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Billy Bragg commented that "they came at folk music, got hold of it by the ... with the Pogues for the MacGowan-penned Fairytale of New York which made number two in the UK charts and has become ...

So too was its musical structure. Like all great pop songs, Fairytale Of New York has very few chords, in this case just D, A, G, Bmin and an Asus4. Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, ...

“Fairytale of New York” was a departure ... Jem Finer, the band’s banjoist, initially wrote the music as a maudlin sailor’s song, but his wife, Marcia Farquhar, nudged him toward the ...

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By Richard Smirke In the 36 years since The Pogues released the band’s now-seminal “Fairytale of New York,” the acerbic holiday classic has occupied every single position on the Official U.K ...

Formed in 1987 alongside fellow Irish vocalist Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues' biggest and most enduring hit was “Fairytale of New York,” which is still a staple of holiday party soundtracks.