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“Theme from Harry’s Game” or just “Harry’s Game” is a hit song by Irish group Clannad, written by members Ciarán Brennan and Pól Brennan. It was written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry’s Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The lyrics are in the Irish language, and the song is to date the only British hit single ever to have been sung in that language. The chorus “Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day”, is ancient Irish mouth-music which is common in traditional music. The song won an Ivor Novello award, and launched Clannad’s global career. It has since appeared in several Hollywood movies, most notably Patriot Games, in which an IRA terrorist is seen watching the music video for the song on his television. Its use in a Volkswagen commercial introduced Clannad to an American audience.
Clannad’s debut trans-Atlantic album, Anam, was released in the United States in 1992 and became an enormous American success - spurred on by an overwhelming reaction to “Harry’s Game”, including extensive video exposure on VH1. The song went on to garner the Billboard Music Award for World Music Song Of The Year and to reach the Billboard 100 charts three years after its release
The lyrics of this song are also used in the trance song “Saltwater” by Chicane.
The lyrics are in the Irish language, and the song is to date the only British hit single ever to have been sung in that language. The chorus “Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day”, is ancient Irish mouth-music which is common in traditional music. The song won an Ivor Novello award, and launched Clannad’s global career. It has since appeared in several Hollywood movies, most notably Patriot Games, in which an IRA terrorist is seen watching the music video for the song on his television. Its use in a Volkswagen commercial introduced Clannad to an American audience.
Clannad’s debut trans-Atlantic album, Anam, was released in the United States in 1992 and became an enormous American success - spurred on by an overwhelming reaction to “Harry’s Game”, including extensive video exposure on VH1. The song went on to garner the Billboard Music Award for World Music Song Of The Year and to reach the Billboard 100 charts three years after its release
The lyrics of this song are also used in the trance song “Saltwater” by Chicane.
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goiga666 wrote:
Muito bom o estilo como a musica começa, além da diferença de tom...
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daveckl wrote:
Hmm, interesting.. I first heard this vocal via Chicane's "Saltwater" (which I absolutely love), and therefore I'm quite surprised (and I emphasise that this is just my own opinion), that the original source actually does virtually nothing for me in comparison. Yes, the vocals are still lovely, but this track as a whole "just doesn't really go anywhere" for me. It makes it all the more impressive that Chicane could recognise the potential and take it further. Nevertheless, I feel I should check out Clannad further, and I think I will find something I like..
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annafofanna wrote:
religion doesn't kill...people kill, Jesus saves.
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leylaali wrote:
Hauntingly beautiful.
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malungo100 wrote:
wunderschöner song, ღ ♫ღ
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howlsatthemoon wrote:
smoooooooooothe...
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lucy1379 wrote:
ღ ♫ღ schön!
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a_jeda wrote:
ohh jeah ;-)
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lucy1379 wrote:
Beautiful voice.
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Pellkoppf wrote:
ღ ♫ღ
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bicknor wrote:
Harry's Game ended in death, for some including Harry. Only a story, of course, but it illustrated the lunacy of bigots, and highlighted again that religion kills. C'est la vie, some would say.
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gungh0 wrote:
Harrys Game was a great TV series, this music just made it special.
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slickricky55 wrote:
nice....
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ninjadrummist wrote:
Reminds me of my uncle, God rest his soul :(
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bob64turbo wrote:
me too, ad infinitum, goosebumps that is
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pgcristyan wrote:
truly goosebumps
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IsJazzMe wrote:
It's like gentle raindrops bathing the soul...!
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bicknor wrote:
I must say that this is jolly good.
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tinneasanama wrote:
go maith an amhran seo
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Mockra wrote:
FRICKING AMAAAAAAAAAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! o_O hauntingly beautiful...
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