1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:02,220 Hello there 2 00:00:02,780 --> 00:00:05,520 My name is Micheál Ó'Conaill from Ballinahaunigh 3 00:00:06,100 --> 00:00:07,390 Some of you might know me 4 00:00:07,460 --> 00:00:10,620 But I imagine a lot of you never heard of me 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:12,740 but you may have heard of my songs 6 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:16,880 Because I have written for some of the biggest pop stars in the world 7 00:00:16,980 --> 00:00:19,660 Years and years of writing for these folks 8 00:00:19,660 --> 00:00:23,960 and I thought now within this period of isolation that I could share 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,380 some of them songs which you hear, my original versions 10 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:29,940 So the first one I wanted to kick off with 11 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:31,580 is a song that I wrote 12 00:00:31,620 --> 00:00:34,920 When I was in a very dark place, I thought I was going to lose the farm 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,940 Look, it wasn't profitable for the third harvest in a row and I didn't know what to do. 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:40,240 So I wrote this song 15 00:00:42,260 --> 00:00:46,780 I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me 16 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,120 This crop rotations really got a way of driving me crazy. 17 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:54,760 I need somebody to 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:55,760 Harvest 19 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,420 Somebody to sow 20 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,400 somebody to plow 21 00:00:59,500 --> 00:01:01,400 Somebody to hoe. 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,940 It's easy to say 23 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:05,140 but it's never the same 24 00:01:05,180 --> 00:01:06,780 Please God keep these EU 25 00:01:06,820 --> 00:01:10,080 subsidies from going away 26 00:01:10,220 --> 00:01:14,320 And the day creeps into nightfall 27 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:19,660 I lie awake waiting for the cockrill to call 28 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,940 So I hope you enjoyed that one 29 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,120 I sold it to a fella there a few years ago 30 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,580 Leonard Capaldi, 31 00:01:32,580 --> 00:01:35,700 and apparently according to my son he's done very well out of it 32 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,300 Which I'm I'm happy to say, I like that one. 33 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,340 Wrote this one in the summer of 82 34 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:43,860 This next song. We were working hard in the fields. 35 00:01:44,300 --> 00:01:45,620 Tilling the soil 36 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:49,780 And I had a friend Massey who needed a bit of a Gee-Up so used to say to him 37 00:01:50,540 --> 00:01:51,880 Rake that thing 38 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,100 Mossey Mossey rake that thing 39 00:01:54,100 --> 00:01:56,480 We'll get the harvest done at the break of dawn 40 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,600 Fill the kettle Seán, turn it on 41 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,920 We'll have a cuppa tea when the work is done 42 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,100 Fill the kettle, turn it on 43 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,600 And it used to work 44 00:02:05,100 --> 00:02:07,040 I don't know who I sold it to in the end 45 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,540 But they managed to make more out of it more of a song, if you like. 46 00:02:10,700 --> 00:02:12,460 I only had a few lines. 47 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,200 Oh this other one I wanted to share with you 48 00:02:16,780 --> 00:02:21,240 What's it? Now, yes it was late September 1994 it was 49 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:24,120 We had the mother of all harvests 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,320 and I couldn't handle it all by myself 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:27,860 So I had to bring in some help 52 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:30,440 but I tell you the lads we brought into the farm 53 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:32,280 were next to useless 54 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,180 So I wrote this song 55 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:35,960 slow slow 56 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,020 hands 57 00:02:37,020 --> 00:02:40,000 No, sweat dripping off they're barely working. 58 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,740 No, no chance. 59 00:02:41,940 --> 00:02:44,540 I'm leaving here with half a harvest. 