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Music Appreciation

splunge63

(285 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:58 PM Jun 12

The Pogues - Dirty Old Town

it's 5 o'clock somewhere

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The Pogues - Dirty Old Town (Original Post) splunge63 Jun 12 OP

The Pogues version hurts my ears LogDog75 Jun 12 #1

Dirty old town Maninacan Jun 12 #2

LogDog75

(1,466 posts)

1. The Pogues version hurts my ears

Reply to splunge63 (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:22 PM

Jun 12

Roger Whittaker shows how it's done right. At the 1:40 mark, when he sings "I heard a siren in the night" his voice almost make you almost think you heard a siren.

Maninacan

(380 posts)

2. Dirty old town

Reply to splunge63 (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:06 PM

Jun 12

First heard this in Bad Sisters series. Found the Pogues first but like Ewan McColl Peggy Seeger version best. The Way Peggy's voice and the clarinet come in . Also Bettye Lavette.

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