Playlist: To St. Patrick And His Day

Did you know that St. Patrick's Day commemorates Ireland's widespread acceptance of Christianity, to the credit of a young man named Patrick who would later become a patron saint of Ireland? I tried to find Patrick's full original name for you, pre-sainthood, but gave up after a few minutes. My Irish Catholic girlfriend said that when a person is sainted, their original name is "wiped from the earth," but I think she's just kidding. Anyway! This Patrick kid was kidnapped at 16 and made a slave in Ireland, but then he escaped to Britain where I'm assuming he learned all about Christianity, and then he went BACK to Ireland to teach them how to be Christians instead of Celtic polytheists. Cheers!

So in honor of yet another holiday that we celebrate without really knowing why, we've put together a playlist of songs that could possibly make you feel like you're in Ireland! (Unless you're already in Ireland, in which case this whole playlist will probably seem silly. You could make a better one.) Or they could remind you of that time you went to an Irish pub that played Irish music. Or maybe it's just a string of songs that include fiddles and bagpipes or neither and sound somewhat similar or not at all or are by Irish bands. Maybe, much like St. Patrick's Day itself, this playlist can just be a good excuse to pause Lent, drink beer/whisky and sing along.

sorta

Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
Streams of Whiskey - The Pogues
Untitled - Neutral Milk Hotel
O Valencia! - The Decemberists
Volcano - Damien Rice
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Drunken Lullabies - Flogging Molly
Rejoice - U2
Lorelei - Cocteau Twins
The Seven Deadly Sins - Flogging Molly
Mandinka - Sinead O'Conner
Zombie - The Cranberries
Sally MacLennane - The Pogues
There Will Always Be An Ireland - The Mountain Goats
Thickets - Patrick Wolf
Dil Nachde - Delhi 2 Dublin

STREAM THE PLAYLIST HERE

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43 responses to “Playlist: To St. Patrick And His Day”

Can't be arsed to sign in
March 17, 2012 at 10:57 am Permalink Reply

zoooooooombie!!! IN YOUR HEAD <3

Yes. I mean I'm currently trying to forget my that my ex-Irish-girlfriend dumped me recently but ZOMBIEEEE

Thanks for this x

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sarah (member)
March 17, 2012 at 11:27 am Permalink Reply Report user

Im not sure what i think of some of the choices in this but at least its giving me something to listen to as england beat ireland in rugby good job i guess

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Cloey (member)
March 17, 2012 at 11:33 am Permalink Reply Report user

Interesting mix…like it all but U2.

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discospider (member)
March 17, 2012 at 11:56 am Permalink Reply Report user

I strongly recommend clicking my links. I mean, you don’t have to, but don’t you like to have fun?

Enter The Haggis – Lanigan’s Ball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7JvpiV5qK0

DJ Schmolli – Johnny’s 99 Problems (But The Pot Of Gold Ain’t One) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoBa9p1Bu2w

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1. Emma (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  ENTER THE HAGGISSSSSSSS
  
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  1. Laura (member)
    March 17, 2012 at 1:53 pm Permalink Reply
    
    I FREAKING LOVE ENTER THE HAGGIS. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE IN THE WORLD.
    
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    1. discospider (member)
      March 17, 2012 at 3:27 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      WE ARE IN THE WORLD TOGETHER!
      
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      1. Ranger (member)
        March 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm Permalink Reply Report user
        
        All the cool kids listen to Enter the Haggis.
        
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        Jules (member)
        March 17, 2012 at 8:17 pm Permalink
        
        Dude I had no idea anyone else listened to Enter the Haggis! Yay!
        
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2. sarah (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 4:22 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Enter the Haggis is Scottish…?
  
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  1. discospider (member)
    March 17, 2012 at 5:17 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    Luckily, as we will all be drunk today, the actual countries that bands are from is largely irrelevant.
    
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    1. sarah (member)
      March 18, 2012 at 3:54 am Permalink Reply Report user
      
      Ha sorry I dont know which is worse that I left that comment or that I stayed 100% sober on Paddy’s day :-/
      
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discospider (member)
March 17, 2012 at 11:58 am Permalink Reply Report user

Oh! And Charlie Mops, of course.

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Nina (member)
March 17, 2012 at 11:59 am Permalink Reply Report user

Also C’est la Vie by B*Witched, and the soundtrack to Riverdance.

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1. sarah (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 12:21 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  OH GOD NO!!! haha
  
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2. Sabrina (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Hahaha, Nina. YES. If I wanted to torture foreigners with Irish-ishness I’d definitely include those.
  
