Your Favorite songs From Irish Bands

Scram

I recently bought a load of irish bands albums from the 90s that had a song i liked or remembered on it. I realised that there are some really great bands in ireland that a few years ago id dismissed.

So i started to buy the songs and albums i thought were good. Heres the list of songs i thought were fantastic.
What are yours? These probably go back about 10 years by the way. I know theres no U2 but there in another category:)

The Frank And Walters - After all
the frames-Revelate
The Stunning - Brewing up a storm
The Saw Doctors - N-17
Sultans of Ping F.C. - Where's me jumper (its just mad)
Hothouse Flowers - Your love goes on
Aslan - This Is.
Aslan - Crazy World
Whipping Boy - We Don't Need Nobody Else
Whipping Boy - Twinkle
The Walls-To the Bright and Shining Sun
Picture house-Sunburst
A-house-Endless Art
Something happens-Parachute
Something happens-hello,hello,hello
Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go
Whipping Boy -When We Were Young

Some Youtube Vidoes of these songs;
http://videos.irishbloke.net/category/videos/irish-videos/

fifth

I like that song by that band The Script..

I don't know if I can class this band as Irish but.. One Minute Silence - I wear My Skin..
F*cking class!!!

Republic of Loose - The steady song

Pink punk - yapolitical

Fighting with wire - everyone needs a nemesis (technically northern irish)

Xavi6

Just going from the 90s onwards -

Ash - Girl From Mars
Ash - Oh Yeah
Ash - Life Less Ordinary
JJ72 - October Swimmer
JJ72 - Brother Sleep
Frank and Walters - After All
The 4 Of Us - Mary
Frames - Revelate
Bell X1 - Eve, The Apple Of My Eye
Berkeley - No More Shall We Talk
Berkeley - Here At Last
Picturehouse - Sunburst
Picturehouse - Heavenly Day
Wilt - Open Arms
Wilt - It's All Over Now
The Revs - Wired To The Moon
Halite - Underneath The World

Probably loads more too

FearDark

Republic Of Loose - Music
Thin Lizzy - Still in love with you
Frames - Revelate


... way too pissed sorry

lordgoat

Turn - Too much make up, Face Down, In Postiion, Beretta, anything really.
Kerbdog - again anything really.
Wilt - Bastinado
Brand'o
Some NPB stuff - Feeding Frenzy ftw

When we were young.

Clare Bear

Pretty much any song on The 4 Of Us's Heaven and Earth album.

Xavi6

lordgoat wrote: »

Turn - Too much make up, Face Down, In Postiion, Beretta, anything really.

Ah feck it, completely forgot Turn. Great band. 'Another Year Over' is probably my favourite tune just ahead of 'Berreta' and 'In Position'.

dr.bollocko

Horslips doing Dearg Doom, and anything by Mr. Rory Gallagher. Love Emerald by Lizzy too.

lisajane

Where can we download most of these songs? I have been looking for the "wired to the moon" by the revs for so long. But alot of songs mentioned are good. Where can i get them?

fifth

lordgoat wrote: »

Kerbdog - again anything really.
Wilt - Bastinado

+1

Nolanger

Made me realise by MBV.

HalloweenJack

Almost everything by Repiblic of Loose or Róisín Murphy.

Dearg Doom & Trouble With A Capital T by the Horslips are good ones too.

Scram

I always though that "The Frank and Walters" were a 1 hit wonder but their Greatest Hits album is very good some great songs there.

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Now playing: The Frank & Walters - Indian Ocean
via FoxyTunes

Scram

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Horslips doing Dearg Doom, and anything by Mr. Rory Gallagher. Love Emerald by Lizzy too.

Yeah listened to that a lot yesterday bloody great song:)

Nephilim Wolf

Some of my absolute favourites:
I decided I'd choose five songs per band.

