Really, the fact that it includes "Fairytale of New York" should be enough to justify its rating. It's one of the lone things that makes Christmas bearable. But there's so much more to If I Should Fall From Grace With God than that. The title track might be the definitive Pogues song - an upbeat tale of redemption with undertones of war and religion. "Fiesta" is surely the tune everyone conjures up when they think of carnivals, whether they know it or not, and "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" remains one of the most thrilling protest songs of all time; a beautiful elegy that burns down the fuse before exploding into life, Shane McGowan spewing with rage as he sings those immortal lines - 'And the filth got promotion, but they're still doing time/For being Irish in the wrong place and at the wrong time.' If you know and love a Pogues song, you'll probably find it here.
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