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'''The Pogues''' are a popular ] ] ] band of the ] and ]. They have a strong following, essentially inventing ] and having a large influence on the larger ] scene as well.


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The Pogues were founded in ], a district in north ], in 1982 as ''Pogue Mahone'' — "pogue mahone" being the ] of the ] ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my ]." The band specialised in ], often playing with the energy of the ] scene from which several of the members had their roots.


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Their politically-tinged music was reminiscent of ], with whom they played (] produced one of their albums and even joined the group briefly), and used traditional Irish instruments such as the ], ], ], ], ], and more. In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of ], electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. The first of The Pogues' albums, ] borrows much from the punk tradition of MacGowan's previous band ] (later dubbed ''The Nips'').


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== Band history ==
] (vocals), ] (]) and ] (]) were the original members of the Pogues, in the days when they ] on the streets of London. Before the rest of the group formed, MacGowan and Stacy were rumored to have played impromptu performances on street corners and city buses which attracted local interest to their talent. They later added ] (], ]), ] (]) and ] (]). The band rapidly developed a reputation, started releasing independent work, and ended up opening for The Clash on tour in 1984. Shortening their name to "The Pogues" due to lack of radio play for the curse in their name, they released their first album '']'' that October.


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] (]) joined the group soon after, then with the aid of punk and ] forefather ] they recorded the follow up, '']'', in 1985 (The album title is a famous comment attributed, probably falsely , to ] and others in describing the traditions of the British ]). The album cover featured '']'', though the faces on the characters in ]'s painting have been replaced with those of the band members. While the first album had featured a higher percentage of traditional songs, Shane MacGowan came into his own as a songwriter with this disc, offering up poetic story-telling, such as "The Sick Bed of ]" and "The Old Main Drag," as well as definitive interpretations of ]'s "Dirty Old Town" and ]'s "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," the latter of which has become more popular than the original recording.
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The band failed to take advantage of the momentum created by the strong artistic and commercial success of their second album. They first refused to record another album (offering up the 4 track EP ''Poguetry in Motion'' instead); O'Riordan married Costello and left the band, to be replaced by bassist Darryl Hunt; and they added a multi-instrumentalist in ], formerly of ]. Looming over the band at this period (as throughout their entire career) was the increasingly erratic behaviour of their vocalist, principal songwriter and creative visionary, Shane MacGowan.
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=== Success & breakup ===
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The band remained stable enough to record '']'' in 1988 (with its Christmas hit duet with ] "]") and 1989's '']''. The band was at the peak of its commercial success, with both albums making the top 5 in the UK (nos. 3 and 5 respectively), but MacGowan was spiralling out of control. Following their next album, '']'', MacGowan and the band parted company in 1991.
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With his departure, the band was thrown into a state of flux. Without their singer, vocal duties were for a time handled by ], before Stacy finally took over permanently. Two politely received albums followed, the first of which, "Waiting For Herb", contained the band's third and final top twenty single, "Tuesday Morning" which became their best selling single internationally. In 1996, the Pogues disbanded with just three members remaining.
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=== Post breakup ===
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Shane MacGowan remains the sole member of the band in the spotlight, having founded ] in 1994. His autobiography, '']'', co-written with his journalist girlfriend ], appeared in 2001.
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The band, including MacGowan, re-formed for a Christmas tour in ] and performed 9 shows in the ] in ] ]. In ] ] named The Pogues as one of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die".
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Also in December 2004, VH1 Conducted a poll to find the best christmas song ever, with "Fairytale of New York" coming number one with 2,650 of the 10,000 votes cast - over 25%.
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In Early 2005, VH1 conducted another poll to find the 100 greatest number ones that never Were, With The Pogues coming in at number 27.
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In July 2005, the band - again including MacGowan - played at the annual Guilfest festival in Guildford before flying out to Japan where they played three dates. Japan is the last place they all played together before MacGowan was originally sacked in 1991, and they have a strong following there. They played a date in Spain in early September. The reunited Pogues played dates in the UK with support from the ] in late 2005, and re-released their 1987 Christmas classic "Fairytale Of New York" on 19th December, which went straight in at #3 in the UK Singles charts on Christmas Day 2005, showing the song's enduring popularity. On December 22nd 2005 the ] broadcast a live performance (recorded the previous week) on the ] Christmas show with ].
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"Fairytale of New York" was voted the greatest Christmas Record of all time for the second year running in a poll by UK Music Channel VH1, with "Fairytale of New York" taking in a whopping 39% of the overall vote.
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The band have now also announced dates for a U.S tour in March 2006. The band have made no secret about the fact they've all been writing new music, fueling rumors that a new album may follow the tours.
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The Band were awarded the life time acheivement award at the annual ] in ] ].
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
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*'']'' ] - #89 UK
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*'']'' ] - #13 UK
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*'']'' (]) ] - #29
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*'']'' ] - #3 UK, #88 US
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*'']'' ] - #5 UK
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*'']'' (EP) ] - #43
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*'']'' ] #11 UK
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*'']'' ] - #20 UK
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*'']'' ]
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*''The Best of The Pogues'' ] -#11 UK
*''The Rest Of The Best'' ]
*''The Very Best Of The Pogues'' ] - #18
*''The Ultimate Collection including Live at the Brixton Academy 2001'' - #15 UK
*''Dirty Old Town: The Platinum Collection''

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable"
|rowspan="2"|'''Year'''
|rowspan="2"| '''Title'''
|colspan="4"| '''Chart positions'''
|rowspan="2"| '''Album'''
|-
|US ]
|US ]
|US ]
|]
|-
| ]
| "A Pair Of Brown Eyes"
| -
| -
| -
| #71
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Sally MacLennane"
| -
| -
| -
| #51
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Dirty Old Town"
| -
| -
| -
| #62
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Haunted"
| -
| -
| -
| #42
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Irish Rover" (Featuring The Dubliners)
| -
| -
| -
| #8
|''Irish Rover Single''
|-
|]
| "Fairytale of New York" (Featuring Kirsty MacColl)
| -
| -
| -
| #2
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
| -
| -
| -
| #58
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Fiesta"
| -
| -
| -
| #24
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"
| -
| #17
| -
| #43
| ''Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah''
|-
| ]
| "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge"
| -
| -
| -
| #41
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Summer In Siam"
| -
| -
| -
| #64
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Jack's Heroes" (Featuring The Dubliners)
| -
| -
| -
| #63
|''Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah''
|-
| ]
| "Sunny Side of the Street"
| -
| #23
| -
| -
| '']''
|-
| ]
| "Rainy Night In Soho (Remix)
| -
| -
| -
| #67
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Fairytale of New York" (Re-Issue)
| -
| -
| -
| #36
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Honky Tonk Woman"
| -
| -
| -
| #56
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Tuesday Morning"
| -
| -
| -
| #18
|'']''
|-
| ]
| "Once Upon a Time"
| -
| -
| -
| #66
|'']''
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| ]
| "Fairytale of New York" (Re-Release)
| -
| -
| -
| #3
|'']''
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