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"Dignity" is a song by Deacon Blue, which was the band's first official release. It is one of their most popular songs and is known for being sung at pub karaokes, and it is usually played as the final song at concerts. It received the most public votes for the 1980s songs in the Scotland's Greatest Album contest run by STV in 2011, and was featured on the 12 track compilation. It was also sung at the closing ceremony at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scotland's Greatest Album revealed )〕 The song tells the story of a litter-collector working for the local council who tells the singer/narrator that he is saving his money to buy a dinghy, which he will call "Dignity". He will take it on travels, proudly telling people that he bought it with money he had saved. The song has become a favourite at working/underclass karaoke bars in Glasgow. ==Multiple Releases== "Dignity" has been officially released as a single three times. It was first released in May 1987 as the lead single before the release of Deacon Blue's first album ''Raintown''. The single failed to chart in the UK, although it did reach the lower region of the charts in the Netherlands, and sales on the album were slow to start. The 12" version of the first release featured a different vocal and alternate lyrics. After the release of two subsequent singles, "Dignity" was re-recorded in November 1987 by Bob Clearmountain and the new mix released in January 1988 as the fourth single (and second release of "Dignity"). The second release charted on the UK singles chart and its success helped increase sales of ''Raintown''. "Dignity" was released for a third time as the second single from Deacon Blue's first greatest hits compilation ''Our Town - The Greatest Hits''. During the third release, two companion CD singles were released—one with the original version of "Dignity" and one with the Bob Clearmountain remix version. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dignity (Deacon Blue song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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