The Pogues Song That Got Banned (Not Fairytale of New York)

0:00 - Background 2:23 - Story of the Song 3:18 - Censored on TV 5:46 - The Broadcast Ban 7:28 - Legacy Watch our next video - •    • Will Killeagh By Kingfishr Live On?   Follow Us On Instagram - / irishdeepdives In 1988, The Pogues released a song titled Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six, which questioned the imprisonment of ten Irish men in UK prisons. Six of these men were known as ‘The Birmingham Six’ who were imprisoned after the bombing of two pubs in Birmingham by The IRA. The remaining four were known as The Guildford Four, who were arrested after a similar incident in Guildford. Their imprisonment was called into question by books and documentaries in the UK, and The Pogues sought to amplify this issue with this song. However, this song was censored on two occasions. The first of which came when The Pogues performed the song on the British show Friday Night Live, and there was a suspicious cut to an ad break when the song was being played. The second form of censorhisp came when the UK introduced a broadcast ban on Irish Republicanism causes, which included the song Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six. This is not just a fascinating story of Irish history, but an inspiring reminder of what musicians and artists can do to affect social change. CONTACT - [email protected] Hire our voiceover Chris - https://www.fiverr.com/cwduddy Video editing by Nabepero Inc Written and produced by https://www.daveedwardkeenan.com/