Topic: Dead musician tribute thread

[jambutty]

Apt name.

The kind of name a hot Queens player with a Jewish name might choose.

[BarryCrocker]

Shane MacGowan from The Pogues has passed away aged 65

Fairytale Of NY to be # 1 (again) this Christmas.

[Crosby Nick]

That’s really sad although I guess doesn’t come as a huge surprise.

A Rainy Night in Soho is a beautiful song. RIP Shane

[So… Howard Philips]

Shane MacGowan from The Pogues has passed away aged 65

Fairytale Of NY to be # 1 (again) this Christmas.

He was pictured in hospital recently and didn’t look too good.

[Ray K]

Shane MacGowan from The Pogues has passed away aged 65

Fairytale Of NY to be # 1 (again) this Christmas.

RIP Shane. He lived life to the full, I guess.

Fairytale has never been Christmas #1. This might be the year.

This was his best song. Just poetry in the final lines:  Still there's a light I hold before me // You're the measure of my dreams.

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[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Shane MacGowan from The Pogues has passed away aged 65

Fairytale Of NY to be # 1 (again) this Christmas.

Amazed he made it to 65, was a hard life for his organs that is for sure.

Some lovely songs in amongst it all. Love the story of their original name Pogue Mahone and all the gaelic grannies complaining to the BBC, so we got The Kisses (Pogues) instead of "Kiss my arse"

RIP

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

He was pictured in hospital recently and didn’t look too good.

I remember watching him at Glastonbury in 1985, he didn't look to good then.

[Nobby Reserve]

He did well to make it that far.

[KillieRed]

Shane MacGowan from The Pogues has passed away aged 65

Fairytale Of NY to be # 1 (again) this Christmas.

“Won’t see another one…”

The guy was a poet. Some of the best lyrics ever. Apart from Fairytale, there’s The Body of an American, The Broad Majestic Shannon, Lullaby of London…

[Snail]

A true great.

[Nobby Reserve]

He did well to make it that far.

Just after that, I checked the odds of FTONY being Xmas #1.

8/11

Not great and didn't bother. 10 mins later, the best odds I could see were 1/5

[damomad]

Losing Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan in the same year is a travesty.

[Red Ol]

RIP Shane. As others have said, amazed he lasted this long but he leaves some wonderful work.

[Zeppelin]

I was lucky enough to see them a couple of times in the 80s - once supporting Elvis Costello and another time when Shane was so pissed he could barely stand! They were still great though.

[Buck Pete]

Awww.  Gutted about this but definitely no surprise unfortunately.

Although, 65 is ancient in McGowan years

He has an incredible body of work.  “Rum, Sodemy and the Lash” is a magnificent album.  Was only listening to Jesse James in the car yesterday.

RIP

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Calm as you like...

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Awww.  Gutted about this but definitely no surprise unfortunately.

Although, 65 is ancient in McGowan years

He has an incredible body of work.  “Rum, Sodemy and the Lash” is a magnificent album.  Was only listening to Jesse James in the car yesterday.

RIP

It's like 650 normal human years.

[slaphead]

I'm not a huge music fan but for me personally he was the best there was. Iconic voice and he told the story of the Irish beautifully. Songs like Thousands are Sailing were brilliant. No better music to listen to on a night out here.

[Jean Girard]

Kind of a relief, he's been a cabbage for a few years now. Has looked awfully sick in any recent photos.
65 is no age, but much like my other hero Mark E Smith, he lived it hard so he can have no complaints. What an amazing life.  RIP

RIP to Geordie Walker from Killing Joke too. Died earlier this week. Great guitarist.

[disgraced cake]

Calm as you like...

Deserves a nice outing tonight before we're bombarded with Fairytale of New York during the Christmas period. Not that I really have a problem with that.

[thejbs]

No one would’ve ever predicted him to outlive Kirsty... An absolute icon. Rum, sodomy… is a masterpiece. Gutted to lose two Irish titans in one year.

[Ray K]

My mate comes from his family's home village in Puckaun, Co. Tipperary. One Christmas he pops into his small local pub and finds Shane, Elvis Costello, Ronnie Wood and Christy Moore in the middle of a session. The barman gives Shane a flask of coffee, Shane downs it and starts a singsong, and everyone joins in. An hour later he falls off the stool and goes back drinking. And for the last 20-odd years when discussing music my mate says 'did I ever tell you of the time I sung with a Pogue and a Rolling Stone?' 

[archie]

My mate comes from his family's home village in Puckaun, Co. Tipperary. One Christmas he pops into his small local pub and finds Shane, Elvis Costello, Ronnie Wood and Christy Moore in the middle of a session. The barman gives Shane a flask of coffee, Shane downs it and starts a singsong, and everyone joins in. An hour later he falls off the stool and goes back drinking. And for the last 20-odd years when discussing music my mate says 'did I ever tell you of the time I sung with a Pogue and a Rolling Stone?' 

Hence, Fairytale of New York live at the point?

“Shane, I love you baby too.”

