Thirteen examples of The Pogues unique brand of hellraising folk, ranging from punky takes on traditional Irish songs like 'Dirty Old Town' to the Shane MacGowan penned originals which offered romanticised visions of life viewed through the bottom of a bottle.
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A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York".
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As each relentless night turns towards day, Ernest Rackman turns towards violence to escape thoughts of loneliness and suicide. Then he poses as a police officer and rescues a young girl from her parent's apartment, where she was forced into a compromising life. Having discharged his violence, he plans to move forward with this new relationship, but the demons of loneliness and despair still haunt him.
Банда наемных убийц проваливает задание и скрывается от заказчика в маленьком городке посреди пустыни, предварительно ограбив банк и закопав добычу. Но залечь на дно в городе, которым правит клан помешанных на кофе ковбоев (в исполнении членов ирландской фолк-панк-группы Pogues) оказывается непросто...
