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There were 3 types of people in 1789 world, those who could count and those who couldn't.
I got it!
Now there are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
There are 2 types of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
I've got a soft spot for this 'nouveau celtic' stuff and this sounds good.
Still on the rotation 16 years later! As it should be.
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what did the fish do to deserve it?
Not heard this for a very, very long time.
B side to King Of Emotion.
Got it on a limited edition boxed cassette single somewhere.
Is there a rating below "Barfo? Maybe "Icepick In Ear?"
There is ONY ONE IRISH / SCOTTISH / WHATEVER song-- it goes "Di-dee-di-dee-diddly-di" and I bet it has FANS!!
All variations of it, however, suck roughly equally and every "Riverdance-ish" revival of that same song suck doubly because they are doomed attempts to resuscitate something that should have remained in music museums on nasty little wax cylinders forever, because it sucked so badly throughout history. Want me to tell you how I REALLY feel? I TURNED OFF RP!! - and put on some solo Jaco Pastorius to aid my recovery.
I think the last 4 letters of your name sum you up nicely
The two founding members were from Dumfermline Scotland their sound was very 'Scottish' this is completely in line with their overall sound and not fake Celtic
Look after the king of R n R please
There is ONY ONE IRISH / SCOTTISH / WHATEVER song-- it goes "Di-dee-di-dee-diddly-di" and I bet it has FANS!!
All variations of it, however, suck roughly equally and every "Riverdance-ish" revival of that same song suck doubly because they are doomed attempts to resuscitate something that should have remained in music museums on nasty little wax cylinders forever, because it sucked so badly throughout history. Want me to tell you how I REALLY feel? I TURNED OFF RP!! - and put on some solo Jaco Pastorius to aid my recovery.
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Well, not necessarily Irish. Big Country came out of Scotland. Nothing wrong with a band recognizing their Celtic roots.
The two founding members were from Dumfermline Scotland their sound was very 'Scottish' this is completely in line with their overall sound and not fake Celtic
Pseudo celtic. the americans with irish decent lap it up, it must be more lucrative than a xmas single.
If your Scottish by birth why would that make you or anything you do pseudo Celtic? Wouldn't it provide authenticity?
Pseudo celtic. the americans with irish decent lap it up, it must be more lucrative than a xmas single.
Well, not necessarily Irish. Big Country came out of Scotland. Nothing wrong with a band recognizing their Celtic roots.
Yesterday is ancient history with most Americans these days and what we don't forget, we revise.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it usually rhymes." Often misattributed to Mark Twain
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Ah, good. I thought it was just me mis-hearing things.
No more ridiculous than your comment
kinda like it
kinda
mostly
Pseudo celtic. the americans with irish decent lap it up, it must be more lucrative than a xmas single.
Now there are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Ha ha! It is almost exclusively eye-diddly-fiddly-dye Fred.
Which I hasten to add. . . is nothing like SquddlyDiddly. . . Not at all.
In re, below: "7th century AD is relatively recent history."
Sorry, dude, I'm an American; 1776 is ancient history to me. 7th century AD is so old it makes my head spin. (Weren't dinosaurs around then?)
"In America, 300 years is a long time, In Europe, 300 miles is a long way ..."
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Both have Celtic roots, and Big Country in this song are using the bodhran extensively, plus there's more than a touch of eye-diddly-eye-dye in this number. I think BC were rather rockier and far less folky than the Chieftains, mind.
CD's available on Amazon—bit pricey tho'.
I couldn't find it too initially, but it turned out that at least in spotify it's listed as The Travellers - with double L.
Might be confusing, but one L less or more - the songs stays just as good :-)
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In re, below: "7th century AD is relatively recent history."
Sorry, dude, I'm an American; 1776 is ancient history to me. 7th century AD is so old it makes my head spin. (Weren't dinosaurs around then?)
Hmm, I bicycled to school past an ancient ford south of London on the Darent river, hence Dartford.
Wikipedia quote:
"In prehistory, the first people appeared in the Dartford area around 250,000 years ago"
Judging by appearances, some still live there.
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In re, below: "7th century AD is relatively recent history."
Sorry, dude, I'm an American; 1776 is ancient history to me. 7th century AD is so old it makes my head spin. (Weren't dinosaurs around then?)
Yesterday is ancient history with most Americans these days and what we don't forget, we revise.
In re, below: "7th century AD is relatively recent history."
Sorry, dude, I'm an American; 1776 is ancient history to me. 7th century AD is so old it makes my head spin. (Weren't dinosaurs around then?)
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You can find it on Spotify, both studio and live.
again, if you're ever in a Glasgow pub after a Rangers/Celtic game...
how in the world do they mesh hockey and basketball? amazing!
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In prehistorical times what are now known as the British Isles were inhabited by various Celtic peoples. Peoples from the island of Ireland spread into Western Isles and lands of what is now Scotland around the 7th C AD (IIRC) with the kingdom of Dal Riada, eventually displacing the indigenous Pictish cultures and languages, mostly peacefully from what I've read. So Scots Gaelic, which I've been studying (with limited success) for some years now is derived from Irish Gaelic, and arguably Gàidhlig is a dialect of Gaelg.
The point I'm trying to make is that the Irish and Scots cultural identities are relatively recent, historically. Celts occupied the islands for millennia before Ireland and Scotland came into being. Your general point is correct, though, that Irish and Scots have an awful lot in common, historically, linguistically and culturally.
"7th century AD... Isn't that about when the Shia and Suni sects of Islam split from one another? It seems to me that the Scots and the Irish get along famously when compared to those two groups.... but that's just me."
again, if you're ever in a Glasgow pub after a Rangers/Celtic game...
go back far enough and the Scots and Irish were Irish and Scots. They pretty much traded places sorta kinda way way back.
In prehistorical times what are now known as the British Isles were inhabited by various Celtic peoples. Peoples from the island of Ireland spread into Western Isles and lands of what is now Scotland around the 7th C AD (IIRC) with the kingdom of Dal Riada, eventually displacing the indigenous Pictish cultures and languages, mostly peacefully from what I've read. So Scots Gaelic, which I've been studying (with limited success) for some years now is derived from Irish Gaelic, and arguably Gàidhlig is a dialect of Gaelg.
The point I'm trying to make is that the Irish and Scots cultural identities are relatively recent, historically. Celts occupied the islands for millennia before Ireland and Scotland came into being. Your general point is correct, though, that Irish and Scots have an awful lot in common, historically, linguistically and culturally.
Hmmmm.
7th century AD... Isn't that about when the Shia and Suni sects of Islam split from one another? It seems to me that the Scots and the Irish get along famously when compared to those two groups.... but that's just me.
Awfully cool. It carries. Picks you up and carries you right off.
and lest we forget there is all the stereotypical red heads and green eyes (as well as blue) that mostly came from the Norse doing their Loot Pillage Burn then Rape (because it's more romantic by firelight). to add to the mix (~_^)
I'm a redhead (they're dying out, ya know) with blue eyes. As the red-haired gene originated in Scandinavia, I figure I got mine from a Viking who took an Irish lass during one of the numerous raids (my mother was Irish). While I abhor violence, I'm proud of my bit of Norse heritage.
You are both technically correct. However, you may want to keep those opinions private, if you're ever in a Glasgow pub after a Rangers/Celtic game.
and lest we forget there is all the stereotypical red heads and green eyes (as well as blue) that mostly came from the Norse doing their Loot Pillage Burn then Rape (because it's more romantic by firelight). to add to the mix (~_^)
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You are both technically correct. However, you may want to keep those opinions private, if you're ever in a Glasgow pub after a Rangers/Celtic game.
If I were in a pub after an Old Firm game, I'd be wearing a Partick Thistle scarf. Come on you Jags! :o)
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go back far enough and the Scots and Irish were Irish and Scots. They pretty much traded places sorta kinda way way back.
In prehistorical times what are now known as the British Isles were inhabited by various Celtic peoples. Peoples from the island of Ireland spread into Western Isles and lands of what is now Scotland around the 7th C AD (IIRC) with the kingdom of Dal Riada, eventually displacing the indigenous Pictish cultures and languages, mostly peacefully from what I've read. So Scots Gaelic, which I've been studying (with limited success) for some years now is derived from Irish Gaelic, and arguably Gàidhlig is a dialect of Gaelg.
