There's a town in Virginia, USA, called Dumbarton, and I'm guessing that's the Dumbarton which gets a lyrical name-check in both El Cerrito by Cracker and Chief Inspector Blancheflower by The Fiery Furnaces.
The Dumbarton we visit today though is on the west coast of Scotland and it was the birthplace of David Byrne and Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch. Apparently Franz Ferdinand once released a remix of their song Take Me Out retitled "David Byrne Was Born In Dumbarton", but I can't find that anywhere to t'interweb.
I couldn't find any other songs that mentioned Dumbarton by name, but I did find this little beauty from Glaswegian indie band (and a band I've actually met and interviewed!), The Supernaturals.
Boghead Park (former home of Dumbarton F.C.) was the oldest football stadium in Scotland when it finally closed down in 2000, having originally been opened in 1879. Here, James McColl of the Supernaturals fondly remembers visiting Boghead as a boy...
A trip to Boghead was always a good day out - except for the football!
ReplyDeleteWhen we went to Eurovision in Vienna (I know, don't judge) we dressed up, but panicked when we arrived as no-one else seemed to have donned their fancy dress. Fortunately we spotted another couple of lost souls who had also dressed up but seemed a bit lost. They were from Dumbarton and have remained firm friends ever since. This has nothing to do with the indie band mentioned above but just thought I'd throw it in.
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