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The real Clair who inspired the song was the three-year-old daughter of O'Sullivan's producer-manager, Gordon Mills, [1] and his wife, the model Jo Waring. The little girl's giggling is heard at the end of this song. The "Uncle Ray" mentioned in the song is O'Sullivan himself, a reference to his real name of Raymond O'Sullivan.
"Clare" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released on 16 January 1989 as the final single from their debut album The First of a Million Kisses. The song peaked in the UK Singles Chart at number 49.
The song was first released in the UK on 15 April 2011 as the second single from the album. In March 2012, it was selected as the soundtrack to Microsoft's advertisement for Internet Explorer 9, released the following month. [5] The exposure propelled the song to international success. This marked a turnaround in Clare's musical career and ...
"The Darlin' Girl from Clare" - by Percy French [3] "Ennistymon, The Town of the Cascades" "Ennistymon in the County Clare" - written by Fr. Cawley, curate in the parish at the time and a local man, Michael Clair [4] "The Famous Faha Sports" - song about a local sports day, written by Miko Guthrie with extra verses added by Breandán Higgins of ...
"From Clare to Here" is a ballad about Irish emigration written by Ralph McTell. It has also been recorded by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur on the 1977 album Emigrant; by Nanci Griffith and Pete Cummins on the 1993 album Other Voices, Other Rooms; as a b-side by Duke Special on the 2006 single Last Night I Nearly Died; and by Ben Glover on his 2016 album The Emigrant.
Clare de Kitchen" is an American song from the blackface minstrel tradition. It dates to 1832, when blackface performers such as George Nichols, Thomas D. Rice, and George Washington Dixon began to sing it. These performers and American writers such as T. Allston Brown traced the song's origins to black riverboatmen. [1] "
Connie Francis – included in her album Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s (1968). Helen Humes – for her album Songs I Like To Sing! (1961). [12] Ann-Margret – for her album The Vivacious One (1962). [13] Ray Price – included in the album Portrait of a Singer (1985). [14] Piano Red – in the album Percussive Piano "Dr. Feelgood ...
Are Ye Right There Michael is a song by the 19th-century and early 20th-century Irish composer and musician Percy French, parodying the state of the West Clare Railway system in rural County Clare. It was inspired by an actual train journey in 1896.