Neil McCormick is the Telegraph's lead music critic. He is a best-selling author and a television and radio pundit. His memoir of a misspent youth as a failed rock star has been filmed as 'Killing Bono' (out next year). You can follow him on twitter @neil_mccormick.
I have a few suggestions of A Song For Ireland, that would reflect the nation’s current circumstances. I have restricted myself to artists with an Irish connection, which, as it happens, isn’t much of a restriction. We’ve all got a little bit of Irish in us, after all. Thanks to @GaryDunne, @JannieMom and @Juniorc0 on Twitter for their suggestions.
10 Songs For Ireland
1. John Lennon: The Luck Of The Irish (From the ex-Beatles agit pop phase: “If you had the luck of the Irish, you’d rather be English instead.”)
2. Morrissey: Irish Blood, English Heart (“No regime can buy or sell me”. You wish.)
3. Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic (In particularly poisonous form about his homeland, Bob Geldof says it all, really: “Stab you in the back / Laughing in your face / Glad to see the place again / It’s a pity nothing’s changed.)
4. Thin Lizzy: Don’t Believe A Word (Pretty much sums up Ireland’s faith in its politicians.)
5. Westlife: Flying Without Wings (Which will never get you very far, in my experience.)
6. U2: Crumbs From Your Table (U2 could practically compose a soundtrack to the Irish crisis: I Fall Down / Bad / Dirty Day / Drowning Man / Mercy / Moment Of Surrender/ Gone / Exit.)
7. Van Morrison & Them: Here Comes The Night (There’s no getting away from it.)
8. Oasis: The Importance of Being Idle (Better get used to it.)
9. D:ream: Things Can Only Get Better (But they’re gonna get a lot worse first.)
10. Paul McCartney: Give Ireland Back To The Irish (Because nobody else wants it.)
And if that list isn’t depressing enough, just think about Jedward singing them.
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