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Shane MacGowan
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was a British and Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan was an acclaimed songwriter whose lyrics often focused on the Irish emigrant experience. He also received widespread media attention for his personal life, which included decades of heavy alcohol and drug abuse. As a teenager, MacGowan became active on the London punk scene under the alias Shane O'Hooligan. In 1977, with then-girlfriend Shanne Bradley, he co-founded his first band, the Nips. In 1982, with Spider Stacy and Jem Finer, he co-founded the Pogues, who fused punk influences with traditional Irish music. MacGowan was the principal songwriter and lead vocalist on the band's first five studio albums, including Rum Sodomy & the Lash and the critically acclaimed and commercially successful If I Should Fall from Grace with God. MacGowan and Finer co-wrote the Christmas hit single "Fairytale of New York", which MacGowan recorded as a duet with Kirsty MacColl; the song remains a Christmas favourite in Ireland and Britain and was certified sextuple platinum in the UK in 2023. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Haunted E
Shane MacGowan
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Lonesome Highway E
Shane MacGowan & The Popes
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You're The One E
Shane MacGowan & The Popes
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The Song With No Name E
Shane MacGowan & The Popes
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What a Wonderful World
Nick Cave

Albums

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The Rare Oul' Stuff

2001
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The Crock Of Gold

1997
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The Snake

1994

Singles & EPs

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What a Wonderful World

Single • 2005
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Haunted

EP • 1994

Videos

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Christy Moore and Shane MacGowan

kylerabbits • 2K views
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Shane MacGowan Tribute - The Broad Majestic Shannon

Paul Walker 8 • 8.7K views
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Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan - What A Wonderful World

JohnnyJoe • 304K views
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Perfect Day - BBC promotion

bradleybacon • 3.5M views
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Shane MacGowan - Lonesome Highway

zttrecords • 1.8M views
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A Rainy Night in Soho - Shane MacGowan, Mundy & Sharon Shannon Band | Geantraí na Nollag TG4

TradTG4 • 313K views
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Sinéad O'Connor & Shane MacGowan - Haunted (ZANG 65)

zttrecords • 4.3M views
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Nick Cave performing A Rainy Night in Soho at the funeral of Shane MacGowan

The Journal • 1.6M views
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Shane MacGowan - The Song With No Name

zttrecords • 637K views

Featured on

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Traditional Celtic Folk

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Irish Rock Classics

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Ultimate St. Patrick's Day

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Best of Irish

Playlist • YouTube Music
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A Drop of the Black Stuff

Playlist • YouTube Music

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