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The "Famine Song" is a song sung by some Ulster loyalists in Ulster and Scotland and is normally directed at Catholics and, in Scotland, Irish people, those of Irish descent or those with perceived affiliations to Ireland. [1] It is also sung by fans of Scottish football club Rangers due to rival Celtic's Irish roots.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" was inspired by a series of reports made by the BBC journalist Michael Buerk in 1984, which drew attention to the famine in Ethiopia. [2] The BBC News crew were the first to document the famine, with Buerk's report on 23 October describing it as "a biblical famine in the 20th century" and "the closest thing to hell on Earth". [3]
Skibbereen 1847 by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879), commissioned by Illustrated London News 1847.. The song traces back from at least 1869, in The Wearing Of The Green Songbook, where it was sung with the melody of the music "The Wearing of the Green", and not with the more melancholic melody we know today. [2]
The song was recorded on February 10, 1985 at Manta Sound studios in Toronto. Foster revealed the melody of the song was originally offered to filmmaker Joel Schumacher as incidental music for his film St. Elmo's Fire (film). Schumacher reported hated it but was later, in Foster's words, "really pissed" when it showed up later as a charity single.
Yes this song mentions the famine but it isn't actually "about" the famine, the media hype thing up to no end, even the name "Famine song" was coined by the media not by Rangers or Celtic fans. In reality it is sung mocking the Celtic fans and their pro-Irish chants, where they sing of Ireland as "home".
The song became the first single since the Beatles' "Let It Be" to enter Billboard ' s Top 5 within two weeks of release. [34] Outside the U.S., the single reached number one in Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. The song peaked at number 2 in two countries: Germany and Austria. [38 ...
So in Graham's "Famine in Song" lyrics, there resonates a global reach. A famous modern song on the famine is "The Fields of Athenry", by Pete St. John. Written in three verses, it deals with a fictitious but realistic story of "Michael" being deported to Botany Bay for stealing corn to feed his starving family.
Famine'" (the quotes are hers) is a hip hop track about the Great Famine and how it impacted Ireland. The last song, "Thank You for Hearing Me", was written about O'Connor's breakup with musician Peter Gabriel and features a trance-like backing track. [13] The majority of the songs on the album use "delicate piano-based arrangements". [15]