I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town Dirty old town I heard a siren from the docks Saw a train set the night on fire I smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old town Dirty old town I'm gonna make me a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town Dirty old town I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Dirty old town Dirty old town

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Lyrics & music by Ewan McColl; Kirsty's dad, written about Manchester.

@Arfabiscuit

2 жыл бұрын

Old English folk song

@schillerlocke62

2 жыл бұрын

He is a very good singer, but i think he needs a DENTIST🤪🤣....sorry🤫

@schillerlocke62

2 жыл бұрын

A very good old song.....

@schillerlocke62

2 жыл бұрын

That he is still alive borders on a miracle.......

He sounds exactly the same singing drunk in the pub as he does in the recording studio ..Pure class

@CodyAllenJames

3 жыл бұрын

As he does singing drunk in the recording studio

@BluegrassShoes

3 жыл бұрын

So true!!!! 😂 Legend.

@ivanc9149

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, what a gent

@bengribben569

3 жыл бұрын

He was probably drunker in the studio 🤣

@niallo8610

3 жыл бұрын

Because he was just as gargled in the studio

The fact that Shane MacGowan is still alive in 2020 blows my mind. Thursday, November 30 2023. May you rest in peace beautiful soul.

@marklacey9029

3 жыл бұрын

Him, Ozzy Osbourne, and Keith Richards should’ve been long gone. Don’t make them like they used to 🤣🤣

@danielpeat2396

3 жыл бұрын

i saw him on jools holland last year i think and he's circling the drain

@annebracken7757

3 жыл бұрын

Hes still alive but i dont think his quality of life is great!

@BedtimeStorieswithBelaLugosi

3 жыл бұрын

Bless that man

@rennesmanu

3 жыл бұрын

Let's say quite not dead !

His smile looks like a vandalised graveyard. But what a legend.

@seven1384

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh that was epic 😎 🤣

@gsummy4062

3 жыл бұрын

@@seven1384 I was going to say like burnt fence but that's another thing.lol

@irisstblhotty

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is legend. I will be using this on my friend soon. Thank you.

@gsummy4062

3 жыл бұрын

@@irisstblhotty Glad I could help, go easy on him.😂

@hazelchief-rabbit5903

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, perfect simile! 😆 (At the same time, I kinda feel bad for laughing...)

A friend of mine was living in Vienna in the 80s, and one afternoon he’s in his local bar having a quiet half-litre. As he’s sitting there he notices a group of guys at the bar asking the barman for directions. They didn’t speak German and the barman didn’t speak English so the conversation was going was nowhere. My friend knew where they wanted to go, so offered to show them the way. And so began a mad night of drinking with the Pogues.

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

Those accidental, impromptu mad nights of drinking were often the best!

@jeandurand3095

Жыл бұрын

@@GazelyGaze or days

@ck891

Жыл бұрын

My dad ended up on the lash with them back in the 80’s when they came to Manchester for a gig. He somehow ended up with them after their set at the Ritz and they all went out on the piss into Manny.. He said that Shane, despite his ability to get absolute twatted, was nevertheless a great chap

@rubydawn1

8 ай бұрын

great story he passed away today

@richardcoats6430

8 ай бұрын

​@@rubydawn1and may he rest/live in peace 🙏🕊

I met Shane in a pub in London back in the 90s he was an absolute Gentleman and more than happy to have a chat over a pint.

@petebowdon7945

3 жыл бұрын

The Boogaloo in Highgate?

@paulstaples8089

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely North London

@_a.n.d.r.e.a_

3 жыл бұрын

He currently lives in Carney, a little village in Co. Tipperary, five minutes away from Nenagh where he drinks in Philly Ryan’s Pub two doors down from my house he was also drinking with Johnny deep there before. I’ve met him loads he’s a lovely character. Unfortunately we don’t see much of him these days though at Christmas he’ll go for a pint again I’d say.

@bveracka

3 жыл бұрын

@@_a.n.d.r.e.a_ If you should see him, tell him all the Boston boys send our love and regards his way.

@aumboy3

3 жыл бұрын

Yes agree Paul , was in company with Shane and others in the 90s in the Marathon bar in Camden . Great craic

"Spring's a girl..... BLEUGH" lol

There's serious artistic knowledge and skill behind this artefact. Bless him.

Still listening in 2024 absolute legend

Ah the pub, those were the days

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia for pubs; how we miss them now!

