You give Christmas a bad name. That’s the word from iconic Irish band the Pogues, who think Jon Bon Jovi’s cover of their holiday classic “Fairytale of New York” is awful.

The Pogues’ cover is just the second song the band has performed by another artist during the run, following a run through “Shallow” with Lady Gaga on Oct. 25. Jonathan Cohen.

SETLIST: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Nowlan Park 5/12/2024 (). Solo Acoustic Pre-Show Set This Hard Land. Main Set A Rainy Night in Soho (The Pogues cover) ...

Did you realize that the Pogues' chintzy, beloved Christmas classic "Fairytale of New York" turned 30 years old last week? Rostam, who just released a Bob Dylan cover the other day, recorded a new ...

U2 paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan with a rendition of the Pogues’ "A Rainy Night in Soho" Friday at the band’s latest gig at Las Vegas’ Sphere.

And on his latest release, a holiday-themed cover of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York,’ the song begins like it will be a similar, bare-bones interpretation.

Shane MacGowan, the beloved longtime frontman for The Pogues, passed away at the age of 65, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke said Thursday. "I don't know how to say this so I am just going to say it.

U2 have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan by playing a cover of The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere. On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The ...

Jesse Malin, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz Cover the Pogues to Say ‘F–k You’ to Putin The New York troubadours filmed a video for "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," with proceeds from ...

U2 honored its longtime friend Shane MacGowan with an acoustic cover of the Pogues' 'A Rainy Day in Soho' last night (Dec. 1) in Las Vegas.

The Pogues’ pathos-drenched 1987 reel “Fairytale Of New York” is one of the all-time great Christmas pop songs, but thanks to Shane MacGowan’s inimitable slur-gargle and the hard F-bomb ...