It’s Friday so that means competition time.
This week I’m asking: What’s your favourite music video by an Irish artist?
Here’s mine.
Answer below and you could win a prestigious €25 Golden Discs voucher.
The winner will be chosen by my life coach.
Lines MUST close at 6am [Saturday].
Please include video links if possible.
Nick says: Good luck!
Last week’s no-hit wonder here
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Paul by Girlband
https://youtu.be/D4SmyqO5DUU
this a flash video for sure!
A House – Endless Art
https://youtu.be/cDo6Lgylsjg
This bit of brilliance!
https://youtu.be/cDo6Lgylsjg
The 4 Of Us – Change
https://youtu.be/yp2qvSYDRg4
This iconic number, it has to be.
https://youtu.be/0-EF60neguk
Great shot Millie,
But I’d have gone for this cracking video,
https://youtu.be/R29W_PvTT7M
Has to be.
+❤︎
Got there ahead of me Bertie!!
So I’ll have another crack,
https://youtu.be/ZzCWjXomrhc
RIP the great Larry G.
Thanks Andy, had forgotten what a great song that is.
No contest – it has to be Philo, reminding us of why we do really love this old kip of a town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2OcIqwmSaY&feature=youtu.be
PS: Not forgetting Fiona Mac Anna, the “girl” in the video.
The Brilliant Trees – Home
https://youtu.be/DsuqqEN8FSU
First place I went with the hotel talk. So to accompany.
https://youtu.be/2tjjnMgT4JU
Nice one Bertie. Due a re-release for modern ole times
Was a toss up between “Pears for lunch”, or “Paul” by Girl Band
Going for “Pears for Lunch” as guy Fawkes beat me to “Paul”!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SmyqO5DUU&feature=emb_logo
Ilenkus https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=348&v=D5t6zMD0qWI&feature=emb_logo
Bicep – Glue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ZxRs45tTg
Simple, yet powerful. Transports you back. Makes you feel nostalgic for something you didn’t even experience!
Young Wonder “To You” – so sweet and lo-fi. RIP Kitty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkuJenFdPU
One of the most underrated Irish bands, brilliant video and amazing vocals from Leda!!
https://youtu.be/Q72XIG_Mwa0
Class! Cracking band, cracking tune and cracking vid. I liked the one for Place your bets too.
Never heard of them, enjoyed that.
Are we talking about music videos made by an Irish artist or a music video made by somebody not Irish with an Irish act in them?
Stephen, I’ve asked Nick.
Who made the video is not what I’m after. Simply your favourite video in which the song is by an Irish musician.
Easy
I wanta run …. I wanta hide
I wanta tear down the walls from the inside
https://youtu.be/GzZWSrr5wFI
Horse Outside – Rubber Bandits – because of how massively confident and hilarious this was and still is
https://youtu.be/ljPFZrRD3J8
Excellent choice!
Haha, they’ve had some great videos to be fair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgPznBrjiA
A c’mon lads. Yisser all missin ’ trick..
It can only be this masterpiece…
https://youtu.be/A1HW2N5M3cs
Dustin and Bob’s classic rendition of Rat Trap….
I think this is just lovely. Really heartfelt and heartbreaking.
Lankum – The Young People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxKx-BBWX8Q
Fight likes apes – Tie me up with jackets-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70VJC7tMWoQ
kneecap –
ta na Baggies ar an d-talamh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzphbFjIG2Y
you tube wanted me to sign in to confirm my age, so I am not sure about the link.
Really clever video and fantastic tune from a young Irish band who should have went on to be big!
https://youtu.be/xYqXDrP05L8
Enjoy!
Echoes of The Golden Horde video above.
Ten Speed Racer – Fifteen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jJUsBOph4
Aphex Twin
‘Windowlicker’
https://youtu.be/oY6qjNwzCCE
Oooh, possible winner.
It’s a doozy, ain’t it?!
I was just about to post that one.
Have a +1.
Star Little Thing – Lovers of Life.
Banging dance tune. Great DIY type video, superb camera set up, eccentric Crickey (if you’re from Dublin you’ll know him) & footage of Moore Street Market.
https://youtu.be/rBVm4X9BAv0
https://youtu.be/hlcSZotpAhE
It’s not a great video but I love that song, which improves the vid.
Not the best quality video but a class band and video!!
https://youtu.be/r2DBROGXc3A
Enjoy
‘When We Were Young’ – Whipping Boy
I can’t seem to find it online.
Defeats the purpose of the competition, I know.
