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“Sally Maclennane” by The Pogues
From the album Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)
“Sally Maclennane” by The Pogues appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1985 and 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album Rum Sodomy & the Lash. Its best result is #13 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #71 alternative song of 1985 and #7,203 alternative song of all time.
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"Sally MacLennane" comes off Rum Sodomy & the Lash, the Pogues' second album, and went out on Stiff as a single in 1985. Shane MacGowan built it around his uncle's bar in Dagenham, where the drinkers were Irishmen who worked for Ford.
Elvis Costello produced it, with Nick Robbins and Paul Scully engineering, and it's Celtic punk with the rowdiness left fully intact. It became only the band's second single to crack the UK Top 100, getting as far as 54. Fittingly for a song born in a pub, Sally MacLennane is also the name of a stout.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1874 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Sally MacLennane.
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