Slainte Mhaith — Annie
Album: VA
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Total ratings: 369
Released: 2002
Length: 3:06
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This song just keeps getting better for me.
(Scottish) slàinte mhath (ˌslɑːndʒə ˈva) or
(Irish) sláinte mhaith (ˌslɑːntə ˈva)
Gaelic: good health
(Irish) sláinte mhaith (ˌslɑːntə ˈva)
Gaelic: good health
Its wrong in a good way. 8 for me.
dang this sux
strange... makes my nates move in a good way
An-Noy-Ing!
Spelled Mhath, not Mhaith.
I am glad they finally got through to Annie
Bagpipes! Bagpipes are good. Always.
Repetitive R.L.-Burnside-meets-"Frontier-Psychiatrist" vocal sample. Double not-good.
How do I rate it, then? I'm so conflicted!
Repetitive R.L.-Burnside-meets-"Frontier-Psychiatrist" vocal sample. Double not-good.
How do I rate it, then? I'm so conflicted!
Must admit, I know the feeling.
Not bagpipes... close though...
The uilleann pipes (/ˈɪlən/ or /ˈɪljən/; Irish: ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from their method of inflation. The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a small set of bellows strapped around the waist and the right arm (in the case of a right-handed player; in the case of a left-handed player the location and orientation of all components are reversed). The bellows not only relieve the player from the effort needed to blow into a bag to maintain pressure, they also allow relatively dry air to power the reeds, reducing the adverse effects of moisture on tuning and longevity. Some pipers can converse or sing while playing.
The uilleann pipes (/ˈɪlən/ or /ˈɪljən/; Irish: ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from their method of inflation. The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a small set of bellows strapped around the waist and the right arm (in the case of a right-handed player; in the case of a left-handed player the location and orientation of all components are reversed). The bellows not only relieve the player from the effort needed to blow into a bag to maintain pressure, they also allow relatively dry air to power the reeds, reducing the adverse effects of moisture on tuning and longevity. Some pipers can converse or sing while playing.
Noise.
The Moving Hearts did so good music, in the 90s
This just sounds horrible... PSD time!
This just sounds horrible... PSD time!
I like it...kitchy!
gillespp wrote:
Yes. Aside from the fact that my wife's name is Annie.
Interesting use of bagpipes.
Strangely appealing.
Yes. Aside from the fact that my wife's name is Annie.
Interesting use of bagpipes.
Bagpipes rarely work as a rock instrument but in this case I think they do. I'd like to hear more from the album/artists. Though I recognise that I may regret saying that.
Strangely appealing.
This is terrific! I heard it for the first time this evening, and thanks to RealPlayer, got to hear it several times. Kind of a Celtic George Clinton.
Thanks, Bill and Rebecca!
Love it! The spoken-word part is like Wm S. Burroughs meets the Prairie Home Companion "Ketchup Advisory Board" guy.
"These are the good years for Barb & Annie & me..."
dmax wrote:
Let's see if it becomes a familiar favorite - or a grating ear worm.
Unfortunately, it's leaning towards the latter.
Sometimes sampled voice clips work, and then, there's this song.
I like this, but then I'm a Scot with a daughter and grannie named Annie.
acatamongus wrote:
I really like this, but I really can't say why...
Because you know that many RPeeps would come to your house and slap you silly, that's why.
PattonFever wrote:
bagpipes are a might irritating. are these synth bagpipes?
Those are real. Real good.
This is the song that made me a fan of these guys (and one girl-Lisa) Too bad they've broken up after only two LPs. Thanks to whomever got this added!
I find this just annoying. It's that talking guy
This would be really good without those preposterous voice samples. When using a 'karaoke' or 'voice removal' filter like in XMMS, they disappear completely, but it makes the music sound weird too.
This one's really growing on me. It has a little 'something' which always finds me smiling when it comes on.
Annie get yer gun. Please. Put them out out of their misery. You'd make my day, too.
acatamongus wrote:
I really like this, but I really can't say why...
Because it's really good.
