The album version of another track on the record, "Johnny Come Lately," features the Irish punk band The Pogues .
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Often called "power twang" by critics at Rolling Stone , the song features a distinctive intro that uses a synthesizer to mimic traditional Scottish bagpipes before transitioning into a driving mandolin riff and heavy rock beat. The album version of another track on the