Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six

Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six

“Streets of Sorrow” is a song by the Irish folk punk band The Pogues. It was written by Terry Woods and Shane MacGowan and included on the band’s 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God. The song is divided into two parts.

About Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six in brief

Summary Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six“Streets of SorrowBirmingham Six” is a song by the Irish folk punk band The Pogues. It was written by Terry Woods and Shane MacGowan and included on the band’s 1988 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God. The song is divided into two parts, the first describes the pain and sadness on the streets of Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.

The second part of the song is a demonstration of support to the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four and the view that they were the victims of a miscarriage of justice. The group performed the song on the Ben Elton Channel 4 show Friday Night Live on 15 April 1988, but the show cut to advertising before the song was finished.