Ahead of St Patrick’s Day next Friday, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is looking to find out what ‘Ireland’s Greatest Song Lyric’ is. You know the lyrics that you sing at the top of your lungs when you hear them, the one that might bring a tear, the one that reminds you of a certain time in your life – heck you might even have them tattooed on you!
Irish musicians are known far and wide for their lyrical genius and their ability to give the most mundane of situation a magical tinge.
For instance, Bell X1 can somehow turn a pretty normal trip through airport security into a profession of love. 'I love the way your underwire bra always sets off that X-ray machine'.
Declan O Rourke has melted more than a few hearts with the line from Galileo 'who dreamt up someone so divine, someone like you and made them mine'!
Dublin's Phil Lynott captures the flushes of first love and the awkwardness of being a teenager perfectly in 'Dancing In The Moonlight' - 'Now we go steady to the pictures, I always get chocolate stains on my pants'
But, what's your own personal favourite?
Plenty of love coming in for @BellX1 this morning. Keep your entries coming for 'Ireland's Greatest Song Lyric' to breakfast@todayfm.com! ðŸ–Šï¸ pic.twitter.com/mgbSpsGomt
— Ian Dempsey (@IanDempsey) March 10, 2017
