Rainy Night in Soho Lyrics
Down all the years, down all the days
And I've cried for all your troubles
Smiled at your funny little ways
And we saw them as they fell
Some of them fell into Heaven
Some of them fell into Hell
And I stepped into your arms
On a rainy night in Soho
The wind was whistling all its charms
You told me all your joys
Whatever happened to that old song
To all those little girls and boys
The ginger lady by my bed
Covered in a cloak of silence
I hear you talking in my head
I'm not dreaming of the past
I'm not talking of the first time
I never think about the last
We may never find out what it means
Still there's a light I hold before me
You're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams
Absolutely sublime. He did have to throw whiskey in there, didn't he, though? The gingerlady - classic MacGowan. This song has a very smoky feeling to it, a bit lowdown and seedy, but the emotions it conveys are very true, very pure and strong. Rock on, Shane!
I've always thought this song could be about Shane's love of alcohol and that he's not actually singing about a person. Beautiful tune. This could top the 'Songs to be played at my funeral' list.
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This is a love song to alcohol. For me, it reminds me of someone I used to get drunk in Soho with too. Especially 'I never think about the last' - the shame that excessive drinking brings! I imagine Shane picking up a pint glass and lifting it in the air when he sings 'you're the measure of my dreams.' Incidentally he used to drink in an irish bar in the Holloway Road, a pint of various spirits mixed together.
Despite all the clues being right there in the song, I wasn't completely sure it was a romantic song, either, until I saw the Town and Country video where Shane introduces it by saying "it's for the romantics in the audience." Of course he raises a beer to the crowd and then looks totally sloshed singing it, so believe what you will. :)
I think its a love song. I believe in "If I should fall from grace" the documentary about Shane, I believe he said he wrote it for Victoria.
this song is beautiful; shane macgowan is a poet
I hear you in my head
Should be...
I hear you TALKING in my head.
the pogues; the original irish punk band. from london. this song isnt particularly 'irish' or 'punk' i guess, but it's my favourite.
oh, it's just sooo beautiful. I get wordless every times I listen to it (MyDarlingDear, it's for you. I love you and always will)