July 22, 20251 yr Author I've just heard that Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76. His death comes just weeks after he reunited Black Sabbath for a farewell concert with a raft of special guests. We've had 'Paranoid' before on this thread, so here's a solo hit: Ozzy Osbourne - Dreamer
December 20, 2025Dec 20 Author Here's something a bit different - some Irish indie folk music. I don't think I'd heard of Kingfishr a year ago, but yesterday the radio station I listen to announced this as their listeners' song of the year. Killeagh (pronounced 'Killa') is the hurling team that one of the band members once played for. He said he'd write them a song if they made it to the final, and they did. The top comment on YouTube says "This makes me proud to be Irish, which is weird since I am Norwegian".
December 20, 2025Dec 20 Author Here's the Styx video to make it easier for people to check it out: 3 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: I like his voice! ( I thought you were Irish too! ) I'm English, but living in Ireland. The comment is from YouTube.
December 22, 2025Dec 22 Author I'm just seeing the sad news that British singer Chris Rea has died at the age of 74. Here's a song from 1991. I have the limited edition CD single that came in a box which looked like a model car (Chris' own blue Caterham Super Seven which can be seen in the background of this video). BTW. Auberge is French for a hostel or inn. At this time of year his 'Driving Home For Christmas' is a staple of the radio playlists. I don't know if he's well known in the US.
February 14Feb 14 Author This came up on my playlist earlier today. How can it be 25 years old!? Semisonic - Chemistry
February 15Feb 15 I don't remember this one but it's pretty good. ( I don't remember the group either!)
February 15Feb 15 Author They previously had a hit with 'Closing Time' in 1998. "... you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".
February 15Feb 15 WOW! That's so deep!! In a shallow superficial way....... it WAS pretty good though Edited February 15Feb 15 by Hobie Hartkins
February 15Feb 15 Author I was about to say that those were the only two Semisonic songs I knew, then this one came on as was coming home tonight. 'Secret Smile' is a bit slower than the last two.
February 17Feb 17 Author The radio station I listen to is compiling a list of their listeners' favorite 100 songs by Irish artists for a countdown finishing on St Patrick's Day. For a small island, there are a lot to choose from! Here's one of my favorites. I hadn't heard it before I moved here, so I don't know how well known it is outside Ireland. Something Happens - Parachute
February 19Feb 19 Author Another Irish track. This was written by one of the band members when he had a teenage crush on a girl a year or two older. He was too shy to talk to her, so one day when he saw her being picked by her boyfriend, he made up this backstory about the boyfriend being an abusive cheater. The 4 Of Us - Mary
February 21Feb 21 Author I've been reminded just how many great Irish artists there are, so I have a few more tracks which I'll spread out over the next few days. Next, another song inspired by unrequited teenage love. Singer Dolores O'Riordan wrote this about her first kiss at a nightclub when she was 18. She fell in love, but then saw the man of her dreams kiss someone else a couple of weeks later. I was amazed to see that this video has had over half a billion views and over 90k comments. The Cranberries - Linger
February 22Feb 22 Author I'm glad you enjoyed it, Hobie. Sadly, Dolores O'Riordan died from drowning due to alcohol intoxication in 2018 - she was 46. To show her range. here's a powerful song she wrote in response to the IRA's bombing in Warrington, England in 1993 which killed two children. Since Dolores' death, the song has become a stadium anthem, starting in her hometown of Limerick. I'm expecting this to be at least top five in the countdown of 100 greatest Irish songs I mentioned above. The Cranberries - Zombie
February 23Feb 23 Author Sticking with Irish artists, I woke up with this song in my head this morning, and it was played on the radio this afternoon. Bell X1 - Flame
February 25Feb 25 Author Another Irish band, and this one's a family - three sisters and a brother. The Corrs - Breathless
February 25Feb 25 Irish women are hot! They sound good too! Edited February 25Feb 25 by Hobie Hartkins
February 26Feb 26 Author Sorry, Hobie. No Irish women today. Mic Christopher was actually born in New York, but his parents were Irish and they moved back to Dublin when he was a toddler, so I think he counts as Irish. Sadly, following a concert in the Netherlands in 2001, Mic was found unconscious after apparently falling on some stairs. He never regained consciousness and died at the age of 32. Mic Christopher - Heyday
February 27Feb 27 Author I'm not sure how many of the Irish artists above are familiar names across The Pond, but this group filmed the video below in Los Angeles and played 40 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas in 2023/24. U2 - Desire
February 27Feb 27 They got their name ( U2) from the U2 form, you fill out in Ireland for unemployment......I'm sure they havent had that problem for a long time! LOL!
March 1Mar 1 Author I'm cheating slightly today because the title of this song is a road, but there's no spaces in it. It's a song about an emigrant reminiscing about Tuam in Co. Galway and the road through it. The Saw Doctors - N17
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