Hoping for Fairytale end (but not for any new material...)

[Zuzana]

Hoping for Fairytale end

The Irish Post
Wednesday, November 09, 2005


MUSIC legends The Pogues are hoping their much-loved Christmas anthem has a fairytale ending next month.

One of the great rock’n’roll injustices could be put right in December when Fairytale of New York is re-released — 18 years after it was kept off the coveted No. 1 slot by The Pet Shop Boys’ It’s A Sin.

But they face a stiff challenge from fellow Irish band Westlife — the bookies’ favourite at 3-1 for their duet with Diana Ross When You Tell Me That You Love Me.

Fairytale is currently available at 14-1.

The Pogues’ darkly romantic ballad featured a duet between Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl — whose tragic death five years ago while on a Christmas holiday with her family has given the song an added poignancy.

The Justice for Kirsty campaign — a group set-up by her family to fund a legal team to pursue the truth about her death — is to be one of two charitable beneficiaries of royalties from the re-release.

The other will be a London homelessness charity.

As yet there is no official confirmation from the record company about the B side but band member Philip Chevron told the official Pogues website that it would probably be live versions of Star Of The County Down and a medley recorded at the Brixton Academy in the group’s 2001 reunion concert.

And Pogues banjo player Jem Finer is happy the song’s re-release will help Kirsty MacColl’s family’s campaign.

He said: “I was on a train from Stansted when I got the call to tell me Kirsty had died.

“It was just horror, very upsetting. She was a very close friend, not just someone I worked with.”

The Pogues are back together again for a Christmas tour next month — but fans should not hold their breath for any new material.

Finer said: “There are no plans for that.

“I’m not interested in doing that in terms of the commitment, the time and the can of worms it would open up.”


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© Irish Post, 2005

[Irishman]

MUSIC legends The Pogues

Finally , The Pogues are getting what they deserve.

[DzM]

As yet there is no official confirmation from the record company about the B side but band member Philip Chevron told the official Pogues website that it would probably be live versions of Star Of The County Down and a medley recorded at the Brixton Academy in the group’s 2001 reunion concert.

Hey! The Press reads Medusa. Cool.

Hello forum reading interns!

[MacRua]

funny, just this morning getting to work i was dreaming about such position - searching musical forums for rumours and being paid for it...

[firehazard]

Ah, the elusive best job ever, MacRua... still we all search.

And the power of Medusa continues to spread...

[DzM]

And the power of Medusa continues to spread...

Now you even more have to do your travelog. I swear to you, it has Human Interest story written all over it. You could get published!

Begin with a bried recap of last year. One or two paragraphs is fine. This will be the tease - the grabber. Make it about 200 words. Then come up with with another 800 describing this year's trial by family-packed-minivan ("Don't make me pull this van over! Everybody is just going to sing 'Turkish Song of the Damned' and everyone is going to like it!"). Finish with (hopefully) the feel-good of getting to the show(s) on time and un-injured, catching Spider's hat when he tosses it into the audience, a drinking over-priced Guinness.

I kid you not - this is "Arts & Leisure" gold! Especially with the other side-bar interest they could add to it to make this a sectional front page pice - the single on the charts, the documentary on BBC, the Justice for Kirsty campaign, the eternal speculation on Shane's longevity. Gold!

...

I'm not going to get a travelog am I? Despite having been looking forward to it since the December shows were confirmed. Hmmpf.

[firehazard]

I'm not going to get a travelog am I? Despite having been looking forward to it since the December shows were confirmed. Hmmpf.

Don't discount anything, DzM... you may yet.
Now the commission is a bit clearer...
Hmm, teaser trailer...

[Guest]

[ “I’m not interested in doing that in terms of the commitment, the time and the can of worms it would open up.”


Campaign to change Jem's mind starts here!

[mr.bod]

we are two so far mr./mrs. guest !!