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Baby boomer station defies woke critics by playing The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York in full
A radio station will play the Pogue’s Christmas hit Fairytale of New York in its full unexpurgated version after most of its listeners said they would not be offended by its controversial lyrics.
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'You scumbag, you maggot': For broken romantics, nothing says Christmas like 'Fairytale of New York'
The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York' is one of the great holiday songs of the modern era, and a gorgeous, sozzled mess of a performance.
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Fairytale of New York may finally reach No 1 after Shane MacGowan’s death
It is the most played Christmas song in the UK this century but has never reached number one in the British charts.
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How Shane MacGowan and the Pogues' controversial 'Fairytale of New York' became an unlikely, enduring holiday hit
The song at first seems dark, even nasty. But it's the U.K.’s most-played holiday song of the 21st century because ultimately, it's an anthem of hope.
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You cheap, lousy maggot: how Fairytale of New York started a Christmas culture war
It’s a song about alcoholism and a darkly dysfunctional marriage, it’s replete with crude swear words and insults, and it has found itself at the centre of an escalating culture war for years. And yet Fairytale of New York by The Pogues remains one of Britain’s favourite Christmas songs. The sad death of the band’s hell-raising singer Shane MacGowan after a long period of ill health will give the song a new lease of life this festive season, as if it ever needed one.
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Shane MacGowan’s Most Memorable Musical Moments, From the Pogues to His Signature Duets
Regarded for his wrenching, joyful lyricism as a bard of all things Irish, Shane MacGowan – the singer-songwriter known mostly for his work as frontman of the Celtic punk phenomenon the Pogues – was truly a tender poet of universal concern. Social blight, childhood dreams, national pride, coy romanticism, bloody Anglo-Irish politics, painful histories, the …
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Flashback: See Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl Sing ‘Fairytale of New York’ With the Pogues in 1988
Song became a surprising Christmas staple thanks, in part, to the singers' dramatic performance
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, dead at 65
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Irish band The Pogues, has died, according to a statement from his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke.
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The Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan, known for 'Fairytale Of New York', dies aged 65
The charismatic folk hero and frontman of The Pogues will always be remembered for his bittersweet Christmas classic "Fairytale Of New York", featuring the late Kirsty MacColl.
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Shane MacGowan Dies: Pogues Frontman, ‘Fairytale Of New York’ Singer Was 65
Shane MacGowan, The Pogues founder and singer-songwriter who in the 1980s melded Irish musical traditions with the ferocious snarl of punk, died today. He was 65. His death was announced by his wife Victoria Mary Clarke on Instagram, saying: “Shane will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my …
