The Pogues- Fairytale of New York

[SARAH201167]

MARY X MASS

[doomcontrol]

God bless the Irish.

[xxleandraxx1]

Yes!! makes me proud to be part irish ^^ Galway, one day soon <3 amazes me what my anestors had to do to get to america. I LOVE YOU ALL HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY!

SOUTHERN, CALIFORNIA LOVESTHEPOGUES!

X

[RejectedBlackCake]

Amazing video merry Xmas slater family ! Xxx

[mysunshinestory]

LOVE!!

[GixxerGilly]

R.I.P Kirsty and what a classic track xxx

[c30hendrix]

Check out ANOTHER LONELY CHRISTMAS by DIVINE SINNERS on youtube, it's got a very funny video.

[josamada]

God bless Ireland

[SpikyMagpie]

Love it!!

[ilikegameslol]

i know one of them's daughter.

[TheCatsMeowIrishGirl]

Beautiful!! Shane McGowan what a wonderful Irishman!! RIP Kirsty MacColl.

[samjo27]

RIP Kirsty... shane mcGowan a legend of our time! what a man to see live! fair play to ya lads!

[henze11]

3'06 to 3'20.. a wonderfull catharsis..

amazing..

ty for sharing..!

[gajdijaa]

it must be great to watch them live

[SovietSupremo]

Who's the woman singing?

[mufcsupporter1]

sinead o'connor

[noiepollution]

Shane sounds good nowadays, I hope he manages to clean his act up completely

[91dl12]

best crimbo songs ever

[thfc5afc1]

christmas is only cool because of the pogues and the kirst,oh yeah!!

[Poguesfan137]

Beautiful song, and Shane and the Pogues only gets better every year. Slainte.

[Oxfordfan17]

stop dissing drunks u sket not all of us have perfect up bringings, u live in a fuckin bubble of perfect lives, fuck u, drinking to die 4, all of my family die at 25 cos of drinking, its a hait, yh, diss us, u fuckin mug, welcome our world, miss fuckin perfect,

top xmas song!

[iguried93]

ma mim did fo ahclol piosin cos she wel c0ol

[mufcdouble2008]

I know i hate people like that, giving alcholics abuse, most of them dont want to drink they are addicts and have to, its not that easy giving up and people dont know till they have been in that situation.

[hicut]

I somehow doubt all your family die at 25...

[LostNotFound11]

I've been in that situation and through hard work and dedication you can get over it. I come from a long line of drinkers and it is possible to break the cycle of abuse. You just have to learn to grow as a person. The problem is during growth you must deal with uncomfortable feelings.

[adevezar]

Best song ever written.

Just that.

[barky87]

R.I.P. KIRSTY

[paddyemond]

you old slut and junk

[mlaunder]

*"you're an old slut on junk..." ; )

[imperialbritain]

I agree im a Catholic and I never go to church on Sunday but id defend my religion to the last.

[mufcdouble2008]

lol same ere

[Mranthr0pe]

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee......hey, I remember. Oh shit, now I'll be reciting the rosary all night...thanks a load, imp.

[reymonta22]

Chris it's nothing about catolics here.

ps. I'm Pool too :)

[ChrisRichnak]

I'm not Irish, I"m polish, and this song rings through-out America, it rings throughout Poland and Ireland, being Catholic can't explain your happiness among the world. Thank you Shane MCgowen, and all the the Catholics who live throughout this world. I stopped going to church, But I still beleive!!!!!!!!!!!

[khattak1209]

luv it luv it luv it

[rugbybem]

What a great song & version of it. Tells it like life is at the nasty end. Thanks for posting it on the site.

[drgeorgep]

The love-hate element of the lyric: faggot is used to rhyme with maggot, but also to reference the sexual performance problems of many male substance abusers. MacGowan is a A-class substance abuser, making Keith, Moon or Richards, seem rank amateurs. The word shows up at a point, in the lyric, where the woman wants to deeply insult, hurt, the man. What better than to attribute his sexual problems to being a faggot, not caring for women. Crude, for sure, but effective. Guys get it!

