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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @jamelakajamal
    @jamelakajamal  2 года назад +2

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    • @faiththomas1749
      @faiththomas1749 2 года назад +1

      You have to hear the Ed Sheeran version ruclips.net/video/87gWaABqGYs/видео.html ( he’s from Ireland where Galway is )

    • @johnlawson910
      @johnlawson910 2 года назад +3

      This is a great song written and performed by Steve Earle. Most people erroneously think that this was written by someone from ireland. Nope it was written by Steve Earle! He's singing about Galway in Ireland where they have darker features. Dark hair and blue eyes are not uncommon in this section of ireland. Hence the name Galway Girl. I've seen some references to other artists, but for my money you can't beat the original

    • @j.l.armendariz1483
      @j.l.armendariz1483 2 года назад +1

      Awesome Stuff keep it up 👍🏽🤙🏽😎✌🏽

    • @freelanserns187
      @freelanserns187 2 года назад +1

      Listen to some of the dark magic from Canada, Colter wall devil wears a suit and tie

    • @kellycurtiss1163
      @kellycurtiss1163 2 года назад

      Hey brother. I really enjoy your reactions to music. Do one with the Gear Daddy's. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

  • @Aladinsarsipius
    @Aladinsarsipius 2 года назад +72

    Galway is a City on the west Coast of Ireland Steve has Played here quite often

  • @mnswamp
    @mnswamp 2 года назад +48

    Written by a Texas songwriter, and one of the most popular songs in Ireland - especially in Galway!

    • @blakekeithley3400
      @blakekeithley3400 Год назад +1

      It’s Celtic(Keltic)Irish version . Copperhead Road was a nod to the Scotch Irish make up of Appalachia.
      Galway is on the West Irish Coast.

  • @stpnwlf9
    @stpnwlf9 2 года назад +36

    A lot of folk music is shaped by Celtic music traditions (Irish/Scottish) and Steve's work owes to a unique blend of country, folk, and rock. He is certainly a master storyteller!

  • @jamestate5059
    @jamestate5059 2 года назад +37

    Galway is a town in Ireland
    The song basically talks about the narrator falling in love with an Irish girl.

  • @robertfloyd3081
    @robertfloyd3081 2 года назад +5

    I’m in Texas and I married a Galway girl. Been there a few times. It’s beautiful.

  • @zippitydoodah5693
    @zippitydoodah5693 2 года назад +7

    Galway is a small city in Ireland. I got to go visit it two years back. There really are a lot of cute girls there.

  • @TheOldYellers
    @TheOldYellers 2 года назад +12

    It’s an album track about a girl he met when he was staying in Galway. Genius songs. It’s huge in Ireland. Everyone covers it. “On a fine soft day” means it’s a bit rainy.

  • @GregFalken
    @GregFalken 2 года назад +15

    Nanci Griffith is another Texas songwriter with ties to Ireland. Check out "From Claire to Here".

  • @jeffreybevans
    @jeffreybevans 2 года назад +12

    Another song about a Galway girl is “From Galway to Graceland.” About an woman who’s “ silver wings carried her
    Over the sea
    From the west coast of Ireland
    To West Tennessee
    To be with her sweetheart,
    Oh she left everything
    From Galway to Graceland to be with the king.”
    By the inimitable Richard Thompson, a great singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
    This guy’s up there with Dylan, in my opinion.
    Checking out his catalog is like going down the rabbit home.
    For some reason he’s off the radar of you reaction folk.

  • @Liberaltrash447
    @Liberaltrash447 2 года назад +9

    There are vids of this song played in Galway and crowds linedancing. Like John Prine, Steve Earle has a huge Irish following.

  • @trevordoolan5011
    @trevordoolan5011 2 года назад +8

    Steve Earle also recorded a song with The Pogues, should check it out --
    Steve Earle & The Pogues ~ Johnny Come Lately
    .

  • @natsienat
    @natsienat 2 года назад +1

    You know what I love about watching your vids? I hear of songs I've never heard before, your enjoyment of the songs is infectious and so pure. Thank you beautiful human for putting a smile on my face today ☺

  • @12symon
    @12symon 2 года назад +3

    I have purchased every Album of his.
    I've been a lover of his lyrics & Music since the late 1980s...

