The Island (Paul Brady song)
"The Island" | |
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Song by Paul Brady | |
Released | 1985 |
"The Island" is a 1985 song by an Irish musician Paul Brady, who comes from Strabane in County Tyrone.
The song appeared on the album 'Back to the Centre', and features Kenny Craddock on piano. The only other instrument is a guitar solo by Phil Palmer The album was produced by long time Brady collaborator Jennifer Maidman (formerly known as Ian Maidman).
The start of the song compares the tragic events of the Lebanese Civil War with the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1980s.[1] Comments are made on activities in Northern Ireland: "They're rising banners over by the markets / Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard wall". "The Markets" is a well known Republican area surrounding
The song was referred to pejoratively through a refrain of "the island" in
Some claim it was written as a condemnation of the 1987
References
- ^ Kintner, Thomas (18 February 2007). "Brady's Tenor Crosses The Ages". Press cuttings. The Courant. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-5272-2047-8.
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