So the Pogues formed in London at a time when punk was falling so they knew they weren't the best singers but wanted to do music with a punkish vibe, most of them were of Irish descent so punking up folk songs made sense to them. This was new to modern inner city kids to hear this especially in Southern England or America. In Scotland and Ireland people had been doing this for years in the pubs and clubs so to us it was fairly normal, Shane McGowan on the other hand wasn't and it was his interpretation of songs that set them apart. Love them or hate them you had to admit you couldn't ignore them.
@Washer Dryer yuuuuuuup. Now piss off seeing as you're obviously way too young to understand the reasons behind calling them "Plastic Paddies". Lemme guess, you agree with those backstabbing sticky pieces of filth called Sinn Fein as well.
Ireland is just different, its awesome, beautiful place both the republic and North, the scenery is crazy good, just go is what I say, best drink in a bar ever both North and South you will be welcomed, and I'm talking as an Englishman, love you all..
Ive been lucky enough to see the Pogues in Liverpool a few times...The last time was at the Echo Area , Shane limped on stage with an eye patch and a guide...A great night for a million reasons.
The Pogues played some of the best music to see me through my late teens. Fights, love, laments, hilarity... Read the lyrics though, even now "Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks, When he'd had too many Powers" is hard to sing lol
Thanks for this video. Shane MacGowan is the Greatest! He stated that he can write lyrics until the cows come home, And the Melodies lend themselves”. Brilliant!
I love this song and played it into my wife’s stomach when she was pregnant and our daughter started moving and kicking the moment it started. I’ve never seen the video before I think it distracts from the song
Shane is one of my favorite performers. I've had the privilege of meeting him a few times and he's the sweetest soul. You should delve deeper into their catalogue India, I really dig you, your a beautiful, romantic soul just as I am. 3 things make me cry: music, movies and art. I would like to just hold a session with you, trading our favorites.... Can we make that happen
"Rum Sodomy & The Lash" is taken from Winston Churchill's description of the Royal Navy. The album cover is from the painting "The Wreck Of The Medusa" by Gericault, with the band members heads transposed on. The Pogues are amazing, rest in peace Kirsty and Shane.
Been a fan since Red Roses, seen em many times over the years. Shane is a lyrical genius, his songs can be read like poems. Thank for checking them out. They have a huge catalogue of totally excellent songs. Please listen some more :)
I've been listening to the pogues for 26 years and I never properly got what this song is about. So good on you for getting it the first time. you should listen to bottle of smoke also by The Pogues
React to The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by the Pogues. Its a sad song about the Australian and New Zealander troops who fought and died at Gallipoli during WW1
The song was written by Eric Bogle, and if she reacts to it, it should be him first. He also wrote No Man's Land (The Green Fields of France). I also consider this version of Christmas in the Trenches to be essential th-cam.com/video/sfdOOCOQ9sk/w-d-xo.html Probably aught to react to Waltzing Matilda first. I'm partial to this version th-cam.com/video/rOOcDrxyCDA/w-d-xo.html Also need to react to The Dubliners, Rocky Road to Dublin, Scorn Not His Simplicity, Song For Ireland and The Town I Loved So Well.
@@RyanAcidhedzMurphy you're a man that knows his folk music, not many People in Britain or the US have heard of Bogle which is mad because he's Scottish and wrote two very iconic songs. Australia and Canada have a great understanding of his music and because he has been in Australia since the 60's they quite rightly take him for one of their own. I have been lucky enough to of seen Eric live a good few times and he never fails to impress though I would say Liam Clancy sing No man's land is the pinnacle and it couldn't get any better.
Try the Pogues Dirty Old Town. It reflects for me the bittersweet mixed nostalgia and hate relationship you can have for the place you grew up in when it's a hardscrabble place. Reminds me of Tobacco Road that way.
Other tunes by the Pogues you should check out; Summer in Siam, Sally MacLennan, Fiesta, Lullaby of London, The Broad Majestic Shannon, London Girl... and many more x
The starting point is this, but there's much more. There is a clear reference to the fact that who rules the world wants people to become like dummies, and that's what will happen. It's happening ..
in portugal many years ago a friend of mine paid the barman to play this before we knew it rum sodomy $ the lash was the bars theme strange days indeed
A Pair of Brown Eyes was about Margert Thatcher in this video and the troubles she gave Ireland back in the days. did you not spot the posters on the wall .... 🙏💚🤍🧡🙏
A year late, and I know every one in the comments says a different song. But the key to unlocking the pogies, in my opinion, is Thousands are Sailing. That one says it all.