  • @bobbyjohnson3807
    @bobbyjohnson3807 2 года назад +7

    His “Week of Living Dangerously” tells quite a story.

  • @totlu5137
    @totlu5137 2 года назад +3

    One of the greatest living songwriters

  • @drjoshuamc
    @drjoshuamc 2 года назад +12

    Devils right hand, and Guitar town are great tracks as well

  • @katyhughes6740
    @katyhughes6740 2 месяца назад

    I went to Ireland years ago, every pub has a singer like this, was absolutely brilliant 👏 ❤ x

  • @kmiller3136
    @kmiller3136 2 года назад +12

    This song is off my favorite Steve Earl album, Transcendental Blues. The entire album incorporates a lot of Celtic sounds that really work with Earl’s style.

    • @chrismeloy1149
      @chrismeloy1149 2 года назад

      I would suggest to Jamal the song, “Transcendental Blues”, now that you mention it.

  • @ScottyGMusic
    @ScottyGMusic 2 года назад +4

    I performed this song with some friends for an annual party in a theater. I had not known the song before rehearsing it, but it was fun to see people in the audience who knew every word.

  • @mattjohn4731
    @mattjohn4731 Год назад +1

    The great Steve Earle. Close the prisons, house the people, food and Medicare for all, Peace and harmony y'all!

  • @scottedwards33
    @scottedwards33 2 года назад +3

    This is an old folk song. It's fun to occasionally listen to old pre 1950's music to hear where it all came from.

  • @kimberlydawne
    @kimberlydawne 2 года назад +5

    I love that you're listening to Steve Earle! I agree with others about reacting to Guitar Town. You will probably like it. Singing about gigging up and down I-35 in Texas, headed for Austin (Guitar Town).
    But, a new one of his I really like, is called Champagne Corolla. After his son Justin Townes Earle (a singer in his own right) died by his own hand, Steve made an album covering Justin's songs. That's my favorite one from that album.
    Blessings to you!

    • @deborahorwig465
      @deborahorwig465 2 года назад +1

      I love both of those songs too! RIP Justin

  • @BRIDINC1972
    @BRIDINC1972 2 года назад +2

    Galway city in ireland, this song has become an anthem for us Irish girls. Having married a Galway man my daughters are Galway girls. Love this song.

  • @Gonzo614
    @Gonzo614 2 года назад +5

    It's a City in Ireland: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway

  • @lindachrisman915
    @lindachrisman915 2 года назад +1

    Try The Saw Doctors - one of Ireland’s most beloved bands. I was told Bono isn’t fit to tie their shoes! Try Claire Island, Catriona Tells Lies.

  • @joe9042
    @joe9042 3 месяца назад

    YEEEE hawwwwwww Scot here, supporting my Irish sisters in brothers, unionist or republican, in these dark times. UNITE Slainte!

  • @robertstrassfeld9635
    @robertstrassfeld9635 2 года назад

    A few years ago, my wife and I had the good fortune of being in Galway on Saint Patrick's Day. The parade was delightful and some group performed Earle's song. That afternoon, we heard it again emanating from a bar or two. Earle has wonderful range regarding the subject matter that he writes about, and as a number of people note below, he is a great story teller. I like his political songs (I also like his politics). If you have watched The Wire or Treme, you have seen him on the screen.

  • @mark-be9mq
    @mark-be9mq 2 года назад +2

    Great choice friend. Thank you. Fun listen.
    Galway is a port city on the West coast of Ireland.

  • @sonnyd1222
    @sonnyd1222 2 года назад +5

    Such a great Irish diddy! It's been covered by numerous famous artists. I really dig the version from the movie P.S. I Love You. Jamel, you should definitely check out The Flogging Molly's "If I Ever Leave This World Alive". Such a great Irish tune from a super talented band! ✌️😍☘️🎶💚

  • @user-gt2uf8cq9y
    @user-gt2uf8cq9y 2 года назад +10

    The live performance of this is beautiful. Galway, Ireland. The song was magical because years later it was used in the movie PS I Love You with Gerard Butler, which lead to it being recorded by Irish artist Mundy (with Sharron Shannon again on accordian). Mundy's version was the #1 downloaded song in Ireland in 2008 AND 2009. Check out this live version with thousands of people in Galway. ruclips.net/video/SNs0vKDvs0g/видео.html

