Your favourite/The best Irish song?

sbsquarepants wrote: »

The green fields of france, as sang by Finbarr Furey.
I'm not a big fan of that type of music, but that song is nothing short of a masterpiece!

Although synonomous with Irish trad, that song was written by a Scotsman called Eric Bogle. It's original title is No Man's Land. Bogle also wrote And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, which I'm sure is another favourite among trad enthusiasts.


For me, any song sang by Luke Kelly is a masterpiece. He was simply a vocal genius. I wish he was alive during my lifetime. Some of my favourite songs that he sings are Monto, Hand Me Down My Bible and On Raglan Road. I seem to switch favourite song every few months and listen to it ad nauseum, but at the moment it's The Town I Loved So Well, originally written by Phil Coulter. Such a powerful song, that's universal and can relate to so many, beyond what it's portraying. There have been many great singers in the world, but I think Luke Kelly trumps the lot.