Flogging Molly has released six major studio albums, Swagger, Drunken Lullabies, Within a Mile of Home, Float, Speed of Darkness, and Life is Good as well as an independent live album entitled Alive Behind the Green Door. Also, they released a CD/DVD combo entitled Whiskey On A Sunday, which included a CD with acoustic tracks of many of the band's songs and a brand new studio track, "Laura". They have toured with the Warped Tour and Larry Kirwan's American Fléadh Festival. They also contributed to the Rock Against Bush project. Also, as of late they have done extensive touring with the self proclaimed Gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, which is also signed under SideOneDummy Records.
Their music is heavily influenced by such bands as The Pogues,The Dubliners, Johnny Cash and ranges from boisterous punk rock like the pirate-themed "Salty Dog" and "Seven Deadly Sins," or the defiant "What's Left of the Flag" and "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" to more somber songs like "Far Away Boys", "The Sun Never Shines (On Closed Doors)", or "Death Valley Queen". In the Whiskey On A Sunday DVD King describes the band's music as a '21st century version of The Dubliners.'
The driving forces behind the music tend to be Dave King's gravelly voice and Bridget's manic fiddling. Prior to forming Flogging Molly, Dave King was the vocalist for Fastway, a late 80s-early 90s heavy metal band, featuring guitarist Eddie Clarke of Motörhead.
The band released a DVD and a full-length album entitled "Whiskey on a Sunday" on July 25th 2006.
The DVD "Whiskey on a Sunday" contains a two hour documentary that gives viewers insight into how the band members found each other and also talks about the members' attitude towards life, events that have shaped their lives and their motivation for making music.
The band released "Float" on March 4, 2008. It includes the band's first two chart hits: "Requiem for a Dying Song" (#35 Billboard Modern Rock) and "Float" (#40 on the same chart). During the tour for the album, vocalist Dave King married the band's fiddle player Bridget Regan in Tokyo, Japan.
The Speed of Darkness Songfacts says the band's fifth album, Speed of Darkness was released on May 31, 2011 by the band's own record label, Borstal Beat Records.The set was recorded at Echo Mountain, an old church building turned recording studio in Asheville, North Carolina. It was produced by Ryan Hewitt, who has also worked with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Avett Brothers.
Life Is Good is the name of the sixth studio album by Flogging Molly that was released on 2 June 2017. Their first studio album in 6 years (following 2011's Speed of Darkness), it is also their first album to feature drummer Mike Alonso.
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Swagger
Flogging Molly Lyrics
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Yee-ha
I don't know where I'm goin'
I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
I don't know where I'm goin'
I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
The lyrics to Flogging Molly's "Swagger" suggest a sense of wanderlust and uncertainty about the future. The use of Janice as a vocative is mysterious, as it is unclear who Janice is and what her significance is to the singer. However, it could be interpreted as a way of calling out to a figure who provides some sort of guidance or familiarity in the midst of uncertainty.
The repetition of "I don't know where I'm goin'" emphasizes the theme of uncertainty and suggests a lack of direction or purpose in the singer's life. This could be interpreted as a commentary on the larger struggles of life, as many people experience a sense of aimlessness or confusion about their purpose and direction. The inclusion of the "Yee-ha" adds a sense of playfulness and spontaneity to the lyrics, but also could be interpreted as a way of masking the fear and uncertainty underlying the singer's words.
Overall, "Swagger" offers a poignant commentary on the human condition, exploring the themes of direction, purpose, and uncertainty that many of us face on a daily basis.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on, Janice
Addressing someone named Janice to come along.
Yee-ha
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
I don't know where I'm goin'
Acknowledging uncertainty about the future.
I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
Reiterating the previous line to emphasize the uncertainty.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BRIDGET REGAN, DAVE ALBERT KING, GEORGE EDWARD SCHWINDT, MATTHEW A. HENSLEY, NATHAN MAXWELL, ROBERT ANTHONY SCHMIDT, TED HUTT
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Robert Dunow
This song is one of the best to get you pumped for a night out with the friends.
Zachary Cornelius
This was the first song I learned on guitar 17 years ago!
Robert Millfelt
dood me too! also 14 years ago!! holy shit, now thats one hell of a coincidence
betty waters
I want this played at my funeral...lol
SvetAnnihilator
Wouldn't work for me because I know where I'll be going after my funeral :D
Kelly Sue
I'm gonna be at least an hour late to my funeral! Haha! Prolly too much time at the well!
James Dorpinghaus
Flogging Molly is underrated
c S
Great song. Even better when it is preceded with "the likes of you again"!
Bleak Automaton
I walk into a bar and shout out loud from the pain in my shin.
I carry a slab of concrete under my arm and tell the bartender, "a pint for me, and one for the road."
Kryunatsu Itaski
something to fight to. Best music to get pumped too i agree.