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And I am sorry for dropping off the face of the blog. Bringing up an answer to Kim’s question waaaaaay down below, yes, Kim, I saw (and bought) one of the Lost books. My son, however, stole it from me to read before I had a chance. Now it’s lost in the bowels of his room.  Sigh. Guess I’ll have to look for the others.<BR><BR>More apologies if I should have seen something I didn’t over the past several days…

I love this album.  I am so proud that Liz has picked an album I am well acquainted with.  <BR>I never bought it, but I went to the music store and listened to the CD over and over again. I was getting over getting my heart broken by a friend of mine that did have similar romantic feelings for me.  I listened to “Rainy Night in Soho” hundreds of times b/c it perfectly summed up my melancholy feeling.  I also listened to and (did not buy) the Bridget Jones Diary soundtrack, the one with Gabrielle’s “Out of Reach” and Van Morrison’s “Someone Like You” over and over again.  <BR>Good thing it was a very very large music store and the clerks didn’t care

Elizabeth, thank you for picking one of my favourite bands to blog about.  Shane McGowan’s lyrics can be quite dark and angsty so I have to be in the mood to listen to them but they are great to see live.  I saw them twice, both times at university and what better time to see them when you are quite angsty yourself?? 

I truly believe that the Irish hit it on the nose for the most part when they turn emotion and history into song. It just all goes back to the bards--and I’m sure there were angry bards hopping about with the Picts, too. (; Kudos on picking a great band!!! (:

Oh, it sound wonderful, Liz!  I’m off to shop

I’ll admit I’m not terribly familiar with The Pogues music, but I’m a huge fan of Irish traditional folk - I play the Irish tin whistle.  Your blog reminds me of one of my favorite quotes - from Nora Roberts’ Born In Shame (said by the hero Murphy Muldoon): <BR><BR>"You want to know the Irish, Shannon, then you listen to the music.  The tune, and the words when there are words to hear.  And when you hear it, truly, you might begin to know what makes us.”

A fantastic album!<BR>I absolutely adore “Fairy Tale of New York.” I miss Kirsty so much....

Oh yes, I remeber the Pogues! My super cool neighbor gave me a real musical lesson! He was into them and Elvis Costello, Black Flag..I called them the angry white boy music fans! Excellent choices, Liz, and thanks for the amazon link(s)..

(((Liz))))

I had not heard of this group before today, but they sound like something I’ll like.  I’m a big fan of Flogging Molly, and I’m wondering if The Pogues are kind of in the same group.  Anyone know?

Yay! Good to see Pogues fans on board!  :o) And those of you who have yet to discover them are in for a treat.  mrsbfc, I think Flogging Molly is along the same lines as the Pogues, but are a bit less traditional (I think they include some electric guitar at times?) and a bit heavier on the punk.  And the lyrics aren’t quite so poetic, I don’t think. (Though they’re certainly very good.) If you like Flogging Molly, I think you’ll like the Pogues, but the two bands have very distinctive sounds.<BR><BR>And thank Terri for the link, as I haven’t quite figured out how to do that yet… (Thanks, Terri!)