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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 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. It remains one of their most popular songs. The band is known for their loud, energetic live shows.
The lyrics to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" come from unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics, consisting of a short rant by a sailor looking for a wooden leg in Boston.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 .
One fine day during the Revolutionary War, on March 17, 1776, General George Washington drove 11,000 British soldiers out of Boston. Because this event took place in Dorchester Heights — in what ...
Massachusetts “I’m Shipping up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys. Michigan “Lose Yourself” by Eminem. Minnesota “Kiss” and “1999” by Prince.
Aside from making for a grand entrance, the choice of “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” might have had an added layer of meaning for the president.
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
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