Irish lilt mixed with the attitude of early UK punk rock was what initially fueled the The Pogues. Fronted by the (in)famous Shane MacGowan, The Pogues lifted traditional Irish music out of the gutter of its past injecting it with a strong dose of piss and lager.
Originally released in 1987, If I Should Fall from Grace With God was the band’s calling card, and breakthrough to mainstream audiences, anchored by the crossover Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York.” MacGowan’s writing and the band are in top form here, swimming in cigarettes and Guinness.
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MP3: The Pogues :: Fairytale of New York (Christmas In The Drunk Tank)
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I love this song and I always wondered who did it! Hey do you happen to if a movie used this song really well? I know that’s where I know it from but I can’t place it at all. - Danny
1 | Danny November 30th, 2007 at 4:09 pmAwesome! this, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and John Lennon’s, “And so this is Christmas” are must listens every year!
2 | harb November 30th, 2007 at 5:36 pmthanks for this!
Hey, how great was Kirsty MacColl on this?
I have another Pogues version of this given to me by a friend–all electric distortion and punk noise–but I have no idea when it was released. Was it on the original single?
3 | Matthew November 30th, 2007 at 6:50 pmNever mind. I just listened to the punk Fairytale. I’m a schmuck–it’s not the Pogues. Not them at all. It’s a cover.
Who is it, then?
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5 | Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Forty-Seventh Edition November 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pmSeriously dudes, what movie!!!!??? It’s still nagging at me days later over here.
6 | Danny December 6th, 2007 at 7:45 pmfor matthew - no use for a name did the cover you’re probably thinking about.
7 | Donna December 7th, 2007 at 12:14 am