Thousands Are Sailing (track)
by The Pogues
Year: 1988
From the album If I Should Fall From Grace With God (track #6)
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Thousands Are Sailing appears on the following album(s) by The Pogues:
- If I Should Fall From Grace With God (track #6) (this album) (1988)
- The Best Of The Pogues (track #12) (compilation) (1991)
- Dirty Old Town (track #8) (compilation) (2005)
- Essential (track #4) (compilation) (1991)
- Streams Of Whiskey- Live In Leysin, Switzerland 1991 (track #10) (2002)
- The Ultimate Collection (Including Live At The Brixton Academy) (track #22) (compilation) (2005)
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| ! | 07/21/2026 02:57 | phmusic | 73,432 | 100/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 15:48 | Johnnyo | 45,266 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 18:23 |  HoldenM | 9,578 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 03:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2025 16:45 | jtc91 | 13,961 | 82/100 |
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jhuik 05/06/2016 00:13 | #165310
A lyrical gem, one of the best of the Pogues angry poetry and a typicallly great Celt melody to go along.
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