I’m 60 year old man an still get a tearful every time I watch Kirsty’s videos. She was what I would have called a “pub girl” back in the day. These were the girls you could have a pint and a laugh with while kind of wishing that perhaps they could be more. Luckily I married one, I’m a lucky fella but still miss this girl
Can’t believe it’s been 23 yrs since the tragic passing of Kirsty. She’s still missed by music lovers of taste. Love to her family, especially her sons.
I knew her. She was honestly the loveliest, bubbliest person ever, I turned 11 the day she died, my mum was distraught when the news reached us 😢 always think about her boys this time of year, she adored those two.
I love both versions and learned to play the song on the ukulele. I like to put Bragg's original boy-to-girl verses first, followed by the last 2 girl-to-boy verses. to my mind it's like the girl answering the boy and telling him how he got it all wrong and she'd always liked him anyway
Every comment seems to be about how Kirsty died. It’s tragic. But, nobody seems to be appreciating her voice and what she did for music. Fairytale of New York will always be the greatest Christmas song.
Kirsty MacColl died prematurely in December 2000 (age 41), she was killed in a boat accident in Mexico. She pushed one of her sons away from the boat, but she got hit and killed by it. In my opinion, Kirsty died a hero.
This song takes me back to childhood, my father loved this song and played it on a cassette until the tape finally wore too thin and broke one day lol. I still love this song still and miss him so much but i know he's in a better place with Kirsty.
@@sheilam4525 I also prefer McColl’s version of Days (originally by The Kinks), purely as I grew up with it (my dad had it on one of his mixtapes and it was played in the car a lot)
A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING AND MOTHER WHO SAVED HER CHILD IN A MOMENT MOST OF US CAN ONLY IMAGINE. A TRUE MOTHER THAT MOST OF US CAN ONLY HOPE TO FIND TO MOTHER A CHILD OF OUR OWN
Happy 60th Birthday Kirsty. You are still thought about, by people that were strangers to you. Not many can say that. Your voice will carry on for as long as humans are still around. Thinking of your Mum and children x
This was one of the songs I ran to the radio for in the 1980's......a fresh breath of air in the (What I then considered , my taste has become milder since the last twenty years) polluted smoke of synthpop. I can still get a kick out of this song and am just jamming along with my newly acquired electric 12 string. Still get goosebumps. Don't know why, the lyrics don't apply to me but it is the overall atmosphere of youth and exciting music that speaks to me still, How sadly Kirsty may have met her end, in her musical inheritance and in her vids she at least doesn't age.Very thankful for the fact I can still enjoy it with modern technology.
A fabulous song (Billy Bragg), brilliant production (Steve Lillywhite), wonderful guitar playing (Johnny Marr), and an untouchable vocal. RIP Kirsty, your music lives on. x
My dad knew Kirsty very well, partys and all that in Chelsea and he himself was one of the faces during the era. All I know about her, and I never met her, but my old man only ever had positivity to say about her, she was a darling to everyone and it's likely you won't find anyone saying anything negative about her. She was a really nice human being this one.
@@heersrivastava2635 Unfortunately we live in a society where money has power. The guy who owned the speedboat that killed Kirsty was a millionaire who paid people off to not get in trouble over it. It's fucked up but this does happen and there is nothing nobody can do about it.
A phenomenal song from the get go, but where she takes this from 2:00 on is GLORIOUS. That's not a choir of voices, but her own backing vocals, multitracked and layered. It just kicks into the stratosphere. Take every chance I get to celebrate this fantastic music and Kirsty's amazing body of work.
Luckily, I found this wonderful artist and amazed I've never heard of her before! Now, by her lovely voice and style, I'll never forget her. God Bless her memory.
Wow shocking news I never new that KIRSTY had passed belated condolences to her friends and family expecially her son forever loved we miss her so so much great song R I P sweet kirsty❤❤❤ xx
I was lucky enough to spend a little time with Kirsty at a party in the late 90s...she was the most gentle, mannerful woman. Very quietly spoken and just lovely. I'm glad I got to meet her and that she left a beautiful legacy for her children.
I was 21 years when I heard this song and I loved it then as I love it now. A tragic loss, Kirsty sang to a generation……poetry with humour and a brilliant melody…..I cried when I heard she had died.
