O'Brien Has No Place to Go

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"O'Brien Has No Place to Go"
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Single by Brendan Shine
B-side "40 Miles from Poplar Bluff"
Released1971
Recorded1971
Genre Irish traditional, showband, country and Irish
Length2:52
Label Play
Songwriters Stanley Murphy, George "Honey Boy" Evans
Producer Bill O'Donovan
Brendan Shine singles chronology
"The Maid With The Bonny Brown Hair"
(1970)		"O'Brien Has No Place to Go"
(1971)		"Sailor Boy"
(1971)

"O'Brien Has No Place to Go" is an Irish traditional song written by Stanley Murphy with music by George "Honey Boy" Evans. [1] [2]

Contents

Lyrics

The song is about a man named Dennis O'Brien who has three eligible daughters, all of whom are courted by young men. [1]

Song history

The song was written in 1908 by Stanley Murphy with music by George "Honey Boy" Evans. [1] [2]

A 1971 recording by Brendan Shine reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart. [3] [4] Shine received a silver disc for selling over 25,000 copies of the single. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irish Song Lyrics - OBrien Has No Place To Go". www.irishsongs.com.
  2. 1 2 Evans, George; Murphy, Stanley (January 1, 1908). "O'Brien Has No Place to Go". Historic Sheet Music Collection.
  3. ↑ https://www.discoverkerry.com/event/brendan-shine/69760101/
  4. ↑ "Pat Egan Presents Brendan Shine - The Lobby Tour". tht.ie.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Ken (22 June 1974). "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard . New York City: Bill and Roger Littleford. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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