What's the best Pogues Song?

[rollinder]

Thousands Are Sailing atm.

otherwise:
Sick Bed of Culcullan(sp?), Pair Of Brown Eyes, Rainy Night in Soho, Fairytale, If I Should Fall From Grace With God,

 

[Funky_monks]

At the moment its the sickbed of cuchulainn,

but I gotta love brown eyes. .......

 

[rollinder]

oh and Lullaby of London (just got that far)

 

[1927]

Another vote for Rainy night in Soho, but Thousands are sailing very close behind.

 

[brianx]

Bastard Landlord. What a great song title.

 

[butchersapron]

Passing minor

 

[brianx]

That's beautiful. Not a word or note wasted. Sinatra, Waits or any of the great singers would love this.

 

[Cid]

In my current state (mildly pissed, nostalgic) Auld Triangle.

 

[rollinder]

yeah, that's a good un too

 

[butchersapron]

Cover

(sorry)

 

[rollinder]

fuck off

 

[Orangesanlemons]

It's easy to say "A Rainy Night In Soho", but I will anyway. A classic. "Sally Mac", "If I Should Fall", "Boys From Cty Hell" and "Thousands" not far behind.
Watching "The Wire" fairly obsessively recently has reopened my eyes to the glories of "Transmetropolitan" and "Body of an American" too.

 

[butchersapron]

Are they used in the wire? Really? That might well be the clincher fora download.

 

[Orangesanlemons]

Do it - it'll take at least four episodes to get hooked, but once you're in, you're in for good. "Transmetropolitan" soundtracks a drunken wrecking spree by a cop, and "Body" a police wake. Really intelligent, intricate drama.

 

[butchersapron]

Right, done/doing. I'll take a tip off a fellow victorious white any day.

 

[Orangesanlemons]

That 15pt deduction might prove to be the best thing that's happened to us in five years.

 

[butchersapron]

I think we should appeal to make it 25 points frankly.

 

[Badgers]

Just switched from Bowie to Pogues so thread bump.
Seen them so many times (cheers Steve for the big intro) that I can't choose one.

A Pair of Brown Eyes
Sally MacLennane
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
Rainy Night in Soho
Dirty Old Town (lest we forget)

 

[Fedayn]

Rainy night in Soho.

 

[Badgers]

Rainy night in Soho.

Playing now

 

[Badgers]

Playing now

& now

 

[sojourner]

some quality pogues choices there bajjy

 

[Badgers]

U nose it Sojjy

 

[MightyAphrodite]

Streets Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
Rainy Night in London
Boys From the County Hell

and, if i'm honest, Fairytale of New York:

It was Christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, wont see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you

Wonderful.

i have to agree, as much as i love loads of their stuff, thats my favourite too...

 

[sojourner]

nose? nose??

i took my lass to see the pogues when she were just a foetus

 

[Badgers]

nose? nose??

i took my lass to see the pogues when she were just a foetus

Year?
They are my most watched band since my first gig in 89/90 and seen them every year ever since.

Seeing them at BDs this year

 

[sojourner]

Year?
They are my most watched band since my first gig in 89/90 and seen them every year ever since.

Seeing them at BDs this year

well i gave birth in 1991, so that would be 1990 i kept having low blood pressure, so danced to every other song

i saw the pogues play with joe strummer twice too, when shane failed to make the gig

 

[sojourner]

that was your first gig?

 

[the button]

Rainy night in Soho.

Yes.

 

[Badgers]

that was your first gig?

Nah...

Lonnie Donegan was the first