The point I'm trying to make is that the Irish and Scots cultural identities are relatively recent, historically. Celts occupied the islands for millennia before Ireland and Scotland came into being. Your general point is correct, though, that Irish and Scots have an awful lot in common, historically, linguistically and culturally.
You are both technically correct. However, you may want to keep those opinions private, if you're ever in a Glasgow pub after a Rangers/Celtic game.
Like getting shat on by the English?
That's shite.
Like getting shat on by the English?
A browser page opened saying I need to download Itunes. I have Itunes open. Huh?
So, anyway, I couldn't give you guys the credit for the song. Sorry, but I tried.
go back far enough and the Scots and Irish were Irish and Scots. They pretty much traded places sorta kinda way way back.
In prehistorical times what are now known as the British Isles were inhabited by various Celtic peoples. Peoples from the island of Ireland spread into Western Isles and lands of what is now Scotland around the 7th C AD (IIRC) with the kingdom of Dal Riada, eventually displacing the indigenous Pictish cultures and languages, mostly peacefully from what I've read. So Scots Gaelic, which I've been studying (with limited success) for some years now is derived from Irish Gaelic, and arguably Gàidhlig is a dialect of Gaelg.
The point I'm trying to make is that the Irish and Scots cultural identities are relatively recent, historically. Celts occupied the islands for millennia before Ireland and Scotland came into being. Your general point is correct, though, that Irish and Scots have an awful lot in common, historically, linguistically and culturally.
go back far enough and the Scots and Irish were Irish and Scots. They pretty much traded places sorta kinda way way back.
Dinna worry,son,we're aw Celts !
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Don't go into McVeighs thinking like that: Big Country are Scottish.
Yes, I know the lads in Big Country are Scots, me boyo; I was refearrin' to the music! And the leprechauns would like their fife back, thank you very much!
go back far enough and the Scots and Irish were Irish and Scots. They pretty much traded places sorta kinda way way back.
whtahtefcuk wrote:
Thx Bill.
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Don't go into McVeighs thinking like that: Big Country are Scottish.
Yes, I know the lads in Big Country are Scots, me boyo; I was refearrin' to the music! And the leprechauns would like their fife back, thank you very much!
Word!
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It's slowed me down.
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On another note, this song is such a charmer. It really echos this bands roots but brings it up to a modern level.
I want to echo what you guys have said. It's so easy to type out some vitriol when you read a stupid comment that slams a song or band that you like. It's almost instinctual. The better policy is to pause, gather your thoughts and then decide if an articulate defense is appropriate. Still there are times when I've ignored the better angels of my nature and ripped into someone.
Big Country was kind of hit or miss for me, but I like this song.
For someone who is 26 years old, you are far too young to be such an
SOB. What possibly could have happen to you in your short life to make
you so sad and angry? What ever it was, you need to move on! Life is
much better if you let go of all that anger. I don't know where you live, but
I could recommend a good shrink if your any where near Montana. Also,
maybe listening to music, which usually calm's people, is not a good thing
for you. Just an observation.
By my count:
3 assumptions
1 unsolicited piece of advice
1 judgment
1 unqualified/ill-advised recommendation
1 odd speculation
1 strange sentence with a possessive form of "calm"
1 inaccurate statement
For someone who is 26 years old, you are far too young to be such an
SOB. What possibly could have happen to you in your short life to make
you so sad and angry? What ever it was, you need to move on! Life is
much better if you let go of all that anger. I don't know where you live, but
I could recommend a good shrink if your any where near Montana. Also,
maybe listening to music, which usually calm's people, is not a good thing
for you. Just an observation.
me thinks you need to let it go and let people have their opinions even if they are not the same as yours.........just an observation.
Don't go into McVeighs thinking like that: Big Country are Scottish.
"Scottish, Irish, what's the difference?" says the ignorant 'merican!
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Don't go into McVeighs thinking like that: Big Country are Scottish.
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hahahaha perfect emoticon for that statement
Well, at least in my head!
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For someone who is 26 years old, you are far too young to be such an
SOB. What possibly could have happen to you in your short life to make
you so sad and angry? What ever it was, you need to move on! Life is
much better if you let go of all that anger. I don't know where you live, but
I could recommend a good shrink if your any where near Montana. Also,
maybe listening to music, which usually calm's people, is not a good thing
for you. Just an observation.
Thanks JE!