Rainy Night in Soho

"Rainy Night in Soho"
Single by The Pogues
from the album Poguetry in Motion
Released	1991
Genre	Celtic rock
Writer(s)	Shane MacGowan
The Pogues singles chronology
"Sunny Side of the Street" (1991) "Rainy Night in Soho" (1991) "Fairytale of New York" (re-issue) (1992)

"Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues. Originally included on their Poguetry in Motion EP, a different version can be found on the group's 2004 expanded edition of Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. The song is commonly performed at Pogues concerts and has been included in their recent setlists since their reformation in 2001. [1]

The song has been included on every Greatest Hits album the band has released, and is the first track on their 2001 disc, Ultimate Collection. It has also been covered by numerous artists, one cover being performed by Nick Cave and his band The Bad Seeds, who performed it on an EP in which MacGowan performed a Cave song, "Lucy". [2]

On May 30, 2008, Damien Dempsey released a cover version of "Rainy Night in Soho". It was taken from his fifth studio album, The Rocky Road, a collection of traditional ballads released on June 6, 2008. [3]

The song has also been covered by Paddy Reilly and Ronnie Drew, who recorded it on his final album The Last Session: A Fond Farewell as a duet with Damien Dempsey.