Stan Rogers The House of Orange

Stan Rogers performs "The House of Orange". Music and lyrics, guitar and vocal by Stan Rogers

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• protest
• Canadian
• Irish
• Stan
• Rogers
• House
• of
• Orange

[gullreefclub]

A song that was outdated when written. It's true that PIRA & Ulster Volunteer Force still fought now and then. However what not mentioned is the civil rights abuses that were and still occurring to Irish catholic in the common wealth. Glazed over is the Genocide that took place during the Potato famines it killed more than 1 Million Irish people plus the countless people who fled Ireland to America. It easy to say everybody kiss and makeup when your not the one who is doing the Kissing

[ceb2633]

@gullreefclub

I do not think he was saying kiss and make up. I think the last lines say what he means.

[7808521113]

Who could argue with a line like "for causes are ashes where children lie slain" he was brilliant! I miss him so!

[ceb2633]

@7808521113

I think all his lyrics make amazing sense. I miss him, too.

C.

[smeghead1851]

I once performed this song acapella at a place in Washington DC called Food For Thought, vegetarian restaurant that catered to the more liberal minded residents of the Dupont Circle area. It got me banned. I guess they couldn't handle the truth.

[ceb2633]

@smeghead1851

Oh, my word! Now that is interesting. Amazing the ignorance of so many.  Keep singing.

C.

[Sparlingo]

@BlameRepublicans But that's exactly the opposite point of Stan's song and God bless Stann

[wandrew48]

@thebresker Exactly the message of this song.

[BlameRepublicans]

The Irish have been oppressed by the English. Until the island is given back completely there won't be peace. God bless Stan for such a beautiful song.

[RidingBesideMe]

@ceb2633

There was a time where you could be shot dead by the British for speaking your own language. It's about pride- it's about identity. If we're to kiss and make up, the Ulsters might as well win.

I'll smile at the Union Jack after I get my fuckin' country back.

[RedKatieAnne]

There are plenty of people born on this side of Atlantic who have never seen the strife in Northern Ireland. I grew up watching it. The British troops were not neutral peace keepers after the first 6 months of their deployment. They waged a war with PIRA and were beaten to stand still despite the help of NATO, Interpol, and even the KGB. After the worst beating a modern Western army has ever taken from a National Liberation movement the British agreed to same truce they could have had in 1974.

[thebresker]

@gullreefclub It's easy to say 'keep fighting' when you're a plastic paddy know-nothing in the USA

[Cliff3610]

@7808521113 Me too.

[Cliff3610]

@gullreefclub He was saying "A Plague on both your houses" A perfectly honourable stance.

[marthafinney]

Smeghead...Didn't Mary Chapin Carpenter get her start there too? I haven't thought of that place in YEARS!

[ursusarctos0]

@gullreefclub Not :kiss and make up." More "a pox on both your houses."