@@salmonesque- Are you sure? The guitar credit on this record is conspicuously missing and stylistically it contains many of Johnny's hallmarks. Whatever you may think about the guy it's a matter of record that he loved Kirsty to bits, and cutting guitar tracks for her as long as he remained anonymous is very much in keeping with his way of doing things.
You know more about him than me but as a guitar player I'd bet my tele that he did not play on that track. I just don't think he has the musicality to have played those lines. I know that this is not in keeping with the reverence in which he's held but I don't think he could've come up with those parts. I researched track credits and it mentions a couple of guitarists but nowhere does it credit Marr so, I'm fairly sure. Tbc, I do think he is a singularly brilliant stylised guitarist who has come up with some incredible guitar lines and playing on classic tracks. Through interviews with him I have decided that no one loves Johnny Marr more than Johnny Marr though. @@joehoy9242
Lost you 17 years ago today, my Kirsty. 18.12.17 - such a massive loss. You had so much talent as a singer, song writer. Those harmony vocals have few peers in British music. Miss you so much.
@@007floppyboywhere did you get that idea? I mean we all came from Africa originally, but she was born in Britain, to British parents. Same as her father, who was also a great loss, to traditional folk music 🤷♂️
'I don't feel bad about letting you go, i just feel sad about letting you know' ...those lyrics have been my friend for years........thanks for your music Kirsty.......
+fozzerbluenose No she didn't she modified some of the lines from the verses but she didn't write a new whole verse. It was Billy Bragg that wrote the new verse for her because she found the song too short. :/
Oh my god - this just sent shivers down my spine and put a tear in my eye - i havnt heard this since back in the day when i was 15 and it was a favorite of mine - such a great song and tune - what an amazing woman
20 years ago yesterday since the horrifying murder of Kirsty happened. It was murder and I will never sway from that belief. My favourite song of hers is this one. It was in the charts when I was born and I have always loved it. It's heartbreaking to see she's pregnant in this video and was killed saving her sons lives 💔
Absolutely loved this era of music!! Absolutely disgusted in details of Kirsty's death but maybe, just maybe, the re-opening of the case may finally right the injustice done!!!
Probarbly manslaughter or the equivalent. I see to remember it was reckless not malicious. Nevertheless the Americans look after their own again and he was spirited away and lost in his big county. Add them all up in recent years. Perhaps we can count up to ten. Justice??
Incredible contrast. Bleak English winter background contrasted by the vibrant Kirsty, only she can light the dreary background up. Hauntingly beautiful. An arrow thru the heart.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
It was cold in January 1985 in North West England where I was and the video matched the weather. The documentary about the making of Fairy Tale Of New York pays tribute to Kirsty MacColl. Deeply moving and a special mention for her mother who comes across as so dignified.
I was a pirate radio d.j. when this came out in 85. I played it far more than I was supposed to. Just popped unbidden into my mind today...every bit as good as I remember.
This song never fails to bring a tear to my eyes...the bittersweet lyrics over the relentlessly cheerful melody. Her beautiful voice And of course how tragically her life was brought to an end 😢
Evokes growing up in some blighted town where ideals have been let go of and hope of betterment stripped away by the economic desolation of the 80s,far from the affluent places,and just about the only thing left to aspire to is teenage pregnancy (and with it the chance of a council house).
@@krashd He wrote I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill. His lyrics are basically th same as hers barring a couple of bits, ie. I'm looking for another girl versus Are you looking for another girl. Great piece of song writing but I prefer her singing it.
out when I was born. 1st February 1985. Still really love it. Was such a shock when she died and I remember feeling sick for days. Can't believe how quick time goes and it's 16 years now! RIP
The Champ of all time! Great singer! Pushed her children out of the way and died saving them! My lovely old mum would have doen the same for me and my two sisters! There are some amazing Ladies who have been on this planet. Long may their memories carry on!
What a great song, and such a beautiful soul, sad of her passing, a friend turned me on to Billy Bragg yrs. back and I dug him, stumbled upon this gem and will listen again! R.I.P Kristy and fly high angel.
2024.....who's still listening to this beautiful song. RIP to a wonderful lass
I am.
