Search results
Dec 8, 2023 · In 2020, BBC Radio 1 sparked debate by changing the lyrics, instead muting the word ‘s**t’ and changing the latter lyric to ”you’re cheap and you’re haggard’. A source told The Sun that the new...
The classic hit by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl has had its lyrics altered by BBC bosses. BBC Radio 1 has now stripped out and replaced a lyric that has offended some of its listeners in the...
Dec 23, 2023 · And more recently, the original words have, in places, been changed and muted in an attempt to avoid offence. MacGowan denied the song's words were offensive. But some say the lyrics are...
- Robert Rowlands
MacColl changed the lyrics herself in a 1992 performance on Top of the Pops, where she used the phrase: ‘You’re cheap and you’re haggard.’ Got a story?
Nov 24, 2023 · In 2020, BBC Radio 1 sparked debate by changing the lyrics, instead muting the word ‘s**t’ and changing the latter lyric to ”you’re cheap and you’re haggard’. A source told The Sun that the new lyrics reflected a new generation who may not have been familiar with the original song.
Dec 14, 2018 · Lorraine Kelly has come up with a simple solution to the furor surrounding The Pogues’ Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, after a student called on radio stations to bleep out the word...
Jan 22, 2024 · Full Lyrics. Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ reverberates through the ages as a timeless anthem of ambition and big city dreams. Few songs capture the essence of a city quite like this one does, encapsulating the hopes, struggles, and triumphs of anyone who’s dared to let the high stakes and bright lights of New York shape their ...
