tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148246737951048532.post5754520366034041124..comments2022-03-04T09:24:59.793-08:00Comments on Irish Music lyrics chords discussions: Ronnie DrewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148246737951048532.post-16952851689002638632008-08-17T09:32:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:32:00.000-07:00Was never impressed by the song about Ronnie, way ...Was never impressed by the song about Ronnie, way too much of a pop music influence in the writing.<BR/>If your were asked to write a tribute to a folk singer, would you write a pop song ? no you would not, even as a pop song it not great, marks out of 10 is 1.<BR/>Even when all the singers were preforming it on The Late Late Shop they looked embarrassed to be there,<BR/><BR/>''We Love You Ronnie Drew'' , what a terrible line, and with such a hugh wealth of talent doing the singing and playing the music perhaps they could have come up with something better.<BR/>The Luke Kelly song tributes were of a much higher class, folk songs written for a folk singer in the folk music style, the two that spring to mind are The Dublin Minstrel and Long Lonely Road by Pete St.John and recorded by The Dublin City Ramblers.<BR/>Now they are what I call tribute songs to a balladeer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com