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lavendersilk said:
Day 17: A song from the 60s

Gimmie Shelter - The Rolling Stones featuring Merry Clayton


I just really love this song. It is about the brutality of war...

War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away

Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away

...but there are other meanings behind the song. It came to me when I was trying to remember an Irish artist who sang an Irish song in the 60's... virtually impossible task for me lol. I don't like posting songs I don't personally love and haven't heard before, so this is my offering. ❤️

Merry Clayton's voice makes this song. I listened to an interview with her on Fresh Air and she talked about being pregnant and getting the call to do it in the early hours of the morning and deciding that this was something she had to do despite being very tired.

✨️MAGIC✨️

+1 if the artist is a woman

Total so far: 28
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You can find isolations of her voice, it’s pretty incredible. She has incredible pipes
 
Whiskeyjack said:
Day 18: A song from the 70s
+1 for the incomparable Liza Minnelli
(I don't suppose Minnelli is an Irish name? No?)
+1 for the opening lyric: "Maybe this time I'll get  lucky"

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Technically her mom was partially of Irish descent but I don't know if that is enough to count lol.
 

Day 18: A song from the 70s​


A few interesting bits of trivia about my selection today:

- This all-female trio was formed in the 1960s, performed and recorded together into the 1970s, and each of the members went on to have relatively successful solo careers.
- All three members were born and raised in Ireland
- If you google them in a public setting without safe search on, you may get add looks.

I give you Maxi, Dick, and Twink singing Things You Hear About Me recorded in 1970. +3

 

Day 18: A song from the 70s​


This is Clannad. Originally named Clann as Dobhar, or "a family from Dobhar," they soon smartened up and shortened it to Clannad. They had been around since 1970, and would become very influential in the World Music scene in the '80s when they leap into Celtic New Age with both feet. Band leader Moya Brennan's little sister Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin will join in 1980 as a singer. Later she will make a bit of a splash under the Anglicized version of her name, Enya. So they become a big hit in the 80s, but in the 70's they were still more a solid, traditional Irish band, focusing on the music and language around them.

That leads to Gaeilge. It is the language of Ireland, and was made illegal to speak or teach by the English. It was almost wiped out, except in some rebellious or firmly outlying areas. After 1922, the Irish government tried to turn that tide, and designated these areas as Gaeltacht, or places where Gaeilge was the primary vernacular. Dobhar was in such a region. So a lot of Clannad's songs are in Irish. I had a passing ability to read Gaeilge (it was a college thing). And I can sing the songs from memory. But I can barely speak a few phrases while knowing what the hell I am saying. Spoken Gaeilge and written Gaeilge was created by two separate committees who not only never communicated with each other, they actively hated each other and tried to fuck the other committee's work up. But that aside, it is a gorgeous language. (I have a song planned for later that is just fabulous for this.) If this is your first taste of Irish, just go with it.

This is "An Gabhar Bán," or "The White Goat." It is about a farmer's goat who gets done putting up with shit, escapes, eats the lunch of the guy chasing her, kicks the ass of a tailor, eats the landlord's rent statements, and kicks a little ass until the town finds her and sends her out of Ireland. You know, just a regular pop song.

The group at this point is all family, three siblings and their twin uncles. The lead and harp is the amazing Moya Brennan. They also added Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill on keyboards. Tríona is a huge name in trad circles, forming The Bothy Band after this, as well as dozens of recordings under her own name.

This song has two women (+2); who are Irish (+1); names Ireland ("Is thug siad amach as Éirinn í" - "they took her out of Ireland)(+1); the color green ("Draoin is dreas is cuilcann glas," - "small briars and green leaves)(+1); for +5.

This has been your pointless lecture of the day!

"An Gabhar Bán," Clannad (+5)


(31+5=36)
 
__Nathan1968 said:

Day 18: A song from the 70s​


A few interesting bits of trivia about my selection today:

- This all-female trio was formed in the 1960s, performed and recorded together into the 1970s, and each of the members went on to have relatively successful solo careers.
- All three members were born and raised in Ireland
- If you google them in a public setting without safe search on, you may get add looks.

I give you Maxi, Dick, and Twink singing Things You Hear About Me recorded in 1970. +3

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UnquietDreams said:
Not me! I want my points to always verge into possible spanking territory...
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UnquietDreams said:
This is probably my favorite Heart album. They try a bunch of different things, and they all work well. And they can still rock it out. I have main floor tickets for their fall tour. :heart:
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UnquietDreams said:

Day 18: A song from the 70s​


This is Clannad. Originally named Clann as Dobhar, or "a family from Dobhar," they soon smartened up and shortened it to Clannad. They had been around since 1970, and would become very influential in the World Music scene in the '80s when they leap into Celtic New Age with both feet. Band leader Moya Brennan's little sister Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin will join in 1980 as a singer. Later she will make a bit of a splash under the Anglicized version of her name, Enya. So they become a big hit in the 80s, but in the 70's they were still more a solid, traditional Irish band, focusing on the music and language around them.

That leads to Gaeilge. It is the language of Ireland, and was made illegal to speak or teach by the English. It was almost wiped out, except in some rebellious or firmly outlying areas. After 1922, the Irish government tried to turn that tide, and designated these areas as Gaeltacht, or places where Gaeilge was the primary vernacular. Dobhar was in such a region. So a lot of Clannad's songs are in Irish. I had a passing ability to read Gaeilge (it was a college thing). And I can sing the songs from memory. But I can barely speak a few phrases while knowing what the hell I am saying. Spoken Gaeilge and written Gaeilge was created by two separate committees who not only never communicated with each other, they actively hated each other and tried to fuck the other committee's work up. But that aside, it is a gorgeous language. (I have a song planned for later that is just fabulous for this.) If this is your first taste of Irish, just go with it.

This is "An Gabhar Bán," or "The White Goat." It is about a farmer's goat who gets done putting up with shit, escapes, eats the lunch of the guy chasing her, kicks the ass of a tailor, eats the landlord's rent statements, and kicks a little ass until the town finds her and sends her out of Ireland. You know, just a regular pop song.

The group at this point is all family, three siblings and their twin uncles. The lead and harp is the amazing Moya Brennan. They also added Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill on keyboards. Tríona is a huge name in trad circles, forming The Bothy Band after this, as well as dozens of recordings under her own name.

This song has two women (+2); who are Irish (+1); names Ireland ("Is thug siad amach as Éirinn í" - "they took her out of Ireland)(+1); the color green ("Draoin is dreas is cuilcann glas," - "small briars and green leaves)(+1); for +5.

This has been your pointless lecture of the day!

"An Gabhar Bán," Clannad (+5)


(31+5=36)
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Are the St Patrick's Day bonuses going all week? I thought it was just the 17th?

@morelikeasong can we get some clarification?
 
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