Armagh
1981 · Human HUMAN 1 · Birmingham, UK: England
- Artist
- Au Pairs
- Title
- Armagh
- Release
- Playing With a Different Sex
- Year
- 1981
- Label
- Human # HUMAN 1
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Birmingham, UK: England
- Songwriter
- Foad/Woods/Munro/Hammond
- Genre
- Punk · Post-Punk
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Post-punk group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Disbanded in 1983. Members included: Members Lesley Woods (vocals, guitar), Paul Foad (guitar, vocals), Pete Hammond (drums), Jane Munro (bass, vocals, 1979-83). The song "Armagh" contained a brief reference to the Vietnam War in context of women jailed in Northern Island. Note the reference to the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis, which the group said received more attention than Northern Island political prisoners.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Punk Songs
Post-Punk group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Disbanded in 1983. Members included: Members Lesley Woods (vocals, guitar), Paul Foad (guitar, vocals), Pete Hammond (drums), Jane Munro (bass, vocals, 1979-83). The song "Armagh" contained a brief reference to the Vietnam War in context of women jailed in Northern Island. Note the reference to the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis, which the group said received more attention than Northern Island political prisoners.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: We don't torture, we're a civilized nation / We're avoiding any confontation / We don't torture, we don't torture / American hostages in Iran / Heard daily on the news / Forget about Vietnam / You can ignore the 32 / There are 32 women in Armagh jail
About the artist
English post-punk band formed 1978 in Birmingham, England. [Source: Wikipedia]