Holy. Shit.
It's April already. Where is time going? At least on a happy note it's Friday! Wahoo! Which also means, song time!
This week I'm going way back, kind of old school. When I first entered high school, I discovered a punk band from Boston, that had deep roots in the Celtic community. For all of you who don't know what I'm talking about, that would be The Dropkick Murphys. I was infatuated with them. I knew every lyric to every song, pleaded my parents to go to one of their shows, wore their t-shirts. But oddly enough, before I saw them, my dad brought me to a show that was being held at the college he worked for, which was also another Celtic Punk band, with a tad of folk tossed in. At first I wasn't too thrilled. It wasn't a Murphys show, I didn't know this band, it was with my dad. I'll admit it now. I was being an idiot. Because that night, I discovered Flogging Molly and my world literally changed. As much as I love the Murphy's, Flogging Molly will always be nearer and dearer to my heart. Their music isn't just Celtic themed, it literally is Celtic. What they sing about, the band members themselves, the emotion behind the performance - all from Ireland (and I am half O'Brien after all). I share this music with my Mom, with my friends. There is something universal about their sound, the stories created by their lyrics. I could literally sit down and listen to them at any moment and become lost in the music.
And I'd prefer if you took a moment and got lost too. This is Flogging Molly's "What's Left of the Flag."
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Top of the mornin' to you, my laddie! What a GREAT way to start a dark, dreary Friday here in New England :)
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you - Floggy Molly is a "feckin'" great band. Thanks for putting a smile on my face to start my day, a tap in my foot, and a song in my heart. I think that I will be dancing at work this morning :)
ieyu, ilys!