Black 47 " Downtown Baghdad Blues"

[marcusschulman]

Black 47 creates wonderful combinations of traditional Celtic music with Rap and other contemporary genres; all the while remaining true to radical Irish irreverence and iconoclasm and keeping faith with the constant struggle for human rights and dignity everywhere. Jonathan Swift would be proud!

[xylovibist]

i love how the "Minstrel Boy" tune is used in this song....

[benthepi]

I didn't know who Steve Kirwan was until I caught him on Sirius Disorder during Celtic Crush (Chanel 70, Saturdays, 10:A-1:P Eastern). I have come to enjoy the show and his music that he plays a lot. I like this song especially because how it was written (from soldiers letters) and how it makes me feel from the different point of view.

Steve Kirwan is a passionate, real, and down to earth artist.

Please come to Baltimore.

[Eireborne]

It's Larry Kirwan that fronts Black 47, not Steve Kirwan. :-P

[shanseuse]

Kirwan has that distinctly Irish knack of making you want to laugh and cry at the same time.

[Passy666]

@shanseuse i hear you man ... i feel just the same about that.

[gsman67]

Just saw them tonight...they were great!

[MurphE]

If rhyming is what your looking for, I suggest you go back to nursury school.Listen to the words fenianguy.

MurphE

[barbh1]

I love everything about this band, but especially the words. Heart, intellect and guts and a high value on freedom, that's what Black 47 is about.

[fenianguy]

In my opinion...Larry Kirwan's lyrics took a wrong turn after the Green Suede Shoes album. Rhyming isn't for everyone I guess....Oh well.

[prlilly]

f*ck aol for that god forsaken comm in the way of the vid

[Fletch1916]

Fantastic.

[rollerpigss]

o reillys is in new york right?

[MurphE]

Paddy Reilly's is in NYC, this gig was at the John Boyle O'Reilly Club in Springfield , MA.

[Brido1888]

Hope and Love.Especially!

[Brido1888]

I just heard of them, like 3 minutes ago, i couldn't download, so thought I'd try here, thanks. tiocfaidh. Hail Hail! YNWA.

[MurphE]

Peace & Justice

[prlilly]

Great vid. Thanks for the post.