violator 2:11 Thu Nov 30
Shane McGowan has sung his last fairytale
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Lee Trundle
2:15 Thu Nov 30
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I'm sure many are surprised he lasted so long.
Judging by recent pictures of him, there wasn't much keeping him alive.
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Come On You Irons
2:17 Thu Nov 30
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65 is a decent innings for a raging alcoholic.
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ray winstone
2:23 Thu Nov 30
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If I should fall from grace with God
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried in the sod
But the angels won't receive me
Let me go, boys, let me go, boys
Let me go down in the mud, where the rivers all run dry
This land was always ours
It was the proud land of our fathers
It belongs to us and them
Not to any of the others
Let them go, boys, let them go, boys
Let them go down in the mud, where the rivers all run dry
Bury me at sea
Where no murdered ghost can haunt me
If I rock upon the waves
And no corpse can lie upon me
Let me go, boys, let me go, boys
Let me go down in the mud, where the rivers all run dry
If I should fall from grace with God
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried in the sand
But the angels won't receive me
Let me go, boys, let me go, boys
Let me go down in the mud, where the rivers all run dry
RIP Shane.
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Takashi Miike
2:26 Thu Nov 30
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great songwriter and character
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Come On You Irons
2:27 Thu Nov 30
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He wrote a one hit wonder. Yeah, what a 'great songwriter'.
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Come On You Irons
2:27 Thu Nov 30
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And being a raging alcoholic is hardly a great character trait.
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Manuel
2:30 Thu Nov 30
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COYI - There isn't a person alive that would rather have a beer with you instead of McGowan. Your legacy will be one of a cunt.
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Come On You Irons
2:31 Thu Nov 30
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Takes one to know one, Manuel.
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Takashi Miike
2:31 Thu Nov 30
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Mitty the narcissist showing his ignorance, yet again
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ray winstone
2:33 Thu Nov 30
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Come On You Irons 2:27 Thu Nov 30
''He wrote a one hit wonder''
Yeah, a bit like Leonard Cohen eh? So only having one hit makes you a shit songwriter? I love WHO.
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zebthecat
2:43 Thu Nov 30
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RIP Shane. It is amazing that he made it as far as he did.
He was a funny bloke. I first met him when he ran a punk record stall in Soho and was in the Nipple Erectors.
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violator
2:46 Thu Nov 30
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Might see the song finally hit No.1 this Xmas, not that the charts really mean anything these days, but be a nice legacy for him and Kirsty
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joe royal
2:46 Thu Nov 30
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Lump on the Christmas no 1.
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Wils
2:51 Thu Nov 30
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RIP Shane.
The man could write lyrics.
https://youtu.be/PKURhqmSLmM
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Lee Trundle
2:51 Thu Nov 30
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The odds were crap (1/1) a week ago when I checked after I saw his hospital picture, joe.
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MrTrentReznor
2:56 Thu Nov 30
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"Rainy night in Soho" is one of my favourite songs.
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Mike Oxsaw
3:03 Thu Nov 30
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Never mind Fairytale of New York, as great as it is, Rum Sodomy & The Lash is a fucking monster of an album and well worth listening to in it's entirety. THAT is a legacy.
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Mex Martillo
3:49 Thu Nov 30
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Great music love it, I saw the Pogues more than any other band.
Rest in peace Shane
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joyo
3:53 Thu Nov 30
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Does this mean Collyknob won't be posting anymore?
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swindon hammer
4:11 Thu Nov 30
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Tbf he’s looked at Deaths door for much of his life so he’s done well to last as long as he did.
I always assumed McGowan & the Pogues were 100 percent Irish. Didn’t realise they were all from England albeit leaning into their Irish roots with the music.
Fairytale of New York is obviously a classic so even if you weren’t familiar with his other stuff and only took that into account he deserves a lot of credit for co writing that.
RIP
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