After our first trip to Ireland, Roddy Doyle’s books became a sort of travelmate for the following travels.
We love Roddy’s books: sadness and laughter. We love his – well, the right word is: commitment – for example supporting Fighting Words project and Metro Éireann . So we decided to thank him with this post: the ItalishMagazineMap and soundtrack collection of the Barrytown Trilogy.
Thank you, Roddy, happy birthday, and we hope you will enjoy your Dublin in our Italish way!
PS: Roddy: where f*ing is 118, Chestnut Avenue, Dublin 21? ;-)
PPS: This is a map of Ireland. But this site is Italish and we can’t forget Rimini, because
Yeh can go for a swim with the Pope
is gas! :-)
We have also selected the best lines from The Barrytown Trilogy.
Acknowledged The Commitments’ Book Soundtrack
When a Man Loves a Woman
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Knock on Wood
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Superbad
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Get Up I Feel Like A Sex Machine
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It’s A Man’s Man’s World
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Night Train
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Out Of Sight
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Walking in the Rain
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I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
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Reach Out, I’ll Be There
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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
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Chain Gang |
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More songs quoted in the book
Living in America | All You Need is Love |
Moon River | The Tracks Of My Tears |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag |
Dancing in the Streets | Stop! In The Name Of Love |
(Phil Spector’s) Wall Of Sound | I Ain’t superstitious |
I Thank You | Stoned Love |
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) |
The Bells of Rhymney |
Sun City |
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The Commitments’ Movie Soundtrack
Mustang Sally | Take Me to the River |
Chain of Fools | The Dark end of the Street |
Destination Everywhere | I Can’t Stand The Rain |
Try a Little Tenderness | Treat Her Right |
Do Right Woman Do Right Man | Mr Pitiful |
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) | In The Midnight Hour |
Bye Bye Baby | Slip Away |
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The Snapper‘s Movie Soundtrack
Can’t Help Falling In Love
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It’s My life
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I Should Have Known Better
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Papa Don’t Preach
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More songs quoted in the book
The Power Of Love
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The Hills Are Alive (With The Sound Of Music)
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Is This Love
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Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘round ol’ Oak Tree
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The Great Pretender
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Fake
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Acknowledged The Van’s Book Soundtrack
Let’s Twist Again
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Barbara Ann
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Hippy Hippy Shake
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California Girls
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Give It A Lash, Jack
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More songs quoted in the book
New York New York
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Strangers In The Night
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The Van‘s Movie Soundtrack
Wand’rin Star
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Paradise City
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Frosty The Snowman
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Living Next Door To Alice
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I’m In The Mood For Dancing
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The Barrytown Trilogy’s books (Wikipedia)
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The Barrytown Trilogy’s movies (IMDb)
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