    • @chrismetcalfe4135
      @chrismetcalfe4135 2 года назад

      Mundys version is the best instantgood mood when I hear it

  • @telebender
    @telebender 2 года назад +1

    Jamel, good catch on the "country/folk feel" of this song. Much of America's musical heritage go back to traditional celtic music, (love) ballads, murder ballads, sea shanty's, etc of Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England, which were brought over by immigrants from these areas to the US; particularly to the Appalachian region of the southeast US. These traditional types of music morphed with other world musical traditions, especially traditional African rhythms and music, to evolve into what we now think of as Folk, Country, Blues, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Soul, etc. It's the great thing about music - it connects people together, as you've found here, with the community you curate on your channel. Keep it up!

  • @johndoyle2397
    @johndoyle2397 7 месяцев назад +1

    Galway is a city on the west coast of Ireland. It is reputed to contain a large number of Spanish looking Irish. Beautiful women

  • @deborahcornell171
    @deborahcornell171 2 года назад +6

    "Snake Oil" is another fun, upbeat song by Steve. Another good one is "You Belong To Me".
    💙☮💙

  • @matthewschiavi7353
    @matthewschiavi7353 2 года назад +2

    Now we're talking! Great reaction! Another suggestion, Lawyers, Guns, and Money-Warren Zevon

  • @estelleostgard2804
    @estelleostgard2804 2 года назад

    There's a city called Galway In West central Ireland on that rugged coast, Was a port town now it's more of a college town. Though Steve Earl is an American , that song is so popular not just here but in Ireland as well. In 2016 I was there touring the country, And in the counties from Dingle, Clare, Galway, Kerry, Cork, And even Dublin.... I would walk around and listen to the music and go to the pubs especially during the music festival during September in Dingle. At any time I walked around there was at least one pub with this song blaring out Of it, And most of the time it was some performer singing the song to a crowd and they were singing with him! They even have this song in that movie PS I love you.

  • @katherineyanagihara2909
    @katherineyanagihara2909 2 года назад +1

    Aloha 🌺 Wow, never heard of him, totally enjoyed! Thank you!🥰

  • @vickystanley8853
    @vickystanley8853 2 года назад +6

    My daughters kids think this song is about her.
    Ed Sheeren's song is about an entirely different Galway girl with a happier ending to their story & comes with a great video.

    • @RinniePere
      @RinniePere 2 года назад

      You gotta check out Billy Austin by Steve Earle.

  • @kellykonoske91
    @kellykonoske91 2 года назад +2

    Love this Jamel. As others have said, "Guitar Town" is a must hear also. God Bless. Todd the retired trucker.

  • @jtcolo43
    @jtcolo43 2 года назад

    Steve Earle is simply awesome. From Guitar Town to I Ain’t Ever Satisfied to Jerusalem. Please check him out more and more. Please. And thanks once again. Saw him at Red Rocks with Keb Mo’ and Jackson Browne in 2003. They first played acoustically in a guitar round , just them. Then Steve Earle started the first band set with Ashes to Ashes. THEN….lightning, thunder and the area transformers blew and the whole Red Rocks venue went dark…except for the emergency generator lights. It was a serious Rock and Roll sign if there ever was. Thanks again brother J

  • @SuperKronik666
    @SuperKronik666 Год назад

    The Devil's Right Hand, Snake Oil, Back to The Wall, Guitar Town, I Ain't Ever Satisfied, Billy Austin, Justice in Ontario, Someday, The Rain Came Down, Dead Flowers, The Other Kind..... I know I forgot a few, but these are all great songs from his early years that you should consider givin' a spin. You'll be glad you did. Peace. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @brianedwards9240
    @brianedwards9240 2 года назад +7

    Irish and English traditional music was brought over to America where it evolved into bluegrass, folk, country and combined with other immigrant sounds. I will suggest the Irish group the Corrs version of Fleetwood Mac’s song “Dreams “. One of the best covers of that song. They mix traditional Irish instruments with enough regular to give it a great sound. Three sisters and a brother who are just too good looking. Great harmonies. Andrea and Bono of U2 did a nice duet version of “Summer Wine 🍷. They had a great song writing sense though usually from a female perspective.

