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Shane MacGowan

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Yes, that Shane MacGowan, from the Pogues.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785
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Surprised he lasted to 65, tbh. Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.

RIP anyway.
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Delphi wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm Surprised he lasted to 65, tbh.
That really.

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Frankly astonished that he lasted this long, at least he missed the annual fairytale of new york discourse this year.

I mostly like the image of the Pogues more than the actual music but he wrote some great tunes.
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Delphi wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm Surprised he lasted to 65, tbh. Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.
That reads like those two statements are linked.

RIP Shane anyway.
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So, we know what is likely to be Christmas no.1 this year then. I saw some pictures of him looking pretty ill a week or two ago so it's not a massive surprise, but good on him for making 65.
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I still remember being dragged to a Pogues concert by my dad when I was a kid. RIP
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Delphi wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.
Yep me too...

RIP though
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dinny_g wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:30 pm
Delphi wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.
Yep me too...

RIP though
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I refer you to my previous comment
JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:26 pm I say this rarely Dave, but listen to Dinny because he's right.
Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:57 pm but Dinny was right…
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I know he's been very unwell for a while, but genuinely surprised he made it this far.

RIP and thanks for the tunes.
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I like Fairytale of New York. :oops:

I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.
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Anyway, RIP, probably squeezed a lot into those years.
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RIP Shane, I always liked the song, simply for being a good tune and memories of Christmas drunken singalongs. He always seemed to be a mess, even when he was a lot younger.
Jobbo wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm So, we know what is likely to be Christmas no.1 this year then.
Had exactly that thought today. While I was at Abbey Road studios. Recording a Christmas song :lol:
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duncs500 wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:02 pm I like Fairytale of New York. :oops:

I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.
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Gavster wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:30 pm RIP Shane, I always liked the song, simply for being a good tune and memories of Christmas drunken singalongs. He always seemed to be a mess, even when he was a lot younger.
Jobbo wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm So, we know what is likely to be Christmas no.1 this year then.
Had exactly that thought today. While I was at Abbey Road studios. Recording a Christmas song :lol:
I’d like The Krackpotts to be Christmas no.1. Nobody knows who they are of course but Kunt is promoting them 😄
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Gavster wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:30 pm He always seemed to be a mess, even when he was a lot younger.
MacGowan became one of these drinkers from a youthful age. As he later recalled, “I was drinking stout aged five, I used to get two bottles of Guinness a night. If anyone questioned [my family] about it they would say, ‘If you give him enough when they’re young, they won’t go overboard with it later on’.”
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artis ... anecdotes/
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unzippy wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:57 pm
Gavster wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:30 pm He always seemed to be a mess, even when he was a lot younger.
MacGowan became one of these drinkers from a youthful age. As he later recalled, “I was drinking stout aged five, I used to get two bottles of Guinness a night. If anyone questioned [my family] about it they would say, ‘If you give him enough when they’re young, they won’t go overboard with it later on’.”
That worked out well :(
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