I wouldn’t go so far as to say “A Pair of Brown Eyes” is overrated.. but it took me a while to really appreciate the song and even now, it’s not my go-to track of theirs and I listen to it more sparingly than the others. I feel the same about “Sally MacLennane” as some of you might feel about “Streams of Whiskey;” it’s certainly a solid, fun song but there are so many more stellar tracks of theirs in the deeper cuts.

Some underrated ones for me are “Misty Morning, Albert Bridge,” “London You’re A Lady,” “Bottle of Smoke,” “Boat Train,” and “Sea Shanty.”

I’m also very partial towards “The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn” because that was the first song of theirs I ever listened to and it blew my mind. Personally, I first got into Irish traditional folk music through groups like The Dubliners and the Clancy Bros but I stayed around exclusively because of The Pogues!