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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Mar 30, 2024 ^^
Rating : 4.935 (141/8,502 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2024-05-13T17:37:09.899503Z
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They actually filmed in Belfast in the heartland of the Troubles, getting permission from the British army by saying they were making a documentary about the peace-keeping efforts, so those shots of the soldiers, graffiti etc are real. The b/w of the band playing was filmed in Dublin.
The vocal technique she uses is keening - a classic Irish (and Scottish) vocal lament. The song and video are haunting and when it was released it was profoundly shocking - am An Old and remember it well.
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🍀 As an Irishman .. I loved your thoughtful & insightful reaction .. Most in-depth I’ve watched on this iconic song .. You’re a deep empathetic young man .. keep up the great work .. 💚 Love & blessings to you & yours from across the pond 🌊.. Thankfully we’ve had a relative peace in the North over the last 20 years .. 🍀
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It still cuts me up every time. As a Scot with Irish heritage and growing up watching the troubles regularly on the news, it takes me back to my childhood. I remember going shopping in Glasgow and having to regularly leave stores with my mum aged 10 cause of bomb scares. It was much worse in Ireland as they had to check under their cars for detonators every time before driving off. Dolores' voice giving way to 'keening' the Irish funeral lament is so haunting. There is also a Scottish Gaelic version of this too, but I only know a few words of Gaelic being on the West coast.
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@scottclark3761
1 month ago
Let's remember their names: Three-year-old Johnathan Ball was killed when two bombs hidden in litter bins detonated on a busy shopping street in March 1993. Tim Parry, aged 12, died five days later. There were many other victims, but this is the incident that inspired the song.
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