It's amongst Phil Coulter's worst, just as Amhrán na bhFiann is no more than a feckin' Comeallye written by Brendan Behan's granny, I know, t'was his uncle, but Ronnie Drew described it better, as above.Dublin4 wrote:Can I say a word for Ireland's Call?
It has grown hugely in popularity. People sing it quite spontaneously and enjoy it.
IC was born out of a farcical situation in the early RWCs where we didn't have a shared anthem.
It's one of the best things the IRFU has ever done.
Now the Argies, there is an anthem, the Italians, the French and even the feckin' Welsh, they have anthems. Ireland sit beside England with dung for anthems. Two ould gowling dirges and a feckin poor wee useless qune.
Do ye know the worst thing about Coulter's qune? I'll tal ye. It's the feckin' Guarda Band and the kitty we introduction, lilting along but sounding like they can't quite get it right. God it's appalling Diddle Dee Dee ballix.
I wanst sang it as if my life depended on it, Sept 07, surrounded by fecking Argies in Paris,who were more painted than HWM and had just belted out theirs. I gave it plenty and received an arm round the shoulder from the Argie beside me..... .but inside I was dying with mortification at having appeared to put heart and soul into that fecking qune.