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Dirty Old Town

Very Best of The Pogues1985English

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About the song

Album: Very Best of The Pogues
Released: August 19, 1985
Language: English
Duration: 3:45
Recorded at: Elephant Studios, Wapping, London

Credits

Written by: Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl
Produced by: Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

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Samples, covers and versions

A cover of

Dirty Old Town
Ewan MacColl
1949

Sampled in

People Like You
Trophy Eyes
2023