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Oh damn, that's sad

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Damn Shane, you left us. You might have not like it do much but I know what Christmas song I will play heavily soon.

RIP the great man.

- Doxa

Damn, loved that guy. He's probably my favorite singer, even more so than Mick.




Pogues - Rainy Night In Soho

RIP

I was wearing my Letterkenny Irish jersey to the rink this morning, too...

How sad! RIP Shane.
Dirty Old Town...

Cheers, Fillmore

Sad to hear the passing of Shane McGowan, thanks for the music and cheers to Dirty Old Town

On of my top 10 bands.

Very sad indeed. He has had a challenging life.

Watched an awesome Pogues gig at the Olympia in Paris on youtube some time ago. Amazing band. Great songs. Lovely Shane.

Sad news, even it does not come totally unexpectedly. Rest in Peace Shane MacGowan. A life with ups and downs has come to an end, his artistic legacy will remain. Prayers go out for his soul.



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It has been sad for 30 years. But thank you for those wonderful albums. Hope you find peace now.

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It has been sad for 30 years. But thank you for those wonderful albums. Hope you find peace now.

Really just a sad 8 years. After Pogues split, Shane did a couple more albums w/ The Popes (both excellent, imo) - and did tours w/ them (I saw them live, a few times - great shows!). He also did a huge amount of guest appearances for other artists, and then The Pogues reunited for regular tours after 2000, so I got to finally see live Pogues shows - I even went to a show after Shane was injured and had to perform in a wheel chair.

Thanks for the great music Shane

I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
And some people left for heaven without warning

Rest in peace Shane

What a poet he was. RIP Shane.

Devastating. Great musician and an even better poet.

He did it his way ......

Safe journey....... RIP Shane ....



ROCKMAN

This feels almost like a personal loss. Shane’s music was some of the first I heard when I was a kid and it/he really spoke to me. I saw Shane/The Pogues at least 15 times over the years and spoke with the man on a few occasions. A true poet. RIP Shane we were blessed to have you.

A great character and an even better songwriter.
I saw The Pogues several times back in the day. I count myself very lucky...
The gigs at The Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow are the craziest I've ever attended. Absolutely wild..and no matter how lubricated Shane was, he always delivered.

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A great character and an even better songwriter.
I saw The Pogues several times back in the day. I count myself very lucky...
The gigs at The Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow are the craziest I've ever attended. Absolutely wild..and no matter how lubricated Shane was, he always delivered.

There’s a killer Pogues boot from Barrowlands on YouTube.

RIP Shane.

A real talent and a real waste. The surprise that it didn't happen sooner. Julian Temple's film "A crock of gold" was a good portrait of the man and his appetite for self destruction.

I attended the first show of the Pogues in a small room in le Forum des Halles in Paris in 1985 with many english people in the audience. The next year they played at La Mutualité and Shane was already drunk for half of the show. During the concert he went to puke backstage before turning back. A pity because the Pogues had really could songs with Rum, Sodomy and the lash. Best show from them was at Le Zénith in 1988 wth Joe Strummer ans some guy of the Specials as guest. Setlist included London Calling and Message to you. One of the best gigs I attended ever. In 2012 the Pogues played at the Olympia and released this concert. Shane was overweight with years of drinking. He was looking like an old bouncer but his voice was still there.

Memories are made of this.



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Paul Weller perhaps summed it up best in his brief tribute.

"...what a life mate ! "

Be drinking a Jameson tonight in Helsinki in his memory.

Make it a double.

RIP Mr McGowan.

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Be drinking a Jameson tonight in Helsinki in his memory.

Make it a double.

whiskey is the devil

RIP
Love the Pogues.

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I'm just a Bad Boy Boogie

Rest easy Shane McGowan

I’ll be spinning all The Pogues stuff tonight. This is still sinking in.