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The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues and Kirsty MacCollOriginal Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Young Ned Of The Drill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
"Young Ned Of The Spill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
"Young Ned Of The Thrill" | "Young Ned Of The Hill" | Regina Haniger |
"If I Should Sprawl From Grace With God" | "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | Nell Allen |
"If I Should Brawl From Grace With God" | "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | Nell Allen |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Fairytale Of New York," | New York is real, not a fairytale. | Heather Brockwell |
"Boys From The County Hell," | Hell=name of towns in US & Norway, but no County | Amber D'Allesio |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
"Tuesday Morning," The Pogues | "Tuesday Afternoon," The Moody Blues |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Transmetropolitan" | "Up In the Standings" | PlasticPaddy |
"The Sickbed of CuChulann" | "The Links at Mar-a-Lago" | PlasticPaddy |
"Fairytale of New York" | "Scary Tale of Kansas City" | Patrick McWilliams |
"Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" | "Brown Irishmen Six" | Wallace Runnymede |
"Thousands Are Sailing" | "Hundreds Are Freezing" | SamuraiMaster |
"If I Should Fall From Grace With God" | "If I Should Piss Off All the Mods" | Chris Pollman |
"Dirty Old Town" | "Dirty Old Town" | Susanna Viljanen |
"Fairytale of New York" | "Fairytale of Broadband" | Jim A |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
If I Should Fall From Grace With God | Heaven Hotline | Holley |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Our House Madness | Haunted The Pogues | Our Haunted House | Joe |
Susan's House Eels | Haunted The Pogues | Susan's Haunted House | Jacynthia Maries |
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen | If I Fall From The Grace Of God The Pogues | I Was Born To Run From The Grace Of God | _ _ _ _ _ |
"Fairytale Of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing, going bang
Original Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
| "Fairytale Of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: God I’m a lucky one
Came in at ten to one Original Lyrics: Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one |
"Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: And the boys at the end were PDQ and singing 'Galway Bay'.
Original Lyrics: And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
| "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk town A Norman said to me, won't see another one Original Lyrics: It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank An old man said to me, won't see another one |
There are additional misheard lyrics available. |
"Boat Train"
The Funny Lyrics: First we had some vodka,
then we drank some gin Then we drank tequila I guess that's what did me in Then we drank some brandy... Why They're Funny: No doubt this was taken from singer Shane McGowan's own experience of backstage life
Submitted by: McEwan
| "Fairytale of New York"
The Funny Lyrics: You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot,
merry christmas your arse I hope God it's our last Why They're Funny: It sounds like a really romantic song at the start and then this insulting bit comes in and it's brilliant!
Submitted by: Lisa
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"Cotton Fields"
The Lyrics: When they put the electrodes
In your brain Even your Mothers won't know you're sane First Lord Nelson's sunken ships Now Steve Lillywhite's drunken mix Who They Mention: Lord Nelson, British Naval Officer
British music producer Steve Lillywhite Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Young Ned of the Hill"
The Lyrics: Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives There's some of us have deemed to fight From Tipperary mountains high Who They Mention: Oliver Cromwell
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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There are additional celebrity lyrics available. |
"Fairytale In New York"
The Song Lyrics: The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing "Galway Bay" And the bells were ringing Out for Christmas Day Song They Mention: Galway Bay by Bing Crosby
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Young Ned of the Hill"
The Lyrics: Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives There's some of us have deemed to fight From Tipperary mountains high Why: Tipperary, Ireland
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Blue Heaven"
The Lyrics: Black shapes zip into corners
The big lads start to crawl To holes of their own making In the cracks within the wall Why: Shapes are zipping into corners
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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