain
Supertramps and Superstars - Simple Kid
Hey day - Mic Christopher
Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats
Linger - Cranberries
Nothin compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Boys are back in town - Thin Lizzie
After All - Frank & Walters
October Swimmer - JJ72
Parachute - Something Happens
Raglan Road - The Dubliners
The Whole of the moon - The waterboys
Generation Sex - Divine Comedy
Jiggery Pokery - Duckworth Lewis Method

Spiritoftheseventies

whatawaster wrote: »

Sweet thing - Van Morrisson
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
Goldfinger - Ash
Soon - My Bloody Valentine
Rainy Night in Soho - Pogues (half irish)
Venitian Blinds - Future Kings of Spain
Supertramps and Superstars - Simple Kid
Hey day - Mic Christopher
Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats
Linger - Cranberries
Nothin compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Boys are back in town - Thin Lizzie
After All - Frank & Walters
October Swimmer - JJ72
Parachute - Something Happens
Raglan Road - The Dubliners
The Whole of the moon - The waterboys
Generation Sex - Divine Comedy
Jiggery Pokery - Duckworth Lewis Method

Yes good list that. Know Mundy 's July is a good sing along song because live version is actually better than the studio version where the crowd join in (in the Live version). Guess Galway girl by same artist would be another good example.

sweetie

rollerskate skinny - speed to my side
revelino - step on high
mitcheners - honolulu
bellx1 - flame
stunning - brewing up a storm
house of pain - jump around (joke!)
Messiah j and expert - bloodrush
david holmes - i heard wonders

Bubs101

bayviewclose wrote: »

Yes not happy at all with Bubs post. It always been a given than band who are from this island, either north or south, are Irish. Ash, Undertones, Therapy (Would Be's from Cavan). We shouldn't have to put up with posts like that. Out and out trolling IMO.

How is it trolling. Unless a band from the North identifies themselves as Irish then they are British. Surprised nobody has claimed Snow Patrol yet

lordgoat

bayviewclose wrote: »

Yes not happy at all with Bubs post. It always been a given than band who are from this island, either north or south, are Irish. Ash, Undertones, Therapy (Would Be's from Cavan). We shouldn't have to put up with posts like that. Out and out trolling IMO.

Technically Bubs is 100% right. They are form Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of Britain. This is a fact.


Do not call someone a troll again or you will be banned.

sweetie

Bubs101 wrote: »

How is it trolling. Unless a band from the North identifies themselves as Irish then they are British. Surprised nobody has claimed Snow Patrol yet

just pedantic then

Spiritoftheseventies

Bubs101 wrote: »

The Undertones and Ash are British

Updated the list. Ash and Undertones removed. Hope this helps.

joeduggan

therapy? - nowhere

Spiritoftheseventies

Think OP is looking for songs you can sing along to. Thats just the description as opposed to a criticism on Therapy. Examples would be July by Mundy and Its all good by Damien Dempsey and Galway girl by Munday.

O'Neill

bayviewclose wrote: »

Updated the list. Ash and Undertones removed. Hope this helps.

Wow! Well that's a shame because you're loosing out on some great talent up here!

Spiritoftheseventies

O'Neill wrote: »

Wow! Well that's a shame because you're loosing out on some great talent up here!

Yes I have absolutely no problems with the songs myself. And Ill repeat Hardly ever Wrong by Cavan band, The Would Be's as good an Irish band I have ever heard. You might still be able to get in one of the Indie shops. Was included in John Peels festive fifty.

ttoppcat

Bubs101 wrote: »

The Undertones and Ash are British

Surely that's up to the band. A lot of Northern Irish acts would class themselves as Irish.:)

Thin Lizzy - Don't believe a word
Mama's Boys - Needle in the Groove
Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues

Would it be easier if this thread was renamed: Best 20 Irish (32 Counties) songs so far....

Spiritoftheseventies

ttoppcat wrote: »

Surely that's up to the band. A lot of Northern Irish acts would class themselves as Irish.:)

Thin Lizzy - Don't believe a word
Mama's Boys - Needle in the Groove
Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues

Okay. And Im total in agreement with you by the way. Undertones WERE a great band from THIS Island. I think We can all agree on that. Thread was meant to be light hearted to begin with.

A Disgrace

Rollerskate Skinny - Speed to my Side
Whipping Boy - Twinkle
A House - Kick me Again Jesus
Prayerboat - Dark Green
Phil Lynott - Old Town
Frank and Walters - This is not a song
Brian - Turn your lights on
The Frames - Star Star
Engine Alley - Infamy
Jape - Floating
Microdisney - Singers Hampsted Home
MBV - Soon
David Kitt - What I ask
Mexican Pets - Supermarket
National Prayer Breakfast - Feeding Frenzy
Bell X1 - Flame
Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight
Van Morrison - Warm Love
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
The Divine Comedy - Sunrise
The Fat Lady Sings - Arclight
Cathy Davey - Sing for your Supper
Brilliant Trees - Talent
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Sultans of Ping FC - Where's me Jumper?
Pony Club - Dorset Street.
The Blades - Downmarket
Power of Dreams - Stay

1967

Here is a few in no particular order:
When we were young-Whipping Boy
Arclight-Fat Lady Sings
Celebrate-An Emotional Fish
Call me blue-A House
Desert boots-Hinterland
Friends in time-Golden Horde
Worlds apart-Cactus World News
Ghost of a chance-The Blades
Gone forever-Cry Before Dawn
Somebody to love-In Tua Nua
November November-Auto Da Fe
Treasure on the wasteland-The Atrix