Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man

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"Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man"
Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man the Dubliners UK single side-A.png
Side A of the UK single
Single by The Dubliners
from the album Drinkin' and Courtin'
B-side "Quare Bungle Rye"
Released20 December 1967
Genre Folk, Irish, pop
Length3:45
    Label Major Minor
    The Dubliners singles chronology
    "All For Me Grog"
    (1967)    		"Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man"
    (1967)    		"Dirty Old Town"
    (1968)

    "Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man" is a traditional folk song recorded by the Dubliners and released as a single in December 1967. The song is known to have existed since at least the 18th century. [1] The arrangement sung by the Dubliners was by Ewan McColl.

    The song was seen to be offensive due to its sexualized themes and was banned by RTÉ and the BBC, resulting in its failing to make the UK top 40, instead peaking at No.43. It was the Dubliners' last hit single for over 20 years in the UK. [2] The song also failed to make the top ten in Ireland, peaking at No.11.

    Charts

    Chart (1967)Peak
    position
    Ireland (IRMA) [3] 11
    UK Singles (OCC) [4] 43

    References

    1. ↑ David Herd published it as ‘Scant of Love, Want of Love’ in his ‘’Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs’’ in 1869.
    2. ↑ Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
    3. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 00, 1967". Irish Singles Chart.
    4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.


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