Irish rebel music

R P McMurphy · 27-12-2011 11:02PM

not quite an Irish rebel song but quite festive and on topic

A Dub in Glasgo · 27-12-2011 11:05PM

'I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums do beat
And the loving English feet they tramped all over us,
And each and every night when me father'd come home tight
He'd invite the neighbours outside with this chorus.....'

Songs that mean something always resonate with me

ItsAWindUp · 27-12-2011 11:08PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

'I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums do beat
And the loving English feet they tramped all over us,
And each and every night when me father'd come home tight
He'd invite the neighbours outside with this chorus.....'

Songs that mean something always resonate with me

Why, did you live in Dublin under English occupation?

A Dub in Glasgo · 27-12-2011 11:11PM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Why, did you live in Dublin under English occupation?

I did, I am 100 in June

Son Of A Vidic · 27-12-2011 11:11PM

I find rebel songs pretty irrelevant now since the war is over.

ItsAWindUp · 27-12-2011 11:12PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

I did, I am 100 in June

Get old Boards you old git!

Nodin · 27-12-2011 11:14PM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Well, do you think that its an Irish persons duty to listen to rebel music?

No, nor have I said so, nor has anybody else on this thread, as far as I'm aware.

Liam Byrne · 27-12-2011 11:16PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

.....when me father'd come home tight

Songs that mean something always resonate with me

What does that line even mean ? That he was a stingy fecker ?

tayto lover · 27-12-2011 11:16PM

The odd English rebel song is good too.

"Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood with his band of men,
Feared by the bad, loved by the good,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood"

A Dub in Glasgo · 27-12-2011 11:18PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

What does that line even mean ? That he was a stingy fecker ?

Of course and it also happens to rhyme with night

Beir Bua · 27-12-2011 11:29PM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Why, did you live in Dublin under English occupation?

You know nothing about the song, you should have read all the lyrics then tried to think of something smart to say.

BB

ItsAWindUp · 27-12-2011 11:30PM

Beir Bua wrote: »

You know nothing about the song, you should have read all the lyrics then tried to think of something smart to say.

BB

What is it about then, enlighten me.

kieranfitz · 27-12-2011 11:34PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

What does that line even mean ? That he was a stingy fecker ?

That his old fella was pished

Liam Byrne · 27-12-2011 11:45PM

kieranfitz wrote: »

Liam Byrne wrote: »

What does that line even mean ? That he was a stingy fecker ?

That his old fella was pished

And people can identify with that ?

Boy am I glad that I never had that type of "family" life!

LordSutch · 28-12-2011 12:06AM

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

He has lord in his username, so yes I would imagine so.

Yes I suppose that the one drawback with my username is that it may lead people into thinking that I really am a lord

but its just another silly username. Screaming Lord Sutch http://elvispelvis.com/screamingls.jpg

Screaming Lord Sutch (deceased) former leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party.

Dionysus · 28-12-2011 12:20AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Rebel songs can f uck right off, as can them morons who think its an Irish persons duty to listen to them.

those morons.

It is, of course, an Irish person's filial duty to listen to them. Nothing like: "Here's up the rebels, get back our Teddy's Head!" to rouse an Irishman from his slumber. It should be a matter of pride that the sons of Éire have this tune as their morning alarm.

PS: Some people will not be able to get this song out of their head for a while!

ItsAWindUp · 28-12-2011 12:32AM

Dionysus wrote: »

those morons.

It is, of course, an Irish person's filial duty to listen to them. Nothing like: "Here's up the rebels, get back our Teddy's Head!" to rouse an Irishman from his slumber. It should be a matter of pride that the sons of Éire have this tune as their morning alarm.

PS: Some people will not be able to get this song out of their head for a while!

I'm not sure whether or not you're being serious with this

Dionysus · 28-12-2011 12:37AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

I'm not sure whether or not you're being serious with this

It depends; I sense that if I answer "I'm serious" you'll go ballistic, so let's go for it.

ItsAWindUp · 28-12-2011 12:38AM

Dionysus wrote: »

It depends; I sense that if I answer "I'm serious" you'll go ballistic, so let's go for it.

Well, if serious, it was an incredibly moronic thing to say

Dionysus · 28-12-2011 12:42AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Well, if serious, it was an incredibly moronic thing to say

I know. I'm quite proud of it nevertheless.

ItsAWindUp · 28-12-2011 12:44AM

Dionysus wrote: »

I know. I'm quite proud of it nevertheless.

Fair play

K-9 · 28-12-2011 01:05AM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Most people don't go to gigs to study the audience.

Some of us had to work at Wolfe Tone Gigs. People think being sober at a a nightclub cattle market is bad, try a Wolfe Tone concert!

Beir Bua · 28-12-2011 01:07AM

It is stuck in my head now. "Here's up the rebels!"

This is a great song too, written in 1867, it was pretty much a national anthem in the late 19th century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVT3GqJYCsU

Heres another good song, written by the great Dominic Behan, a champion of the working class, who wrote innumerable brilliant songs, plays and books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b2EL8Jytao

Very apt today still given the state we are in 90 years on from the treaty.

"For we stand with Enright and Larkin,
With Daley and Sullivan bold.
We'll break down the English connection,
And bring back the nation you sold.
Take it down from the mast, Irish traitors,
The flag we Republicans claim.
It can never belong to Free Staters,
You brought on in nothing but shame."

Here's a great version of "Take It Down From the Mast" sung by the late Ciarán Bourke of the Dubliners.

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

BB

Paparazzo · 28-12-2011 01:09AM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Some great songs. Nothing beats a night in the pub with some trad and the locals singing along.

My favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6emGGwGqhI

This is officially the worst song I've ever heard.

28-12-2011 01:12AM

Paparazzo wrote: »

This is officially the worst song I've ever heard.

Have you heard "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat" and "friday" or anything by kreayshawn or big sean?

ItsAWindUp · 28-12-2011 01:24AM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Some great songs. Nothing beats a night in the pub with some trad and the locals singing along.

My favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6emGGwGqhI

It's hard to believe that in the year 2011 people still sing along, in a pub, to the words "Ooh ah up the RA". Sometimes I really don't believe that we live in an intelligent world.

PK2008 · 28-12-2011 01:27AM

Liam Byrne · 28-12-2011 01:28AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

UrbanSea wrote: »

Some great songs. Nothing beats a night in the pub with some trad and the locals singing along.

My favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6emGGwGqhI

It's hard to believe that in the year 2011 people still sing along, in a pub, to the words "Ooh ah up the RA". Sometimes I really don't believe that we live in an intelligent world.

It works best if you stick your middle finger in the air while chanting it! ;-)

ColeTrain · 28-12-2011 01:28AM

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

It's hard to believe that in the year 2011 people still sing along, in a pub, to the words "Ooh ah up the RA". Sometimes I really don't believe that we live in an intelligent world.

I find it hard to believe that a few words in a song could give you a boost onto a horse that high.

ItsAWindUp · 28-12-2011 01:28AM

PK2008 wrote: »

Dear God........

Irish rebel music

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