Chumbawamba - The Smashing of the Van

An old Fenian song sung by anarchist group Chumbawamba. The song is about the freeing of two Fenians; Kelly and Deasy. In the struggle to release the prisoners a prison officer was killed. Three Fenians were arrested and hung in Manchester - 'The Manchester Marytrs'.

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[FrankTapes]

is this off the original release of the album? It's a different version than mine.

[worcesterjonny]

It was originally released on record and tape. I managed to get a CD some years back.

[SecretTimeWarp]

@worcesterjonny Is this from the new version (with the black cover)? That's a different recording than the yellow cover one... they remade the entire album.

[worcesterjonny]

@SecretTimeWarp No, it's an old cream coloured album.

[TomBarry192I]

Remember the Manchester Martyrs!

God Save Ireland!

[SianiiKaboom]

absolutely love it (:

Hurray my lads for freedom <33

[FinuteD1]

@garethella wrong AGAIN i live in the south, cant you get anything right ?? and they said the same about ''the republican pipedream'' in the early 1900s and look what happened there, wont be long now chum, and when we do win our freedom we'l make you scum apologise for the deaths of over a million irish people during englands reign of terror, and you dare to call us terrorists ???? hahaha

[garethella]

@FinuteD1 ,you will die i a monarchic state, your republican pipedream is as ridiculous as your music tastes, you suck cocks mate, its that simple !!! just kill yourself , your family will thank you for it , honest. :D

[FinuteD1]

@garethella how am i humped ya dummy you been made a show of my friend your absolutely clueless to whats been said to ya, your humped kid !!!

[garethella]

@FinuteD1 ha ha , youre humped !!!!!!! : D

[FinuteD1]

@garethella ooooooh yeah course you do wink wink, you no fuck all !! your not educated about britains attrocities in your schools cos of the shame, you know fuck all my friend

[garethella]

@FinuteD1 ,i know a lot ,lot ,lot more about it than you,and you know it. :)

[garethella]

@FinuteD1 ,youve lost this one jonny boy!!! and you know it.looooser!!!!!!!

[FinuteD1]

@garethella haha you didnt know what it meant did you, go on admit it

[garethella]

@FinuteD1 ,and how is that sectarian "jonny"???, is calling somebody a soldier sectarian??? anyway youre wrong, fenianism has no real roots in sectarianism, youre clearly an idiot. bite me.

[FinuteD1]

@garethella ''eat shit'' your not american bud, heres na little education for you, fenian is the anglicised version of the word bhfiann which means soldier