First of all you're beautiful! Now that that's out of the way, look for Shane McGowan and Christy Moore singing Spancil Hill. It's from a performance on Irish TV in the 1990s. Shane is out of it on drink (and probably drugs) but he shows up cigarette in hand and there's a break in his voice that gives the song such passion and soul and it's done live and in the moment. The tin whistle in the parts (played by a guy called Liam Ó Maonlaí) add a lot of extra emotion to the song and it all adds up to being probably the best version of that Irish folk ballad.
It's funny I never saw this video before, I heard this songs many times but always thought it was a man who lost the love of his live on the operating table, and he was looking into the eyes, parts were her organs labelled 1 2 3 etc and when he went home she wasn't there, no brown eyes waiting for him.
The Pouges are amazing , second generation Irish mostly but we’ve calming them as Irish . If you like what you’ve heard of them you really need to listen to A rainy night in soho , It’s a masterpiece
@@mcn6447 born in England but from Irish backgrounds . It’s up to themselves to decide if they consider themselves English or Irish! The music is timeless though !
Got a suggestion for a future review for you: Jimmy McCarthy, The Contender (about the Irish boxer Jack Doyle, aka. 'the Gorgeous Gale') - it's sad, it's sweet and very Irish (I'm not, I'm Danish, though I lived a few years in Ireland a long time ago now). Christy Moore has done a brilliant cover.
the lyrics: War is hell...I miss her so much...... Shane coming up with the video: what if there were literal disembodied brown eyes lying about everywhere. haha
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Shane is one of the great song writers of the last 50 years . Timeless and tragic !
peace x
Oh I love The Pogues, one of the greatest band of time. Shane MacGowan is one of the most brilliant songwriters (such a poet).
So the Pogues formed in London at a time when punk was falling so they knew they weren't the best singers but wanted to do music with a punkish vibe, most of them were of Irish descent so punking up folk songs made sense to them. This was new to modern inner city kids to hear this especially in Southern England or America. In Scotland and Ireland people had been doing this for years in the pubs and clubs so to us it was fairly normal, Shane McGowan on the other hand wasn't and it was his interpretation of songs that set them apart. Love them or hate them you had to admit you couldn't ignore them.
Yeah, they kinda revelled in the whole "plastic Paddy" bit as some referred to it.
@Washer Dryer yuuuuuuup. Now piss off seeing as you're obviously way too young to understand the reasons behind calling them "Plastic Paddies". Lemme guess, you agree with those backstabbing sticky pieces of filth called Sinn Fein as well.
@Martin Hodge Still can't understand a word outta his mouth when he speaks though.
@Martin Hodge he sings grand, but he sounds a sodden sot when he speaks. It's a damned shame he followed the Poets path of drunkenness
@Martin Hodge fair point.
Yes! More Pogues! Listen to "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Hey yo.Thanks for the recommendation that was amazing
Longtime fan of the Pogues: I bought their albums when they were released. Lucky you to find these gems. Keep shining.
The Pogues are wonderful. Don't expect anything ordinary from them.
Ireland is just different, its awesome, beautiful place both the republic and North, the scenery is crazy good, just go is what I say, best drink in a bar ever both North and South you will be welcomed, and I'm talking as an Englishman, love you all..
No one ever reacts to the Pogues! Thank you so much!
Shane Macgowan ie easily top 3 lyricist ever. A beautiful song by an incredible band. I like how you listened with open mind
You absolutely understood what Shane wanted you to know about this song. Another vote for If I Should Fall From Grace With God.
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@@MrMalort an extra upvote because your screen name has Chicago's finest beverage in it
I love this song and band, one of the greatest Irish folk bands of all time!
You just have listened to a legends song 🇮🇪 God bless your ears.
So-dom-e - thanks for that, the biggest laugh I've had all week :)
Ive been lucky enough to see the Pogues in Liverpool a few times...The last time was at the Echo Area , Shane limped on stage with an eye patch and a guide...A great night for a million reasons.
Beautiful song. One of my favourite.
"saw-doe-me?" Adorable!
Shane Macgowan. Truest voice in music and one of its finest writers.
The Pogues played some of the best music to see me through my late teens.
Fights, love, laments, hilarity...
Read the lyrics though, even now "Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks, When he'd had too many Powers" is hard to sing lol
Thanks for this video. Shane MacGowan is the Greatest! He stated that he can write lyrics until the cows come home, And the Melodies lend themselves”. Brilliant!
I love this song and played it into my wife’s stomach when she was pregnant and our daughter started moving and kicking the moment it started. I’ve never seen the video before I think it distracts from the song
It totally distracts from the song.
