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- Rolling Stone
- ‘King of the Bop’ (The Nips) (1978) Before MacGowan immersed himself in Irish music, he imbued himself with punk. Julien Temple’s documentary Crock of Gold makes the case that MacGowan was at enough early Sex Pistols gigs that he could have been Sid Vicious (although, in fairness, so could almost anyone).
- ‘Dark Streets of London’ (1984) The Pogues’ 1984 debut single, written by MacGowan, establishes the template for everything that would come after it. It’s at once rollicking and downtrodden, buoyant and bruised, a perfect mix of rough-and-ready punk rock and proudly hot-wired traditional Irish folk music.
- ‘Waxies’ Dargle’ (1984) “Says my aul’ wan to your aul’ wan, ‘Will ye go to the Waxies’ dargle?” So begins the 19th-century Irish reel that MacGowan and the Pogues turned into a punk song on their 1984 debut.
- ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ (1985) “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” was originally recorded by the Australian folk singer Eric Bogle, an artist whom critic Robert Christgau called “one of the least commanding singers in any hemisphere you care to name.”
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues.
Again is the Alan Stivell 's seventeenth album released in 1993 under the Keltia III label by Disques Dreyfus and Sony Music in France. He registers again his greatest successes of the seventies with updated arrangements and help of prestigious guests : Kate Bush, Shane MacGowan from the Irish group The Pogues, the Senegal singer Doudou Ndiaye ...
No.TitleGuests1.Shane MacGowan2." An Dro / Tha Mi Sgìth "Gillan O’Donovan3."Ar An Garraig / Telenn Wad"2:104.Shane MacGowanNov 30, 2023 · The former Pogues frontman created, for a brief period, songs of incisive beauty before addiction led to his ejection from the band, although his genius shone once more with the Popes. Pogues ...
Nov 30, 2023 · Shane MacGowan, the brilliant but chaotic songwriter who as frontman for the Pogues reinvigorated interest in Irish music in the 1980s by harnessing it to the propulsive power of punk rock,...
Nov 30, 2023 · A look at some of Shane MacGowan's finest musical moments, from "Dirty Old Town" to the Kirsty MacColl duet "Fairtytale of New York" and much more.
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Dec 1, 2023 · Shane was the resident Celt-punk genius of The Pogues, one of the great Irish bards of his or any other era, which is why the world is mourning his death on Thursday. But Shane’s demise has...
