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It was Crissssmas eve babe….. in the drunk tank….

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  • 23-12-2020 7:10pm
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    pj9999
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    Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest song of all time, and rightfully played about 1000 times a day by every radio station this time of year. If only some brave station would acknowledge that it is the only song worth listening to and play it on a continuous loop...


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    .anon.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭.anon.


    Quite possibly the most overrated song of all time. Which is a shame because it's musically good. Its ubiquity at Christmas, coupled with the fact that some people go on and on about how good it is, has given it an undeserved 'marmite-like' quality.


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    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    pj9999 wrote: »
    Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest song of all time, and rightfully played about 1000 times a day by every radio station this time of year. If only some brave station would acknowledge that it is the only song worth listening to and play it on a continuous loop...

    We've had at least one other thread about this song in the last few weeks.


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    #4
    Your Face
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    I must google that song.


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    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,944 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    Don't listen to the Bon Jovi 'version'.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    [Deleted User]
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    Noddy Holder wants a word, OP.


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    1o059k7ewrqj3n
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    It's not Christmas until I hear Fairytale of New York.


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    Wheety
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    Never heard of it


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    [Deleted User]
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    I kept them with me babe
    I put them with my own
    Can't make it alone
    I built my dreams around you


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    .anon.
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    The best thing about that song was the way Kirsty MacColl sang the words "well so could anyone".


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    odyssey06
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    Its more Rainy Night in Soho here right now...

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    furiousox
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    pj9999 wrote: »
    Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest song of all time...


    Yeah-well-you-know-thats-just-like-your-opinion-man2.jpg

    CPL 593H



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    KaneToad
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    .anon. wrote: »
    Quite possibly the most overrated song of all time. Which is a shame because it's musically good. Its ubiquity at Christmas, coupled with the fact that some people go on and on about how good it is, has given it an undeserved 'marmite-like' quality.

    It's musically good and lyrically good.
    What more do you want from a song?


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    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    I'm pretty happy that I've only heard it once so far this year.


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    Ubbquittious
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    I heard one today where they censored out 'f@ggot'. It was awful


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    I usually get sick of it around hearing it for the 50th time in December, so far I've about 30 left :D


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    joe40
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    The NYPD don't even have a choir...

    Agree, a great song.


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    Wildsurfer
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    Ubbquittious wrote: »
    I heard one today where they censored out 'f@ggot'. It was awful

    In fairness they just change that one word to 'haggard'. Hardly warrants writing off the song as awful. Just sing that bit yourself when the song is playing. It did make me wonder though did Kirsty do that alt version before she died so how did they do it? It sounded like her singing it


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    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 28,337 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    joe40 wrote: »
    The NYPD don't even have a choir...

    They should have.
    Dare I say it, they must have, after listening to this song.
    :)

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    Blondini
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    Ronan Keating's interpretation of the work is genius.
    Nuanced, bittersweet, poignant, sentimental...... sigh I could go on...


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    Leg End Reject
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    Ubbquittious wrote: »
    I heard one today where they censored out 'f@ggot'. It was awful

    The uncensored version is just perfect. Shane's gravelly voice and Kirsty's high notes, a poignant tale of a less than Hallmark Christmas reality and an uplifting melody.

    Bah humbug to the naysayers, I love it.
    https://forumofgames.com/index.php




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    corner of hells
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    joe40 wrote: »
    The NYPD don't even have a choir...

    Agree, a great song.

    Au contraire the NYPD choir was a name given to the drunks that sang in the drunk tanks of various New York police stations after being locked up over Christmas.

    I can't claim this as true but another poster posted this in boards recently.


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    Beechwoodspark
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    The drunk tanks (...well, pubs serving food) all closing at 3pm this Christmas Eve.


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    .anon.
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    KaneToad wrote: »
    It's musically good and lyrically good.
    What more do you want from a song?

    It's a good song, but hardly the greatest song of all time. Not even the best Pogues song.


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    Doctor Jimbob
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    Blondini wrote: »
    Ronan Keating's interpretation of the work is genius.
    Nuanced, bittersweet, poignant, sentimental...... sigh I could go on...

    While I'd agree Ronan's version is sublime and arguably better than the original, it just doesn't compare to the Bon Jovi cover. It's great to see all these talented artists keep adding to the song.


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    ExMachina1000
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    iamstop wrote: »
    Don't listen to the Bon Jovi 'version'.

    I just had a look for it on YouTube. 1.7k thumbs up 7.2 k thumbs down.
    Comments turned off too by "Bon Jovi official "

    A lead balloon


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    Kylta
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    Blondini wrote: »
    Ronan Keating's interpretation of the work is genius.
    Nuanced, bittersweet, poignant, sentimental...... sigh I could go on...

    are you the xmas grinch? are you on drugs, or are you tone deaf? A duck letting a scuttery fart sounds better than ronan Keating butchering fairytale.


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    Kylta
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    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    While I'd agree Ronan's version is sublime and arguably better than the original, it just doesn't compare to the Bon Jovi cover. It's great to see all these talented artists keep adding to the song.

    Did you make the above statement as a dare or are you posting early for april fools day


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    #29
    jmlad2020
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭jmlad2020


    Just for the record: if you think Ronan Keatings or Bon Jovis version is better than the original please die. You are no longer needed on our planet.


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    #30
    FrKurtFahrt
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    Irony is lost on this thread, but happy Christmas F@ggots


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    Dr. Bre
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    A thread gets open every year about this song


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