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| − | Black Boys on Moped was released on March 1, 1990 and sung by an Irish singer-songwriter, Sinead O'Connor. The track is on her 1990’s 2nd album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Do_Not_Want_What_I_Haven%27t_Got I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got] written and arranged by herself. | + | Black Boys on Moped was released on March 1, 1990 and sung by an Irish singer-songwriter, Sinead O'Connor. The track is on her 1990’s 2nd album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Do_Not_Want_What_I_Haven%27t_Got I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got] written and arranged by herself. |
| − | Although the lyrics do not mention Colin Roach directly, it is dedicated to his family. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Colin_Roach</ref> | + | The song was inspired by an incident of a black British man who died from a gunshot wound on January 12, 1983. Although the lyrics do not mention Colin Roach directly, it is dedicated to his family. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Colin_Roach</ref> |
| + | Another source stated that the lyrics refer to an incident where the police pursued Nicholas Bramble, a youth, who was riding a moped and mistaken belief that had stolen the moped. The incident was in England on May 17, 1989. <ref>https://genius.com/Sinead-oconnor-black-boys-on-mopeds-lyrics#about</ref> | ||
=Controversy= | =Controversy= | ||
Revision as of 06:50, 23 December 2020
Black Boys on Moped was released on March 1, 1990 and sung by an Irish singer-songwriter, Sinead O'Connor. The track is on her 1990’s 2nd album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got written and arranged by herself. The song was inspired by an incident of a black British man who died from a gunshot wound on January 12, 1983. Although the lyrics do not mention Colin Roach directly, it is dedicated to his family. [1] Another source stated that the lyrics refer to an incident where the police pursued Nicholas Bramble, a youth, who was riding a moped and mistaken belief that had stolen the moped. The incident was in England on May 17, 1989. [2]
