I got to see Hothouse Flowers a couple of years back in Chicago. Their album "Songs from the Rain" is one of my all-time favorites.
SONGS FOR ALL SEASONS

Me being from Armagh think this theme tune is a good one to END on (pun intended)
ARMAGEDDON THEME SONG
DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING :AEROSMITH

FIELDS OF ATHENRY : PADDY REILLY
CURRAGH OF KILDARE: CHRISTY MOORE
BUTCHER BOY : SINEAD O'CONNOR
CARRICKFERGUS : PADDY REILLY,
PEGGY GORDON: SINEAD O'CONNOR
MARY FROM DUNLOE EMMET SPICELAND
Some songs for lovers who endure their heartaches and for those who couldn't .....

The "reality"of modern day life struggles aren't anything new for the the disposessed peoples of the world ,Mexicans in particular have been bourne the crippling burden of poverty for centuries ,The "wetbacks"as they're unkindly known have sought to improve their lot by gatecrashing their rich neighbours excess party ,Not all found solace or refuge in "the land of " los gringos"
DEPORTEE, PADDY REILLY
As the world over populated ,governments long ago found a winning formula to address these problems ,simple really ,it had been staring them in the face ,WAR.Nowadays though we as a race are craftily fighting back by making love not war,But governments worldwide have an ace up their sleeve ,yes, you guessed it
"The Neutron Bomb" , (available at most remote Asian outlets now ,)designed not to damage entire infastructures but highly effective in eliminating us ,So if you love your country,go underground ..fast*!
WILLIE MCBRIDE : THE GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE :FUREYS AND DAVY ARTHUR
GOING UNDERGROUND : THE JAM

MORE rock from the hair transplant king or has Wayne Rooney become the ultimate hairy head?
CROCODILE ROCK: ELTON JOHN
SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING :ELTON JOHN

Before Status Quo "discovered"12 bar blues they dabbled in psychadelic music for one single release and not a bad sound either.For those of you you have heard Peter Frampton warble ,heres one from way back when ,he was part of a collective known as The Herd.
STATUS QUO :PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN
THE HERD : FROM THE UNDERWORLD

THE BEATLES :WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
THE BEATLES : DON"T LET ME DOWN
THE BEATLES:ELEANOR RIGBY (from yellow submarine)
THE BEATLES :THINGS WE SAID TODAY
THE BEATLES :A TASTE OF HONEY
THE BEATLES :HELP
THESE LISTED TRACKS WILL LEAD YOU TO OTHER BEATLES LIVE PERFORMANCES 》》》》》》》》》》》》
Since Michael Jackson bought most of the Beatles copyrights its almost impossible to find any original studio works on You tube, What there is available ,I,ll try and find for you, This is another live version of
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS :GEORGE HARRISON AND FRIENDS
A Beatles song that cult leader Charles Manson told investigators drove him to begin his murderous campaign
THE BEATLES : HELTER SKELTER

THE ROLLING STONES :JUMPING JACK FLASH
6 months after Woodstock ,The Stones played Alamont ,(not featured here)they in their wisdom hired A Hells Angels Chapter to provide security ,This concert clearly freaked out Jagger and his band and led to the killing of a young woman .The Angels thought to themselves "who do these pricks think they are?
The Stones 60's albums feature satanic symbols and references ,
(post script ) Just had 10 mins of technical problems..speak of the Devil and he will appear
DON MC LEAN :BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE(with lyrics)
This version is a lot more descriptive of events just mentioned tho it begins with the untimely deaths of buddy holly,the big bopper and mentions janis joplin ,the byrds and hints at charles manson,this song as with procul harems "whiter shade of pale" ,true meanings may never be known to us ,only the artists themselves
PROCUL HAREM :WHITER SHADE OF PALE
THE BYRDS :EIGHT MILES HIGH
You've probably heard of "straight outta compton"well the next Byrds is straight outta da Bible,homies ,lol
THE BYRDS :TURN ,TURN,TURN.
THE BYRDS : HEY,MR TAMBOURINE MAN
JIMI HENDRIX MERMAN1983
Hendrix ,known to inject liquid acid ( LSD) into his brain before jammin'quipped if the Byrfd are 8 miles high I,m 16.
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED: JIMI HENDRIX

GANSTAS PARADICE: COOLIO
MATTAFIX-BIG CITY LIFE (official video)
UPTOWN TOP RANKING : ALTHEA DONNA
WHOA ,I,M GOING TO BARBADOS:TYPICALY TROPICAL
when I first arrived in Johannesburg,South Africa (2001) ,white bands were playing this sound over and over again ,I doubt they knew or even listened to the lyrics ,even the black babes didn't cop on ,
GIMME HOPE JOHANNA ,: EDDY GRANT

Ossie Osbourne self confessed sex addict (likely story) [BAD] and G.W.BUSH FAN [WORSE] Englands answer to Homer Simpson made one spectacular album ,with the help of Toni Iommi
PARANOID BLACK: SABBATH
Kurt Cobain committed suicide setting a fine example for 16 year old kids worldwide ,many of whom followed his example ,as if adolesence wasn't confusing enough,
NIRVANA: TEEN SPIRIT
GROUNDHOGS :THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB,
Heavy Metal ,not a lot I can add...

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON :KANSAS
THE LOGICAL SONG: SUPERTRAMP
REELIN' IN THE YEARS : STEELY DAN
JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT WITH ME : THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
Steely Dan comprized 2 studio musicians who decided the crap they were playing for pop artistes was going to suffocate them ,The followed Jimmy Pages(led zep)example and formed a band ,Steely Dan is slang for mans best friend and I don't mean a dog ,"Doobie"is also slang ,for a joint or splif ,if you still don't know what it means ,you should get out more .! ;^) Both terms are very woody words ,lol,
MONTY PYTHONS: GREATEST SKETCH EVER
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS: I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
HORSLIPS: KING OF THE FAIRIES
SINEAD O'CONNOR FOGGY DEW