"Dirty Old Town" is a song written in 1949 by English folk singer, songwriter and activitist Ewan MacColl. It is about Salford, Lancashire, the city where MacColl was born and brought up. The song was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others, including Rod Stewart (on his 1969 album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) and The Pogues (on their 1985 second album, Rum, Sodomy and the Lash).

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