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Originally Posted by mankycaaant
I dislike The Pouges's song because of the nasally grunting vocals, the mindless self-indulgence of the record and of those who herald it as something special.
It's not.
For years, it's been seen as the 'Alternative Christmas Anthem' but how does appearing on every ****ty MTV countdown of 'greatest christmas tunes' and every Now That's What I Call Christmas compilation make it an alternative to anything.
People listen to it because it's not merry and it represents everything that the festive time isn't supposed to be. Err, Hello there's an upbeat jig half way through the song with lyrics which I find highly objectionable giving our modern society and how frequently the song is played.
It's really grating as a track. Some guy who can't sing (no doubt everyone will say his voice is just 'different' but this argument doesn't seem to suffice for Elvis Costello on this forum) singing about an era he can't recall being a part of. He was probably kicking about, as an intoxicated child, who knows I couldn't be bothered Googling it, that's how much time I have for this song; very little.
I do not like it. It sucks.
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You don't like it, I get it. That's fine. What's odd, though, is your judgement of why
other people might like it. Personally I couldn't care less if the song is or isn't on some MTV list or if people in general consider it "alternative" or "not alternative". Seriously, who cares? I listen to it because it sounds good to me, not because it's "not merry". It's just a fictional narrative from the perspective of two drunken ne'er-do-wells from what I can tell, not sure I see any reason to take it particularly seriously. For that matter, I'm not sure why someone singing about some other era would be so objectionable either. It's kind of an ironic complaint in a conversation about Christmas music of all things.
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Originally Posted by Trollheart
I fully agree. I hate this song with a passion, and the inordinate number of people who rate it as their top Christmas song is ridiculous. At its heart it's the tale of a feuding husband and wife arguing and cursing one another over the holiday season. I never rated McGowan (guy can't even take care of his teeth, ffs!) and the fact that Kirsty has passed on doesn't earn it any sympathy in my book.
Also, it's forever enshrined as the IRISH Christmas song! God save us!
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Is it? That sucks that the IRISH Christmas song takes place in New York.