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3. Cloey (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I should be evil and make B*Witched my ringtone for the weekend…
  
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  1. Sabrina (member)
    March 17, 2012 at 1:47 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    Do it >:D
    
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4. Ami (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 4:36 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  OMGG BRB LISTENING TO B*WITCHED
  
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  1. Sabrina (member)
    March 17, 2012 at 5:01 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    Have just remembered the crush I had on the curly-haired B*Witcher Lindsay Armaou when B*Witched were first around. Gorgeous, gorgeous girl.
    
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Ellen (member)
March 17, 2012 at 12:57 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Needs Moar Pogues!

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Emily
March 17, 2012 at 1:40 pm Permalink Reply

It needs some Gaelic Storm. I recommend “Johnny Tarr”– best. Drinking. Song. Ever.

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1. Nina (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 9:23 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I like Gaelic Storm’s song about punching Russel Crowe in the face. Good song.
  
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2. Caitlin (member)
  March 18, 2012 at 1:19 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  “Before the Night is Over” will always have a special place in my heart…
  
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kd15 (member)
March 17, 2012 at 1:43 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I must protest the exclusion of Dropkick Murphys, it’s not St. Patrick’s day without DKM

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B'alam (member)
March 17, 2012 at 1:44 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Against Me!- Pints of Guinness Will Make you Strong
Flogging Molly- If I Ever Leave This World Alive
(Both because I like my Irish-ish songs depressing)

And..
Dropkick Murphy’s- The Dirty Glass

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Zana (member)
March 17, 2012 at 1:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Wallis Bird because she’s gay too!

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kd15 (member)
March 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Also, according to a new academic paper (that I read about on jezebel), apparently it’s likely that St. Patrick had been a tax collector in Roman Britain and moved to Ireland so he could trade slaves.

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Ami (member)
March 17, 2012 at 4:37 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I am Irish and I’ve been drinking since 11 am. It’s going well.

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1. Kelly (member)
  March 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  … you’re still spelling everything correctly. Mildly unacceptable.
  
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Jade (member)
March 17, 2012 at 5:59 pm Permalink Reply Report user

HOW did Lisa Hannigan not make this list????

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Alice (member)
March 17, 2012 at 6:18 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Might I also suggest:

House of Pain – Top O’ The Mornin’ To Ya
http://youtu.be/15qc3_joy5A

Black 47 – Funky Ceili

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Jules (member)
March 17, 2012 at 8:23 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Nice mix. I would like to suggest Grada because they are fun and Irish and have fiddles. Also Sinead Lohan (90′s, yay!). Oh and The Frames, The Frames!

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1. Rebecca (member)
  March 18, 2012 at 1:56 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  YES the Frames … and the Swell Season are equally tremendous (and only 50% less Irish)
  
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Ash (member)
March 18, 2012 at 1:49 am Permalink Reply Report user

I listened to the Pogues and Flogging Molly while remaining modestly drunk throughout the day, mostly in a pub, although there was Chinese food involved later on.

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1. mkr
  March 18, 2012 at 7:21 am Permalink Reply
  
  oh good I thought I was the only Pogues listener. I played them at work, no one could understand the words so I was ok, I did see a few puzzled looks like, no..that couldn’t be what I heard…
  
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valerie
March 18, 2012 at 3:12 am Permalink Reply

I’m sorry but has nobody ever heard of the Irish lesbian musician wallis Bird? you have to, have to, HAVE TO check her out. do yourself a favour……

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1. Morgan
  March 18, 2012 at 6:05 am Permalink Reply
  
  Also check out Fionn Regan, who looks a little like a lesbian.
  
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Nys (member)
March 18, 2012 at 5:54 am Permalink Reply Report user

Ahh St. Patricks, also known as my birthday! I went out and all the beer was green, but that is fine cos I don’t like beer anyway.

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Lister (member)
March 18, 2012 at 9:27 am Permalink Reply Report user

Also, THIS:

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Samantha (member)
March 18, 2012 at 12:29 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Ahh no Chieftains? On St. Patrick’s Day? They’re the only good thing about a weird holiday.

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bookbound (member)
March 18, 2012 at 9:35 pm Permalink Reply Report user

my St Patrick’s Day playlist: Pogues, Dropkick Murphy’s, Flogging Molly, more Pogues, Cranberries, Chieftains, a random fiddle instrumental song, more Pogues.

my St Patrick’s day drinking list: Smithwick’s, Guinness, Harpoon (from Boston so it’s practically Irish), Jameson, more Smithwick’s.

it was a very fine day indeed.

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1. bookbound (member)
  March 18, 2012 at 9:38 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  oh, and some of The Dubliners (the band, not the Joyce novel).
  
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