profile.myspace.com A Note on “UP DA RA We have been getting some feedback that UP DA RA is offensive to Irish Republicans. I want to clear this matter up. Up DA RA is a piece of satire. It Satirises armchairrepublicanism. It was written from the point of view of the type of eejit who is liable to have Tiocfaidh ar la tattooed on his arm while wearing a Manchester united Jersey. It was personally inspired by a gentleman I knew who spray painted CIRA on a bus stop, believing that the acronym stood for Constitutional Irish Republican Army. The writing technique implemented inUP DA RA is known as The unreliable Narrator. This is a narrative mode used by the writer to best communicate the intended message. This unreliability canbe due to psychological instability, a powerful bias, a lack of knowledge, or even a deliberate attempt to deceive the reader or audience. Some lovely examples of this technique can be found in the song Rednecks by Randy Newman ie.youtube.com or in the satirical piece A modest proposal by Johnathan Swift. www.uoregon.edu So if you listen to UP DA RA literally, without exploring its subtext then it is wide open for misinterpretation. As its author, I wrote the song for a 21st century audience who are very familiar with postmodern Irony. Also, any song whereby the narrator threatens to chase the Queen of England around a field with dog shit on the end of a golf club should generally be taken with a pinch of salt. For example, If you were walking down the …
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Ronan Burke
February 8, 2013 at 3:47 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
The Union Jack= the butchers apron
FakLeSwagFags
February 8, 2013 at 4:32 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
my mate has a union jack saying UR FLAGS DOWN as an emblem
Alex Bridgeman
February 8, 2013 at 4:48 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i have an I R A emblem in black ops 2
fearReflect
February 8, 2013 at 5:05 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Tiocfaidh Ar La
control893
February 8, 2013 at 5:25 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
your british; lol
Neon Kush
February 8, 2013 at 5:34 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Chukie are law
Adam Houlihan
February 8, 2013 at 5:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Up the ra
fearReflect
February 8, 2013 at 5:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
its actually tiocfaidh ar la
dylanmcgrath28
February 8, 2013 at 6:08 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Chukie Eir La
mikey445100
February 8, 2013 at 6:39 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Up the ra!
fearReflect
February 8, 2013 at 7:14 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
eire og
Jamie mathews
February 8, 2013 at 8:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
marty whelan the big RA head
Coughlan1916
February 8, 2013 at 8:32 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Monty, it’s like this now - I want you to go up to the North of Ireland next Saturday night.. and I want you to take two of your best mates with you.. a car and all is on the talk and waiting for you with three guns in the boot of the car.. And I want no messing – and I want you to blow away two paratroopers
hoodiefied808
February 8, 2013 at 8:36 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
ok so the guy at the beginning says (i think so anyways)
“monty, (yeah), just take this now, i want you to up to the north about next saturday night, and i want you to take two of your best mates with you (yeah), the car ?(dunno wtf he says there)? is on the dock waiting for you, theres three guns in the boot of the car (alright), an i want no messin, an i want you to blow away two paratroopers.”
if anybody knows what he officially says i’d love to know
G2Smods
February 8, 2013 at 9:11 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Take it from a scot, fuck Britain . Saoir alba
John Henderson
February 8, 2013 at 10:03 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You’re wrong, Ulster Scots are descendants from protestant low land Scots as they were encouraged to move their by William of orange who wanted to change the whole catholic:protestant ratio in Ireland. Scots were never oppressed, they have been taken advantage of the English since 1707. Take it from a Scot.
Talbot6832
February 8, 2013 at 10:15 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
First off, how exactly were the Scots oppressed by the British when they are the British? Secondly, have you ever heard of a comma or a full stop? Thirdly, you’re not even Irish for fucks sake you’re some stupid Plastic Paddy moron who knows sweet fuck all about anything other than what happened at the end of his impoverished street! I’m done with you.
GAME4WAR
February 8, 2013 at 10:41 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Saids the limey brit….was anything i said not true? Perhaps you should go read a history book….oh i forgot your british all your history books are propaganda books but even with that only those lacking in basic common sense and those having the brains of the dumbest children still cannot figure out the truth….sadly you are one of them.
Talbot6832
February 8, 2013 at 11:40 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You’re a poorly educated idiot.
Gerard Steenson
February 9, 2013 at 12:39 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thats David O’Leary, class! lol watching this again!
William Knox
February 9, 2013 at 1:30 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This is pretty funny. cothrom na feinne laidhc. fair fucks.
Gerard Steenson
February 9, 2013 at 2:05 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Good song. Its a good piss take. But the Ra are class!
Ben Thornley
February 9, 2013 at 2:15 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Well said
Mick EIRE
February 9, 2013 at 2:34 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Agree with you 100% m8. I take everyone as an individual whether they’re English or Angolan. There is a mutual fondness between the English and Irish that I have noticed, in my experience we can get along just fine. Its bigoted pricks that taint peoples optimism.
musicfreakme91
February 9, 2013 at 2:42 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I’m roaring laughing at this