Fairytale of New York Christmas number one by the Pet Shop Boys' cover of "Always on My Mind". MacGowan was reported to have said "We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine". MacColl later said that she did not feel they were really in competition with the Pet Shop Boys as they were doing a completely different kind of music. The song was re-released by the Pogues in the UK in 1991 (reaching #36), and again in the UK and Ireland for Christmas 2005, reaching number three in the UK. All proceeds from the latter release were donated towards a mixture of
Wishing You Were Here (Alison Moyet song) felt that the "plaintive singing, over brushed drums and strings" of "Wishing You Were Here" "strike deeper into the heart." Wishing You Were Here (Alison Moyet song) "Wishing You Were Here" is a song by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released in 1991 as the second single from her third studio album "Hoodoo". It was written by Moyet and Pete Glenister, and produced by Glenister. Kirsty MacColl provided backing vocals on the song. Having recording her second studio album "Raindancing" while living in Los Angeles, Moyet returned to live in England after completing a world tour. Moyet's record company, CBS, wanted