Since November 1987, when the Pogues released “Fairytale of New York,” it’s been a recurring ... complexity of the lyrics by using suspended chords and a switch to a minor key in the ...

The Pogues’ “Fairytale ... chords on a piano as he and Doherty trade off the rare complimentary lyrics MacGowan and MacColl sang to each other: “You were handsome/You were pretty/Queen of ...