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Recording Of IRA Song Sells Beer, Raises Queries y HEATHER MITCHELL Macnee (CP)--The record- waren at an Trian Rename a Army song was supposed to sell beer. And it has, say the spon- sors, but it has done a lot more. It has given one Canadian record company a hit disc, has helped another get a start and has caused a certain amount of | boy. confusion among disc jockeys. It's a folk tune first heard in Canada as part of a television commercial filmed at the Abbey Tavern in Howth, a Dublin suburb. Arc Sound Ltd. of Toronto got the commercial's sound track from Carling' Breweries Ltd. after the company was deluged with requests for copies of the song, sung by the Abbey Tavern Singers. Arc called it Off te Dublin in the Green. It has sold 85,000 copies, says promotion manager Ken. Warriner, adding that a single record "that sells 40,000 i Sanads ts indesd te he o hit, ~ Casi Re Records Lid., "owned by two Toronto business women and incorporated last June, re- corded the same tune with ly- rics by Dominic Behan using the Carleton Showband label. They called it The Merry Plow- The Irish owner of a Toronto music store says the correct name is The Green on_ the Green. Im any case, a Casl ex- ecutive says disc jockeys rarely get the title or the singers right. URGED BAN One Ontario newspaper sug- gested editorially that the IRA song be banned because it praises' a group of militant ex- tremists devoted to uniting [re- land and breaking away from Britain. Carling, which Ucelsent the song to Canada in April, had a moment or two of nervousness when it became a hit, "Tf this were the United States, Carling would buy 100,- 000 records and give them away with the beer," says Mr. War- riner. But under Ontario liquor -regulations the firm may not promote beer sales that way. However, thera has been no reaction from the liquor board to the song's popularity. Once the soug separates from. the commercial the board toses interest. , Mr. Warriner says he's sur- prised at the success of the record considering what he re- gards as poor sound quality. The singers. slur a line that sounds like "The IRA are fight- ing for the land that we may hold," or '". ., the land the Saxons stole." It was explained that they had to mumble because the pub is popular with Englishmen, Carling is planning to use another Irish commercial, this one for the Orangemen, using Captain of the Gallant Forty Twa, the song of the Ulster Regiment. The Abbey Tavern Singers, THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, September 12, 1966 7A Extensive Exhibit Slated Home Building Methods | Aemctenno Wamac ranged an extensive 'hiatal | of its construction products and procedures for the Oshawa Home and Manufacturers' Show. Exhibits will include: 1. Typical wall section of a poured basement wall. 2. Kitchen layout with built-in four men and two women who have other jobs during the day, will tour North America in the fall. The commercial is one of a series. aimed at showing how ~~ the company's beer is sold. Les Wainwright, brand man- ager for Black Label beer, says the firm has increased its share of industry sales since the song was first used in April. surface unit. oven and ree frigerator. 3. Typical interior dry wall section showing --a) Built in shoe rack, b) Sliding mirror closet doors, ©) Medicine cabinet, ? d) Built-in kleenex dis- penser, 4, Wall section showing alum» inum siding. 5. Brick samples 6. Advertising photos and "brochures. As builders in the Oshawa area for twelve years, the firm will be represented by a real estate salesman and members of the Armstrong staff. SATELLITE WAS ROOMY The first manned satelli Yuri Gagarin's Vostok, weigh 9,300 pounds. "Take a step into modern living" VISIT uiv riors by Tindal AT THE HOME SHOW! fe) HOME SHOW Looking for something unique in upholster- ed furniture . ... a talk with Mr. Windolf sil Pe will Let nim des put and build the pieces you desire . . . plus completely redecorate your room with the your mind at ease. sign finest in broadloom, drapes and any other items such as lamps, pictures etc. that will truly make your room .a showplace of good taste. VISIT OUR NEW STORE AT 39 SIMCOE NORTH ee ee ee ee ee ee ee é