Song · Steve Earle
“Galway Girl” by Steve Earle
“Galway Girl” by Steve Earle appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2023 and 2024. Its best result is #398 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places.
Steve Earle wrote "Galway Girl" and recorded it with the Irish musician Sharon Shannon for his album Transcendental Blues, back when it still carried the title "The Galway Girl". It's a half-true story of a songwriter knocked flat by a girl with black hair and blue eyes who crosses his path in Galway, and Earle fills it with local color, name-checking Salthill and the Long Walk as he goes.
The tune leans hard into traditional folk, and with Shannon on board it carries a real Irish accent rather than a tourist's impression of one.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 398 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 825 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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