I really like this, but I really can't say why...
stop this craziness! i can just see them in the studio, "let's do this quote over and over again in the background, that'll be really hip!"
As a novelty song, I don't mind hearing this once in a while, but it would never be on heavy rotation.
Annie must be pretty good.........
Dear God this is horrid!! Finally I got through this song!!!
bagpipes are a might irritating. are these synth bagpipes?
Whoa dude-Mind Expanding!
What the hell is this?
For some reason it reminds me of Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals.
pianocomposer wrote:
I am sorry, but this music blows. Lyrics are equally idiotic.
I am sorry, but this music rocks. Lyrics are equally entertaining.
I am sorry, but this music blows. Lyrics are equally idiotic.
Annie, get your gun.
B/G rap reminds me of It's bad, you know, by R. L. Burnside.
maryte wrote:
Because I'm a bit contrary and I'm quite surprised by all the negative reactions to this unique bit of Celtoid pop, I'm bumping my "9" to a "10".
Besides, it really does ROCK!
... Och Aye, it does that! ...
Because I'm a bit contrary and I'm quite surprised by all the negative reactions to this unique bit of Celtoid pop, I'm bumping my "9" to a "10".
Besides, it really does ROCK!
PLEASE, MAKE ME LOOSE CONSCIOUSNESS........
Kagin wrote:
I could do without the lyrics....
The what?
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Did we figure out who Annie is?
She is the eggman
She is the walrus
Koo-koo-ka-choo
MartiniSlacker wrote:
Not that he's a blower, but this song reminds me of Ashley MacIsaac, out of Newfoundland. Does anyone know whatever happened to him, similar style, but with fiddle.
Ashley went over the edge a few years back (drugs, bankruptsy, eratic behavior)...but he seems to have popped up again recently, tho' no saner. He has expressed a desire to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Did we figure out who Annie is?
... ...
Spirited, but even at its short running time, it wears out its welcome pretty fast.
Darkmatter wrote:
Who the heck is Annie?
Oh, you know. Little girl, adorable and precocious to the point of pain. Dog. Likes to sing.
John Denver wrote a song for her, too, I think.
MT
Which Annie?
Annie Oakley
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Waits
Little Orphan Annie
Dreamboat Annie
Poke Salad Annie
Annie Lennox
wow - I always turn this jammer up when it pops on
good stuff
serinde wrote:
It's like a truck carrying the Butthole Surfers crashed into a ceilidh. Neat.
Bwah ha ha ha! Perfect.
And yep, auto9 for the pipes.
MT
serinde wrote:
It's like a truck carrying the Butthole Surfers crashed into a ceilidh. Neat.
Three cheers for the lyricist!
ARGH! Enough of the bagpipes! Be gone wid ye!
Not that he's a blower, but this song reminds me of Ashley MacIsaac, out of Newfoundland. Does anyone know whatever happened to him, similar style, but with fiddle.
anybody hear the Horseflies here?
Rockin'! Blow them pipes man! Wish I had a bagpipe smiley.
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Almost trippy.
Is trippy. Who's Annie?
Who the heck is Annie?
JohnErle wrote:
They are real bagpipes, fella.
I stand corrected, but they sure sound like electronic pipes on this track.
Elements weave well together into compelling whole.
Almost trippy.
More blowing!
Less talking!
It's like a truck carrying the Butthole Surfers crashed into a ceilidh. Neat.
My daughter's name is Annie. That's the only reason this song speaks to me. I think I actually did finally get through to Annie. Not easy with a 14-year-old. :)
I like this song...super fun fiddle style makes me want to wiggle and dance in my chair at work. I even like the "lyrics" although I wish I knew what it was he got through to Annie.
The bagpipe makes this song a winner. I, too, however would be happy if there were no lyrics, or at least something different than, "Finally I got through to Annie" over and over and over again!
A very strange song! ---> a 7
I could do without the lyrics....
The spoken stuff totally throws it for me. Normally I like bagpipes!
algrif wrote:
If only they were real bagpipes... But it's electronically produced garbage!!
They are real bagpipes, fella.
fuh2 wrote:
A 9 for creativity alone. Well done chaps!
