by in_the_morning Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:30 am
philipchevron wrote:in_the_morning wrote:The recorded album version with Shane and Kirsty and the strings...by the way: in the "Fall From Grace"-Documentary, Shane claims that he "arranged every note of it, even the string arrangement, apart from a little riff by Jem..." but I think I read somewhere that the strings were done by a female musician? What's the truth?
Shane likes to keep the facts on their toes from time to time. I have established beyond doubt that "Fairytale" is very much a MacGowan/Finer composition, just like it says on the label. The band arrangement is by the Pogues - all 8 of us - and the string arrangement is a joint effort by Fiachra Trench and James Fearnley.
Yeah, I knew that it is credited to Shane and Jem. It's great how Jem talks about his first attempt at writing a christmas song, admitting that it was "Crap and rubbish about a sort of heartbroken sailor who commited suicide in the end" and "sentimental christmas rubbish"
Anway, thanks for the answer!
By the way, I despise the Ronan Keating version of it and can't really understand how Shane can like it
I really don't see a point in changing the original lyrics because a word might be rude or a swear word...
[quote="philipchevron"][quote="in_the_morning"]The recorded album version with Shane and Kirsty and the strings...by the way: in the "Fall From Grace"-Documentary, Shane claims that he "arranged every note of it, even the string arrangement, apart from a little riff by Jem..." but I think I read somewhere that the strings were done by a female musician? What's the truth? :?: :idea:[/quote]
Shane likes to keep the facts on their toes from time to time. I have established beyond doubt that "Fairytale" is very much a MacGowan/Finer composition, just like it says on the label. The band arrangement is by the Pogues - all 8 of us - and the string arrangement is a joint effort by Fiachra Trench and James Fearnley.[/quote]
Yeah, I knew that it is credited to Shane and Jem. It's great how Jem talks about his first attempt at writing a christmas song, admitting that it was "Crap and rubbish about a sort of heartbroken sailor who commited suicide in the end" and "sentimental christmas rubbish" :mrgreen:
Anway, thanks for the answer!
By the way, I despise the Ronan Keating version of it and can't really understand how Shane can like it :shock: I really don't see a point in changing the original lyrics because a word might be rude or a swear word... :roll:
