Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_03_18-2007_03_24.shtml#1174226681
It's Saint Patrick's Day weekend, and if had been in Boston I would
have tried to catch one of the Dropkick Murphy's celebrated St.
Patty's shows. Given I was home in Hudson, Ohio, making corned beef
and cabbage for my wife's family, I figured I'd share some [1]Dropkick
Murphy joy with the VC readership.
I won't pretend for a minute that their lyrics are particularly
profound, but it's hard not to love this Irish-Celtic-Punk band. As
[2]the band explains their mission:
The bands' main goal is to play music that creates an all for one,
one for all environment where everyone is encouraged to
participate, sing along, and hopefully have a good time. In the
true spirit of punk rock we view the band and the audience as one
in the same; in other words our stage and our microphone are yours.
One of their (many) fun raucous drinking songs is "The Dirty Glass"
off of the album [3]Blackout. Here's [4]a performance of it from the
Jimmy Kimmel show, and here's how [5]the lyrics begin:
Murphy, Murphy, darling dear
I long for you now night and day
Your pain was my pleasure, your sorrow my joy
I feel now I've lost you to health and good cheer
Darcy, when I met you I was five years too young
A boy beyond his age, or so I'd tell someone
Anyone who'd listen and a few who couldn't care
Still I welcomed you with open arms, my love I did share
Darcy, Darcy darling dear,
You left me dying, crying there
In whiskey, gin, and pints of beer
I fell for you my darling dear
Those unfamiliar with the Dropkick Murphy's may recognize this song,
"[6]I'm Shipping Up to Boston," based on poem by Woody Guthrie and
featured on the [7]The Departed soundtrack.
References
1. http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/index1.php
2. http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/biography/index.html
3.
http://www.amazon.com/Blackout-Dropkick-Murphys/dp/B00009IB0X/ref=pd_bbs_5/102-8449416-3511343?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1174226359&sr=8-5
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LsBe78Bvmc
5. http://plyrics.com/lyrics/dropkickmurphys/thedirtyglass.html
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw
7.
http://www.amazon.com/Departed-Soundtrack/dp/B000J3FBVG/ref=pd_bbs_4/102-8449416-3511343?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1174226359&sr=8-4
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