9/11: "THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN" (The Fireman Song)

YouTube ^ | orig 2001 | DFU

[doug from upland]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPfrtngwzjY

Written right after hearing fireman Mike Moran, at the Concert for New York, tell Osama bin Laden to "Kiss my royal Irish ass." Chris Storc saw it, worked with me to tweek it, and he got together the group to sing it.

The tune was sent to Hannity, he played it on the air, and said he had 5,000 requests for it.

Mike lost his older brother, Battalion Commander and FReeper John Moran on 9/11. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike and some FReepers at a New York Irish pub a year or so later to hoist a beer and sing the song.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

FreeRepublic 9/11 archive:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/620413/posts?page=1

[Enchante]

AWESOME Doug, I love this!!!!!

A fitting tribute, we need to share this far and wide.

[onona]

Back when I lived up north, listening to WVMT, the Charlie and Ernie show, they committed to playing this song every day until osama bin ladin was captured.

And they did. Every single morning.

[sneakers]

I knew about the song but never got a chance to hear it. Thank you for posting the link!

[doug from upland]

Wow, thanks for that anecdote.

[doug from upland]

Thanks for adding that to the thread.

[doug from upland]