The Medusa Fora

My favorite is always rotating. Depends on time, mood etc.
Right now it might be "Sayonara".

That's a tough question.

I'd say "Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" (see username ) or maybe "Thousands Are Sailing."

either Tuesday Morning or The Girl From the Wadi Hammamat

They're always changing for me, but currently I've been getting my fix from tunes like the Broad Majestic Shannon and Billy's Bones....

Holy crap, forgot about "House of the Gods" off Hell's Ditch. That song rocks!

jpdca wrote:They're always changing for me, but currently I've been getting my fix from tunes like the Broad Majestic Shannon and Billy's Bones....

billy's bones is great, have you heard the dropkick murphys cover? much faster and harder, but if you're into that kind of stuff, you will definetly love it

Bala wrote:My favorite is always rotating. Depends on time, mood etc.
Right now it might be "Sayonara".

yeah. for now mine is "greenland whale fisheries"

SickBed wrote:That's a tough question.

I'd say "Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" (see username ) or maybe "Thousands Are Sailing."

yeah, that's one of my all time favorites. i used to listen to the sick bed every night before going to bed.

PureIrishPunk wrote:

jpdca wrote:They're always changing for me, but currently I've been getting my fix from tunes like the Broad Majestic Shannon and Billy's Bones....

billy's bones is great, have you heard the dropkick murphys cover? much faster and harder, but if you're into that kind of stuff, you will definetly love it

i've been wanting the singles collection for a while (that's the only album it's on right?) but i keep getting other stuff. i still haven't heard that cover though.

oh well. i bet it sucks. the only band to ever cover a pogues song well is the tossers, because they took one of their crappy ones and made it good. (young ned of the hill).

it doesnt suck, and i have the singles collection, and its worth the buy, it's with the old singer, mike mcColgan

yeah, i like that guy. i was disappointed when i bought their split CD with the business 'cause i though mike was the singer then instead of al.

billy's bones is great, have you heard the dropkick murphys cover? much faster and harder, but if you're into that kind of stuff, you will definetly love it

Yes, I've heard it...and it is pretty good. They definetly added their patented "Boston Irish punk" sound to it, and brought out the balls of the song.........I think that they also might have covered the Clash songs Guns of Brixton or White Riot in the past, if memory serves me......

jpdca wrote:Yes, I've heard it...and it is pretty good. They definetly added their patented "Boston Irish punk" sound to it, and brought out the balls of the song.........I think that they also might have covered the Clash songs Guns of Brixton or White Riot in the past, if memory serves me......

i know they did guns of brixton. i don't think they did white riot.

jpdca wrote:Yes, I've heard it...and it is pretty good. They definetly added their patented "Boston Irish punk" sound to it, and brought out the balls of the song.........I think that they also might have covered the Clash songs Guns of Brixton or White Riot in the past, if memory serves me......

yes they did, they also covered the rocky road to dublin

i don't like the dkm version of it very much. no one can compare to the sexadociousness the dubliners did it with.

My favorite Pogue song would have to be Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go. It has good lyrics about an important event in Irish history, I also like the 2 singers thing, makes it unique.

Not to mention good ol' Cait (as well as the rest of the band) screaming her lungs out!!

Whenever I get someone who has never listned to The Pogues before I always play that song to see the expression on their faces when the howling starts towards the end of the song.