We saw the Pogues on Saturday night at Roseland Ballroom. It was great. Shane was in fighting form—we could actually make out all words. He was on pitch, wide-awake, and even throwing out between-song banter that was not only understandable, but also really funny. We love him more than ever.They opened with "Streams of Whiskey" and played basically everything we wanted to hear, from "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" to "A Rainy Night in Soho," "The Broad Majestic Shannon," "Lullaby of London," "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," "A Pair of Brown Eyes," and so on and so forth. All the hits basically. Phillip sang "Thousands Are Sailing" and Spider sang "Tuesday Morning." It were luvverly. Multiple weeping people were spotted in the crowd, much singalonging and waving of plastic cups of beer went on and, shockingly, not one fight was evident from where we were standing. All in all, a perfect Pogues show.
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