Michael Fry shares indie jam based on RTÉ hearings: "Daddy tell me, why's the toy man on the news?"

Dublin comedian Michael Fry has dropped a contender for Song of the Year yesterday, giving a tongue-in-cheek rundown of the RTÉ hearings taken place over the last three weeks.

Clocking in at just under two and a half minutes, the song acts as a highlight reel of notable moments, most of which trended on social media as they happened, including Chief Financial Officer Richard Collins claiming not to know his own salary. Also, a nod to Renault, of course.

"I don't know my salary off he top of my head / I think it's about €200,000 plus a car allowance / Who are you loyal to? Who are you lying to? Oh," he sings. "Yes my salary's enormous but it doesn't affect my soul / €2.7 million euro on a musical, €5,000 on flip-flops / Daddy tell me, why is the toy man on the news?"

The RTÉ Oireachtas Committee meetings but it’s performed by an Indie Band pic.twitter.com/4ioymHTdH3

— Michael Fry (@BigDirtyFry) July 13, 2023

The video uploaded to his Twitter page intersperses footage of him playing various instruments with clips from the trial.

Fry is known for turning Irish scandals into indie songs, a phenomenon that has seen him enough success to launch a standup comedy career and potentially even pen a musical of his own.

Many fans and friends of Fry reached out asking for a musical take on the RTÉ scandal, and the talent delivered.

https://t.co/36ntu8amgj pic.twitter.com/HJyQ4qdC7V

— Michael Fry (@BigDirtyFry) July 11, 2023

Posted just 12 hours ago, the song already has almost 423,000 views, as well as over 900 retweets.

You can find more of Fry's work, as well as information about his live tour dates on his Instagram, Twitter, and on his website, or donate to his Ko-Fi.