Press Play to start chords
Song's chords F, C, A♯, Dm, Em, Am, Cm, Gm
Info about song
"The Island" is a 1985 song by Irish musician Paul Brady, who comes from Omagh in County Tyrone (in Northern Ireland). The start of the song compares the tragic events of the Lebanese Civil War with the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Lines in the song refer to activities in Northern Ireland: "They're rising banners over by the Markets / Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard wall". "The Markets" is a well-known Republican area surrounding St George's Market in Belfast, and the shipyard is that of Harland and Wolff in East Belfast, near a Loyalist area. The song then compares the peace and serenity of making love on the island with the hypocrisy of some religious leaders and the tragedy of young people being "sacrificed" (on both sides) for political beliefs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
In a few minutes, the tracks will be separated. We'll send you an email to notify you when it is done. You can start to play in the meantime.