Yes still listening and the Billy Bragg version
Me.
Yup
Me, all the time! I put you on a pedestal, you put me on the pill! What a line! I miss her constantly....
I’m 60 year old man an still get a tearful every time I watch Kirsty’s videos.
She was what I would have called a “pub girl” back in the day.
These were the girls you could have a pint and a laugh with while kind of wishing that perhaps they could be more.
Luckily I married one, I’m a lucky fella but still miss this girl
yer when men and woman could have a good time with no predudice
That’s exactly how I was trying to describe her appeal to a friend of mine. Kind of what the Americans would call “the girl next door”.
Love this ❤
Vjtyui😛😁😂🤣🤣😛😂😛😍😛😅🥰Kj JJ I'm, r@@rampageclover9788
60@20
Can’t believe it’s been 23 yrs since the tragic passing of Kirsty. She’s still missed by music lovers of taste. Love to her family, especially her sons.
Revisiting this as I couldn't listen to her for ages after her death, too soon, absolute heroine, "no greater love".
She would be 64 now. So sad to think. My mum introduced me to Kirsty when I was a child.
It's now 23 years ago this December 18th 2023 she died prematurely on my fiancé's birthday. May she rest in peace 23 years on.
I knew her. She was honestly the loveliest, bubbliest person ever, I turned 11 the day she died, my mum was distraught when the news reached us 😢 always think about her boys this time of year, she adored those two.
@@Jay-sg2ko😢
I'm an Aussie ,just want to thank great Britain for all the different styles of music your country has produced.
Well thanks ray...we also hold the candle that’s produced the best bands the world has ever seen!! Have a nice day mate 👍
All of our english bands are great, no offence to other countries but u just cant beat the english spirit
Thank you that is a very gracious thing to say. I wish we English were better at being gracious in dealing with others.
I like AC|DC
@@yasminvargas2011 i like The Clash
I'm a 16 year old girl. I've loved kirsty for as long as I can remember. Her legacy will never die xxx
Yes I'm in my 50s male and it's one of my favourite 80s pleased you like it
I love both versions and learned to play the song on the ukulele. I like to put Bragg's original boy-to-girl verses first, followed by the last 2 girl-to-boy verses. to my mind it's like the girl answering the boy and telling him how he got it all wrong and she'd always liked him anyway
Every comment seems to be about how Kirsty died. It’s tragic. But, nobody seems to be appreciating her voice and what she did for music. Fairytale of New York will always be the greatest Christmas song.
Cannot argue with you on that.
Yes i totally agree. Lets never forget the vibrant person Kirsty was and all the joy she gave many many people😇🇬🇧
Shane MacGowan joined her at the pearly gates yesterday 😢 may they both rest in peace
Kristy war eine fantastische Künstlerin und wird leider bis heute nicht genügend gewürdigt 😢 vergessen wird sie jedenfalls niemals sein ❤
Now Shane has gone so sad
Kirsty MacColl died prematurely in December 2000 (age 41), she was killed in a boat accident in Mexico. She pushed one of her sons away from the boat, but she got hit and killed by it. In my opinion, Kirsty died a hero.
Chris Boyle you make a good point
good
the Billy Brag versions better
Bernard Quatermass Nahhh. Billy's good, but with this song it sounds like he's practicing. Kirsty owns it.
I respect your bold views but there completely wrong and the songs from a male perspective
22yrs today,, such a shame
Brilliant cover of a Billy Bragg song.
Well Billy Bragg was not even a recording but this is awesome
This song takes me back to childhood, my father loved this song and played it on a cassette until the tape finally wore too thin and broke one day lol. I still love this song still and miss him so much but i know he's in a better place with Kirsty.
RIP Kirsty. One of the best voices and talents was lost that day. Love this song. Timeless.
