Lyrics and Vocals: British country and folk musician and singer-songwriter, Charlie Alexander Landsborough.
Charlie Landsborough.
The song, hereunder, tells the touching story of a blind child trying to understand the world through simple but powerful questions. Released in the mid-1990s, it became one of Landsborough’s best-known songs and helped make him especially popular in Ireland. The song is loved for its emotional lyrics, soft melody, and the message of innocence, love, and wonder.
What Colour Is the Wind?
What Colour Is the Wind?
What colour is the wind, Daddy, Is it yellow, red or blue, When he’s playing with my hair, Dad, Does he do the same to you. When he’s dying does his colour fade, Is a gentle breeze a lighter shade, Just like his friend the sea, The wind feels blue to me. When the blackbird starts to sing, Daddy, Do the flowers hear him, too, When he’s pouring out his heart, Dad, Tell me, what do roses do. Do they cast their scent upon the air, And is fragrance just a rose in prayer, Giving thanks to God above, For the blackbird’s song of love.
Blow, wind, blow, wild and free. My Daddy says, you’re a lot like me. I know each colour, its shape and size. I’ve seen them all, with my Daddy’s eyes.
I know that grass is green, Dad, I’ve touched it with my toes. And snow is purest white, Dad, I’ve felt it with my nose. But my favorite colour has to be, The colour of your love for me, And Daddy, I’ve been told, That love is always gold.
Blow, wind, blow, wild and free. My Daddy says, you’re a lot like me. My Daddy says, you’re a lot like me.
Lyrics and Vocals: American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler, the late Merle Haggard(1937 – 2016).
The LateMerle Haggard.
Released in 1981 on his Big City album; ‘My Favorite Memory’ is a warm, heartfelt song about love, nostalgia, and the moments that stay with us forever.
My Favourite Memory.
My Favourite Memory.
The first time we met, Is a favourite memory of mine. They say time changes all it pertains to, But your memory is stronger than time. I guess everything does change, Except what you choose to recall. There’s a million good daydreams to dream on, But baby, you are my favourite memory of all.
Like the night we made love in the hallway, Slept all night long on the floor. Like the winter we spent on Lake Shasta, Alone and closer than ever before. And I remember that London vacation, It was you made the whole thing a ball. A million good times I could dwell on, But baby, you are my favourite memory of all.
The first time we met, Is a favourite memory of mine. They say time changes all it pertains to, But your memory is stronger than time. I guess everything does change, Except what you choose to recall. There’s a million good daydreams to dream on, But baby, you are my favourite memory of all.
Community Spirit to Shine at Thurles St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Thurles is preparing for a vibrant celebration of community, culture and colour, as final arrangements continue for the town’s 2026 St Patrick’s Day Parade.
The event will take place on Tuesday, March 17th, with participants gathering on Abbey Road before making their way into Liberty Square at 2.30pm. Ahead of this years parade, traditional music will begin in Liberty Square from 1.30pm, helping to set the tone for what organisers hope will be a festive and well-supported afternoon.
This year’s celebrations will also place a strong emphasis on inclusion. A sensory area is being provided for those with additional needs, while Ukrainian groups have been invited to take part and share their culture as part of the day’s programme.
Organisers have spent recent weeks working to raise the funds needed to stage the event, with church gate collections taking place across neighbouring parishes. Having already collected in Holycross/Ballycahill last weekend, volunteers are now turning their attention to Thurles. The overall cost of the parade is expected to come in at between €8,000 and €9,000.
A number of awards will be presented on the day, with plaques, medals and prizes across categories including Best Performance/Art/Education, Best Dressed Window, Best Small Entry, Best Traditional Window, Best Sports, Judges’ Special Award, Best Individual Entry, Best Walking Group and Best Large Entry. A vase sponsored by Supermac’s will be awarded to the Best Large Entry, while the overall winner will receive a trophy sponsored by Michael’s Jewellers. The current prize fund stands at between €1,800 and €2,000.
The theme for this year’s parade is simple: “Wear Green”. Organisers are encouraging everyone attending to embrace the occasion in style and help fill the town with colour on the national day. They are also appealing for additional stewards to assist with the running of the event. Anyone interested in helping can contact Mobile Tel. No: 087 977 4725.
Lyrics: British songwriter and music manager Steve Wolfe and songwriter and producer Ronnie Scott. Vocals: Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler.
MsBonnie Tyler (Gaynor Sullivan)
Bonnie Tyler’s vocals on “If I Sing You a Love Song” show the emotional, husky style that became her signature. Released in 1978 on the album Natural Force, the song lets her voice carry both tenderness and sadness, giving the lyrics a warm but slightly aching feel. Her distinctive raspy tone, widely noted as a defining feature of her singing—adds depth and sincerity, making the performance feel intimate rather than overly polished.
If I Sing You A Love Song.
If I Sing You A Love Song.
If I sing you a love song, Will you always remember? Will you hear it on lonely nights, When I’m not around? If I sing you a love song, Will you hear it forever? To remind you how much I care, And how I needed you? Love songs last longer than lovers ever do, So, baby, let me sing a love song for you. Love songs don’t leave you, but lovers often do, Oh, baby, I’m afraid it could happen to me and you. If I sing you a love song, Let it always be with you, When the others have gone away, Let it still be there. Love songs last longer than lovers ever do, So, baby, let me sing a love song for you. Love songs don’t leave you, but lovers often do, Oh, baby, I’m afraid it could happen to me and you. Oh, oh, oh, Oh, lonely nights when I’m not around, Baby, it’s a love song, So always remember, On lonely nights. I’ll sing you a love song, To keep you close to me, I’ll sing you a love song.
Lyrics: Irish award winning singer-songwriter and musician Shunie Crampsey. Vocals: The wonderful successful Irish musical duo of Mick Foster and Tony Allen. (Foster & Allen).
“There’s a Blue Moon Over My World Without You” is a gentle, deeply emotional song about the quiet emptiness left when someone special is gone. Written as a tribute to a treasured friend, it speaks to shared chats, warm memories, and the feeling that life looks different after loss. It’s a song that has resonated widely in Irish communities because it puts grief and gratitude into simple, comforting words.
Mick Foster and Tony Allen
The song’s message now regularly appears and is acceptable during public moments of remembrance, (i.e. funerals), underlining how closely the song is associated with paying tribute to someone dearly loved and missed.
There’s a Blue Moon Over My World Without You
I can only say the pleasure has been mine, For at least I got to know you for a time, But now you’re gone I don’t know what I’ll do, There’s a blue moon over my world without you.
Each time we meet just sit and talk a while, And things they seem much better with your smile, When I think of all the things that you’ve been through, There’s a blue moon over my world without you.
The stars will shine much brighter in the heavens now you’re there, Each time I think about you I say a silent prayer. I’ve lost a special friend so warm and true, And there’s a blue moon over my world without you.
To each and every one comes judgement day, Where all you take is what you gave away, You gave so much to everyone that’s true, And there’s a blue moon over my world without you.
The stars will shine much brighter in the heavens now you’re there, Each time I think about you I say a silent prayer, I’ve lost a special friend so warm and true, And there’s a blue moon over my world without you.
Goodbye my special friend so warm and true, There’s a blue moon over this world without you.
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