"Give It a Lash Jack" | |
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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 |
Producer(s) | John Drummond |
"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities. The song was released to mark Ireland's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.
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".
The song is sung in the Sky TV series Moone Boy, series 2 episode 1, which takes place during the 1990 World Cup.
References
- "Irish Charts - Search - Give It A Lash Jack". irishcharts.ie. IRMA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Music". The Irish Emigrant. 4 June 1990. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007.
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
- "RTÉ Archives - Give It A Lash Jack - 1990". rte.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Liam Harrison With The Goal Celebrities / Dublin City Ramblers* - Give It A Lash Jack / The Boys In Green ( Italia 90)". Discogs.
- Video on YouTube
- "Republic of Ireland football songs - Eire Guide". www.eire.guide.
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