Paul McGrath is releasing a single

[lordmcgrath5]

Now.  Let's be brutally honest here.  Musically, it's not bad, but great it certainly ain't.  It's in the Robson & Jerome envelope - he sings it in tune, and quite nicely, but it's not exactly pushing any musical boundaries.  It's not Animal Collective or Battles.  It's X-Factor bland.  But what is absolutely fecking brilliant about it is that Mr McGrath is looking quite bloody well in that video.  He's sung a song for charity, he's let someone film him singing it on a beach and he looks as relaxed as if he was marking Alan Shearer out of a game.  Piece of piss.  That's worth celebrating.  If you've read his book (if you haven't you should, but it's not a comfortable read) you can't help but wonder what he's up to and where his head is at.  He could be doing a medley of Right Said Fred songs in a dress for what it's worth, point is he would appear to be alive and well and in an alright place.  That, I think, is brilliant. 

Spot on.

[badluckeric(gates)]

Now.  Let's be brutally honest here.  Musically, it's not bad, but great it certainly ain't.  It's in the Robson & Jerome envelope - he sings it in tune, and quite nicely, but it's not exactly pushing any musical boundaries.  It's not Animal Collective or Battles.  It's X-Factor bland.  But what is absolutely fecking brilliant about it is that Mr McGrath is looking quite bloody well in that video.  He's sung a song for charity, he's let someone film him singing it on a beach and he looks as relaxed as if he was marking Alan Shearer out of a game.  Piece of piss.  That's worth celebrating.  If you've read his book (if you haven't you should, but it's not a comfortable read) you can't help but wonder what he's up to and where his head is at.  He could be doing a medley of Right Said Fred songs in a dress for what it's worth, point is he would appear to be alive and well and in an alright place.  That, I think, is brilliant. 

Spot on.

Great post!

[Risso]

Now.  Let's be brutally honest here.  Musically, it's not bad, but great it certainly ain't.  It's in the Robson & Jerome envelope - he sings it in tune, and quite nicely, but it's not exactly pushing any musical boundaries.  It's not Animal Collective or Battles.  It's X-Factor bland.  But what is absolutely fecking brilliant about it is that Mr McGrath is looking quite bloody well in that video.  He's sung a song for charity, he's let someone film him singing it on a beach and he looks as relaxed as if he was marking Alan Shearer out of a game.  Piece of piss.  That's worth celebrating.  If you've read his book (if you haven't you should, but it's not a comfortable read) you can't help but wonder what he's up to and where his head is at.  He could be doing a medley of Right Said Fred songs in a dress for what it's worth, point is he would appear to be alive and well and in an alright place.  That, I think, is brilliant. 

Spot on.

Great post!

Indeed.  Reading that has cheered me up no end, well done!

[martin]

Now.  Let's be brutally honest here.  Musically, it's not bad, but great it certainly ain't.  It's in the Robson & Jerome envelope - he sings it in tune, and quite nicely, but it's not exactly pushing any musical boundaries.  It's not Animal Collective or Battles.  It's X-Factor bland.  But what is absolutely fecking brilliant about it is that Mr McGrath is looking quite bloody well in that video.  He's sung a song for charity, he's let someone film him singing it on a beach and he looks as relaxed as if he was marking Alan Shearer out of a game.  Piece of piss.  That's worth celebrating.  If you've read his book (if you haven't you should, but it's not a comfortable read) you can't help but wonder what he's up to and where his head is at.  He could be doing a medley of Right Said Fred songs in a dress for what it's worth, point is he would appear to be alive and well and in an alright place.  That, I think, is brilliant. 

Spot on.

Great post!

Indeed.  Reading that has cheered me up no end, well done!

Yes, that.

Sadly, a point of issue has to be raised on the stone skimming, however. Paul is clearly seen standing on a sandy beach, yet on two occasions attempts to skim pebbles across the water - almost impossible to achieve on an imcoming tide, incidentally, which would probably account for the camera maintaining a respectful distance at those points. Where does he get them from?

Disappointing that a man who has so bravely confronted his demons should compromise on truth to accomodate artistic license in this way.

[Holte L2]

It's alright.

Does anyone have a link to his song that got to number one in the Irish charts? I think it was just called "Ooa Aah Paul McGrath". A bit of research tells me it was by a band called "Watch Your House" but I can only find their 1994 World Cup song online.

http://2manykids.com/fitba/Watch%20Your%20House%20featuring%20Paul%20McGrath%20-%20Ooh%20Ahh%20Paul%20Mc%20Grath.MP3

Can anyone get this on am mp3 they can download and save? I want it as my ringtone!

[gervilla]

There is an album on the way.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/now-paul-tackles-the-music-business-with-debut-album-2870584.html

[DeeBoy1]

Not read the whole thread so apologies if it's been mentioned already, but surely it's worth an effort at getting it to number 1 through facebook, I mean with it being for charity an all....

[cdbearsfan]

It's alright.

Does anyone have a link to his song that got to number one in the Irish charts? I think it was just called "Ooa Aah Paul McGrath". A bit of research tells me it was by a band called "Watch Your House" but I can only find their 1994 World Cup song online.

http://2manykids.com/fitba/Watch%20Your%20House%20featuring%20Paul%20McGrath%20-%20Ooh%20Ahh%20Paul%20Mc%20Grath.MP3

Cheers Werewolf.

[VillaAlways]

Maybe he'll give us a rendition on Saturday
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2449582,00.html