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**Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:00 pm**

When the Pogues performed FONY on top of the pops in 1987, the BBC wanted Kirsty to say "ass" in place of "arse".

However i didn't think the band were playing live, at least Shane wasn't singing live (and i don't think he wasn't playing the piano at the start either).

So was Kirsty actually singing live then or what actually happened??

**Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:20 pm**

Irish Rover wrote:When the Pogues performed FONY on top of the pops in 1987, the BBC wanted Kirsty to say "ass" in place of "arse".

However i didn't think the band were playing live, at least Shane wasn't singing live (and i don't think he wasn't playing the piano at the start either).

So was Kirsty actually singing live then or what actually happened??

Kirsty pre-recorded the lyric change and then, like the rest of us, mimed.

**Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:21 pm**

Thanks for clearing that up Philip.

**Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:01 pm**

When you go on The 'Pops can you choose whether you want to play live or mime or do they tell you what to do?

**Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:24 pm**

They change the rules periodically and for any number of reasons. I don't know what the present guidelines are.

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:29 am**

Will the Pogues be on TOTP this Christmas? Or would they show the old TOTP performance if FONY reaches the top 10 and hopefully #1?

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:41 pm**

The new DVD tells us that the TOTP version within is rare.

Aren't we all lucky to share in this uncommon item.

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