It’s off their second album ‘Heartworm’. Arguably the best Irish album of all time.
I think it was the first single off the album. Released in 1995.
The video shows people miserable in an ole folks home.
Then the coolest rock n roll dude Fergal McKee and his fellow whippersnappers hop up on stage and reignite the fire of youth in the ole folks bellies, with the soaring opening line
“When we were young nobody died and nobody got older”.
Leaping to their feet with carefree abandonment, the reved up revellers throw caution to the wind. With zimmerframes and walking sticks in the air, it is an emotional sight that would bring a tear to a glass eye, but not a murdering money man.
A simple concept video brillianty shot and edited. If anyone knows where it is, it would be great to reel in the years.
Catchy little number aswell.
https://youtu.be/mifMjKT4Tl0
Dueling Banjos – Craggy Island dance remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5Odgkui7c
Shit Robot “Take ‘Em Up”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=Fyw0Ypg92Lk&feature=emb_logo
Not the actual video but a great use of the song and a brilliant ad
The Undertones – here comes the summer
https://youtu.be/dlor-lt0nZY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Di0mmVverA
Emma Langford. Mariana. Filmed during covid on a shoestring.
Absolutely brilliant video and song!,
Amazes me that some of our lesser known bands made some of the best videos and the best music!!
https://youtu.be/VYU3Jqq-w_Q
Please enjoy!!
Someone who kept me anchored to the sod- truth speaker- drunk- complete biatch- sexy voice- right wing by the now corporate social media standards- Mary Coughlan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDhukyO93dM
Not sure what the gay fiddling drama was about as is just friggen annoying and I’ll not be commenting on the jazz whatever but I’d love to hear some new stuff from you Mary?
Here’s a couple of great songs and videos from the North.
Martin & Bell – An Alternative Ulster
https://youtu.be/ePDWGPlFWm4
And because the World needs more wistful, narrative songs
Taxi – Arborist
https://youtu.be/6iKkzptEKN4
Hurricane Laughter – Fontaines DC
https://youtu.be/R26xFm5n6aY
Always a classic sir.
This amazing video of Hozier singing “Take Me To Church” in France.
Watch till the end.
https://youtu.be/z3fjPfTBA40
This amazing video of Hozier singing “Take Me To Church” in France.
Watch till the end.
https://youtu.be/z3fjPfTBA40
Yet another band who should have been massive, brilliant lyrics, vocals but what a video!
https://youtu.be/h4ak0XEEiFc
Enjoy
The Meeting of the Waters – Fionn Regan
https://youtu.be/AzUZhdVHSUo
(featuring Cillian Murphy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZd8kQUQKvo
Andrew Mann passed away about a year ago. I had listened to some of his stuff by accident and then saw he entered Eurovision, Little known I think in Ireland this is one of my favourite tracks but the video is very reminescent of funk, shiny disco balls. He died before his time and certainly was one talented man. I play this on a Saturday night before going out (when going out was a thing)
Video isn’t up to much but a vituperative, bug-eyed Cathal Coughlan is always fun.
The Fatima Mansions – Blues for Ceaucescu
https://youtu.be/FnvsgWD_pAQ
Christ on a bike!
How did I almost forget this gem?
Way ahead of it’s time, still looks fresh today!
https://youtu.be/Jl8iYAo90pE
Enjoy!
I’m going proper old school for this one… :)
The McManus brothers band’s best track from 1984’s Power & Passion album (it also featured on their earlier album Plug It In, but this version still sounds good today). It’s…
Needle In The Groove
… by Mamma’s Boys
\m/.. air guitar time :)
https://youtu.be/n0uywUcZlm8
Oops, should be 1985 :)
So,
I cannot decide between these two winners..
Cranberries kicking the fupping doors in with something that knocks the poo out of the Teen Spirit video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
Or do we go with the Commitments?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfHC5eY5CI
(I know it’s not technically a “video” but hey)
But I suspect the actual winner is Sinead,
Bursting onto the scene with this;;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08pCvyKfbs&list=RDh08pCvyKfbs&start_radio=1&t=11
In fairness, if we are really talking “Best Video”, we all know the winner is U2, rooftop Where the streets have no name, full director cut.
Zombie is my 5-year-old’s favourite song. I regretted showing her the video fairly quickly after turning it on.
Old Town – Philo
https://youtu.be/d2OcIqwmSaY
It has to be the Rubberbandits Willie O’Dea song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4ure_GSHw
I am on theirs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH0m2m2RwiA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=TheBPLO