Other Mixes By Rob Conroy
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I went to Hell and to the races
| Artist | Song | |
| The Pogues | Dark Streets of London | |
| The Pogues | And the Band Played Waltzing Mathilda | |
| The Pogues | Transmetropolitan | |
| The Pogues | The Auld Triangle | |
| The Pogues | Boys from the County Hell | |
| The Pogues | Streams of Whiskey | |
| The Pogues | Kitty | |
| The Pogues | A Pair of Brown Eyes | |
| The Pogues | The Sickbed of Cuchulainn | |
| The Pogues | The Old Main Drag | |
| The Pogues | A Rainy Night in Soho | |
| The Pogues | The Body of an American | |
| The Pogues | Fairytale of New York | |
| The Pogues | If I Should Fall from Grace with God | |
| The Pogues | Bottle of Smoke | |
| The Pogues | Birmingham Six | |
| The Pogues | The Broad Majestic Shannon | |
| The Pogues | Cotton Fields | |
| The Pogues | USA | |
| The Pogues | Summer in Siam | |
| The Pogues | The Ghost of a Smile | |
Comment:
Wow. It's hard to believe that Shane MacGowan was once this much of a genius, full of the right combination of booze and heart-on-his-sleeve Irish balladry that would make Oliver Cromwell (or Gerry Adams, for that matter) weep. I limited this disc to only the Pogues albums that featured him, as there really are no other reasons to listen to the Pogues without him... This was one of the toughest comps that I've had to make, with the following songs eliminated with real pangs of pain: "Dirty Old Town", "London You're a Lady", "Navigator", "Haunted", "Poor Paddy", "The Sunny Side of the Street", "Down All the Days", "London Girl", "Turkish Song of the Damned", "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge", "Sit Down By the Fire", "Lullaby of London" and "White City". I really hope that Shane lives long enough to make more great music; based upon what I'm reading in his (auto)biography, though, it seems like a tragic end is well on its way... although people have been saying this for the past twelve or so years, at least. [Note: This mix was revised on 1/4/05.]Feedback:
mmmm....very very very very nice. i am muchly a fan of your single artist mixes rob, i'd like to say that at this point (woah, lots of unnecessary words there) the pogues rock...very good selection.
You are right on about this being a nearly impossible undertaking... There are just too many worthy songs in the Pogues catalogue. It's tough to see Summer in Siam didnt make it (one of my fave's) but I can understand why. Nice work.
Very cool. Let's just say that Shane MacGowan has been "very lucky"!
where is medley?
Having shared a pint or two a few years back with a post-Pogues Shane(what an accidental honor), he does have an amazing constitution for the drink. As a fan of The Pogues, I must commend you an a swell mix.
yeah, the pogues definitely deserve two Cds. me, i think shane's solo material ain't too bad. well, some of it's bad, but some is still great. and me, i'd have put on "navigator."
A solid attempt at the impossible- fitting all the best Pogues songs on one CD. 2 CDs might not be enough. You got most of my favorites, though.
Really excellent - I can imagine it must be difficult to condense the Pogues' back catalogue. And yep, once again I haven't been giving them as much ear space as I should (until recently) - my mum likes them, so I'd only heard them in the background, rather than sitting down and listening to them. But I agree, Shane McGowan, despite the teeth and the drink and what have you, was quite the balladeer.
This would be a hard one to make for me, but you did a stand up job. Although you did skip the first two songs I think of when I think of the Pogues ("Dirty Old Town" and "Turkish Song...").
There's a Shane MacGowan documentary (name escapes me at the moment) that's worth checking out. You can see the bits of genius in the man, but you also see the self destructive side and missed opportunities. Some may call it the classic tornturred artist sydrome, but I just see it as sad.
There's a Shane MacGowan documentary (name escapes me at the moment) that's worth checking out. You can see the bits of genius in the man, but you also see the self destructive side and missed opportunities. Some may call it the classic tornturred artist sydrome, but I just see it as sad.
Absolutely wonderful. MacGowan was/is the last great drunken-lout-with-his-heart-of-gold-on-his-sleeve.