BBC U-turn for Pogues Christmas favourite
The politically correct broadcaster made a decision on Monday to bleep out the words “faggot” and “slut” from the Pogues hit.
In the famous barrage of insults Kirsty MacColl, sings “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot” while Shane MacGowan refers to her as “an old slut on junk”.
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