St. Patrick's Day is a holiday celebrated worldwide in honor of the anniversary of St. Patrick's death in the fifth century. While named after St. Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, it began as purely a Christian holiday but has morphed over the years into a day celebrated by not just the Irish, but the Irish at heart.

In the United States, St. Patrick's Day is commemorated with lavish parades in many cities, including festivities in Boston, New York and Philadelphia that date back to the 18th century. Celebrants engage in all things green, shamrocks, Irish food and drink, and other fun activities — some cities, such as Chicago, have even been known to dye to their rivers green.

But what would all the festivities be without a little music? With that in the mind, following is our green-tinted GRAMMY St. Patrick's Day playlist.

U2, "Beautiful Day"

Every day is a beautiful day, especially St. Patrick's Day. (Or if you happen to be Bono.) This song from Ireland's favorite rock band won three GRAMMYs in 2000 for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

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Sinéad O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Born in Dublin, O'Connor rose to prominence with the GRAMMY-nominated "Nothing Compares 2 U," which climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. O'Connor picked up a GRAMMY for Best Alternative Music Performance for I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got the same year.

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Culture Club​, "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"

Boy George has a touch of Irish lineage. His mother Dinah O'Dowd was born in Dublin and his father Gerry O'Dowd also has Irish roots. The colorful vocalist made his musical mark with Culture Club, which blended elements of pop, dance, new wave and soul, and won the Best New Artist GRAMMY in 1983.

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Roger Daltrey & The Chieftains, "Behind Blue Eyes"

Arguably Ireland's most famous traditional folk band, the Chieftains have crafted their unique sound for more than four decades. This cover of the Who classic, though blue, is featured on their very green GRAMMY-winning album An Irish Evening — Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast.

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Van Morrison​, "Brown Eyed Girl"

The classic status of GRAMMY-winning Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was further cemented in 2007 when it was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. Morrison is a native of Belfast, Ireland, and brown and green do go well together.

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Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

After putting back one too many at the local pub, Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" may or may not be appropriate. The song, taken from their 2004 American Idiot album, won the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year in 2005.

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Cee Lo Green, "F*** You"

If the change in your pockets wasn't enough and you're finding yourself green with envy because your ex-significant other recently moved on in favor of an Xbox upgrade, this is your song. Cee Lo himself proved to be much more than an Atari, picking up Best Urban/Alternative Performance honors at last month's 53rd GRAMMYs.

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Booker T. & The MG's, "Green Onions"

Booker T. & The MG's were renowned for their tight Memphis R&B grooves and backing hits by artists such as Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, among others. They could also cook up a mean batch of "Green Onions" — this song was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1999.

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The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"

Though their band name bears black and their style incorporates elements of blues, the Black Keys do have some green in them. Drummer Patrick Carney's surname has Irish origins, meaning warrior or soldier. The Black Keys recently had a little Irish luck on their side, winning for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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Al Green, "As Long As We're Together"

This 11-time GRAMMY winner has turned Green into gold over the years, including the award for Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male Or Female for "As Long As We're Together" in 1989.

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The Muppets, "Bein' Green"

Sometimes "it's not that easy bein' green" — just ask Kermit the Frog, or better yet ask Oscar the Grouch. But if there is any day that it is easy, it would be St. Patrick's Day. This contemplative number, sung by Kermit himself, is featured on the Muppets' 1978 GRAMMY-winning The Muppet Show.

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New Christy Minstrels, "Green Green"

Perhaps one of the lesser-known popular post-World War II folk acts, the New Christy Minstrels were nominated for a Best Folk Recording GRAMMY in 1963 for "Green, Green," on which they ruminate about finding a place "where the grass is greener still."

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Various Artists, Green Eggs And Ham And Other Servings Of Dr. Seuss

This spoken-word album, which features nine of Dr. Seuss' classic children stories including Green Eggs And Ham read by Jason Alexander, garnered a GRAMMY nomination in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album For Children. And since you're probably sick of green by now, also try One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, read by David Hyde Pierce.

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Which artists fill up your St. Patrick's Day playlist?

As a founding member of the National Recording Preservation Board, the Recording Academy was instrumental in lobbying and getting the board created by Congress. Now, the Library of Congress has added new treasures to the National Recording Registry, preserving masterpieces that have shaped American culture.

The 2024 class not only celebrates modern icons like Green Day’s punk classic Dookie and Biggie Smalls' seminal Ready to Die, but also honors vintage gems like Gene Autry’s "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and Perry Como’s hits from 1957. These recordings join over 650 titles that constitute the registry — a curated collection housed within the Library’s vast archive of nearly 4 million sound recordings. 

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced these additions as essential pieces of our nation’s audio legacy, each selected for their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance. This selection process is influenced by public nominations, which hit a record number this year, emphasizing the public's role in preserving audio history.

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"The Library of Congress is proud to preserve the sounds of American history and our diverse culture through the National Recording Registry," Hayden said. "We have selected audio treasures worthy of preservation with our partners this year, including a wide range of music from the past 100 years, as well as comedy. We were thrilled to receive a record number of public nominations, and we welcome the public’s input on what we should preserve next."

The latest selections named to the registry span from 1919 to 1998 and range from the recordings of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe after World War I, to defining sounds of jazz and bluegrass, and iconic recordings from pop, dance, country, rock, rap, Latin and classical music.