@asabovesobelow4444

3 жыл бұрын

yeah - and smoking in the pub! those were the days too. less rules

@asabovesobelow4444

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul shame paul. better get rid of sugar, alcohol and wheat too!

@PH5221

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul As opposed to the cancer from the alcohol? Not sure what point you're making.

@sidewindersid4180

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul100 percent of non smokers die.

With respect, the "drunk in a pub" part of the title wasn't necessary. If young Shane McGowan is in the video, it's basically a given.

@HipHopSlam

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@gourdguru

3 жыл бұрын

the man's blood was 80 proof. this is how these guys showed up to interviews: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ2m19Z8eL2Tgaw.html fucking legendary

@kingeatking

3 жыл бұрын

@@gourdguru 80%!!! Must have been taking it easy that night 🤤

He's out lived the best of them in some miracle way

@troublebrewing99

3 жыл бұрын

But the damage was done.

@FRESHNESSSSSS

3 жыл бұрын

@@troublebrewing99 Yeah, the state of him these days is no joke.

@conncooney5997

3 жыл бұрын

He's well pickled

@coy0te9

3 жыл бұрын

He's got a ways to go. He'll have to outlast Keith Richards, but bless um both.

@stratocaster-dn7gt

3 жыл бұрын

@@FRESHNESSSSSS he actually looks a lot better now than he has in the past

Rest in peace Shane, such a good soul🙏🕊🥃

Love his voice, he sounded the same on his records as he did singing live. He was authentic and the genuine article. RIP Shane.

@krismichael1633

8 ай бұрын

That may be so but he's lip synching here...

@snap-n-shoot

8 ай бұрын

‘cos he was just as drunk in the studio

@thereselittle6347

8 ай бұрын

Yes he certainly was .. beautiful soul .. rest in peace ❤

Cant take it away from Shane McGowan he can sing what ever state he's in

@tsb3093

8 ай бұрын

Put it another way….he doesn’t sound any worse…assuming of course that anyone has ever heard him sing when Shane was sober. 😂

@ianwoodham3676

8 ай бұрын

@@tsb3093 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don't think he's ever been sober

Why did you mention that they were drunk? You already said The Pogues.

@Eddiedoherty22

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha brilliant guy. 🤣🤣🤣

@PMMagro

3 жыл бұрын

We don't all speak gaelic.

@tonyrichardson7939

3 жыл бұрын

@@PMMagro yeah either do the Irish😂😂😂

@TheVeek192

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Only 20 or 30 others made the same comment. We all get it.

@jonabras4460

3 жыл бұрын

Well, 'pogue' means kissing...?

Rest in Peace big man! Love from Northern Ireland!

Rest In Peace legend!!! You're memory will live on forever!😢😢🙏

Shane can definitely project his voice: the volume still sounds perfect with even with the low-quality recording in a normal room.

@Banzo_

7 ай бұрын

Seriously! that's almost as impressive as some old blues singers from the 20s-30s

@koko40800

7 ай бұрын

I loved the way he choked on 'girl' though...perfect

I'm a 74 yr old woman who fell in love with him at the end of his life. But his music lives on. Thank you Shane McGowan. 🌷

When to see the pogues over 35 times ,great lively gigs ,will miss you r.i.p Shane

I love Spider trying (and failing) to keep a straight face when Shane coughs up a hairball

He was the voice of many people . No matter where you came from or who you are ,you can relate to his music.

"springs a girl.....BLECH.....from the streets at night..." still the greatest singer ever

@iharky

3 жыл бұрын

0:46

@kalles.4881

3 жыл бұрын

maybe not the greatest - but most certainly one of the coolest

@bdavid8924

3 жыл бұрын

😄😄

@mgking77

3 жыл бұрын

She must have been really repulsive!

I would sooner listen to Shane mcgowan drunk that listen to most singers sober. Great talent and genuine guy. Get better soon shane xxx

...Great Singer,Songwriter and Poet...Bye to a Legend😪

Rest in peace my friend may I raise this beer to you 🍻

Better than lots of people sound when they're sober!

@raconteur5195

2 жыл бұрын

He must have been a drunk, and adapted to it, at a very young age, before even learning to sing.

@duhusker4383

2 жыл бұрын

@@raconteur5195 Not only that, he's an incredible songwriter too so even drunk he writes better lyrics than 99% of sober songwriters.

