Shane McGowan passed away

[porcy62]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/arts/music/shane-macgowan-dead.html

I always had a sweet spot for the guy and his music. Not  a common life for sure and some great music from him.

RIP

I'll play Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash for him, he deserve it.

[mjazzg]

A truly great songwriter

[adh1907]

He was a poet. The Pogues played a miner’s benefit at Hampstead Old Town Hall in 1985, on the same day they recorded a session on the Tube (a well regarded live TV programme on Channel 4, early Friday evening). I bumped into Shane in the bogs at the gig and mentioned I had seen the programme that evening, expressed surprise that they had made the gig. He said (swaying gently) that the Tube had paid for a flight from Newcastle to London and they had enjoyed free drink all the way down. It was a great gig. This is their performance on that day 

 

[soulpope]

R.I.P     ....

[EKE BBB]

R.I.P.

A man of excesses, but a great lyricist and frontman. The first three Pogues discs were always on heavy rotation at my place back in the second half of the 80s. I think I still have vinyl copies stored somewhere at my parents'.

[soulpope]

So drunk to hell I left the place

Sometimes crawling sometimes walking

A hungry sound came across the breeze

So I gave the walls a talking

And I heard the sounds of long ago

From the old canal

And the birds were whistling in the trees

Where the wind was gently laughing ....

[clifford_thornton]

Too bad! RIP

[EKE BBB]

31 minutes ago, soulpope said:

So drunk to hell I left the place

Sometimes crawling sometimes walking

A hungry sound came across the breeze

So I gave the walls a talking

And I heard the sounds of long ago

From the old canal

And the birds were whistling in the trees

Where the wind was gently laughing ....

"A Pair Of Brown Eyes" was a grrrreat song!

[soulpope]

2 minutes ago, EKE BBB said:

"A Pair Of Brown Eyes" was a grrrreat song!

🤩 ....

[Rabshakeh]

6 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

"A Pair Of Brown Eyes" was a grrrreat song!

Stuck with me for years. The rare modern song that really is imbued with the feeling of folk music.

[HutchFan]

My best friend from high school hipped me to the Pogues.

Edited December 1, 2023 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

https://pitchfork.com/news/shane-macgowan-pogues-frontman-dies-at-65/

[soulpope]

Take my hand, and dry your tears babe

Take my hand, forget your fears babe

There's no pain, there's no more sorrow

They're all gone, gone in the years babe ....

[soulpope]

 

[EKE BBB]

2 hours ago, soulpope said:

 

I've always loved the lyrics from this chorus, so appropriate for a carol... 🤣

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God it's our last

 

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by EKE BBB

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

I've always loved the lyrics from this chorus, so appropriate for a carol... 🤣

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God it's our last

😇😂 ....

[rostasi]

"A Drink With Shane MacGowan" is a hilarious book that my wife and I both enjoyed.
Both of us are big fans of The Pogues and've seen the band (have the t-shirts, etc.),
so we were bummed about hearing this.

Remember reading how folks pitched in to get him a new set of teeth. 😀
He was in pretty bad shape these past few years, but he left us with
the memory of a unique voice and a helluva good band!

Also, it's "MacGowan."

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by rostasi

[soulpope]

Funeral music ....

[mjazzg]

Very fitting. If that was the funeral heaven alone knows what the wake was like...

[romualdo]

RIP Shane

loved this band - saw them twice here in Brisbane during the 80s

I'd been a fan of the Irish folk/folk rock bands mainly from the 70s ie Planxty, Clannad, The Bothy Band etc so this was the next logical step

The Pogues were a breath of fresh air with their "punk" ethos & Shane's lyrical artistry

Sold their LPs years ago but have kept all of their 7" singles