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Theme from Harry's game

"Theme from Harry's Game" or just "Harry's Game" is a hit song by Irish group Clannad, written by members Ciarán Brennan and Pól Brennan. It was written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry's Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The lyrics are in the Irish language, and the song is to date the only British hit single ever to have been sung in that language. The chorus "Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day", is ancient Irish mouth-music which is common in traditional music. The song won an Ivor Novello award, and launched Clannad's global career. It has since appeared in several Hollywood movies, most notably Patriot Games, in which an IRA terrorist is seen watching the music video for the song on his television. Its use in a Volkswagen commercial introduced Clannad to an American audience. Clannad's debut trans-Atlantic album, Anam, was released in the United States in 1992 and became an enormous American success - spurred on by an overwhelming reaction to "Harry's Game", including extensive video exposure on VH1. The song went on to garner the Billboard Music Award for World Music Song Of The Year and to reach the Billboard 100 charts three years after its release The lyrics of this song are also used in the trance song "Saltwater" by Chicane. The song has been covered by countless different acts, most notably Phil Coulter, U2 and Celtic Woman [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Clannad/_/Theme+From+Harry%27s+Game). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

"Theme from Harry's Game" is een nummer van de Ierse band Clannad. Het nummer verscheen op hun album Magical Ring uit 1983. In oktober 1982 werd het nummer uitgebracht als de eerste single van het album. == Achtergrond == "Theme from Harry's Game" is geschreven door groepsleden Pól en Ciarán Brennan en geproduceerd door Richard Dodd. Het nummer is geschreven voor de miniserie Harry's Game, die in oktober 1982 door Yorkshire Television werd gemaakt en door ITV werd uitgezonden. De tekst is geschreven in het Iers, en het nummer is de enige top 5-hit in het Verenigd Koninkrijk die volledig in deze taal is gezongen. De tekst gaat over The Troubles in Noord-Ierland; bandlid Moya Brennan legde uit dat de tekst afkomstig is van een oude tekst uit de County Galway en dat het uitlegt dat in oorlog en geweld geen enkele kant de winnaar kan zijn. Het refrein, "Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day", is afkomstig uit de zogeheten puirt à beul, te vertalen naar het Nederlands als "mondmuziek", wat veel voorkomt in traditionele muziek. "Theme from Harry's Game" bereikte de vijfde plaats in het Verenigd Koninkrijk in november 1982. Ook in Ierland werd het een grote hit en bereikte het de tweede plaats.

"Theme from Harry's Game" or just "Harry's Game" is a hit song by Irish group Clannad, written by members Ciarán Brennan and Pól Brennan. It was written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry's Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The lyrics are in the Irish language, and the song is to date the only British hit single ever to have been sung in that language. The chorus "Fol lol the doh fol the day, Fol the doh fol the day", is ancient Irish mouth-music which is common in traditional music. [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Clannad/_/Theme+From+Harry%27s+Game).