@cleocatra9324

Жыл бұрын

I mean my cat bites me if i sing

Great band ,great song, great times in 1980s Britain when pubs were pubs and people sang songs

@PaddyIrishman

3 жыл бұрын

Sure it's not Dublin?

@DrSwitchpiglet

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyIrishman Probably not. North London, maybe Camden, Kings Cross or Finnsbury Park.

@michelpalenssia568

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyIrishman thats in st malo in brittany they played there for 2 evening in 1986,

Drinking together, sat close, smoking in the pub, band playing, singing, all these things at once now have passed into living memory. Will we ever see scenes like this again? One day, one day.

@tiocfaidharla8511

3 жыл бұрын

Tiocfaidh ar la

@michaelroach4219

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiocfaidharla8511 our day will come?

@TOGGGAA1

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ you older folks in the UK and Europe were really deeply affected by COVID lol. Going back and reading comments from peak COVID times, you old folks were all lamenting on “sitting close” like it was never going to be done again lol. We still drink and sit close, we don’t smoke as much tobacco anymore, but the bands still play. Get a grip

@abrahamlorenzo421

Жыл бұрын

Its racist

@charlesshepherd2004

Жыл бұрын

​@@abrahamlorenzo421 Snowflake

imagine walking into a pub to this...

The Pogues drunk in a pub? Outrageous!

We love you forever, Shane. A fearless, talented bad ass until the end.

'drunk' is redundant in the title. rip the great one. a better singer drunk in a pub than anyone else sober on stage.

Always thought this song was about an Irish town didn't realise it was about Salford but can't imagine it sung by anyone else RIP Irish legend 💚☘️

@richardcoats6430

8 ай бұрын

Great rendition, Luke Kelly also done it justice. May they both rest in peace 🕊

One of the most unique voices in music...

@eaglelegend1

3 жыл бұрын

Not really, any of us could sing pissed up and sound the same if not better, the skill is in the writing

@rogerpiovesana4802

3 жыл бұрын

eaglelegend1 the writing has to be good, but it don’t mean shit if you ain’t got the right pipes, which he does.

@AR1G3

3 жыл бұрын

@@rogerpiovesana4802 Look I like the pogues, but you can't deny the fact he sings off-pitch in most live performances, like this one.

@stcmww5056

3 жыл бұрын

@@AR1G3 Shane has a great raspy voice, but he sings off-pitch on purpose to give songs personality like a lot of singers do.

@Azog150

3 жыл бұрын

@@eaglelegend1 He is undoubtedly a great song writer, but most of their most famous songs are covers or old folk songs, this one included.

no matter how fu...ed up Shane MacGowan is, he always delivers

Rest in Peace Shane. We will celebrate you and your music for years to come.

shows how perfect he is at singing, sounds almost exactly like the studio version i wish i could sing like this

@rigby6038

8 ай бұрын

well he sounds drunk on the studio recording as well

@artemtheidiot

8 ай бұрын

@@rigby6038 He died a few days ago. And I doubt he wasnt drunk for the studio version

I feel lucky to have been part of many a scene like this in many pubs. No Shane MacGowan around, and it all happened in my home country of Czechia instead of the Emerald Isle, but music, music is one and the same, y'know?

@tonyves

2 жыл бұрын

Well, drunken music is one and the the same.

@warshipsatin8764

11 ай бұрын

there's something therapeutic about getting drunk and belting out classic songs with other people. its something that everyone should experience

Incredible.... now that’s unplugged. Long live the pogues.

Love that man’s music. He dragged the Irish ex-pat experience into the mainstream for a few glorious years which is something I thought I’d never see. Anyone of London-Irish heritage should be very proud of him.

@adrianc1264

3 жыл бұрын

The Irish were embarrassed about him and his music at the time, it wasn't cool, he's a London Irish musician. Being Irish wasn't popular at that time like it became in the 90s

@quadrupletreblex

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianc1264 bollocks

@davedogge2280

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was based in Dublin in the 80s and 90s not London or outside of Ireland. I remember Bono lent him some home of his rent free in Dublin, a tower or something.

@londoncalling151

3 жыл бұрын

@@davedogge2280 So nice of Bono. Sure where would we be without him? The benevolence...

@ettrickdoo7287

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianc1264 Indeed very true ... even my drunk old Irish Gran was embarrassed of him. A horrible stereotype that haunts our people to this day. A lyrical genius and a poor soul with a deep sickness ... no idea how the man is still alive.

