The Mighty Shamrocks's lyrics & chords

In 1979, after releasing singles by The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts on his Good Vibrations label, Terri Hooley heard a demo by Portrush band The Mighty Shamrocks. The Shamrocks' country and roots-tinged songs sounded like nothing else on the Irish music scene at the time. Perhaps the difference in sound was geographical: the troubled cities of Belfast and Derry influenced the aggressive sound of the era's punk bands, but the Shamrocks, on songs like "Coronation Street", "Cowgirls" and "When I Go" seemed to channel the pastoral peace and c...read more