Pogue mahone records ny 12,stiff records ny 12 format. Bbc news entertainment pogues track wins christmas poll. Lampreymouthed vocalist and legendary boozer shane macgowan first cut his teeth in punk band the nips before packing up his diy bags and moving on to celtic rock with the pogues. Shane mcgowan pogues limerick rakeat the gates of hell by lordofnumenor. Fairytale of new york certainly still sells in big numbers. The summer of 1990, the welsh sunshine, great food, good friends, ireland in the world cup, all this and joe strummer too. An eclectic group that married the raw energy and political anger of punk with the structures and instrumentation of irish folk. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
The pogues featuring kirsty maccoll fairytale of new york. Official video for fairytale of new york by the pogues featuring kirsty maccoll stream the pogues greatest hits here thepogues subsc. Also thanks to carolinetillyann who made the last part of this video shane macgowan dancing with camille osullivan 2012 london. The pogues fairytale of new york 1987, vinyl discogs. Steve pyke in recent years, the christmas holidays in england have reverberated to the song fairytale of new york by the pogues featuring kirsty maccoll, but the pogues have an older and more interesting story than their biggest hit single in their heyday they toured with u2 and bob dylan while spinning traditional irish music on its head, and. How the pogues and kirsty maccoll made one of britains favourite christmas songs. Singer steve earle isnt so much a songwriter as he is a storyteller, and here he spins a few of his many yarns about bob dylan, tom waits, townes van zandt, bruce springsteen, the sex pistols. Kirsty maccoll rejoins the pogues to record miss otis regrets 1990 aidsbenefit album red hot and. Fairytale of new york is a song written by jem finer and shane macgowan and recorded by their band the pogues, featuring singersongwriter kirsty maccoll on vocals. Pogues books there are many books with information about the pogues, and a couple just about the pogues. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Released in 1957, the same year as elvis presleys hit christmas album, sinatras first christmas record is like a conservative oped in.
Choose from the pogues sheet music for such popular songs as a rainy night in soho, fairytale of new york, and streams of whiskey. Pogues producer elvis costello bet shane macgowan and cowriter jem finer, the bands banjoist, that they couldnt come up with a christmas record that wasnt. Macgowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems, but. This is a list of songs recorded by the pogues, an angloirish celtic punk band. Best christmas songs playlist the ultimate festive. Fairytale of new york is a fine record, but the christmas song i like. The pogues in paris 30th anniversary concert at the. Written by pogues founders jem finer and shane macgowan and featuring guest vocals from kirsty maccoll, fairytale of new york had numerous rejigs before it became the version we know today. Macgowan hated the song and thought it was an awful idea, believing they could write a better original song themselves.
The melody limps, the lyrics stumble and the action begins in ireland. Fairytale of new york is the true sound of christmas. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. Tells the story of the pogues, which is as vivid as the music they make. The pogues fairytale of new york lyrics genius lyrics. The pogues james fearnley on his memoir, jamming with.
Founded in 1980 as an independent music store, the princeton record exchange continues to promote and support some of the best musicians and their recordings, including pogues cds, dvds and more. Most of the songs were composed by band members, especially lead singer shane macgowan, though the bands repertoire also includes renditions of folk songs from around the world, and especially from ireland. The pogues havent made a new record in twenty years, and the last album with macgowan was hells ditch, released in 1990. Macgowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with joe strummer and then with spider stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996. The pogues reformed a few years ago and mostly do christmas gigs in ireland and britain and the occasional festival, when asked why the band reformed shane said it was for the money. The pogues is a celtic punk band from london, formed in 1982 and fronted by shane macgowan. Containing interviews of the managers, agents, label bosses, filmmakers, producers, and promoters, this book presents their arguments and drunken spats, their love affairs, the illnesses, the drugs, the sackings, the legal actions, and their overriding passion for music. Clearly, it is a world away from the angst of peace and love,its almost pastoral, so on that score alone, its a success. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Also, if you can flesh in missing information isbn, year of publication, etc, please let me know. The track, which went to number two in 1987, beat the original band aid single recorded in 1984 into second place. The song is an irish folk style ballad and was written as a duet, with the pogues singer macgowan taking the role of the male character and maccoll the female character. It was a daring move that has produced some of the most originalsounding music of the postpunk era. Most of the songs were composed by band members, especially lead singer shane macgowan, though the bands repertoire also includes renditions of folk songs from. In the states, at least, part of the pogues staying power is this weeks.
The pogues were an english celtic punk band fronted by shane macgowan and others, founded in kings cross, london in 1982, as pogue mahone the anglicisation of the irish gaelic pog mo thoin, meaning kiss my arse. Instead of a cover song, lead singer shane macgowan and banjo player jem finer decided to write one themselves. Fairytale of new york by the pogues and the late kirsty maccoll, has been voted favourite christmas song in a poll by music tv channel vh1. The pogues featuring kirsty maccoll fairytale of new york 1987 perhaps not the cheeriest of songs, but certainly one of the best christmas tunes ever to have been committed to tape. Most famous for the best loved christmas song fairytale of new york and for their drunk and toothless genius front man shane macgowan, the pogues shone like diamonds for 10 or so years before self imploding in a stream of whiskey, bitterness and acid. I doubt if that was the real reason as shane would sing at. My christmas song is good, but its not the best save shane macgowan performing with the pogues in. It was christmas eve, babe in the drunk tank an old man said to me wont see another one and then he sang a song the rare old mountain dew i. The pogues the best of the pogues 1991, vinyl discogs. Bbc dj brands the pogues christmas classic fairytale of new york an offensive pile of downmarket chav bilge and calls for it to be banned. Dzm gimme that old time vinyl to celebrate over 30 years of the pogues, rhino records is reissuing the bands first 5 classic albums along with the 1986 elvis costello produced ep poguetry in motion on limited edition red vinyl. Pogue mahone records 9031754051,pogue mahone records wx430,pogue mahone records wx 430 format. Shane lives up to his reputation when he stops to have a lively chat with absolute radio on the red carpet. The pogues fairytale of new york official video youtube.
The editor of a student newspaper has been blasted for demanding that the word faggot is banned from the christmas song fairytale of new york in case it offends homosexuals. Bbc dj calls for ban on the pogues fairytale of new york. The first attempts to record this were as a duet with macgowan and pogues bass player cait oriordan. Christmas classic fairytale of new york branded homophobic. The pogues celebrate their 30th anniversary with a soldout double concert at the olympia theatre in paris. The pogues biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Fairytale of new york 20002011 eastenders tv series performer 7.
Shane macgowan interview at the nme awards 2010 with adrian hieatt. Creedence clearwater revival chronicle the 20 greatest hits vinyl lp new 5 out of 5 stars. The pogues produced some of the most incredible moments in rock history. But fairytale of new york, from the same session, doesnt sound like an embryonic classic. The pogues accordion player tells the story of how the band were caught up in a political row james fearnley wed 23 oct 20 11. A drunken hymn for those with broken dreams and abandoned hope.