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Question: Irish song played during sporting events

rorycberger — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:35:49 -0800

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.

By: oflinkey

oflinkey — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:44:36 -0800

Cotton Eyed Joe?

By: oflinkey

oflinkey — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:47:14 -0800

Wait- Dropkick Murphy's-- Shipping up to Boston

By: oflinkey

oflinkey — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:47:32 -0800

Murphys.

By: Banky_Edwards

Banky_Edwards — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:47:42 -0800

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.

By: spinturtle

spinturtle — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:56:35 -0800

nthing Dropkick Murphys Shipping up to Boston.

By: rorycberger

rorycberger — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:16:09 -0800

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.

By: Kellydamnit

Kellydamnit — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:52:02 -0800

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).

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:11:07 -0800

[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.