yes, there have been many songs about this 'young ned of the hill' character. but i think this song is way more original than traditional, since i haven't seen any lyrics that come very close to this one.
out of 13 songs, 6 on red roses for me are original (transmetropolitan, boys from the county hell, sea shanty, dark streets of london, streams of whiskey, and down in the ground where the dead men go). that's the most they've ever had on any of their albums. on if i should fall from grace with god, 11 of 13 are originals (though i'm not sure about the second medley).
they do take a lot of things out of other songs and crap. like writing verses to the tune of other songs (ie, the old main drag is the exact same melody as the italian song contessa) and picking out parts of other tunes to use in their songs (ie, the final verse of billy's bones is based on the nursery rhyme solomon grundy). the majority of their songs are like that, and i consider them to be much more original than traditional.
saying this song is a pogues cover is like saying sea shanty is a cover, and i'd disagree with you there.
yes, there have been many songs about this 'young ned of the hill' character. but i think this song is way more original than traditional, since i haven't seen any lyrics that come very close to this one.
out of 13 songs, 6 on red roses for me are original (transmetropolitan, boys from the county hell, sea shanty, dark streets of london, streams of whiskey, and down in the ground where the dead men go). that's the most they've ever had on any of their albums. on if i should fall from grace with god, 11 of 13 are originals (though i'm not sure about the second medley).
they do take a lot of things out of other songs and crap. like writing verses to the tune of other songs (ie, the old main drag is the exact same melody as the italian song contessa) and picking out parts of other tunes to use in their songs (ie, the final verse of billy's bones is based on the nursery rhyme solomon grundy). the majority of their songs are like that, and i consider them to be much more original than traditional.
saying this song is a pogues cover is like saying sea shanty is a cover, and i'd disagree with you there.