Guardian list of 1000 songs everyone must hear

**Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:52 pm**

The UK Guardian is currently running a feature on "the 1000 songs everyone must hear". The Pogues are featured in the categories of:

People and Places: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2 ... -must-hear
(Dirty Old Town and Rainy Night...)

Politics and Protest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2 ... -must-hear
(Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six)

**Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:22 pm**

Rather surprising FONY didn't make it.

**Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:24 pm**

JohnG wrote:Rather surprising FONY didn't make it.

I don't suppose, at one end of the year at least, that many people in the UK and Ireland can do much to avoid hearing FoNY in shopping malls, on the radio, on the TV etc. "Must hear" might be a bit superfluous?

**Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:19 am**

philipchevron wrote:
JohnG wrote:Rather surprising FONY didn't make it.

I don't suppose, at one end of the year at least, that many people in the UK and Ireland can do much to avoid hearing FoNY in shopping malls, on the radio, on the TV etc. "Must hear" might be a bit superfluous?

between that and shakin stevens' "merry christmas everyone" there wasn't much else being heard when i went to london in december! im' not comlaining about fony mind you. but boy do they love playing that shakin' stevens track! the sad thing is that it sticks in my head. and damn if i don't know it's gonna be there for the better part of a week.....

**Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:31 am**

AAGH!! Unavoidable xmas songs everywhere you go...from mid-november...bastards!
<wanders off mumbling grumpily> :evil:

**Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:48 am**

Streams of Whiskey is named as one of the Party Songs in the final part, in today's Guardian.

**Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:11 pm**

JohnG wrote:Streams of Whiskey is named as one of the Party Songs in the final part, in today's Guardian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2 ... -must-hear

**Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:29 pm**

firehazard wrote:The UK Guardian is currently running a feature on "the 1000 songs everyone must hear". The Pogues are featured in the categories of:

People and Places: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2 ... -must-hear
(Dirty Old Town and Rainy Night...)

Politics and Protest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2 ... -must-hear
(Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six)

Pogues' songs aside, this is a fascinating read. Thanks for this post Firehazard

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