"Admiral William Brown" | ||||
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Single by the Wolfe Tones | ||||
from the album A Sense of Freedom | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Irish folk | |||
Length | 4:39 | |||
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Composer(s) | Derek Warfield, [1] Brian Warfield [2] | |||
The Wolfe Tones singles chronology | ||||
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"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, [1] the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. [3] The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857), [4] and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom. It was included in the group's 1983 album, A Sense of Freedom. [4] [5]
The song was popular in Ireland, [6] reaching number four in the Irish Singles Chart. [7] In the United States, Admiral William Brown reached the top spot on WROL's "Irish Hit Parade". [8] While the song was reportedly not released in the UK, [3] according to the group, the controversial lyrics caused all of the Wolfe Tones's music to be banned on radio in the UK from 1983. [9]
The song was recorded by The Wolfe Tones and was a top ten hit in Ireland that year. The ballad pays tribute to Admiral William Brown (1777-1857), also known in Argentina as Guillermo Brown, "The Father of the Argentinian Navy"
La canción sobre Brown, incluída en el 12° disco del grupo llamado "A Sense of Freedom"
Presently the No. 1 hit on the Irish Hit Parade is their newest ballad "Admiral William Brown"
"Admiral William Brown" | ||||
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Single by the Wolfe Tones | ||||
from the album A Sense of Freedom | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Irish folk | |||
Length | 4:39 | |||
Label |
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Composer(s) | Derek Warfield, [1] Brian Warfield [2] | |||
The Wolfe Tones singles chronology | ||||
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"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, [1] the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. [3] The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857), [4] and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom. It was included in the group's 1983 album, A Sense of Freedom. [4] [5]
The song was popular in Ireland, [6] reaching number four in the Irish Singles Chart. [7] In the United States, Admiral William Brown reached the top spot on WROL's "Irish Hit Parade". [8] While the song was reportedly not released in the UK, [3] according to the group, the controversial lyrics caused all of the Wolfe Tones's music to be banned on radio in the UK from 1983. [9]
The song was recorded by The Wolfe Tones and was a top ten hit in Ireland that year. The ballad pays tribute to Admiral William Brown (1777-1857), also known in Argentina as Guillermo Brown, "The Father of the Argentinian Navy"
La canción sobre Brown, incluída en el 12° disco del grupo llamado "A Sense of Freedom"
Presently the No. 1 hit on the Irish Hit Parade is their newest ballad "Admiral William Brown"