The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors was an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galw… Read Full Bio ↴The Saw Doctors was an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in The Republic of Ireland including three number ones. Their first number one, "I Useta Lover," topped the Irish charts for nine consecutive weeks in 1990, and still holds the record for the country's all-time biggest-selling single. Renowned for their live performances, the band won a cult following, especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On 15 February 2008, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. In 2013 the band decided to quit touring .Three members (Moran, Thistlethwaite and O'Neill) have formed a band called The Cabin Collective with some fellow Galway musicians. It is currently unknown whether the Saw Doctors will be returning from their break.

Formed by Leo Moran and Davy Carton, members have included singer, guitarist, and mandolin player John "Turps" Burke; bass player Pearse Doherty; keyboard and accordion player Tony Lambert; keyboard player and guitarist Derek Murray; and drummers Padraig Stevens, John Donnelly, Jimi Higgins, and Fran Breen. The current line-up is Leo Moran (vocals, guitar), Davy Carton (vocals, guitar), Kevin Duffy (keyboards), Anthony Thistlethwaite (bass guitar, saxphone), and Eímhín Craddock (drums).

There is a special place in rock 'n' roll mythology reserved for that rare phenomenon, the people's band. The Grateful Dead, The Faces, Status Quo and Bruce Springsteen during his years as leader of the E Street Band are examples which define the breed: performers who have established a special relationship with their audience irrespective of marketing budgets and media approval, and for whom the dictates of fashion are broadly meaningless. The Saw Doctors are the latest in this strangely noble line" - The Times

"One of the Great Live Bands"
Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2

"The Saw Doctors are the very definition of the people's band." - Q Magazine

"The band's formula can best be described as one part Creedence, one part Hootie, and one part Irish Historical Society" - Rolling Stone Magazine

"One of the world's most appealing roots rock outfits." - Washington Post

During 2010 the band played a number of music festival appearances, including playing at the 40th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival. September 2010 saw the release of their seventh album, The Further Adventures of... The Saw Doctors.

In 2013 the band decided to quit touring .Three members (Moran, Thistlethwaite and O'Neill) have formed a band with fellow Galway musicians called The Cabin Collective. It is currently unknown whether the Saw Doctors will be returning from their break.
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The Saw Doctors Lyrics


About You Now 'Cause I know how I feel about you now It was…
All Over Now When we first got together You were just turned nineteen…
All The One A minor final In caherlistrane He was a buffer I was a sham …
All The Way From Tuam L'm from the town drenched in football and rain That…
Always Gives Me More thought that i had everything, she always gives me more ther…
Apples Sweets Or Chocolate Throw down your money Here′s your change Small tubs are all …
Away With The Fairies Tall, graceful, beautiful and noble, masters of all arts and…
Best of Friends We did everything together from an Early age Smoked our fi…
Blah Blah Blah Pearse's observations on urban life after hearing "Country L…
Bless Me Father Bless me father for I have sinned She had big brown…
Bound To The Peace sometimes the heart rules the head sometimes the blood rule…
Broke My Heart Roscommon CBS 1981 A dreary afternoon We travelled down fr…
Carry Me Away This song was inspired by Ray Buckly , who loved…



