Supermarket Wine - Pat Coyne

Pat Coyne has a gentle, lilting, flexible tenor voice, which exactly suits the material he has chosen for his CD. The song , "Supermarket Wine," written by Mickey MacConnell, is one of those songs of losing love, where the pain is intensified by the commonplace references. It tells of the singer's travels in Ireland with his girl, in a battered Morris minor car, and the laughter and hard times they shared. Its lyric is like an up-to-date version of Thanks for the Memory (1938) in which Bob Hope and Shirley Ross reminisce in a similar way, their memories of "tinkling temple bells, alma mater yells, And cuban rum and towels from the very best hotels," replaced by memories of the Galway Races, and a man in harris tweed who had a great tip for a race, and put their money on a horse they'd "swear is running still." The spareness of the lyric is perfect.

[@rotrautgurtanyel5492]

Pat Coyne, I want to listen to more of his songs! This song he presented in a life concert, I always will remember!

[@manningpbm]

From the pen of the mighty Mickey Mac Connell. Great cover.

[@michaeldale8493]

“And we called that old car Flattery, cause it got us everywhere”. Marvelous!

[@miley99N]

I heard Pat Coyne at the Sean Keane concert in Westport a few weeks ago. Pat sang the old Furey Brothers song, "The first leaves of autumn" and it was absolutely brilliant. His guitar playing is just right, totally complimentary to the type of song he was singing. If you get a chance, its well worth going to see them.

[@magsoleary9955]

Pat is such a talented singer and musician. His accompaniment compliments Seán Keane well.

[@stevebonham7698]

Great song, great man!

[@paddyman2796]

Very talented

[@annemcinerney3766]

Pure talent 😊

[@TomG285]

Can anyone put more of his songs up from this album.

[@annemcinerney3766]

😊