By the time SLF released Nobodys Heroes, on which 'Fly The Flag' was first heard, all of the band except Henry Cluney had moved to London. I think the advance from Chrysalis records meant they could afford to leave Ireland and who could blame them with the climate at that time and the fact they were becoming a successful band so open to criticism or worse in their homeland.
It's a great song, riddled with sarcastic lyrics attacking British patriotism at a time when the National Front were very strong, continuing in the same vein as 'White Noise' from the first SLF album, and it's not too disimilar to 'Voice of Britain' (which did indeed come out in 1984 and I'd say was Skrewdrivers only great album, notwithstanding the shite polemic on some of the songs...the music is harsh and powerful!)
I'd still say 'White Noise' was a more effective critique of nationalist bile though.
By the time SLF released Nobodys Heroes, on which 'Fly The Flag' was first heard, all of the band except Henry Cluney had moved to London. I think the advance from Chrysalis records meant they could afford to leave Ireland and who could blame them with the climate at that time and the fact they were becoming a successful band so open to criticism or worse in their homeland. It's a great song, riddled with sarcastic lyrics attacking British patriotism at a time when the National Front were very strong, continuing in the same vein as 'White Noise' from the first SLF album, and it's not too disimilar to 'Voice of Britain' (which did indeed come out in 1984 and I'd say was Skrewdrivers only great album, notwithstanding the shite polemic on some of the songs...the music is harsh and powerful!) I'd still say 'White Noise' was a more effective critique of nationalist bile though.