Editing It's a Long Way to Tipperary (section)

==Other versions and adaptations, Cultural references==
[[File:Propaganda nazi en Francia.JPG|thumb|The song was so popular that its title is referenced in English in this German propaganda poster for distribution in [[occupied France]].<ref name="Meehan">{{cite web |title=Artist Unknown: It's a Long Way to Rome 1943 |url=https://meehanmilitaryposters.com/product/artist-unknown-its-a-long-way-to-rome-1943/ |website=Meehan Military Posters |access-date=7 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>]]
* Around 1915, [[organized labour|labour]] activist [[Joe Hill (activist)|Joe Hill]] wrote "It's a Long Way Down to the Soup Line" using the tune of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". The song first describes the plight of poor workers before the formation of a nationwide labour union consisting of all workers. Then, it describes the improved financial state of workers after a [[general strike]] by the nationwide labour union. Lastly it describes the wealth of the workers and the demise of the [[entrepreneur|capitalists]] after a future [[communist revolution]].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's a Long Way Down to the Soupline, song lyrics |url=http://www.protestsonglyrics.net/Labor_Union_Songs/Long-Way-Down-Soupline.phtml |website=Protest Song Lyrics |access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
* In 1916, the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' published the song in the languages of the Empire, including a version translated into [[Cornish language|Cornish]] by [[Henry Jenner]].<ref>[[Peter Berresford Ellis]], ''The Cornish Language and its Literature'', Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1974.</ref>
*A [[Rhodesia]]n version of the song, called "It's a Long Way to [[Mukumbura]]", became popular among Rhodesian soldiers during the country's [[Rhodesian Bush War|Bush War]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite book
|title=A Walk Against The Stream: A Rhodesian National Service Officer's Story of the Bush War
|first=Tony
|last=Ballinger
|location=Solihull
|publisher=Helion and Company
|year=2015
|isbn=978-1-910294-43-7
|page=68}}</ref>
* The [[University of Missouri]] uses a version of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as a [[fight song]], renamed "[[Missouri Tigers#Every True Son - Fight Tigers|Every True Son]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fightmusic.com/mp3/big12/Missouri__Every_True_Son_Fight_Tigers.mp3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403173627/http://fightmusic.com/mp3/big12/Missouri__Every_True_Son_Fight_Tigers.mp3|url-status=dead|title=University of Missouri fight song|archive-date=3 April 2007|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> It is usually played as part of a medley, followed by a cheer and then "Fight, Tiger."
* The [[University of Oregon]] uses a [[contrafact]] of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as a fight song, renamed "[[Mighty Oregon]]".<ref>{{cite news|title='Mighty Oregon' sings of the past|url=http://dailyemerald.com/2006/11/12/mighty-oregon-sings-of-the-past/|newspaper=[[Daily Emerald]]|date=November 12, 2006|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>
* "It's a Long Way from [[Amphioxus]]", a song [[parody]] written by Philip H. Pope, is sung by students and scientists as an affirmation of [[evolution]]. Originally recorded by Sam Hinton,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sam Hinton Website – Sounds|url=http://www.samhinton.org/audio_video.html|publisher=Golden Apple Design|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> it is the official song of the Biological Sciences Division at the [[University of Chicago]].<ref>[http://bscd.bsd.uchicago.edu/content/its-long-way-amphioxus University of Chicago: Biological Sciences Division] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821035749/http://bscd.bsd.uchicago.edu/content/its-long-way-amphioxus |date=21 August 2011 }}</ref>
* The [[Club Atletico River Plate]] sports club from [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] used the music from the song to create its hymn.<ref>{{YouTube|Ij0ovaaV27I}}</ref>
* The song is referenced extensively in the 1917 [[Billy Murray (singer)|Billy Murray]] song "[[The Further It Is From Tipperary, The Closer It Is To Berlin]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=@attr+1=1020&num=1&start=1&query=cylinder6947|title=Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project|first=Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Collections|last=University of California|date=16 November 2005|website=Cylinders.library.ucsb.edu|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>
* The song is sung several times throughout the 2021 ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[The Simpsons (season 32)|Season 32]] [[List of The Simpsons episodes|episode]] "[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bojalad |first=Alec |date=2021-05-17 |title=The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 21 Review: The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-32-episode-21-review-the-man-from-grampa/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Singer [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] recorded a [[Cover version|cover]] of the song twice, first in 1968 as a part of a medley with "[[There Will Always Be an England]]" and "[[Bless 'Em All]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmEPTREfJRI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/BmEPTREfJRI |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Tiny Tim performs a medley, consisting of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"|website=[[YouTube]] |date=29 August 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> then in 1980 for his ''[[Tiny Tim (musician)#Discography|Chameleon]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq6NP3rrkSw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/iq6NP3rrkSw |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Tiny Tim's 1980 cover of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"|website=[[YouTube]] |date=13 April 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*The song is a recurring motif in the 2020 film ''[[Six Minutes to Midnight]]'', notably in the last scene, on the eve of WWII, when the German schoolgirls have been reunited with their beloved principal Rocholl (played by [[Judi Dench]]).<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2021/07-08/six-minutes-to-midnight-the-league-of-german-girls/ |journal=[[Quadrant (magazine)|Quadrant]] |title='Six Minutes to Midnight': The League of German Girls |author=[[Joe Dolce]] |date=21 August 2021}}</ref>
* The song is referenced in the 1977 finale episode ([[The Last Show (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)|”The Last Show”]]) of the American sitcom ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' in series 7, episode 24.
* The [[Bill Caddick]] song "The writing of Tipperary / It's a Long Way to Tipperary" intersperses the story of Jack Judge's writing the song with a potted history of the run-up to the First World War, followed by the song itself.  He sang it on his album "Sunny Memories" in 1977, and it was covered by [[June Tabor]] on her 1999 album ''A Quiet Eye''.
* An adapted version of the song was the first anthem of the Brazilian football club, Fluminense  Football Club in 1915.
* "It's A Long Long Way to Tipperary" was featured in several scenes in the classic movie ''[[Das Boot]]''.
* The song is sung by Crow T. Robot in [[Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie|''Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'']] as he attempts to dig through the ship's hull to return to Earth.