St. Patrick's Day, Vol. 7

Good golly gosh, St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow. This year is positively flying by, but I'm always happy to revisit this playlist for some fun party music. You can, of course find the full Master Playlist by following me @audioaesthetics on Apple Music.

Drinking Alone by Carrie Underwood (written by C. Underwood, D. Garcia, B. James)

Featured on Underwood's 2018 album Cry Pretty, this song may not be Irish but the stereotype of drinking sure is. Drinking alone isn't fun, really, especially on the world's favorite Irish holiday. It's a pretty good non-single for Underwood, though.

Let me make one thing clear: you can by me a beer, but you ain’t taking me home/No pickup lines, I came here tonight to shed a few tears on my own/But sitting there across the room, I couldn’t help but notice you seem a little down on your luck, so/Yeah, my heart may be breaking, but this seat ain’t taken, and you got me thinking/We should be drinking alone together, drowning the pain is better/With somebody else who got problems, we ain’t gonna solve ‘em, but misery loves company/Tonight, all I need is a stranger’s lips with a whiskey chaser/And a corner booth kiss to make me forget that he’s gone, oh, we should be drinking alone/We should be drinking alone together

You Raise Me Up by Celtic Woman (written by B. Graham, R. Løvland)

Featured on Celtic Woman's 2004 self-titled album, this cover is just as lovely as you'd expect from this group. This is a gorgeous, ethereal sounding song anyways, and Celtic Woman's vocals elevate it to new heights. If you love Josh Groban's version, you'll probably love this.

When I am down, and oh, my soul so weary/When troubles come and my heart burdened be/Then I am still and wait here in the silence/Until you come and sit a while with me/You raise me up so I can stand on mountains/You raise me up to walk on stormy seas/I am strong when I am on your shoulders/You raise me up to more than I can be

Orinoco Flow by Enya (written by R. Ryan, E. Bhraonain)

Featured on Enya's 1988 album Watermark, few things feel more Irish than a hauntingly beautiful Enya song. How much fun would it be to frolic along the Irish coast to this? You've got to admit, it sounds pretty great.

Let me sail, let me sail/Let the Orinoco flow/Let me reach, let me beach/On the shores of Tripoli/Let me sail, let me sail/Let me crash upon your shore/Let me reach, let me beach/Far beyond the Yellow Sea/Sail away, sail away, sail away/Sail away, sail away, sail away/Sail away, sail away, sail away/Sail away, sail away, sail away

The Flags of Dublin / Ger Quigley's / Fred's Favourite by Fourwinds (written by T. Delany, C. Keane, D.Farrell, R. Walsh)

Featured on Fourwinds's 2015 self-titled album, this is a great medley of Irish folksongs from this instrumental group. This is one that you cannot help but tap your feet along to. No lyrics, but it's a fantastic listen.

Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves (written by K. Musgraves, N. Hemby, S. McAnally)

Featured on Musgraves's 2018 album Golden Hour, this simple yet stunning ballad is still one of her best songs to date. We love a rainbow here and the promise we know it to hold. Honestly, I'd put this song on every playlist that I possibly could.

When it rains, it pours, but you didn’t even notice/It ain’t raining anymore, it’s hard to breathe when all you know is/The struggle of staying above the rising water line/Well, the sky has finally opened, the rain and wind stopped blowing/But you’re stuck out in the same old storm again/You hold tight to your umbrella, well, darling, I’m just trying to tell ya/That there’s always been a rainbow hanging over your head

Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind (written by A. Salazar, K. Cadogan, S. Jenkins)

Featured on Third Eye Blind's 1997 self-titled album, this 90s classic is still a bop almost three decades later. Why is it included here, you may ask? Fair question, but it's definitely the Charmed portion of the song title.

I’m packed and I’m holding, I’m smiling, she living, she’s golden/She lives for me, says she lives for me, ovation, her own motivation/She comes ‘round and she goes down on me, and I make you smile like a drug for you/Do whatever you want to do, coming over you, keep on smiling, what we go through/One stop to the rhythm that divides you, and I speak to you like the chorus to the verse/Chop another line like a coda with a curse, come on like a freak show, takes the stage/We give them the games we play, she say/"I want something else to get me through this/Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby"/I want something else, I’m not listening when you say, "Goodbye"

Mysterious Ways by U2 (written by P. Hewson, D. Evans, A. Clayton, L. Mullen)

Featured on U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby, this Irish band's inclusion on this list is becoming almost as annual as the holiday itself. Whether you like U2 or not, this is a decent song that you probably know even if you don't realize it. It's definitely a vibe, that's for sure.

Johnny, take a walk with your sister, the moon/Let her pale light in to fill up your room/You’ve been living underground, eating from a can/You’ve been running away from what you don’t understand, look/She’s slippy, you’re sliding down/She’ll be there when you hit the ground/It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright/She moves in mysterious ways/It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright/She moves in mysterious ways, oh

Don't forget to wear your green tomorrow! Happy listening, and see ya'll next week!