Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2's 1983 hit, "Sunday Bloody Sunday", contrary to popular belief, is "not a rebel song" as lead singer Bono would say during their War Tour before they played the song. Its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot at civil rights marchers. The song suggests, not that Northern Ireland should become its own state or that the British continue to rule, but that they should find a solution to the dispute without violence.
In response, Sinéad O'Connor released a song with the title of 'This is a Rebel Song' as she explains in her live album How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?.
Read more about this topic: Irish Rebel Music
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