    • @caroljordan6130
      @caroljordan6130 2 года назад +2

      I LOVE CELTIC MUSIC 🎶💜👍 The CORRS ARE EXCELLENT SINGERS AND PLAYERS and VERY GOOD LOOKING !! 👍🍀 🎶

  • @dougieyou
    @dougieyou 2 года назад +5

    Jamel, thanks for doing this as it's such a great sing along tune. If you get the chance you should do "Gulf of Mexico" it's a great song about generational family fisherman in the Gulf. Yes Steve is a master storyteller and has so many great tunes.

  • @paulshaw9953
    @paulshaw9953 2 года назад +6

    my first introduction to this song was from Stewart Lee, my 2nd favourite stand up comedian ever (after Norm), he finished a special with a version of this, was actually very good
    check out the band Flogging Molly, Jamel, I definitely think you'd dance to them too!

  • @RealTealMaherajah
    @RealTealMaherajah 2 года назад +2

    Copperhead road is another great tune by Steve. Love this song

  • @markbaird2657
    @markbaird2657 2 года назад +2

    Guitar Town - please! His best song IMO!

  • @dawns.427
    @dawns.427 2 года назад +1

    Galway is a city in Ireland. This song is performed in one of my favorite movies P.S. I Love You.

  • @onlylooksitalian
    @onlylooksitalian 2 года назад

    An early influence of Steve Earle is Townes Van Zant. Countless great performers have recorded Van Zant's songs, perhaps none more recorded than "Pancho & Lefty." Earlier you mentioned how you like the storytelling aspect of Country songs; Townes was a master at evoking strong emotions (mostly melancholy) and imagery. Van Zant's own life story is HEARTBREAKING.

  • @biggie774
    @biggie774 2 года назад +3

    Check out Steve's song Feel Alright. Featured in the show The Wire where Steve played ex junkie Walon.

    • @JuanShanzerelli
      @JuanShanzerelli 2 года назад +2

      He also did a version of the "way down in the hole" theme tune for one of the seasons of the wire :)

  • @GratefulZen
    @GratefulZen 2 года назад

    A lot of immigrants from Scotland, Ireland and England settled in the Appalachian Mountains & brought with them traditional folk music that morphed into American country & folk music.

  • @davebunnell1105
    @davebunnell1105 2 года назад +3

    Earle went from rock like Copperhead road to celtic songs like Galway girl, about a town in Ireland I believe. Then Steve went pretty much folk. Strange career

  • @faithnyou1732
    @faithnyou1732 2 года назад +1

    Galway is a city west or Ireland. Great song choice! Thanks Jamel!

  • @jamesnelson5741
    @jamesnelson5741 2 года назад

    I was doing the exact same thing when I was listening to it. It's such a fun song.

  • @mbsnyderc
    @mbsnyderc 2 года назад +3

    Galway is a city in Ireland and the music has an Irish sound to it.You should listen to the Mountain.

  • @Liberaltrash447
    @Liberaltrash447 2 года назад +4

    How about some Dropkick Murphys my friend?

  • @JimDorman
    @JimDorman 5 месяцев назад

    Wow! Thanks for playing this. I just got back from Ireland, including two days in Galway. I kinda know Steve's ex who also signed Guns n Roses to their first record deal. This is Irish music! Check out Whiskey in the Jar! I prefer the Jerry Garcia/David Grisman version, but you might like Metallica's or Thin Lizzie's.

  • @stevecourtright7848
    @stevecourtright7848 2 года назад +7

    Sometimes it takes a Texas boy to write a classic Irish song.

  • @schwek99ify
    @schwek99ify 2 года назад +2

    If you're looking for another Steve Earle tune, I promise that you'll be moved by "Jerusalem".
    Go for the studio version or be prepared for a 5 minute preamble that you may not want in your video review (but still worth hearing for you own sake).

  • @writerjohnmcnally
    @writerjohnmcnally 2 года назад +3

    You should check out his son Justin Townes Earle, who died a few years ago. An accomplished singer/songwriter. Try “Am I That Lonely Tonight?”

