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Why was Garth Brooks so popular in Ireland?

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    #122
    Aglomerado
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    Pandora2 wrote: »
    Aw Glee does Country! :D

    Only with farmer boys and not airbrushed hotties! Some of them modified the lyric "I will sail my vessel" to "I will drive my tractor"... :D

    Also the line dancing was all the rage. Even our very prim and ladylike church organist was turned out in jeans and cowboy boots twirling and clapping withe the best of them. :)


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    #123
    bringupthebook
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    lazygal wrote: »
    He played Croke Park loads of time, sold shedloads of records and seemed to be here all the time. What was it about him that Irish people like, and would a comeback tour sell out? I think he's playing Vegas now.

    I thought he only played here once? Well a few nights in Croke park

    He has a residency in Las Vegas but yeah he'd sell out a week of gigs in the O2 - similar to what Michael Buble doing now


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    #124
    kowloon
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    My old fellah putting on 'The Green Scene' on LMFM every Saturday morning is the reason I became an existential nihilist at a young age.


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    #125
    Teyla Emmagan
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    I have a big soft spot for Garth. Not a 'I'd go and see him' soft spot, but fond of his old tunes nonetheless.


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    #126
    Wibbs
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    Matt_Trakker wrote: »
    The Irish masses love MOR crap.
    Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #127
    Duckworth_Luas
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

    Actually, Foster & Allen have had a hugely successful international career. Every one of their albums has charted in the UK Top 40! A Yorkshireman once told me that there wasnt a granny in the north of England that didn't have at least one F&A CD!

    Inspiration for this sketch too!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qv1DhdPAS8


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    #128
    hardCopy
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    WesternZulu wrote: »
    Gareth Brooks is akin to Radiohead or The Rolling Stones compared to the Country and Western sh**e that's on some Irish Radio stations.

    I'm looking at you Mid-West Radio!!



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    #129
    tallus
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    Robbo wrote: »
    I was always more of a Chris Gaines fan myself.

    That wasn't a bad cd.


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    #130
    MadsL
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    Consider Eric Church (sexiest man in Country?) as a suitable replacement...he even sings about drinking.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGv0gB2zEU



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk602Y66UgI



    or maybe Jason Aldean

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


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    #131
    Focus_sligo
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭Focus_sligo


    So going by some of the posters on here then I have a bad obsession


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    #132
    9959
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

    I believe Foster and Allen also made a few bob by breaking the cultural boycott and playing in apartheid South Africa, shame on them.


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    #133
    astonaidan
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    Because hes class!!


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    #134
    efb
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    MadsL wrote: »
    Consider Eric Church (sexiest man in Country?) as a suitable replacement...he even sings about drinking.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGv0gB2zEU



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk602Y66UgI



    or maybe Jason Aldean

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

    Is the first guy not Shane Byrne?


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    #135
    Mrs Garth Brooks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Mrs Garth Brooks


    My username comes from a cover song he did.

    When is he coming back? Been waiting ages for him

    Here's my song, I love it

    http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/xdoiyv_garth-brooks-sings-hard-luck-woman_music


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    #136
    Mrs Garth Brooks
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    Im his biggest fan. I have all his cds and a garth brooks callcard.


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    #137
    Ruudi_Mentari
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    Why Garth Crooks was so unpopular anywhere

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBHMC3Y7vc


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


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    #138
    aujopimur
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    Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.


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    #139
    Chucken
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

    I think that was implied when I said he made country music sexy :D


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    #140
    RiverOfLove
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    I used to love Garth Brooks when I was younger. I wouldn't be big on him now. Apparently he's making a come next year. I would like to see him in concert.

    I wonder would he be any good in concert now. Didn't someone or maybe even a few take breaks away from their music careers and come back - sh1te? Boyzone took a break though and came back better. Never liked them first time around.

    George Strait is a brillant american county singer.


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    #141
    RiverOfLove
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    Femme_Fatale wrote: »
    Garth added pop/rock to country music (already massive in Ireland, if less so among younger people) and added rock/pop - catchy tunes, rousing ballads, etc. And was quite good-looking. A spot-on formula for Ireland, especially among the wimmenz. I'd refute he was as bland as Michael Bublé, to be fair.

    Yeh I do too but someone was wondering about C&W hipsterism and there definitely is - among some of the fans of the above kinda stuff.

    Michael Buble is brillant.


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    #142
    DazMarz
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    Say what you will about him, the fact remains that only 2 other artists have outsold Garth Brooks. And those 2 artists are Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Unbelievable, Jeff!!! :eek:

    Since 1991, he has sold something sick like over 68,000,000 albums in the United States alone.


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    #143
    Lelantos
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

    Garth Crooks had a cute, tight arse? Wouldn't think it as he spends every opportunity talking out of it


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    #144
    Bloc Party!
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    RiverOfLove wrote: »
    Apparently he's making a come next year

    Might give that a miss..:o


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    #145
    lazygal
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    aujopimur wrote: »
    Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

    Pics or GTFO.


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    #146
    Chucken
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    lazygal wrote: »
    Pics or GTFO.

    http://webspace.webring.com/people/qb/bundey98/garth4.jpg


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    #147
    Femme_Fatale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    Garth was a lot better than Billy Ray f'ucking Cyrus, that's for sure.
    tallus wrote: »
    That wasn't a bad cd.
    Prince tribute act right down to the hair.
    RiverOfLove wrote: »
    Michael Buble is brillant.
    Well in your opinion. In my opinion he is an extremely poor artist, very low on talent - mediocre voice, mediocre few original songs; covers "lounge" standards, as have many many others.


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    #148
    MadderMax
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    It's proven that you don't have to have a great voice to impress Irish "music" fans. Michael Buble must be laughing his tits off at all of the fawning morons.


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    #149
    PTH2009
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    argentum wrote: »
    Since he seems to have fans on this forun I'll let you in on a little secret..Every culchie in the country is going to want Santa to bring him or her tickets to see the man himself next year.He's playing the same type of gig as Bruce in the stadiums around the country following by a few nights in Dublin RDS.The deals done but won't be announced yet
    Doubt this is happening. I say it will happen but not in 2014.


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    #150
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    Christ the Redeemer wrote: »
    Every oulwan in the country at one point was doing line dancing.

    Young wans too... :(


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    #151
    lazygal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,644 ✭✭✭✭lazygal


    Start on those unanswered prayers, folks.

    http://www.goldenplec.com/garth-brooks-to-tour-world-in-2014/


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