Shane McGowan RIP

[chickenslegs]

Shane MacGowan died today.

 

[it is what it is]

 

RIP Shane. an english guy btw. saw the pouges, back in the day, at the town and country clup in north london, not a big fan of the music but the gig was a full on experience. favourite pogues song 'tuesday morning' sans shane. he was a force of nature though.

[champers]

Lest we forget, there was 2 singers. The late and great Kirsty McColl was the other.

[chickenslegs]

Just now, champers said:

Lest we forget, there was 2 singers. The late and great Kirsty McColl was the other.

True.

[GammaGlobulin]

F

Christmas

 

I always hated Christmas.

 

All that sad music.

 

And then, there was the actress who drowned...

 

She was one of the best to act in a Christmas film.

 

What was her name?

 

Natalie Wood.

 

F

Christmas

 

It's not good for anything.

 

Christmas music and Christmas songs give me the shivers.

 

Shiver me timbers; F Christmas.

 

 

 

 

[chickenslegs]

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I always hated Christmas.

 

All that sad music.

Examples of sad Christmas music?

[Prubangboy]

A Drink With Shane McGowan pops up in used bookstores in Thailand. Super-fun read.

 

I prefer his drunken interviews to his records, but it's all good. Saw him, the band was terrible, but he held the audience in the palm of his hand Ala Rod The Mod.

 

-Def a loss, poss at the Tom Waits/Nick Cave-level.

[roo860]

15 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

A Drink With Shane McGowan pops up in used bookstores in Thailand. Super-fun read.

 

I prefer his drunken interviews to his records, but it's all good. Saw him, the band was terrible, but he held the audience in the palm of his hand Ala Rod The Mod.

 

-Def a loss, poss at the Tom Waits/Nick Cave-level.

Chris Rea, Driving Home Christmas. 

He was actually banned from driving when he wrote it.

😁😁

[Prubangboy]

As long as I'm here, Motown Christmas Album and the James Brown Christmas record def get a yearly spin.

 

Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson are good too. For deep trad, there's the Christmas godfather, Andy Williams.

 

Chris Rea -unknown in the states at likewise unknown Nick Drake-levels. If people heard him, they'd love him.

[chickenslegs]

1 minute ago, roo860 said:

Chris Rea, Driving Home Christmas. 

He was actually banned from driving when he wrote it.

😁😁

That would be my second favourite of the shopping mall Christmas loop songs.

But you can't beat these yuletide lyrics ...

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God it's our last

[chickenslegs]

7 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

As long as I'm here, Motown Christmas Album and the James Brown Christmas record def get a yearly spin.

 

Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson are good too. For deep trad, there's the Christmas godfather, Andy Williams.

 

Chris Rea -unknown in the states at likewise unknown Nick Drake-levels. If people heard him, they'd love him.

You need to provide links (youtube or other) so we can all enjoy.

[champers]

59 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Examples of sad Christmas music?

Anything by Cliff Richard.

[Joe Farang]

Shane McGowan RIP

 

 

[nikmar]

 

 

[lanng khao]

When asked what's the best thing about Liverpool? He said Everton,, what a man, UTFT,rip ..

[nikmar]

 

[nikmar]

 

made a mistake posting this

[nikmar]

8 hours ago, Prubangboy said:

 

-Def a loss, poss at the Tom Waits/Nick Cave-level.

 

[nikmar]

quite the songwriter, had some drunken moments listening to his songs over years gone by. Always seemed to go well with a whisky and a Bukowski book.

[xn47140]

From an interview done with him in 1988 (Hot Press):

 

"Yeah, quite a lot Not doing anything else though just jacking it all in, doing nothing. I dream about going to Thailand and living there. It's the best place I've been abroad. I'm not counting Ireland, that's more of a second home. Thailand is a great bloody place. I could live there very cheaply, nice comfortable surroundings and nothing to do except lie around drinking all day. It costs virtually nothing to get pissed in Thailand. And they don't speak English so I wouldn't have to waste time talking to complete strangers. And they never even heard of The Pogues. They've also got a great, laid-back attitude to sex! It's a <deleted> dreamland."

[Georgealbert]

Loved his music and he lived how he wanted.

 

He was not for everyone.

 

 

 

[Morch]

Here's one that maybe fits this forum:

 

 

 

[bignok]

20 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Examples of sad Christmas music?

Jingle bells

[bignok]

How old was he?

[still kicking]

17 minutes ago, bignok said:

How old was he?

65

[tjintx]

Saw him with the Popes in Chicago.  He threw up all over the stage.

 

Bob Smith has posted since Shane's death.   There goes my theory there.