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4 unusual facts about Dirty Old Town


Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing

The film culminates with Jimmy joining Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill (from Simple Minds) to record a cover of the Ewan MacColl classic, "Dirty Old Town", which was later released as a charity single, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Lorraine Leckie

Anton Newcombe, of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, produced and was featured on her cover of the song "Dirty Old Town".

Pierce Turner

Other songs by Turner were featured in the film Snakes and Ladders and the HBO TV show The Wire (his version of "Dirty Old Town").

Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead

This styling of "Dirty Old Town" was made famous by The Pogues, while "Ghosts" and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" were created by The Jam and Split Enz, respectively.



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