burt young played the cop in fairytale of new york.
burt young played the cop in fairytale of new york.
who played the cop in fairytale of new york?
burt young
in march 1986 the pogues toured the us for the first time. the opening date of the tour was in new york city, a place which had long fascinated macgowan and which inspired him to write new lyrics for the song. among the members of the city's irish-american community who saw the show and visited the band backstage after the concert were film-maker peter dougherty and actor matt dillon: both would later become friends with the pogues and play important roles in the video for "fairytale of new york". another inspiration was sergio leone's film "once upon a time in america", which macgowan and whistle player spider stacy would watch over and over again in the tour bus. apart from shaping the ideas for the lyrics, macgowan wrote a slow, piano-based introduction to "fairytale of new york" influenced by the film's score by ennio morricone: the intro would later be edited together with the more upbeat original melody to create the final song.
fairytale of new york
bullet::::- 12" and cd single









































bullet::::1. "fairytale of new york" (finer, macgowan) – 4:33









































bullet::::2. "a pair of brown eyes" (live) (macgowan) – 3:40









































bullet::::3. "the sick bed of cúchulainn" (live) (macgowan) – 3:16









































bullet::::4. "maggie may" (live) (rod stewart, martin quittenton) – 4:23









































live tracks recorded at barrowland ballroom, glasgow, 1987









































section::::track listings.:2005 reissue.









































bullet::::- 7" single









































bullet::::1. "fairytale of new york" (finer, macgowan) – 4:33









































bullet::::2. "the battle march medley" (woods) – 4:07









































bullet::::- cd single









































bullet::::1. "fairytale of new york" (finer, macgowan) – 4:33









































bullet::::2. "fairytale of new york" (instrumental) (finer, macgowan) – 4:33









































section::::track listings.:2012 reissue.
fairytale of new york