Shane McGowan (The Pogues) RIP

[Oddly]

Dead at 65. Too young, but given his lifestyle, hardly a surprise.
A great songwriter, and despite a pretty rough voice, a great performer.
The Pogues were surely the definitive Celtic Punk Rock band.

Here's a favourite of mine he wrote, a duet with Sinead O'Connor.
Ireland is running out of greats...

 

[Michedelic]

Dead at 65. Too young, but given his lifestyle, hardly a surprise.
A great songwriter, and despite a pretty rough voice, a great performer.
The Pogues were surely the definitive Celtic Punk Rock band.

Here's a favourite of mine he wrote, a duet with Sinead O'Connor.
Ireland is running out of greats...

He had been in a wheelchair, in bad shape, for many years. His ‘rough voice’ was his trademark, it made their music more real, and while there was a sideways influence from The Clash, they were pioneers…no Pogues, no Dropkick Murphys, Real McKenzies, Young Dubliners, Flogging Molly or a host of other bands.
Ironic timing, this will be a little sadder this year…


It was bad enough with Kirsty.

 

[Killing Floor]

Hopefully at peace.

 

[ElectroVibe]

Very sad. RIP

 

[kobass]

RIP Shane.

 

[WG Plum]

Honestly, surprised he made it to 65, but RIP to one of the greatest.

 

[Michedelic]

An update….
Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65

yeah, I was in the ‘surprised he made it this far’ camp

 

[Grinderman]

Shane MacGowan died at 65 and that other guy at 100. The good do seem to die younger.

 

[Michedelic]

Here’s three from his earlier punky band, the Nipple Erectors/Nips…

 

[RamptonRebel]

Played this last Saturday with a mate of mine and a guest cajon player, I’m on bass (obvs) found out a few days later he’d passed, dirty old town the pogues

 

[Roxbororob]

RIP Shane.
I'll raise a pint to you tonight.

 

[scuzzy]

RIP. Bought the last bottle of Pogues whiskey in the store yesterday and enjoyed a few drams while listening to their Pandora station.

 

[ardgedee]

Dead at 65. Too young, but given his lifestyle, hardly a surprise.

Honestly, surprised he made it to 65, but RIP to one of the greatest.

yeah, I was in the ‘surprised he made it this far’ camp

Shane MacGowan died at 65 and that other guy at 100. The good do seem to die younger.

The Irish blew up my socials yesterday with posts about him. Best (and sagest) comment was probably "65 is 100 in Pogues years."

 

[Michedelic]

Played this last Saturday with a mate of mine and a guest cajon player, I’m on bass (obvs) found out a few days later he’d passed, dirty old town the pogues

That was written by Ewan MacColl, whose daughter Kirsty was the co-vocalist on “Fairytale Of New York”(and a witty writer on her own). He also penned the Roberta Flack hit “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”.

 

[RamptonRebel]

That was written by Ewan MacColl, whose daughter Kirsty was the co-vocalist on “Fairytale Of New York”(and a witty writer on her own). He also penned the Roberta Flack hit “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”.

Oh right, I had no idea! Still a great song though!

 

[Mark Reccord]

Presumably they are going to stick him in a box, take him to Cloughprior and shove him in the ground, where hopefully he'll stick his head back out and shout "we'll have another round!"

RIP, Legend.

 

[Michedelic]

Oh right, I had no idea! Still a great song though!

Absolutely. My introduction to it was Rod Stewart’s version, early in his solo career, when he flirted with folky stylings.

 

[Michedelic]

This is an interesting portrait of a guy who was a mass of contradictions, but there’s always a need for someone like that to go to dark places so you don’t have to…
Whether in song or in silence, Shane MacGowan exuded the very essence of life — Guardian US

 

[Michedelic]

This is an interesting portrait of a guy who was a mass of contradictions, but there’s always a need for someone like that to go to dark places so you don’t have to…
Whether in song or in silence, Shane MacGowan exuded the very essence of life — Guardian US

And, I might add, if you have been in a dark place, someone like that will let you know you’re not alone.

 

[ElectroVibe]

Some might know his connection to this Tracey Ullman song.