Give It a Lash Jack
1990 single by Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities
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"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison[2] and the GOAL Celebrities.[3] The song was released to mark Ireland's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign.[4]
| "Give It a Lash Jack" | |
|---|---|
| |
| Single by Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities | |
| B-side | "The Boys in Green" (Dublin City Ramblers) |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Label | Dolphin Records[1] |
| Producer | John Drummond |
It reached number one in the Irish Singles Chart in May 1990 and stayed there for 2 non-consecutive weeks. It was followed up in 1994 by "Give It A Lash Again".
In a 2011 interview on RTÉ Television, film director Jim Sheridan said that he and Bono had agreed that "Give It A Lash Jack" was the "greatest Irish song ever written".[5]
The song is sung in the Sky TV series Moone Boy, series 2 episode 1, which takes place during the 1990 World Cup.[6]
