The worst version of Danny boy...EVER!!!!!

Ceili_whistle_man · Post by **Ceili_whistle_man** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:02 am

After reading Key_of_D's post on getting $20 for playing Danny Boy, I got to thinking of some of the amazingly bad recorded versions of the song I have heard.
I have a version by Josef Locke the Irish Tenor on a CD somewhere that is so atrociously bad I wonder why it was ever commited to record in the first place. It gets my No1 vote.
Another really bad version of it is Johnny Cash's ...er...rendition.
Elvis (Presley of course) did a version that is just typical Elvis, he could be singing 'Three blind mice' and it would have just as much feeling.
Why do/did these people slaughter a perfectly good song by doing their versions of it?
Any others out here?

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:47 am

Worst I ever heard was sung by the best man at a wedding. This was a VERY classy affair:wedding in a beautiful church (St. Patrick's, naturally) with the reception held in the banquet hall of the Emma Willard School.

You may have seen this beautiful school as the setting for The Scent Of A Woman, with Al Pacino. The bride and groom were piped across the middle of the campus by a bagpiper, and the catering was done by a certified master chef.. High class all around.
By the time the best man got up to render his musical "gift" to the happy couple, he'd had more than a few beverages. Now, this guy didn't have a bad voice at all. In fact it was pretty good, but his sense of pitch was somewhat alcoholically impaired as he sang Danny Boy. Every verse. I had no idea that there are 47 verses to this song, or at least it seemed like there were

. It was almost physically painful.

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:15 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTfs15fnCU

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:02 am

Guinness wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTfs15fnCU

That's hilarious.

I lost it during the second slide potato solo. The potatoist's deeply serious expression, knitted brows, full beard, ragged hair flying in the wind, together with the elaborate costumes, against the absurdity of the instrument is pure genius.

Best wishes,
Jerry

matahari_1946 · Post by **matahari_1946** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:02 am

Guinness wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTfs15fnCU

I love it! "Danny Boy" is the song I hate most but this version is a joy to watch. I love the antlers mounted on the bricks and the way the singer looks at the bunch of roses.

Ronbo · Post by **Ronbo** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:26 am

Very Pythonesque in it's absurdity. A good laugh.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:55 am

Guinness wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTfs15fnCU

Wonderful!

Idiocy as it should be.

Jon-M · Post by **Jon-M** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:18 pm

Actually, it's a beautiful song, but like most great tunes (the Irish Washerwoman, Cooley's, Haste to the Wedding, etc., etc.) it's been sung/played into the ground and the cognoscenti have moved on to other pieces. However, I once heard a recording by Paul Robeson that was so beautiful it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and I would be happy to listen to that rendition again any time.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:25 pm

There's this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU

And this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbesyPby7P8

narrowdog · Post by **narrowdog** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:36 pm

Guinness wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMTfs15fnCU

Beats Keith Jarrett hands down

Pazziato · Post by **Pazziato** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:11 pm

the bass line is rockin' on this one:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=OFMq02Qp8Is

here is a different take on it:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=u_6yJmviLXg

oh my god:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=fVASkerRwxo

matahari_1946 · Post by **matahari_1946** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:23 pm

MTGuru wrote:There's this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU

Loved it! These are the ones I like. I really hate this song but when something like this or the potato slide whistle comes up I'll listen/watch.

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:59 pm

Is it mean to laugh at the guy with Tourette's?

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:56 pm

Where's that Cher rendition someone posted recently?

kintailpipes · Post by **kintailpipes** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:39 am

Hey Pazziato,
Where the hell did you find my F***ck'n **** ST,,,F'n video of Danny Boy?