1) Matt McGinn (born 1… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists with this name:
1) Matt McGinn (born 1928 - died 1977) was a Glasgow singer songwriter and poet who came to prominence in the 1960's with his prolific catalogue of folk songs.
2) Matt McGinn (b1978 - ) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Hilltown, Co. Down in the Mourne Mountains who has released his debut album Livin'.
3) Matt McGinn is the guitarist for Rosita.
1. Matt McGinn was one of the most important singer songwriters of the folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born on 17th January 1928, in Ross Street, Glasgow, next to the famous "Barras " market. Matt's life would have followed the typical steps of the other poor kids that lived in the Calton; petty theft and crime, if it hadn't been for the fact that, after spending two years in approved school for stealing, a friend introduced him to left-wing politics. He was later to win a trade union scholarship to study Economics and Political Science at Ruskin College, Oxford, which was quite something for a man that had ended his formal schooling at the age of 12. While at Oxford he won a newspaper prize for "Best Folk Song" and this encouraged him to write more; indeed he was known to write five or six songs a day. He had a natural talent for rhyme and writing and he wrote songs, poems, jokes, books, plays and even a pantomine. He was first and foremost a political man who identified most with communism. Throughout his life he fought injustice and inequality, through his songs and participation in demonstrations and protests. Matt also had a great sense of humour and was a compasionate man and the range of his songs is very wide and surprising; from hard hitting social comment like With Fire and With Sword, to love songs like Janetta, to kids' songs like the Red Yo-yo, which is a favourite with school children. Matt died in 1977 yet the man and his songs are remembered more every year. He was in many ways typical of his people and social class, yet his natural talent to tell the tales of his people through song made him unique.
2. Matt McGinn is a singer songwriter from Co. Down. Born on a snowy St. Stephen's day in 1978, he was raised in Hilltown, a picturesque village amongst the Mourne Mountains. At 11 years old, after being dragged to piano lessons by the ear for six years, Matt picked up his father's Eko guitar and never looked back. After finding a love for music throughout school at St. Colman's Newry and continuing to study music at Queen's University, he has been prominent on the Belfast music scene ever since. In 2007 he took over Duke Special's East Belfast studio for a month and released his first self produced and recorded E.P., a tongue in cheek titled 'Double Bed & other wee Tunes. In December 2010 he recorded and produced his debut album Livin' to much acclaim.
He has also collaborated with artists such as Joe Echo aka Ciaran Gribbin who is now fronting INXS, Gareth Dunlop and Michael Logen who is rising to fame for his work with Johnny Lang.
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3) Matt McGinn is the guitarist for Rosita.
Get Up Get Out
Matt McGinn Lyrics
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I bought a clock, a bonny wee clock
To help me tell the time
It waken me every morning
With a very poetic rhythm
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
Up to your knees in oil and grease
With the grindstone to your nose
I married a lass, a bonny wee lass
And kept her many a-year.
Come what may, she began every day
By whispering in my ear
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
Get into your working clothes
Up to your knees in oil and grease
With the grindstone to your nose
Some can lie as long as they like
They're luckier man than me
I never get to lie very long
I'm only 5 foot 3
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
Get into your working clothes
Up to your knees in oil and grease
With the grindstone to your nose
I'll look for work tomorrow
If you just let me sleep today
The lyrics to Matt McGinn's song Get Up Get Out are about the daily grind of working and the importance of hard work. The singer of the song seems to be struggling to start his day, but his wife and an alarm clock keep him motivated to get out of bed and get to work. The image of the grindstone to his nose implies that he works hard and is always grinding away, but it also gives a feeling of being trapped and stuck to the work. The lyrics about lying in bed convey the feeling of wanting to rest and take it easy, but the need to work and make a living always takes over. This song is basically about the struggle of living an everyday life.
The lyrics in the chorus, "Get up, get out, you lazy lout, Get into your working clothes, Up to your knees in oil and grease, With the grindstone to your nose", serve as a reminder of the notion that hard work is praised and rewarded. The repetitive chant-like chorus is an encouragement and a wake-up call to the listener, urging them to start their day and get to work. McGinn's style of singing is quite unique and straightforward, effortlessly inserting Scottish slang and colloquialisms into the lyrics and melody of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
With the grindstone to your nose
Work hard and don't waste your time
I bought a clock, a bonny wee clock
To help me tell the time
It waken me every morning
With a very poetic rhythm
I got a clock to help me wake up in the morning with a pleasant sound
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
Get into your working clothes
Up to your knees in oil and grease
With the grindstone to your nose
Stop being lazy and get to work, in the dirt and sweat
I married a lass, a bonny wee lass
And kept her many a-year.
Come what may, she began every day
By whispering in my ear
I married a beautiful woman who encouraged me every day
Some can lie as long as they like
They're luckier man than me
I never get to lie very long
I'm only 5 foot 3
I envy those who can sleep through the day, I am short and have to work hard
I'll look for work tomorrow
If you just let me sleep today
I promise to work tomorrow if you let me rest today
Contributed by Christopher C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gilko
Wow, This is the original iliad song
gall. Bee
Yes. Matt McGinn. From Glasgow Scotland.
Our wee version
https://youtu.be/GCVyNKV2p_c
Angie Crossan
Brilliant. Was taught this at secondary school by my music teacher, Peter Mallan. I still hum it to myself now and again, haha!
Ian McKone Music
Great stuff. Thanks. Just started Coorie Doon , Matt McGinn's miner's lullaby to my grandson and looked up the words. Found all these videos and songs . The Pathe News reels are the heart of these.
Roscio Ciccione
Does anyone know which version is really the original? I found that The Weavers published theirs in 1965 (Reunion At Carnegie Hall, Part 2), while I can only find McGinn's one on Tinny Can On My Tail, 1972. Anything I missed?
Roberto Dellera
He was with the Weavers at the Carnegie Hall in 1963 so he had the song before them 🙋♂️
MJR
Very good, thank you for posting.
Sting
#Rivoluzioneiliad
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Wurfenkopf
forza palermooooo