The Pogues

kingtiger

haven't listened to The Pogues in many years and just stated listing to "Rom Sodomy & Lash" and have to give it to McGowan the mans a poet with some beauty in his lyrics

Anyone with me on this?

love "Rainy Night In Soho"

cfc1888

kingtiger wrote: »

haven't listened to The Pogues in many years and just stated listing to "Rom Sodomy & Lash" and have to give it to McGowan the mans a poet with some beauty in his lyrics

Anyone with me on this?

love "Rainy Night In Soho"

Rainy night in Soho is my favourite song ever.EVER.:D

MakeEmLaugh

kingtiger wrote: »

haven't listened to The Pogues in many years and just stated listing to "Rom Sodomy & Lash" and have to give it to McGowan the mans a poet with some beauty in his lyrics

Anyone with me on this?

love "Rainy Night In Soho"

Rainy Night in Soha wasn't originally on Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. That's a great album, though.

cfc1888

kingtiger wrote: »

haven't listened to The Pogues in many years and just stated listing to "Rom Sodomy & Lash" and have to give it to McGowan the mans a poet with some beauty in his lyrics

Anyone with me on this?

love "Rainy Night In Soho"

The man is a genius.Youve got me you tubeing the pogues now ya bolix:D

kingtiger

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

Rainy Night in Soha wasn't originally on Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. That's a great album, though.

ah I am pissed, don't be getting nerdy :pac:

cfc1888

kingtiger wrote: »

ah I am pissed, don't be getting nerdy :pac:

Shane Mcgowan forever.Small bit pissed too:D

kingtiger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6SreNgKpac

tippspur

The Pouges are brilliant,'thousands are sailing' some song.

Rothko

Yeah, I like Pogues. Love A Rainy Night In Soho. Apart from that my favourite song would be their version of Dirty Old Town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPF4X0VpkDg

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Real pity there's no Dublin gig for Christmas this year, only doing the one night and its in London :mad:

Great band though, wild gigs

vader65

For years I thought The Pogues were only famous for Fairytale in NY, but recently have really got into them and the rest of their songs are as good!

steve_r

Yeah, gutted that there's no Christmas gig this year.

Love RNIS and FONY. Masterpieces.

Also a big fan of Fiesta, Thousands are sailing, and A Pair of Brown Eyes

Gotya

One of my fav Pogues songs would be Boys From The County Hell "lend me 10 pounds and i'l buy you a drink"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2M7snEx1zs

theteal

Gotta love a bit of sickbed around christmas time!

madness98

Just watched this... Gotta love them!

bullpost

Best use of a Pogues song ever. Still makes the hairs stand on the back of my neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVEwpYt0EwE

biko

Fantastic band. Can't really choose a fav song but Rainy night in Soho would be up there.
From "Rum..." my favourites are the old "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday" and "Navigator"

Geo10

I think they're atrociously bad. I really can't see their appeal at all!

Cienciano

I like some of their stuff, used to be a big fan but haven't listened to them in ages. Favourite song was And the band played Waltzing Matilda

karaokeman

I think they are one of those bands that you just hate to love.

Fairytale of New York still feels good this time of year too.

Gotya

karaokeman wrote: »

I think they are one of those bands that you just hate to love.

Fairytale of New York still feels good this time of year too.

Yeah for sure, it wouldn't be Christmas without fairytale of New York.

DainBramage

As a songwriter MacGowan is up there with the best of them imo.
Too many great songs to choose from but will go with If I should fall from Grace with God and White City.

btw accordion player James Fearnly has a book out now about the band back in the day, its a great read.

lee_baby_simms

Fifteen minutes later
We had our first taste of whiskey
There was uncles giving lectures
On ancient irish history
The men all started telling jokes
And the women they got frisky
By five o'clock in the evening
Every bastard there was pissed

Rhys Essien

He fought the champ in Pittsburgh
And he slashed him to the ground
He took on tiny tartanella
And it only went one round

michellejames

its not christmas without fairy tale of new york!

theteal

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Fifteen minutes later
We had our first taste of whiskey
There was uncles giving lectures
On ancient irish history
The men all started telling jokes
And the women they got frisky
By five o'clock in the evening
Every bastard there was pissed piskey

FYP

vader65

Fairytale of New York definitely is the best christmas song of all time!

Geo10

vader65 wrote: »

Fairytale of New York definitely is the best christmas song of all time!

Ugh the worst IMO

rubadub

Geo10 wrote: »

Ugh the worst IMO

Its played to death alright, but do you honestly rate others higher than it. mr blobby, cliff richard, perhaps you're a shakin stevens fan -I'm calling troll on this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtqihYilxac

Geo10

rubadub wrote: »

Its played to death alright, but do you honestly rate others higher than it. mr blobby, cliff richard, perhaps you're a shakin stevens fan -I'm calling troll on this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtqihYilxac

Oh no definitely not a troll, I honestly and genuinely don't see how people like it at all. The best Christmas carols IMO are "All I Want For Christmas Is You" By Mariah Carrey and "My Only Wish This Year" by Britney

rossy1044

Red Roses for Me still one of my favorites albums of all time. Wish I could have seen them in there prime. Seen them a few years ago and was so dissapointed. Could barely make out a word MacGowan was saying.

dregin

nm wrote: »

Real pity there's no Dublin gig for Christmas this year, only doing the one night and its in London :mad:

They are a London band, like...

dregin

Love The Pogues. More a fan of their faster/punier stuff.

This clip is class

InTheTrees

I just posted this in the Maccoll thread. Seems appropriate here too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

whymeagain

kingtiger wrote: »

haven't listened to The Pogues in many years and just stated listing to "Rom Sodomy & Lash" and have to give it to McGowan the mans a poet with some beauty in his lyrics

Anyone with me on this?

love "Rainy Night In Soho"

heard damien demsey murder that song on ray darcy this morning jesus he`s terrible

TopBombing

The Pogues are superb, so many great songs, I never tire of listening to them.

dasdog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQbEaurkyQ

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They've announced 4 UK shows in December this year. Wonder if theres any chance of a Dublin gig being added.

nxbyveromdwjpg

A year on and no Christmas gigs at all this year. The end might be nigh I fear.

Bowlardo

can't understand how they have never played at the electic picnic. they'd be class at it