I Useta Lover
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"I Useta Lover" is a 1990 song by Irish
rock group The Saw Doctors
. It is the second single off the If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
album. It stayed at the #1 position in the Irish chart for nine weeks and became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country. A similar clerically influenced message is seen in other Saw Doctors songs, notably "Bless Me Father" and "Tommy K".
The chorus of the song was originally taken from a song of the same name which was performed by Davy Carton
's first band, Blaze X
. The original song had been written by Paul Cunniffe
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
rock group The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in Ireland, including three number ones. Their first number one, "I Useta Lover," topped the Irish charts for nine consecutive weeks in 1990, and still holds the record for the...
. It is the second single off the If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back is a 1991 album by Irish rock group The Saw Doctors. It was their debut album, and propelled them to national stardom. It included two of their most famous hits, I Useta Lover and N17, the former was a nine-week number 1 in the Irish charts...
album. It stayed at the #1 position in the Irish chart for nine weeks and became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country. A similar clerically influenced message is seen in other Saw Doctors songs, notably "Bless Me Father" and "Tommy K".
The chorus of the song was originally taken from a song of the same name which was performed by Davy Carton
Davy Carton
Davy Carton is a singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist from Tuam, County Galway, in the Republic of Ireland. He is best known as a core member of the Saw Doctors, the folk-rock band he co-founded with Leo Moran and others in 1987....
's first band, Blaze X
Blaze X
Blaze X were an Irish punk band. The band was formed in Tuam, Co. Galway. They released a successful single in 1980, Some Hope which became Larry Gogan's Hit song of the week on 2FM. It's b-side, Rippy, about serial killer The Yorkshire Ripper was banned by the RTE. Their finest moment came when...
. The original song had been written by Paul Cunniffe
Paul Cunniffe
Paul Cunniffe was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter. He fronted the 1980s punk band Blaze X.-Early life and career:...
.