A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county administration is based (see County halls below). In fact, many county towns are no longer part of "their" administrative county. For example, Nottingham is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest of Nottinghamshire. Many county towns are in fact cities, but all are referred to as county towns irrespective of whether city status is held or not.
This list shows county towns prior to the reforms of 1889. For 1889 and later see the section below
This list shows county towns prior to the reforms of 1889. For 1889 and later see the "County Halls" section below
Note - Despite the fact that Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, it is not the county town of any county. Greater Belfast straddles two counties (Antrim and Down).
Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 8th congressional district, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes a large swath of suburban and rural territory around Houston and Beaumont.
Brady was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, one of five children of William and Nancy Brady. His father, a lawyer, was killed in 1967 in a courtroom shooting in Rapid City when Brady was 12 years old. Brady graduated from Rapid City Central High School, and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he also became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
A chamber of commerce executive who also served on the Rapid City Common Council, Brady moved to Texas to work for the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and later the South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce.
Brady began his political career in 1990 when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing The Woodlands, parts of Montgomery County and five other counties west and north of Houston.
Van Morrison, OBE (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely viewed as among the greatest ever made.
Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands covering the popular hits of the day. He rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns' death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks in 1968. Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received; however, the next one, Moondance, established Morrison as a major artist, and throughout the 1970s he built on his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums and live performances. Morrison continues to record and tour, producing albums and live performances that sell well and are generally warmly received, sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as Georgie Fame and The Chieftains. In 2008 he performed Astral Weeks live for the first time since 1968.
Jim Long (born Timothy John Moynihan, February 7, 1943, Worcester, Massachusetts) is an Irish-American entrepreneur, whose pioneering marketing concepts and creative “firsts” are iconic in the broadcast music industry.
Experienced in the development of intellectual properties, his business holdings have focused on music production, master recordings, music publishing, and broadcast licensing and syndication for the radio, television and film industries.
Long founded/co-founded numerous broadcast and radio syndication companies, including Dallas based TM Productions/Starr Broadcasting, FirstCom/Jim Long Music, Long-Pride Broadcasting, and a Nashville based music and publishing group, OneMusic.
At various times, he has also held owner interest in 19 radio and TV stations throughout the U.S. His record label, Honest Entertainment, has produced Grammy-nominated albums, and he has numerous awards from the advertising and broadcast industries.
Today, Long is CEO of Los Angeles based Telos Holdings, Inc. which owns Point Classics one of the world's most extensive classical music catalogs, with over 3500 major compositions – and is chairman of the internet-based music service company, Crucial Music Corporation, which he co-founded in Los Angeles. He also co-founded L.A.-based Elias Arts Music Library.
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County Town Singers - Skyfall
UN Agenda 21 Endangered Species Act Land Grab -- Fresno County Town Hall Meeting -- Brad Maaske
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The Time Has Come for 51 - State of Jefferson Tehama County town hall meeting
Rachel Farley "Pickens County Town"
EXTENDED: NOTTS COUNTY V YEOVIL TOWN
Congressman Kevin Brady's Montgomery County Town Hall -- August 28, 2014
Bullitt County town hall meeting
About Sausalito, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
About Mill Valley, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
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Stockport County Vs Hednesford Town - Match Highlights
Idaho: Mysterious explosion rocks Bingham County town
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County Town Singers - Skyfall
UN Agenda 21 Endangered Species Act Land Grab -- Fresno County Town Hall Meeting -- Brad Maaske
Stockport County Vs Brackley Town FC - Match Highlights - 08.11.14
The Time Has Come for 51 - State of Jefferson Tehama County town hall meeting
Rachel Farley "Pickens County Town"
EXTENDED: NOTTS COUNTY V YEOVIL TOWN
Congressman Kevin Brady's Montgomery County Town Hall -- August 28, 2014
Bullitt County town hall meeting
About Sausalito, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
About Mill Valley, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
ONE MINUTE HIGHLIGHTS: NOTTS COUNTY V YEOVIL TOWN
Stockport County Vs Hednesford Town - Match Highlights
About San Rafael, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
Chemtrails shasta county town meeting public outcry
Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Star of the County Down
UN Agenda 21 Illegal Endangered Species Act Land Grab -- Fresno County Town Hall Meeting -- Jim Long
Earth Song - County Town Singers
My Home Town, Ennis County Clare, Ireland
1998 Randolph County Tigers - Ghost Town Defense
August: Osage County - Town & Gown Players - April 2013
About Larkspur, California (Marin County Town Profile Video)
How do you say it's over
And still be friends? Oh yeah
We got so much in common
I just can't be her man
Can't be her man, no, no
I love her but I'm not in love
She's got my child
She's got my thing
She's got my baby
But she can be so vindictive
What am I gonna do now?
