1. The Thr… Read Full Bio ↴There has been more than one artist known as The Thrills.
1. The Thrills are an Irish indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band is made up of lead vocalist Conor Deasy, guitarist Daniel Ryan, bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan.
Their big break came with their debut album So Much for the City (2003) which became an Irish number one. The five members spent a month on vacation in San Diego where they wrote several of the tracks for the album such as One Horse Town. The band have since recorded two further albums Let's Bottle Bohemia (2004) and Teenager (2007).
The band often cites Neil Young, The Beach Boys and The Monkees as its main inspirations. The band took part in the Band Aid 20 charity assemble in 2004.
2. The Thrills was a punk band that formed in Boston in 1977. During the first wave of punk, they were one of Boston's most popular bands, in large part due to singer Barb Kitson's commanding voice and punky-starlet looks. They changed names in 1980 due to a name conflict, and went on to release the City Thrills EP in 1981.
3. The Thrills were a soul 'girl group' of the 1960s, who released a string of singles for Capitol Records in 1966.
The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing
The Thrills Lyrics
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Could you learn to love me?
Lust will only get us so far now
If I could learn to love you
Could you learn to love me?
Lust will only get us so far now, alright
I can smell your Catholic shame
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
The fashion police chasing
The Irish keep gate-crashing
Lust will only get us so far now
If I could learn to love you
Would you learn to love me?
Lust will only get us so far now, alright
I finally shed my puppy fat
No kids, there's no encore tonight
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
It goes on and on and on and on and on
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
The lyrics to The Thrills's song The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing can be interpreted in a few different ways. At its core, it seems to be about the complexities and challenges of a romantic relationship. The singer asks if they can learn to love each other beyond just physical desire, as "lust will only get us so far now." There is also a sense of societal pressure and judgment from the "fashion police chasing" and reference to "Catholic shame."
The line "The Irish keep gate-crashing" adds an interesting layer to the song's meaning. It could be interpreted literally as a reference to party-crashing, or it could be a metaphor for the Irish people's historical struggle for acceptance and inclusion in larger societal structures. This idea is reinforced by the line "I finally shed my puppy fat," which suggests a personal growth and evolution that may have been necessary to fit in or gain acceptance. Ultimately, the repetition of the line "It goes on and on and on and on and on" reinforces the idea that these challenges and hurdles are ongoing and may never truly be resolved.
Line by Line Meaning
If I could learn to love you
Asks the question whether the other person could also learn to love him/her in return.
Could you learn to love me?
Continues the question whether the other person is willing to learn to love him/her too.
Lust will only get us so far now
Stating that relying solely on lust and desire will not sustain the relationship in the long run.
Lust, Top 40 fame
Lust and fame are intertwined and marketed as desirable but are shallow and short-lived in nature.
I can smell your Catholic shame
Implies that the other person is repressed by their religion and cultural background.
It goes on and on and on and on and on
Oh my darlin'
Repeating the phrase 'it goes on' could suggest that life is a never-ending cycle of the same thing, in this case, the relationship.
The fashion police chasing
Suggests that people are obsessed with how they present themselves and this can be suffocating for others to deal with.
The Irish keep gate-crashing
Referring to how the Irish often are excluded from society and have to fight their way through.
I finally shed my puppy fat
Puppy fat could be seen as the insecurity someone has as a teenager, and by shedding it, they can become a more confident and mature person.
No kids, there's no encore tonight
Referring to how parenthood can be tiring and may not allow for much room for romantic or personal endeavors.
Oh my darlin'
Ends the phrases on a sweet note, maybe suggesting that despite all the difficulties, the couple still cares for each other.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BEN CARRIGAN, CONOR DEASY, DANIEL PATRICK RYAN, KEVIN HORAN, PADRAIC GARRETT MCMAHON
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BEastmix
You're watching the most underrated band of the last 10 years. The strings in this song are immense.
TheEisst
Close but JJ72 are officially the most underrated.
🇮🇪shane
True dreamy music
The Fakey Cake Maker
One of them, I think Maximo park was pretty underrated too.
redknapp
Such a massively, massively under-rated band
Rodolphe Fleury
During an interview with indie music magazine Under The Radar in October 2007, Deasy stated: "We wrote about 30 songs for this album, and a lot of the songs we discarded. They weren’t poor songs. They were perfectly good songs, but they were songs that could have fit on the first or the second album a little too easily." WHERE ARE THOSE SONGS GONE NOW?
Pelusonmilk
Buried in somebody's basement
TheEisst
Lost in the ether
American Slim
Still sounds awesome even with me nearly hitting 40!!
Rachel Aldred
Ditto!