"Sally MacLennane" was a single released by The Pogues in 1985. It was the second single by the band to make the UK Top 100, reaching number 54. The song was composed by Shane MacGowan and featured on the band's second album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash. The song is based on a bar his uncle owned which served Irish Ford workers in Dagenham.[1]
"Sally MacLennane" | ||||
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Single by The Pogues | ||||
from the album Rum Sodomy & the Lash | ||||
B-side | "The Wild Rover" | |||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | Celtic punk | |||
Length | 2:43 | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
Songwriter(s) | Shane MacGowan | |||
Producer(s) | Elvis Costello | |||
The Pogues singles chronology | ||||
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References
edit- ^ A Drink with Shane MacGowan (2001, Grove Press, ISBN 978-0802137906, p.41
- ^ "Shane's World: the return of The Pogues". The Independent. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
External links
edit- Recipe for Sally Mac stout, The Parting Glass: An Annotated Pogues Lyrics Page