@michaeldweiss: Even more impressive is that they sang the unbowdlerized version, which you’d probably get arrested for singing in New York today. And spare a thought, too, for Kirsty MacColl, who also died too soon and more tragically; “Fairytale” was as much her tune as it was MacGowan’s.

Even more impressive is that they sang the unbowdlerized version, which you’d probably get arrested for singing in New York today. And spare a thought, too, for Kirsty MacColl, who also died too soon and more tragically; “Fairytale” was as much her tune as it was MacGowan’s. https://t.co/yjXIQvMWxe

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) December 9, 2023