Can you solve this riddle?

[heltenjon]

Anything by Rainbow?

[Gilbert]

Since  Leprechauns are related to gold, maybe it's some of the metal genre?

* Gilbert looks up metal music from Wikipedia.

Is it:

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Pirate Metal

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?

[mkennedy]

No close guesses yet.

Hint:

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Think ST Patrick's day or Ireland

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[CaptainD]

Er... probably a rubbish guess but...

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Greenday? Admittedly all I'm going on is the association with the colour green, I don't have any ideas how the "fake" element could come into it.

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[heltenjon]

Here's another bad guess...

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C(l)overbands?

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[Stupot]

Here's another bad guess...

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C(l)overbands?

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Ahhh! That's not it, but you've crossed the ball to me and the goal is open so I'm gonna have to tap it in:

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Sham rock

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[mkennedy]

Ahhh! That's not it, but you've crossed the ball to me and the goal is open so I'm gonna have to tap it in:

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Sham rock

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That is the correct answer! The original riddle did not have the word fake in it so I added it as an extra hint, but that may have just made it more confusing.

[heltenjon]

Ahhh! That's not it, but you've crossed the ball to me and the goal is open so I'm gonna have to tap it in:

This reminds me of my young days playing football...I'd mash the ball forwards with all my might, then shout to the player closest to where I'd sent it: "Johnny! RUN!"  And that's how to unwittingly become an assist king.

[RootBound]

Here's one I came up with a while ago to use in a story, but it never really fit. May as well share it here!

A gift few refuse when first they receive it. Though it's a gift, you may never thieve it. Those few for whom it grows heavy may leave it. Many who bear it don't deeply perceive it.

What is it?

[heltenjon]

Perhaps it is

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life?

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[RootBound]

@heltenjon that's a good guess! It is not the correct answer, however. 

[Snarky]

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Wisdom? Not sure it fully works with the last bit.

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[heltenjon]

Or maybe

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love?

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[RootBound]

Incorrect on both counts, but these are great guesses 

[Stupot]

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Confidence?

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[RootBound]

@Stupot I like that! It's not the answer I have in mind though.

[TheFrighter]

Those few for whom it grows heavy may leave it.

That's the "grows heavy" part that confuse me.   
Is it a common way to say or it means literally?

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[mkennedy]

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Burden?

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[Stupot]

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imagination?

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[heltenjon]

Maybe it is

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friendship?

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