"Admiral William Brown" is a song, written and first performed in 1982, the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, by the Wolfe Tones. The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom. The song was popular in Ireland,[1] reaching number four in the charts. In the United States, the song reached the top spot on WROL's "Irish Hit Parade".

"Admiral William Brown"
Single by The Wolfe Tones
from the album A Sense of Freedom
Released	1983
Genre	Irish folk
Length	4:39
Label	Triskel Records
The Wolfe Tones singles chronology
"Streets of New York" (1981) "Admiral William Brown" (1983) "Farewell to Dublin" (1983)

References

External links

• Original recording on YouTube
• Acoustic cover of Admiral William Brown on YouTube

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