Biography

By demonstrating that the spirit of punk could live in traditional Irish folk music, the Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the mid-'80s. Led by Shane MacGowan, whose slurred, incomprehensible voice often disguised the sheer poetry of his songs, the Pogues were undeniably political -- not only were many of their songs explicitly in favor of working-class liberalism, but the wild, careening sound of their punk-injected folk was implicitly radical. While the band was clearly radical, they also had a wickedly warped sense of humor, which was abundantly clear on their biggest hit, the fractured Christmas carol [roviLink="MC"]"Fairy Tale of New York." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• A Pair Of Brown Eyes

• Bright Lights

• Dark Streets Of London

• Dirty Old Town

• Down All The Days

• Fairytale Of New York

• Gartloney Rats

• Honky Tonk Women

• How Come

• If I Should Fall From Grace With God

• London You're A Lady

• Lorelei

• Lullaby Of London

• Misty Morning, Albert Bridge

• Oretown

• Pachinko

• Rain Street

• Rainbow Man

• Sally Maclennane

• Six To Go

• Streams Of Whiskey

• The Broad Majestic Shannon

• The Sick Bed Of Cúchulaínn

• The Sickbed Of Cuchulaínn

• The Sunnyside Of The Street

• Thousands Are Sailing

• Transmetropolitan

• Tuesday Morning

• Turkish Song Of The Damned

• When The Ship Comes In

• White City

• Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Discography

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• Streams of Whiskey: Live in Leysin, Switzerland

  Castle Music Ltd.

  2002