Arcane Sun - We Stood With Time
Arcane Sun - Avatar
Arcane Sun - Canto I
Arcane Sun - Longing for edens rain (and winters end)
Arcane Sun - I was alive then....
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
Thin Lizzy - Holy War
Thin Lizzy - Soldier of Fortune
Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want
Thin Lizzy - Emerald
Primordial - The Gathering Wildreness
Primordial - Gods to The Godless
Primordial - The Coffin Ships
Primordial - End of All Times (Martyrs Fire)
Primordial - Song of The Tomb
Therapy - Auto Surgery
Therapy - Stop it, Your Killing Me
Therapy - Turn
Therapy - Screamager
Therapy - Unbeliever
U2 - Red Hill Mining Town
U2 - With or Without You
U2 - Unforgettable Fire
U2 - The Fly
U2 - Until The End of The World

guinnessdrinker

Indian Ocean by the Frank and Walters is a song I had forgotten about but heard it again recently and it's a great song.

Others of the top of my head,

Out on the Western Plain by Rory Gallagher,
Rosalie by Thin Lizzy,
You Know What I Want to Know by David Kitt,
Hanging Around by Gemma Hayes,
Celebrate by Emotional Fish

xshazarx

Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Streets have no name - U2
The man that cant be moved - The Script
And all the Thin Lizzys

delbertgrady

Horslips: Dearg Doom
Horslips: Furniture
Horslips: The Man Who Built America
Planxty: Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom do Lámh
Planxty: Johnny of Brady's Lea

and Swaddling Songs by Mellow Candle, in its entirety

blastman

Shadow Play - Rory Gallagher
My Friend John - Those Nervous Animals
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues
The Sun Goes Down - Thin Lizzy
Hiroshima Nagasaki - Moving Hearts
Zombie - The Cranberries (great riff, mildly irritating vocals!)
The Bridge - Cactus World News
A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues
Haunted - Sinead O'Connor/Shane McGowan
Invisible To You - Mary Coughlan

rebeldiamond

World Exploding Touch- The Fat Lady Sings

rebeldiamond

I actually forgot about this one- I love this one so much too! Brings back lots of memories & I still cant believe this band wasnt huge!

GhostInTheRuins

I've been listening almost exclusively to Cruachan and Primordial these last few weeks, no idea why, just in that 'mood' I suppose. Couldn't possibly pick a favourite song for either so here's a couple of good ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdpevqjI_M4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwm0lLLv-8

Dudess

Whipping Boy - Twinkle
A House - Endless Art, Call Me Blue
Scheer - Shéa
The Adventures - Broken Land
Therapy? - Teeth Grinder
Rory Gallagher - Tattoo'd Lady

Darkstrike

Most anything by Horslips, Thin Lizzy or Rory Gallagher.

Espcially Speed The Plough, Blindman, Dearg Doom(Horslips)
Waiting For An Alibi, Emerald, Dancing In The Moonlight(Thin Lizzy)
Calling Card, Bad Penny, Tatto'd Lady(Rory Gallagher)

Kur4mA

Brilliant song and performance. I love it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRJh9REUKRg

Hermy

My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB8nCE2EoIw

Microdisney - Town To Town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62mBkkuoLO0

A House - Endless Art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvV_WajG4k

Kid V

Charlotte Hatherley - 'Behave'

Green Hornet

That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision
Snow Patrol - Run
JJ72 - Oxygen
JJ72 - October Swimmer

Dudess

Oh yeah, That Petrol Emotion - Sensitise.

And The Undertones - It's Gonna Happen.

humberklog

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwVT5Ys_64E A bit of SLF.
I weas looking for Freddie White's version of Tom Waites' 'Martha' but had no joy finding it on line. Cracking version by one of Ireland's finest and my favourite tune by an Irish person. A Corky to boot too.

cml387

Cry Before Dawn - The seed that's been sown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce6hwRS16hk

grumpytrousers

plus ones to

After All by the Frank and Walters
Anything by the Pogues
Town to Town by Microdisney; Singers Hampstead Home is great as well

Somebody mentioned 'Haunted' by Shane McGowan/Sinead O'Connor. It's a wonderful track alright, here's the original - The Pogues with Cait O'Riordan singing. I LOVE her voice. Sexy as heck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-8JpgmA0s

As regards the Stunning - Brewing up a Storm was okay, but I always preferred 'Everything that Rises'; it's a really good 'Pop' song and the guitar sound on it (i'm pretty sure it's a classic Telecaster twang on it) rings my bell *everytime* i hear it.