Sat singing with him one crazy night in the Kiwi Bar in Nenagh, North Tipperary ..he had a bedroom there for when he was too drunk.......hes one of a kind so he is.... Love Nth Tipp...the People the snery and the wildness gets into you 💙💛💙💛💙💛

Saw the Pogues in the Brown Bear pub in Birmingham in the 80s. Got a lock in.The morning buses were running when we left the pub.

Love how spider just chuckles through it, they're clearly having fun..wish I'd been there😂 rip shane❤xxx

Nice...wonderfull how Spider burst out laughing because of Shane after 0.48

My left ear really enjoyed this

Only one Shane, simply the best entertainer. Ever. 👍👍

R.I.P Shane, your music will live on forever. True legend ❤

There are 2 types of people in this world. Those that love this song and those that are lying when they say they don’t.

love the hooke / dry reach at 0:49 - just classic 😂😆

wish the pubs were like this now

@ClayDress

3 жыл бұрын

They are in Ireland.

@Azog150

3 жыл бұрын

@@ClayDress The pubs arent open in Ireland

@Azog150

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the pub. But I think its safe to say everyone wishes pubs were like this right now

@711honved

3 жыл бұрын

@@ClayDress Sadly, a myth! When I was a kid in 1960's, Roscommon drinkers would bring their instruments to the pub. By 10pm there would be playing, singing & dancing. Even my gran would step it out & hold a tune with the great Josie McDermott. All long gone.

@ClayDress

3 жыл бұрын

@All of those guys^ Of course the pubs aren’t at their height right now, what with the virus. But from my experience, pubs in Ireland are still awesome. Everyone standing up, singing some song I can hardly understand the words to, so loudly that it doesn’t matter that the band’s drunk. There are still pubs like this. You’ll just have to venture outside of Dublin.

Rest in Peace Shane. 😥

I was 17 years old when I discovered the Pogues. I still remember holding their album in a store in Montreal, Canada. I had heard a song and couldn't wait to hear the rest. On the back of the album was a note dedicating it to the victims of the stadium that had crumbled, killing tons of people. I am now 53 and still listen to them regularly. We're in 2024 and Shane will be sorely missed. Rest in one piece and forever with us and your unique verses, great poet of lost souls.

He would be proud of the send off he got in Ireland. Singing on the streets dancing in the church. A true Irish legend.

very well sung actually given the state he seemed to be in. until he cleared his throat i wasn't sure if his singing was mixed in later. love and miss the pogues.

@daraclancy2875

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure young Shane was drunk all the time, probably including many of his performances

Shane is a musical genius, a bard, a poet, ..we adore him.in Ireland 🇮🇪❤

@reddoor6114

2 жыл бұрын

Which is funny because he's from England and sings in a fake Irish accent 😂

@hellcat19832

2 жыл бұрын

@@reddoor6114 he’s Irish with an Irish passport and Irish parents. He grew up in Tipperary.

@thelouderyouscream

Жыл бұрын

@@hellcat19832 re your comment about Tipperary....absolutely untrue, he was born in Kent and never lived in Ireland though did visit. He actually went to English private schools of the highest order.

@deborahmcgee7970

Жыл бұрын

@@thelouderyouscream he classes himself as Irish spent all his summers in Tipp and has been in my home town Nenagh very often with friends he knew from childhood one of my neighbours is great friends with him many a session was had All belonging to him are Irish. I was born in London but I class myself as Irish ☘️ nothing against the English I just like being Irish 😊

When he went "wrrrreghgh" I felt that.

and just look at how nice this was, hoarding in pubs in groups, smoking P210, drinking Cd and living the dream..... 2021 is dead to me

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

Looking at video of people, pubs, gigs - so weird that we haven't done that for so long.

@projectile8228

3 жыл бұрын

@@GazelyGaze -

The man was a legend, he made irish folk music cool again, after adding his own unique style to it. Thanks for the great music Shane, rip..

No Comment 😂 Excellance Pure 🎉🍺🍀Thanks Shane 🍀🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🍺

@williammitchell9974

Жыл бұрын

Smiles 🌞For😊Roses🌞🌹👌🙏🍀

Rest in peace shane.your amazing.

What an amazing character, love this song RIP Shane

Shane is the epitome living life to the fullest.

La plus belle version car la plus authentique, the Pogues la fantaisie sérieuse au pouvoir !!!!

