Track of the Week - 18 March 2018
Regular readers (if there are any) will know that I spend a few days at the Cheltenham Festival at this time of year, every year. This year was no exception and if you're interested the winners I backed didn't pay for the losers.
Previously I've picked songs about horses as a track of the week but this time I'm going for races as the theme (with a side order of St Patrick's Day.) It's Galway not Cheltenham but a lot of the same feelings expressed in the lyrics can be applied.
The Galway Races is a traditional Irish song made famous by the likes of The Dubliners and The Chieftains but I'm going with The Pogues version.
From the excellent 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God this has been trimmed from a three song traditional medley*. Shane MacGowan and the band are on top form here.
* Which is well worth a listen too and is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RXfmLQejrg
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