fairytale of new york

Nick Cave weighs in on Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" controversy

”It becomes a song that has been tampered with, compromised, tamed, and neutered and can no longer be called a great song” – Nick Cave on the BBC’s decision to play a censored version of The Pogues’ ”Fairytale of New York.”

BBC playing censored "Fairytale of New York" this year; The Pogues approve

The BBC has announced that flagship radio station Radio 1 will not play the original version of The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” this holiday season, instead playing a censored version with alternate lyrics…

Shane MacGowan responds to calls to censor The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York"

”She is a woman of a certain generation at a certain time in history and she is down on her luck and desperate. Her dialogue is as accurate as I could make it but she is not intended to offend!” – Shane MacGowan.