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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Dirty Old Town (page 1/1) ------ performed by Pogues Getting it right | Reviewer: robin jones | 6/27/09 The Pogues get it right. There's the brutal environment and the stink of the Gas Works and your man with his flat, edgy voice singing of the only escape he's got left.. Nothing comes close. Rod Stewert is pampered perfumed powder by comparison, and I'd smack Kelly in the god and steal his pint. Shawn McGowan just gets it. There's nothing else. Nothing but silence. ' Dirty Old Town ' | Reviewer: Gregor McKwar | 5/7/08 ' Dirty Old Town ' was written by Ewan MacColl, the late Kirsty MacColl's father, in 1949. It is about the industrial city of Salford where he grew up. Salford in a north west of England city next to Manchester! Mr. Moon's Version | Reviewer: John Sieger | 3/6/08 First trip to England last month. Met and jammed with Mr. Moon in Sheerness. His version was outrageous and funny! He changed one lyric... "I kissed my girl where the sun don't shine" One of the greatest songs ever written. Classic! Dirty Old Town | Reviewer: Chris | 6/16/07 The best album for this is "Run Sodomy and the Lash" - Fantasic Album - Sally Maclennane is the best track though - great drinking song. Others | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/19/07 The Mountain Goats also do a great a version of this song, you all should check it out! Dirty Old Town | Reviewer: Amanda | 10/12/05 Dirty Old Town was written by Ewan MacColl in 1956. The song refers to Salford in Manchester. Made more famous really, I think by The Pogues whose version is stellar. A great song. Dirty old town | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/12/05 who wrote dirty old town? I`ve been listening to it for forty years since the sixties and its great.Luke Kelly did a fantastic job on it with the Dubliners-who wrote it anyone know? Which Album | Reviewer: Linda White | 2/2/05 Hi. I just love listening to Dirty old Town by the Pogues. I was wondering what the title of the album is. I am wishing to purchase it. Add Your New Review About The Song