The Pogues Dirty Old Town ( Remastered 16:9 720p)

Dirty Old Town is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners, recorded by The Pogues for their 2nd album, Rum Sodomy The Lash. The song was written in reference to Salford, Lancashire, England, the city where Ewan MacColl was brought up. Salford is, in fact, a city. When he first wrote the song, the local council were unhappy at having Salford called a dirty old town and, after considerable criticism, the words of the song were changed from smelled a Spring o