Dubliners - Dirty Old Town
I have a tradition every St. Patrick’s Day to listening to Irish music from the morning I wake up, until the moment I go to sleep (I may also find some time for drinking in there somewhere). More than any other traditional music, Irish music still resonates with me, no matter how many times I have heard many of the songs covered. While my favorite Irish band will always be the Pogues, but I want to shed a bit of light on a more traditional Irish band, the Dubliners. The Dubliners have been making music together since 1962, and were one of the biggest bands in the Irish folk scene. Dirty Old Town needs no real explanation, as the title pretty much says all you need to know, but it remains one of my favorite tracks about dreaming of a life much better than the one you are currently stuck in.
As a side note, Ted Leo also does a pretty awesome cover of this track live.
