Shane MacGowan

[Rake Aboot]

Unfortunately the great man has died.
A real loss to music and poetry and a source of amazement that he lived so long.

One of the greatest.

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Hear hear, couldn't agree more. Only saw him once - open air at Thetford Forest - great gig. I happened to be standing beside the guy who manages Energy Orchard's Bap Kennedy - we had a good old chinwag before the Pogues came on.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Great shame that, I bet he had some good tales to tell.
Rip Shane.

 

[Jgray]

Unfortunately the great man has died.
A real loss to music and poetry and a source of amazement that he lived so long.

One of the greatest.

Agree

RIP

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Just listened to it on Youtube and it gave me goosebumps, RIP.

 

[WH308]

RIP, a great lyricist and singer. There are some excellent pogues songs that capture the very essence of their subject.

A favourite of mine,

 

[Cranborne]

I was fortunate to see the Pogues a few times in their heyday....the energy and excitement was unique. RIP Shane, and thanks for the memories.

 

[Dunwaters]

My favourite track.

 

[BenBhoy]

Awesome songwriter & so much more than a Christmas song. Some of the emotion, deep harsh reality of love & life. The pogues are much underrated, but when you know, you know.
RIP

 

[deerstalker.308]

Genius right there, not without his demons but that seems to go hand in hand with that level of genius sadly. As others say, contributed a whole lot more than most will ever realise musically, incredible talent

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Being a great fan of Steve Earle, I always loved this video......Especially when Shane arrives

 

[Utectok]

Saw the pogues when the drummer had a broken arm and Shane was too drunk to stand and sung on the floor….. them the days

 

[tozzybum]

Rip a great talent, such a sad loss.

 

[finbar]

Rip shane will be missed say hi to sinead when you see her
Gone to soon

 

[bikerboy]

Rip Shane, as others have said, he was much more than a Christmas Song, Would still be great to see the song at Number1 for Christmas however.

 

[3595wilk]

As a student saw the Pogues several times and was at the Town and Country in 1988. Quite special.

In later life with the Popes, the alcohol had really took hold and recall seeing them when he was simply unable to get through the set and they were off after 35 minutes. Such a shame.

A real poet in the tradition of celtic wordsmiths.

Think tonight I’ll have a couple of glasses of Paddy and stick ‘The body of an American’ on the speakers nice and loud.

 

[WH308]

Being a great fan of Steve Earle, I always loved this video......Especially when Shane arrives

I have listened to that song so many times and thought it sounded like the pogues but never knew! Thanks for that.

 

[WH308]

One for @John Gryphon

 

[John Gryphon]

One for @John Gryphon

Have heard that one previously.

 

[Dalua]

Like 'The Green Fields of France', it's by the Scots-Australian Eric Bogle. Another fine song-writer.