"O'bama Boy" St. Patrick's Day song/video to the tune of "Oh, Danny Boy"

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I wrote and recorded this St. Patrick's Day tribute to our own Irishman, Barack Obama, who's
ancestors came, from among other places, from Ireland in 1850.

Hope you enjoy it!!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Erin Go Barack!!

The 'Devil's Bride' rhymed. Meant tongue in cheek Hillary supporters

:-)

Peace

I'll vote for whoever the candidate is. Bush 3.0? NO THANKS!!

BTW My mom was from Ireland and I was named after 'Danny Boy'. Nothing but praise intended for our fine presidential candidate

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY! Don't drink too much green beer.

Here's to sweeping the fall elections!

Go Dems '08!

Thanks for the kind words

The Devil's Bride line isn't funny, sir. It ruined an otherwise nice tribute.

I don't think so.

Danny Boy is one of over 100 songs composed to the same tune written by an English lawyer who never set foot in Ireland.

My relatives would be effing furious if they ever heard the words attached to "Danny Boy"; especially with the wise crack against the Clintons. Bill Clinton is all Irish and the Irish have deep respect for him for all he's done for Ireland during his presidency.

you going to open up your profile? When Hillary discloses her taxes?

edit: here is wikipedia for those who want to jump on my ass about this. by the way, some places ban it for funerals rather than in songfests to promote other songs:

Danny Boy" is a song whose lyrics are set to the Irish tune "The Londonderry Air". The lyrics were originally written for a different tune in 1910 by Frederick Weatherly, an English lawyer who never actually visited Ireland, and modified to fit the Londonderry Air in 1913. The first recording was made by Ernestine Schumann-Heink in 1915. Weatherly gave the song to Elsie Griffin, who made it one of the most popular in the new century. Weatherly later suggested in 1928 that the second verse would provide a fitting requiem for the actress Ellen Terry.

The song is widely considered an Irish anthem, and the tune is used as the anthem of Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games, even though the song's writer was not Irish, and the song was and is more popular outside Ireland than within. It is nonetheless widely considered by many Irish Americans and Irish Canadians to be their unofficial signature song.

Why would anyone assume I meant a slight of any kind?

I'd find an other song to parody.


Most comedians would too.




Besides Danny Boy is the song for people who don't know anything about Irish music.


It is a shame that the Irish are one of the most musical cultures on the planet (along with Italians, Africans and African/Americans, Cajun/Creoles, Jewish, Japanese, Latins, and Germans) yet many people only know Danny Boy and maybe one other song from the Irish.

Or at least they think Danny Boy is the only Irish song they know.

I enjoy the Chieftans and lots of other Irish music.

I'd bet a lot of people also know "When Irish Eyes...." and "My Wild Irish Rose".

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It's a more comprehensive song of peace and not the song of love and bravery from dying and war.

Unity is forgiving and working together to cleanse the world of this smothering corporate greed.

Let's do that. Starting now. there is so much work to do. I feel Hillary can play an enormous supporting role. VP would be perfect.If she can put her weight behind something that will do so much to repair these United States of America. Her drive and His vision.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

From my freedom striving Irish blood and peace seeking Irish soul.

Perfect for the tune.

:bounce:

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I'm Irish...nice to hear the song

I very much enjoyed your tribute to Obama.

and what a tribute to Barack O'bama.

Thank you for sharing that with us and blessings to you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! :bounce:

News & Politics at YouTube today, including the U.S.. I LOVE singing Obama's praises!

Obama is really, really liked by people from around the world from the emails I got. Last count over 2000. They want a President Obama as much as some of us do.

What an exciting election!

Erin Go Barack!!

Hope you have a good St. Paddy's Day party.

I'm wearing my green "O'bama 2008" T-shirt with the shamrocks on it right now LOL