MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By May 21st of 1999

one of the biggest metal bands in the world…
got themselves a hit with an Irish folk song.

“Whiskey in the Jar” from Metallica

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But Metallica wasn’t actually covering
the centuries-old folk version.

They were covering the 1972 rock arrangement by
Thin Lizzy.

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You see, Metallica used to casually play the song backstage
during warm-ups in the mid-‘90s.

Producer Bob Rock heard it before a show and told them:

“Record it exactly like that. Don’t overthink it.”

They did –

and then it won a Grammy.

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LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Musha ring um a do um a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o.” – Metallica

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