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Post by Paddy Rollingstone on Aug 16, 2008 10:54:51 GMT -5
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Post by Dread Pirate Bonney on Aug 16, 2008 17:50:07 GMT -5
I JUST heard about his passing about 5 minutes ago, via an email from DKM... Here's the email. RIP Ronnie. Thanks for the music!! ***************************************************************** We were very sad to hear earlier today of the passing of our dear friend Ronnie Drew, a founding member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners. Ronnie passed away in Dublin after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73. Ronnie was an inspiration to us all and it was a huge honor to be able to work with him last year when we recorded "Flannigan's Ball" together. He was the genuine article; a talented artist, a humble man and a wonderful spirit. He will be sadly missed and dearly remembered. Ronnie is survived by his two children and five grandchildren. Our hearts & sympathies go out to his family & loved ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFmd18U8Q8 www.dropkickmurphys.com/photos/images/2007/07-recording/index.html R.I.P. Ronnie. Respectfully, Ken, Matt, Al, James, Tim, Josh, Jeff & everyone in the Dropkick Murphys camp.
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Post by Barnacle Brian on Aug 18, 2008 22:54:36 GMT -5
I JUST heard about his passing about 5 minutes ago, via an email from DKM... Here's the email. RIP Ronnie. Thanks for the music!! ***************************************************************** We were very sad to hear earlier today of the passing of our dear friend Ronnie Drew, a founding member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners. Ronnie passed away in Dublin after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73. Ronnie was an inspiration to us all and it was a huge honor to be able to work with him last year when we recorded "Flannigan's Ball" together. He was the genuine article; a talented artist, a humble man and a wonderful spirit. He will be sadly missed and dearly remembered. Ronnie is survived by his two children and five grandchildren. Our hearts & sympathies go out to his family & loved ones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFmd18U8Q8 www.dropkickmurphys.com/photos/images/2007/07-recording/index.html R.I.P. Ronnie. Respectfully, Ken, Matt, Al, James, Tim, Josh, Jeff & everyone in the Dropkick Murphys camp. This is sad news. S'n'O/celt-punk/everything we know and love etc. simply would not exisit with our Ronnie... RIP Ronnie
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Post by GreenfordBhoy on Aug 19, 2008 11:52:49 GMT -5
RIP A true legend
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Post by SingloudSingproud on Aug 20, 2008 7:39:36 GMT -5
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Post by 1788 Dens of Sin on Aug 20, 2008 22:25:17 GMT -5
Oh shits, missed this in my bubble. The man is a fucken legend - no two ways about it. His voice is just something else...love it. I'll watch my Dubliners DVD tonight for sure and drink a Guinness.
RIP Ronnie.
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Post by bigmac on Aug 21, 2008 11:56:00 GMT -5
The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew
Here's to you, Ronnie Drew. And as usual, the drinks are on Ronnie.
Here's to the Ronnie, the voice we adore Like coals from a coal bucket scraping the floor Sing out his praises in music and malt And if you're not Irish, that isn't your fault
Raise up our voices like dogs in a pack Thankful for honest men we never lack We got 'em by twenties, we got 'em by ones Them and their daughters and all of their sons
Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you
And what's it to any man whether or no' Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow And I tied up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe
Get up and go at it, five until five When the whistle says beat it we come back alive He'll sing to the heavens, he's stormy as hell And wherever he goes, we'll be wishing him well
Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you
The dawn and the dust, the wise, the unjust Kids in gambling games The unheard, the unseen, the unwashed and the clean Where the streets all have names Baggot Street, Leeson Street, right on to Stephens Street With lovers and loners who can hear all intoners The goths and the ravers, immigrants and traders Sing out Ronnie Drew
A life for a life or a hand for a hand Trust in the music and strike up the band The more that we sing the less that we fight Time and again this is proved to be right
Build you a statue on St. Stephen's Green No fairer monument ere to be seen The statue of Ronnie Drew holding the hand Of a girl with her hair in a black velvet band
Here's to you, Ronnie Drew No stranger to devils or angles to tell Here's to you, Ronnie Drew A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend to you Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you, Ronnie Drew
And what's it to any man whether or no' Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow And I rolled up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe
RIP Ronnie
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Post by Captain Kelly's Bollocks on Aug 22, 2008 21:19:24 GMT -5
Sad to hear that. Love the Dubliners and he will be truly missed.
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Post by 1788 Dens of Sin on Aug 23, 2008 2:31:56 GMT -5
Just watched the Ronnie Drew tribute song...pretty cool line-up and great to see Shane getting the last word...
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Post by SingloudSingproud on Aug 23, 2008 5:06:13 GMT -5
Some quite good lyrics in that song although the chorus makes me cringe! Horrible.
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Post by Tom Fucking McSod on Aug 23, 2008 14:30:02 GMT -5
I don't disagree, there... Tha's jus' kinda.. lazy.
But good song, fer the bulk, nonetheless.
I'd be lyin' if I didn't say, Shane's close-out had me a tad damp-eyed.
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Post by ruthlessnate on Aug 28, 2008 18:14:22 GMT -5
Beautiful tribute, if the chorus is a little cheesy.
Shane really needs to get himself some dentures so that he can enunciate better, though.
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