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BBC Radio 1 Won’t Play Original Version of The Pogues’ Christmas Classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ Over Homophobic Slur

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BBC Radio 1 has banned the original version of The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's classic Christmas track "Fairytale of New York" because "its audience … [Read more...] about BBC Radio 1 Won’t Play Original Version of The Pogues’ Christmas Classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ Over Homophobic Slur

Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan Responds to Calls for Anti-Gay Slur to Be Removed from ‘Fairytale of New York’

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Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, has responded to calls for the word "faggot" to be censored from the band's 1987 Christmas song "Fairytale of … [Read more...] about Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan Responds to Calls for Anti-Gay Slur to Be Removed from ‘Fairytale of New York’