Give It a Lash Jack

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

"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison and the Goal Celebrities. The song was made for Ireland's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.[1]

It reached number one in the charts in June 1990 and stayed there for 4 weeks. It was followed up in 1994 by "Give It A Lash Again".

In a 2011 interview on RTÉ Television, film director Jim Sheridan stated that Bono and himself 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Liam Harrison With The Goal Celebrities / Dublin City Ramblers* - Give It A Lash Jack / The Boys In Green ( Italia 90)". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Republic of Ireland football songs - Eire Guide". www.eire.guide.

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