In the song’s lyrics an argument takes place between a drunk couple and MacColl sings: “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f****t.”īefore Christmas, a DJ for the local radio station BBC Radio Solent said he was “no longer comfortable” playing the 1987 hit on his show and in a tweet that has now been deleted he described it as “an offensive pile of downmarket chav bilge”. Who is Laura Aikman, the actress who plays Smithy's girlfriend Sonia in Gavin and Stacey?įairytale of New York was released in 1987 and was originally performed by Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl.
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