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"Song of the Falklands" is the unofficial anthem of the Falkland Islands ("God Save the King" being the official). It was written in the 1930s by Christopher Lanham, a Hampshire schoolteacher, while working on West Falkland .
"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, [1] the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. [3] The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857), [4] and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom.
"Shipbuilding" is a song with lyrics by Elvis Costello and music by Clive Langer. [1] Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics highlight the irony of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside, Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) [2] to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war ...
"Brothers in Arms" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the closing track on their fifth studio album of the same name, released in May 1985. It was written in 1982, the year of Britain's involvement in the Falklands War .
The Falklands War also provided material for theatre, film and TV drama and influenced the output of musicians. In Argentina, the military government banned the broadcasting of music in the English language, giving way to the rise of local rock musicians, like the famous "Trova Rosarina" movement as well as solo musicians such as Charly García ...
"I Love This Land" is a 1982 song by Vera Lynn that was released as a single in the aftermath of the Falklands War. The song was written by André Previn, and credited to "Vera Lynn and The Victory Group". The B-side was "The Victory Theme". It was released on State Records. [1]
Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio Anguilla "God Bless Anguilla" 1981 Unknown Bermuda "Hail to Bermuda" 1984 Bette Johns Cayman Islands "Beloved Isle Cayman" 1993 Leila Ross-Shier Falkland Islands "Song of the Falklands" 1930 Christopher Lanham Gibraltar "Gibraltar Anthem" 1994 Peter Emberley Montserrat "Motherland" 1995
"Southampton Dock" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1983 album, The Final Cut. [1] [2] In World War II, many soldiers departed from Southampton to fight against the Germans. In the eighties, Southampton was again used as a departure base, this time for the Falklands War. The song describes a woman who "bravely waves" the soldiers "Goodbye again".