pop songs as gaelige

fryup

well for the week thats in it... what do you think of pop songs sung as gaelige??

to me its a big no no, pop/rock music sounds best in english sung with an american accent even if its a put on american accent

theres better ways to promote the irish language and this isn't one of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvs0Rv9ET8Y

pickarooney

As hard to take seriously as any translated song really, especially as an instrumental.

hoodwinked

i really liked this rendition of The Lumineers ho hey in irish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AslqUH3jkQ

Mint Sauce

Better examples are some of the irish bands/singers who have done this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l969H454bTw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZPAHpPRd0

Just two examples.

SEPT 23 1989

Is the bill for this carry on going to the taxpayer?

whiskeyman

Taim ag Shuffáil gach lá

snubbleste

Tá tú ag what? :eek:

Duggy747

I'd like to see Hammer Smashed Face!

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

Casúr!!

Smashed!!

Aghaidh!!

Still wouldn't make sense anyways :pac:

Mint Sauce

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Is the bill for this carry on going to the taxpayer?

Actully paid for by sponsors, with a lot of work done by volunteer groups.



But hey, dont let that stop people by turning it into a government trashing thread like most other ones on AHs.

:rolleyes:

snubbleste

This is a good adaptation

Matt_Trakker

Super Furry Animals have done a few albums in Welsh, would be cool if some Irish bands did some in Irish too.

Grudaire

The Ceol albums were great, and the proceeds went to charity as well!

+1 for Taibhsí nó Laochra

fryup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKH3Os7EuVY

btw - whats the irish for motherf*cker??

lintdrummer

Mick flannery did a great version of his song "tomorrow's paper" as gaeilge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tKNHf4GAnM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

ilovesleep

The Galway Girl in irish is brillant. Cailin na Gaillamhe its called. It makes irish sound very sexy and irish used to give me headache in school and all and that says something.

Can't wait to hear Ho Hey.

gobnaitolunacy

I'd be very surprised if there was an Irish language song that caught on and actually made it into the top 40.

Des Bishop's attempt was mildly amusing, but couldn't be considered 'cool'.

twistyj

This is probably the best out there:

topper75

Níl ann ach cac le Lady Gaga in cibé teanga a roghnaíonn tú. Níl an locht ar an Gaeilge sa cás sin.

Oranage2

There is a band called the heathers, they did that song for tourist Ireland I need to get away, well they have a few songs in Irish quite good I think.

TheIrishGrover

It's not so much a pop song as Gaeilge but I remember this song at the end of Metal Gear Solid yonks ago. About half way through suddenly thinking: Hang on a sec......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3iWfXHwJTo

Mountainsandh

Rubberbandits did a nice version of Roisin in Irish.
http://youtu.be/BNFfDirBE6w

Sorry still don't get the embedding videos.

9959

Was in Clifden last year and heard an ageing 'Sean Nos' singer do an excellent 'as Gaelige' version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', accompanying himself on the spoons with a mangy dog perched on his lap whining incessantly throughout the performance, much to the delight of the many French and Italian tourists who also sang along in our mellifluous Irish tongue...... I think the man was English, but he made a few bob that day.
Good luck to him!

What's the Irish translation of :

I see a little silhouetto of a man scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango

GhostInTheRuins

There're plenty of metal bands that sing and have songs as Gaeilge. Even a fair few foreign bands, I can think of a couple of German ones, that have the odd few songs in Irish as well.

fryup

9959 wrote: »

Was in Clifden last year and heard an ageing 'Sean Nos' singer do an excellent 'as Gaelige' version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', accompanying himself on the spoons with a mangy dog perched on his lap whining incessantly throughout the performance

are you sure that wasn't an acid trip :P (a bad acid trip)

sesswhat

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if there was an Irish language song that caught on and actually made it into the top 40.

Des Bishop's attempt was mildly amusing, but couldn't be considered 'cool'.

Prepare to be surprised.

vincit qui se vincit

twistyj wrote: »

This is probably the best out there:

Ar fheabhas; ní fhaca mé é riamh. Grma.

Superb.

fryup

what about pokerface as gaelige, with outdoor activity video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ds6bqSyKd0

syklops

sesswhat wrote: »

Prepare to be surprised.

Cant believe nobody mentioned that yet. Here it is embedded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KpNzalFKPo

Sorry still don't get the embedding videos.

When you look at the youtube URL, it will be something like

www.youtube.com/watch?v=thghkeuir

Take everything after the "=" and put that inside the youtube tags.

denhaagenite

My brother used to do a savage version oh Aha's "Take on me"- "Tóg orm"