Red Roses for Me

Red Roses for Me was the first full length album by London-based band The Pogues, released in 1985. Filled with traditional Irish music performed with a furious punk attitude, this album was something the music scene never had seen before. Traditional songs and ballads mixed with Shane MacGowan's "gutter hymns" about drinking, fighting and fucking was considered a fresh breeze at the time. Or as lead singer MacGowan explained the music: "I couldn´t believe that nobody else were doing it, so we went on doing it ourselves..." The title "Red Roses for Me" is the name of a song by Sean O´Casey, though it did not appear on the album, nor was it ever recorded by The Pogues.

Related Topics:
London - The Pogues - 1985 - Irish music - Shane MacGowan - Sean O´Casey

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