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Christy Moore DVD Launch

Further to Mike Scott’s song on the same subject…

Diageo Diageo have mounted a Crusade
Creating Arthur’s Day they’ve suckered us into their charade
Start ’em off on Alco-Pops tastes just like lemonade
Get ’em into the hit while they’re young and none the wiser

Diageo pump the volume up on Arthur’s Day
With The Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Tom Jones and David Gray
To flog their alcohol they’re revvin the youngsters up for a mighty spree
Twitter and Facebook tellin’ them where The Mumfords ‘r gonna be

(Chorus)

Happy Happy Happy Happy Arthur’s Day
Its such…. a Happy Clappy Advertisin’ Scheme
Drink sensibly they implore us, as their Hosannas sound a never-ending chorus
‘n kids get hooked on the fantasies that flash before us

Arthurs Alcoholiday is comin’ round again
He’s the patron saint of porter canonized by the Advertisin’ Men
The medics in the ambulance ‘ll be workin overtime,
The A&E ‘ll be like a drunk tank in the firing line
While Diageo goes AWOL at closing time

Gulp.

Christy Moore’s Arthur’s Day, out on September 26th.

Previously: The Glassed And Buried Song

Graham Hughes/Photocall Ireland

Meanwhile…
waterboysThe bawdily-defiant cover (that looks like something) for A Song For Arthur’s Day by The Waterboys, also released on September 26.

 

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Artist Pedro Reyes has a thing about turning weapons into musical instruments. His new project, Disarm, is an eight-piece mechanised orchestra constructed (using weapons confiscated from Mexican drug cartels) with the help of several musicians and media studio CoCOLab.

All the mechanised instruments are connected to computers and pre-programmable.

The exhibition debuted earlier this year at the Lisson Gallery in London and moves to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh next month, with a talk by the artist on October 1st.

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No bar at the Le Galaxie gig at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar this Saturday.

Refunds are available.

We can’t be trusted.

mayo

Oh these boys will look fierce sharp
Lining up for Micheal D
Vaughan’s lovely socks
And the legs on Micky C
Sure at this stage these lads
Could change water into wine
And we’ll all be raising a glass
In Mayo this time!!

Or you Mayo not.

Chris and Dave – Mayo For Sam

Donnacha writes:

The original youtube video got over 20000 views in a week. The lads have now recorded a better quality version and paired it with a hilarious video. Hope ye can overcome your usual Dublin bias to post it. ;)

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