This is a Billy Bragg song. She collaborated with him often. She was amazing xx
@@katgilbert8507 That's right but I much prefer Kirsty's version😊
@@sheilam4525 I also prefer McColl’s version of Days (originally by The Kinks), purely as I grew up with it (my dad had it on one of his mixtapes and it was played in the car a lot)
I love her voice 😀
@@stephaniespragg5586 great song and agree her version was the best👍
She was absolutely Brilliant!-Truely Amazing Person and Artist!-Clark (Ireland)
A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING AND MOTHER WHO SAVED HER CHILD IN A MOMENT MOST OF US CAN ONLY IMAGINE. A TRUE MOTHER THAT MOST OF US CAN ONLY HOPE TO FIND TO MOTHER A CHILD OF OUR OWN
Might be the greatest line in popular music - 'when at last it didn't ring I knew it wasn't you....'
"I put you on a pedestal, you put me on the pill" is my favourite
'It's wrong to wish on space hardware'
Happy 60th Birthday Kirsty. You are still thought about, by people that were strangers to you. Not many can say that. Your voice will carry on for as long as humans are still around. Thinking of your Mum and children x
Sarah 💔
Beautifully said Sarah,
❤❤❤
Kirsty mcloom
Wow, what a wonderful tribute.
Kirsty MacColl is without any doubt one of the greatest singers of the 80s and 90s.
This was one of the songs I ran to the radio for in the 1980's......a fresh breath of air in the (What I then considered , my taste has become milder since the last twenty years) polluted smoke of synthpop. I can still get a kick out of this song and am just jamming along with my newly acquired electric 12 string. Still get goosebumps. Don't know why, the lyrics don't apply to me but it is the overall atmosphere of youth and exciting music that speaks to me still, How sadly Kirsty may have met her end, in her musical inheritance and in her vids she at least doesn't age.Very thankful for the fact I can still enjoy it with modern technology.
A fabulous song (Billy Bragg), brilliant production (Steve Lillywhite), wonderful guitar playing (Johnny Marr), and an untouchable vocal. RIP Kirsty, your music lives on. x
I knew that could only be Johnny Marr!
brumguitarteacher . Johnny marr said he and kirsty first met in 1986, so can it be him? It sounds like him thats for sure. What is your source
Finally someone gets it...
Wow I don't know that was Johnny Marr, but now that guitar, it could be a Smiths record, love it.
Nah, that's not Marr, although there are similarities with his playing and jangly sound.
She didn't want to change the world, but she really did for the better. God bless her.
Very very brave women..... Protecting her kid and staring death in the face. Unbelievable the amount of respect i have for her RIP x
Chris Hughesy The child she is carrying in this video, is the one she gave her life for.
Bless x
I read about that. Terribly sad, yet fitting epitaph of a truly great woman.
Chris Hughesy I never realised the circumstances surrounding her death. Jesus, that's heartbreaking.
A mother making the ultimate sacrifice to save her son. RIP Kirsty MacColl
My dad knew Kirsty very well, partys and all that in Chelsea and he himself was one of the faces during the era. All I know about her, and I never met her, but my old man only ever had positivity to say about her, she was a darling to everyone and it's likely you won't find anyone saying anything negative about her. She was a really nice human being this one.
Bless you Kirsty . Heroine xx🙏😇
Lovely to hear. What a talent she was.
Thanks for sharing x She was cool x
Why didnt the British Government step in to help the Family with the aw suit if Kirsty was a British Citizen? Couldnt they fight for one of their own?
@@heersrivastava2635 Unfortunately we live in a society where money has power. The guy who owned the speedboat that killed Kirsty was a millionaire who paid people off to not get in trouble over it. It's fucked up but this does happen and there is nothing nobody can do about it.
A phenomenal song from the get go, but where she takes this from 2:00 on is GLORIOUS. That's not a choir of voices, but her own backing vocals, multitracked and layered. It just kicks into the stratosphere. Take every chance I get to celebrate this fantastic music and Kirsty's amazing body of work.
Loved this when this came out. Its 2024 and i still love it. You are sorely missed Kirsty.❤
Kirsty would have set the world aflame. Such a voice, such integrity. Truly, the loss of Kirsty is a loss for us all.
Her distinctive voice still haunts me. Loved her vocals in the 80’s. Golden lights displaying your name!
Luckily, I found this wonderful artist and amazed I've never heard of her before!
Now, by her lovely voice and style, I'll never forget her. God Bless her memory.
Billy Bragg the poet - Kirsty MacColl the singer... what a beautiful poet. what a beautiful singer.
Kirsty was a lovelly girl with such an incredible voice. R.I.P my love 😢😢😢.
