Sunday Bloody Sunday (Paddywagon song)
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | ||||
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| Single by Paddywagon | ||||
| B-side | "Greener Hills" | |||
| Released | March 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Protest song, Irish traditional | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike McGettigan, Maurice McGettigan, Patsy Fayne | |||
| Paddywagon singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a protest song by Irish band Paddywagon addressing the Bloody Sunday massacre of 30 January 1972.
Lyrics
[edit]The lyrics recount the killing of 13 people by British soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) protest against internment without trial. The song says "They only asked for justice / Which was their human right. To end their shame and torture, To rid them of their plight;" and concludes by saying, "They died with this desire./ That we Irish understand / For peace between the people / And the love of Ireland."[1]
Song history
[edit]"Sunday Bloody Sunday" was released in March 1972. It was considered a rebel song and thus not played by the Republic of Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ.[2] Despite this, it reached number one in the Irish Singles Chart on 29 April 1972.[3]
Personnel
[edit]- Vocals and bass: Patsy Fayne
- Lead guitar: Colm McGettigan
- Guitar/Fiddle: Mike Mannion
- Drums: Hugh McGettigan
- Saxophone: Seamus Downey
- Trumpet and bass: Maurice McGettigan[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paddy Wagon - Sunday Bloody Sunday" – via www.45cat.com.
- ^ Hanley, B. (2018). The Impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79: Boiling Volcano?. United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
- ^ "U2MoL - War - Sunday Bloody Sunday". muorji.se.
- ^ "Irish '60s & '70s Bands & Groups - The Paddywagon". www.irishshowbands.net.