There be a few extra rounds of the malt tossed back in Heaven tonight.
RIP Shane MacGowan
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Sorry to hear about this "Sean" guy.
In other news, lead singer of the band, The Pogues, Shane McGowan has died at the age of 65.
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In other news, lead singer of the band, The Pogues, Shane McGowan has died at the age of 65.
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. MacGowan’s songwriting and persona made him an iconic figure in contemporary Irish...
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RIP Shane, and RIP Kirstie McColl the female singer on this song.
To be honest, I never knew much about Kirsty MacColl or how she died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl
And the saddest part is that a buddy set him up a GoFundMe for dental implants last year and he had teeth again for the first time in almost 40 years. He rediscovered the joy of chewing and then it was all taken away from him!
Kirstie's father Ewan McColl was the songwriter of Dirty Old Town from Rum, Sodomy and The Lash.
Amazing tribute... best Christmas song ever. Ever.
If you can't figure out why, you have no idea what Christmas is really about.
If you can't figure out why, you have no idea what Christmas is really about.
”It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank “ Probably the best intro lyrics in a song ever !
