List of songs recorded by the Pogues
The Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band the Pogues have recorded songs for seven studio albums as well as one extended play (EP), twenty singles, and various other projects. Having played together occasionally since the late 1970s, Shane MacGowan (vocals), Peter "Spider" Stacy (tin whistle), and Jem Finer (banjo) formed the band in 1982 along with James Fearnley (accordion).[1][2] The group initially used the name Pogue Mahone, an anglicisation of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse".[1][2] Cait O'Riordan (bass guitar) and Andrew Ranken (drums) had joined by the time of the band's debut album, Red Roses for Me (1984).[3] The album mixed the band's interpretations of traditional British and Irish folk songs such as "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" and "Greenland Whale Fisheries" with original tracks written by MacGowan,[4][2] which centred primarily on drinking culture, the darker side of London life, and the experiences of Irish emigrants.[5][6][7] The band's second album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985), continued such themes on tracks such as "The Old Main Drag", which depicts a teenager arriving in London and descending into addiction and sex work,[8] and also included cover versions of songs by the folk singers Ewan MacColl and Eric Bogle.[5] If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988) incorporated a wider range of musical styles, including Turkish and Spanish influences on the tracks "Turkish Song of the Damned" and "Fiesta", respectively, and songs written by newer band members Philip Chevron and Terry Woods.[9] The album also included the song "Fairytale of New York", originally envisaged as a duet between MacGowan and O'Riordan but eventually recorded with Kirsty MacColl after O'Riordan left the band in 1986.[10] The song reached number 2 in the UK singles chart[11] and has come to be regarded as a Christmas classic, regularly placing highly in polls of the greatest seasonal songs of all time.[12][13][14] The track "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six", from the same album, proved controversial for its lyrical support of the Birmingham Six, a group of Irishmen imprisoned for terrorism offences in relation to the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.[15][16] MacGowan's role in songwriting within the band continued to reduce with their fourth album, Peace and Love (1989), which for the first time featured more songs written by other members of the band than by him; the album was also the band's first not to feature versions of any traditional songs.[17] Although MacGowan again wrote the majority of the songs on the Pogues' next album, Hell's Ditch (1990),[18] it proved to be his last with the band, as he was expelled from the group the following year due to his unreliability and substance abuse issues.[19][2] Stacy took over as lead vocalist for the group's sixth album, Waiting for Herb (1993),[19] for which Finer wrote the majority of the songs.[20] After the 1996 album Pogue Mahone, which included cover versions of songs originally recorded by Ronnie Lane and Bob Dylan,[21] the band broke up,[19] although they reunited for live shows, with MacGowan again in the line-up, from 2001 onwards.[2] MacGowan died in 2023, but the following year several of the remaining members announced their first live performances in over a decade.[22] The band also recorded songs that did not appear on their seven studio albums, including many which appeared as the B-sides of singles. They contributed original songs to the soundtracks of the films Sid and Nancy (1986) and Straight to Hell (1987), in the latter of which several members of the band also acted.[3] On multiple occasions, they recorded collaborations with the Irish band the Dubliners and with Kirsty MacColl. In 2008, more than forty previously unreleased songs recorded by the band throughout their career were made available in the box set Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!![23]
Songs
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Notes
- ↑ "Afro-Cuban Be-Bop" originally appeared on the soundtrack of the film I Hired a Contract Killer. It was the B-side of a 1990 single which was only released in Finland, with the track credited to Joe Strummer and the Astro-Physicians. It was subsequently released in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set.[24]
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 Previously unreleased track made available for the first time in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set[23]
- ↑ "All the Tears That I Cried" was the B-side of Kirsty MacColl's single "My Affair". It was later included in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set and on the 2012 re-issue of MacColl's album Electric Landlady.[24][25]
- ↑ A different recording of the song, listed as "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", was released as the B-side of the "Dark Streets of London" single in 1984. This version was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Red Roses for Me album.[26]
- ↑ "Bastard Landlord" was released as the B-side of the "Summer in Siam" single in 1990. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Hell's Ditch album.[27]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 This song is one of several from the soundtrack of Straight to Hell which appeared only on the expanded version of the soundtrack album, released in 2004.[28][29]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 All four tracks on the Poguetry in Motion EP were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Rum Sodomy & the Lash album.[30]
- ↑ "Connemara, Let's Go!" is an early version of the track released as "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go".[23]
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Curse of Love" and "Infinity" were released as the B-sides of the "Sayonara" single in 1990. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Hell's Ditch album.[27]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Everyman is a King" and "Star of the County Down" were released as B-sides of the "White City" single in 1989. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Peace and Love album.[31]
- ↑ "Eyes of an Angel" was released as the B-side of the "How Come" single in 1996. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Pogue Mahone album.[32]
