Fairytale of New York should be banned from radio

[Alrighteo]

This is from one of the UK tabolids

It's a shite song regardless.

Ronan Keating and Moya Brennan did a cover about 20 years ago and changed the lyrics to:

"You're an old slop on junk (I think)"
And
"You scumbag, you maggot
You're cheap and you're haggard"

And it's altogether a better version.

And no, you can't go around saying the word faggot.

@3catsandcounting it is a gay slur.

Love the song! I relate more to those lyrics than something by Cliff or the other perfect xmas songs out there. Sometimes xmas is shit for some people and this song reflects that!

And it's altogether a better version.

My eyes! No. No, it isn't.

And no, you can't go around saying the word faggot.

Well you just did

@TriangularRatbag Yeah but I'm gay

Should we ban programmes like This is Britain. Ken Loache films. Any film or TV programme that depicts racist, sexist, homophobic characters? This is a story.. With characters.

*An altogether better version!
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No it is not!

You're cheap and you're haggard"

And it's altogether a better version.

And highly unlikely insults. Haggard, really?

No it is not!

Yes it is!

Yeah but I'm gay

No way, me too!

Bloody hell. I’m shocked some people don’t get that it’s a good thing that a variety of different realities are portrayed in the arts, and not all of them are pretty and wrapped up in a bow

I'm amazed you are surprised; liberalism and tolerance are very out of fashion. I'm surprised there aren't more BertrandRussellesque posters queuing up to tell us which other art should be piled on the fire.

I'm so over this song. And people fetishise it so much, just can't get excited about it. Is Shane McGowan sober now? if not I'm amazed he's still alive.

From 'Tonight's the night' by Rod Stewart played on Radio 2 the other day.....
'Come on angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside

The full lyrics are clearly about pressurising a young girl to have sex with the singer for the first time.
Just vile... give me the Pogues anytime.

Yes, and he’s had his teeth done.

Brilliant lyrics, brilliant song. The rush to ban things that 'I' dont like is becoming ridiculous.

And it's altogether a better version

You think Ronan Keating's version is better than Shane & Kirsty's? Are you Ronan's mum?

What next ?
Love this song .
The lyrics are a masterpiece and I agree poetry .
All for banning lily allen as one poster suggested 😂
I love folk music , mostly listen to alternative folk.
Luke Sital Singh etc
Absolutely amazing singer / songwriters
But none have that raw angst as Shane Mcgowen or Kirsty McCall singing fairytale of new York.
Some people are so precious

It's always bern one of my favourites. Me & dh love a good ole sing to it too.
It also makes me remember the beautiful Kirsty maccoll, who was so talented and no longer with us. What a beautiful legacy song she left behind though.

It is one of my favourite songs. Not just Christmas songs either.

It is so raw and I have every emotion listening to it. I go through nostalgia, to rage to sadness at what could have been.

The PP who suggested it should be on the school syllabus was absolutely correct.

+1 for the interpretation of faggot as a friendly and in the way its said in the song its very much a loving jog.

For those saying the nypd band doesn't exist - anyone who's been in new York for new years eve or St Patrick's day parades will have seen and heard these splendid guys:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD_Pipes_and_Drums

Are you Ronan's mum?

PMSL. Indeed, only Ronan's Mum would think that.. Bless.

And no, you can't go around saying the word faggot.

Yes, I can, I'm not American.

I can also say ZZ Top because I'm not French.

Ergo, Americans can wear fanny packs because to them that doesn't sound like a euphemism for a tampon.

I actually really liked the song for years but the total overkill of playing it relentlessly has soured it for me.

I turn it off when I hear it now.
I hope to enjoy it again in the future.