The Pogues

If I should fall from grace with god
1987, written by Shane McGowan

This land was always ours
Was the proud land of our fathers
It belongs to us and them
Not to any of the others



The pogues were a famous irish folk band, fronted by the to say the least exentric drunk bard Shane McGowan. Founded in 1982 as Pogue Mahone — "pogue mahone" being the Anglicization of the Irish póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse", the Pogues existed until 1996. They got together for reunions in 1994 and in 2005. Most of the band members have irish roots and in their music as well as textual themes they often refer to typical irish things, legends and politics.



what else can I say than that I have a weak for Shane. Sure, he can't sing and is very hard to understand, he is quite insane (he once ate a Beach boys vinyl record during an acid trip to prove to the other world leaders, as he was representing Ireland, that the USA was inferior culturally) and he drinks too much (the only time I saw him live, he left the stage and festival in an ambulance), the man is witty, intelligent and has poetic talent!