CD#1 (Track 14)
On A Saturday (acoustic)
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On A Saturday (acoustic)
(adult alternative) - 5:23 |
ON A SATURDAY - (key G)
Music 1998 - lyrics 2002 by Louis Gogan
Copyright (c) 2002 Louis Gogan
G Gmaj7, G Gmaj7, C Cmaj7, C Cmaj7
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
Just another town, like any other sleepy town
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
A peaceful place, but some people laid a plan
Just another street, a place where people shop and meet
Where children run, and wish for toys and chocolate sweets
Just another car, like any other family car
Parked among the crowd, the driver walks away
Chorus :
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Then the day was torn apart
Am Am(+9) Am Am(+9)
By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
On a Saturday, just another Saturday
The noise and blast, took everybody by surprise
The crowd confused, one second seemed an hour
The frantic search, to try and find a loved one
The desperate prayers, and the fear of what they'll find
Chorus :
On the day which was torn apart
By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts
On a Saturday, just another Saturday
The years pass by, to some it now is history
But others cry, it still feels like yesterday
Those who survived, each day another struggle
Those who were lost, they were someone's family
The empty beds, the toys that have been stilled
The hopes and dreams, that can never be fulfilled
Chorus :
Because the day was torn apart
By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts
D D7 D D7
And what did they gain, at such a cost
G etc
On a Saturday, just another Saturday
A Saturday, such a painful Saturday
A Saturday, such an awful Saturday
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Instruments used
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Real instruments:
Acoustic guitar
Synth instruments:
none |
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Song Information
The Omagh Bombing Attack
Throughout the troubles in the north of Ireland many acts of terrorism have taken place by both Irish Republican and British Unionist killers. The IRA and UVF and other violent gangs declared war not on each other but moreso on the ordinary innocent people.
'Causes' have always been seen as an excuse to ignore and neutralise people's rights, especially their right to life and safety - the 'cause' becoming merely an empty catch-phrase justification. 'Cause' was, and still is, seen as an excuse for inhumane and brutal actions against those who are vunerable.
Now that there is some sort of political stability arriving in the North of Ireland these mindless killers have dropped the shallow freedom-fighting catch-phrases and can now be seen for what they always were - souless killers and members of organised crime groups with no higher intention than lining their own pockets. The use of their previous political defence is seen for what it is - the big lie. Know freedom-fighters, the world over, for what they really are.
This song was inspired by the awful Omagh bombing atrocity which took place in the town of Omagh, Co Tyrone, Ireland on Saturday 15th of August 1998, when an IRA terrorist parked a car, which was packed with explosives, in the busy main street. When it exploded it killed 29 people and also killed unborn twins. It maimed others. It destroyed so many many lives. It put Omagh at the centre of the map of mindless hate-filled savage brutality.
I am sure that these killers can justify their actions - just as the Nazis could justify their savage actions in the concentration camps.
I wrote the chord sequence, as a kind of emotional outlet, on the day of the Omagh bombing - it had saddened me so much - but I never got around to writing any words till March 2002 when there were reports in the media on the lack of progress in the investigation which had never been able to find, or charge, the culprits up to that time.
There are 2 versions of this song on CD#1 'On A Saturday' - a 'produced' version with orchestral accompaniment, track 10, and a simple acoustic version, track 14. I don't know which one I prefer - each has its own special mood. Track 14 could be considered to be the original version.
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Updated : 22nd August 2021
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