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River dance Obamas inauguration????

  • 20-01-2009 5:05pm
    #1
    cabla
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    Did anyone notice the John Williams composition for the Obama inauguration was distinctly irish. Actually it was basically River dance.


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  • #2
    Dinkie
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    I thought the same! I was humming along


  • #3
    cabla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭cabla


    Haha it is... It has to be. Thats gas


  • #4
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    they should have got Flately himself to help with proceedings


  • #5
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    Yes, it was a bit toora loora.

    And did the preacher say Íosa for Jesus?


  • #6
    cabla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭cabla


    Ye he did. I was looking at my mum going.... Did he say Iosa?


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  • #7
    Dave!
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    Obama is Irish y'know......


  • #8
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Dave! wrote: »
    Obama is Irish y'know......
    I know yeah, apparently he had red hair as a kid.


  • #9
    cabla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭cabla


    Ye but he aint THAT Irish. His great great great grandfather was Irish. So he is. But like that was a lot of Irish in that inauguration


  • #10
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Dave! wrote: »
    Obama is Irish y'know......

    thats right, he had a 1 and 1 in an irish bar in boston once


  • #11
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    He has freckles an' all!


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  • #12
    shenanigans1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭shenanigans1982


    Daddio wrote: »
    I know yeah, apparently he had red hair as a kid.

    So all his freckles have connected together to give the appearance he's black? :eek:


  • #13
    cabla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭cabla


    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=iega9EutaJE&feature=related

    There we go


  • #14
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,786 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    The music was "Lord of the dance". A tune far older than the recent Riverdance phenomena. Link

    Bloody MTV generation.


  • #15
    javaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Hagar wrote: »
    The music was "Lord of the dance". A tune far older than the recent Riverdance phenomena. Link

    Bloody MTV generation.

    Spin off from Simple Gifts AFAIK.

    Bloody cassette tape generation.


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