The Gentleman Soldier

**Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:50 am**

Just listening again to "The Gentleman Soldier" on Rum, Sodomy...
Trying to work out exactly who sings which bit, as there are different "voices" in the song. I think I can work it out, but does anyone know for sure?
(It wrecks my voice when I try to sing the "female" part!)

**Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:40 pm**

It is the Almighty Toothless One who sings it all the way.

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:15 am**

yeah, i always thought it was shane the whole way just changing his voice to sound like the soldier or girl.

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:10 am**

Really? I started off assuming it was all Shane, but over the years convinced myself there was more than one voice there (probably a bit of Spider). If it's all Shane, it's an amazing vocal feat.

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:24 am**

Shane said somewhere that there is no such thing as a Gentleman Soldier.

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:06 am**

surely there must be some spider in there!

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:28 pm**

its definately shane evemn tho his voice changes his voice has that defining tone which u can sense even when he changes his voice

**Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:54 pm**

Heh - I thought it was Cait singing part of it...

**Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:33 am**

it is Shane singing it. i have some live dvds where he also sing it the same way

**Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:35 pm**

i agee wit the gust there it is the toothlss one all of it although he does a fair silly maiden hahahahhah
and i would still rewally like to see the dvd of the song

**Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:52 pm**

you can hear The Gentleman Soldier on Shane's exellent dvd live in Montreux

**Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:41 pm**

Well, I dunno, but it still sounds more like Spider singing the "soldier" voice on Rum, Sodomy...

**Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:18 pm**

Simon wrote:you can hear The Gentleman Soldier on Shane's exellent dvd live in Montreux

Yeah - but it sounds way from the Rum, Sodomy & the Lash version...

**Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:01 pm**

it is Shane that sing it on rum sodomy and the lash it clearly is his voice. anyway it is a great song

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:05 am**

The first Pogues song I noticed -- always thought it was Shane all the way through, but later had my doubts. "Whistle Player", would you please clarify?