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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The Times They Are A-Changin'
Flogging Molly Lyrics
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Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'
And you better start swimmin'
For the times they are a-changin'
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
Flogging Molly's version of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'" retains the fervor of the original classic but imbued it with their brand of folk punk rock energy. The song speaks about the changing times and the need for people to adapt to the new reality. The first verse is a call for people to recognize that the world is changing rapidly and they need to adapt quickly if they want to survive. The second verse is addressed to writers and critics, urging them to take note of the changes and not to make predictions too soon. The third verse is addressed to politicians, asking them to heed the call of the people and work for the common good. The fourth and final verse addresses parents, asking them to accept the fact that their children will be living in a different world than they did and to support them as they navigate the new reality.
The line "If your time to you is worth savin', then you better start swimmin'" is a call to action, a warning that people need to take responsibility for their own lives and take action to adapt to the changing times. The line "The battle outside ragin' will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls" is a metaphor for the social upheaval that was happening in the 1960s, which Dylan wrote the original song about. Flogging Molly's version retains this sense of urgency and speaks to the social and political upheavals of our times.
Line by Line Meaning
Come gather 'round, people
Everybody should come together
Wherever you roam
No matter where you are
And admit that the waters
Realize that there are problems
Around you have grown
Things have gotten worse
And accept it that soon
Understand that things will soon be different
You'll be drenched to the bone
You'll be fully affected
If your time to you is worth savin'
If you value your time
And you better start swimmin'
You need to take action
Or you'll sink like a stone
Otherwise, you'll be left behind
For the times they are a-changin'
The world is changing rapidly
Come writers and critics
People who analyze and critique society
Who prophesize with your pen
Who make predictions with their writing
And keep your eyes wide
Be observant
The chance won't come again
This opportunity won't return
And don't speak too soon
Don't make hasty judgments
For the wheel's still in spin
The situation is still in flux
And there's no tellin' who
Nobody knows for certain
That it's namin'
Who will come out on top
For the loser now
People who are currently not succeeding
Will be later to win
Could have success in the future
Come senators, congressmen
Politicians in power
Please heed the call
Listen carefully to the message
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block progress
Don't block up the hall
Don't obstruct important changes
For he that gets hurt
People who face negative consequences
Will be he who has stalled
Those who didn't act or create change
The battle outside ragin'
The conflict happening right now
Will soon shake your windows
It will be felt strongly
And rattle your walls
It will be disruptive
Come mothers and fathers
Parents of society
Throughout the land
Across the nation
And don't criticize
Don't judge harshly
What you can't understand
What you don't comprehend
Your sons and your daughters
The youth
Are beyond your command
They are in control of their own lives
Your old road is rapidly agin'
The traditional way of doing things is dying
Please get out of the new one
Don't cling to new trends
If you can't lend your hand
If you can't contribute positively
For the times they are a-changin'
Change is occurring at an unprecedented rate
The line it is drawn
It's been decided
The curse it is cast
It's been set in motion
The slow one now
Those lagging behind ultimately
Will later be fast
Has the potential to catch up
As the present now
Right now
Will later be past
Will eventually be old news
The order is rapidly fadin'
The way things are run is disappearing
And the first one now
Those who embrace change early
Will later be last
Will be left behind eventually
For the times they are a-changin'
Change is inevitable and happening quickly
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bob Dylan
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@nickyboy22071989
Wasn't quite prepared for this level of awesome.
@808kicks2
nickyboy22071989 took the words right out of my brain!!! HOLY FUCK that was INSANELY AWESOME
@joshuaflorczak2478
I read your comment first and was still not ready
@unhpsychology3909
Me either!
@fennsk
I was excited, but not excited enough!
@ChaosXTheProject
"And don't criticize What you can't understand" - Bob Dylan
@kellahella5286
A version I never knew I needed. 👏👏👏. Yes, they are
@undr1hat958
I so glad YouTube doesn’t make me watch a commercial for each time I watch/listen to this, Over and over again. Awesome!
@pc4mlc451
Incredible. What a perfect fit. Flogging Molly is the perfect band to cover this song.
@patrickclark7628
From a huge Dylan fan, this is spectacular.