The Medusa Fora

When was the last time the lads played this song?

Going to Glasgow for the 3rd year in a row and have not heard them sing it yet.

What are the chances of this in Glasgow?

Anonymous wrote:When was the last time the lads played this song?

Going to Glasgow for the 3rd year in a row and have not heard them sing it yet.

What are the chances of this in Glasgow?

While tangential issues about the wrongful imprisonment of these men do still remain, the substantive point has been accepted and acted upon. The song is now only of historical value in many ways.

It´s a brilliant song but I understand that playing it live now wouldn´t actually fit anymore.

In the booklet of Ron Kavana´s "Home fire" he says that he re-recorded "Birmingham Six" for an fund-raising album named "Justice for the Birmingham Six". Has anyone ever heard this version ?

The Duke of Ingmar wrote:It´s a brilliant song but I understand that playing it live now wouldn´t actually fit anymore.

Why not? You just said it's a brilliant song....

Jarvis Cocker still plays disco 2000
Prince plays 1999
I think, really should have checked.

TOSCS wrote:

The Duke of Ingmar wrote:It´s a brilliant song but I understand that playing it live now wouldn´t actually fit anymore.

Why not? You just said it's a brilliant song....

It is. But although I confess that I have no insight as to how Irish people are generally treated in England nowadays, I suppose the song is a bit out of date. I mean, you wouldn´t sing "Free Mandela" when he had already been released, would you ? (this is of course just an example, maybe not a good one, but I hope you know what I´m trying to get at).

As a criminal defense attorney who has successfully worked to overturn a wrongful conviction, the song takes on broader signficance for me, beyond the Ireland/England thing. I often blast the song in my car on the drive into work to get me psyched up for another day on the job.

The Duke of Ingmar wrote:

TOSCS wrote:

The Duke of Ingmar wrote:It´s a brilliant song but I understand that playing it live now wouldn´t actually fit anymore.

Why not? You just said it's a brilliant song....

It is. But although I confess that I have no insight as to how Irish people are generally treated in England nowadays, I suppose the song is a bit out of date. I mean, you wouldn´t sing "Free Mandela" when he had already been released, would you ? (this is of course just an example, maybe not a good one, but I hope you know what I´m trying to get at).

Well yes, I would, as it's a great song. I still belt out Boys of the Old Brigade even though the "old Brigade" are long gone. I still sing Fields of Athnery even though Trevelyn is dead and buried. School kid's still get taught about WW2 even though it was 60 years ago etc etc

Music is music. If it's good - play it.

what are the chances of this being played again?

neilinseattle wrote:As a criminal defense attorney who has successfully worked to overturn a wrongful conviction, the song takes on broader signficance for me, beyond the Ireland/England thing. I often blast the song in my car on the drive into work to get me psyched up for another day on the job.

Now why had I pegged you for an engineer? Next I'm gonna be under the impression that DZM owns a flower shop.

are there any artoicles related to Boirmoingham Sox beeoin' banned / censoirshoipped oin UK etc. ?
mechanoic "lady" who doid oit, yeah, oif oim roight..

Use Google, although you might have some trouble finding it, being the utter tool-box that you are.

IrishRover wrote:mechanoic "lady" who doid oit, yeah, oif oim roight..

I don't even know what that's supposed to mean? mechanic?!? Are you saying Maggie was a mechanic?!
I'd love to see you write 'onion' in an 'Irish' accent...

I'm Irish and I've never met anyone who talks like that. I always thought it sounded Swedish/Norwegian when I tried to pronounce it.

chatterbox wrote:I'm Irish and I've never met anyone who talks like that. I always thought it sounded Swedish/Norwegian when I tried to pronounce it.

Nobody has ever met anybody who talks like that. ...is he getting at "Iron Lady"????