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The oldest lyrics tell of the love of a local lady for a soldier serving in the eponymous regiment. E. M. Morphy remembered hearing the "familiar old ballad" in Toronto on his arrival from Enniskillen in 1835. [4] William Frederick Wakeman in 1870 called it "an old song once, and to some extent still[,] popular on the banks of the Erne". [5]
The song was first played on radio station WOR, New York, by Al Trace and his Silly Symphonists. It made the pop charts several times, with a version by the Merry Macs reaching No. 1 in March 1944. The song was also a number-one sheet music seller, with sales of over 450,000 within the first three weeks of release. [ 1 ]
The Dogs D'Amour had previously supported him on tour. [citation needed] After the release of this album, the band decided to pursue other artistic avenues. No further album with the Dogs D'Amour name on it would be released for another seven years.
"Enniskillen – At The War Memorial" – song about the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bombing of 1987 "Fightin' Men of Crossmaglen" – about South Armagh republicans "Give Me Your Hand" (Tabhair dom do Lámh) – words of reconciliation composed by Brian Warfield of the Wolfe Tones in 1974 to a 17th-century tune by Ruairí 'Dall' Ó Catháin
Turn Against This Land is the debut album from the London-based band Dogs, released in 2005. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The song "London Bridge" is on the soundtrack of the 2005 video game FIFA 06 . Critical reception
It also features the title in a spoken-word style at the end of the chorus; plus a scream at the end of the song. The full-length recording (approximately 4:11) has the title of the song chanted four times starting at 3:09, but on the more common edited version (approximately 3:51) the chant is heard only twice.
Dog Problems received generally favorable reviews from critics, many of whom praised the band's musicianship and songwriting. Retrospective reviews concurred, noting comparisons to the work of Fun . The album peaked at number 84 on the United States Billboard 200 chart, selling 13,000 in its first week.
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry's Song)" is a folk song [1] by English duo Brian and Michael. [2] It was released as their first single in late 1977 on Pye Records, [3] and is from their 1978 debut album, The Matchstalk Men. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks in April 1978. [4]