Brilliant song from an artist taken far too soon and in the most horrific of circumstances. Wherever you are Kirsty, rest in peace.
Probably the greatest cover in my humble opinion
facts god it kills me. what a beautiful human being. it fills me with hope in a strange way that people like her exist and have existed.
December 2024 Wishing you were still here our beautiful Kirsty x
Brilliant Kirsty. Brilliant Billy Bragg. We miss you, Kirsty.
it's addictive listening to these song, Unfortunately, artist today have no inspiration and no talent for music. Is this your favorite song?
Wow shocking news I never new that KIRSTY had passed belated condolences to her friends and family expecially her son forever loved we miss her so so much great song R I P sweet kirsty❤❤❤ xx
We need a New England now
More now than ever....I fear its too late
As long as people keep voting LibLabCon things will never change for the better.
@@martinranalli8572 agreed
A beautiful song and an incredible performer. I adore Kirsty 😊❤
Kirsty would have been 60 today. Happy birthday sleep well❤️
I miss her
Stephen Hudson
Stephen Hudson huh ohh she died I get now
HaPpY birthday my love...😔
The world became a worse place when her life was taken from her suddenly
I will miss her music and stuff she wrote for others
I was lucky enough to spend a little time with Kirsty at a party in the late 90s...she was the most gentle, mannerful woman. Very quietly spoken and just lovely. I'm glad I got to meet her and that she left a beautiful legacy for her children.
This song is so 1980's. I was 12 when it was released. I loved it then. I love it now. I will love it forever.
RIP Kirsty MacColl
You loved it then as you love it now?
+Cyber Kirby *still
I loved the words you wrote to me but that was bloody yesterday
But are we looking for a new England?
Same here
Met Kirsty and the pogues when i was 18 in 1987, went to after show party with them in Glasgow, best day of my life...
I was 21 years when I heard this song and I loved it then as I love it now. A tragic loss, Kirsty sang to a generation……poetry with humour and a brilliant melody…..I cried when I heard she had died.
Billy Bragg's lyrics+Kirsty's vocals+Johnny Marr's guitar+ Steve Lilywhite's production=👌
yep!
Haven't seen anything that says Johnny Marr played on this? It's just a jangly guitar sound like his
Pete Glenister played electric guitar on this track. Johnny Marr was too far up his own arse at the time to play on it. Still is.
@@salmonesque- Are you sure? The guitar credit on this record is conspicuously missing and stylistically it contains many of Johnny's hallmarks. Whatever you may think about the guy it's a matter of record that he loved Kirsty to bits, and cutting guitar tracks for her as long as he remained anonymous is very much in keeping with his way of doing things.
You know more about him than me but as a guitar player I'd bet my tele that he did not play on that track.
I just don't think he has the musicality to have played those lines.
I know that this is not in keeping with the reverence in which he's held but I don't think he could've come up with those parts.
I researched track credits and it mentions a couple of guitarists but nowhere does it credit Marr so, I'm fairly sure.
Tbc, I do think he is a singularly brilliant stylised guitarist who has come up with some incredible guitar lines and playing on classic tracks.
Through interviews with him I have decided that no one loves Johnny Marr more than Johnny Marr though.
@@joehoy9242
Lost you 17 years ago today, my Kirsty. 18.12.17 - such a massive loss. You had so much talent as a singer, song writer. Those harmony vocals have few peers in British music. Miss you so much.
I must say we lost an Angel when she passed away she was pretty and she had the sweetest voice I can remember RIP Kirsy
What a tune! Kirsty had such a beautiful voice. Your music will never die, Kirsty!
Lovely guitar and bass through the headphones - love this era of music
RIP Kirsty. You had such a beautiful voice!
Simply the best.
We miss you Kirsty MacColl amazing music 🎵🎶 see you soon on the other side 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 for you always 🧡
Perfect cover of a Billy Bragg song.
Even Billy says that this is HER song now and forever
One of my favourite songs. What a beautiful voice Kirsty had.
RIP Kirsty if there's heaven no doubt you are there singing with the angels. Brave woman and mother.
