Originally Posted by snax:
“FTONY is like a short story. It's about two working class Irish emigrants and that's refected in the dialogue they've been give. Shakespeare doesn't necessarily condone murder just because Lady Macbeth does; Ice T wasn't advocating the mass slaughter of coppers... There's a difference between a writer's views and the views expressed by one of his fictional characters.”
Good summary Snax. Compared to half of the R'N'B and Rap stuff that gets played on primetime radio, where every other word is blanked out, Fairytale can hardly be considered offensive.
Is Victoria Newton the Bizzare columnist in The Sun? If so I hope she gives the re-release loads of promotion nearer to Christmas.
The bookies are starting to take interest too. Most are offering odds on the song getting to Christmas No. 1, but it's not quite up there with the favourites just yet!
The Pogues have just got to kick Westlife's arse!! And as for that f***ing frog...