Monday, July 06, 2026

Why Didn't I Get the Memo on This Kid? (An Occasional Series): Special "That's IRISH Country Music, Darlin'!" Edition

In my defense, commercially she's closer to a cult figure than a household word like Taylor Swift, but still.

Anyway, I just love everything about this, including the lyrics and the wonderful backing band. Plus, let's just say that whatever "it" is, CMAT (pronounced See-Matt, in case you were wondering) has it in impressive quantities.

Bottom line: this has given me more hope for slowing/reversing the artistic decline of 21st century popular music than (almost) anything I've heard since Amy Winehouse joined that stupid 27 Club.

9 comments:

edward said...

I let it run through on YouTube and it was followed by Olivia Rodrigo doing a cover version. Compare and Contrast.

steve simels said...

The Rodrigo version is nice enough but it's a little MOR by comparison, doncha think? The original gives me goose bumps....

Anonymous said...

big in japan ( ireland) she reminds me of a slightly less eccentric Kate Bush. her expression at the end of the video gives the impression that the whole thing was a bit of an inside joke maybe? i liked it.
rs

Anonymous said...

It was good. I will not make any wiseass comments about the scarecrow.


Captain Al

steve simels said...

"...less eccentric Kate Bush." I think that's a very apt description.

Dave Leonatti said...

Have loved and followed. Her website used to say "global pop superstar - still living in parent's basement". She's got the right attitude and chops. Listen to "I wanna be a Cowboy, baby".

steve simels said...

And may I just add --- that video is an absolute conceptual masterpiece. One long, single camera perspective shot without edits and the singer in the center from only the neck up. It shouldn't work, but my god it does, and she is so sexy it hurts.

R Albiston said...

I’d have known you’d liked it before I knew given the lean to Dave Edmunds as well as The Floor Models. She opens the pipes beyond what her peers can do, and gloriously.

steve simels said...

She’s still kinda a kid. God, to be 50 years younger.😎