Ireland Euro 2012 Official Song

kfallon

Have to say I llike this as I'm a big Dubliners fan and always loved "The Rocky Road to Dublin"

Is it a 'yay' or 'nay' from my fellow Boardsies tho?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_I0-ZPSFWo

Prob Barney McKenna's last ever public performance with The Dubliners too

smackbunnybaby

There are loads of other songs knocking around.

Will post some more if I can find them!

GavRedKing

I'm not a fan anyway, but I wont be purchasing it or D/Ling it so it doesnt really effect me.

the realpigiron

oh jaysus.

It's not so bad up 'til that "you'll never beat the Irish" refrain, then it all goes horribly wrong.

MickySticks

*cringe*

flanzer

Ah lads, you're looking too much into the song. Let's face it none of us are a Simon Cowell or a Louis Walsh, but in 15-20 years from now, the current crop of 6 - 18 year olds will look back on the Summer of 2012 with hopefully happy memories and listening to this song in 15-20 years from now will evoke those happy memories

These weren't great songs, but the memories are great

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31p8kd35KU

There's more out there

Just enjoy the moment lads


Forgot about this one, complete rubbish, but great craic and memories all the same!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBhzj1g-PBM

That_Guy

*shudders*

Even the players look horribly uncomfortable.

Jayob10

fair play to them all its a nice feel good tune for the summer

GLaDOS

Pretty much what I expected, not for me

Rekop dog

It's grand for what it is and for a great cause, these things are always super cheesy. People are far too cynical these days.

Xavi6

kfallon wrote: »

So they're not crap artists then? You just don't like their type of music? In fact you said crap artists and then kinda contradicted yourself by saying they were good musicians!

And I'm not sure what the 'horrible genre' is either?

I see artists as people who make something beautiful, and their music isn't despite the talents. It takes more than said talent to be a good artist.

The genre is traditional Irish, rebel songs etc which to me is a horrible genre. You asked for opinions right?

Carlos_Ray

I can't stand the chant..." you'll never beat the Irish." That ruins it for me.

Its not only misleading, its a blatant lie.

cournioni

Not a fan of the Damien Dempsey one. This is my favourite of the lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqmJldUmDe4

More shouting and better riffs. :cool:

Col200sx

I can't stand it. Think it's a load of $hite. Hated the original song, this is even worse.

Friend of mine made a good point recently: "There are football fans outside of Dublin" he said.

Instead of coming up with this muck, they should've just re-released (the best in my opinion) "Put 'em Under Pressure"

flanzer

Col200sx wrote: »

Instead of coming up with this muck, they should've just re-released (the best in my opinion) "Put 'em Under Pressure"

They'd have to rehire Big Jack if they did that

diarmuid05

i think this one is much better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKWYYZsm4Dw

Seren_

Love Damien Dempsey and The Dubliners, but the song is a bit too cheesy for my liking. Not the worst though!

What is the point in releasing songs like that anyway? It's not like people sing them at the matches Or buy them either.

iregk

"the cat is in the sack, we'll never forget you jack" what on earth has Jack Charlton got to do with Euro 2012?

The song is dire beyond belief. Seriously, we come from a land of Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan, James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats to name but a few. A country that has spawned more prize winners for literature and poetry than any other country and this, this really is the best we can do?

kitakyushu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZi8dRDOFwg

Strongbow10

serious amount of music critics in here, its gas :rolleyes:

Hamadeusentman

I think it's brutal. Someone somewhere could've produced something way better. I thought the 1990 tune with the Horslips riff was deadly.

murpho999

iregk wrote: »

"the cat is in the sack, we'll never forget you jack" what on earth has Jack Charlton got to do with Euro 2012?

The song is dire beyond belief. Seriously, we come from a land of Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan, James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats to name but a few. A country that has spawned more prize winners for literature and poetry than any other country and this, this really is the best we can do?

Bloody hell I think you take football songs far too seriously.

All the people you mentioned wrote about the toils and difficulties of life and nature with precise and thoughtful placement of each word not rhyming couplets with a chanting refrain and trad backing track.

Also, to be a pedant Ireland doesn't have more literature prizes than others if the Nobel prize is your measure .

Oranage2

'You'll never beat the Irish' - Somebody should have told Cromwell.


As for the song, I thought it was good until the Coronas started singing. Not the worst song and quite catchy.

Marty McFly

Am I the only one who likes it? :eek:. Yeh its a cheesefest but what did people expect? Put em under pressure is much loved by Irish fans myself included but by god its chessy its great because when we hear it it takes yeh back to the early ninetys of Irish football and the atmosphere around it, I was only a kid at the time but can still remember a lot of what went on.

I also like that Mahoney one, now bring on the Euros .

Marty McFly

Oranage2 wrote: »

'You'll never beat the Irish' - Somebody should have told Cromwell.


As for the song, I thought it was good until the Coronas started singing. Not the worst song and quite catchy.

Wow :eek::eek: really.

JoeA3

Yer man "Bressie" looks like he's trying to squeeze out a particularly stubborn captains log every time the camera pans to him. Serious passion for the song there :pac:

mikeym

Dont like the song but I suppose a percentage is going to charity.

