Summer in Dublin - Bagatelle cover

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Iconic Irish band, Bagatelle had a hit locally with this in the early '80s. Today marks the last running of the 46A bus which is mentioned in the song so I thought I’d pay homage to Irelands favourite bus. Apologies to any purests.

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The Emigrant’s Anthem! :open_mouth:

“When my hummin’ was smothered by a 46A and the scream of a low flying jet.
So I jumped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire…”
I lived in Dun Laoghaire for my college years, and it was either the DART or the 46A (which admittedly did go all around the world…)
Here’s a visual representation of Dublin during those years for anyone interested. All familiar (apart from the GAA :rofl:)

On a more practical level, I’m getting the ferry to Dublin next Thursday and was planning on getting the 46A to my in-laws in Foxrock. What bus do I get now? :rofl:

Oh yeah, I nearly forgot to mention-
Lovely performance, Dom! :sunglasses:

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I agree, a beautiful performance Dom! It suits the song very well and it remembers me of the couple of months I spent in Dublin during the 90s.

@brianlarsen According to RTÉ you need to take the E7 bus from December 8th onwards :sweat_smile:

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They only cancelled it when they heard you were coming Brian. It does seem like I was hasty. You will be one last ride on her (so to speak).

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Thank you Franz

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Great stuff Dom. Always loved that song and still find myself every now and then searching YouTube for it and watching / listening again. Brings back some great memories of growing up in Ireland during the 80’s. Brilliant version Dom and good to see you back around here.

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Wasn’t really away Eddie. Popping in regularly. Lost a big of confidence in my learning and direction so I’m standing at a crossroads for a few months. It’s not a big problem. I’m ok standing here. It’s not causing massive distress. The answer will come in time.

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I remember that summer in Dublin, too when it was still quite exotic to have songs with local references on the airwaves. Lovely version

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What a lovely performance, Dom! Most enjoyable! :smiley:

You made me long for Dublin so badly now, spent some very good time there with a good friend. Only thing I don’t recall: was it the 46A we rode to Dun Laoghaire or was it something else? :thinking: Doesn’t matter, you just brought back some very good memories, Dom! Thank you for sharing. :slight_smile:

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It’s coming back Will. It’s coming back

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Thanks for listening Lisa and your comments. Come see us again soon

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Great performance Dom

All the best
Mick

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That was an excellent performance Dom!

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Well played Dom, super performance, :ok_hand:t2: :clap:

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Super performance, Dom. Enjoyed it very much.

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Thanks Mick

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Thanks John

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Thanks Elixir

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Dom

Super performance of a song I haven’t heard before: your version is excellent. Clever variations on the guitar accompaniment and confident singing. You sound relaxed and confident. Well played.

Brian

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Fabulous Dom.

Love that you recorded it with video. Next time could you sit a little firther back, would love to watch both left and right hands.

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