What am I gonna do now? Yeah
Sometimes I just wanna throw up my hands
But that's not the real manly thing to do, oh no, no, no, no, no
Sometimes I just wanna give up and quit to here within
What about my child? What about my child?
No matter how hard I try to do right
I can't win if I'm losing, no, I can't win if I'm losing
My heart means well but I always doubt
And I can't win if I'm losing, no way I can't win, I can't win
No matter what's [Incomprehensible]
It's always in the wrong direction, direction, direction
Mo matter how close I come
To getting it right is never perfection, no way, no how, no
How many burns and bruises
Can you take before it looks like a chicao? Oh no
And how many hearts and promises
Must you break before you leave it alone?
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Sometimes I just wanna throw up my hands
But that's not the real manly thing to do, oh no, no, no
Sometimes I just wanna give up and quit to here within
What about my child? What about my child?
No matter how hard I try to do right
I can't win if I'm losing, oh no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
My heart mean well but I always doubt
I can't win if I'm losing
Just wanna throw my hands up
In the air and say forget, it babe
No matter how hard I try to do right
I can't win if I'm losing
My heart means well but I always doubt
I can't win if I'm losing
I can't win, I can't win
I can't win, I can't win if I'm losing
I can't win, I can't win
I can't win, I can't win if I'm losing
I can't win, I can't win
I can't win, I can't win if I'm losing
I can't win, I can't win
I can't win, I can't win if I'm losing
Said no matter how hard I try to do right
I can't if I'm for losing
My heart means well but I always doubt
I can't win if I'm losing
No matter how hard I try to do right
I can't win if I'm losing
I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
[Verse 1]
You made me insecure,
Told me I wasn't good enough.
But who are you to judge
When you're a diamond in the rough?
I'm sure you got some things
You'd like to change about yourself.
But when it comes to me
I wouldn't want to be anybody else.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
I'm no beauty queen
I'm just beautiful me
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
You've got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon
[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?
[Verse 2:]
It's such a funny thing
How nothing's funny when it's you
You tell 'em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth
It's like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won't let you touch the sky
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
I'm no beauty queen
I'm just beautiful me
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
You've got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon
[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?
[Bridge:]
Who says you're not star potential?
Who says you're not presidential?
Who says you can't be in movies?
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don't pass the test?
Who says you can't be the best?
Who said, who said?
Won't you tell me who said that?
Yeah, who said?
[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect? (Yeah)
Who says you're not worth it? (Yeah yeah)
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'? (Ooooh)
Trust me, that's the price of beauty (Hey yeah, beauty)
Who says you're not pretty? (Who said?)
Who says you're not beautiful? (I'm just beautiful me)
Who says?
Who says, Who says, you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?
Who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, (yeah) that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty? (Who says you're not beautiful?)
(Hook)
Who could I count on could I count on
To be here for my fam
If everything didn't go as planned
I'm just saying
Who could I count on could I count on
If I ain't have a whole lot of dollars
Would I have a whole lot of partners
Who could I count on could I count on
If I wasn't up like fun
If I was stuck down on my luck, fucked up
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on on my bro
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on my mom
Who could I count on
(Verse)
I could count on one hand
I mean the people I trust
I need a thousand hands to count how many people I love
I can count on 2 hands the people who love me
Don't get me wrong I appreciate everybody who showed me love
Can I count on a radio to play my records
Can I count on my lawyer to get my record disposed
Every day I'm up and edit like an addict so tragic so every day
I gotta edit, count it up
I keep my faith in God, so I don't have no stress
That's why I'm so blessed every day I count my blessings
Never compromise who I am I got integrity
No matter what if you my nigga you can count on me
(Hook)
Who could I count on could I count on
To be here for my fam
If everything didn't go as planned
I'm just saying
Who could I count on could I count on
If I ain't have a whole lot of dollars
Would I have a whole lot of partners
Who could I count on could I count on
If I wasn't up like fun
If I was stuck down on my luck, fucked up
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on on my bro
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on my mom
Who could I count on
(Verse)
If I had to go to war
How many my people gon be on go
Count on could I count on
If all the smoke lift
How many niggers gonna be right here
All the booty club money I throw it to the strippers
If I was broke could I count on them bitches
All the niggers I make sure I get money over the years
All the niggers I took care when they was doing gigs
I put my life into my music bro
Can I count on my fans to buy it out the store
They count on me and I count on them
I bring the prayers everyday 'cause you know I count on Him
(Hook)
Who could I count on could I count on
To be here for my fam
If everything didn't go as planned
I'm just saying
Who could I count on could I count on
If I ain't have a whole lot of dollars
Would I have a whole lot of partners
Who could I count on could I count on
If I wasn't up like fun
If I was stuck down on my luck, fucked up
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on on my bro
Who could I count on could I count on
I know I count on my mom