Irish song played during sporting events

January 1, 2008 1:35 PM

I'm looking for an irish/punk-sounding song that often gets played on TV during sporting events. It was played multiple times during the Patriots-Giants game (usually right before commercial breaks) the other day, and I just heard it during the Winter Classic Hockey game too. Best-guess description of how it goes after the jump.

Ok, so it sounds like this: Boom-Boom dee-dee-deedle-e-dum, Boom-Boom dee-dee-deedle-e-dee, Boom-Boom dee-dee-deedle-e-dee dee deedle dee dum dee dee dee.
[Where the Booms are drum beats (bass drum, I think?) and the deedles are a fiddle/violin/other string instrument, I think (sorry, not a musician)]

Thanks in advance for any help.

posted by rorycberger to media & arts (8 comments total)

Cotton Eyed Joe?
posted by oflinkey at 1:44 PM on January 1, 2008

Wait- Dropkick Murphy's-- Shipping up to Boston
posted by oflinkey at 1:47 PM on January 1, 2008

Murphys.
posted by oflinkey at 1:47 PM on January 1, 2008

Probably I'm Shipping Up To Boston, by Boston's own Dropkick Murphys (lyrics by Woodie Guthrie!). (Video here.) The song was prominently featured in The Departed, became an unofficial theme song of the 2007 Red Sox, and is heard at all kinds of games now.
posted by Banky_Edwards at 1:47 PM on January 1, 2008

nthing Dropkick Murphys Shipping up to Boston.
posted by spinturtle at 1:56 PM on January 1, 2008

Yep, definitely is I'm Shipping Up To Boston. I forgot that it was in the Departed as well, that would have helped me track it down. Thanks everyone.
posted by rorycberger at 2:16 PM on January 1, 2008

Already confirmed, but I just figured I'd add that the Sabres play that song at pretty much every game (it's their power play song).
posted by Kellydamnit at 6:52 PM on January 1, 2008

[Where the Booms are drum beats (bass drum, I think?) and the deedles are a fiddle/violin/other string instrument, I think (sorry, not a musician)]

Since you've got the song, I'll add that it sounds like piano and snare drum on the Booms and banjo and accordion on the deedles.
posted by ludwig_van at 7:11 PM on January 1, 2008