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1971 single by The Barleycorn
"The Men Behind the Wire " is a song written and composed by Paddy McGuigan of the Barleycorn folk group in the aftermath of Operation Demetrius . The song describes police raids in Northern Ireland by British security forces during the Troubles , and the "men behind the wire" refers to those interned without trial at HM Prison Maze , HM Prison Magilligan and onboard HMS Maidstone .[1] [2] [3]
The song was recorded by the Barleycorn in Belfast (produced by Billy McBurney) and pressed in Dublin by Release Records in December 1971.[4] [5] #1 position in the Irish charts on 22 January 1972, where it remained for three weeks. After a gap of one week it returned to #1 for two weeks on 15 February. Royalties from the recording were donated to families of the internees.[6]
The song was subsequently recorded by many singers and bands in Ireland and abroad, including the Wolfe Tones , Liam Clancy and the Flying Column . British singer/songwriter Dido in her song "Let's Do the Things We Normally Do" from the album Safe Trip Home [7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Irish History: Internment" . www.triskelle.eu . Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2008 .
^ 15 January 1972 issue of Spotlight magazine
^ "The Barleycorn in America 1973 - Rex Records Stereo LP 798" . Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2014 .
^ "Barleycorn" . www.irish-showbands.com . Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011 .
^ Lindo, Natalie (11 December 2008). "Dido slammed for republican riff" . BBC News Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021 .
^ Hughes, Brendan (20 March 2019). "Alan Partridge fans hail comedy 'genius' as Irish alter-ego sings rebel songs on BBC" . The Irish News . Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Men_Behind_the_Wire&oldid=1222384614 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● I r i s h s o n g s ● 1 9 7 1 s o n g s ● S o n g s w r i t t e n b y P a d d y M c G u i g a n ● S o n g s a b o u t T h e T r o u b l e s ( N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d ) ● I r i s h r e b e l s o n g s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 2 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g I r i s h - l a n g u a g e t e x t
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
