The Pogues released their unusually raw Holiday Song “Fairytale of New York“ in 1987. With the mournful, salty, sadly nostalgic song, the Londoners scored a #1 Christmas hit in Ireland and became a staple of cool Christmas mixes across the globe. Shane MacGowan & Kirsty MacColl nailed one of the greatest duets in Christmas music history, with The Pogues perfectly providing the instrumental support. But some language choices had media companies scrambling to censor or edit the holiday hit as it exploded in popularity. In this video we talk about how the song came about, some fun trivia about it, and the controversy surrounding it. We also have a reaction from McGowan on the subject, and we reveal the WORST COVER of Fairytale of New York... ever.
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00:00 A Fake Piano Player
00:17 Born On Christmas Day
01:00 The Pogues
01:18 Fairytale Of New York
02:58 The name of the song
03:18 Cait leaves the band
04:05 In The Studio with Kirsty MacColl
04:39 The Music Video
05:50 Censoring a Fairytale
07:44 Alternate version, Tik-tok and Guardians of The Galaxy
08:33 Bill Murray, Bon Jovi and other covers
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