18 Márta 1972 Seo é an t-aon amhrán as Gaeilge a bheith ag barr na gcairteanna in Eirinn - agus ár n-aon iomaitheoir as Gaeilge i gComórtas na hEoraifíse freisin. Mar sin, táim ag iarraidh an alt seo a scríobh as Gaeilge, le cabhair foclóir ó am go chéile ach gan leagan Béarla agus gan … Continue reading Sandie Jones – ‘Ceol An Ghrá’
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Nilsson – ‘Without You’
11 March 1972 I checked Harry Nilsson's figures on a well-known streaming service, and was unsurprised to see that 'Without You' and 'Everybody's Talkin'' were doing around five to ten times the numbers of his other songs. Even my awareness of him in the '90s was just for those two tracks and little in the … Continue reading Nilsson – ‘Without You’
Wings – ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’
4 March 1972 The immediate responses to Bloody Sunday included the burning of the British Embassy in Dublin, Bernadette Devlin slapping Tory minister Reginald Maudling on the floor of the House of Commons, and Paul McCartney writing 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish'. Also: Irish people buying 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' all the … Continue reading Wings – ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’
T. Rex – ‘Telegram Sam’
12 February 1972 You can still send a telegram today. Isn't that cute? Less cute is how anyone nicknamed Telegram Sam today is more likely to be an avid user of a certain social media site frequented by right-wing knuckle-draggers with lEgiTiMaTe qUeStIoNs. There are a few competing footnotes as to who the real-life Telegram … Continue reading T. Rex – ‘Telegram Sam’
Barleycorn – ‘The Men Behind The Wire’
22 January 1972 This chart-topping original of 'The Men Behind The Wire' has a spoken-word introduction: On Monday the ninth of August 1971 at 4:30 a.m., Irish men from all over the six counties were taken from their homes. Hundreds of these men are now imprisoned without trial. This song is borne of the civil … Continue reading Barleycorn – ‘The Men Behind The Wire’
The New Seekers – ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’
8 January 1972 Shannon Airport's role as the site of the real-life inspiration for Coca Cola's "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke" jingle will turn out to be one of Ireland's more benign contributions to our chart-topping singles of 1972. Irish coffee was invented in the '40s at the nearby Foynes transatlantic seaplane … Continue reading The New Seekers – ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’
Larry Cunningham – ‘Slaney Valley’
1 January 1972 The most astonishing year in Irish chart history begins innocuously enough, with an old-fashioned waltz-time accordion ballad on the céilí wing of the country & Irish showband scene. Suffice it to say, Larry Cunningham won't be doing any of the astonishing that lies ahead. 'Slaney Valley' ploughs such a similar furrow to … Continue reading Larry Cunningham – ‘Slaney Valley’
