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Paper Sun (Def Leppard song)
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Wikipedia article
'Paper Sun' is a single by British band Def Leppard from their 9th album Euphoria. It charted at #11 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts. It failed to chart elsewhere, however. It is included on the second disc of the compilation album Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.
Overview
Lyrically, the song is about the Omagh bombing which occurred on August 15, 1998.
After being omitted from tour set lists since the Euphoria World Tour in 2000, the song returned to Def Leppard's set list for their 2015 World Tour with Tesla and Styx.
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Category:Def Leppard songs
Category:1999 singles
Category:Anti-war songs
Category:Protest songs
Category:Songs based on actual events
Category:Songs written by Phil Collen
Category:Songs written by Vivian Campbell
Category:Songs written by Joe Elliott
Category:Songs written by Rick Savage
Category:1998 songs
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
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