A Fairytale of New York

It was Christmas Eve babe , in the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song - The Rare Old Mountain Dew
And I turned my face away and dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas - I love you baby
I can see a better time When all our dreams come true

They've got cars big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you, It's no place for the old

When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more

Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corner
Then danced through the night

The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
And the bells were ringing
Out for Christmas day

You're a bum You're a punk, You're an old slut on junk
Living there almost dead on a drip In that bed
You scum bag You maggot You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God It's our last

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me when I first found you

I kept them with me babe I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you

The boys of the NYPD choir, still singing Galway Bay
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day

Autrix

San Francisco, CA

January 2004

DEC 25, 2004 02:00 AM

oh shane mcgowan.

well played.

TAFKASP

Oakland, CA

June 2003

DEC 25, 2004 02:06 AM

i love that song.... makes me happy and sad at the same time....

hello_kitten

I'm lost

May 2004

DEC 25, 2004 02:09 AM

ideas_of_entropy said:
i love that song.... makes me happy and sad at the same time....

Same here. The lyrics are depressing as all fuck but yet I bop around whilst listening to it. Fantastic song.

MrGinger

San Rafael, CA

November 2003

DEC 25, 2004 02:34 AM

thanks for posting that

poptard

United Kingdom

November 2003

DEC 25, 2004 02:37 AM

that and the one about teh alien are the only christmass songs i like
you know the alien one..?

'and he went...laa laa laa la la laa laaa laaaa laaa laaaaa'
i come form a plaent a long way from here
in 2000 ears i'll return'

something like that anyway

Cash

USA

OLD SKOOL

DEC 25, 2004 06:19 AM

My favorite Christmas song, by far.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

DEC 25, 2004 06:36 AM

so inspirational!!

uh ... no.

NotoriousCAT

Atlanta, GA

January 2004

DEC 25, 2004 06:38 AM

Cash said:
My favorite Christmas song, by far.

what he said.

AndrewB

Victoria, BC

August 2003

DEC 25, 2004 01:15 PM

I remember this song!

battlin_albright

Dayton, OH

June 2004

DEC 25, 2004 02:15 PM

My favourite Christmas song. I'm going to listen to that now.

Andy_Hallam

United Kingdom

April 2003

DEC 25, 2004 02:21 PM

ideas_of_entropy said:
i love that song.... makes me happy and sad at the same time....

Exactly how I feel about htis one, I will have to go buy it tomorrow, my ipod has been without this song for too long.

capnvik

Los Angeles, CA

October 2003

DEC 25, 2004 02:22 PM

Man that song helped me though some rough times last year

googused

Portland, OR

OLD SKOOL

DEC 26, 2004 01:22 AM

AndyWarlock said:

ideas_of_entropy said:
i love that song.... makes me happy and sad at the same time....

Exactly how I feel about htis one, I will have to go buy it tomorrow, my ipod has been without this song for too long.

Or you could just click the link in my post...

NoFi

Redondo Beach, CA

February 2004

DEC 26, 2004 01:36 AM

that is the best christmas song ever. i love the pogues.

supahaole

Waimanalo, HI

April 2004

DEC 27, 2004 12:17 AM

I just recently re-discovered the Pogues for the first time since high school. I love that shit.

manual

Canada

November 2004

DEC 27, 2004 05:42 PM

The documentary "If I Fall From Grace With God" is one of the best docs I've seen this year.

You can't help but watch McGowan and not think about ensuring you drink in moderation. In the film, he is 45, but you could swear he's at least 65.

hermetica

Cook Islands

January 2004

DEC 27, 2004 05:53 PM

That is one of my fave Xmas songs.. I sing it at the top of my lungs whenever its on.
That whole cd is awesome for long drives.
I think its was Kirsty McColl who did the female part..?

For a read that just reminds me of this song-- 'Angela's Ashes' and particularly ' Tis' by Frank McCourt. Im sure half the world has read those books but even still.

MrPinstripeSuit

Reno, NV

November 2004

DEC 27, 2004 06:01 PM

manual said:
The documentary "If I Fall From Grace With God" is one of the best docs I've seen this year.

You can't help but watch McGowan and not think about ensuring you drink in moderation. In the film, he is 45, but you could swear he's at least 65.

My baby brother gave me that as part of a christmas gift. I'm going to watch it again to night.

NIPS FOOTAGE!!!!!!!

imu

Cleveland, OH

November 2004

DEC 27, 2004 06:03 PM

For those who have seen the video Mat Dillion playing the cop and the police are lip synching the mickey mouse club because they didn't know Galway Way.... God bless pop up video

manual

Canada

November 2004

DEC 27, 2004 06:12 PM

"Fairytale" is one of those songs that just have a haunting/chilling feel to it, same with "Band Played Waltzing Matilda", , "Body of an American", and on and on. They don't have a bad album (some songs I don't like as much as others, but meh.....)

And McGowan did wonders for my self-confidence as a teen with bad teeth, cuz I knew they couldn't be worse then his.

The_Reverend

United Kingdom

September 2004

DEC 28, 2004 12:30 PM

It's an awesome, spooky song. Kirsty RIP.....

machineghost

Orange, CA

November 2004

DEC 28, 2004 12:38 PM

hotrox said:
It's an awesome, spooky song. Kirsty RIP.....

Good point. Without that song, I probably never would have heard of her, and in the words of Shane MacGowan, "Why isn't she massively successful?" I suppose that's the record industry for you.

manual

Canada

November 2004

DEC 28, 2004 12:51 PM

Kirsty MacColl wrote prolifically, and her work was undoubtably influencial....

Birdy

Dallas, TX

April 2004

DEC 28, 2004 12:57 PM

Favorite. Band. Ever.

"A Drink With Shane MacGowan" is one of my favorite books, too.

And what a sad thing about Kristy.
She had one of those perfect perfect voices that you'll not hear again.

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