    • @vulpesoutfoxed4552
      @vulpesoutfoxed4552 2 года назад +1

      I would also welcome seeing some Justin Townes Earle here. So many good songs to choose from. Harlem River Blues is a personal favorite, but certainly do not want to take away from the suggestion above.

    • @neilford8580
      @neilford8580 2 года назад +1

      Justin was great, saw him live twice. RIP.

    • @writerjohnmcnally
      @writerjohnmcnally 2 года назад

      @@neilford8580 I saw him only a few years before his death with the Sadies as his backing band. Hard to believe Dallas Good is gone, too.

    • @sharontesta6566
      @sharontesta6566 2 года назад

      A trivial factoid, his son was named after Townes Van Zandt

  • @howardstucki7607
    @howardstucki7607 12 дней назад

    Galway is a town in Ireland. The girl in the song is from Galway.

  • @debbeechy
    @debbeechy 2 года назад +1

    hope you do more of Steve.

  • @chicken2jail545
    @chicken2jail545 Год назад

    Love this song.

  • @ryanjordan5032
    @ryanjordan5032 2 года назад

    I remember reading a long time ago in an article somewhere that the idea of a “Galway Girl” is a reference to the unique beauty of many women who come from the Galway region of Ireland. I took it with a grain of salt, but they spoke about the ancestry of the area and how many of the women in the region look different than the women in the rest of the country. They mentioned history of frequent shipwrecks of European (mostly Spanish) vessels and the survivors that stayed assimilated into the society and over hundreds of years their ancestors were not always, but often fair skinned with light eyes and dark haired. This gave them a very unique beauty when compared to the traditional blonde, light brown and red hair that was common to the region. Anyways, it could all be total BS but always thought the historical discussion of the song meaning was interesting.

  • @ryanjordan5032
    @ryanjordan5032 2 года назад +1

    You should do “Johnny Come Lately” next

  • @lanier1000
    @lanier1000 Год назад

    "Guitar Town" is one of his best -- give that one a chance also, if inclined.
    .

  • @otherstar1
    @otherstar1 2 года назад +1

    Now that you've done Steve Earle....treat yourself to some Townes Van Zandt, you will NOT regret it.

  • @j.l.armendariz1483
    @j.l.armendariz1483 2 года назад

    Much Love from Oregon!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON!! Chuy 🤙🏽😎

  • @bensonben921
    @bensonben921 2 года назад +2

    The song is in P.S I love you, movie .
    Gerard Butler

  • @michellechase4753
    @michellechase4753 2 года назад +1

    Steve Earle is a tremendous story teller. Give Ashes to Ashes and The Revolution Starts Now a try.

  • @christianzafiroglu6705
    @christianzafiroglu6705 2 года назад +3

    I’ve been to Ireland. If you can’t imagine hearing a song you adore ending up being something you don’t need to hear again for years due to overplay, go there.
    Every bar, street musician, every drunken lass was wailing this out.
    It’s a grand song, and I love it. But I haven’t made a point of listening to it in years.

  • @TheTurtlee1
    @TheTurtlee1 7 месяцев назад

    I play this on Appalachian dulcimer! Love Sharon Shannon!!

  • @jodyserner1229
    @jodyserner1229 2 года назад

    Love this tune! Also Telephone Road too!

  • @johndoyle2397
    @johndoyle2397 10 месяцев назад

    We're simply the best nation on earth

  • @brucegrossman3531
    @brucegrossman3531 2 года назад +2

    Great song

  • @dominicksorge4891
    @dominicksorge4891 2 года назад

    interesting song, I have a suggestion for you, Billy Falcon.. Pretty Blue World(1991). all the songs are great, my fav order is: "Still Got A Prayer", "Heaven's Highest Hill", "Pretty Blue World"...All are great

  • @julesotis13
    @julesotis13 2 года назад

    brother jamal this is the best bleep around and why i was dropping as much duckets as this fired fool could ur wya today keep at my brother thanks - SJOCR

  • @brianhaw9398
    @brianhaw9398 2 года назад +2

    Along these lines, you should check out and react to Mary Mac by Great Big Sea,an east coast Canadian band.

