Belfast Child

Belfast Child (English for " Belfast Child " ) is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds in 1989, the text of which was written by Simple Minds to the music of an Irish folk song.

Background

The song is based on the music of the Irish folk song " She Moved through the Fair ", but uses a completely new text and is one of the many songs that deal with the conflict in Northern Ireland. Unlike, for example, "Sunday, Bloody Sunday " by U2 to Belfast Child does not refer to a special event. It is more a description of the atmospheric state of the city of Belfast. Irish echoes can be found in the use of the so typical of the Irish folk music flute in the interludes and the played by the Irish bodhran drum rhythm percussion instrument, which is the long instrumental part in the middle to bottom

Data

Belfast Child was published on 18 January 1989, comes from the album Street Fighting Years from the same year and peaked in the UK charts in Ireland and the Netherlands place first with 6:39 min. Length, it is the fourth-longest number 1 hit in the UK charts, after Oasis "All Around the World" ( 9:38 min. ), The Beatles ' "Hey Jew " ( 7:11 min. ), And USA for Africa 's " We Are the World " ( 7:02 min. ).

The single is also known as the "Ballad of the Streets " EP with the B- side of Mandela Day, which song was premiered on June 11, 1988 during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concerts. In the charts, the single from the 13 March 1989 was a total of 18 weeks to 16 July 1989 with the best placement at # 3 for 3 weeks.

During the recordings of Belfast Child and the album Street Fighting Years American violinist Lisa Germano worked with.

Sections of the songs have been used for some time in radio and television advertising of beer brand Krombacher.

Music Video

The video is captured in black and white and shows temporary sequences the individual artists, as well as striking imagery of running, jumping children, workers and impressions from Belfast.