Editing Michael Collins (Irish leader) (section)

===Songs===
[[File:Wax figure of Michael Collins at the National Wax Plus Museum, Dublin, Ireland..JPG|right|thumb|Wax figure of Michael Collins at the [[National Wax Museum Plus]], Dublin, Ireland.]]
Irish-American [[folk rock]] band [[Black 47 (band)|Black 47]] recorded a song entitled "[[The Big Fellah]]" which was the first track on their 1994 album ''Home of the Brave''. It details Collins' career, from the Easter Rising to his death at Béal na Bláth. Irish [[Folk music|folk]] band the [[Wolfe Tones]] recorded a song titled "Michael Collins" on ''[[A Sense of Freedom (album)|A Sense of Freedom]]'' (1983) about Collins' life and death, although it begins when he was about 16 and took a job in London. Celtic metal band [[Cruachan (band)|Cruachan]] recorded a song also titled "Michael Collins" on their 2004 album ''[[Pagan (album)|Pagan]]'' which dealt with his role in the Civil War, the treaty and his eventual death. Also a song by [[Johnny McEvoy]], simply named "Michael", depicts Collins' death and the sadness surrounding his funeral.

The poem "The laughing boy" by [[Brendan Behan]] lamenting the death of Collins was translated into Greek in 1961 by Vasilis Rotas. In October of the same year, [[Mikis Theodorakis]] composed the song "Tο γελαστό παιδί" ("The laughing boy") using Rotas' translation. The song was recorded by [[Maria Farantouri]] in 1966 on the album "Ένας όμηρος" ("A hostage") and became an instant success. It was the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Z (1969 film)|Z]]'' (1969). "The laughing boy" became the song of protest against the [[dictatorship in Greece]] (1967–1974) and remains to date one of the most popular songs in Greek popular culture.