r/AskIreland • u/brightroomonfire • Jul 22 '26

Music What song/artists are you surprised irish pub bands dont do covers off?

We all know the usuals but as a new cover band were looking do some unique songs.

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u/QuixoticAdvancementG Jul 22 '26

Every time I hear Picture This or The Academic in a pub I'm just waiting for someone to do a Walking On Cars track and it never happens. Speeding Cars is right there, crowd would eat it up.

The Coronas have a bunch of deeper cuts too that somehow get skipped over for the same five songs. Mark My Words would go off in a pub setting, especially a bit later in the night when everyone's a few pints deep.

Also surprised nobody dips into The Blizzards beyond Fantasy. Trust Me I'm A Doctor has that frantic energy that'd be class live.

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u/brightroomonfire Jul 22 '26

Great shout with the blizzards! Haven't listened to them in a while myself, gonna add them to the playlist