| "Give It a Lash Jack" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities | |
| B-side | "The Boys in Green" (Dublin City Ramblers) |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Label | Dolphin Records[1] |
| Producer(s) | John Drummond |
"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison[2] and the GOAL Celebrities.[3] The song was released to mark Ireland's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.[4]
It reached number one in the Irish Singles Chart in May 1990 and stayed there for 2 non-consecutive weeks. It was followed up in 1994 by "Give It A Lash Again".
In a 2011 interview on RTÉ Television, film director Jim Sheridan said that he and Bono had agreed that "Give It A Lash Jack" was the "greatest Irish song ever written".[5]
The song is sung in the Sky TV series Moone Boy, series 2 episode 1, which takes place during the 1990 World Cup.[6]
The singles chart is currently awash with various World Cup 'themes' [..] 'Give It A Lash Jack' by Liam Harrison is one of the worst and is currently riding high in the top five
|
| |
|---|---|
| General |
|
| Venues |
|
| Results |
|
| Players |
|
| Goals |
|
| World Cup finals |
|
| European finals |
|
| Other tournaments |
|
| Rivalries |
|
| Songs |
|
| Other National teams |
|
| Awards | |
 | This 1990s song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
