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The Playlist

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By Jay Schreiber, Arts Editor

Celtic drinking songs fer yer trip to tha barrr!

¢ Whiskey in the Jar — Traditional
This tune has been covered by both Celtic cultural groups and Metallica.
Brought into popular media in the 1970’s by Thin Lizzy, this jiggin’ tune
is all about a highwayman whose wife betrays him so he settles on a life of
intoxication to make himself feel better. Oh, to be an Irishman in the Cork
and Kerry mountains!

Bind

Drink and Drink and Fight — Buck-O-Nine

A tune fit enough to swing your fist at. Who hasn’t been in a
drunken Irish bar brawl before? Upbeat ska band Buck-O-Nine
even make the idea of running into people’s fists appealing with
horn melodies that can get anyone even slightly tipsy to dance,
drink and fight. No, this ain’t yer little ice hockey name-callin’
that the Crosbys do, it’s all about the thrill of the punch.

Kiss Me I’m Shitfaced — Dropkick Murphies
Perhaps the greatest song to close down a bar to. Easy to sing
along to and anthem like in form, it’s hard not to let your voice
be heard with all of your friends at the end of the night when
nobody is sober. Irish-punk group Dropkick Murphys from
Boston are credited with this modern classic, even featuring
bagpipes and a double-time section. Just remember, in real
life, it’s not actually ideal to be soaked, soiled and brown when
you’re drinking. Go home, take a shower!

The Bonnie Banks 0’ Loch Lomond - Traditional

Who hasn’t heard this Celtic masterpiece and felt something

for the banks of Loch Lomond? Countless parodies and many
pop culture quotes make this difficult-to-get-out-of-your-head
melody extraordinarily recognizable to anyone with more than
five seconds of exposure to it. Usually an old man’s song, this
tune uses a metaphor of taking separate paths only to end up in
the same place to represent peoples life’s intertwining and finally
ending in death. If you wish to end your life abruptly in death,
then sing this song on St. Patrick’s Day, for it was written by the
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