So, I can tell it's St. Patrick's Day.

[conuly]

How can I tell? Because every other post is somebody with an amusing or touching video of Danny Boy. (The muppets were a nice touch, I must say. Every holiday needs more muppets.)

Only thing is... well... Danny Boy isn't actually an Irish song. It was written by an Englishman. In America. The tune, sure, that's Irish, but the words...? Not so much.

This wouldn't concern me at all except, frankly, the song is considerably overdone. Next year, everybody should pick a different song instead.

Comments

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this. I loathe "Danny Boy".

[conuly]

It's a pretty melody. And the words aren't that bad, I must admit. But over and over and over again? AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN? This is the true song that gets on my nerves.

[barnhengemama.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Every holiday DOES need more muppets.

[norinel.livejournal.com]

I have not yet managed to mentally dissociate Danny Boy from the "Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy" section in Tubthumping.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

The kilt as we know it was invented by an Englishman in the late 18th century. The individual tartan patterns were actually invented in the 19th century by enterprising weavers. Yet today most people believe (and many sources will tell you) that Scots have worn tartans - each clan its own - forever. And kilts, of course.
Harps were, in "good old Scotland", far more common and popular than bagpipes.

Yet these days, what is "typical" Scottish? Bagpipes, kilts, and tartans.

Traditions are rarely "original" in their present-day incarnation, no matter how much those who follow the traditions claim centuries-old folklore. I'm not surprised that a song written by an Englishman in America would end up being considered prototypical for an Irish holiday.

And I seriously wonder whether St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland are anything like St. Patrick's Day celebrations in New York, London or Munich... ;)

[conuly]

The difference between kilts and Danny Boy can be summed up as follows:

1. I'm always up for seeing more hot guys in kilts.

2. I'm rarely up for another rendition of Danny Boy, no matter how hot Danny (or whoever) happens to be.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

You may have a point there ;)

[conuly]

A point AND a picture of John Barrowman in a kilt. *ogles*

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this. I loathe "Danny Boy".

[conuly]

It's a pretty melody. And the words aren't that bad, I must admit. But over and over and over again? AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN? This is the true song that gets on my nerves.

[barnhengemama.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Every holiday DOES need more muppets.

[norinel.livejournal.com]

I have not yet managed to mentally dissociate Danny Boy from the "Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy" section in Tubthumping.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

The kilt as we know it was invented by an Englishman in the late 18th century. The individual tartan patterns were actually invented in the 19th century by enterprising weavers. Yet today most people believe (and many sources will tell you) that Scots have worn tartans - each clan its own - forever. And kilts, of course.
Harps were, in "good old Scotland", far more common and popular than bagpipes.

Yet these days, what is "typical" Scottish? Bagpipes, kilts, and tartans.

Traditions are rarely "original" in their present-day incarnation, no matter how much those who follow the traditions claim centuries-old folklore. I'm not surprised that a song written by an Englishman in America would end up being considered prototypical for an Irish holiday.

And I seriously wonder whether St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland are anything like St. Patrick's Day celebrations in New York, London or Munich... ;)

[conuly]

The difference between kilts and Danny Boy can be summed up as follows:

1. I'm always up for seeing more hot guys in kilts.

2. I'm rarely up for another rendition of Danny Boy, no matter how hot Danny (or whoever) happens to be.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

You may have a point there ;)

[conuly]

A point AND a picture of John Barrowman in a kilt. *ogles*