[icequeenisangel]

um ok, i guess ur american, not thats there's anything wrtong with that but f#ggot is a very derogative word for a male homosexual, and a fucked up beef sausage and a collection of sticks, but i think they mean a gay man, sorry but i dont think keith moon was gay, u may be looking to deep, a f#ggot is a gay man. i mean no offence and would never use that word myself, to me it is like the n word, unexeptable. but hay im a red sea predestran(jewish), what do i know

[antauk]

oh shut the fuck up, its a damn song

[campbellonia]

Yes. I agree. Patti Smith's "Piss Factory" was also a clear reference to her suffering from thrush, and when PJ Harvey covered "Moody River" it was 'cos she was on the rag. Get a grip pal. He lyrically calls himsefl a faggot and a maggot, but he also lyricaly calls the woman an old slut on junk. Folk'll say anything, as I think you're aware.

[Mranthr0pe]

You seem almost too well versed in this ailment, fella......might you be speaking from experience, doctor?

[shanaismum]

everytime i see this song i always think god damn he needs a wash lol

[alanboy555]

cant tell a word they are saying wheres the

faggot?

[billybob889900]

You're a bum

You're a punk

You're an old slut on junk

Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed

You scumbag, you maggot

You cheap lousy faggot

Happy Christmas your arse

I pray God it's our last

Merry Christmas mate!

[Marbeau]

It's Christmas Eve in the drunk tank!

[theviewfortheradio]

This song always makes me feel christmassy....its not like all the comercial christmas SHIT you normally hear...it's truthful and direct.....shame about kirsty though

[drgeorgep]

The best Christmas song, ever, never mind the truth it exposes. McGowan isn't "one of the best piss heads," he's the piss head and gawd blessed him. Gawd did us one, too, keeping him alive so we can enjoy. Too bad we can't say the same for Kristy, though Katie is great, too. Thanks, Shane.

[footballbabe07]

this is my favourite christmas song ever!

[susanhemmings]

Superb

[Lizalizzard]

One of finest piss heads you will ever meet. God bless him.

[Luddekuddekudde]

The man makes drinkers such as Ozzy and keith look like they are having a tea party.

[nlmaccoll]

shane is a musical legend. pure genius!!

[adrock1011]

i only discovered this song about a year ago... which means i've wasted 24 years...

[ukmachine]

yup.....

[Asprothecat]

Does that mean you're 25?

[zimmiedylan]

Pure Pogues concert feeling! Great!

[newsfromvenus]

isn't he drunk?

[bnojammymulligan]

stop judging the man..he wrote some of the best songs ever...wish I was as creative with or without drink...well done Shane MaGowan.. class songwriter and human being

[konituwaaa]

if u don't drink in ireland u get left behid that just the way we are ok! lol

no but hes great pitty bout Kirsty McColl she made this song!

[TBro278]

Ella Finer is the singer daughter of Jem Finer from the band....Saw them twice in march 06 and again march 07 in both nyc and philly  magic....pure magic...nothing makes me happier

[sanguinary0088]

This brought back all tears of joy from this wonderful night.

[bukem06]

shane = fucking legend.

true irish rover.

[mc4566]

shane is as good a singer as any one, as well as being a much better writer than anyone iv heard. he sounds off on this because he performed it towards the end, when he was practically always drunk, and he has barly any teeth. still one of the best. true legend.

[chrisupra]

Great song, maybe the singing could have been better but when was it ever good? The lyrics and the emotion behind the song means everything. Ive neva seen an empty dance floor in Ireland with this song or a quite tongue. Will always be a crowd favourite

[decko87]

Oh my god, what is shane doing!? It's horrible!

Btw Shane's brother went out with my aunt at some point:-P

[shastasladybear]

Awesome! THANKS FOR THE POST!

[amarant4]

i went to see the pogues last night and by god lol he sang better than this lol but still great lol

[vincento5301]

no one can do dat song like im or her e aint a gr8 singer but that dnt even matter

[andygibson127]

WHAT fucking language is that, are you retarded? a chav? Most likely both.

[sanshen]

who is the female singer there?

[tranmere66]

Ella Finer, daughter of guitarist Jem who co-wrote the song.

[Pervybilly]

wow fuckin great,thanks for the Video! :-)

[billynova33]

I was at this show. Shane was drunk but that didnt matter. Incredible show

[JimboJones100]

Oh So true!

[2005robincor]

without a doubt one of the greatest poets of all time