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General Category => New Model Army => Topic started by: Willard on June 03, 2021, 05:33:32 PM

Title: 28th May
Post by: Willard on June 03, 2021, 05:33:32 PM

Love the song, just wondering if there is historical significance to this date?  (aside from it being the release date of the album, and the birthday of board member jandco!)

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: MaoLee on June 03, 2021, 06:22:37 PM

this song is about Justin's time in Belfast in 1976

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: Henning on June 03, 2021, 08:26:07 PM

Yep, an autobiographical story from his days in Belfast.

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: Willard on June 03, 2021, 09:11:57 PM

I don't doubt that to be true, but is there somewhere I might have gotten that info?  Was it revealed in an interview I missed? Or do you both have it from personal communication?

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: New Model Army on June 03, 2021, 10:15:13 PM

JS lived in Belfast for a year from September 1975 until August 1976. If you trawl through the history sites you might find a reference to the date; but it doesn't matter if you take some spirit from the song...

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: MaoLee on June 04, 2021, 06:41:22 AM

Quote from: Willard on June 03, 2021, 09:11:57 PM

I don't doubt that to be true, but is there somewhere I might have gotten that info?  Was it revealed in an interview I missed? Or do you both have it from personal communication?

From interviews and different NMA-Songs like Drummy B are also about this time.

Title: Re: 28th May
Post by: Willard on June 04, 2021, 01:16:30 PM

Thanks everyone for your replies.  I did find some information about that date in Belfast history.  Quite a song!