Good Morning!
Today we’re listening to “Sitting On Top of the World” by The Pogues.
What can you say about The Pogues that hasn’t already been written? My on-ramp to the band came via a local cover band.
On an almost too stereotypical fall evening in my Big10 college town, a coworker and I went to a house party (remember those?). It was packed. You couldn’t find a place to fall down.
At any rate, the band took the stage, started playing this, and the crowd loved it. One heaving, jumping, sweaty mob.
I’m surprised the house survived.
More:
Even The Pogues‘ biggest fans would have held their breath when the group’s frontman and chief songwriter, Shane MacGowan, left the band in 1991, following the release of their Hell’s Ditch album. If The Pogues’ very survival was thrown into doubt, their ability to return with a hit record seemed far from assured – yet both transpired when the band released their sixth album, Waiting For Herb, in the autumn of 1993.
Read the rest here.
Listen:
“Sitting On Top of the World” | Waiting For Herb, 1993
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What’d you think of this one? Good, bad, or otherwise I’d love to hear it!
Thanks for being here,
Kevin—
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I was about to say that the lead singer reminded me of The Clash... 🤦🏾♀️
Interesting track no doubt. I'm hearing some elements of "Yer Country" by U.S. Bombs in this.