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Fun Music Information -> Pogues
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues and Kirsty MacCollBand Name Origins:
- Whoever wrote about the Pogues... Pogue Mahone is not Gaelic - - Pog Mo Thoin = Kiss My (Irish) A** Submitted by: GAELIC GIRL
- From their Irish roots, they thought of the name 'The Pogues' because of a Gaelic term 'Pogue Mahone' meaning 'Kiss my A***'. Submitted by: drmegabite.4t.com
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Young Ned Of The Drill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
| "Young Ned Of The Spill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
| "Young Ned Of The Thrill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
| "If I Should Sprawl From Grace With God" | "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | Nell Allen |
| "If I Should Brawl From Grace With God" | "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | Nell Allen |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Fairytale Of New York," | New York is real, not a fairytale. | Heather Brockwell |
| "Boys From The County Hell," | Hell=name of towns in US & Norway, but no County | Amber D'Allesio |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Tuesday Morning," The Pogues | "Tuesday Afternoon," The Moody Blues |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Boa Train" originally "Boat Train"
Preacher that likes Nicole
"Oat Train" originally "Boat Train"
Peculiar kind of train
Preacher that likes Nicole
"If I Should Fall From Race With God" originally "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Millie Henry
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Boat Strain" originally "Boat Train"
Sardine Taylor
"Dirty Cold Town" originally "Dirty Old Town"
Millie Henry
"Dirty Gold Town" originally "Dirty Old Town"
Millie Henry
"Dirty Bold Town" originally "Dirty Old Town"
Millie Henry
Change a Letter:
"Fairytale Of New Cork" originally "Fairytale Of New York"
Washington Irving Berlin Wall Flower Pot Boiler
"If I Should Fall From Grave With God" originally "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Millie Henry
"Dirty Odd Town" originally "Dirty Old Town"
Millie Henry
"Dirty Old Gown" originally "Dirty Old Town"
Millie Henry
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Young Ned on the Hill" | "Hitler of Our Time" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "If I Should Fall from Grace of God" | "If I Should Piss off Putin Trolls" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Transmetropolitan" | "Up In the Standings" | PlasticPaddy |
| "The Sickbed of CuChulann" | "The Links at Mar-a-Lago" | PlasticPaddy |
| "Fairytale of New York" | "Scary Tale of Kansas City" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" | "Brown Irishmen Six" | Wallace Runnymede |
| "Thousands Are Sailing" | "Hundreds Are Freezing" | SamuraiMaster |
| "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | "If I Should Piss Off All the Mods" | Chris Pollman |
| "Dirty Old Town" | "Dirty Old Town" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Fairytale of New York" | "Fairytale of Broadband" | Jim A |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| If I Should Fall From Grace With God | Heaven Hotline | Holley |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Our House Madness | Haunted The Pogues | Our Haunted House | Joe |
| Susan's House Eels | Haunted The Pogues | Susan's Haunted House | Jacynthia Maries |
| Born To Run Bruce Springsteen | If I Fall From The Grace Of God The Pogues | I Was Born To Run From The Grace Of God | _ _ _ _ _ |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
En Pogue
En Vogue combined with The Pogues
Submitted By: Jim
Misheard Lyrics:
"Fairytale Of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Go Away Babe'.
Original Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
| "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: And the boys of the empire state building were singing 'Go away'
Original Lyrics: And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
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"Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: I packed them with my own
Original Lyrics: I put them with my own
| "Fairytale in New York"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys of the annoying Petey quite were singing go away
Original Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing "Galway Bay"
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Fairytale in New York"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys of the N’ Why Pity Choir were singing "Go with Bay"
Original Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing "Galway Bay"
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Helena Sutinen As a Finn my English is limited anyway, so…. |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Boat Train"
The Funny Lyrics: First we had some vodka,
then we drank some gin Then we drank tequila I guess that's what did me in Then we drank some brandy... Why They're Funny: No doubt this was taken from singer Shane McGowan's own experience of backstage life
Submitted by: McEwan
| "Fairytale of New York"
The Funny Lyrics: You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot,
merry christmas your arse I hope God it's our last Why They're Funny: It sounds like a really romantic song at the start and then this insulting bit comes in and it's brilliant!
Submitted by: Lisa
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Cotton Fields"
The Lyrics: When they put the electrodes
In your brain Even your Mothers won't know you're sane First Lord Nelson's sunken ships Now Steve Lillywhite's drunken mix Who They Mention: Lord Nelson, British Naval Officer
British music producer Steve Lillywhite Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Young Ned of the Hill"
The Lyrics: Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives There's some of us have deemed to fight From Tipperary mountains high Who They Mention: Oliver Cromwell
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Fairytale In New York"
The Song Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing "Galway Bay" And the bells were ringing Out for Christmas Day Song They Mention: Galway Bay by Bing Crosby
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Band Name Anagrams:
Go Up, Seth E. Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
Huge Poets Submitted by: shirsten
Pee Sought Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Gus, The Poe Submitted by: Millie Henry
Use Hot Peg Submitted by: Tattoo Head & The Crack Whore
Song Title Anagrams:
"New Teal Fairy Of York" originally "Fairytale Of New York"
Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
"Antsy Shea" originally "Sea Shanty"
Submitted by: michelle (hell in mice)
"Gild Rock" originally "Gridlock"
Submitted by: Millie Henry
"Girl Dock" originally "Gridlock"
Submitted by: Millie Henry
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Young Ned of the Hill"
The Lyrics: Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives There's some of us have deemed to fight From Tipperary mountains high Why: Tipperary, Ireland
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Tote Brain" originally "Boat Train"
Submitted by: Allison O'Silla
"Young Head Of The Nil" originally "Young Ned Of The Hill"
Submitted by: Allison O'Silla
"Fairy Nail Of Yew Torque" originally "Fairytale Of New York"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
"Tote Brain" originally "Boat Train"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:
"Blue Heaven"
The Lyrics: Black shapes zip into corners
The big lads start to crawl To holes of their own making In the cracks within the wall Why: Shapes are zipping into corners
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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