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"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is a song by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, with lyrics written by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The original version of the song was released in 2004 on Give 'Em the Boot IV and was re-recorded for their certified gold selling 2005 album, The Warrior's Code.
The lyrics to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" come from unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics, consisting of a short rant by a sailor looking for a wooden leg in Boston. It is the band's second adaptation of a Woody Guthrie song, the first being "Gonna Be a Blackout Tonight" on their previous studio album, Blackout .
The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's The Warrior's Code, included the song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston." The song was featured in the 2006 film The Departed and became the band's only platinum-selling single to date. The band is known for their loud, energetic live shows.
Okemah Rising is the twelfth studio album by American band Dropkick Murphys, released on May 12, 2023, on Dummy Luck Music.The album was recorded in 2022 during the band's recording sessions for This Machine Still Kills Fascists and like the songs from that album, the songs are composed of unused lyrics and words from Woody Guthrie.
The Departed soundtrack (2006) – Includes "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" Late Night with David Letterman (2006) – Band performance of "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" Give 'Em the Boot VI (2007) – Includes "Citizen C.I.A." Lobster Wars (2007) – Uses "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" as its theme song
"I'm Shipping up to Boston" by Woody Guthrie and the Dropkick Murphys from The Warrior's Code 2005, music video filmed in East Boston, (Celtic punk) "I'm Yours Boston" by Big D and the Kids Table "In Defense of Dorchester " by the Street Dogs
Pages in category "Songs about Boston" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... I'm Shipping Up to Boston; M. Midnight Rambler; M.T.A. (song) P.
Blackout is the fourth studio album by Dropkick Murphys, released in 2003.A music video for "Walk Away", the album's first official single, was also released. The song went on to become a minor radio hit and received some minor airplay on MTV.