McGowan in his much younger days. It's quite a miracle he even made it to 30 let alone 65.
Posted on 11/30/2023 5:16:56 AM PST by stylecouncilor
Singer-songwriter and The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following ill-health and a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis.
The musician, whose hits include 1987's Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time.
MacGowan also had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.
His wife Victoria Mary Clarke said MacGowan "meant the world to me".
Posting on Instagram, she wrote: "I don't know how to say this so I am just going to say it. Shane... has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese."
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Until this obit, I’ve never heard of the group or their music. I’ll look them up on YT. RIP anyway.
Stunned he even made it to 65.
RIP.
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKURhqmSLmM
McGowan in his much younger days. It's quite a miracle he even made it to 30 let alone 65.
Yep. That is the face of a man who could write “It was Christmas Eve... In the drunk tank.”
Enjoy!
You are right, 65 is impressive!
Watch Crock of Gold Excellent movie
I loved several of his songs.
“All I want for Xmas is my two front teeth!”
He eventually did get a full set of choppers and actually looked much better before he got sick again.
Found it on YT/hulu; will watch later today. Thanks.
Not much on looks, hygiene or good health habits in general, but he was inarguably a brilliant songwriter.
The Pogues is one of my favorite Celtic rock bands. Not only did they produce a lot of great songs but also what is arguably the best contemporary secular Christmas song ever ("Fairytale of New York"), which has been covered about a thousand times by other rock performers.
The below is not only my favorite Pogues song (written by Shane) but one of my favorite songs overall.
The cover of Dirty Old Town is my fave.
RIP, you enjoyable sot.
One of my favorites. https://youtu.be/ndO72ZlR4uc?si=8rqKJDl05Vwb9FYf
His voice was anything but conventional, but had a coarse, rough masculine quality to it, which balanced nicely when paired with a polished female vocalist.
Shane MacGowan with Sinead O'Connor - Haunted
Shane MacGowan & Máire Brennan - You're The One
RIP Shane..
If you have Sirius/XM, I would highly recommend the show "Celtic Crush" with Larry Kirwan. It is on the Loft channel Sunday mornings from 9-noon. Also avaiable on demand for streaming for a couple of weeks after each broadcast.
He plays a very wide variety of music from traditional Celtic to modern day rock bands with a Celtic sound. I'm sure he'll have a lot of Pogues music lined up for Sunday's show.
His Danny Boy is great.
RIP.
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