Fairytale of New York

[shouldbeinbed]

I don't ever want to hear anything Ronan F**king Kreating () trots out.

Fairytale is a cracking christmas song and I like Jonah Lewie too, but for me the best is a Fall Peel session version of Jingle Bell Rock.

 

[rh100]

Yep, Jona Lewie and greg Lake ones are ace - but pale to insignificance when compared to Kirstie and the Pogues' Fairytale - I love that song - it has great singing and great lyrics IMO. Sort of happy and sad at the same time.

 

[rh100]

Ronan F**king Keating (to give him his full title) is the singer from some boy band or other - I think Boyzone - who has covered The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York" which is named after Donleavy's book. And he's made a pretty depressing job of it, turning it into a syrupy Oirish thing such as you might find in a Magners' cider advert.

I dare not click the links to it - in fact I think the mod's should remove them for everybodys safety

Could it be any more annoying than Springsteens Santa Claus Is Coming To Town? I've been known to walk out of shops when that one comes on.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Love it! It's gonna be big!
Get out and buy it everyone.

AAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
what have they done to my favorite Xmas song.
Just listened to both versions back to back, Ronan don't even come close.

 

[Proto]

Ronan F**king Keating (to give him his full title) is the singer from some boy band or other - I think Boyzone - who has covered The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York" which is named after Donleavy's book. And he's made a pretty depressing job of it, turning it into a syrupy Oirish thing such as you might find in a Magners' cider advert.

Is he the same Ronan F**king Keating that murdered When You Say Nothing At All, a very pleasant song previosly recorded by the wonderful Alison Krause?

 

[longers]

Ronan F**king Keating (to give him his full title) is the singer from some boy band or other - I think Boyzone - who has covered The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York" which is named after Donleavy's book. And he's made a pretty depressing job of it, turning it into a syrupy Oirish thing such as you might find in a Magners' cider advert.

I'm not aware of his recent output but does he still slap his arse a lot when he sings?

 

[MacB]

get over yourselves it's only a song

 

[rich p]

Well I managed 45 seconds of Ronans version, what a load of POO.

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If it's a load of POO it'll be a Christmas No. 2's

 

[fossyant]

Ronan's gone all 'Irish' again...... ??????????????

Not a patch on the original............ but better than Girls Aloud singing it.......

 

[ufkacbln]

Forgetting the actual song itself..... the difference to me is that the Pogues / Kirsty McColl and Christy Moore versions is thatthey were done with feeling, whilst this new version is sinply a performance.... a subtle but important difference and essential to a song like this

 

[Aperitif]

If it's a load of POO it'll be a Christmas No. 2's

Luckily, you took the p already...

 

[tdr1nka]

Hahahahaha, Bog off Ronan!
I got 1 min 27 seconds in and had to stop.
What a thorougly fuggin uninspired performance.

Not that bothered with the Pogues, I will always love the original as it keeps Kirstie Maccoll's voice alive.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i daren't click the link, but i assume "you scumbag you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot" has been sanitised for pc radio play…

 

[Norm]

get over yourselves it's only a song

Indeed. However....

Is he the same Ronan F**king Keating that murdered When You Say Nothing At All...

I would add that Ronan F*****g Keating's singing is at it's best when he sings nothing at all.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

i daren't click the link, but i assume "you scumbag you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot" has been sanitised for pc radio play…

"You scumbag, you maggot
You're cheap and you're haggard"


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