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For the first time in 23 years I have made it to Christmas eve in the safety of my own house and not heard The Fairytale of ****ing New York once.
That, dear friends, is the Miracle of Christmas
You're lucky!
I've heard the damn thing a lot of times on various radio stations over the past week.
One thing that's been a constant is that they've been playing the version with modified lyrics.
As I’ve not been listening to the radio very much of late I haven’t heard it there, but it was among the Christmas songs played in the pub last night, and it was the original in-censored version. I have another version recorded by Stars, a Canadian band, that uses the original lyrics as well, as far as I can remember, but it was recorded some years back.
Humbug.
Wow, I hadn’t realised, neither have I. But even more miraculously I haven’t heard The Slade yet either!
I like the fairytale, hate the slade.😁
I just watched a documentary about the recording of it, which was good. Quite a few interesting 'reveals', but as an example - there is no NYPD choir so the folks in the film are the NYPD Pipe Band playing scottish pipes. And they didn't know Galway bay, so instead what they're singing is Mickey Mouse
Emm eye see
Kay ee why
Emm oh you ess ee
Slade - excellent song! Was in the charts while I was at primary school 🙂
It's not Christmas without it !!!
To be fair, it's great in a large group after a few beers.👍😁
theotherjonv
what they’re singing is Mickey MouseEmm eye see
Kay ee why
Emm oh you ess ee
Damn you, you've put the Full Metal Jacket ear worm in my head!
Thankfully the driving will now be a bit easier without xmas music, fairytale of new york is a joy compared to that mccartney xmas song, or chris rea, or slade, or any of the other oldies that seem to come up at christmas still.
I wonder if 30 years from now they'll be listening to the chuff that's xmas number 1s these days.
Slade was xmas number 1 the year i started school.
Good song, as is FONY.
Most xmas songs can get in the sea as far as I’m concerned though.
I got as far as today before hearing Wizzard. On Radio 6! Fong chu Huw Stephens
Must admit I have fond memories of this from my childhood.
That^^ is the best Xmas song. Fact.
Christmas cheer: Jona Lewie used to be in a band called 'Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs' 🦕 🦖 🦕
You want a Christmas song - go big or go home!
I don't think I understood the real meaning of the song when I was young and that video is terrible but I love the song itself.
I never remember seeing an actual proper video for it as a kid?
This is better
Ah, here's the actual video.
We've had Heart fm on all day today and it's been the usual Xmas tunes on repeat all day. The new Leona Lewis one is a particular repeat offender. But thinking about it now, they didn't play the pogues once that I heard.
I nearly got to christmas without being Whammed 'last christmas' but it was on the radio when I got in yesterday.
Just be glad you've never suffered Disneys Christmas cd, gets played every year whilst the tree gets decorated - I've threatened to trash it now the girls are both in their 20's but my life wouldn't be worth living ☹️
Every year I hear Fairy Take on NY and think, wow what a great song, what a song writer. Then the next time I think eugh, turn that shit off!!
Our sorting office seems to be glued to radio 2, nothing but fekin xmas songs first thing in the morning all month!!!
Is slut really that bad a word?
Maybe not but the one about meatball derivatives probably is.
This year’s favourite (from a few years back obviously) is Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl covering Run Rudolph Run
Maybe not but the one about meatball derivatives probably is.
Only as much as Brain's meatballs are. "Faggot" is Irish slang for a bunch of sticks. It's probably far more problematic in the US.
Thing is though, words evolve. The fact that it's controversial today, well, I don't think it's the domain of a load of straight people to get outraged if it gets censored. We've been doing this on family-orientated broadcasts for decades. If people listening find it uncomfortable because they've repeatedly had it directed them as an insult, does the likely intended original meaning actually matter? See also, the dog in Dambusters.
And honestly, I don't know what the answer is anyway.
Here’s Stars version, at a small house performance. On the original track it goes on for ages as an instrumental, then someone cuts in and apologises for leaving the click track on.
As far as the controversial word is concerned, I don’t recall it ever being used much in the U.K., but I have heard it used in American TV/film and read it in American literature. It’s certainly not the worst slur I’ve ever heard used, though.
Torquil Campbell, the<b> </b>male co-lead singer comes from Sheffield, he lives in Vancouver and the band formed In Montreal
As Cougar says we either evolve or go backwards. I prefer to go forwards although the original words would be used if the "children" (29 and 31) are not in the house. As Aida sings above "Try not to be a **** at Christmas".
St Etienne. "Her Winter Coat" is my new go to sublime and repeatable doing-something-different Christmas song.
Probs my fave xmas song. Listen to lots of Radio (usually R2 or the usual commercial stations) and only heard FONY once or twice TBH, Mariah Carey can **** right off though
My favorite too but I fear it's getting less air play due to the fruity language, and perhaps the radio stations don't want to deal with complaints.
Reminds me of a joke though; Bloke looking at buying a new HiFi, salesman says 'This one the sound reproduction is so accurate you will swear the band is in the room with you', bloke says 'But I like The Pogues, and I don't want them in my living room!'