Dirty Old Town - The Pogues - Lyrics ,

[wtg2989]

I seriously can't fucking quit this song.

[digitig]

Yes, the original (Ewan MacColl wrote it, as others have said) had "the Salford wind", not "the smoky wind", so it's definitely about Salford. I understand that MacColl liked the change to "smoky" though, because it made it more universal. Really, is there an industrial city anywhere in the world that it isn't about? Even the reference to docks doesn't place it on the coast. Salford isn't on the coast: Salford docks were canal docks.

[Mrnono1313]

The things i prefer with the Pogues, it's the singer's teeth !!!

[Bhoysingreen8493]

best song in the world!

[BodhranGirl98]

Gorgeous song.

[mikel2187]

Salford <3

[CoolerThanIceCubes1]

republic of doyle :3 LOVE this song

[LIAMxMILLER]

CELTIC!!!!!!!!!!!

[LadyLumps01]

Why should they be singing about England? Since when was England a town???

[MsOneiroi77]

@LadyLumps01 but salford is a town and its about there ;-P

[johngcuntylugs]

@MsOneiroi77 really, always thought this song was about Dublin??..:P

[dragonash1993]

@johngcuntylugs it's definitely about Salford.

[DrYang73]

@LadyLumps01 The song was written originally about a town in the north of England. People think it's about Ireland because of the Pogues and The Dubliners but Ewan MacColl wrote it about England

[TheAaron0422]

i think they shud be singing about england no offences

[Isismusicnow]

*music* love it :)

[cheznicholson2710]

when they sing bout a dirty old town apart from london do they mean shitty rhyl lmaox wat a dump ...........oh gr8 song by da way x

[westone4u]

nice version! ty!

[weezie100160]

Love your videos VenomousNewfie ...

[honigklauer]

amazing song !!!!!!!!!!



[olbassy]

Ts me heritige..................eggs­lint!

[MsOneiroi77]

@olbassy if your English its about as Irish as a Chicago pizza

[olbassy]

@MsOneiroi77 ......nudgin, nudgin, nudgin.......this black duck from half irish spud farmer and half welsh nymphet circa 1857......(both had a free ticket over)!.....onya bike! XXXXX

[MsOneiroi77]

@olbassy yeah whatever nudge, nudge talk sense.

[HydromelRaptor]

This is really fuckin' music *.*

[rtogurl]

It is a foot waggin song..hee hee. Good tune.

[zroppian]

Fantastic song... great band... brilliant artist... shame about the choppers. There's something about the Irish and their choppers.

[Nwefie]

i agree im a newfie and listing to this song makes me feel like im back home

[DataUnit]

<3

[Kotor1972]

The Pogues and a Ice cold Beer, Sweet weekend beguns!!

[wackster66]

go into another world listening to this and them

[BlackRedStar95]

i only listen punkrock but if i heared this song from my brother i hear this relaxed musik and punkrock its so nice!

[larnz12]

Best song EVER!!!!



[sweetiepatty7]

i was tapping my feet whilst listening to this lool with cola in me hand :P

[tinytot258]

@sweetiepatty7 good life

[sexypotterhead]

reminds me of margate.

[LUKE01MAN]

R.I.P. Lou </3

[danielavendano333]

R.I.P. Lou..... you fat bastard :)

[rockykitty123]

Excellent song!!! This was the ending song on the last episode of "Rescue Me" last night.

[Minecraft4009]

it´s not my favourite music but it sounds god

[0TheBestMan]

@Minecraft4009 it does sound god :p.

[909chuck]

A good version with authentic sound. Not sure I liked the banjo. It's O.K.

[judeyorke]

Three cheers for drunkin' tears in me beers!

[Millerbhoys7]

classic

[zanjani13]

this is Republic of Doyle Season 2 finishing song.

[sheppard67]

Was this in P.S I Love you?

[marieamy21]

i love this song i just came back from newfoundand couple months ago miss it already :(

[oamaru123]

i love that song

[gaconnochie]

Mind the lyrics are wrong! It should read "I met my love by the gas work's croft". I think the first Irish band to cover the song got it wrong and the others followed suit. I was told by a Mancunian that the bit of ground called the gas work's croft still exists.

[65groove]

reminds me the lovely dublin..

[wackster66]

who wud thumbs down this song? ..bahhh...love it :-)

[Captainalfie]

Can't stop listening to this piece. Heard it on Republic of Doyle..... both great!

Thanks.

[tony00165]

Salford is next to Manchester in England

[TheUKConman]

2 people live in a really clean new town and have never kissed their love against the factory wall

[1woodnut]

What the hell is Salford?

[gaconnochie]

@1woodnut The song was written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 as a musical interlude for his play "Landscape with Chimneys". Both the song and play are about life in industrial Salford, now part of Greater Manchester. MacColl was himself born in Salford but both of his parents were Scottish. He became the major figure in the Britsh folk revival. Apart from this song his two other best known songs are probably Shoals Of Herring and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

[steeshmufc]

stephen forster jr

[solopino1]

BIG BIG SHANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1funnyz]

Bestr song ever

[astrocomera]

Lot of Cities and Towns in the U.K that could be likened to such a song-Villages tooo....

[DonNinoFalcone]

Unbelivible good song.

[08dawilliams]

@thepeterlong its about Salford, not bloody ireland

[newfierasta]

love this song, reminds me of my home, miss u newfoundland

[c1der001]

This is wrote by ewan mcall (who lived in salford )about the city SALFORD not Manchester! The original lyrics were Smelled the spring on the SALFORD wind! SALFORD SALFORD SALFORD

[THEDRIVEN60]

@c1der001 kirsty mcColls father

[hairlessbaldy]

@c1der001 where?

[gsteiner2]

I love it !!!

[TONYIRISHPROUD]

all about the old salford mills no matter wot ppl say

[MultiB18]

Super !

[andjelijaue]

beautiful...



[myers5797]

This song is about Manchester you know

[lickamaknob]

@myers5797

yep its about salford in manchester

[Chrisredfieldfan]

this song is so nice

[newfieman7765]

I really like this song, thanks for posting!