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"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is a song by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, with lyrics written by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The original version of the song was released in 2004 on Give 'Em the Boot IV and was re-recorded for their certified gold selling 2005 album, The Warrior's Code.
Jul 6, 2021 · The story behind Dropkick Murphys' I’m Shipping Up To Boston. By Henry Yates. ( Classic Rock ) published 6 July 2021. Dropkick Murphys' I’m Shipping Up To Boston was a collision of Celtic punk, legless pirates, and beyond-the-grave lyrics from American folk hero Woody Guthrie.
The song is about a sailor who loses his leg in a bizarre rigging accident, and now he's shipping off to Boston to find his wooden leg. In a Songfacts interview with Matt Kelly of the Dropkick Murphys, he explained how they attained the unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics for this song and why they chose it. Said Kelly: "We were bestowed the honor ...
Jul 14, 2021 · Dropkick Murphys' "I’m Shipping Up To Boston" features lyrics from a forgotten poem by American folk hero Woody Guthrie. Ken Casey, one of the founders of the American Celtic punk band, has...
Jan 1, 2024 · ‘I’m Shipping Up to Boston’ becomes more than a song; it morphs into a battle cry for every person who refuses to be defined by their losses, who persists in the face of their individual tempests, and who is bent on navigating back to their own version of Boston to find renewal and resolution.
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys is a song about the determination and resilience of a sailor who lost his leg while climbing up the topsails of a ship. The chorus of the song, "I'm shipping up to Boston" echoes the determination and resilience of the sailor to continue his journey despite the odds.
Nov 18, 2006 · Dropkick Murphys perform this song on the waterfront in East Boston. While hanging with hooligans and runnin' from the cops.
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