Shane MacGowan & Kirsty MacColl, 1987
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Sad to hear that we've lost Shane MacGowen, the front man for the Irish band The Pogues. I dare you to watch this and not dance in your chair.
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#OTD in 1957 – Birth of musician and singer, Shane MacGowan.
Shane MacGowan was born in Pembury, Kent, to Irish parents. MacGowan spent his early childhood in Tipperary before his family moved back to England when he was six and a half. He lived in many parts of the south-east, including Brighton and London. Drawn to the punk music scene, he formed the folk-punk band the Pogues in 1982. The band gained fame by touring with the Clash. MacGowan brought a…
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If I should fall from grace with god
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried 'neath the sod
But the angels won't receive me
Let me go boys
Let me go boys
Let me go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
This land was always ours
Was the proud land of our fathers
It belongs to us and them
Not to any of the others
Let them go boys
Let them go boys
Let them go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
Bury me at sea
Where no murdered ghost can haunt me
If I rock upon the waves
No corpse can lie upon me
It's coming up three boys
Keeps coming up three boys
Let them go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
If I should fall from grace with god
Where no doctor can relieve me
If I'm buried 'neath the sod
And still the angels won't receive me
Let me go boys
Let me go boys
Let me go down in the mud
Where the rivers all run dry
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Shane MacGowan: A Poet of the Streets, a Balladeer of Rebellion
In musical history, certain figures stand out as rebels, challenging conventions and giving voice to the unspoken sentiments of their generation. Shane MacGowan, the enigmatic frontman of The Pogues, was undeniably one such luminary. With his gravelly voice, poetic lyricism, and unapologetic embrace of Irish roots, MacGowan became a defining force in the world of punk and folk fusion. As we…
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I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you
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The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
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#OTD in 1957 – Birth of musician and singer, Shane MacGowan.
#OTD in 1957 – Birth of musician and singer, Shane MacGowan.
Shane MacGowan was born in Pembury, Kent, to Irish parents. MacGowan spent his early childhood in Tipperary before his family moved back to England when he was six and a half. He lived in many parts of the south-east, including Brighton and London. Drawn to the punk music scene, he formed the folk-punk band the Pogues in 1982. The band gained fame by touring with the Clash. MacGowan brought a…
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The Pogues // Turkish Song of the Damned
Did you keep a watch for the dead man's wind?
Did you see the woman with the comb in her hand?
Wailing away on the wall on the strand
As you danced to the Turkish song of the damned
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