Soundtrack to the Troubles

The guys over at Stylus Magazine have come out with an interesting feature. The top 10 songs about the Troubles! They were a bad old time in my home country but inspired a lot of great music.


I urge you to read the full article here but if you just want to see the songs they picked, here they are:

01. The Pogues – Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six (1987)

02. Van Morrison – Cyprus Avenue (1968)

03. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)

04. The Divine Comedy – Sunrise (1998)

05. Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster (1979)

06. Nicky Wire – Bobby Untitled (2006)

07. Orbital – Belfast (1991)

08. The Undertones – It’s Going to Happen (1981)

09. Simple Minds – Belfast Child (1989)

10. Sham 69 – Ulster (1978)