Dominic Behan, "The Recruiting Sergeant"

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week it's back to 1958 for the Irishman Dominic Behan's "The Recruiting Sergeant", from the Riverside LP "Easter Monday 1916"...

"First off, I do realize that some folks take issue with songs that celebrate the I.R.A., but I find that Dominic Behan's "Easter Rising" LP (also released as "Easter Monday" on Topic) to be stirring, humorous and insightful stuff. With no Irish background that I know of, I listen to it in the same spirit as I listen to songs about gunfighters. The anti-army "Recruiting Sergeant" was covered by The Pogues, but their version was no match for the original." - KV
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