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4 unusual facts about Waiting for Herb


Waiting for Herb

However, the album saw contributions by other members who had not written songs for the band previously, including James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, and Darryl Hunt.

While Spider Stacy took the role of lead vocalist, much of the songwriting fell to Jem Finer, who along with Terry Woods had previously been the most prolific songwriter apart from MacGowan.

James Fearnley - accordion, dulcimer, guitar, piano, harmonica, clarinet, banjo

Jem Finer - banjo, soprano sax, hurdygurdy, guitar, pachinko, backing vocals


Le Bateau ivre

The Pogues recorded a song called "Drunken Boat" for their 1993 album Waiting for Herb.


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