McGrath5

It's only a bit of craic, and also for a very good cause. I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Skid

Make your mother proud, inflate your plastic hammer,
Bate your bodhrán loud and learn your Polish grammar

http://www.todayfm.com/shows/weekdays/ray-darcy-show/Euro2012.aspx


This is the rubbish you get when you let Ray Darcy's listeners write your song lyrics:mad:

And the original has a far too complicated chord structure for a sing-along or a 'terrace anthem'

Bit of a mess all round. Ah well, other songs are available.

Orando Broom

My song is better. FACT.

karma_

Xavi6 wrote: »

Deadly serious. Good musicians no doubt but part of a horrible genre. I know we're all meant to show a bit of patriotism and like them and their peers but it's all drivel for me, hence not liking the song.

You're having a laugh Xavi, there's nothing wrong with folk music, what you're peddling here is strictly your opinion, which not everyone would share.

Stevecw

Its fairly sh!te to be honest. Lyrics are not the best as ^^^ shows. It has no catchy part at all, and reverting back to the "You'll never beat the Irish as the chorus" is just stupid. I'd say the players were cringing at singing that on the day.

Orando Broom

Xavi6 wrote: »

I see artists as people who make something beautiful, and their music isn't despite the talents. It takes more than said talent to be a good artist.

The genre is traditional Irish, rebel songs etc which to me is a horrible genre. You asked for opinions right?

I'm really not sure you know what you are on about to be honest. Irish and rebel songs are two huge and disparate genres of music. Personally I detest the republican guff, the ooh ah up the rah carry on and such like but that is not Irish music, merely a facet of Irish music. Sure there were bands that crossed over but you've made a massive generalisation that you'll find almost impossible to back up.

It's like saying you hate Irish music because you hate Westlife.

Damien Dempsey is an artist I have serious respect for, this song is however a travesty. Lazy and derivative. Had Dempsey been left alone I think he'd have written a far better original song.

Whoever came up with Rocky Road to Dublin I don't think knows much about music. It couldn't be Dempsey. Rocky Road's melody comes for the way the huge number of words that run together and their cadence. I'm not explaining it very well and I'm late for the cinema. It's a really hard song to reimagine. Really hard.

dan1895

murpho999 wrote: »

All the people you mentioned wrote about the toils and difficulties of life and nature with precise and thoughtful placement of each word not rhyming couplets with a chanting refrain and trad backing track.

Watching Ireland at the Euros could well be a toil and very difficult.

kitakyushu

dan1895 wrote: »

Watching Ireland at the Euros could well be a toil and very difficult.

Ah sure as long as we get a few draws and a couple of goals it'll look good as a 5min montage on Reeling in the Years 2012.

You'd swear it was supposed to be a bloody top musical hit.

It's a football song ffs !

gallyer

Check this one out, definitely a better song for the euros

http://pogmogoal.com/the-blog-reel/the-best-euro-2012-song-youll-hear-this-summer/5789/

Owen_S

It's a lot better than I was expecting, in fact I didn't really cringe at all.

~Rebel~

gallyer wrote: »

Check this one out, definitely a better song for the euros

http://pogmogoal.com/the-blog-reel/the-best-euro-2012-song-youll-hear-this-summer/5789/

this is actually significantly less horrendous than I expected from something based on Snow's Informer.

celtictiger32

gallyer wrote: »

Check this one out, definitely a better song for the euros

http://pogmogoal.com/the-blog-reel/the-best-euro-2012-song-youll-hear-this-summer/5789/

brings back nostalgic memories of everyone trying to sing the original back in the 90's " informer.... ibblyobblyabblyebblyubbly" ha brilliant

Dcully

Ah its a bit of craic i suppose but the "you`ll never beat the Irish" bit is cringeworthy.

Kirby

Ah you lot are a bunch of old fuddy duddies. I like it . The lyrics are poor enough but the tune itself is good. I think they played it during the build up at landsowne road at the last game. The friendly against the Czech's as I remember something similar.

Put em under pressure is better sure, but I'd wager out of the teams at the euro's our song is better than most. Lighten up lads. This isn't bloody x-factor.

Orando Broom

Kirby wrote: »

Ah you lot are a bunch of old fuddy duddies. I like it . The lyrics are poor enough but the tune itself is good. I think they played it during the build up at landsowne road at the last game. The friendly against the Czech's as I remember something similar.

Put em under pressure is better sure, but I'd wager out of the teams at the euro's our song is better than most. Lighten up lads. This isn't bloody x-factor.

You are aware the tune dates from the mid to late 1800's??

Mr Alan

Move over Damo, Bressie & co....this is where it's at!

markie29

Mr Alan wrote: »

Move over Damo, Bressie & co....this is where it's at!

OH FOR F*CKS SAKE!!

Mr Alan

markie29 wrote: »

OH FOR F*CKS SAKE!!

I know! It's amazing!

Orando Broom

Here lads, this is me and my friends' late, late effort to enter the pantheon of great football songs. I think Handy11 may have posted this elsewhere but here is the video he put together for it. Hope ye like it lads (and lassies: Mars Bar et al!)

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

smackbunnybaby

Best offering by a long way so far!

kryogen

As soon as it hits the "you'll never beat the Irish"! part I just can't take it any more tbh.

Fairly terrible

thunderthing

gallyer wrote: »

Check this one out, definitely a better song for the euros

http://pogmogoal.com/the-blog-reel/the-best-euro-2012-song-youll-hear-this-summer/5789/

so good

Gandalph

Nay on the Rocky road for me. My friend, who is a musician, wrote a song a good while back before we actually qualified, sample of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi; "Trapa Trapatonni" haha was a hoot.