Catríona Tells Lies She might never get to heaven She might never get to…
Chips she was dancin' with me for two or three songs i…
Clare Island Will ya meet me on Clare Island Summer stars are in…
D'ya Wanna Hear My Guitar hey! d'ya wanna come back the house with me? i'll make…
DarkWind whispers keep on pushing me tell me i've gone wrong tellin…
DNA everybody says that i'm getting older i can't stop aging, i…
Don't Let Me Down does'nt matter what you say or do i'll understand you anywa…
Everyday Everyday she's on the boat When it pulls out from the…
Exhilarating Sadness You were sitting in a cafe At a table by the…
F.C.A When I signed on I was sixteen Had to lie about my…
F.C.A. When I signed on I was sixteen Had to lie about my…
FCA When I signed on I was sixteen Had to lie about my…
Freedom Fighters When a man walks out of his house one day…
Friday Town I wound around, down through Friday Town, Where the road…
Galway & Mayo Hardly anyone had the tele' It was a different kind of…
Galway and Mayo Hardly anyone had the tele' It was a different kind of…
Good News Oh I watched the news at six o'clock It made me…
Green & Red Of Mayo Oh, the green and red of Mayo I can see it…
Happy Days you take your chances, you play the game walk like a…
Hay Wrap I asked him to bail it tomorra Sonny'll come over…
Heading for Sunshine I know that things Can never be the same That's all right,…
Heading For The Sunshine I know that things Can never be the same That's all right,…
Howya Julia HOW'YA JULIA (Moran/Carton) How ya Julia, how ya Julia How …
I Hope You Meet Again You don't say how you love him But it shows…
I Know I've Got Your Love I don't know if the seas will rise way above…
I Useta Lover I have fallen for another she can make her own…
I Want You More I want you more I want you more Than the stars in…
I'd Love To Kiss The Bangles I wouldn't kiss Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Brown or Leonard …
I'll Be On My Way Well here it is , my time has come Won't be…
If Only IF ONLY If only, if only Saw New York standing black a…
Ill Be On My Way Well here it is , my time has come Won't be…
Irish Post I wrote her name and address on the back of…
It Won't Be Tonight A pen and paper beckon I still have your address Its written…
Joyce Country Céilí Band We're the Joyce country ceili band Playing away and we're do…
Joyce Country Ceili Band A group of young musicians including the Walsh sisters from…
Joyce County Céilí Band We're the Joyce country ceili band Playing away and we're do…
Last Summer In New York It's my last summer in New York Thinkin' 'bout Berlin…
Letter From Louise INTRO (4 times) VERSE 1 I got a letter…
Macnas Parade The streets were black with people twas the finest day…
Me Heart Is Livin' In The Sixties Still I was smokin' joints, poppin' pills And now I'm feelin' ill…
Me Without You just happened one day at rehearsal in Claregalway. Anyone wh…
Mercy Gates You might see me in the paper Or hear me…
Michael D Rocking in the Dail It might be raining and it might be cold, and the…
Michael D. Rocking In The Dail It might be raining and it might be cold, And the…
Midnight Express So far from home My cry of pain Won't ease my longing…
Music I Love I've tried going to discos Throwin' shapes on the floor Nu…
N 17 Well, I didn't see much future When I left the Christian…
N17 (Live) Well I didn't see much future When I left the Christian…
Never Mind The Strangers Takes two to get together It takes times to make it…
Only One Girl I've been around the world I've traveled many seas I've…
Out For A Smoke We don't know how great a flame Is being sought beyond…
Pied Piper Well it seems when he came over Things were fairly looking…
Presentation Boarder ya know that i'll be waitin at the square just hanging…
Red Cortina Factory house outside the town Pretty name I can't remembe…
Red Cortina 2010 Factory house outside the town Pretty name I can't remember…
Same oul town Same oul faces Same oul streets Same oul people is all you…
Same Oul' Town same oul faces same oul streets same oul people is all you…
Same Oul´ Town same oul faces same oul streets same oul people is all you…
Share the Darkness Hey I can't say that I love you, can't say…
She Says With your bombs and your bullets and your goings on, I′m…
Simple Things If your life's just taken a turn for the worst You're…
Sing A Powerful Song SING A POWERFUL SONG When the troubles of the whole wide…
Somewhere Far Away How often do you lie in bed And wonder in the…
Sound Sham I prayed for you when I climbed the reek Me feet…
Stars Over Cloughanover Late at night I'm walking home In the darkness On my own Bre…
Still Afraid Of The Dark sometimes at night i can sense a presence feel a danger i'…
Still The Only One all of the fighting is over all of the battles are…
Sugartown This used to be a sugar town The beet was drawn…
Takin' The Train Spanish kids share drinks and talk so loud, We're in by…
That's What She Said Last Night You remind me of someone that I met somewhere else…
Thats what she said last night You remind me of someone that I met somewhere else It's…
This is Me There's more to me than you could ever know There's more…
To Win Just Once To win just once would be enough For those who've lost…
To Win Just Once (Live) To win just once would be enough For those who've lost…
Tommy K Tommy Kavanagh lived next door to Sun Street Studio. Witty…
Villains Statue stares, traffic stoped A victim's asking for the roa…
Wake Up Sleeping I've got loads and loads of patience And I'm just as…
What a Day These few years have felt like a lifetime She's given all…
Why Do I Always Want You Why do I always want you Why do I always want…
Will It Ever Stop Raining I got sunglasses And I got the shorts I got factor 50 And…
Will It Ever Stop Raining? I got sunglasses And I got the shorts I got factor 50 And…
Winter's Just A Dream Will you hold my hand and walk with me In the…
World of Good A friend that you can trust in any midsummer's burning sky …
You Got Me On The Run just happened one day at rehearsal in Claregalway. Anyone w…
Yvonne Light brown hair Down around her shoulders Yellow vest Su…
£25 £25 would do me fine i'd buy us dinner and a…


Jim


on Howya Julia

Oh the blind and faithful followers are worried and distraughtAnd the only thing that's botherin' them is that the poor man he got caught

This song is about a famous interview done by venerable talk show host Gay (Gay-bo) Byrne on he weekly talk show "The Late Late Show". The Late Late was broadcast live on one of Ireland's two TV channels and was a major cultural touchstone for Irish people. When the narrator in the song asks "Did you hear about yer one" it demonstrates how reasonable it would be to assume any random "Julia" in Ireland would have seen the interview.

The interview is of the lover of a famous Irish bishop named Eamon Casey. Widely regarded as an incredible man. Casey was known for a series of well thought out initiatives that helped the most vulnerable Irish people in the world.

When he "slipped and broke his fast" they're referring to how he fell in love with a woman and fathered a child with her whom he provided for. The chorus is a ribald distillation of all the jokes going around Ireland about the bishop having sex.

"Oh the blind and faithful followers are worried and distraught
And the only thing that's botherin' them is that the poor man he got caught"

refers to the fact that the people of Ireland could care less about him having sex with a woman. They're just sad that because he got caught that he was exiled to Brazil and he wouldn't be around to do his good works in Ireland any more.

The song finishes by bringing you back to the start and reminding you this is a conversation about the interview on The Late Late Show. The repetition of How ya Julia is to show that this conversation was repeated around Ireland by everyone and how it was the main topic of conversation for some time.

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