Billy Bragg wrote this song for her and he now sings a version of it in her memory. RIP kirsty. A very under rated talent taken way too soon.♥️♥️
Not quite. Billy's version was on his debut album. Kirsty covered it, added another verse, which Billy also includes now.
@@miserablemozz8714 Billy wrote the rest for her
I saw him last night. On the way home I put this into Spotify and had a wonderful journey through English 80's music ❤
2 extra verce's which billy himself wrote if i'm not mistaken kirsty was awesome and billy brag the voice of anti establishment long live the 80's
Kirsty actually covered it, in fact they met after it was written
Great loss to Britain and our music. RIP Kirsty
She is Italian/Hungarian American, USA
@@007floppyboywhere did you get that idea? I mean we all came from Africa originally, but she was born in Britain, to British parents. Same as her father, who was also a great loss, to traditional folk music 🤷♂️
Times flies, I've always loved this song and all of a sudden it was over 35 years ago. My two daughters are now older than I was when this came out.
This is such a classic. My whole family knows this song and it always comes around at the family reunions as my mum is the little girl! ❤
Wait? ¿your mom it's the girl of the video?
@@Honey_Moon_Delight yeah! She lived on the estate where that clip was filmed, and was payed to be in the video
Wow! Your Mum was very lucky to be in the video and have Kirsty push her while she was on a swing.
I miss kirsty's singing , thank God we've got UA-cam and Vevo etc so we can see and listen to her again .
Godspeed Kirsty 🙏 🙏
This song is a lyrical masterpiece. Bragg is a songwriting genius, but Kirsty made this her own.
Although of course the first two lines are a direct copy from a Simon and Garfunkel song from 1966.
'I don't feel bad about letting you go, i just feel sad about letting you know' ...those lyrics have been my friend for years........thanks for your music Kirsty.......
You can thank Billy Bragg then seein has he wrote it.
+jack watkins ahh...a fellow pedant.......i was just trumpeting Kirsty's version.......
+Alan Springett Yes but Kirsty wrote a new verse for the song.
+fozzerbluenose No she didn't she modified some of the lines from the verses but she didn't write a new whole verse. It was Billy Bragg that wrote the new verse for her because she found the song too short. :/
What does it matter anyway just enjoy a wonderful piece of music from a very talented lady.
Oh my god - this just sent shivers down my spine and put a tear in my eye - i havnt heard this since back in the day when i was 15 and it was a favorite of mine - such a great song and tune - what an amazing woman
One of my favourite Songs of the 80s.
The voice of Kirsty is so emotional.
RIP Kirsty, you are missed.
(A German Fan)
A absolutely brilliant voice.
20 years ago yesterday since the horrifying murder of Kirsty happened. It was murder and I will never sway from that belief. My favourite song of hers is this one. It was in the charts when I was born and I have always loved it. It's heartbreaking to see she's pregnant in this video and was killed saving her sons lives 💔
How they got away with it is beyond me 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Absolutely loved this era of music!! Absolutely disgusted in details of Kirsty's death but maybe, just maybe, the re-opening of the case may finally right the injustice done!!!
Probarbly manslaughter or the equivalent. I see to remember it was reckless not malicious. Nevertheless the Americans look after their own again and he was spirited away and lost in his big county. Add them all up in recent years. Perhaps we can count up to ten. Justice??
I was at work wen I heard I left work balling my eyes out
My boss told me I couldnt leave
I kikked hiz kutn in
End ov chat xxx
How was it murder?
I’m genuinely interested because I’ve never heard that before?
Such a beautiful underrated singer taken too soon 😢
Incredible contrast. Bleak English winter background contrasted by the vibrant Kirsty, only she can light the dreary background up. Hauntingly beautiful. An arrow thru the heart.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
Eh. He must have not heard of the future part of life.
There is no future sex Pistols 😅@@jimmymcjimmyvich9052
24 years ago ... what a tragic loss.
Just listened to this song for the first time today in 2024. How beautifully sad it is. I love it. ❤😢❤.
What a voice,perfect pitch!
It was cold in January 1985 in North West England where I was and the video matched the weather. The documentary about the making of Fairy Tale Of New York pays tribute to Kirsty MacColl. Deeply moving and a special mention for her mother who comes across as so dignified.
