Mick Flannery has released a new single today ‘Goodtime Charlie’, the first song to come since his 2021 duet album ‘In The Game’ with Susan O’Neill, which ended up as the biggest 2021 independent selling record in Ireland that year.
‘Goodtime Charlie’ is quite the departure from the epic ballads featured on ‘In The Game’. It embodies an infectious melody and upbeat tempo in an effort, by the second chorus it’s a hook, line and sinker.
Of the song Mick says:
“For a while I had a barter system going with a Jiu Jitsu black belt. I would tutor him on songwriting for a while and then he’d beat the s*** out of me. It was a good deal. At some point he played me a blues song that he liked and it used a C chord in the key of E major. I hadn’t encountered the change before, or at least it seemed new to me, so I thought to try and use it. This song is the result. Not a very serious song, about a gambler who is liable to do anything at any time, as long as it’s a goodtime.”
Mick reunited with producer Christian Best to record the song, and filmmaker Christopher Luke for the accompanying video, filmed in West Cork, Ireland, between the legendary venue Connolly’s of Leap and The West Cork Distillery and starring Eamonn Flannery, Mick’s younger brother.
Director Christopher Luke said of the process:
“I’m very grateful to Mick and his team for having me back to make this video and for allowing me the space to follow through on my strange notion. To me, it’s a video that speaks to the value of drowning out the bad voices and learning the importance of failing on your own two feet – even if they think you’re out of your mind.”
Watch the video for ‘Goodtime Charlie’ below.
