Bury me at sea where no murdered ghost can haunt me

Thursday music corner: Celtic punk band The Pogues formed in London in 1982 and were fronted by the hard-living Shane MacGowan until 1991. The band’s first incarnation wound up in 1996, but they reformed five years later with MacGowan for touring purposes, which lasted until 2014.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God was the title track and opening number of the Pogues’ third album, which also featured the world-renowned and much-loved Christmas song Fairytale of New York, recorded with Kirsty MacColl. If I Should Fall From Grace With God (the song) was written by MacGowan and released as the follow-up single to Fairytale of New York.

The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)