A truly beautiful woman and an absolute sweetheart and a hero gave her life for her son massive respect to Kirsty r.i.p angel
I'm just discovering her. She wrote amazingly tuneful songs. A terrific talent. A terrible tragedy.
really true
She didn't write this song
Love this
Such a beautiful voice ....I have just ordered her Greatest Hits - we missed so much of her talent
I love her voice :)
RIP KIRSTY MCCOLL, as an Irishman married to a Kirsty, I love the Christmas fairy tale of new York song.
a great singer and songwriter who gave her life protecting her kids rip heaven has a brave talented angel 😇
I was a pirate radio d.j. when this came out in 85. I played it far more than I was supposed to. Just popped unbidden into my mind today...every bit as good as I remember.
A fantastic talent. She is missed.
Kirsty This song brings back memories ❤️. Love your video and you are a great singer. Simon Templar 🎥🎞️📼🎬™️🇬🇧, rest in peace Kirsty 💐💐💐
This song never fails to bring a tear to my eyes...the bittersweet lyrics over the relentlessly cheerful melody.
Her beautiful voice
And of course how tragically her life was brought to an end
😢
I saw her and Billy Bragg performing this at different times on the same day. They were fucking awesome.
'I put you on a pedestal, you put me on the Pill' - such a memorable line by Billy!
Is that in his version? As it sound like one of the female-fronted lines Kirsty would have added.
Evokes growing up in some blighted town where ideals have been let go of and hope of betterment stripped away by the economic desolation of the 80s,far from the affluent places,and just about the only thing left to aspire to is teenage pregnancy (and with it the chance of a council house).
@@krashd He wrote I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill. His lyrics are basically th same as hers barring a couple of bits, ie. I'm looking for another girl versus Are you looking for another girl. Great piece of song writing but I prefer her singing it.
holly mina I think Billy is great, but he has got a voice like a foghorn! 😂 the way Kirsty sings this takes to a new level
Hi Peter this line was as modified by Kirsty Macoll , changing the gender in the song so she could record it. Great song, great work by both of them
I came here today to remember kirsty with her being in the news so much due to Shane's passing.. a good reminder there was so much more to her xxx
Just hear of Kristy in 2024 I love her music R I P Kristy
When i was at school I listened to this none stop on tape great days rest in peace Kirsty maccoll thanks for the memories 👍
Nice impressions of a 1980s English winter (with real snow and winter fashion you won't see on the streets nowadays)!
out when I was born. 1st February 1985. Still really love it. Was such a shock when she died and I remember feeling sick for days. Can't believe how quick time goes and it's 16 years now! RIP
A Croydon girl through and through , great singer kirsty mc Coll
Beautiful Kirsty with a beautiful voice.
I was so lucky to see her live many times.
Miss you sweetheart.
Wauw I found this song! Never knew it was Kirsty.
Only knew her singing with the Pogues. 🎉🎉
The Champ of all time! Great singer! Pushed her children out of the way and died saving them! My lovely old mum would have doen the same for me and my two sisters! There are some amazing Ladies who have been on this planet. Long may their memories carry on!
Kirsty fabulous artist, still sadly missed, this song reminds me of my younger days xxxx
good music never dies RIP Kirsty
what a loss what a talent sadly missed love you Kristy ❤😢
What a talent which was sadly taken from us far too early, R.I.P Kirsty your legacy will live forever.
Absolutely love it. No one else like Kirsty.
What a great song, and such a beautiful soul, sad of her passing, a friend turned me on to Billy Bragg yrs. back and I dug him, stumbled upon this gem and will listen again! R.I.P Kristy and fly high angel.
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Hauntingly Beautiful Song. And this video,, Kirsty MacColl fights and shines through the dreary English winter - giving everyone Hope..
still listening july 2020.. RIP Kirsty
It's a great song, like many of Kirsty's
Good Croydon girl still listening too she was always well respected on Roundshaw Estate.
Same thing in 2022. RIP Kirsty MacColl.
Beautiful song, beautiful person. It breaks my heart watching this. She reminds of my Daughter.
Requiescat In Pace, Kirsty. ❤️🌹
One of my bedtest all time songs
Stilll love it
RIP Kirsty and delores two british girs making music in heaven