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Off Topic Shane McGowan RIP

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  1. Brainman

    Brainman Well-Known Member

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    Sad.
    Should never have sorted his teeth out.
    Sorry. MacGowan.
     
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    Brainman, Nov 30, 2023
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    Daz Well-Known Member

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    I’m absolutely gutted, one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

    He certainly lived life to the fullest!
     
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  3. The Exile II

    The Exile II Well-Known Member

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    Legend. Get him donated to medical science, mix his DNA with Keith Richards' and witness the dawn of a new age of genetic Supermen.
     
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  4. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Fairy Tale of New York Xmas number 1 this year? Hopefully they play the original version
     
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    Essayyeffcee, Nov 30, 2023
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  5. TopCat.

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    Legend. Rip
     
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    TopCat., Nov 30, 2023
  6. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Another part of my youth gone
    Unbelievable song writer
    And as this is a football forum fair to say he certainly left everything on the pitch
     
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    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    Very sad news.. RIP
     
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    flandersmackem, Nov 30, 2023
  8. Montysoptician

    Montysoptician Well-Known Member

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    RIP Shane MacGowan, a great songwriter and performer

    Loved his Irish folky stuff and Christmas wouldn't be the same without "Fairytale of New York", .
     
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  9. LBW

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    Ghost with Sinead O’Connor is one of my favourite songs of all time, rainy night in Soho, Broad Majestic Shannon, also simply fantastic. RIP Shane McGowan
     
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    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Very sad news. RIP Shane
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    The real characters are all going and leaving us with 'world famous' nobodies.

    RIP Shane ... his Christmas song will bring a few tears this year.
     
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  12. LBW

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    Not wanting to get off topic but by god your right, I couldnt tell you who was number 1 or even in the top 10. I could almost rattle the top 40 off when I was younger.
    This time of year was also great, the race to be Xmas No1 was brilliant, nobody seems to care anymore
    Again RIP Shane .
     
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    LBW, Dec 1, 2023
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    It’s not quite the same now, 40 s hite records in front of you, pick the best one, no thanks shove them up your hoop.
     
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    Already has mate. Came home yesterday to the wife crying her eyes out to this wonderful offering
    No doubting the man was a poet

     
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    Beautiful that , the Pogue Mahone were some outfit and Shane was a real one off.
     
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    Legend. RIP.

     
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    Touched me much more than it probably should this one. The Pogues and Shane leave such a musical legacy. As other have said the man was a genuine poet, stunning.

    RIP Shane - gone but never forgotten.
     
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  18. Montysoptician

    Montysoptician Well-Known Member

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    Beautiful tribute to Shane MacGowan sung at his funeral by Imelda May and Declan O'Rourke
     
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    Montysoptician, Dec 9, 2023
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    Absolutely brilliant send off. So emotional and the absolute perfect way to go
     
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  20. Montysoptician

    Montysoptician Well-Known Member

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    Very emotional TC, When Glen Hansard backed by all of those great musicians did Fairy Tale of New York and some of the congregation got up to dance did it for me.
     
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    Montysoptician, Dec 9, 2023
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