Christy Moore Top 20

Famous45 · 16-01-2009 5:34pm

The Lakes of Pontchartrain by Christy, is imo, the finest version of the song, but if you don't have it on CD, you have very little hope of recording it from online - because it's nowhere, so you would have to purchase it.

Also his version of Sweet Thames Flows Softly with Sinead O'Connor, another which is almost impossible to get hold of is legendary.

Those 2 above with

Reel in Flickering Light

Easter Snow

Ballinamore

In Zurich

PrivateEye · 16-01-2009 9:11pm

In Zurich, amazing. On the boxset, difficult to find otherwise.

Smoke and Strong Whiskey
Minds Locked Shut
Natives
James Connolly
Sacco and Vanzetti
Before The Deluge
Sweet Thames Flow Softly
They Never Came Home
Ballinamore
Deportees
90 Miles From Dublin Town
Magdellane (sp?) Laundries
Quiet Desperation

Famous45 · 19-01-2009 1:59pm

In Zurich, amazing. On the boxset, difficult to find otherwise

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=kmzloArEUSM

Use freecorder and you can record for your own use.

Famous45 · 19-01-2009 2:01pm

Sacco and Vanzetti

Excellent suggestion, fantastic song. Totally slipped my mind.

Tony_Montana · 21-01-2009 10:27pm

vag77 wrote: »

wat about the song from the stardust disaster great song

what?

Tony_Montana · 21-01-2009 10:42pm

Clare_Guy wrote: »

LITTLE MUSGRAVE isquote]

Forgot about this song. One of my favourites

No 14. on the CD

Tony_Montana · 21-01-2009 11:14pm

Ok, here's the list of songs so far. I've also added other songs I'm considering putting on the CD. Thanks for all the help, keep the posts coming

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1. Beeswing
2. Ordinary Man
3. The Voyage
4. Black is the Colour
5. Ride On
6. Smoke and Strong Whiskey
7. Viva La Quinta Brigada
8. City of Chicago
9. Joxer Goes to Stuttgart
10. Delirium Tremens
11. Pair of Brown Eyes
12. Aisling
13. Natives
14. Little Musgrave

Songs that I'm considering:
Nancy Spain
Bright Blue Rose
So do I
The Contender
Casey
Victor Jara
Missing You
Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Cliffs of Doneen
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Fairytale of New York
No time for love
Cricklewood
Scapegoats
Yellow Triangle
Motherland
Metropolitan Avenue
James Larkin
Dying Soldier
The Dark Eyed Sailor

Songs that have been posted that I am considering:
Lakes of Pontrachain
Lisdoonvarna
North and South
Deportees
Wish and Holy Women
Quiet Desperation
Faithful Departed
Bixo Drums
Reel in the Flickering Light
Two Island Swans
James Connolly
Dont Forget Your Shovel
Knock
Rose of Tralee
Sweet Thames Flow Softly
They Never Came Home
In Zurich
Magdellane Laundries
Hattie Carroll
90 Miles From Dublin Town

Songs that I can't find

Synacuse from Prosperous
Micky McIhatton
Lawless
Minds Locked Shut
America
Easter Snow
Ballinamore
Sacco and Vanzetti
Before the Deluge

Famous45 · 22-01-2009 1:08am

Tony PM me your email and I will forward you

Sacco and Vanzetti
Easter Snow &
Ballinamore in MP3 Format.

You can get the latter 2 on youtube by using freecorder as I suggested above, I will, if you want, upload sacco and vanzetti to youtube for you to record.

But the easiest method is to pass on your email and I will kindly forward them onto you.

stretchaq · 22-01-2009 6:07pm

the song is called Mclhatton and its on the live at vicar street album from a few years ago i was at it class song

Whiskey Devil · 23-01-2009 4:11am

Christy Moore has recorded very few dud songs. Some I don't think were mentioned..

Biko Drum
Yeats' Ballad of Wandering Aengus
The Voyage
Burning Times
Butterfly
Mary From Dungloe (check out The Late Late Show version with Daniel O' Donnell)
Spancil Hill (Late Late Show with Shane MacGowan
Back Home In Derry
Missing You

Didn't write any of them, funnily enough.

If you're looking for the song it's spelt MCILHATTON - Great song. Back Home In Derry was also written by Bobby Sands.

the bolt · 27-01-2009 4:08pm

Tony_Montana wrote: »

I was watching Christy Moore on TG4 on New Years Night and i heard some great songs that i had never heard before. I was thinking of making a CD of his top 20 songs. What songs should definetly be included?

it would all depend on when you asked,it changes from day to day

MonicaBing · 28-01-2009 9:12am

Ah you have to have Black is the colour alright, its the first song i ever learned to sing and by jebus, can i sing it..:rolleyes:

Tony_Montana · 17-02-2009 6:13pm

MonicaBing wrote: »

Ah you have to have Black is the colour alright, its the first song i ever learned to sing and by jebus, can i sing it..:rolleyes:

I like it

Tony_Montana · 17-02-2009 7:21pm

1. Beeswing
2. Ordinary Man
3. The Voyage
4. Black is the Colour
5. Ride On
6. Smoke and Strong Whiskey
7. Viva La Quinta Brigada
8. City of Chicago
9. Joxer Goes to Stuttgart
10. Delirium Tremens
11. Pair of Brown Eyes
12. Aisling
13. Natives
14. Little Musgrave
15. Nancy Spain
16. Sacco and Vanzetti
17. Ballinamore

3 more to pick - what do you think?????

