26 Aug 99 - 05:47 PM (#108791) Subject: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Anna I'm also looking for another song by the Battering Ram. Thank you |
26 Aug 99 - 06:55 PM (#108823) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN FROM THE DAILY MAIL From: Philippa I'll start you off - my memory is getting stuck onthe verse about "the whole place is seething with sedition; it's Sinn Féin through and through..."
Oh Ireland is a very funny place, sir; I'm also trying to remember what older song this one was a take off on. And I think a newer one, the Man from the KGB has also been composed. Anybody know more about those songs? |
27 Aug 99 - 10:03 AM (#108972) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: GeorgeH As a great fan of The Daily Mail I'm longing to hear the rest of this song - which is new to me. And does anyone know anything of its origins?? A great insult I heard recently was "he's reached an age where he starts believing what he reads in the Daily Mail". (US readers might note that that's not necessarily ageist; fortunately many of our good folk never reach that age. It's a variant of "Disgusted, Tunbridge Wells".) G. |
27 Aug 99 - 10:27 AM (#108977) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Philippa Lyrics and sound sample are at Crilly and Grogan Go to the bottom of their page and click onthe appropriate title |
27 Aug 99 - 10:37 AM (#108980) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Philippa An anachronism in my rendering of the text: "reading out the news" should be "sending out the news"; this would be a song from around 1916. Crilly and Grogan's page shows a question mark instead of 'Cumann na mBan'- the women's league (of the IRA); the B shows the derivation of the word, but is not pronounced. They also don't spell "Grainne Mhaol"(also known as Granuaile and Grace O'Malley; the Mh has a w sound) correctly. I still can't remember any details about the predecesor of this song. |
27 Aug 99 - 12:36 PM (#109028) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Wolfgang Philippa, thanks for that great link!! Wolfgang |
27 Aug 99 - 04:47 PM (#109108) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: paddymac If I remeber correctly, the original "Barleycorn" recorded a great version of this song. They no longer exist as a group, but the founder, banjo player and tenor (all in the one man) John Delaney now has "The New Barleycorn" with Alex De Gabrielle. Both are superb musicians, and they sing with great harmonies. Enjoy! |
16 Oct 99 - 01:41 PM (#124627) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Philippa to the same air The Darlin' Girl From Clare |
18 Oct 99 - 12:15 AM (#125045) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN FROM THE DAILY MAIL From: Stewie Cripes, this takes me way back to the 70s when I was immersed in Irish rebel songs and presenting workshops with titles like 'The Boyne, Belfast, Bombs and Bigotry' and 'The Bloody Red Hand'. I recall that we couldn't get any definitive answer as to whether the bloody red hand of Ulster was a left hand or a right hand. Anyhow, I remember 'The Man from the Daily Mail' was always popular with audiences. I have a note (but no source) saying that it was originally written in the early 1920s and referred to the Troubles then. I have 3 versions from 1970, 1972 and 1974. I have altered the rather strange Crilly and Grogan transciption ('hen and egg', for god's sake!) to give the 3 versions. Trusting they are of interest, cheers Stewie.
Well Ireland is a very funny place, sir
Refrain: Every bird, upon me word, is singing treble
Well the other day I travelled down to Clare, sir
Oh the place it is seething with sedition Repeat refrain. Source: singing of Fee McGorman on 'Songs of the Irish Republic' Outlet BOL 4005 (1970)
Oh Ireland is a very funny place, sir
Refrain:
Oh the other day I travelled down to Clare, sir (Refrain )
Oh the country is seething with sedition (Refrain) (First stanza repeated) (Refrain) Source: The Battering Ram 'The Battering Ram' Rounder LP 4002 (1972)
Now Ireland is a very funny place, sir
Refrain:
Well the other day I ventured down to Clare, sir (Refrain)
Well, the whole place is seething with sedition (Refrain twice) Source: Blackthorn from Various Artists 'The Lid of Me Granny's Bin' Derry Records DBL 502 (1974)
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18 Oct 99 - 12:20 AM (#125047) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Stewie Sorry, I failed to correct the spelling of Granuaille in the Blackthorn one. |
04 Nov 99 - 12:39 PM (#131728) Subject: Lyr Add: BALLAD OF BALLINAMORE / THE MAN FROM RTE From: Noel P. Another take on this song is called THE MAN FROM RTE or THE BALLAD OF BALLINAMORE. As can be seen many of the lines are similar. Enjoy!
THE BALLAD OF BALLINAMORE.
'Leitrim is a very funny place, sir, a strange and troubled land.
CHORUS:
'Today Tonight went to Ballinamore, sir, they were briefed by the Gardaí. Chorus:
Leitrim is seething with sedition, it's Sinn Fein through and through.
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14 Jan 17 - 01:32 PM (#3832587) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Man from the Daily Mail From: Gabriel "The Man From The Daily Mail" was written by the Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. He published the song in 1918 in the first of only two editions of an eight page pamphlet of his songs. The pamphlets were published by Furgus O'Connor of Dublin, were titled "Songs Of The Wren" and sold for one penny. O'Casey not only wrote songs but also performed them and, of course, included them in his plays. On the title page he gives his name in its Irish form, Sean O'Cathasasigh. |