Why can you not resist rocking to this song? Because it is written off-beat, uptempo, and so is a song to dance to, to off-beat a tambourine on your thigh to, to celebrate life to, to get up and dance with the tears running down your heart to, and finally to celebrate the release that writing and singing it must have been for its writer, Mick Hanley. Remember what Chesterton said about 'the Irish': "All their wars are merry and all their songs are sad". This is a war song, a tale of a struggle between two people. Nothing for it but to let it rip. G'wan Mary! (as someone put it so well earlier) :)
I know the band is AC/DC but who is the chick singer ??? Just kidding - by far the best version of the song - sung and played like everyone really means it ....
Great song but this song stands out because of the fabulous musicians, sax, guitars, & accordian. Great work to the band and not forgetting Mick the writer of the song. XXX
Hal Kechum did not write this. Hal Ketchum's version was released in February 1992 as the third single from his album Past the Point of Rescue. The song was written by Mick Hanly, of Moving Hearts and was first recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988. Go away and stop being a fool.
Open main menu  Search Edit Watch this page Past the Point of Rescue (song) "Past the Point of Rescue" is a song written by Mick Hanly, and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1992 as the third single and title track from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts) and had previously been recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers.[1]Ketchum's version of the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1992[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3] "Past the Point of Rescue"Single by Hal Ketchumfrom the album Past the Point of RescueReleasedFebruary 10, 1992Recorded1991GenreCountryLength4:25LabelCurbSongwriter(s)Mick HanlyProducer(s)Allen Reynolds Jim RooneyHal Ketchum singles chronology"I Know Where Love Lives" (1992)"Past the Point of Rescue" (1992)"Five O'Clock World" (1992) Music videoEdit The music video was directed by Steve Boyle and premiered in early 1992. Cover versionsEdit "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chickson their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl. Norwegian country rock group Hellbillies has made a locally successful cover version featuring Norwegian lyrics about a reindeer hunter who gets lost in the mountain. Celtic Thunder covered the song for their 2012 album and DVD, Voyage. Chart performanceEdit Chart (1992)Peak positionCanada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]1US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]2 Year-end chartsEdit Chart (1992)PositionCanada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]34US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]20 ReferencesEdit ^ Mary Black on RTÉ's "Ireland's Greatest Hits", retrieved 29 December 2010 ^ Hal Ketchum Chart History ^ RPM Country Tracks ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2128." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 16, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. ^ "Hal Ketchum Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. This 1990s country song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Last edited 8 days ago by David829 RELATED ARTICLES Hal Ketchum American musician Past the Point of Rescue album by Hal Ketchum I Know Where Love Lives 1991 single by Hal Ketchum  Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of Use Privacy Desktop Open main menu  Search Edit Watch this page Past the Point of Rescue (song) "Past the Point of Rescue" is a song written by Mick Hanly, and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1992 as the third single and title track from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts) and had previously been recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers.[1]Ketchum's version of the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1992[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3] "Past the Point of Rescue"Single by Hal Ketchumfrom the album Past the Point of RescueReleasedFebruary 10, 1992Recorded1991GenreCountryLength4:25LabelCurbSongwriter(s)Mick HanlyProducer(s)Allen Reynolds Jim RooneyHal Ketchum singles chronology"I Know Where Love Lives" (1992)"Past the Point of Rescue" (1992)"Five O'Clock World" (1992) Music videoEdit The music video was directed by Steve Boyle and premiered in early 1992. Cover versionsEdit "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chickson their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl. Norwegian country rock group Hellbillies has made a locally successful cover version featuring Norwegian lyrics about a reindeer hunter who gets lost in the mountain. Celtic Thunder covered the song for their 2012 album and DVD, Voyage. Chart performanceEdit Chart (1992)Peak positionCanada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]1US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]2 Year-end chartsEdit Chart (1992)PositionCanada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]34US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]20 ReferencesEdit ^ Mary Black on RTÉ's "Ireland's Greatest Hits", retrieved 29 December 2010 ^ Hal Ketchum Chart History ^ RPM Country Tracks ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2128." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 16, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. ^ "Hal Ketchum Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013. 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