| "The Town I Loved So Well" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter |
"The Town I Loved So Well" is a song written by Phil Coulter about his childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland. The first three verses are about the simple lifestyle he grew up with in Derry, while the final two deal with the Troubles, and lament how his placid hometown had become a major military outpost, plagued with violence. The final verse includes a message of hope for a "bright, brand new day", saying "They will not forget but their hearts are set / on tomorrow and peace once again".
Stuart Bailie has described the song as one of the few "nuanced" songs during the Troubles that both Unionists and Republicans could sing.[1]
- ^ Bailie, Stuart (2018). Trouble Songs. Belfast: Bloomfield. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-5272-2047-8.