Throwback Thursday: Dave King discusses Flogging Molly’s “Drunken Lullabies”

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Chris DeMakes

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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This week’s Throwback Thursday revisits Episode 146, originally aired on March 13th, 2023, with special guest Dave King of Flogging Molly. Renowned for their unique blend of punk rock energy and traditional Irish folk music, Flogging Molly captured the hearts of fans worldwide with their 2002 anthem “Drunken Lullabies.” In this episode, Dave shares the inspiration behind the song, its breakneck tempo, and its unforgettable anthemic chorus, while reflecting on the recording process and the enduring legacy of this punk rock classic. Packed with passion and insight, this conversation is a must-listen for fans of the band and the genre. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	It's throwback Thursday.
0:36.4	Hey everybody, Krista Makes a podcast producer Chris Fafalius here.
0:39.9	As you know, St. Patrick's Day is coming up next week.
0:43.1	As a guy who's zero percent Irish, I can't claim that I have a deep connection to
0:46.9	St. Patty's Day, but I do like the fact that it kind of marks the fact that spring is on its
0:51.9	way.
0:52.6	Now, I remember times in Pittsburgh where it was
0:54.6	warm this time of year, and I also remember some snowy St. Patrick's Days, but mostly I remember
1:00.6	the one time that I had to drive through the south side of Pittsburgh as the bars were letting
1:04.6	out on St. Patrick's Day weekend, like that Saturday. And it felt like the apocalypse. People were stumbling into the streets.
1:12.4	They were trying to climb into my car and there were people fighting on the sidewalk. It was chaos.
1:18.8	But that actually sounds like good subject matter for a song. And speaking of that, this week for
1:24.5	Throwback Thursday, we're going back to March of 2023 when Dave King came on
1:29.8	the show to discuss the writing and recording of flogging Molly's drunken lullabies.
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