Wolfe Tones Number 1 in UK

LuasSimon · 09-01-2020 08:08PM #1

Listening to BBC radio 1 earlier about theWolfe Tones been number 1 in UK charts was some laugh , seems Nick Grimshaw DJ is baffled as to how this Irish Folk band could have so many downloads in the UK!
Not only has Charlie Flanagan Fine Gael MP for laois messed up his party’s upcoming general election , he has half of the youth of the UK looking up this Wolfe Tones band from Ireland . Like the Film protest in Father ted !

Tippsman · 09-01-2020 08:09PM

Up the RA!

Tom Mann Centuria · 09-01-2020 08:13PM

Daily Mail and Express readers will all collapsing in a heap after they hear the song or read the lyrics, Sun readers frothing at the mouth (more than normal).

sjb25 · 09-01-2020 08:15PM

LuasSimon wrote: »

Listening to BBC radio 1 earlier about theWolfe Tones been number 1 in UK charts was some laugh , seems Nick Grimshaw DJ is baffled as to how this Irish Folk band could have so many downloads in the UK!
Not only has Charlie Flanagan Fine Gael MP for laois messed up his party’s upcoming general election , he has half of the youth of the UK looking up this Wolfe Tones band from Ireland . Like the Film protest in Father ted !

He hardly played it did he

if he did that is amazing

EmmetSpiceland · 09-01-2020 08:16PM

Steve Coogan should release his version.

buried · 09-01-2020 08:16PM

lol

Tanxit

Edgware · 09-01-2020 08:22PM

Follow it up with "The man from the Daily Mail"

buried · 09-01-2020 08:23PM

"Charly says always tell the Tans they're a bunch of great lads"

touts · 09-01-2020 08:35PM

Pity Top of the Pops isn't on any more. The Twitter reaction among the Brexit mob would be the internet highlight of the decade.

LuasSimon · 09-01-2020 08:37PM

sjb25 wrote: »

He hardly played it did he if he did that is amazing

No didn’t play it but was in studio going though the chart with someone who’s name I didn’t catch ....just said to the listeners an Irish Band who must be very big amongst the Irish community in the UK and moved on quickly ...

somefeen · 09-01-2020 08:40PM

Trolling the UK with stuff like this should be our national past-time

Quantum Erasure · 09-01-2020 08:42PM

is this the official chart, or how is that calculated these days?

Quantum Erasure · 09-01-2020 08:45PM

somefeen wrote: »

Trolling the UK with stuff like this should be our national past-time

can't believe its 17 years since this one:
'A Nation Once Again' by the Wolfe Tones, has been voted the world's favourite song in a BBC poll.

Dyr · 09-01-2020 08:45PM

Ah yes, the Banjo and Ballot Box strategy

JohnnyFlash · 09-01-2020 08:47PM

ITunes. How quaint.

LuasSimon · 09-01-2020 08:48PM

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

is this the official chart, or how is that calculated these days?

https://kworb.net/charts/itunes/uk.html

Seemed to be done on downloads these days they’ll finally be able to retire out of all the royalties!

Quantum Erasure · 09-01-2020 08:53PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

ITunes. How quaint.

yeah man, if it's not on vinyl, I simply won't listen to it

LuasSimon · 09-01-2020 08:55PM

Bambi wrote: »

Ah yes, the Banjo and Ballot Box strategy

It’s a good time to have young people listing to the Wolfe tones and giving out Fine Gael been apologists for the Black and Tans with an election around the corner .
One would never have thought I’d be at work Listening to young ones giving about the planned RIC event and downloading wolf tones songs . It seems to have gone viral and many of these young ones will vote anyone bar Fine Gael after this fiasco .

Plumbthedepths · 09-01-2020 08:57PM

Leo Varadkar and Charlie Flanagan part of the Wolfe Tone marketing team. ;-)

freshpopcorn · 09-01-2020 08:59PM

Eoghan McDermortt will probably have to find a PC version of it to play!

mycro2013 · 09-01-2020 09:01PM

Yup of all the mistakes that fine Gael has made, this is the one that will define an election. The song is being used as a protest to highlight how far varadkar and his ministers are out of touch with the electorate. Unbelievable.

Montage of Feck · 09-01-2020 09:02PM

Good one Charlie, his reactionary west brit pandering has opened the Pandora's box of latent republicanism.

sabat · 09-01-2020 09:03PM

Wolfe Tones to headline The Electric Picnic?

McMurphy · 09-01-2020 09:05PM

Charlie, Leo and mother Madigan.

A complete bunch of fcuking numpties right in the mouth of an election, and straight after the Maria Bailey debacle, you couldn't have made it up:D

sdanseo · 09-01-2020 09:07PM

Leo will surely be on his knees offering Mícheál unspeakable favours to avoid him bringing down the house. Not a good week for him to be going to the Áras.

studdlymurphy · 09-01-2020 09:12PM

It's easy seeing Charlie Flanagans position from this

Search Charlie Flanagan Easter Lily on youtube

mycro2013 · 09-01-2020 09:13PM

sdanseo wrote: »

Leo will surely be on his knees offering Mícheál unspeakable favours to avoid him bringing down the house. Not a good week for him to be going to the Áras.

Michael Martin has played the long game by giving varadkar enough rope to hang himself and will now have to go for the jugular. The scary thing is, this whole debacle is making fianna fail look good.

McMurphy · 09-01-2020 09:15PM

MayoForSam · 09-01-2020 09:27PM

Good to see (King) Billy Hampton's money being spent well by the Shinners.

Bobblehats · 09-01-2020 09:33PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Eoghan McDermortt will probably have to find a PC version of it to play!

Come in you blck n trans why don’t you come n meet me mam

freshpopcorn · 09-01-2020 09:34PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Charlie, Leo and mother Madigan.

A complete bunch of fcuking numpties right in the mouth of an election, and straight after the Maria Bailey debacle, you couldn't have made it up:D

I'd say Leo would hope some other FG TD will put in a claim for something such as walking into a door to take the attention off this!

Wolfe Tones Number 1 in UK

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