THE Pogues have backed the BBC's decision to edit offensive lyrics in their Christmas classic Fairytale of New York. The Sun revealed overnight that Radio 1 has banned the original version of the song because of the lyrics "f*****t" and "slut".
It's caused furious debate between those who claim it's another case of woke gone mad and those who say the words have no place in 21st century pop music.
But the band themselves appear to have accepted it's a necessary change, retweeting articles about the updated track as well as from commentators explaining why the lyrics are problematic.
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