Rainy Night in Soho
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"Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues
. Originally included on their Poguetry in Motion
EP, a different version can be found on an expanded edition of the group's 1985 release, Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. The song is commonly performed at Pogues concerts and has been included in their recent setlists since their reformation in 2001. http://www.pogues.com/Releases/Disco/Singles.html
The song has been included on every Greatest Hits album the band has released, and is the first track on their 2001 disc, Ultimate Collection. It has also been covered by numerous artists, one cover being performed by Nick Cave
and his band The Bad Seeds, who performed it on an EP in which MacGowan performed a Cave song, "Lucy". http://www.nick-cave.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=29
On May 30, 2008, Damien Dempsey
released a cover version of "Rainy Night in Soho". It was taken from his fifth studio album, The Rocky Road
, a collection of traditional ballads released on June 6, 2008. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=6494
The song has also been covered by Paddy Reilly
and Ronnie Drew
, who recorded it on his final album The Last Session: A Fond Farewell
as a duet with Damien Dempsey
.
The Pogues
The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
. Originally included on their Poguetry in Motion
Poguetry in Motion
Poguetry in Motion is an EP by The Pogues and their first single to make the UK Top 40. It peaked at Number 29. It features the songs "London Girl", "Rainy Night in Soho", "The Body of an American" and "Planxty Noel Hill"....
EP, a different version can be found on an expanded edition of the group's 1985 release, Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. The song is commonly performed at Pogues concerts and has been included in their recent setlists since their reformation in 2001. http://www.pogues.com/Releases/Disco/Singles.html
The song has been included on every Greatest Hits album the band has released, and is the first track on their 2001 disc, Ultimate Collection. It has also been covered by numerous artists, one cover being performed by Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
and his band The Bad Seeds, who performed it on an EP in which MacGowan performed a Cave song, "Lucy". http://www.nick-cave.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=29
On May 30, 2008, Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society.-Early life:...
released a cover version of "Rainy Night in Soho". It was taken from his fifth studio album, The Rocky Road
The Rocky Road
The Rocky Road is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:* Frank Powell - Ben...
, a collection of traditional ballads released on June 6, 2008. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=6494
The song has also been covered by Paddy Reilly
Paddy Reilly
Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. He is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry" and "The Town I Loved So Well"....
and Ronnie Drew
Ronnie Drew
Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin...
, who recorded it on his final album The Last Session: A Fond Farewell
The Last Session: A Fond Farewell
This album contains Ronnie Drew's final recordings and was released in November 2008, three months after his death. It was produced by Hugh Buckley and featured Ronnie duetting with special guests Damien Dempsey, Mary Coughlan and Emmanuel Lawler on songs recorded in a traditional jazz style, and...
as a duet with Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society.-Early life:...
.