This is an interesting song, mainly sung by Christy Moore, with Bono very much in the background. The passion that Christy display's signing this is amazing. Christy held very Republican views in the 70's and 80's i.e. there was justification to the troubles, he has since very much changed his ideas and though still holding nobel Republican ideology, the idea of violence as part of that ideology does not form part of it anymore. The particular verse -
"Can we stop playing this old tattoo
Darling I don't have the answer
I wanna meet you where you are
I don't need ya to surrender"
Could some up Christy's own changed views.
Yes its about the divide in Ireland, don't believe its specific to any particular town/city, it could represent any person or place
This is an interesting song, mainly sung by Christy Moore, with Bono very much in the background. The passion that Christy display's signing this is amazing. Christy held very Republican views in the 70's and 80's i.e. there was justification to the troubles, he has since very much changed his ideas and though still holding nobel Republican ideology, the idea of violence as part of that ideology does not form part of it anymore. The particular verse -
"Can we stop playing this old tattoo Darling I don't have the answer I wanna meet you where you are I don't need ya to surrender"
Could some up Christy's own changed views.
Yes its about the divide in Ireland, don't believe its specific to any particular town/city, it could represent any person or place