The Pogues - Red Roses for Me
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Artist: The PoguesEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-09-19
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Transmetropolitan
- Battle of Brisbane
- Auld Triangle
- Waxie's Dargle
- Boys from the County Hell
- Sea Shanty
- Dark Streets of London
- Streams of Whiskey
- Poor Paddy
- Dingle Regatta
- Greenland Whale Fisheries
- Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
- Kitty
- Leaving of Liverpool [*]
- Muirshin Durkin [*]
- Repeal of the Licensing Laws [*]
- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda [*]
- Whiskey You're the Devil [*]
- Wild Rover [*]
Free Music Notes for Red Roses for Me
Free Music Review: eirinn go brach
Hit: 5 Stars
This was the first album of theirs that I bought back in 1988, and it's still one of my favorites! Whenever I'm feeling down I play this lively music & it picks me up. I was introduced to this group by an old boyfriend & for that I will forever be grateful to him...well, at least for that anyway! They've been my favorite group ever since!
I love the way they incorporate traditional Irish music into they're punk rock sound (by 'punk rock' I don't mean Sex Pistols style) it's what makes their music so unique. You know it's the Pogues the moment the music begins, they have a sound that is theirs alone with their rough way of singing, the hard pronunciation of the words. They make me feel proud to be Irish-American!
Their ballads such as "Kitty" are so bittersweet, filled with such heartfelt sadness that is typical of a true Irish ballad...it actually makes me cry, as do most of their ballads. I don't know, maybe it helps if you know some Irish history...after all, theirs is one of the saddest.
You get a taste of Irish humor in the song "Boys From the County Hell" in the line, "lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you drink." Most of their lively music makes you want to get up & dance...& of course, have a few pints. This music goes well with a pint of Guinness!
Just a wee bit of trivia...their original band name was Pogue Mohone, which is the anglicized spelling version of the Irish Gaelic phrase "pog mo thoin" which means "kiss my arse." Is that great or what? It gives you an idea of their feisty Irish nature, for which they are so loved.
Well, that's all...enjoy! You might also enjoy their album/cd "If I Should Fall From Grace With God." The title song has an Irish nationalist, anti-British feel to it as is evident in the lines, "This land was always ours, was the proud land of our fathers. It belongs to us and them. Not to any of the others." I suppose the popularity of the Pogues amongst the Irish is in part due to their defiant lyrics...the conflict between the IRA & Britain was in full swing back then in Belfast. This album also has one of the songs they're most known for "Fairytale of New York." It also has one of the saddest ballads I've ever heard, "Streets of Sorrow."
Another must-have of theirs is "Peace and Love" with more sad ballads & lively tunes that make you want to grunt out the lyrics along with them!
Shane MacGowan wrote most of their songs, a truly talented storyteller...and sadly, also a severe alcoholic. He was also the lead singer until the rest of the band got tired of him showing up drunk and late or not at all. He now has another band, but he still drinks. It's incredibly sad to watch a good person slowly killing themselves, especially someone who is so talented.
The Pogues music conveys stories that draw you in and affect you deeply, in a profound way, whether it be sadness or joy...it's because their music is so full of passion.
There isn't one single Pogues song that I don't like, and you can't say that about too many bands...at least none come to mind anyway.
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