- ↑ "Fairytale of New York" was released as a single in late 1987 ahead of the release of the "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" album early the following year.[11]
- ↑ "First Day of Forever" was released as the B-side of the "Tuesday Morning" single in 1993. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Waiting for Herb album.[33]
- ↑ "Honky Tonk Women" (mis-spelt as "Honky Tonk Woman") was released as the B-side of the non-album "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" single in 1988.[31] It was released as a single in its own right (with its title spelt correctly) in 1992,[11] and added to the 2004 re-issue of the "Peace and Love" album.[31]
- ↑ "Hot Dogs with Everything" was released as the B-side of the "Haunted" single in 1986. It was later included in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set.[24]
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "The Irish Rover" and "Mountain Dew" were added to the 2004 re-issue of the "If I Should Fall From Grace with God" album.[35]
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Jack's Heroes" and "Whiskey in the Jar" were released as a double A-sided non-album single in 1990.[11] Both tracks were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Hell's Ditch album.[27]
- ↑ Credited to Sexy Bongo, an assumed name under which members of the band acted as their own support act for one concert[24]
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "The Leaving of Liverpool" and "The Wild Rover" were released as B-sides of the "Sally MacLennane" single in 1985. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Red Roses for Me album.[26]
- ↑ "The Limerick Rake" was released as the B-side of the non-album "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" single in 1988. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Peace and Love album.[31]
- ↑ A version of "The Rocky Road to Dublin" as a stand-alone track was released in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set.[23]
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Muirshin Durkin" and "Whiskey You're the Devil" were released as B-sides of the "A Pair of Brown Eyes" single in 1985. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Red Roses for Me album.[26]
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Train Kept Rolling On" and "Paris St. Germain" were released as the B-sides of the "Once Upon a Time" single in 1993. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Waiting for Herb album.[33]
- ↑ A version of "The Parting Glass" as a medley with another traditional tune, "Lord Santry's Fairest Daughter", was released in the Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!! box set.[23]
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "The Parting Glass" and "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia" were released as B-sides of the "Dirty Old Town" single in 1985. They were added to the 2004 re-issue of the Rum Sodomy & the Lash album.[30]
- ↑ "Repeal of the Licensing Laws" was released as the B-side of the "Boys from the County Hell" single in 1984. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Red Roses for Me album.[26]
- ↑ "Shanne Bradley" was released as the B-side of the "Fairytale of New York" single in 1987. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the If I Should Fall from Grace with God album.[35]
- ↑ "Sketches of Spain" was released as the B-side of the "Fiesta" single in 1988. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the If I Should Fall from Grace with God album.[35]
- ↑ "Squid Out of Water" was released as the B-sides of the "Rainy Night in Soho" single in 1991. It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Hell's Ditch album.[27]
- ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" was released as a non-album single in 1988.[11] It was added to the 2004 re-issue of the Peace and Love album.[31]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Larkin 1995, p. 269.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Spicer 2006, p. 238.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lazell, Rees & Crampton 1989, p. 378.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 "Red Roses for Me – The Pogues". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 Dimery 2005, p. 536.
- ↑ Courtney, Kevin (30 November 2023). "Shane MacGowan: The lyrics that defined a great songwriter". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ Phillips, Matt (1 December 2023). "Shane MacGowan, 65, Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Is Dead". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Parker, James (4 December 2023). "A spiritual manifesto for the dispossessed". The Atlantic. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 Dimery 2005, p. 585.
- ↑ Lazell, Rees & Crampton 1989, p. 379.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 Roberts 2005, p. 394.
- ↑ "Pogues track wins Christmas poll". BBC News. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "Fairytale still the festive pick". BBC News. 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (1 December 2014). "The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York' voted favourite Christmas song in nationwide poll". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
The poll is the latest in a number of surveys that has named "Fairytale of New York" the nation's favourite Christmas song.
- ↑ Fearnley, James (23 October 2013). "The Pogues: 'We expected censure from the beginning'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "If I Should Fall from Grace with God proved The Pogues were more than just an Irish punk band". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 "Peace and Love – The Pogues". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Larkin 1995, p. 271.
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 "Waiting for Herb – The Pogues". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 "Pogue Mahone – The Pogues". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (19 November 2024). "The Pogues announce first headline tour in 10 years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 23.33 23.34 23.35 23.36 23.37 23.38 23.39 23.40 23.41 23.42 23.43 23.44 23.45 23.46 23.47 23.48 23.49 "Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone! – The Pogues". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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