tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6127018695518053352..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Pogues and the Faggot Word RevisitedSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34658674858969309492008-01-01T16:39:00.000-05:002008-01-01T16:39:00.000-05:00Hi JJ!!...yeah I know it's a good song...just too ...Hi JJ!!...yeah I know it's a good song...just too depressing for Xmas. More like a day AFTER Xmas song. But you're right, as I did point out in my first post, it is all about context. I blame the BBC for this whole idiot production.<BR/>The only thing that troubles me is that quote about how gay people sometimes don't speak out because they want to avoid confrontation.<BR/>Which I think is true. Although...as you know... I have the opposite problem... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34784338163922777682007-12-29T10:23:00.000-05:002007-12-29T10:23:00.000-05:00Well Simon, it is a great song, and save for that ...Well Simon, it is a great song, and save for that lapse in using the word faggot, pretty funny. <BR/><BR/>I think what the Pogues were trying to illustrate in the song was kind of a "white trashy couple fighting" situation, and the language probably goes along with that. In other words, it's disgusting, but it's supposed to be disgusting. Whether it's a good idea to play it on mainstream radio is debatable for sure. <BR/><BR/>That song is on the charts in the UK? It's almost 20 years old!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458917081261136618noreply@blogger.com