Give It a Lash Jack

"Give It a Lash Jack"
Single by Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities
B-side"The Boys in Green" (Dublin City Ramblers)
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreNovelty
Length3:22
LabelDolphin Records[1]
Producer(s)John Drummond

"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison[2] and the GOAL Celebrities.[3] The song was released to mark Ireland's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.[4]

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".[5]

The song is sung in the Sky TV series Moone Boy, series 2 episode 1, which takes place during the 1990 World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Irish Charts - Search - Give It A Lash Jack". irishcharts.ie. IRMA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "RTÉ Archives - Give It A Lash Jack - 1990". rte.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Liam Harrison With The Goal Celebrities / Dublin City Ramblers* - Give It A Lash Jack / The Boys In Green ( Italia 90)". Discogs.[better source needed]
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ "Republic of Ireland football songs - Eire Guide". www.eire.guide.
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