Written 20 years ago, the lyrics of Paul Brady's "The Island" ring even more true today. In this song with additional commentary, Brady expresses the devastation and emotions that engulfed the people of Ireland in the early eighties. However, the wars, bombing, and fighting that are happening around us today, remind us of the mindset Brady was addressing. "If you are not with us, you are against us. Turning your back on your own." In this powerful piece, Brady truly does pierce through the emotional flak from an ordinary man's perspective, to touch the heart of the human soul.
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But it lacks the soul of the this ...Paul Brady wrote it ... sings it best.
We spend our whole lives comparing things.
Its quite natural to compare...products ...motor cars...washing powders and dare I say performances.
And as for lightening up.....preferring one performance over another is hardly heavy stuff :)
"Does only the original writer/singer have the right to sing the song ?" You already know the answer to this ...:) But in some cases it may be better.
Lets not stop people having opinions:)