Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
I watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.
Besides being an okay movie, it had some good music.
I noted Paddy's Lamentation performed in it, I'm pretty sure it was Mary Black singing, but it had an accordion part in the end that isn't on De Dannan's Anthem. Is this version of the song on any other De Dannan album, or on some Mary Black solo album, or was this a "motion picture exclusive"?
Besides being an okay movie, it had some good music.
I noted Paddy's Lamentation performed in it, I'm pretty sure it was Mary Black singing, but it had an accordion part in the end that isn't on De Dannan's Anthem. Is this version of the song on any other De Dannan album, or on some Mary Black solo album, or was this a "motion picture exclusive"?
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
According to Amazon the song is done by an artist named Linda Thompson:
http://www.amazon.com/Gangs-New-York-Ho ... 575&sr=8-1
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http://www.amazon.com/Gangs-New-York-Ho ... 575&sr=8-1
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Interesting problem here.
I have heard Mary Black singing the song but that is definitely Linda Thompson on the Amazon link.
Frank Harte recorded the song some years ago and himself and Mary Black were very good friends so I assume that she learnt it from him. I've heard Sinead O'Connor singing it somewhere. I have the Frank Harte version, which is excellent btw, so if ye want a copy send me a pm with an Email address.
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I have heard Mary Black singing the song but that is definitely Linda Thompson on the Amazon link.
Frank Harte recorded the song some years ago and himself and Mary Black were very good friends so I assume that she learnt it from him. I've heard Sinead O'Connor singing it somewhere. I have the Frank Harte version, which is excellent btw, so if ye want a copy send me a pm with an Email address.
Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
According to the IMDB listing ... Both Mary Black and Linda Thompson* perform it on the soundtrack, but only the Linda Thompson recording is included on the soundtrack album.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/soundtrack
* A good clue, Matt. But "An artist named Linda Thompson" is a bit like saying "an artist named Bob Dylan." She's pretty famous, you know, half of Richard and Linda Thompson.
The Mary Black recording seems to be included in the compilation album "Long Journey Home":
http://www.amazon.com/Paddys-Lamentatio ... B001BHG5V4
The track is listed with the tune Ships are Sailing. So maybe that's the accordion bit you hear at the end?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/soundtrack
* A good clue, Matt. But "An artist named Linda Thompson" is a bit like saying "an artist named Bob Dylan." She's pretty famous, you know, half of Richard and Linda Thompson.
The Mary Black recording seems to be included in the compilation album "Long Journey Home":
http://www.amazon.com/Paddys-Lamentatio ... B001BHG5V4
The track is listed with the tune Ships are Sailing. So maybe that's the accordion bit you hear at the end?
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Well now that you mention it MT, it was Ships are Sailing at the end of the Mary Black version that I heard.
Who was Bob Dylan half of
Slan,
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Who was Bob Dylan half of
Slan,
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And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VCX-Zdz5qAdubhlinn wrote:Well now that you mention it MT, it was Ships are Sailing at the end of the Mary Black version that I heard.
Yep, that's definitely it. Rhadge, see: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/543
"Dylan and Dubhlinn", wasn't it?dubhlinn wrote:Who was Bob Dylan half of
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
I love Sinead's version of it.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Is that the same Paddy Lamentation that Paul Brady recorded on The Gathering?dubhlinn wrote: Frank Harte recorded the song some years ago and himself and Mary Black were very good friends so I assume that she learnt it from him. I've heard Sinead O'Connor singing it somewhere. I have the Frank Harte version, which is excellent btw, so if ye want a copy send me a pm with an Email address.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Thanks for the help.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Gracious me, is she fairly famous? Now I know! I've heard of Mary Black, but never Linda before... My apologies to Linda!MTGuru wrote:* A good clue, Matt. But "An artist named Linda Thompson" is a bit like saying "an artist named Bob Dylan." She's pretty famous, you know, half of Richard and Linda Thompson.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
Unless I mistake his age, Linda Thompson has had nervous vocal cord paralysis for all but six months* of Matt's life.projektio28 wrote:Gracious me, is she fairly famous? Now I know! I've heard of Mary Black, but never Linda before... My apologies to Linda! ;)MTGuru wrote:* A good clue, Matt. But "An artist named Linda Thompson" is a bit like saying "an artist named Bob Dylan." She's pretty famous, you know, half of Richard and Linda Thompson. :-)
Matt
*It's stage-fright induced. She tried a botox injection to knock out the muscle that freaks out and shuts her down, but the effect wore off after six months, and a follow-up wasn't as successful. She did manage to get out an album and tour for the first time in forever.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
I was five years younger in that picture than I am now. I'm a really old 30 now. (Mental note: Update picture assuming a flattering one can be found!)s1m0n wrote:Unless I mistake his age, Linda Thompson has had nervous vocal cord paralysis for all but six months* of Matt's life.
Matt
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
I seem to remember Andy M. Stewart doing a nice version of this in the early 80s or so.
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Re: Paddy's Lamentation (in Gangs of New York)
He certainly did, Steve. By coincidence, I was talking to him on the phone last night. He'll be doing a concert with Gerry O'Beirne at Glasgow's "Celtic Connections" festival towards the end of January. He's been laid up recently with a busted ankle, but is on the mend.
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