Shane MacGowan

[Beany]

Yes, that Shane MacGowan, from the Pogues.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

[Delphi]

Surprised he lasted to 65, tbh. Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.

RIP anyway.

[mik]

Surprised he lasted to 65, tbh.

That really.

RIP

[ZedLeg]

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.

[Simon]

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.

[Jobbo]

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.

[Brannen]

I still remember being dragged to a Pogues concert by my dad when I was a kid. RIP

[dinny_g]

Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.

Yep me too...

RIP though

[DeskJockey]

Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.

Yep me too...

RIP though

More than Wham's condition?

[dinny_g]

I refer you to my previous comment

[Ascender]

I know he's been very unwell for a while, but genuinely surprised he made it this far.

RIP and thanks for the tunes.

[duncs500]

I like Fairytale of New York.

I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.

[duncs500]

Anyway, RIP, probably squeezed a lot into those years.

[Gavster]

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.

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

[Zonda_]

I like Fairytale of New York.

I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.

Yep, it’s a great track.

[Jobbo]

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.

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

I’d like The Krackpotts to be Christmas no.1. Nobody knows who they are of course but Kunt is promoting them

[unzippy]

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’.”

From:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artis ... anecdotes/

[Gavster]

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