Galway Girl
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"The Galway Girl" or "Galway Girl" is a song written by Steve Earle[1] and recorded with Sharon Shannon, which was featured on Earle's 2000 album Transcendental Blues[2].
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[edit] Song information
The song tells the semi-autobiographical story of the singer's reaction to the beauty of a girl he meets in Galway, Ireland[1]. Local references include Salthill, and The Long Walk. Gerard Butler's character sings the song for Hilary Swank's character in the 2007 film, P.S. I Love You, and a version by Nellie McKay appears on the soundtrack album.
[edit] Mundy
| “The Galway Girl” | ||
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| Single by Mundy & Sharon Shannon | ||
| Released | April, 2008 | |
| Format | Compact Disc | |
| Genre | Folk Bluegrass Celtic |
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| Writer(s) | Steve Earle | |
A live version with Mundy and Sharon Shannon became a cult hit thanks to RTÉ 2fm playing the track every Friday since Will Leahy took on the drive time show[1] . It was the biggest selling download in the Republic of Ireland in 2007, winning a Meteor Award in the process. A studio version was number one in the Irish Singles Chart for five weeks in April and May 2008[3].Mundy also recorded an Irish-language version of the track, entitled "Cailín na Gaillimhe", for Ceol '08, an Irish-language compilation record released in 2008 to raise money for several Irish charities.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c MP3 Podcast with Mundy and Sharon Shannon. RTÉ 2fm. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Steve Earle, Transcendentalist. SFGate. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ 'Galway Girl' top in Ireland for fifth week. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
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| Preceded by "The Munster Song" by Glen Keating & Greg Ryan |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single April 10, 2008 – May 8, 2008 |
Succeeded by "4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland |
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