Fun Trivia : Pogues, The

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'When I first came to London I was only sixteen - With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag - I went down to the dilly to check out the scene'?

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'The Old Main Drag'.



What song leads off their debut album 'Red Roses for Me'?

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Transmetropolitan. 'Transmetropolitan' leads off their debut album and sets the tone for a raucous beer drinking good time of an album.



Which member of the band has been known to bash his head with a beer tray to keep the beat?

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Spider Stacey. Rankin got his nickname for his hard styled drum playing.



What was the last Pogues album recorded with Shane Macgowan?

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Hell's Ditch. After the release of 'Hell's Ditch' Macgowan and the band split. It's still never been made clear whether he was fired or whether he quit. The band says he quit, Macgowan says he was fired.



What was Macgowan's first solo album, with The Popes, titled?

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The Snake. 'Crock of Gold' was his second release. 'The Rare Oul Stuff' is a compilation of the first two albums. 'That Woman's Got Me Drinking' was a single release off of 'The Snake'.



Name the modern classic Christmas song from the 'If I Should Fall From Grace' album?

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Fairytale of New York. 'Fairytale of New York' was a beautiful duet with producer's Steve Lillywhite's wife, Kirsty Macoll. The song was a hit in Europe and got some play time on American radio as well.



Which original member of the Pogues wound up marrying Declan Macmanus, who produced their second album 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash'?

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Cait O' Riordan. Cait O'Riordan fell for the producer of their second album Declan Macmanus, also known as Elvis Costello. They were recently divorced.



Where in Ireland does Shane Macgowan call his 'spiritual home'?

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Tipperary. He spent a few years there as a child, and now spends the majority of his time there, when he's not recording.