In reply to Chris.

As a matter of fact, somebody just posted a video with the original audio (probably in honor of MacGowan's passing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrLXSf84-YQ

It's been so long since I first heard the song, I can't even remember whether this was the one I'd heard (I think so?). I just know that when I first got the Best of the Pogues collection that you're talking about, and heard that version, I felt crushed. It's comical now, since they're not all THAT different, but when you've listened to a song incessantly on repeat for so long, you hear every single minor change.

I can't believe you got to see them with both Shane and Kirsty MacColl! I would've loved to.