Scorn Not His Simplicity

"Scorn Not His Simplicity" is a song written by the Irish musician and songwriter Phil Coulter and performed on his albums Classic Tranquility and The Songs I Love So Well.[1][2]

The song has also been performed by several Irish musicians, including Sinéad O'Connor on Universal Mother, Paddy Reilly, The Dubliners, Sonny Knowles, The Irish Tenors, Celtic Thunder, Luke Kelly, Paul Byrom, George Donaldson, and Eamonn McGirr. .

History of the song

Phil Coulter's first son was born with Down's syndrome; several months later he wrote the song "Scorn Not His Simplicity" about his experiences with his son's disorder.[3][4] He first played the song to Luke Kelly. Because of the personal nature of the song, Luke Kelly felt that the song should not be sung except for special occasions, and not on every performance. Appears on The Dubliners 1970 LP Revolution.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Classic Tranquility - Phil Coulter | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  2. ↑ Zac Johnson (2001-02-13). "The Songs I Love So Well - Phil Coulter | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  3. ↑ 04 March 2001 (2001-03-04). "Songs from the blood". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  4. ↑ Scheck, Frank (2012-12-10). "'The Songs I Love So Well' theater review". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. ↑ Billboard - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1971-03-13. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

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