60 00:02:44,540 --> 00:02:49,160 I, I know yeah, I already know there ain't no hurry and 61 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,180 birthing lambs and those 62 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:54,060 slow hands 63 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,200 you know, I gave that song to a friend of mine. 64 00:02:58,920 --> 00:02:59,980 Bobby Horan 65 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,360 Who gave it to his son 66 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,940 who apparently again did very well out of it 67 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,860 And fair play to him I gave him 40 quid for his is confirmation there 68 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:10,460 He was a nice lad 69 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:14,700 but I didn't see a penny of that - come back my way in Ballinahaunigh now 70 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:16,120 But sure listen 71 00:03:16,460 --> 00:03:17,740 we'll leave off 72 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,760 Well it wasn't the first time that Bobby Horan asked me for a tune 73 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:24,260 his young lad was doing some show 74 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,620 A factor of something, factor 50, I think it was called 75 00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:31,360 He was singing on it with a bunch of other lads. 76 00:03:32,220 --> 00:03:34,380 They asked me for a song so I gave them one 77 00:03:34,700 --> 00:03:36,360 this is one that I wrote 78 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,220 A serious issue that was happening at the time 15 years ago. 79 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:41,620 We had three break-ins on the farm 80 00:03:42,020 --> 00:03:43,700 The lads they cut the gate 81 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,280 They broke in and they stole 45 Jersey cows from me 82 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,540 and they kept coming back the bastards 83 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:50,980 So I wrote this song 84 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:55,320 Everybody wanna steal my cattle 85 00:03:55,620 --> 00:03:58,240 Everybody wanna rustle my herd away 86 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,720 couple billion in the whole of Ireland 87 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,100 Find another cow 88 00:04:02,100 --> 00:04:04,640 Because she belongs to me 89 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:06,340 Bastards 90 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,540 This next one. I wasn't sure now eh... 91 00:04:10,540 --> 00:04:12,460 What I was doing on the farm at the time 92 00:04:12,460 --> 00:04:15,920 I was a dairy farmer and I wasn't sure whether I'd go into crops as well 93 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,260 but I was lying on me back on the fallow fields 94 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,120 And I thought feck it i will. 95 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,840 I want to make 96 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,520 bales of hay 97 00:04:25,740 --> 00:04:26,860 Tell me why 98 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:29,940 Ain't nothing for the cows to eat 99 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,360 Tell me why 100 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:34,620 Doing nothing for the price of meat 101 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:35,940 Tell me why... 102 00:04:35,940 --> 00:04:39,300 Wrapped in nothing but a black plastic sheet 103 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,160 I'm making bales of hay 104 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,600 I'm going to finish with one now 105 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,280 It makes me a little emotional singing this one now 106 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,400 1974 and we were in the dance hall and 107 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,760 And didn't I look across, we were doing the Walls of Limerick 108 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,520 And there was this girl and I'll never forget her 109 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:01,260 I'll never forget her. 110 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,960 They say oh my God I like the way you shine 111 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,860 Take your hand my dear and place it in mine 112 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:15,080 You know you shtopped me dead while I was passing by 113 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:20,140 And now I beg to see you céilí one more time. 114 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,920 They say 115 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,960 Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me oh oh oh 116 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,600 I've never seen anybody do those things you do before 117 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:29,340 Go on out of that. 118 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:32,740 They say, jig for me jig for me jig for me oh oh oh 119 00:05:32,860 --> 00:05:36,060 And when you're done I'll make you do it all again 120 00:05:36,060 --> 00:05:37,660 Change your partners. Anyway... 121 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:38,680 Sure it was a bit of craic. 122 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:39,700 Go on there Michael. 123 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:40,580 I haven't seen her since 124 00:05:40,980 --> 00:05:46,080 But I tell ya if she remembers me tell her I still have a glint in my eye and a place in my heart for her. 125 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:49,220 Listen I hope you enjoyed my stream here 126 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,620 And I'll catch you again on the flip side as they say. 127 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:54,920 Good man. Good man. Take care. All right. 128 00:05:56,180 --> 00:05:56,680 Right 129 00:05:59,500 --> 00:06:00,060 Am I off? 130 00:06:00,140 --> 00:06:01,740 Doomdah!