Favourite Pogues Song

TheUlteriorMotive · December 9, 2019, 1:45pm

Body of American for me

glasagusban · December 9, 2019, 1:50pm

Rainy Night in Soho, poetry.

glasagusban · December 9, 2019, 1:50pm

This is also genius, so dense.

anon61878697 · December 9, 2019, 3:42pm

He was called. He served. He is counted.

Breaking_my_balls · December 9, 2019, 3:45pm

Rainy Night in Soho, hands down.

balbec · December 9, 2019, 5:54pm

I can never listen to “the old main drag” without shedding a tear for @Tassotti

Spidey · December 9, 2019, 9:28pm

Only really got into Rum, Sodomy and the Lash this year. It’s an incredible album - serious body of work.

Ashman · December 9, 2019, 9:35pm

There is a EP from 1985 called Poguetry in Motion . It is fabulous .

Special_Olympiakos · December 10, 2019, 11:31am

Walzing Matilda at the end is a classic

Special_Olympiakos · December 10, 2019, 11:32am

Anyone ever see the Straight to Hell movie? I think Elvis Costello was involved. He was married to Cait Riordan at the time…

farmerinthecity · December 10, 2019, 11:33am

If I Should Fall From Grace with God is much better in my opinion.

Close to a 10 out of 10 album for me.

anon61878697 · December 10, 2019, 11:44am

Ah no … No. no, no - Spidey had it right.

Special_Olympiakos · December 10, 2019, 11:49am

Red Roses for me is their best album by a mile imo.
Rum Sodomy second and If I should fall from grace 3rd.

Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr · December 10, 2019, 12:33pm

Red Roses & Rum/Sodomy are great records and very representative of live performances at the time.

The band had really matured by Grace with God. Advanced musicianship, Shane at his songwriting peak and a better engineered recording. It’s my favourite Pogues album.

anon61878697 · December 10, 2019, 1:00pm

I’m generally drawn to the rougher, unpolished sound of most artists , there’s something much more real about the sound/energy.

Fagan_ODowd · December 10, 2019, 1:02pm

I can confirm this. The Pogues toured Ireland around the turn of the year 1985/1986. They played some quirky venues like a community centre in North Tipperary that I can’t remember the name of.

I saw them on that tour with in the Bridge Hotel in Waterford. Before the gig myself and a friend went into Downes pub around the corner for refreshments. Who was sitting in front of the fire guzzling only the Pogues. MacGowan was asleep with a fedora over his face. This isn’t going to be good we surmised. Anyway we went around to the Bridge and Pogues duly arrived on stage and blew the fucking place asunder. Lads were going demented. It was unreal.

farmerinthecity · December 10, 2019, 1:09pm

I’d be the same but there were much more non-originals on Rum for a start.

Ashman · December 10, 2019, 1:09pm

Shinrone is in Offaly ?

anon61878697 · December 10, 2019, 1:10pm

Hvae we had a shout out for The Boys from the County Hell?

Fagan_ODowd · December 10, 2019, 1:10pm

Ashman:

Fagan_ODowd:

Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr:

Red Roses & Rum/Sodomy are great records and very representative of live performances at the time.

I can confirm this. The Pogues toured Ireland around the turn of the year 1985/1986. They played some quirky venues like a community centre in North Tipperary that I can’t remember the name of.

I saw them on that tour with in the Bridge Hotel in Waterford. Before the gig myself and a friend went into Downes pub around the corner for refreshments. Who was sitting in front of the fire guzzling only the Pogues. MacGowan was asleep with a fedora over his face. This isn’t going to be good we surmised. Anyway we went around to the Bridge and Pogues duly arrived on stage and blew the fucking place asunder. Lads were going demented. It was unreal.

Shinrone is in Offaly ?

That’s the one. Ethnic Tipperary