"When We Were Young" was a number one hit single by the Irish showband The Airchords, featuring Pat Lynch on lead vocals.[1] Written by Barry Mason and Les Reed,[2] it reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 10 April 1971. The song remained at the top of the charts for just the one week, but was to return to the No. 1 position on 8 May of that same year, this time for a period of four weeks. Lynch and the Airchords had already broken up before the song was released.[3] The song became a stadium anthem for Cork Hibernians F.C.[4]
| "When We Were Young" | ||||
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| Single by Pat Lynch | ||||
| B-side | "Hush A Bye Boy" | |||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March 1971 | |||
| Studio | Eamonn Andrews Studios | |||
| Genre | pop, Irish folk, showband | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Ruby (Ireland) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mason and Les Reed | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Bayle | |||
| Pat Lynch singles chronology | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "John Arnold: As Dickie bows out, it's truly the end of a showband era". echo live. November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Song: When We Were Young written by Barry Mason, Les Reed | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ "Obituary: Pat Lynch". Independent.ie. February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Airchords Showband". www.irish-showbands.com.
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