Does it matter whether the song is Irish or American or whatever? As long as people are enjoying it thats all that matters, right? And everyone in this video is having a great time, and the atmosphere looks amazing!
Yes, it matters. People deserve credit for the songs they write, and people who are really into music want to know about the origin of a song. Music is more than having a good time. It is an art form, and good art sparks discussion.
darlincommitme I say, all that self-gratification crap sadly overshadowed the origins of playing music. To have fun, sing and dance, get drunk with your buds or fall in love or just get with a beautiful woman.
darlincommitme Who cares where Steve Earle was born? The spirit of the song is clearly Irish, and an homage to Ireland and traditional Irish music, as he obviously intended it. And in the age old tradition of folk music, as a song becomes anthemised, copyright and original credits become an irrelavance, creators and collaborators become increasingly vague and more spurious, but the SONG lives and evolves independant of the original source. Some would argue this is the epitomy of great art; to have a life and a legacy independent of its artist. Steve Earle may own the copyright, but the Irish now own the SONG as a symbol of patriotism and national identity. That one of his songs has been adopted and galvanised in an entire culture is surely a great tribute and probably source of personal pride for Mr. Earle as a songwriter.
The lads really need to cover this in a studio recording! My favorite Irish song is written by a Texan. Steve Earl recorded another song accompanied by none other than The Pogues...”Johnny Come Lately.”
William Gibbs , don’t get me wrong, I love the song. However it’s about an American drinking in Camden Town ( England ) Steve EarlE did a great job with Shane and the boys. Cheers
William Gibbs Until reading your comment, it had slipped my memory that Steve Earl was behind this great song. I knew it felt familiar after watching P.S. I Love You, but I couldn't quite place it. It all comes flooding back now. Thank you.
Steve Earle did write the song during a time when he was in a relationship with a girl from...Galway. He's a huge fan of Ireland, tours there often, and this is no doubt a tribute to his gal of the time.
From what I have heard (from both Steve and Sharon Shannon in interviews) there was no relationship. Sharon says there was a woman, but the woman was not interested in Steve. Earle did have a girlfriend back in Nashville at that time, though fidelity is no one of his virtues.
Without the songwriter, there ain't no song. Steve did a great job. But you've never heard "Galway Girl" sung until you've heard it live by Mundy with Sharon Shannon.
I'm sure all they meant was that it's quite clearly a song about Ireland, thus an "Irish song" . He didn't say "This song was written by Irish people" Chill.
***** It was made by an Irish artist, song about an Irish girl in the county Galway and the music video was shot in Ireland. Therefore it makes it an Irish song :D
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day-I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk Of a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do ? 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl We were halfway there when the rain came down Of a day-I-ay-I-ay She asked me up to her flat downtown Of a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do? 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue I took her hand and I gave her a twirl And I lost my heart to a Galway girl When I woke up I was all alone With a broken heart and a ticket home And I ask you now, tell me what would you do If her hair is black and her eyes were blue I've traveled around I've been all over this world Boys, I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
irish song written by steve earle ...he wrote it so he could perform it with sharon shannon ...steve earle may not be irish but he wrote it about ireland ...so irish song :)
To be fair, Steve wrote with Irish instrumentation and recorded it with Irish musicians, so I am not sure your analogy works. Musically it is more Irish than country. But is is certainly American in terms of origin, and not a old Irish song as some folks seem to think.
Ppl below me said what I felt after watching this. I watched their train ride across the US and to be honest there was an air of arrogance. There's no connection.
Steve would be the first to say there is a connection between Gaelic and country music, but American country also has important elements of African American blues and Chicano music.
***** This song is not Irish it was written by Steve Earle. Most Irish singers/bands have adopted it as it is about Galway. But I could care less who sings it as long as they do it justice.
TheMurder bythelakeband he wrote it when he was in Ireland dedicating it to a country that he loved visiting. may not have been written by an Irish man but it's about Irish culture mate
Probably because it's a concert, not you listening to it at home. Concerts are all about the crowd energy and singing along and dancing. They didn't play this live for the lucratvie youtube views.
Ohh I love what you're saying...I HATE when in a concert and people screaming their heads off, and not letting you enjoying the show!!! PEOPLE SHUT UP!!!!
+SoleDLS the artists love when there songs are sung back to them such as Billy joel Piano man, or any band and the encore song, some will ask sing along if know it.. i've seen acts interviewed that say it gets them all choked up and adrenaline rush all at once hearing 20k people in unison singing ti them.. maybe you should stick with DVDS....
+Dj dawn-Roxanne I get it that the artists loves to hear their fans singing along...and hey I've done that too....but it's annoying as fuck when you can only hear some girl or dude screaming their head off instead of the actual band....
