Fairytale of New York Fairytale of New York "Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their band the Pogues, featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was written as a duet, with the Pogues' singer MacGowan taking the role of the male character and MacColl the female character. It was originally released as a single on 23 November 1987 and later featured on the Pogues' 1988 album "If I Should Fall from Grace with God". Originally begun in 1985, the song had a troubled two-year development history,
The Snake (Shane MacGowan album) The Snake (Shane MacGowan album) The Snake is the first solo album by Shane MacGowan with backing band The Popes. Released in 1994 by ZTT Records. Guests on the album include Johnny Depp, members of The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy and The Pogues. The 1995 US edition featured a revised running order, and also added three additional tracks: the traditional songs "Nancy Whiskey" and "Roddy McCorley", as well as the Sinéad O'Connor duet "Haunted", an old Pogues song originally sung by Cait O'Riordan for the "Sid & Nancy" soundtrack. The 1996 edition adds another duet, "You're the One", this time with