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Porrick t1_jcnokke wrote

Reply to comment by Exact_Grand_9792 in The Pogues - The Irish Rover (feat. The Dubliners) [Celtic Punk] by TheBlitzkid46

I guess I just always found it tiresome that this guy comes over and mumbles incoherently while everyone crowds around him and pretends he’s being profound. He’s like a brain-damaged, foul-smelling Chauncy The Gardener.

At least he’s cheerful I guess, that’s worth a lot in my book. And Victoria is lots of fun even on a bad day.

I’ve not been home in a few years, so I’ve not seen them since he got his new teeth. Maybe he’s easier to understand now.

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Exact_Grand_9792 t1_jcnpjjf wrote

I always thought that was a huge part of it too. The teeth. I saw him live in the mid 90s. I can see why interacting with him might be difficult--the alcoholism was well known and yeah speaking he was hard to understand (on a live mic anyway I've never met the guy). But I love their music and don't find him hard to understand when singing. The studio cuts always sounded comprehensible to me.

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