Some silly music for St. Pat on his feast day

Being at least by upbringing and impending marriage (if not temperament) a Roman Catholic from one of the areas of the USA heaviest settled by people of that faith, I feel entitled to wish one and all a great big bon jour de Saint Patric on these ides of March.

Being by taste and temperament far more inclined towards music of a more demented sort than the traditional Irish (and pseudo-Irish; cf. "Danny Boy") folk tunes commonly heard on this day (though a good rendition of "The Town I Loved So Well" can still bring a tear or two to my eye, especially the one by Jim McCann that is the opening theme of a 1984 TV-movie you really ought to check out, Children in the Crossfire), I feel inclined to play some and invite you all to suggest your favorite funny song by or about the people of Eire. And let's get the most obvious candidate (in my crowd, anyhow) out of the way right off the bat:
Tom Lehrer's "The Irish Ballad"—with lyrics onscreen to let everyone sing along!

Aside from that one, my own choice for #1 funny song for this particular occasion is by the late, lamented Da Vinci's Notebook (of which Paul & Storm were at one time about half) is called "Another Irish Drinking Song," an MP3 of which you can purchase here. It's off of their final CD, Brontosaurus, which you can also get there in either digital or plastic-disc formats. (Personally, though, I treasure the recording of a shorter but even funnier live version I have from one of DVN's numerous appearances on radio's The Bob & Tom Show, back in the day.) A strong contender for second place would be this bit of divine sickness from Georgia's own Emerald Rose, "Danny in the Jar." And for third, I'd have to go with "Traditional Irish Folk Song," by Irish-American actor/comic Denis Leary (yes, the same guy on FX's Rescue Me show) off his gut-bustingly funny 1993 debut CD, No Cure for Cancer. (It also comes in DVD and book form, though with the latter you don't get his expressions and raspy voice to enhance it.)

What's your favorite song to laugh along with for the wearing of the green? Post here with titles and artists' names at least, links to audio, video or lyrics if you can.

In Memoriam: Michael Gough, 1916-2011

Media science fiction/fantasy fen of several sorts will no doubt find this news as sad as I do: Veteran character actor and genre stalwart Michael Gough has passed away at 94 of causes as yet unreported. Although he was born of British parents, he came into the world far from his ancestral homeland in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and grew up to play a wide range of roles in TV and films. An obituary for him is posted here, and Wikipedia's page on him has even more fascinating information about his life and career.

To us in fandom, however, he was best known for two roles, one in each medium: the Celestial Toymaker, one of the early foes of William Hartnell's original Doctor in Doctor Who (as well as a later supporting character in the Peter Davison-era episode "Arc of Infinity")..and the best damn Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth ever in any filmed or televised version of Batman (and yes, that includes Michael Caine's creditable run at the role in the last two Warner Bros. films), holding his own opposite no less than three different A-list actors playing Bruce Wayne/the Batman—and, no doubt, schooling all the younger actors simply by his (you should forgive the expression) sterling example.

He also appeared in radio and on stage on both sides of the Atlantic and won Tony, BAFTA and Drama Desk awards for the latter. A great talent and a good man has left us. Deepest sympathies to his four wives, daughter and two sons, and all the rest of his family, friends, colleagues and fans in this most difficult hour. Rest well and thank you, sir.