The Grove’s greatest hits
Dublin People 02 Aug 2017
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Grove this month, we asked our readers to list the songs that remind them most of the legendary Northside teen disco.
The Grove will be
returning home to St Paul’s College for one very special weekend on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 August. This
will be a once in a lifetime chance for ex-Grovers to relive those
precious memories
?? same Grove DJ, same Grove music, and for many, the
same Grove venue.
The man behind the decks, Cecil Nolan, is credited with introducing generations of teenagers to incredible music. A man of impeccable taste, Cecil’s playlist grew and
morphed over the years, but there were more than a few staples that
stood the test of time and became true
‘Grove songs’, among them Ram
Jam’s ‘Black Betty’, Boston’s ‘More Than A Feeling’, Rainbow’s ‘Since
You’ve Been Gone’, ‘Purple Haze’ by Hendrix, Santana’s version of ‘She’s
Not There’, the B52’s ‘Rock Lobster’, Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’
and too many Zeppelin, Doors and AC/DC songs to mention.
In later years, tracks like The Waterboys’
‘Whole Of
The Moon’ and Nirvana’s
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ would join the ranks
of Grove classics .
And of course, it wouldn’t be a school disco without
the slow sets, where
‘Stairway’ and ‘Freebird’ regularly rubbed
shoulders with the likes of Janis Ian’s ‘At Seventeen’, Hazel O’Connor’s
‘Will You?’, Judy Tzuke’s ‘Stay With Me ’til Dawn’ and Dylan’s ‘Lay
Lady Lay’.
We hope you enjoy these classic Grove songs, as suggested by our readers.
1. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
2. Black Betty – Ram Jam
3. Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC
4. Freebird – Lynaryd Skynyrd
5. Since You’ve Been Gone – Rainbow
6. Hotel Californica – The Eagles
7. More Than a Feeling – Boston
8. I Will Follow – U2
9. The Whole of the Moon – The Waterboys
10. Enter Sandman – Metallica
11. Stay With Me Till Dawn – Judy Tzuke
12. Will You – Hazel O’Connor
13. Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
14. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
15. Alive – Pearl Jam
16. Pyscho Killer – Talking Heads
17. Cocaine – Eric Clapton
18. Break on Through – The Doors
19. The Lovecats – The Cure
20. Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners