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"If I Should Fall from Grace with God" MacGowan If I Should Fall from Grace with God: 2:20 1988 [8] "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" Traditional Rum Sodomy & the Lash: 2:55 1985 [3] "The Irish Rover" Traditional Single 3:39 1987 Collaboration with The Dubliners "Jack's Heroes" Spider Stacy "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" B-side 3:05 1990
Scottish silver stirrup cups, Hallmarked Edinburgh, 1917. The "parting glass", or "stirrup cup", was the final hospitality offered to a departing guest. Once they had mounted, they were presented one final drink to fortify them for their travels. The custom was practised in several continental countries. [ 8]
Fare Thee Well (song) "Fare Thee Well" (also known as " The Turtle Dove " or " 10,000 Miles ") is an 18th-century English folk ballad, listed as number 422 in the Roud Folk Song Index. In the song, a lover bids farewell before setting off on a journey, and the lyrics include a dialogue between the lovers.
99 Bottles of Beer. " 99 Bottles of Beer " or " 100 Bottles of Pop on the Wall " is a traditional reverse counting song from the United States and Canada. It is popular to sing on road trips, as it has a very repetitive format which is easy to memorize and can take a long time when sung in full. In particular, the song is often sung by children ...
Sheet music cover. " When Irish Eyes Are Smiling " is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the song in the show. It was first published in 1912, at a time when songs in ...
1. “autumn Leaves” By Nat King Cole (1955) This track—originally sung in French—has been covered countless times (by icons like Bing Crosby, Doris Day and Frank Sinatra, to name a few).
The first track on Seanan McGuire's album Wicked Girls, also titled "Counting Crows", features a modified version of the rhyme. [14] The artist S. J. Tucker's song, "Ravens in the Library," from her album Mischief, utilises the modern version of the rhyme as a chorus, and the rest of the verses relate to the rhyme in various ways. [15]
The song was sung at football matches by fans of Celtic F.C. and the Republic of Ireland team. [citation needed] The melody of the chorus was adapted for "Ally's Tartan Army", the Scotland national football team's anthem for the FIFA World Cup 1978, this was itself adapted as the chorus of "Put 'Em Under Pressure", the anthem for the Republic of Ireland team for the FIFA World Cup 1990.