Το 4o άλμπουμ των Pogues, Peace And Love του 1989 εμφανίζει τη μπάντα να απομακρύνεται σε ένα βαθμό από τις traditional/punk ρίζες της. Ταυτόχρονα αυξάνεται το ποσοστό των τραγουδιών που φέρουν την υπογραφή άλλων μελών πλην του Shane MaGowan. Παράδειγμα αυτό που ακούμε, το υπέροχο ‘Lorelei’ – σύνθεση του κιθαρίστα τους Philip Chevron. 🟡 🟡 The 4th album by The Pogues, Peace and Love shows them distancing themselves to some extent from their traditional/punk roots. At the same time, the proportion of songs written by other members of the band besides Shane MacGowan increases. A prime example of this is the wonderful ‘Lorelei’ that we’re listening to — written by their guitarist Philip Chevron.

You told me tales of love and glory
Same old sad songs, same old story
The sirens sing no lullaby
And no-one knows but Lorelei
Castles out of fairy tales
Timbers shivered where once there sailed
The lovesick men who caught her eye
And no-one knew but Lorelei
River, river, have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I’ll see
I’ve thought of you in far-off places
I’ve puzzled over lipstick traces
So help me God, I will not cry
And then I think of Lorelei
I travel far and wander wide
No photograph of you beside me
Ol’ Man River’s not so shy
And he remembers Lorelei
River, river, have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I’ll see
If I should float upon this stream
And see you in my madman’s dream
I’d sink into your troubled eyes
And none would know ‘cept Lorelei
River, river, have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I’ll see
But if my ship, which sails tomorrow
Should crash against these rocks
My sorrows I will drown before I die
It’s you I’ll see, not Lorelei