Agreed.
He is truly a great song writer
Gotta sound ridiculous but this song makes me cry, like every time.
Shane has a memorable smile!
Nowadays he has... he got teeth, isn't it crazy?
Shane is one of my favorite performers. I've had the privilege of meeting him a few times and he's the sweetest soul. You should delve deeper into their catalogue
India, I really dig you, your a beautiful, romantic soul just as I am. 3 things make me cry: music, movies and art.
I would like to just hold a session with you, trading our favorites.... Can we make that happen
Thank you so much for sharing this with your viewers. You are teaching a lot of people music from other cultures they would not ever heard
"Rum Sodomy & The Lash" is taken from Winston Churchill's description of the Royal Navy. The album cover is from the painting "The Wreck Of The Medusa" by Gericault, with the band members heads transposed on. The Pogues are amazing, rest in peace Kirsty and Shane.
Been a fan since Red Roses, seen em many times over the years. Shane is a lyrical genius, his songs can be read like poems. Thank for checking them out. They have a huge catalogue of totally excellent songs. Please listen some more :)
I've been listening to the pogues for 26 years and I never properly got what this song is about. So good on you for getting it the first time. you should listen to bottle of smoke also by The Pogues
She read the meaning directly off a web page. You could tell she was more interested in the video than listening to the lyrics.
Try Turkish Song of the Damned with The Pogues. That song is heavier than Cannibal Corpse.
RIP Shane, one of the greats!
Shane is a genius. Pogues are life.
React to The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by the Pogues. Its a sad song about the Australian and New Zealander troops who fought and died at Gallipoli during WW1
The song was written by Eric Bogle, and if she reacts to it, it should be him first. He also wrote No Man's Land (The Green Fields of France).
I also consider this version of Christmas in the Trenches to be essential th-cam.com/video/sfdOOCOQ9sk/w-d-xo.html
Probably aught to react to Waltzing Matilda first. I'm partial to this version th-cam.com/video/rOOcDrxyCDA/w-d-xo.html
Also need to react to The Dubliners, Rocky Road to Dublin, Scorn Not His Simplicity, Song For Ireland and The Town I Loved So Well.
@@RyanAcidhedzMurphy you're a man that knows his folk music, not many People in Britain or the US have heard of Bogle which is mad because he's Scottish and wrote two very iconic songs. Australia and Canada have a great understanding of his music and because he has been in Australia since the 60's they quite rightly take him for one of their own. I have been lucky enough to of seen Eric live a good few times and he never fails to impress though I would say Liam Clancy sing No man's land is the pinnacle and it couldn't get any better.
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda just kills me every time.
@@RyanAcidhedzMurphy This music is comfort food to a Nova Scotian.
Doesn't matter who you're listening to; either way it's a gut wrencher. What a bloody waste of good Men.
You didn’t stop rocking once the Irish music started 🍀
a rainy night in soho is great too
Try the Pogues Dirty Old Town. It reflects for me the bittersweet mixed nostalgia and hate relationship you can have for the place you grew up in when it's a hardscrabble place. Reminds me of Tobacco Road that way.
i saw those tears, awesome you can appreciate shane
That great song deserved a much better music video.
Music videos aren’t important
Alex "Repo Man" Cox directed it. Odd.
Other tunes by the Pogues you should check out; Summer in Siam, Sally MacLennan, Fiesta, Lullaby of London, The Broad Majestic Shannon, London Girl... and many more x
Thanks you for doing the Pogues.
I always thought the video was a mix of Monty Python, 1984, and A Clockwork Orange.
there's so many layers to this song/ video
Brilliant, thank you
R.I.P Shane, thanks for your music
RSL a favorite album of the Pogues
The video of the song is about discrimination against the Irish during the time of Margaret Thatcher.
The starting point is this, but there's much more.
There is a clear reference to the fact that who rules the world wants people to become like dummies, and that's what will happen. It's happening ..
Taking it up a notch nice...Pogues...
Beautiful music
in portugal many years ago a friend of mine paid the barman to play this before we knew it rum sodomy $ the lash was the bars theme strange days indeed
Yes Shane is the Man!
And them brown eyes never left him
Heard years ago that this about a soldier coming back from the Falklands - 1982 war (of sorts)
Love The Pogues. Give a listen sometime to Shane MacGowan & Nick Cave doing a rendition of What a Wonderful World.
Just want to add to the thanks for reacting to the Pouges.
