Nuance wrote:

Maybe if you got the words right?

Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me
My mother's making me marry Mary Mac

Great "Irish Pub" kind of song--IMHO. :)

Good song... but I prefer Great Big Sea's version.

phineas wrote:

God, I don't know how you can tell the difference...

otismyman wrote:

Lucky us

mary mac's mother's makin me marry mary mac
my mother's making me marry mary mac

what a retarded reel

TheBob wrote:

yes! if you don't like it there's something wrong with you!

*shake head*

now, now, it's *okay* for people to have different opinions.

I think it's shallow but happily catchy, myself. :-)

agree that the Great Big Sea version is better. This is too muddled.

MikeWC wrote:
All hail all things Celtic. Except Carbon Leaf. Many other bands have done this sort of thing better.

If you can listen to this song without an impulse to dance wildly around the room, your adrenal gland has atrophied.

...Or maybe you just didn't have the volume turned up high enough

My copy of this song is from Carbon Leaf's Five Alive CD--which I do admit I like better--it's well--LIVE!

CheskyBevo wrote:

I've noticed that Carbon Leaf has 9 songs on the main channel, while Great Big Sea has only one. So Great Big Sea uploaders, you know what you have to do, eh?

The first time I heard this song was at a recent concert at the Smoky Hill River Festival in Salina, KS. Just a fun, toe-tapping, sing along song. I admit I haven't heard the Echo, Echo version, just the 5 Alive presentation.

I like this song, it's funny

otismyman wrote: I don't know why I'm enjoynig this song - I must be in a strange mood. Anyway, now that you've joined, don't forget to sign up for Recurring Donations. RP is awesome!

CheskyBevo wrote:
4, that is my final answer

Great Big Sea does this so much better.

All hail Carbon Leaf. And all things celtic.

This is the only song on the playlist that I can't stand--- Hootenanny, anyone?

:puke: Not only does this song suck, but these guys should be shot.
This "tune" is so f*(&&^ing bad, it compelled me to join Radio Paradise just to enter this comment.

Aye, good drinkin' music...now shut up and nug yer beer.
Newfies do this so much better but a good effort all the same.

ok this needs to end. reminds me of that silly cotton eye joe song from the early 90s

maybe it's because I'm at work, but this song hurts my head.

pdhski wrote:

These guys cover that one, too ;)

snarf wrote:

Our 3 1/2 year old daughter absolutely adores this song. When I get home from work, we always put on music and dance around the living room. 9 times out of 10, this is what she requests. Two or three times at a go, mind you. So yeah, I'm sick of it. But dancing with my daughter, and encouraging her love of music: I'll pay any price.

On balance, the whole record is pretty cool. The intersection of pop, punk, and irish pub music.

I dig it! Makes me think of The Rattling Bog

Seems there's a lot of misplaced energy in this song. The elements sound good but together UGH. The whole is less than the sum of its parts.

Come on folks! This is just plain fun! Lighten up already! (admittedly, this is the first time I've heard it)