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Serious pop music acts who are chiefly remembered for their Christmas song.

But if you think a bit you might remember some of that other song  they did. And they don't care. 

 

If you're implying that you only know one Pogues song, that's you missing out.  Fairytale of New York isn't anywhere near their best song and there's so many greats, it would be hard to choose one.  Broad Majestic Shannon is one of them, or A Rainy Night in Soho.  You've heard "Fiesta" a million times but I bet you didn't know it was The Pogues.

Slade - Cum On Feel the Noize, Cuz I Luv U and many others

Wham - Club Tropicana

There were a lot of Christmas number 1's that were one hit wonders anyway but they were designed to be.

really? I could name loads 

the pogues used to drink in the Devonshire arms in Camden in the 80s and you could sometimes hear their new records played there before they were released

live on st paddy’s day some time around 87/88 was en epic night - guest appearances by Joe Strummer and Kirsty McColl 

Roger

I've heard of Taylor Swift but I couldn't for the life of me name one of her songs.  I've heard them and been ultra aware that they're mostly forgettable nonsense.  So, I'm sorry that you and your fellow Swifties have poor musical education.

There are loads of good Pogues songs, Eddie is correct. 

One of the greats live, saw them many years ago when he still sprang around the stage. Mad atmosphere, like nothing else.

By the way, for anyone who enjoyed 'The Wire', the song that the police played and sang at all of their wakes 'The Body of An American' - the one with the chorus containing the words "I'm a free born man of the USA"  - was of course a Pogues song.

Faod I'm not denying the pogues don't have loads of good songs, their album frok c 1989 is excellent. My point is the average person would only know the Xmas one

I assume this is a piss take, but its spot on:

 

We asked 100 people if they could name a Pogues song other than Fairytale of New York.

50 people said "no". 25 said "The one about the bells ringing out on Christmas Day". 24 said "The one that was banned for using a rude word about a gay person". One person was familiar with their wider back catalogue"

I've a very eclectic taste in music.

I like many groups you've never heard of, simply because as a dedicated musician myself, I love clever things.  

Thusly, it would be really hard to pin me down to a single genre.  The first record I ever owned was Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun" when I was 2.  If you want to know my great musical loves that you'll have heard of:

AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Nirvana, Madness, Abba, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Eminem, NWA, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials, Bad Manners, REM, The Pixies, The B52's, Jimi Hendrix, Stray Cats, Steeleye Span, Chuck Berry, Freddy King, Rachmaninov, Kid Creole

 

One's you've never heard of:

Fight Like Apes, The Stunning, Something Happens, Rory Gallagher, Samantha Fish, An Emotional Fish, Day One, Beth Orton, Paul Brady, Christy Moore, Mudhoney, The Melvins, The Meat Puppets, Dr Millar & the Cute Hoors, Cast

Not an exhaustive list

 

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