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The Very Best of the Pogues

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  • Audio CD (18 Mar 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner ESP
  • ASIN: B00005AQCL
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,367 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Dirty Old TownThe Pogues 3:45£0.69
Listen  2. The Irish RoverThe Pogues Featuring The Dubliners 4:08£0.69
Listen  3. Sally MacLennaneThe Pogues 2:42£0.69
Listen  4. FiestaThe Pogues 4:10£0.69
Listen  5. A Pair Of Brown EyesThe Pogues 4:52£0.69
Listen  6. Fairytale Of New YorkThe Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl 4:32£0.89
Listen  7. The Body Of An AmericanThe Pogues 4:48£0.69
Listen  8. Streams Of WhiskeyThe Pogues 2:31£0.69
Listen  9. The Sick Bed Of CuchulainnThe Pogues 2:59£0.69
Listen10. If I Should Fall From Grace With GodThe Pogues 2:19£0.69
Listen11. Misty Morning, Albert BridgeThe Pogues 3:00£0.69
Listen12. Rain StreetThe Pogues 4:01£0.69
Listen13. White CityThe Pogues 2:29£0.69
Listen14. A Rainy Night In SohoThe Pogues 4:43£0.69
Listen15. London GirlThe Pogues 3:04£0.69
Listen16. Boys From The County HellThe Pogues 2:54£0.69
Listen17. The Sunnyside Of The StreetThe Pogues 2:42£0.69
Listen18. Summer In SiamThe Pogues 4:06£0.69
Listen19. Hell's DitchThe Pogues 3:02£0.69
Listen20. The Old Main DragThe Pogues 3:19£0.69
Listen21. The Band Played Waltzing MatildaThe Pogues 4:52£0.69

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This retrospective of Shane MacGowan's Irish punk folk bandincludes three top 40 singles. The track 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes' - also included here - was produced by Elvis Costello. They have been described by critics as a cross between the Dubliners and the Clash.

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Non-stop brilliance from punk-folk-pop phenomenon, 6 Jun 2001
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The Pogues were one of the unlikliest pop bands of the 80s, with their mad fusion of Irish folk and London punk, but their musical talent, and the lyrical brilliance of frontman Shane MacGowan, also made them one of the best. This compilation puts together (virtually) all their finest moments on one top value CD, from Latin carnival freakout 'Fiesta' to the desolate romance of 'A Pair of Brown Eyes', from the urban squalor of 'The Old Main Drag' to the blissed out sun-kissed tranquility of 'Summer in Siam'. For rousing rebel and drinking songs, there hasn't been a better band than The Pogues in the last twenty years. This CD is consistently enjoyable, funny, boisterous and tuneful, and more than occasionally poignant and profound. Their duet with the Dubliners on 'The Irish Rover' and everyone's favourite Christmas hit 'Fairy Tale of New York' (with the much lamented Kirsty MacColl) are of course included.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, 30 Mar 2003
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It was "The Fairytale Of New York", that classic christmas song that sparked my interest in the Pogues. It's an awesome compilation of Irish folk music thats you will humm for ages afterwards. A brilliant CD.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars good compilation but ....., 14 Jun 2002
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a good sample of the pogues, I bought this to replace a few LP's that I bought years ago. I particularly wanted 'a rainy night in soho' - achingly beautiful on their EP 'Poguetry in motion', but oh what a dissapointment this was. 'They' have let some CLUMSY HALF-DEAF DONKEY in the studio loose on it, and this CD has a re-engineered version which has none of the purity of the origonal, and instead much additional noise. The rest of the CD is great, it would have been superb as a whole but for this glitch.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you love the pogues, buy it
The pogues are one of my favourite bands aswel as my step dads so when I bought him the "best of" he totally loved it. Would recommend for any fan.
Published 25 days ago by L. Odowd

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy album for any music enthusiast
If you're a fan of Irish music give this album a go. The rugged sounds and harsh vocals add a great touch to this wonderful CD. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD
Brought this about 2/3 years ago on the off chance because it was on offer and fancied listening to somethig different. I loved it and have since discoverd the pogues. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Miss C

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairytale of an Album
Released as The Pogues first started their now annual Christmas tours this album is, as the wrapper proclaims, `The Very Best of The Pogues'. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 ...

4.0 out of 5 stars Good album, except for a few omissions...
This is a good Very Best Of. However it did omit several songs from the previous 'Best Of'. Tracks 12-18 are fairly poor, which is a let-down; but this is saved by their brilliant... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by karabiner98

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