Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:16 pm
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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Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:29 pm
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:29 pm
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.
I mostly like the image of the Pogues more than the actual music but he wrote some great tunes.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:31 pm
That reads like those two statements are linked.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.
RIP Shane anyway.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm
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.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:25 pm
I still remember being dragged to a Pogues concert by my dad when I was a kid. RIP
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:30 pm
Yep me too...Delphi wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:27 pm Fairytale of New York is probably the Christmas song I hate the most.
RIP though
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:40 pm
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:39 pm
I refer you to my previous comment
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:11 pm
I know he's been very unwell for a while, but genuinely surprised he made it this far.
RIP and thanks for the tunes.
RIP and thanks for the tunes.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:02 pm
I like Fairytale of New York. 
I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.
I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:03 pm
Anyway, RIP, probably squeezed a lot into those years.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: 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.
Had exactly that thought today. While I was at Abbey Road studios. Recording a Christmas songJobbo wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm So, we know what is likely to be Christmas no.1 this year then.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:09 pm
Yep, it’s a great track.duncs500 wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:02 pm I like Fairytale of New York.
I know it's been overplayed, but I still enjoy a singalong to it. Oh the shame.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:22 am
I’d like The Krackpotts to be Christmas no.1. Nobody knows who they are of course but Kunt is promoting themGavster 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.
Had exactly that thought today. While I was at Abbey Road studios. Recording a Christmas songJobbo wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm So, we know what is likely to be Christmas no.1 this year then.
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: 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.
From: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’.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artis ... anecdotes/
Re: Shane MacGowan
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:35 pm
That worked out wellunzippy wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:57 pmGavster 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’.”
