In 1979, Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats earned their second No. 1 U.K. hit when “I Don’t Like Mondays” was released. Written by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers, the song gained increased ...
They might not realize, if indeed they borrowed the phrase from the song, the actual provenance of the saying is quite dark. That’s because songwriter Bob Geldof took it from a tragic true story he ...