Having a Pogues moment or two

For more on the Pogues, a Celtic punk band, you can see their website, their Facebook page, or their entry on Wikipedia.

Here's some Irish music for you

'Kilkelly, Ireland', one of the saddest songs I've ever heard


'Finnegan's Wake', which is one of the funniest


'Young Ned of the Hill', one of the angriest: (a bit on the history here)

I was in a Pogues mood

For Bill, who introduced me to them.

'Young Ned of the Hill' by the Pogues



'Turkish Song of the Damned' by the Pogues



(Okay, nevermind that the actual video is from Gangs of New York...I love the music but I couldn't look at Shane MacGowan's teeth for too long. (He's the lead singer.))

'Thousands are Sailing' by the Pogues



Warning: Shane MacGowan's teeth do briefly appear in this one in a really goofy picture.

I don't have perfect teeth, either, but my God, it makes me want to go brush. He was raised in England and Ireland. Do they not have dentists?

The live ones aren't great in sound quality. I may have to take my copy of 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God' to work and listen. :)

Óiche mhaith. (EE-hah WAH) ['Good night.']