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Members
7 Male
Origin
London, England
Genre
Folk
Style
Punk
Mood
Happy
Born
7 Male
Origin
London, EnglandGenre
FolkStyle
Punk
Mood
Happy
Born
1982 to Present...
Most Loved Tracks5 users
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York4 users
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York4 users
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York4 users
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York4 users
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Music Video Links Whiskey You're the Devil |  Fairytale of New York |  Tuesday Morning |
 Streams of Whiskey |  Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah |  Rainy Night in Soho |
Rainy Night in Soho (O... |  Boys From the County Hell |  Dirty Old Town |
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The Pogues are a Celtic punk band from London, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996. The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since, most notably on the US East Coast around St Patrick's Day and across the UK and Ireland every December. The group has yet to record any new music and, according to Spider Stacy on Pogues.com, has no inclination to do so.
Their politically tinged music was informed by MacGowan and Stacy's punk backgrounds, yet used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, cittern, mandolin and accordion.
The Pogues were founded in Kings Cross, a district of Central London, in 1982 as Pogue Mahone—pogue mahone being the Anglicisation of the Irish póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse".
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