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If there is any day to celebrate The Pogues, drinking and ultimately, being wastered, today is a day like no other. Shane MacGowan has always been my idol, not just for what he sings, but how much he can pound down, and still be able to perform. Those lucky Irish!
Overheard yesterday on Bowery Street:
“That Montgomery Flea Market video on YouTube is amazing. I always pause and replay when he starts to do a dance.” Thanks to Jonathan Percy for turning Cameron and me on to this video in the first place a few months ago.
When I first saw this video, I was struck by how much I hated the song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” when it first came out when I was a kid. But somewhere along the way, I “turned around” and now think that this rendition of this song is one of the better ones out there. Those Norwegians sure know how to rock out.