    • @brianedwards9240
      @brianedwards9240 2 года назад +1

      Saw Great big sea many years ago at a Irish fest near Chicago along with the Corrs. Love their version of it’s the end of the world.

  • @paulprendergast3184
    @paulprendergast3184 2 года назад +3

    Galway is in Ireland. The arrangement and instruments used for this song reflect that. Steve Earle has a weak spot for the ladies. He has been married a bunch of times. Peace Jamel

  • @robertvirtue8070
    @robertvirtue8070 2 года назад +2

    If you like this do some of The Irish Rovers songs The Unicorn Song , Snoopy verses the Red Baron, What do you do with a Drunken Sailor

  • @chrismcdonagh688
    @chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

    Sharon Shannon on button accordion, great musician. Have a listen to Johnny Come Lately that he recorded with The Pogues.

  • @dandonnelly9548
    @dandonnelly9548 Год назад

    Please do more steve earle ❤

  • @jeanstrickland2445
    @jeanstrickland2445 2 года назад

    You heard him the other day it’s hard not to like him😁

  • @johndoyle2397
    @johndoyle2397 10 месяцев назад

    Its Irish man. The best women in the world

  • @maggiew.2809
    @maggiew.2809 Год назад +2

    Galway is area many Irish immigrants came from. They were starved out of their own country and looked west to escape but their hearts never left Ireland. Galway is on the West Coast of Ireland.

  • @rockmygypsysoul9553
    @rockmygypsysoul9553 2 года назад

    Just a FYI Jamel, I didn't receive notice of this video. I found you though😀. Also, Steve Earle was in an old HBO series called Treme. It was really good! Lots of music and of course it took place in New Orleans so you know it was good.

  • @ailishadoyle4660
    @ailishadoyle4660 2 года назад

    Try get the video of Mundy doing a live performance with Sharon in Galway, electric atmosphere 😀

  • @rodneyprill4618
    @rodneyprill4618 2 года назад +1

    Thin Lizzy Dedication

  • @jcedeno8391
    @jcedeno8391 2 года назад

    It’s a girl he met in Galway, Ireland.

  • @davidgeorge000
    @davidgeorge000 Год назад +1

    Check out the live version.

  • @12symon
    @12symon 2 года назад

    Tommy Bolin: "Wild Dogs". My Personal favorite.
    Tommy Bolin: "Dreamer". If you Love Great Dynamics, listen to Tommy Bolin ""Dreamer".
    Everyone gets to show off a bit on "Post Toastee".
    And from his short stint with The James Gang
    Check out Tommy Bolin "Alexis".
    Try it, you'll like it!!

    • @12symon
      @12symon 2 года назад

      Jamel aka Jamal. Try the above. You Will Like 👍 👌 😏 🙂 😉

  • @Dr_Klops
    @Dr_Klops 2 года назад

    Great song - although I like the "Fiddler's Green" Version best.

  • @matthoward7693
    @matthoward7693 2 года назад

    check out the doing Dixieland from Steve Earle and the Del McCouryy band great story song about the Irish in the civil war.

  • @garthbell8032
    @garthbell8032 2 года назад

    Please check out Steve’s son Justin Townes Earle (RIP) - Look The Other Way. A true talent

  • @bcleone
    @bcleone 2 года назад +2

    Galway Ireland. Galway Bay.

  • @Krista823
    @Krista823 2 года назад +1

    Give Billy Austin by Steve Earle a listen.

  • @andrewbradley8895
    @andrewbradley8895 Месяц назад

    This is one of several songs Steve wrote about / In the perspective of his father and Grandfather. Copperhead Road is one ( made up ).
    Johnny Come Lately, Guitar Town are both factual.

  • @77skipsskippernic
    @77skipsskippernic 2 года назад

    Yes you a good human

  • @dlbeal
    @dlbeal 2 года назад +1

    A Galway Girl is an Irish Girl

  • @runndove1
    @runndove1 2 года назад

    I like this have not heard this song....thanx heck i don't know what a Galway girl is though

  • @stevecourtright7848
    @stevecourtright7848 2 года назад +2

    Johnny Come Lately by Steve Earle is another great one: ruclips.net/video/xVaPwdgezWI/видео.html