Celebratin' Shane MacGowan

[The Wild Turkey]

She's a really nice person.
People wonder how Shane lived to be 65 and it's probably
got a lot to do with havin' Victoria with him.

 

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On the day Shane MacGowan died, Hot Press Magazine released a special Pogues issue doubling as their Christmas edition. Epic Museum in Dublin had asked the editor to do a profile to coincide with an exhibition of the band's career. MacGowan's worsening condition was mentioned. Various celebrities and friends have their say. Nice keepsake.

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[The Wild Turkey]

Remember bein' really excited to see the film Straight To Hell, cause it was
directed by Alex Cox who made Repoman and it had The Pogues in it.
The film ended up bein' just ok.
It did have a country version of If I Should Fall From Grace With God though.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

This here's In And Out, from an Australian film called Garbo.
This would be a good one for Moz to cover while he's in Australia.

"I'm shitfaced and I'm stoned, I want to be alone,
But all the lovely Sheilas love a garbo man"

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Shane wrote Haunted for the Sid And Nancy soundtrack.
It was originally sung by Pogues bassist Cait O'Riordan.
Years later Shane and Sinead did a version for another
film called Two If By Sea.
This one is real popular with folks who make soundtracks.

 

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This here's In And Out, from an Australian film called Garbo.
This would be a good one for Moz to cover while he's in Australia.

"I'm shitfaced and I'm stoned, I want to be alone,
But all the lovely Sheilas love a garbo man"

This one too, a cover, that someone I knew well used to play a lot, and it drew tears. I guess it's an antiwar song. Surprising how rarely it's heard. It's a mighty rendition of a mighty creation.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Ah, Shane is gone but the magic continues on.

 

[No 27]

Plastic Paddy.

 

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The funeral winds from Dublin to Tipperary tomorrow; crowds expected

Shane MacGowan funeral to draw large numbers to Nenagh - Tipp FM

A traffic management plan will be in place in Nenagh tomorrow for the Funeral Mass of Shane MacGowan. St Mary’s of the Rosary Church will be full as family, friends and fans gather to say farewell to the legendary singer/songwriter. Shane passed away last Thursday at the age of 65. Music will...

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He'll get a good send-off there.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Didn't even take 30 words to make a work of art.
A great band helps too.

 

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Fairytale is the most well known Christmas song, but he also wrote
another fine one.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

They gave Shane a hero's send off.

 

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Shane's funeral, interestingly, takes place on Sinead O'Connor's birthday.

 

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