Yes. A 9 from me too. More please!
Finally, it is over!
GunnerXP wrote:
Anything with bagpies in it receives an automatic 9
If only they were real bagpipes... But it's electronically produced garbage!!
Odd tune, but I LOVE the bagpipes. They are very well-done on that song.
Anything with bagpies in it receives an automatic 9
What in the name of all that is sacred is going on here? I'm Irish. I got married there. Please destroy any record of this.
A 9 for creativity alone. Well done chaps!
I love this tune - gave it a thumbs up when it was on the LRC and givin' it a rockin' 9 here on the main channel.
Get's me doing a little chair dancing in the office, it does! TTTU!
Usually I just ignore the songs that don't appeal to me. I pulled up the rating screen to trash this one and found I had already given it a 2. I must have a STRONG dislike for "Annie"!
Anything with bagpies in it receives an automatic 2
... and Annie said, "Turn that bloody thing off!"
Nice groove, good segue from Amadou & Mariam.
valtouf wrote:
The bagpipes kinda save it: 4
They almost do.
Toss in some cowbell and you gotta deal
valtouf wrote:
The bagpipes kinda save it: 4
Now who would ever have thought they'd read that sentence in their lifetime?
what the?
I love stuff like this every once in a while. Nice change-up.
i gave it 3.
i was wrong.
a 1 is the best for that crap
The bagpipes kinda save it: 4
parrothead wrote:
I guess he got through to Annie???
Hopefully, we won't have to listen to this cacophony again.
I guess he got through to Annie???
algrif wrote:
Nope
Yup.
(You must be oodles of fun at debate club meetings.)
Mack wrote:
Annie McGuire or Annie McTavish?
Oakley.
He was always gunning for her...
JohnErle wrote:
I'd say a lot of you are confusing "stupid" with "fun".
Nope
mediamarv wrote:
As a surviving child of the 60's fun, I love this song and have been playing it over and over on my iPod. Got the title from Bill so I will get the CD. Infectious rhythm, bagpipes doing fiddle tunes, and a totally non-sequitar vocal makes this a classic in my library. Intellectual music that comes from the gut. No music channel for that these days, 'cept for good ol RP
I have heard this several times on my local CBC in Ottawa. I find it has that oddball charm, too.
Annie McGuire or Annie McTavish?
As a surviving child of the 60's fun, I love this song and have been playing it over and over on my iPod. Got the title from Bill so I will get the CD. Infectious rhythm, bagpipes doing fiddle tunes, and a totally non-sequitar vocal makes this a classic in my library. Intellectual music that comes from the gut. No music channel for that these days, 'cept for good ol RP
I am not allergic to bagpipes. I am not allergic to samples. I am not even allergic to repeated samples. But make the samples stupid, combine them with bagpipes, and arrange it poorly, and you might just get a 1 out of me.
Pretty much what I was thinking.
Kinda like it, but wouldn't want to see it get heavy play in the rotation.
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Quirky as hell.
olsaltybastard wrote:
This would have gotten a better rating if it were an instrumental. Unfortunately, the song is ruined with REALLY stupid lyrics/speaking.
I'd say a lot of you are confusing "stupid" with "fun".
C'mon, folks. You're getting awfully hung up on a very minor part of this song. Not everything on RP has to be deadly serious or thought-provoking.
You people need to lighten up and try dancing like you're made of Dream Whip.
Finally this song is over.
supah tune just supah. great trance tune
olsaltybastard wrote:
This would have gotten a better rating if it were an instrumental. Unfortunately, the song is ruined with REALLY stupid lyrics/speaking.
I agree... great tune, kill the lyrics.
olsaltybastard wrote:
This would have gotten a better rating if it were an instrumental. Unfortunately, the song is ruined with REALLY stupid lyrics/speaking.
Agreed -- love the piping -- hate the lyrics!
This is kinda cool...
This would have gotten a better rating if it were an instrumental. Unfortunately, the song is ruined with REALLY stupid lyrics/speaking.
Quirky as hell.
Great tune, thanks!!!