The making of the Pogues ‘Fairytale of New York’ - SEE VIDEO

Awesome Stuff!!! Always loved the Pogues!!

It's "perfect" as the Irish like to say. ellenfromcork, I hope you saw that I translated the Irish from the other article on Christmas songs. I didn't see your post until later. Happy Christmas All! Nollaig Shona Daoibh!

'Tis lovely

Raw,emotional and beautiful what a song.

Great Song..Shane McGowan exploiting the stereotypical view of the Irish as drunks,and creating a magical Christmas song,that can only be hailed as pure genius and poetry. The realism of the lyrics is what connects it to all nations and people,only the Irish can do that with real raw style.

FYI Dec 18th was the 10 year annniversary of the tragic and senseless death of Kirsty McColl in a boating accident in Mexico. It was a loss of a great talent, she is missed.

Niall Given the recent tragic death of Gerry Ryan from cocaine abuse, I find it hard to glamorize a song about "drunken addicts". The BBC loves to use Shane McGowan as a prop for their stereotypical view of the Irish as drunks. To me, the Saw Doctors are much more my cup of tea. BTW, I like the Pet Shop Boys because they resurrected the career of Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O' Brien, whose grandparents were from Tralee. You might know her better as Dusty Springfield.

Niall, I read in a piece here that Colin Farrell sang baby Henry to sleep with this song. It has a lovely lilt. I hope he will get to sing to Henry again soon.

You were always on my mind by Pet Shop Boys . Elvis cover ,What a joke . PS I'm blind drunk !

Had never seen the video - terrific. Amazing song. The best cover we ever heard is by Billy McKenna and Trudy Goodman on their album The Road to Dingle.

wel seamus the Pet Shop boys version of it is long forgotten

It's true to life. This has happened to a lot of Irish Guys in New York and other nationalities also.

With all due respect you need to be blind drunk to think that this song is in any way 'good'; it's absolute crap.

That "long forgotten Pet Shop Boys hit" wouldn't be their re-make of Willie Nelson's classic "You were always on my mind", would it?