"For the past 21 years the National Recording Preservation Board has provided musical expertise, historical perspective and deep knowledge of recorded sound to assist the Librarian in choosing landmark recordings to be inducted into the Library’s National Recording Registry," said Robbin Ahrold, Chair of the National Recording Preservation Board. "The board again this year is pleased to join the Librarian in highlighting influential works in our diverse sound heritage, as well as helping to spread the word on the National Recording Registry through their own social media and streaming media Campaigns."

Tune in to NPR's "1A" for "The Sounds of America" series, featuring interviews with Hayden and selected artists, to hear stories behind this year’s picks. Stay connected to the conversation about the registry via social media and listen to many of the recordings on your favorite streaming service.

For more details on the National Recording Registry and to explore more about the selections, visit The Library of Congress's official National Recording Registry page.

National Recording Registry, 2024 Selections (chronological order)

1. "Clarinet Marmalade" – Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th U.S. Infantry Band (1919)

2. "Kauhavan Polkka" – Viola Turpeinen and John Rosendahl (1928)

3. Wisconsin Folksong Collection (1937-1946)

4. "Rose Room" – Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian (1939)

5. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – Gene Autry (1949)

6. "Tennessee Waltz" – Patti Page (1950)

7. "Rocket ‘88’" – Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (1951)

8. "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments" – Perry Como (1957)

9. "Chances Are" – Johnny Mathis (1957)

10. "The Sidewinder" – Lee Morgan (1964)

11. "Surrealistic Pillow" – Jefferson Airplane (1967)

12. "Ain’t No Sunshine" – Bill Withers (1971)

13. "This is a Recording" – Lily Tomlin (1971)

14. "J.D. Crowe & the New South" – J.D. Crowe & the New South (1975)

15. "Arrival" – ABBA (1976)

16. "El Cantante" – Héctor Lavoe (1978)

17. "The Cars" – The Cars (1978)

18. "Parallel Lines" – Blondie (1978)

19. "La-Di-Da-Di" – Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D) (1985)

20. "Don’t Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988)

21. "Amor Eterno" – Juan Gabriel (1990)

22. "Pieces of Africa" – Kronos Quartet (1992)

23. Dookie – Green Day (1994)

24. Ready to Die – The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)

25. "Wide Open Spaces" – The Chicks (1998)

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Almost exactly two decades ago, Green Day traced the story of a lonely teenager, Jesus of Suburbia, in their seventh album, American Idiot. Its most notable chapter, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," earned the band Record Of The Year at the 2006 GRAMMYs.

In this episode of ReImagined, Canadian pop-punk singer LØLØ delivers her take on the song, an ethereal acoustic version.

LØLØ is a longtime fan of Green Day. In an interview with Kerrang! magazine, she recalled their single "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" as the first song she learned to play. She later told idobi Radio that her 2023 track "omg" was "a bunch of intrusive thoughts jumbled into a song, wondering if I will ever be enough, or ever be as cool as Green Day."

This year, LØLØ released two original singles, "poser" and "2 of us," via Hopeless Records.

Press play on the video above to hear LØLØ's fresh rendition of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of ReImagined.

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U2 transported Music's Biggest Night from the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles to Las Vegas on Sunday night, performing their song "Atomic City" live from the Sphere. 

"Guitar, she pulls the strings et cetera/ Sinatra swings, a choir sings/ Love is God and God is love/ And if your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough," Bono wailed as the cameras took in the majesty and awe of the futuristic venue just off the Vegas Strip.

Following the performance, the live segment also featured a special presentation of Best Pop Vocal Album Award to Taylor Swift for 2022’s Midnights — with the superstar using her acceptance speech to announce the April 19 release date for her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.

Bono and co.’s long-distance return to the GRAMMYs (where they last performed at the 2018 GRAMMYs) marks the first live broadcast from the state-of-the-art Sin City structure, which the 22-time GRAMMY winners are currently breaking in as a performance venue with their residency U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere.

Launched in September, U2’s inaugural run of 40 shows at the Sphere will wrap on March 2. After the Dublin rockers’ final concert highlighting their 1991 GRAMMY-winning album Achtung Baby, Dead & Company will take over the venue for their own residency with an assist from John Mayer.

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The globally influential, 22-time GRAMMY-winning legends U2 have been announced as performers at the 2024 GRAMMYs where they will deliver a special, history-making performance from Sphere in Las Vegas. The event will also feature a special awards presentation.

The news, announced today on social media, expands on U2's pioneering, record-setting run of their "U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere" residency, which has ushered in a new era of live entertainment innovation since launching last year. The performance at the 2024 GRAMMYs will mark the first-ever broadcast performance from Sphere, a first-of-its-kind, technologically groundbreaking venue.

U2 now join a stacked lineup of 2024 GRAMMYs performers, which includes Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, and Travis Scott. Additional performers will be announced in the coming days and weeks. See the full list of performers and host at the 2024 GRAMMYs to date.

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The 2024 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 66th GRAMMY Awards, will broadcast live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.^ Prior to the Telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on live.GRAMMY.com. On GRAMMY Sunday, fans can access exclusive behind-the-scenes GRAMMY Awards content, including performances, acceptance speeches, interviews from the GRAMMY Live red-carpet special, and more via the Recording Academy's digital experience on live.GRAMMY.com.

Trevor Noah, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated comedian, actor, author, podcast host, and former "The Daily Show" host, returns to host the 2024 GRAMMYs for the fourth consecutive year; he is currently nominated at the 2024 GRAMMYs in the Best Comedy Album Category for his 2022 Netflix comedy special, I Wish You Would.

The 66th GRAMMY Awards are produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy for the fourth consecutive year. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins are executive producers.

^Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand in the United States. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs in the U.S. only.

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