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Belfast Boy
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Wikipedia article
"'Belfast Boy'" is a song by the British singer Don Fardon. Released as a single in March 1970 it spent five weeks in the UK Singles Charts, peaking at number 32. It is a tribute to the Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer George Best, then at the height of his career.Goldman p.90 It was featured in a BBC documentary of the same year 'The World of Georgie Best'.
Although less successful than another football-themed song of the same year "Back Home" by the England World Cup squad, it became established as a football anthem and was closely associated with the player. Following the death of Best in 2005, Fardon re-released the single which reached number 77 in the British charts.
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Bibliography
* Lawrence Goldman. 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008'. Oxford University Press, 2013.
* Wayne Jancik. 'The Billboard Book of One-hit Wonders'. Billboard Books, 1998.
Category:1970 singles
Category:British songs
Category:1970 songs
Category:Football songs and chants
Category:Songs written by Tony Colton
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