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Imela May Does My Head In

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  • 07-03-2015 1:15am
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    ClovenHoof
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    Alright she can sing. The band is good and I am sure she is a nice lady.

    But I can't stand her. The music is so annoyingly self-conscious RTE-level 'cool'.

    Sorry, I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia, but if I never heard her ever again I wouldn't give a toss.

    In fact, I'd love it.


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    Kevin McCloud
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    She has a fine pair of lungs.


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    bjork
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    Ye whÃ? Ah jaysis, I love me mammy

    >>The content of every interview I´ve ever seen with her


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    weldoninhio
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    ClovenHoof wrote: »
    Alright she can sing. The band is good and I am sure she is a nice lady.

    But I can't stand her. The music is so annoyingly self-conscious RTE-level 'cool'.

    Sorry, I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia, but if I never heard her ever again I wouldn't give a toss.

    In fact, I'd love it.

    But she's from the liberties so she is salt of the Earth and not bland at all.


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    conorh91
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    ClovenHoof wrote: »
    I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia
    Because an inner city/ Liberties lass is exclusively the darling of Suburbia, or something:confused:

    I think she's great, suburbia or not. Best female singer-songwriter out of Ireland in years.


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    anncoates
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    ClovenHoof wrote: »

    Sorry, I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia,

    Are you not mortified to even think this kind of stuff, let alone type it?


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    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    anncoates wrote: »
    Are you not mortified to even think this kind of stuff, let alone type it?

    Probably listens to really provocative stuff instead like Rage Against The Machine or The Red Hot Chili Peppers.


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    dpofloinn
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    Imela May would she be an Imelda May tribute act? Ive never heard her but if shes half as good as Imelda she'll do ok


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    Ol' Donie
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    Ha, love Imelda May. Hope she has a long and successful career.


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    henryporter
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    She's up there with Hozier in terms of mediocre masquerading as talent


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    Karl Stein
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    It's horrible the way you're victimised by being forced to listen to her music and watch her on TV.


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    punisher5112
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    Who is she. Does she work in the credit union or something.

    Imela may sounds good though.

    God her hair looks like a rat curled up and died.


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    conorh91 wrote: »
    I think she's great, suburbia or not. Best female singer-songwriter out of Ireland in years.

    Cathy Davey and Lisa Hannigan may have a thing or two to say about that....

    Anyway I like Imelda. She seems like a lovely, down-to-earth lady and she's got a fantastic voice. My only qualm is that she's a bit of a one trick pony; I'd love to see her stretch herself a little more musically rather than do the whole rockabilly thing (which she undoubtedly does very well) all the time.

    Then again, if it ain't broke I suppose...


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    HamsterFace
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    I like her. Nice easy upbeat music and she seems sound as a pound.

    Hope she continues to do well


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    TheBeardedLady
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    ClovenHoof wrote: »
    Alright she can sing. The band is good and I am sure she is a nice lady.

    But I can't stand her. The music is so annoyingly self-conscious RTE-level 'cool'.

    Sorry, I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia, but if I never heard her ever again I wouldn't give a toss.

    In fact, I'd love it.

    Hahaha. :pac::pac:


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    lubie76
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    I agree with Homer, great voice and loads of promise but needs to extend her repotoire, that rockabilly stuff has a short shelf life and looks wise she is stunning but she ain't getting any younger so that cool hair and red lips won't be as flattering in her 40's.


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    Tsipras
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    Imelda May is brilliant I saw her support Bruce, never heard her before she blew me away!


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    qt3.14
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    bjork wrote: »
    Ye whÃ? Ah jaysis, I love me mammy

    >>The content of every interview I´ve ever seen with her

    She's like some strange Dublin version of Daniel O Donnell for the 21st century.


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    eternal
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    lubie76 wrote: »
    I agree with Homer, great voice and loads of promise but needs to extend her repotoire, that rockabilly stuff has a short shelf life and looks wise she is stunning but she ain't getting any younger so that cool hair and red lips won't be as flattering in her 40's.

    She's already in her 40s.


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    endacl
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    ClovenHoof wrote: »
    Alright she can sing. The band is good and I am sure she is a nice lady.

    But I can't stand her. The music is so annoyingly self-conscious RTE-level 'cool'.

    Sorry, I know this is considered blasphemy in suburbia, but if I never heard her ever again I wouldn't give a toss.

    In fact, I'd love it.

    What did I miss? Is Imelda May compulsory now? I didn't get the memo!!

    I don't really like Ed Sheeran. Should I start a thread or something?!?


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    qt3.14
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    endacl wrote: »
    What did I miss? Is Imelda May compulsory now? I didn't get the memo!!

    I don't really like Ed Sheeran. Should I start a thread or something?!?

    We've had a few of them in fairness.


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    blinding
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    THe Imelda May "Shtick" does wear a bit thin after a while and she could do with more variety to her stuff.

    Otherwise live and let live !


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    vienne86
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    Love her - delighted she is having such a great career, and hope she keeps going for ages.


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    Boskowski
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    While I can't see whats so terribly great about her she wouldn't annoy me either. Voice and looks aren't half as fantastic as people make them out to be but tastes are different I suppose. Anyway not sure what your problem is, part from the odd bit of exposure on daytime radio I haven't heard anything from her in ages. What I'm trying to say is maybe you're listening to/watching the wrong programs?


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    Wang King
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    Tsipras wrote: »
    Imelda May is brilliant I saw her support Bruce, never heard her before she blew me away!

    She had to make money some way before her music career kicked on


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    jimgoose
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    Aside from the occasional tedious bout of "ah me granny was mad so she was" (hmm - Bill Cullen mentoring, perchance?) I like her music and her look, and I would consider her a roy-yadd. :)


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    jimgoose
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    eternal wrote: »
    She's already in her 40s.

    She's 40. And I happen to like Rockabilly. :)


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    Lakefrio
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    Can't stand her.


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    mylefttesticle
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    I have great admiration for her, I know one of her songs only but I think she was in her 30's before she became known to a larger audience which means she spent nearly the guts of 18 years sticking to something that she loved doing and probably making f**k all from it, its called dedication and believing in yourself and now she is probably living her dream, how many people can say that?


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    Duck's hoop
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    lubie76 wrote: »
    that rockabilly stuff has a short shelf life



    It's been on the go the best part of 70 years so far.

    But it does seem Ed Sheeran is the new Imelda May.


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    SimonTemplar
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    She is a very talented singer and clearly has loads of passion for it.

    Not sure about her TV hosting job though. To me, it smells of RTE desperation giving her a show. I doubt it was her idea initially.


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