St. Patrick's Day, Vol. 3

We all get to be a little Irish this week because St. Patrick's Day is here yet again! In addition to some food and beverage with green food coloring, allow me to provide you with some tunes to get you into the spirit this week. As always, you can find the full Master Playlist by following me @audioaesthetics on Apple Music.

My! My! Time Flies! by Enya (written by E. Brennan, R. Ryan)

Queen of the New Age Enya is a native of the Emerald Isle, and is actually the best selling solo artist to come out of Ireland. I always forget how much I like Enya until I hear one of her songs in passing, and this one is no exception. Featured on her 2008 album And Winter Came..., Enya's beautiful vocals over a beautiful instrumental are the perfect calming ending to a whirlwind of a day.

My, my, time flies/One step and we’re on the moon, next step into the stars/My, my, time flies/Maybe we could be there soon, a one way ticket to Mars/My, my, time flies/A man underneath a tree, an apple falls on his head/My, my, time flies/A man wrote a symphony, it’s 1812

Salty Dog by Flogging Molly (written by D. Casey, N. Jeglinski, B. Regan, R. Schmidt, G. Schwindt, M. Hensley, D. King)

Naturally Flogging Molly is here making another appearance on the blog, being a well-known Irish-American band with a repertoire full of bangers like this one. Featured on their 2000 album Swagger, this definitely has all the energy of an Irish jig mixed with a rock concert.

I’ll wait for you ’til I turn blue/There’s nothing more a man can do/Don’t get your bollocks in a twist/Settle down, don’t take a fit/Ya drank with demons straight from Hell/They almost nearly won as well/Ya wiped the floor with victory/Then puked until you fell asleep

Shamrocks and Shenanigans by House of Pain (written by C. Alomar, D. O'Connor, D. Bowie, E. Schrody, J. Lennon, L. Dimant)

I had no idea until this week that House of Pain, the guys who gave us the nineties classic Jump Around, were Irish-American (or rather two out of the three of them are). Featured on their 2004 greatest hits album Shamrocks & Shenanigans - The Best of House of Pain & Everlast, this song is a good example of how they leaned into an Irish theme for a lot of their music, and it's a definite banger.

I kicks the flava like Steven King writes horror/If I was a Jew, then I'd light a menorah/I got rhymes for ya, excuse me senora/Are you a whore or are you a lady/Is it Erica Boyare or Marcia Brady/Let me know hon, the deed'll get done/Just assume the position, I'll take my rod/And then I'll go fishin', I'll get your river flowin'/When it comes to givin' pleasure, I'm every woman's treasure/I came to work your body, so let me do my job/I've never been laid off, my rhymin' skill paid off/'Cause now I'm makin' records, now I'm makin' tapes/Steady bustin' suckers in bunches like grapes/Makin' all the papes, scoopin' up the loot/Puttin' suckers on the run, pull my gun and then I shoot/I never been a front, I never a fraud/I gotta natural skill, for that I thank the Lord/'Cause I feel blessed, I'm casually dressed/I always got my gun, but I never wear a vest/I'm quick on the draw like the horse named McGraw/From the cartoon, boom sha lock lock boom/All right now boom sha lock lock boom/A little louder, boom sha lock lock boom/Everybody, boom sha lock lock boom/All right now

My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose by John McDermott (written by C. Leon, R. Burns)

While singer John McDermott is Scottish-Canadian, most of his repertoire is based on the Celtic genre. Featured on his 1994 album Old Friends, McDermott does a truly beautiful job performing this song based the well-known poem by Robert Burns.

O, my love is like a red, red rose/That’s newly sprung in June/O, my love is like a melody/That’s sweetly played in tune/So fair art thou, my bonnie lass/So deep in love am I/And I will love thee still/My dear, til a’ the seas gang dry

That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) by Panic! At the Disco (written by B. Urie, J. Walker, R. Ross, S. Smith)

Yes, yes, this song is here purely because the color green is in the title, I've stated the rules before and it's fine, I promise. Featured on their 2008 album Pretty. Odd., this was released as the third single from Panic's second album and, naturally, features incredible vocals from the one and only Brendon Urie.

Things are shaping up to be pretty odd, little deaths in musical beds/So it seems I’m someone I never met/You will only hear these elegant crimes fall on your ears from criminal dimes/They spill unfound from a pretty mouth/When everybody gets there, everybody gets there, and everybody gets their way/I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her, now I’m the only one to blame/Things have changed for me and that’s okay/I feel the same, I’m on my way and I say/Things have changed for me and that’s okay

Molly Malone by The Dubliners (Traditional Lyrics)

I knew Molly Malone was somewhat of a folk figure to the people of Ireland, but it wasn't until this week I realized just what a big deal she is over there - she's got a statue and her own day in Dublin and everything! (It's June 13th if you were curious). Recorded and released by Irish folk band The Dubliners in 1983, this rendition of her folksong is a little melancholy (like her story) but still beautiful to listen to.

In Dublin’s fair city where the girls are so pretty/I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone/As she wheeled her wheelbarrow through the streets broad and narrow/Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"/Alive, alive, oh/Alive, alive, oh/Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"

Paint the Town Red by The Mahones (written by F. McConnell)

Canadian Irish punk band The Mahones came together to play a gig on St. Patrick's Day 1990. While they started off saying this was a one time thing, they were shocked by how much everyone at the St. Patrick's party liked them, so they decided to stick together and be a band permanently and have been together ever since. Featured on their 1996 album Rise Again, this banger is the perfect song to get hyped to go out and, well, paint the town red.

Hey there, where you going to, how the hell you been/I haven’t seen you in a while, come over here, my friend/It sure has been a long time since I’ve seen your pretty face/I hear that you’ve been doing good, what’s the story with this place/So c’mon, here we go again, you and I/We’ll paint this fucking town red

Don't forget to wear your green this coming Thursday, lest someone try and pinch you! Although for real, guys, it's 2022 and pinching hurts so why are we still doing it? Happy listening, and see ya'll next week!