1. Zombie by the #Cranberries. Fun fact; this is an easy song to play in guitar but gods help the singer taking on Delores.

All done! Well, that was fun but I would love to see an #UltimateIrishPlaylist weighted more towards recent music, mainly as I am conscious there's lots happening at the moment I know shamefully little about.

I have about 8 gigs coming up with smaller Irish bands in the next 2 months (plus The Stunning because they're great live) so step in the right direction?

7. Nothing Compares 2 U - time for our annual reminder! We should be deeply ashamed for how Sinead O'Connor was treated in the 90's.
6. Where the Streets Have No Name - is this #U2's best track? Maybe? At least it wasn't One, possibly the least appropriate wedding song ever, despite how often you hear it.
5. Aslan - Crazy World. An absolute workhorse of a band who just postponed their Cork show. Wishing Christy Dignam good health and hoping they're back on the road soon.
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10. Maniac 2000 - I have to say that - unlike everyone else in Ireland - I have no memory of hearing this song in nightclubs. I may be blocking it out.
9. Bagatelle - Summer in Dublin. Another one I have no memory of but I like this one. I hope the poor serenity-seeking singer didn't end up somewhere playing Maniac 2000.
8. Teenage Kicks - YES. I worked for a nightclub in Cork (Gorby's) - the DJ would play this before opening to get the staff pumped. Cracking cover, too.

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13. Chasing Cars - I have no strong feelings about this song. It's fine?
12. Galway Girl, the Sharon Shannon and Mundy version, not the Ed Sheeran one which is set in Dublin and nowhere near as bright and lovely.
11. Brewing Up a Storm - or "the one every one trashes the wedding dancefloor to at 2am". I've seen The Stunning play lots and this one is always a floor thumping mosh but - for my money - Romeo's On Fire is their best track live. Go see them. They're great.

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16. Brown Eyed Girl - which they have done as an overwrought slow version. Lads, no. As Van himself said, it's throwaway fluff, and when people say they want cotton candy they don't want a stew, no matter how long you worked on it. If they want prayer, there's always...
15. Take Me To Church - storming in. Frissons. Unlike...
14. Westlife's World Of Our Own. Lads, if you have one could you go there and not play Cork again next year, please? I could hear ye from my house.
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19. C'est La Vie - B*Witched looking great in their 40's and singing sexy music to teenage boys edges the show into niche porn territory.
18. Put 'Em Under Pressure - if you were there, you'll know. If you weren't, listen to Dearg Doom by Horslips. Goosebumps.
17. Ride On - a gorgeous song that has been ruined for me by a million drunk men at parties with an out-of-tune acoustic guitar. WHY DID WE LET THEM IN WHEN THEY HAD A GUITAR. We knew this would happen.

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I have braved RTE's Player to watch their #UltimateIrishPlaylist.
Will there be nostalgia? Definitely. Will I hear new bands I should know more about? Also definitely. Will Dave Fanning lose his shit on national TV? We can hope. Here we go.
SPOILERS AHEAD -
#HotHhouseFlowers in at no 20 with Don't Go - a safe bet from a band that always bring the magic live. I remember the look of despair in the bands eyes as they mimed it, yet again, for a 1998 #Eurovision ad.

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