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Metallica — Whiskey In The Jar
Album: Garage Inc.
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Released: 1998
Length: 5:02
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As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya

I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money yeah and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me, no never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman yeah for you know she tricked me easy

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o

Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my money with me, but I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o

Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin'
And some men like ta hear, ta hear the cannon ball a roarin'
Me I like sleepin', specially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain yeah

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o

Whiskey in the jar-o
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Hey, musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
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In the dark row of Fleetwwood Mac first, there's a light!
Posted 1 month ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
Nope. Just a redo of Thin Lizzy’s version with the soul removed and replaced with ‘meathead’.
Posted 3 months ago by RickRickerson    [ Reply ]
 Dubbelito wrote:
Dubbelito has it right here. Garage Inc was Metallica's covers album of songs that inspired them to play. Their version of Bread Fan by Budgie inspired me to find the original. 
I'm glad I did. 

Mr Bill, more heavy rock please on the Rock Mix.
And everyone else, get some Budgie in ya.


That was kinda their goal with their "Garage INC" album...


Posted 6 months ago by FatYellowDog    [ Reply ]
 maryba wrote:

One of the worst version of Whiskey in the Jar. It was like some beginning garage bad trying to keep simple while attempting to sound like Phil Lynott.



That was kinda their goal with their "Garage INC" album...
Posted 7 months ago by Dubbelito    [ Reply ]
Sooo good, thanks RP! Please also add Astronomy from the same album to the playlist and all is well in the universe :-)
Posted 7 months ago by Dubbelito    [ Reply ]
Utterley dreadful and as bad as the "original"
Posted 9 months ago by timhavard54    [ Reply ]
my 8 rating is a +1 from 7 simply cuz it's Metallica on RP. 
LLRP!!
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 fotd wrote:
Dubliners or Pogues versions are best.  Gotta have that brogue, bro.

 
I agree those version are so much better, but to me Thin Lizzy's is the definitive version.
Posted 9 years ago by maryba    [ Reply ]
One of the worst version of Whiskey in the Jar. It was like some beginning garage bad trying to keep simple while attempting to sound like Phil Lynott.
Posted 9 years ago by maryba    [ Reply ]
OK, I get it. It's almost Halloween.

Masters of Reality: JB Witchdance
Russ Ballard: Born on Halloween 
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
 FluorideFreeMN wrote:
One of the few Metallica songs I can tolerate these days- especially after their Napster/MP3 lawsuit thing.

 
Funny how that whole thing played out over time.

"...When Ulrich looked back on the entire Napster lawsuit in a 2014 Reddit AMA, he had few regrets. “I wish we had been better prepared for the s— storm that we found ourselves in,” he wrote. “I don’t regret taking on Napster, but I do find it odd how big of a part of our legacy it has become to so many people, because to me it’s more like a footnote.” However, he was still clarifying misconceptions about why Metallica filed the lawsuit, and what they hoped to accomplish."
Posted 9 years ago by FrankRizzo    [ Reply ]
Dubliners or Pogues versions are best.  Gotta have that brogue, bro.
Posted 9 years ago by fotd    [ Reply ]
Their cover of Killing Joke's The Wait is better, but this was cool to hear too.  Thanks for playing something out of the ordinary!
Posted 9 years ago by jozooka    [ Reply ]
Not a huge Metallica fan, but this sounds like pop for them. Meh.
Posted 9 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
it's ok
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Grateful Dead version better than this or Thin Lizzy. (So Many Roads Disc 5)
Posted 9 years ago by azright    [ Reply ]
A great version of a great song. Metallica's only good song. Raucous video as well. 
Posted 9 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
uhmmm... I was surprised, have never heard RP play metallica... ever! ever? It just seemed out of character, if that's even possible. I love You RP...  despite the heavy.
{#Guitarist}


Posted 9 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:
I thought that the Thin Lizzy version would work on RP and was going to propose it but saw that someone had long beat me to it and it was rejected.  Far enough, there's only room for so many songs.  But then we get this?  

  This kicks butt live! {#Bananajam}


Posted 9 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
Dreadful. Like listening to a garbage disposal for five minutes. 
Posted 9 years ago by simplex1060    [ Reply ]
I thought that the Thin Lizzy version would work on RP and was going to propose it but saw that someone had long beat me to it and it was rejected.  Far enough, there's only room for so many songs.  But then we get this?  
Posted 9 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Metallica!!! {#War}
Posted 9 years ago by Artemis_Crow    [ Reply ]
If they got rid of that fucking singer I could probably tolerate them for a couple tunes. {#Arghhh}
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Metallica?  
*eyeroll*  
PSD
Posted 9 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
C'mon you haters!  This is effin awesome!{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}
Posted 9 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
Metallica sucks, this sucks
Posted 9 years ago by Aghori    [ Reply ]
there is no one like Phil Lynott, that makes it difficult to like this version
Posted 9 years ago by yeshetarchin    [ Reply ]
I took my boys to a concert around 2004 in the RDS Dublin and the headline group was Metallica who played this as a kind of encore/tribute for the Irish audience.  Nice idea.  Also on the venue was a band called Slipknot - the less said about that the better - it looked like the doors of the asylum been opened and the inmates let loose on stage. My boys thought it was great! Happy days.
Posted 9 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Ugh.
Posted 9 years ago by asusinskas    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh! More "thud and drone" crap!

