We’re all now used to the annual tradition of debating the controversial lyrics in The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ as a way of kicking off the festive season here in the UK.
But with the focus on that, it can be easy to forget the other controversy this song sparks: the one when people try to cover it.It’s really hard to capture the spirit of a song like ‘Fairytale Of New York’, although many have tried.
For 20 years, Ronan Keating and Moya Brennan’s cover has been the undisputed worst ever cover version. As in, the worst ever cover of ‘Fairytale Of New York’, and a contender for worst ever cover version full stop.The Keating version is so bad, I don’t think anyone ever believed it would be toppled in the ‘worst cover of ‘Fairytale Of.
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