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There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama

single by Hardy Drew & The Nancy Boys

"There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama" is a humorous folk song written in by the Irish band Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys[1] (later known as the Corrigan Brothers), and set to a tune derived from a traditional air.[clarification needed] The song celebrates the Irish ancestry of the then Democratic candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama.

The song was a minor hit in the Irish charts, peaking at number 24 in November

Production and themes

Obama's maternal roots have been traced back to Moneygall in County Offaly, Ireland in the 19th century.[2] Moneygall has a population of people.[3] Obama had previously remarked, "There's a little village in Ireland where my great-great-great grandfather came from and I'm looking forward to going there and having a pint," prompting the Irish TaoiseachBrian Cowen - also a native of County Offaly - to invite him to do so.[4]

Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys consists of brothers Ger, Brian and Donnacha Corrigan from Castletroy, County Limerick.[5] The song was performed by the band's lead singer Ger Corrigan, with Aedhmar Flaherty, Róisín O'Brien and Aodhán Ryan, in Ollie Hayes's pub in Moneygall.[4] It was originally written by the established group in February , and the group have since appeared on several Irish television and radio shows.[6] It has since been featured on MSNBC show Hardball with Chris Matthews.[5][7]

The song, which received huge publicity in America and was described as a "web hit" by the BBC,[2][5] became popular after being released on YouTube,[2] and as of 6 November it had over 50, hits, (80, by 10 November, , by 15 November, whilst Black's version had ,) and the band reported that they had been invited to perform in the anticipated victory celebrations for Obama, and at the Irish-AmericanDemocrats inauguration party in Washington in January [8]

Conflicts

Ger Corrigan alleged that Shay Black, brother of Irish musician Mary Black, "hijacked" the song and claimed a co-writing credit while failing to acknowledge Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys' authorship of the original version, a charge Black denied.[5][6][7]

It is very simple, he sent me an email in June asking if he could add some verses for a band camp he was holding … It was then posted on YouTube as if it had been written entirely by him - a claim repeated on his own website and by bloggers and national media.

See full list on obamalibrary.gov He won a scholarship to study economics at the University of Hawaii, where he met and married Ann Dunham, a white woman from Wichita, Kansas , whose father had worked on oil rigs during the Great Depression and fought with the U. Did you know? Not only was Obama the first African American president, he was also the first to be born outside the continental United States. Obama was born in Hawaii in He would see his son only once more before dying in a car accident in

He never gave us any credit We demanded he take it down but he refused. This is a complete hijacking; if I add two verses to "Hey Jude" it doesn't mean I wrote it. To say we are not impressed is an understatement - this is pure opportunism.

—&#;Band member Ger Corrigan in reference to Shay Black, as reported by the Limerick Leader.[5]

Both sides sought legal advice; the band contacted YouTube's solicitors as well as a solicitor before announcing in a press release that the dispute had been resolved.[5][6][9]

Journalist Fintan O'Toole criticized the song in The Irish Times for "its ignorance of cultural history", claiming that it was inappropriate given Irish Americans' history of racism against African Americans, and that emphasizing Obama's Irish heritage would be "muscling in on his parade".[10] Canon Stephen Neill, the rector of Moneygall who accompanied the band on their American trip, responded that it was only a pop song, and that African Americans had universally welcomed them.[11]

Ger Corrigan later reported that the Corrigan Brothers had signed a deal with Universal for two singles and one album, with an option on a second album.[12][13]

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In March , the Corrigan Brothers released a new version of their song for radio play to celebrate Barack Obama's visit to Ireland the following May.

Entitled Welcome Home President Barack O'Bama, the song focused on Obama's visit to his ancestral home in Moneygall.[14]

St. Patrick's Day

The song was later used in a humorous Instagram post by Obama celebrating St. Patrick's Day for [15]

References

  1. ^Moore, Matt (5 November ).

    "Obama's Kenyan kin rejoice in race that riveted world". Toronto Star. Retrieved

  2. ^ abc"'Irish Obama' song is web hit".

    The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. When Barack Obama was elected president in , he became the first African American to hold the office. The framers of the Constitution always hoped that our leadership would not be limited to Americans of wealth or family connections.

    BBC News. 9 November Retrieved

  3. ^CSO Ireland, Census - Volume 1 Population Classified by Area (Page 32)
  4. ^ ab"Village rejoices in presidential status with more verses of 'Barack Obama'". The Irish Times. 6 November Archived from the original on Retrieved
  5. ^ abcdefOwens, Alan (30 October ).

    "Limerick band's fury as Obama song is 'hijacked'". Limerick Leader. Retrieved

  6. ^ abcDuggan, Barry (31 October ). "Row over O'Bama song".

    Barack Obama: Biography, 44th U.S. President, Politician Obama, Sr. His parents divorced when he was 2 years old and he was raised by his mother, Ann, and maternal grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham. His mother later married Lolo Soetoro, and his sister Maya was born in Obama moved with his family to Indonesia in , where he attended local Indonesian schools and received additional lessons via U. He returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents in and attended Punahou School, from which he graduated in

    Irish Independent. Retrieved

  7. ^ ab"Barack O'Bama Song Dispute". IrishVoice. 22 October Archived from the original on Retrieved
  8. ^"Obama support night in Moneygall". The Nenagh Guardian.

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  9. ^Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys. "Press Release". . Archived from the original on Retrieved
  10. ^O'Toole, Fintan (). "What the Moneygall Obama song really says about the Irish".

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  16. ^Neill, Stephen (). "Obama's Moneygall connection". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on Retrieved
  17. ^Owens, Alan (29 November ).

    Appukutty biography of barack Jump to main content. Jump to navigation. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story -- values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

    "Brothers hit big time, thanks to O'Bama". Limerick Leader. Archived from the original on 2 December Retrieved

  18. ^"'Irish Obama' band hits big time". BBC (21 December). Retrieved
  19. ^Ni Bhraonain, Eimear (28 March ). "Musical brothers back on the Barack bandwagon".

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