BBC Radio 1 will not play original version of Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl this Christmas, because its audience may be offended by derogatory terms for gender and sexualityhttps://t.co/5xJEHhW4eN
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 19, 2020
Um.
Meanwhile…
Fuck off you little herrenvolk shite https://t.co/znPSuhkSo0
— The Pogues (@poguesofficial) November 19, 2020
Gulp.
Now that’s a reinterpretation.
Mungo Jerry and Anita Harris – Fairytale of New York.
Bob Fox writes:
This is indescribable…
*sound of Shane MacGowan cackling*
Heaven only knows what messy rocker Pete Doherty has been up to for the last four years, but with any luck he’ll manage to make a very public appearance in July with his former band The Libertines. The group have confirmed they are reuniting for a Best of British gig in Hyde Park, London on July 5, part of the Barclaycard British Summertime concerts.
FIGHT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1slpNXsw8E
Mr Christmas.
Shane MacGowan (55 on December 25) and The Pogues perform Fairytale of New York last night at the O2 Arena..
A concert to mark the band’s 30th anniversary,
Who would have thought?
Thanks S and Tom
