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Sorry, Hobie. I missed this comment. From what I've read, they picked their name from a selection of six because it was ambiguous and open to interpretation. Bono got his nickname from Bonavox, a hearing aid shop in Dublin (it's Latin for "good voice"). Bono and The Edge walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, "Oh no, not U2 again!". The British band UB40 took their name from Unemployment Benefit Form 40.

Like The Blizzards (above), brothers Frank and Seán O'Meara are from Mullingar. They wrote this song based on the true story of Grace Gifford's marriage to Joseph Plunkett in Kilmainham Gaol. Plunkett was one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, and was executed by the British just hours after the wedding. It's a heart-wrenching and poignant ballad that's a bit different to the songs I've posted recently. The Wolfe Tones - Grace

Lover (See this post for the connection)

I posted another song by Bell X1 in the One Word Song Titles thread recently, but I heard this one today and it has too many words in the title for that thread. I known and liked it for a while, but never knew what it was about. According to the band, they used to see a man in his late-50s sleeping rough in Dublin. One day he had a female companion, and they invented this backstory for him. Bell X1 - Rocky Took A Lover Here's when they performed it live on Letterman in 2008.

ROCKY RIDGE ROAD

Rocky

Staying on the Irish theme... Mundy - July

Fighter

DOH is the QUINTESSENTIAL good time show!!

OH YES!! I remember this from WAAAAY back!!

Here's another Irish musician who remains a perennial favorite. I've just realized that this song is slightly older than me! Van Morrison - Moondance

Freedom

Hazzard County is a great PLACE to live.

Emma Tisdale must be Irish then.

Financial

can't OPEN general's doors

NED benson - the Dukes raced on his property and he " ain't never lost no love" for Rosco.

Reward

Wanted

I'll try to keep up the Irish songs until St Patrick's Day, but not all of the great artists make songs with single word titles. Here's a great song about resilience and unsung heroes. It seems to have been an inspiration to a lot of the commenters on YouTube. Lead singer Danny O'Donoghue also spent some time as a judge/coach on 'The Voice UK' alongside Jessie J, will.i.am and Tom Jones. When you've been fighting for it all your life You've been struggling to make things right That's how a superhero learns to fly Every day, every hour, turn the pain into power The Script - Superheroes I'm now going to break the one word rule because I wanted to post a second song by The Script as we used to sing it in the choir. This one is about a man waiting for a girl to return to the corner where he first saw her. Paradoxically, given the title, I find it rather moving! Going back to the corner where I first saw you Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand Saying, "If you see this girl, can you tell her where I am?" Some try to hand me money, they don't understand I'm not broke, I'm just a broken hearted man I know it makes no sense but what else can I do How can I move on when I'm still in love with you The Script - The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

Dead

Awakening was great! Beautiful music and women! Nothing beats an Irish Babe!

Did you know those paintings in the Season 6 episode Dead and Alive for guest star James Cavan (Artie Bender) the Hazzard County artist were actually done by James Best (Rosco)?

This is also very funny from CMT Inside Fame The Dukes of Hazzard. Balladeer (Talking about James Best (Rosco's artwork.):"Who knew Rosco could paint anything but the side of a barn." 😂

This is very funny in CMT Inside Fame The Dukes of Hazzard. Balladeer:"When it came time fer Ben Jones to audition fer Cooter, all he had to do was roll outta bed." 😂