Which Dropkick Murphys CD should I buy first?

[Elidor]

I've only heard one song - "The Dirty Glass," and Ye Gods! This is good stuff. A bawdy marriage of punk and folk that gets my blood going. I've got to have more. I envy you Boston DUers.

I will plunk down some hard-earned cash, but I need to know which one to buy first.

[Diego360]

1. Do or Die

A classic!

The once steel tough fabric of a Union man
Was sold and Bartered away
Fed to money wolves in the Reagan years,
Caught in a drift in greedy nintetie's days
So inside this song is our rally cry

chorus: Your dreams are in danger,
and "We Must Rise"
Our time has come we are under the gun
"It's Do or Die"

[Elidor]

4. I didn't even post the lyrics - duh

Murphy, Murphy, darling dear
I long for you now night and day
Your pain was my pleasure, your sorrow my joy
I feel now I've lost you to health and good cheer

Darcy, when I met you I was five years too young
A boy beyond his age, or so I'd tell someone

Anyone who'd listen and a few who couldn't care
Still I welcomed you with open arms, my love I did share

(chorus)
Darcy, Darcy darling dear,
You left me dying, crying there
In whiskey, gin, and pints of beer
I fell for you my darling dear

You shut me off and you showed me the door
But you always came crawling back begging me for more
I showed you kindness, a stool, and a tab
Then you poured me my pain in a dirty glass

(Yeah, you left him bloody, battered, penniless, and poor)

You know, I often stopped and wondered how you made it through my door
With my brother's new non-duplicate registry ID
Well you bit off more than you could chew the first day you met me.

(chorus)

You weren't the first to court me mister you won't be the last
Oh, sure I wasn't honey, I know all about your past

Listen to the big shot with his pager on call
You spent most of those nights in my bathroom stall

(Yeah, you got him high, but you left him low)

Mind your own business, boy, how was I to know
That he was just a fiend and a no-good cheat

Well it's all in the past bitch 'cause now I've got it beat.

(chorus)
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Err, it's hard to know where to separate the stanzas to show the different singers. Mostly it's the back and forth between a young man and an older barmaid, with occasional asides from someone else in the bar.

Great damn song.

[SCAROLINAHISTORYCOCK]

2. If you like the fusion of punk and folk....

You really should pick up something by Flogging Molly, as they are actually Irish, whereas the Dropkick Murphy's are Irish-Americans. Either way you're getting some farking good music, especially for working out.

[Elidor]

5. Thanks, I'll check them out

I've been thinking of buying a Napster 14-song card. I'll see if I can check out a couple tunes before I go whole hog.

Flogging Molly...certainly an interesting name.

[name not needed]

3. Do or Die