A rainy night in Soho is by far their best song
Na has to be thousands are sailing
An excellent song, another is misty morning,Albert bridge
Another vote for If I Should Fall from Grace of God
A Pair of Brown Eyes was about Margert Thatcher in this video and the troubles she gave Ireland back in the days. did you not spot the posters on the wall .... 🙏💚🤍🧡🙏
Shane is a lyrical genius, none compair to him.
Look up Shane McGowan, he’s an incredible person in the fact he’s a raging alcoholic and abuses drugs, but come out with the most amazing lyrics.
Definitely Irish American; and the only of my two-dozen first cousins with dark eyes...
Listen to dirty old town. Best band in the world. Shane is a poet for the working class.
Except 'Dirty old town' was written by Ewan MacColl.
A year late, and I know every one in the comments says a different song. But the key to unlocking the pogies, in my opinion, is Thousands are Sailing. That one says it all.
First of all you're beautiful! Now that that's out of the way, look for Shane McGowan and Christy Moore singing Spancil Hill. It's from a performance on Irish TV in the 1990s. Shane is out of it on drink (and probably drugs) but he shows up cigarette in hand and there's a break in his voice that gives the song such passion and soul and it's done live and in the moment. The tin whistle in the parts (played by a guy called Liam Ó Maonlaí) add a lot of extra emotion to the song and it all adds up to being probably the best version of that Irish folk ballad.
Oh you already did. Lovely song
It's funny I never saw this video before, I heard this songs many times but always thought it was a man who lost the love of his live on the operating table, and he was looking into the eyes, parts were her organs labelled 1 2 3 etc and when he went home she wasn't there, no brown eyes waiting for him.
Might I suggest The Real McKenzies - My Mangy Hound.
It's a great song from a legendary band about how much he loved his dog.
How surreal to hear my old band mentioned in this context.
skilled at the art of falling apart
The Pouges are amazing , second generation Irish mostly but we’ve calming them as Irish . If you like what you’ve heard of them you really need to listen to A rainy night in soho ,
It’s a masterpiece
And the majority of the band are just purely English playing Irish music
@@mcn6447 born in England but from Irish backgrounds . It’s up to themselves to decide if they consider themselves English or Irish! The music is timeless though !
@@theholyfather1 WRONG. Fearnley, Stacey, Finer, Hunt and Ranken are English.
So doe me. Hysterical
Paddy works on the railway will get you up dancing
Got a suggestion for a future review for you: Jimmy McCarthy, The Contender (about the Irish boxer Jack Doyle, aka. 'the Gorgeous Gale') - it's sad, it's sweet and very Irish (I'm not, I'm Danish, though I lived a few years in Ireland a long time ago now). Christy Moore has done a brilliant cover.
Really cool! I am amazed, a little
Dear John letters were sent to men whose other halves left them while in combat so they had nothing to come back to.
Cait O'Riordan, who plays bass as well as the zither, is(?) also married to Elvis Costello.
“Was” Married.
@@aaronchapman5094 thanks. 👍
Diana Krall
Love the pogues, u should check out, Shane macgowan haunted with Senead o O'Connor
this video does not do justice to the song :) but i am so glad new people still discover this music! big love to all people :)
Bronw eyes, and sweet face.... 🤗🐧🥰
try sally mclannan she dont bite
India. You deserve more subscribers ❤️
Early EARLY 1970s all through to the 1980s. Reagan/Thatcher/Gorbechov
React to Thousands are Sailing
the lyrics: War is hell...I miss her so much......
Shane coming up with the video: what if there were literal disembodied brown eyes lying about everywhere. haha
Around the 3 minute mark; the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Check him out.
i likes the pogues especially when he was down the dilly being silly
R.I.P Shane ❤
Please react to sally McLennan it’s such a good song and so positive as well plz
Positive? have you heard the end of it😂😂😂
@@beneagers5773 "some people they are scared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked took the road for heaven in the morning"
@@apoconnor1041um ok lol🤣
Turkish song of the dammed would be a great one to react to
Check out "Dear God" by XTC
So do me, lmfao
Please react to Dirty old town by the Pogues xxx
A rainy night in soho
A man you don’t meet everyday
You should check out Tommy Tiernan "Portrait of an Irish Session" it'll explain everything 😀
Try the band the levellers .
Were you getting a bit tearful in this video?
PS Lullaby of London is one of my Favs.
a great song about the first world war...
india im english so its getting late post some more stuff ill listen ok?
Love your, darkhs eyesh..... 😒
Their style is folk music. What a strange video. Hallucinatory.
Johnny logan
Beautiful, with a distracting video.
Perhaps you would like to challenge your emotions with The Pogues take on the best anti war song ever? "And the band played Wallzing Matilda"...