GOODNIGHT IRENE

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:22 am**

I recently heard a live song by the boys called Goodnight Irene. When and where is this from?

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:34 am**

Probably some bootleg from 1988. Check this list.

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:59 am**

I've got of version by The Furey's and Davey Arthur somewhere.

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:03 pm**

i think it's a Leadbelly track or at least an american trad he made famous in the 1930s ... ?

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:06 pm**

Yep. More info about its origins here. Yet it sometimes features on "Irish trad" compilations - everybody seems eager to claim a nice song.

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:39 pm**

Heather wrote:I've got of version by The Furey's and Davey Arthur somewhere.

Yeah same here. Its on one of their CD's that i have

**Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:14 pm**

Wikipedia on subject

**Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:31 pm**

origins I do not know the earliest version I have heard is by Johny Cash on Sun records would have put it around early 53-54

**Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:19 pm**

anyone travelling down to Aston Gate to watch Bristol City will hear the home team giving the tune a good work over.

**Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:37 am**

RICHBLACK wrote:I recently heard a live song by the boys called Goodnight Irene. When and where is this from?

We did "Goodnight Irene" as a final encore during St Patrick's Week 1988, as a grand finale for all participants in the show - Pogues, Kirsty, Joe, After Tonite, Lynval Golding, Steve Earle, Mary Coughlan, whoever was on that night. Paul Scully finally recorded it at Brixton on the last night (the other shows were all at the Town and Country aka The Forum) but the tape ran out before the end. So if there is a bootleg version out there, it is likely to be the only version in existence. As far as anyone can tell it's a Leadbelly song, though it is sometimes mistakenly credited to Woody Guthrie.

**Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:54 am**

The copy i listened to is definately bootleg as it sounds pretty ropey. Thanks for the info philip

**Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:38 pm**

philipchevron wrote: As far as anyone can tell it's a Leadbelly song, though it is sometimes mistakenly credited to Woody Guthrie.

I have an LP copy of "Folkaways: A Vision Shared. A Tribute to Woodie Guthrie and Leadbelly" with that song on it sung by Brian Wilson. Words and Music are attributed to Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) and John C. Lomax.

Here is some interesting information on it: http://www.hlmusic.com/goodnigh.htm

**Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:15 pm**

The Pogues also did (at least once in Birmingham according to pogueslive.com) a song called Monkey Man. There´s a Rolling Stones song called Monkey Man, is that the one they did? Anybody know?

Mats from Sweden

**Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:39 pm**

mats wrote:The Pogues also did (at least once in Birmingham according to pogueslive.com) a song called Monkey Man. There´s a Rolling Stones song called Monkey Man, is that the one they did? Anybody know?

Mats from Sweden

Could be the ska classic by Toots & The Maytals covered by the Specials

**Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:50 pm**

Shant on wrote:
mats wrote:The Pogues also did (at least once in Birmingham according to pogueslive.com) a song called Monkey Man. There´s a Rolling Stones song called Monkey Man, is that the one they did? Anybody know?

Mats from Sweden

Could be the ska classic by Toots & The Maytals covered by the Specials

Yes, thanks for the reminder. Lynval sang.

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