Class

[Slick_Beef]

The Pogues are one of the few bands that I have basically listened to all my life, every since my dad used to play them in the car when I was a kid.  I never get tired of them,  Shane's voice is so unique.. you can hear anger, sadness, energy but also warmth, humor and sentimentality. Every word he sings seems loaded with feeling and it's fascinating to me. I can still remember the first time I heard The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, I found it so moving. Their first three albums and the EP are fantastic, as well as all the collaborations with the Dubliners. Sickbed of Cuchuliann or Body of an American would probably be my favourite songs but it changes all the time!

I saw the Pogues live in about 2004 and it was.. not great. Shane was barely able to stand and just mumbled into the mic. Would have loved to have seen them in the 80s, the recordings of their early live concerts sound electrifying.

A complicated and difficult person by all accounts but he certainly made his mark. RIP Shane!

[stjohns]

RIP, you genius.
Saw Shane early evening about 1999 in an-otherwise empty bar in Campden. He was slumped on the counter getting a bollocking from the landlord and looked like an ambulance job then. Astonished he made 65.

[Boston always unofficial]

I saw him playing with The Popes at The Paradise in Boston,not the greatest show,turned up way late and the crowd was annoying as a bit college boy,plastic irish but still glad  i got to see them.Hopefully we'll  get an afternoon jukebox tribute down the pub Saturday. 
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[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

I saw the Pogues live in about 2004 and it was.. not great. Shane was barely able to stand and just mumbled into the mic. Would have loved to have seen them in the 80s, the recordings of their early live concerts sound electrifying.

Saw them twice in 1985: Wolverhampton Civic Hall and Glastonbury Festival (1st band I saw there).

Absolutely insane and brilliant gigs.

[Crosby Nick]

The Pogues are one of the few bands that I have basically listened to all my life, every since my dad used to play them in the car when I was a kid.  I never get tired of them,  Shane's voice is so unique.. you can hear anger, sadness, energy but also warmth, humor and sentimentality. Every word he sings seems loaded with feeling and it's fascinating to me. I can still remember the first time I heard The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, I found it so moving. Their first three albums and the EP are fantastic, as well as all the collaborations with the Dubliners. Sickbed of Cuchuliann or Body of an American would probably be my favourite songs but it changes all the time!

I saw the Pogues live in about 2004 and it was.. not great. Shane was barely able to stand and just mumbled into the mic. Would have loved to have seen them in the 80s, the recordings of their early live concerts sound electrifying.

A complicated and difficult person by all accounts but he certainly made his mark. RIP Shane!

Agree on The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. It’s such a powerful song (although not written by him/The Pogues). Stops you in your tracks though.

[Speedy Molby]

Worth mentioning that MacGowan dedicated the Pogues' 1989 album, Peace and Love, to the (then) 95 who died at Hillsborough. He also appeared on the fundraising He Ain't Heavy single in 2012.

I'll add A Pair of Brown Eyes to the favourites mentioned above.

[elbow]

What a band they were.

Body of An American, Broad Majestic Shannon, Gentleman Soldier, Old Main Drag, Misty Morning Albert Bridge, Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Summer in Siam. So many timeless songs.

My personal favourite is Navigator. What a song.

Rest in Power Shane.

[Only Me]

I think I saw the pogues on six different occasions, and during that time there were (I think) four different lead singers, including the much missed Joe Strummer.

Shane was one of a kind.

They were boss gigs by a boss band.

Personal favourites of mine are Bottle of Smoke and Sally Maclennane. Very fond memories of the State whenever Sally Maclennane got an airing and the place went fucking mad 😀

[Johnny Aldridge]

RIP Shane.
I saw The Pogues / Shane at least 15 times over the years and each was a wild celebration. He soundtracked my youth a sad loss.

[Buck Pete]

Anyone on here wanna give me gig envy and declare they were at the 1988 St Patricks Day concert at London Town & Country.

That gig, especially during the rendition of 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God' looked amazing to be a part of.

[elbow]

I should also mention I named my dog Shane in the early 90's.

On account of him having no teeth.

That and being a fucking loon.

[KillieRed]

If you haven’t seen it, I recommend The Pogues gig in Paris that you can find on YouTube.

[rob1966]

When our kid was 16, so would be 1986, he worked in the summer doing catering on Army camps for Mick Jones from the Clash, he spent hours with Jones on the road and when he came home he was heavily into Big Audio Dynamite and The Pogues, Jones was playing both his band and the Pogues contantly in the van. The Pogues were a great band, surprised Shane lived as long as he did to be honest

RIP

[Crosby Nick]

What was Mick Jones doing on army camps?

[rob1966]

What was Mick Jones doing on army camps?

Owned the company that supplied the chefs in the summer

[Nobby Reserve]

Owned the company that supplied the chefs in the summer

 

Rock'n'roll, baby!

[gjr1]

If you believe in that sort of thing he'll be reunited with Kirsty who died so tragically far, far too young

RIP both of the fairy tales of New York