Morgans

I think the song is on the A-Z of Irish Rock, and its a real blast from the past, but I'm Hardly Ever Wrong by the Would be Nots is a top song from a top band.

Frank and Walters - Colours is probably the best conventional pop song ever written by an Irish band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYZdlbEgh4

The Fat Lady Sings - Arclight deserves a mention.

Kevster

I'm a little surprised that no-one has mentioned these:

Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
[The] Corrs - The Right Time
[The] Crannberries - Dreams
Dermot Morgan - Get out of that Saddle, Stephen
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
Kirsty MacColl - Days

rednik

Can I Take you home tonight. The Lookalikes

11811

+1 to Twinkle by whipping boy, very underrated band IMO
also really like venetian blinds by future kings of spain
sometimes by MBV

Xavi6

Cuddleworthy wrote: »

+1 to Twinkle by whipping boy, very underrated band IMO
also really like venetian blinds by future kings of spain
sometimes by MBV

+1 Superb song.

'Underneath The World' by Halite deserves a mention too.

suckslikeafox

Kerbdog - Sally, cracking tune

Also most of Republic of Loose's new album and anything by The Aftermath, my favourite new Irish band

The Aftermath - All I Want Is For You To Be Happy

blastman

Kevster wrote: »

I'm a little surprised that no-one has mentioned these:

Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty

Possibly because Essex isn't in Ireland?

Forgot to mention Ghost Of A Chance - The Blades. Class band.

_feedback_

Anyone remember The Pale - Butterfly?

Great tune ... have looked to get a copy of it but haven't managed so far.

humberklog

blastman wrote: »

Possibly because Essex isn't in Ireland?

I think geography's the least of its problems!

And Kirsty MacColl? Eh Croydon lass. Her father was from Salford(born James Miller by his scottish parents, changed name somewhere along the line)

11811

elviscostello wrote: »

Anyone remember The Pale - Butterfly?

Great tune ... have looked to get a copy of it but haven't managed so far.

ah yeah, thats a classic!

Tomohawk

Anyone remember The Catchers - Mute was the album, Cotton Dress the single in 1994? great dream pop from Portstewart...

Sir Graball

The Last Resort- Stepaside
Downmarket -The Blades
Crazy Dreams -Paul Brady
Gemma Hayes-Back of my Hand
Eyelids into Snow -Scullion
Solo in Soho- Phil Lynott
Dancin' in the Moonlight -Thin Lizzy
Long Distance Runner- Freddie White


There's too many be here all night!!!

Vunderground

Kitty Rickets by the Radiators (from space)

Ive noticed that only one person here has u2 songs. I've never met anybody who likes u2. I have teenage kids and all their friends think u2 are 'ewww' Who are these ppl who like them? Dullest ugliest band ever!

tinkletoes

U2- With or without you:D

S.L.F

Nobodies Hero by Stiff Little Fingers

Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up every time I hear it.

lordgoat

Kevster wrote: »

I'm a little surprised that no-one has mentioned these:
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
Kirsty MacColl - Days

Has she any songs of her own? I always think it's a bad sign when you're well known as a covers singer.
Also is she def irish, i always thought she was from England.

lordgoat

humberklog wrote: »

And Kirsty MacColl? Eh Croydon lass. Her father was from Salford(born James Miller by his scottish parents, changed name somewhere along the line)

Just saw your post now, thanks for clearing that up for me!

Creature

Just for the U2 haters
U2 - The Fly, Numb, Stay (Faraway So Close), Mofo, Unforgettable Fire, The Electric Co, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, A Little While

Stiff Little fingers - Suspect Device, Alternative Ulster
Future Kings of Spain - Guess Again
Kerbdog - Dry Riser, Mexican Wave
Simple kid - Serotonin.
Rory Gallagher - Tattoo'd Lady, Moonchild, Shadow Play, Cradle Rock, pretty much everything really.

rebeldiamond

elviscostello wrote: »

Anyone remember The Pale - Butterfly?

Great tune ... have looked to get a copy of it but haven't managed so far.

I found this for you- didnt think it would be on You Tube but surprisingly it was! So enjoy!