I'm getting a hangover watching this! I haven't drank in 11 years either! 🤢🤮🤕 bless ya Shane!

This is so cool, just casually sitting in a pub singing

This man will never die...legends go on forever how good was his voice then...❤

@grahamjordan1040

8 ай бұрын

He has though

@tsb3093

8 ай бұрын

@@grahamjordan1040 The wonder if it is how he lasted so long…

Talent is so fun to watch

Got to love shane..top man

Shane is the man....they don't come any better so much talent

Loved the Shane McGowan of back then ! He's a lot more than just a good musician and a wild living guy. Cheers to The Pogues !

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

Let's all drink to The Pogues!

@rubydawn1

8 ай бұрын

Shane passed away today

The Specials did a cover of this ditty back on their Todays Specials album. Basically, a Specials 2.0 with Horace as the lead singer

Shane in fully fit drinking mode, wonderful! 🍺🍷🥃🍸🍾🥂😊👍

To all stay strong and safe!! (Yep me drunk at home enjoying music ) CHEERS from Holland. .....

@justthetruth1

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!!! Ireland forever

@stuartb1810

3 жыл бұрын

Me too brother

@stuartb1810

3 жыл бұрын

England

@lexluthor6497

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers from vodka finland

@godlychimp5134

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers from sweden! Stay safe!

One of my all time favourite songs !

Rest in peace mighty MacGowan, a wondrous poet of the Gaeltacht and fiery soul. Salutations from Glasgow. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

Je ne compte plus les fois où j'ai visionné cette vidéo ! Impossible de s'en lasser ! I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this video! I can't get enough of it!

@GazelyGaze

10 ай бұрын

Drunk in a pub?

Grazie Shane! Io amo questa canzone! I love this Song!

Shane always rallies.Say what you will.Hes never been a coward or a quitter.

This is possibly the most shane mcgowan thing ive ever seen...R.I.P. you fuckin legend

Shane and Keef Richards will outlive us all.....

Cantar es, ante todo, transmitir emociones. Y transmite más Shane supuestamente borracho, supuestamente sin voz, y supuestamente acabado, que otras 50 mil "supuestas" estrellas del Rock en plenitud de facultades.¡Grande Shane! Grande entre los grandes...

I accidentally found this on youtube. I read title and THUMBS UP before listen it.

@GazelyGaze

3 жыл бұрын

The title makes so much perfect sense.

This is the image I have of THE POGUES, of Shane, and the rebels of the 80s or 90s! His image was subversive, rebellious, genuine! I will love your music forever! A glass 🍷 of red wine for all of us, those who live in the only and unparalleled generation of the last years of the 20th century! Restl in peace, SHANE 🍷😭😭

This song was written by Ewan MacColl. His daughter would later sing "Fairytale of New York" with Shane. Fuckin amazing

In a pub or on the stage, what you see with The Pogues is what you get -- no frills and no sobriety!

@ddelaney712

2 жыл бұрын

That's why we love them. There is no frills or airs and grace's. Just the guys, instruments and a couple of mics. The talent shines through, none of this miming for Shane and the Pogues. Just stick a mic down and they are flying it.

he is such a talent, amazing sense of timing and tune.

Can you imagine? Lucky chance encounters like this would be like gold.

I think Shane swallowed a tooth when he choked there, lol. RIP You magnificent bastard!!

Shane is legend! The pogues is my favourite band ever! Pozdrav iz Srbije.Serbs love Irish people

@rubydawn1

8 ай бұрын

Shane passed away today

@sasaivanovic783

8 ай бұрын

I know! Rest in peace legend!!! Pogues forever!!!

God Bless Shane MacGowan......

Saw them in the 1980's ,Mayfair,Newcastle, legendary performance. Brilliant night.

The fact that some of Shane MacGowans compadres are still around in 2021 blows my mind.

He always looked drunk whether he was or not. 😂😂😂

@glenjarnold

3 жыл бұрын

When I worked at the airport he arrived late for a flight to Dublin and was clearly off his trolley then! 😂

@davidmyles9967

3 жыл бұрын

as my other comment stated, when i met him in the imperial hotel cork in the middle of the day he appeared 14 sheets to the wind but maybe thats just the way he is generally.

One of the first songs I ever remember hearing

Gotta luv shane

this man cant stop itching

@willieson35

3 жыл бұрын

herion is a hell of a drug

God Bless You Shane Yer singing with Angels, now - RIP

The king! Love yuo Shane