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Podcast: Bill and Frank’s Guilt-Free Pleasures
Episode: The Pogues: "Fairytale Of New York" (with Dave Kitchen)
Description: "That’s the challenge of the song: he’s giving us these people at Christmas and forcing us, in the spirit of the season, to find grace for them. He’s channeling the fundamental nature of Christmas." - Dave Kitchen
In honour of Bill's brother-in-law, Kurt, we are finally featuring the song that Nick Cave said spoke with "profound compassion to the marginalised and the dispossessed." It's a Christmas song unlike any other.Â
Links:
Official Video
Live Version on Top of the Pops 1992
Demo Version #2
Jon Bon Jovi ve...