Pogues

Amazon Alexa refuses to play Pogues’ Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive’ lyrics 

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Alexa, don’t you know a Christmas classic when you hear one? Amazon device refuses to play Pogues’ Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive’ lyrics Owners must turn off the ‘profanity filter’ for Fairytale Of New York to be played   Comes after song was embroiled in censorship row over words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ Radio 1 … Read more

The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York beats Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas as top driving tune

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Britain’s Christmas driving Number One: The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York beats Chris Rea’s classic Driving Home for Christmas as top festive tune to listen to behind the wheel Fairytale of New York has been named as the top Christmas song to drive to Study found the Pogues song is still the top festive tune … Read more