SURE, THERE ARE lots of musical odes to Dublin city as a whole, but what of the suburbs? The villages? Don’t they deserve love too?
The hashtag #MakeASongDublin is seeking to make up for that with some excellent riffs on popular song titles.
It was devised by Alan Kinsella of the @electionlit Twitter account, who started it off with a banger:
Now there are hundreds of Dublin-ified song names – and if you love puns as much as we love puns, they’re are a complete joy.
EVERY NOW AND THEN I TAKE THE DAAAART
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour…
Don’t leave me hanging on loike a yo-yo, roysh
Ah, perfect
PERFECT
Did her mama ever tell her why, though?
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
I have climbed the Wicklow Mountains…
Truly excellent work here
Just a fantastic job all round
Ah lads, you’re geniuses. Check out the rest of the contributions here.
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