Paul Byrne shares music video

Hailing from Howth just outside Dublin, Paul Byrne is a veteran musician who served as the dummer and songwriter for legendary 80s Irish rock outfit In Tua Nua. Enjoying a decorated sonic career that saw him and his band open for the likes of Bob Dylan, U2, Simple Minds and Fleetwood Mac, he’s also worked with artists such as Shane MacGowan, The Texas Kellys, The Drays, The Guilty Party and The Unelectables over the years.

Known for his unique singing-drumming talent, he was also featured in the new Sinead O’Connor documentary called Nothing Compares, due to him being the first person to recognise her musical gift. Having co-written In Tua Nua’s breakout record The Long Acre and providing lead vocals on the title track, he made an artistic entrance that he’s held up ever since.

In 2014 he went solo and dropped a debut album under his own name with the LP titled Cruel & Tender Ways which was co-produced by Paul with his long time collaborator Conor O’Farrell Brady. Now, eight years later he returns with a new single and music video on the track “FUH (I Can’t Stop Falling)”.

Written, performed and recorded by Paul in his home studio, on his new single he once again links up with Conor O’Farrell Brady who lays a guitar solo on the track. Originally named “F***ed”, after some deliberation and seeing his idol Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury performance which included a song called “Fuh You”, the single was retitled to a name with wider appeal.

With his astonishing trademark simultaneous drumming and singing masterclass, on “FUH (I Can’t Stop Falling)” Paul Byrne drops a thoroughly enjoyable and catchy bluesy rock jam. Commenting on the song, he shares, “We all have that friend who falls for totally the wrong person who is either mean to them or plain doesn’t like them, and even though everyone else can see it they themselves cannot. Their obsession or lust blinds them so that they just keep taking crap in the certainty that things will turn around. My protagonist takes it a step further and keeps repeating the same mistake again and again. Maybe they like being mistreated. Who knows? …it’s just a song!”

Watch the music video for FUH (I Can’t Stop Falling) below

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