The 1983 U2 album '' War '' includes the song " Sunday Bloody Sunday " , a lament for the Northern Ireland troubles whose title alludes to the 1972 Bloody Sunday shooting of Catholic demonstrators by British soldiers . In concert , Bono began introducing the song with the disclaimer " this song is '' not '' a rebel song " . These words are included in the version on '' Under a Blood Red Sky '' , the 1983 live album of the War Tour . The 1988 concert film '' Rattle and Hum '' includes a performance hours after the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen , which Bono condemns in a mid-song rant . In response , Sinéad O'Connor released a song with the title of ' This is a Rebel Song ' , as she explains in her live album '' How About I Be Me ( And You Be You ) ? ''
Remembrance Day bombing
Remembrance Day bombing
Irish rebel song