![]() ![]() ![]() Written in 1910, according to Wikipedia it was recorded 58 times in the last 100 years. If the song was really popular other singers would try and make some money off the song by recording it. Then in the 1930's singers would record their hits and the Lyricist started to make some good money. In times past when a song was written it was usually handed by the writer to a vocalist who would preform it in the music halls and the writer a little money in return. will play anything once it's by a well known band. We have all heard really crap records and wondered how the heck did that make it onto the radio, well the average D.J. ![]() I'm not just talking folk music here, the same applies to all kinds of music. That same track would become famous just because the singer was well known. Say a well known band or singer included a track on their latest album and the song was really bad. The same applies to the couple of hundred others who sent me songs in the past 12 years. I have no doubt that if a famous singer like Christy Moore decided to record this Thomas Keatley song it would be an instant hit record. Several thousand people have seen it here on this site but that's only because this site gets a massive amount of traffic. It's called ''The old wino that sleeps on the quay'', I thought it was excellent. Recently a man sent me a song he had written and wanted it included here on the site. Plus the fact that his song was on national television. Or if Gerry had recorded it and placed it on youtube it would probably get a few hits and fade away because Gerry wasn't as well known as Finbar. It would be still sitting at home and would never see the light of day. If Gerry hadn't entered that song into the show ![]() Take the record that Finbar Furey recorded from the Television show ''The Hit'', which was written by Gerry Fleming. Or if you manage to get your greatest creation to that well known singer and he records it then you have a hit record and everybody knows you. If a well known singer writes the same song then it becomes a hit record. I have been pondering this question for many's the year and have come up with a few answers.If your a singer / songwriter and your not famous, you can write the greatest song in the world and nobody will ever hear it. and in Ireland in January 2010, again the song becomes interesting for a short period of time before settling down again. 1 in the itunes singles chart with ''Come Out You Black And Tans'' in the U.K. An example of this is during the weeks around Christmas time when more searches are done for Christmas songs or when there are football / rugby matches taking place and people want to learn the words of Ireland's Call.Īnother example is when there's a new folk song released which doesn't happen very often, when Christy Moore released My Little Honda 50 a lot of searches are done for that particular song. They would not be my top 100 best of all time but they have been the most searched and listened to over the last 12 years on this site.įluctuations will naturally appear at certain times of the year. There are a few surprises I wouldn't have thought of and a lot of obvious songs you would expect. don't reflect what Irish songs are most popular in Ireland but worldwide. The information on how I compiled the list came from Youtube hits, Google Analytics, Statcounter and above all attending live music sessions. I have been collecting statistics from various locations for a number of years and these songs constantly show up in the stats. These are the top most popular Irish songs of all time. ![]()
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