The Pogues: Fairytale Of New York

Lyrics of alternative versions are far different from the ones of the original recording 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 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 a corner Then danced through the night Chorus: 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 Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed You scumbag, you maggot You cheap lousy faggot Happy Christmas your arse I pray God it's our last (Chorus) 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 (Chorus)

Fairytale Of New York Written by Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer Performed by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl Produced by Steve Lillywhite Released 1987-08 Albums The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God, 1988 Singles The Pogues: Fairytale Of New York (single), 1987 Collections Essential Pogues, 1991 Best Of The Pogues, 1991 Very Best Of The Pogues, 2001 Length 4.36 Alternate versions Fairytale Of New York (extract from 1st Demo) Performed by The Pogues and Elvis Costello on piano Produced by Elvis Costello and The Pogues Recorded Around or soon after Poguetry In Motion sessions. Released c. 1986 Collections Just Look Them In The Eye And Say POGUEMAHONE!! The Pogues Box Set, 2008 Length 4:33 Note One can hear EC counting "1, 2..1, 2, 3, 4" before piano starts. Lyrics are different from definitive version. Other Engineered by Nick Robbins Fairytale Of New York (extract from 2nd Demo) Performed by The Pogues and Elvis Costello on bass Produced by Elvis Costello and The Pogues Recorded Around or soon after Poguetry In Motion sessions. Released c. 1986 Collections Just Look Them In The Eye And Say POGUEMAHONE!! The Pogues Box Set, 2008 Length 5:15 Note Lyrics are different from definitive version. Other Engineered by Nick Robbins

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• Angelo Branduardi: Così è Se Mi Pare
• A Hard Night's Day  (various artists collection)

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