Michael Collins · 17-02-2009 9:42pm

Rory Is Gone has to be in there. Then if you can wait till April he'll have a new album out. So far I know I would already include two songs from that, namely, Does This Train Stop on Merseyside? and Duffy's Cut - both of which (and more new songs) you can find here http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/archive.html

kincsem · 17-02-2009 9:51pm

Nancy Spain
Mystic Lipstick

J.C.BAMFORD · 18-02-2009 6:59pm

Vid has nothing to do with it, but for all of you who have never heard it, here it is.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytpJct0-PF0

MCLLHATTON
CHRISTY MOORE

Its gotta be on there!

Tony_Montana · 18-02-2009 8:41pm

1. Beeswing
2. Ordinary Man
3. The Voyage
4. Black is the Colour
5. Ride On
6. Smoke and Strong Whiskey
7. Viva La Quinta Brigada
8. City of Chicago
9. Joxer Goes to Stuttgart
10. Delirium Tremens
11. Pair of Brown Eyes
12. Aisling
13. Natives
14. Little Musgrave
15. Nancy Spain
16. Sacco and Vanzetti
17. Ballinamore
18. Mcllhatton

neil_hosey · 18-02-2009 10:54pm

this is possibly the hardest thing to do ever...
I wont rehash whats already been done as most of them i agree with.. but these songs have to be on his top 20 surely??

Morrisey and the Russian Sailor
The Hackler from Grouse Hall
Continental Ceili

Campaneros
Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Johnny Connors

Michael Collins · 18-02-2009 11:07pm

Hmm I've been thinking about this. Some other possibilities

So Do I (this one is a must!)
Sixteen Fishermen Raving
Song of Wandering Aengus
The Two Conneeleys

Bearhunter · 19-02-2009 1:58am

As I Roved Out/The Night Visit, a cracking song, great harmonica on it.
John O'Dreams, a beautiful way to close out an album.
And The Well Below The Valley, a song that would have been lost forever had Christy not revived it.

Famous45 · 19-02-2009 6:05pm

I'll add a couple more to the list I already had.

Stitch in Time
Sixteen Fishermen Raving

The Contender, as stated above would be a nice way to close the disc.

Raytown Rocks · 19-02-2009 6:15pm

Just listening to Mcllhatton as I read this thread
Really is a good song.
Good choce.

Raytown Rocks · 19-02-2009 6:17pm

Originally Posted by vag77
wat about the song from the stardust disaster great song

Tony_Montana wrote: »

what?

"They never came home" is the name of that song Tony.

Listening to that one now...very powerful and sad song.

Gingy · 22-02-2009 1:54pm

How have 'North and South' or 'Motherland' not been considered. Other than them, some other good ones that haven't been seriously considered,

The Contender
Flickering Light
Companeros
Sonny
Raggle Taggle

Michael Collins · 22-02-2009 5:01pm

The Contender! How could I forget? Possibly the best song I've heard in my entire life. How could I forget...

fitz0 · 03-03-2009 11:56pm

Michael Collins wrote: »

The Contender! How could I forget? Possibly the best song I've heard in my entire life. How could I forget...

Most definately! The version from the boxset has to be in my all time top 10 favourite songs.

Ill post my top 20 and you can pick and choose unless of course this thread is already dead and yo uhave the CD burned.

1 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
2 Metropolitan Avenue (Tribute to Noel Brazil)
3 Motherland
4 James Larkin
5 Bridge at Killaloe
6 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
7 Continental Ceili
8 Hey Ronnie Regan
9 Lawless
10 Missing You
11 Ordinary Man
12 Mc Illhatton
13 Viva la Quinte Brigade
14 Pair of Brown Eyes
15 Biko Drum
16 Go Move Shift
17 They Never Came Home
18 Wicklow Boy
19 Before the Deluge
20 No Time for Love

Tony_Montana · 05-03-2009 6:43pm

fitz0 wrote: »

Most definately! The version from the boxset has to be in my all time top 10 favourite songs.

Ill post my top 20 and you can pick and choose unless of course this thread is already dead and yo uhave the CD burned.

1 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
2 Metropolitan Avenue (Tribute to Noel Brazil)
3 Motherland
4 James Larkin
5 Bridge at Killaloe
6 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
7 Continental Ceili
8 Hey Ronnie Regan
9 Lawless
10 Missing You
11 Ordinary Man
12 Mc Illhatton
13 Viva la Quinte Brigade
14 Pair of Brown Eyes
15 Biko Drum
16 Go Move Shift
17 They Never Came Home
18 Wicklow Boy
19 Before the Deluge
20 No Time for Love

As i speak i am sorting out the CD. I havent heard alot of them song. Is there anyway i can hear them?

Tony_Montana · 05-03-2009 6:48pm

Gingy wrote: »

How have 'North and South' or 'Motherland' not been considered. Other than them, some other good ones that haven't been seriously considered,

The Contender

Defo in there, thanks for this. Brilliant song

fitz0 · 05-03-2009 7:07pm

Tony_Montana wrote: »

As i speak i am sorting out the CD. I havent heard alot of them song. Is there anyway i can hear them?

If you PM me your email I can forward whatever ones you want.

BTW what version of the contender do you have? The one on the boxset is incredible.

Christy Moore Top 20

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