"A concert for Ireland"

[Ozzie Osmond]

As I cruised the motorways today it occurred to me there is a perfect solution to the financial difficulties currently facing the Emerald Isle. With the gift of the blarney and so many great talents it's not the IMF they need; not the EU and not even the UK - but more of a "group hug" fundraising event led by some of their greatest talents. With a good local crowd and potentially a worldwide TV audience it can't be too difficult to revive the collective spirit of Live Aid!

I'm thinking along these lines and will throw in a few names for starters. Can you suggest more artists and performances for the big show?!

Sir Terry Wogan - MC

Status Quo - [the big opener] Down Down Deeper and Down.

Sir Bono of Edge - Achtung Baby (an ode to Angela Merkel)

Sir Bob Geldof - I Don't Like Mondays (not on reduced minimum wage)

Boyzone - [performing under their new name "Eurozone"] Brighter Days

Westlife - Fool Again/Flying Without Wings/Don't Say It's Too Late [medley]

Michael Flatley - Sold Down the River Dance (by Fianna Fail)

Thin Lizzy (tribute) - The IMF Boys Are Back In Town

The Answer - Never Too Late....

[princeperch]

sounds like hell on earth to be honest mate.

[mxspyder]

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton sing "Island in the sh*t"

Islands in the sh*t
That is what we are
No cash we have seen
Where did it go wrong?
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on the UK, ah-ah
From one poorper to another, ah-ah

[Gargamel]

Skinhead o'connor - Nothing compares to (the) EU

[eharding]

The Pogues, performing the "Turkish,Spanish,Portguese,Greek, Irish Song of the Damned"

Edited - more apt that I originally thought:

You remember when the ship went down
You left me on the deck
The captain's corpse jumped up
And threw his arms around my neck
For all these years I've had him on my back
This debt cannot be paid with all your jack

Edited by eharding on Tuesday 23 November 22:03

[Thom987]

[Thom987]

We actually had a concert in 1986. I was at it. Things werent as bad then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_Aid

[hornetrider]

It's an excellent point though. Where the fk is Bono, Mr I pay no fking tax in my homeland cos it's cheaper in the Netherlands. .

/andbreathe

[Thom987]

Bono paid tax here up until a couple of years ago. I dont think Bonos tax, or lack of it will make one bit of difference to the sh*te we are in. We need to get rid of the government, but the opposition are as bad and in some cases even worse. Then to top it off, we have the Right Honourable MP for West Belfast, who is seeking election in the 26 counties, in the constituency were I live. FFS.

[Globs]

Thom987 said:

We need to get rid of the government, but the opposition are as bad and in some cases even worse.

At least one group of people are trying to get rid of the main enemy


£2bn of our money the EU spend on propaganda each year, epic FAIL.. they should have kept Goebbels.

[Pothole]

Globs said:

Thom987 said:

We need to get rid of the government, but the opposition are as bad and in some cases even worse.

At least one group of people are trying to get rid of the main enemy


£2bn of our money the EU spend on propaganda each year, epic FAIL.. they should have kept Goebbels.

The main enemy is cheap flags made in China? Who'd of thought it?

[Globs]

Are EU flags made in China?
It's all going to hell anyway... pushing Ireland into something they didn't want has spooked Portugal and Spain now, it's getting quite interesting, hope they're proud of the damage this is causing the average Joe.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Thom987 said:

Excellent!!

Gargamel said:

Skinhead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To EU

Great entry!

[Eric Mc]

Give us your f..ken munnee! (£7 billion will do nicely.... for starters).

Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 23 November 23:49

[AJS-]

Well given the efforts of Geldof, Bono et al I had assumed that someone in Ethiopa would be holding a concert for Ireland. Leprechaun Aid or something.

[Asterix]

Stiff Little Fingers or I'm not going!

[Andy Zarse]

Asterix said:

Stiff Little Fingers or I'm not going!

Now you are talking!! Jake Burns = genius.

Alternative Ulster Bank?
Suspect derivative?
Straw PIIGS


I'm guessing nobody under 45 will have the faintest idea what we're going on about! Belfast based SLF were/are widely acknowledged as the finest punk ever. If you like Pistols etc check them out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTO7nXw4StY&fea...

[Eric Mc]

Would Northern Ireland bands want to take part?

[Lucas CAV]

As long as the Cranberries don't come back.....

[Puggit]

Lucas CAV said:

As long as the Cranberries don't come back.....

With their song about farts...