Boring, monotonous, mundane, predictable, no hooks, etc.

Let's face it, these guys can't harmonize if their lives depend upon it. They should stick to the usual, half octave, growl and mumble for singing and it goes quite well with standard, 4/4, "thud and drone" guitar playing.

        
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 denbear wrote:
Metallica has done a lot of annoying things in their time and this is one of them.

 

Pretty stinkin' bad
Posted 9 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
I have trouble believing this was *ever* good.
Posted 9 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

It's not so much a "cover" as it is a traditional song - probably over 300 years old.
 

I remember when the original came out in the mid-1600's.  I think I still have it on cassette somewhere in a drawer in my basement.
Posted 9 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Good for a laugh but cripes this sucks.
Posted 9 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
My internet dropped out halfway through.  Even the the InterWeb thing doesn't like this.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
One of the few Metallica songs I can tolerate these days- especially after their Napster/MP3 lawsuit thing.
Posted 9 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
PSD--gets me to this rarely played (on RP) gem.  Love their rendition.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Never again please - how to kill a song.
First off - the Thin Lizzy version is reasonable, catchy etc. - but by no means fantastic.
Metallica have just copied this version - left out all its melodic undertones, replaced Phil Lynott's charisma with one-dimensional cheap 'rock'.
Only those who insist in wearing black t-shirts all the time will go for this.
Posted 11 years ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

It's not so much a "cover" as it is a traditional song - probably over 300 years old.  In my opinion, Thin Lizzy's version is better than this, as well as The Dubliners' version.

 
Sure. Split hairs.  
Posted 11 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
Metallica is the finest metal band in rock history.  Would love to here for example, Enter Sandman
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Good bad or mediocre, I've not heard Metallica here to now. Can't say it sucks, I really like the guitar riff, and Ulrich is always totally the muscle beat meister...but it doesn't sound like typical...Metallica. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 iggam wrote:
Not a bad cover of a cover of a cover of a cover…

 
It's not so much a "cover" as it is a traditional song - probably over 300 years old.  In my opinion, Thin Lizzy's version is better than this, as well as The Dubliners' version.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 sici wrote:
I think this song comes from a period where Metallica actually sucked pretty badly. 

I prefer their older stuff, Black album and prior (Master of Puppets, Justice for All)   Though I thought Death Magnetic was a bit of a comeback for them.

 
Baby steps.  Next would be some stuff from Black, then ease into Justice For All with One then we'll be banging our head to Battery in no time.  We can then come down gently with some Hem.  {#Good-vibes} 
Posted 11 years ago by Siljanus    [ Reply ]
I think this song comes from a period where Metallica actually sucked pretty badly. 

I prefer their older stuff, Black album and prior (Master of Puppets, Justice for All)   Though I thought Death Magnetic was a bit of a comeback for them.
Posted 11 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
They have done far better than this, horrible example of Metallica.
Posted 11 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Holy shit, Metallica? Wow! Not sure what else to say...
Posted 11 years ago by BoulderKevin    [ Reply ]
Not their best. 3
Posted 11 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
This is the best song Radio Paradise has ever played in the history of their existence. Period.
Posted 11 years ago by kirbyc    [ Reply ]
Wonderful Metallica reading of this old song.  Thanks RP for broadening your playlist just a bit more. {#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Nice to rock out on occasion!  You can only hear so much Mumford and Sons/Fleet Foxes/Starbucks folk guitar rock in a day sometimes.  

{#Dancingbanana_2} 
Posted 11 years ago by Siljanus    [ Reply ]
Ouch.  This is awful.  Truly freaking AWFUL.
Posted 11 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
Horrifying. 
Posted 11 years ago by Rachoh    [ Reply ]
Thumbs up for some heavier stuff on occasion. Love the variety!
Posted 11 years ago by Trip_Estes    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear Metallica on RP
Posted 11 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
I thought somebody had suck in my room and changed my iTunes channel...
Posted 11 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
Not a bad cover of a cover of a cover of a cover…
Posted 11 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
Metallica has done a lot of annoying things in their time and this is one of them.
Posted 11 years ago by denbear    [ Reply ]
Would prefer Thin Lizzy, but not so bad.
Posted 11 years ago by bodyschool    [ Reply ]
Glad to see Metallica making it into the Eclectic Hall of Fame that Radio Paradise is....
(envision flames of comments too {#Cool} )
Posted 11 years ago by dvalfre    [ Reply ]
Metallica in RP? I thought i would never hear them on this radio! :D

Great addition Bill! regardless of the genre, I do think that there are various heavy metal groups that could be easily included in the playlist of the station
Posted 11 years ago by isparos9    [ Reply ]
Never thought I'd hear the day....
Posted 11 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
YEEEESSS!!!  {#Bananapiano}
Posted 11 years ago by cutiepie_jessy    [ Reply ]
Whoa! Metallica ... Is this is first on RP? Nice Whiskey themed segue.
Posted 11 years ago by narainmg    [ Reply ]
Wait, seriously? {#Drummer}

Would not have expected to hear this on RP!
Posted 11 years ago by cowboybull    [ Reply ]
Not a Metallica fan, but it's nice to hear something a little heavier...
Posted 11 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Like it.....strong sound for the cover!!

(Hooray, I'm finally the FIRST to comment....)
Posted 11 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]