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"Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New ...
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
This is a list of songs about County Tipperary, Ireland. “Any Tipperary town” -written by Pat Ely, recorded by many artists including Daniel O'Donnell. “Brennan on the Moor” - 19th Century ballad. "Cill Chais" - a lament related to the family at Kilcash Castle. [1] "The Bansha Peeler" [1]
The lyrics themselves describe a group of teenagers—Wild Billy, Hazy Davy, Crazy Janey, Killer Joe, G-Man and Mission Man, who is the person in the song telling the story—going to a spot called "Greasy Lake" near "Route 88" for a night of freedom, sex, and drinking.
The first commercial recording was by Brendan's brother Dominic Behan on his 1958 Topic album Irish Songs. On the liner notes, he wrote, 'The Old Triangle is a song of Mountjoy Prison and was made popular in the play "The Quare Fella" by Brendan Behan of Dublin.' [4]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — "Bend It Like Beckham" director Gurinder Chadha knows a little bit about being a Bruce Springsteen fan, having seen The Boss at Wembley Stadium in 1984 where she proudly ...
Carolan's memorial in St Patrick's Cathedral was the gift of Sydney, Lady Morgan.. Carolan was born in 1670 in Nobber, County Meath, where his father was a blacksmith.The family, who were said to be a branch of the Mac Brádaigh sept of County Cavan (Carolan's great-grandfather, Shane Grana O'Carrolan, was chieftain of his sept in 1607 [1]), forfeited their estates during the civil wars and ...
The melody "Slane" The alternative version of "Slane" (upbeats highlighted in red) The hymn is sung to the melody noted as “Slane” in hymnals, an Irish folk tune in 3 4 time, [14] first published as "With My Love on the Road" in Patrick Joyce's Old Irish Folk Music and Songs in 1909. [15]