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The Orange and the Green

humorous Irish folk song written by Anthony Murphy; parody of "The Wearing of the Green"
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The Orange and the Green

Summary

The Orange and the Green is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Orange and the Green's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Orange and the Green's genre is Irish folk music[4].
  • The Orange and the Green's based on is recorded as The Wearing of the Green[5].
  • Among the performers on The Orange and the Green was The Irish Rovers[6].
  • The Orange and the Green was performed by The Wolfe Tones[7].
  • The Orange and the Green was performed by Paddy Reilly[8].
  • Among the performers on The Orange and the Green was Brobdingnagian Bards[9].
  • The Orange and the Green was performed by Marc Gunn[10].
  • Among the performers on The Orange and the Green was The Spinners[11].
  • The Orange and the Green's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Orange and the Green's lyricist is recorded as Anthony Murphy[13].
  • The Orange and the Green's main subject is interfaith marriage in Christianity[14].
  • The Orange and the Green's main subject is Orange Order[15].
  • The Orange and the Green's title is recorded as The Orange and the Green[16].
  • The Orange and the Green's has melody is recorded as The Wearing of the Green[17].
  • The Orange and the Green's modified version of is recorded as The Wearing of the Green[18].
  • The Orange and the Green's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • Genre(s): celtic, filk[21]

  • Community tags: celtic, filk[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e045d58-b766-42b3-b7b9-2d9853fd9f01[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Irish Rovers[6], The Wolfe Tones[7], Paddy Reilly[8], Brobdingnagian Bards[9], Marc Gunn[10], and The Spinners[11].

Publication

The Orange and the Green's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is Irish folk music[4].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include interfaith marriage in Christianity[14] and Orange Order[15].

Why It Matters

The Orange and the Green ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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