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Although there is agreement among the band that "Fairytale of New York" was first written in 1985, the origins of the song are disputed. MacGowan insisted that it arose as a result of a wager made by the Pogues' producer at the time, Elvis Costello, that the band would not be able to write a Christmas hit single, while the Pogues' manager Frank Murray has stated that it was originally his idea ...
A love-hate, call-and-response folk duet featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, the song was almost called “Christmas in the Drunk Tank” (a title that MacGowan rejected because ...
Kirsty Anna MacColl (/ m ə ˈ k ɔː l /, mə-KAWL; 10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl.She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days".
The Pogues covered the song "Honky Tonk Women", written by Keith Richards (left) and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. The Pogues collaborated with Steve Earle on the track "Johnny Come Lately" on Earle's album Copperhead Road. The Pogues collaborated on multiple occasions with Kirsty MacColl.
Kirsty MacColl, who was the wife of Pogues producer Steve Lillywhite and the daughter of “Dirty Old Town” songwriter Ewan MacColl, recorded a guide vocal that sounded so good that she became ...
He was amused by the popularity of “Fairytale of New York” – The Pogues’ duet with the late singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, ... Pogues’ 1989 song “White City” and “Victoria ...
Recorded as a duet with Kirsty MacColl, the song remains a perennial Christmas favourite in the UK and Ireland and was certified sextuple platinum in the UK in 2023. During a 1991 tour of Japan, the Pogues dismissed MacGowan due to the impact of his drug and alcohol dependency on their live shows.
The Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York' is one of the great holiday songs of the modern era, and a gorgeous, sozzled mess of a performance. 'You scumbag, you maggot': For broken romantics, nothing ...